Unit 2

Vocabulary I

1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences with words for school subjects.
1 On Mondays, we have maths / ICT / citizenship. The topic this week is the National
Constitution.
2 I feel great after a dance / English / science class because we get a lot of exercise.
3 My brother loves PE / dance / ICT. They do lots of different sports in one class.
4 Maths / Science / Citizenship is very hard for me because I am not good with numbers!
5 Your ICT / PE / English teacher is great. She teaches you lots of new expressions.
6 I love doing experiments, so dance / science / maths classes are my favourite.
7 My best friend has ICT / science / English classes at school and he gets a laptop to use.

2 Complete the conversation with the correct words for school subjects.
Janice: What’s your favourite subject, Diego?
Diego: Well, I really like (1) ________________ because we do running, jumping and climbing.
What about you?
Janice: I love (2) ________________ because I like solving problems with numbers. But
(3) ________________ is my favourite because we study the natural world.
Diego: Yes, I love that subject too. I also like (4) ________________ classes – I feel so
energized afterwards! And the teacher always plays great music.
Janice: I also really like (5) ________________ because our teacher shows us parts of British TV
series! It’s great to help you learn a language. And (6) ________________ is so useful. I
know how a lot about the electoral system in our country now!
Diego: Yes, me too! And my (7) ________________ classes are great! I am really bad with
computers and things like that. All those classes teach me a lot!

3 Complete the text with the correct words for school subjects.
Hi, everyone! My name’s Kayley and I go to Fairywood Secondary School in England. At my school
we have a lot of traditional subjects like (1) ________________ to help us work with numbers and
(2) ________________ to help us understand why it is changing.

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I really like computers, so I like (3) ________________. I want to make my own computer one day!
My friends and I also like (4) ________________. Our teacher says we can go on an exchange trip
to the USA next year. I can’t wait!

We also have (5) ________________ every week. I don’t like that a lot because I don’t like sports.
But I love our (6) ________________ classes because we learn choreographies from pop stars. And
the music is great!

In my opinion, (7) ________________ is the best subject. Why? Because we learn about our
ancestors and life in the past.

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Vocabulary II

1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences with expressions for everyday
activities.
1 Please, Tom, ____________. It’s a mess!
(a) get up (b) have a shower (c) tidy your room
2 We always ____________ in the morning. We eat toast and drink tea.
(a) go to bed (b) have breakfast (c) have lunch
3 I ____________ with my family at 9 pm. We eat together in the kitchen.
(a) have lunch (b) have dinner (c) have breakfast
4 Sara and Tim ____________ at 11 pm every night during the week.
(a) go to bed (b) have breakfast (c) get up
5 I don’t ____________ early on Sundays!
(a) get up (b) tidy my room (c) watch TV
6 Do you ____________ at school? The food at my school is really healthy!
(a) go to bed (b) have a shower (c) have lunch
7 We always ____________ after football.
(a) tidy my room (b) get up (c) have a shower
8 Do you ____________ before school? I always do it in the evening.
(a) have lunch (b) do your homework (c) get up

2 Complete the sentences with the correct expressions for everyday activities.
1 I ________________ with all my family on Sunday. We always eat at 1 pm.
2 I am so tired! I want to ________________!
3 I want to ________________ before we go out. It’s so hot today!
4 Let’s ________________ at a restaurant tonight. I don’t want to cook.
5 My mum says I have to ________________ this weekend. All my clothes are everywhere!
6 I never ________________ late at night because I am very tired and I make mistakes!
7 School starts again tomorrow, so we need to ________________ early.
8 We sometimes ________________ at the local café in the morning. They have amazing coffee!

3 Complete text with the correct expressions for everyday activities.

Advice for teens!

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What time do you (1) ________________ in the morning? 9 am? 11 am? 12.00? Most teenagers
need a lot of sleep because their bodies are changing. This also means that teens
(2) ________________ late because they don’t feel tired at night and spend hours in front of the
screen. This is completely normal when you are a teenager. But try to (3) ________________ early
– you need to concentrate!

You also need to have three meals a day. You need to (4) ________________ after you wake up
and, especially when you are at school, you need to (5) ________________ at about 1 pm. When
you are studying, you need energy! And in the evening, it’s important to (6) ________________
with your family. Why? Because it’s the best time to connect and talk about your day.

It’s also important to be clean, so you need to (7) ________________ every day, in the morning or
the evening, or after playing sports.

We are all busy during the week, but the weekend is the perfect time to (8) ________________.
Put all your clothes in the right place and make it look nice!

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Grammar I

1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative
present simple form of the verbs.
1 We has / have / don’t have PE at 2 pm every Wednesday. It’s the best!
2 My sister and her friends doesn’t have / don’t have / have lunch at school, so she has lunch
with me at home.
3 I gets up / don’t get up / get up early at weekends because I don’t go to school.
4 I tidy / don’t tidy / tidies my room, so my father is angry with me!
5 My mother works a lot every day, so she goes / doesn’t go / don’t go to bed late.
6 Citizenship is a great subject because we learns / learn / don’t learn about everyday life.
7 Julian don’t understand / understand / doesn’t understand maths, so his best friends usually
helps him.

2 Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative present simple form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 My brother is at university and he ________________ (study) all day.
2 We ________________ (not go) to school on Sundays, we can sleep!
3 I ________________ (wear) a uniform at my school. It’s blue and green.
4 Olivia ________________ (work) very hard at school, so she always gets good grades.
5 Felipe and I ________________ (not like) science because it’s boring!
6 My English teacher always ________________ (give) us fun things to do in class.
7 Sebastian ________________ (not go) to bed early, so he is always tired.

3 Complete the conversation with the affirmative or negative present simple form of the verbs
in brackets.
Anya: I (1) ________________ (not like) the ICT classes at my school. They are very boring!
Diane: Really? You are lucky! We (2) ________________ (not have) ICT at my school. That’s
really bad because I (3) ________________ (think) it’s very useful.
Anya: Haha, maybe you’re right. Well, we (4) ________________ (have) Spanish classes at
my school and they are great. I want to go to Barcelona next summer.
Diane: Me too! I love my school because the day (5) ________________ (not start) very early.
Our classes are at 9 am.

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Anya: 9 am? Wow, that’s great. I (6) ________________ (get up) at 6 am because classes are
at 7.30 am. And Sian (7) ________________ (get up) at 5.30 am!
Diane: Wow, poor Sian! I guess we are both lucky!

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Grammar II

1 Order the words to make Yes/No questions and answers in the present simple.
1 A: after / tennis / school / you / do / play / ?
________________________________________
B: Yes, ____________________
2 A: classes / her / like / does / Russian / Jimena/ ?
________________________________________
B: Yes, ____________________
3 A: does / school / your / our / sister / to / go/ ?
________________________________________
B: No, _____________________
4 A: this / have / maths / morning / we / do / ?
________________________________________
B: Yes, _____________________
5 A: / tonight / to / the / come / cinema / do / to / want / they/ ?
________________________________________
B: No, _____________________
6 A: after dinner / she / do / homework / does / ?
________________________________________
B: Yes, _____________________
7 A: at / university / law / study / does / Lucas / ?
________________________________________
B: Yes, _____________________

2 Complete the Yes/No present simple questions and answer them.

1 A: _______________________ (you / get up) early on Saturdays?
B: No, ___________.
2 A: _______________________ (she / like) her judo classes?
B: Yes, ___________.
3 A: _______________________ (we / have) maths on Tuesdays?
B: Yes, ___________.
4 A: _______________________ (you / want) to have dinner with me and my family?
B: Yes, ___________.

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5 A: _______________________ (I / have) tennis practice this weekend?
B: No, ___________.
6 A: _______________________ (they / watch) TV every day?
B: Yes, __________.
7 A: _______________________ (Alejandro / do) his homework in the morning?
B: No, ___________.

3 Complete the conversation with the correct present simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Claire: (1) _______________________ (tidy) your room every day, Simon?
Simon: Haha, no, I (2) ___________! I do it every weekend. What about you?
Claire: Yes, I (3) ___________. I like it to be clean. But my brother doesn’t. He’s messy!
Simon: (4) _______________________ (your brother / do) his homework after school?
Claire: Yes, he (5) ___________. He gets very good grades at school. What about your
brother? (6) _______________________ (he / get) good grades at school?
Simon: Well, no, he (7) ___________. He spends all day playing computer games!
(8) _______________________ (your friends / like) computer games?
Claire: No, they (9) ___________. They all play sports.

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Reading

Read the text.

My life at boarding school!

Sol Acosta
Do you like your school? What time do you come home after school? At my school, we never go
home! Why? Because I go to a boarding school! My classmates and I study, sleep, eat and live at
the school! Does is sound horrible? Read on and decide!
Morning
We get up every day at 7.00 am and we always have a shower and tidy our rooms. This is important
because we all have got big bedrooms. They are called dorms. In a dorm, there are about six
students together. After this we have breakfast at 8.00 am and then we go to school. We don’t go
to school by bus because we live in the building next to the school!
Afternoon
We have classes until 1.00 pm. The obligatory subjects are science, maths, history, citizenship and
English. I also take German and drama classes. I love drama. I am in a play this year! At 1.00 pm, we
have lunch. The food at my school is great! After lunch, we have time to do homework and then we
can play sports or go to a club. I am a member of the chess club but I am not very good!
Evening
The afternoon activities finish at 4.30 pm and then we go to our dorms. But we don’t go to bed! We
have dinner and socialize. We always cook together at 7.00 pm. It’s my turn to cook this evening. I
want to make a traditional dish from Argentina called locro. It’s delicious! I love my school because
I now have friends from all over the world.

1 Read again and answer the questions.

1 Does Sol go back home from school?
_____________________________________________
2 What is a dorm?
_____________________________________________
3 Does Sol get to class by public transport?
_____________________________________________
4 How many subjects are obligatory?
_____________________________________________

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5 What do the students do after lunch?
_____________________________________________
6 What do Sol and her classmates do after 4.30 pm?
_____________________________________________
7 Does Sol like her school?
_____________________________________________

2 Read again and write True or False next to the sentences.

1 Sol does everything at school except sleep. _________
2 There are six students in a dorm. _________
3 Sol tidies her room before 8.00 am. _________
4 Sol plays an instrument at a concert this year. _________
5 Sol thinks she is a bad chess player. _________
6 Sol and her friends do not sleep at 7.00 pm. _________
7 Sol has got friends from many different countries. _________

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Listening

1 Listen and write True or False next to the sentences.

1 Students in Britain start secondary school in Year 11. _________
2 There are nine classes every day. _________
3 Students have nine subjects at school. _________
4 At 11.25, students have a break of half an hour. _________
5 Lunch is at five minutes to one. _________
6 Students can go to assembly before lunch. _________
7 The majority of the students go home at 3.10 pm. _________

2 Listen and complete the sentences with the correct word.

1 Students in Britain go to school until they are ___________ years old.
2 Classes last an hour and ___________ minutes.
3 Apart from English, the students also learn ___________ as a language.
4 At break time, students can have a ___________ and talk to friends.
5 For ___________, students can buy a hot meal, sandwiches or bring food from home.
6 In assembly, students can hear the school ___________.
7 After lunch, there is one ___________ only.

Writing
A report

Write a report on your daily routine. Write between 100 and 120 words. Remember to use
appropriate grammar and vocabulary for a report.

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