Vocabulary

1. Match the sentences.

1. __ My dad’s 45. a. He’s quite shy.

His younger sister is in her thirties.

2. __ My grandfather hasn’t
b. Mum says he’s very polite.
got much hair.
He’s bald.

3. __ My best friend doesn’t c. His younger sister is in her

enjoy meeting new people. thirties.
He’s quite shy.

4. __ My neighbour always
d. They’re brand new.
says please and thank you.
Mum says he’s very polite.

5. __ I don’t look like my

e. He’s very smart.
sister.
My hair is dark but her hair is fair.

6. __ My teacher always wears f. Her dad says she’s badly-

a jacket and tie. dressed.
He’s very smart.

7. __ My aunt bought those g. My hair is dark but her hair

sandals yesterday. is fair.
They’re brand new.

8. __ My cousin likes loose

h. He’s bald.
tracksuits and old jumpers.
Her dad says she’s badly-dressed.
2. Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences.

1. The team need to train / go harder before matches if they want to

start winning.
train

2. You shouldn’t catch the ball in table tennis / rugby.

table tennis

3. I love playing ice skating / ice hockey with my friends.

ice hockey

4. In tennis you drop / hit the ball with a racket.

hit

5. Can you point / catch at the place where you think the lost ball is?
point

6. My sister wants to do / play athletics but she can’t run very fast.
do

7. Do those trainers point / fit you? They look a bit too small.
fit

8. We’d love to go / do surfing but we don’t live near the sea.

go

3. Read the definition and write the correct word(s).

1. Things you throw away because you do not want them.

r______
rubbish

2. A place outside in a town or city where people go to buy or sell

things.
s_____m_____
street market

3. A large group of people who have come together.

c____
crowd

4. Writing or pictures painted on walls and public places, usually

illegally.
g_______
graffiti

5. A line of cars, trucks, etc. that are moving slowly or not moving.
t______j__
traffic jam

6. A place where people can cross the road.

p_________c_______
pedestrian crossing

7. A system of vehicles such as buses and trains which operate at

regular fixed times on fixed routes.
p_____t________
public transport

8. When there is suddenly no electricity

p____c__
power cut

4. Use the verbs below to complete the sentences.

be | do | leave | get | make | have | start | go

1. In my country, children start school when they’re five years old.

2. When I moved to the city, it was quite hard to make new friends.

3. I enjoy spending time with my sister because we have lots in

common.

4. My brother and his girlfriend want to get married when they get
their degree.

5. Could you do me a favour? Could you drive me to school

tomorrow?

6. When I do my homework or study for a test, I prefer to be on my

own.

7. When my sister gets a job, she’s going to leave home and live in
her own flat.

8. Most of my friends would like to go to university in another town.

Grammar

5. Choose the correct words to complete the conversation.

Zoe: (1) Do you do / Are you doing anything later?

Hannah: No, why?
Zoe: I (2) want / ’m wanting to buy some new trainers in town. These
ones are
broken.
Hannah: How (3) do you break / did you break them?
Zoe: I (4) played / was playing tennis when I (5) fell / was falling onto
the net. Luckily
I (6) didn’t hurt / wasn’t hurting myself.
Hannah: (7) Did you win / Were you winning when it (8) happened /
was happening?
Zoe: I can’t remember.
1 Are you doing
2 want
3 did you break
4 was playing
5 fell
6 didn’t hurt
7 Were you winning
8 happened

6. Complete the sentences with one suitable word.

1. My sister is an amazing singer. She sings really amazingly / well.

2. Scooters are easier to drive than cars.

3. I can’t use your little brother’s tennis racket. It isn’t big enough
for me.

4. It’s 8.50 and school starts at 9 o’clock. It’s too late to walk there.

5. I don’t think swimming is as exciting as surfing.

6. Travelling by plane is more expensive than taking the train.

7. She was very careful with the eggs. She held them very carefully.

8. My sister plays table tennis really well. She’s the best player in
the school.

7. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the list.

didn’t have to | had to | should | must | mustn’t | should | shouldn’t |
don’t have to

1. When the light is red, you must stop.

2. You should throw that packet in the bin when you finish.

3. No school tomorrow. I don’t have to wake up early.

4. You shouldn’t fall out with your brother. Go and say sorry.

5. I had to buy my sister some new sunglasses when I broke them.

6. In football, you mustn’t touch the ball with your hands unless
you’re the goalkeeper.

7. We didn’t have to walk to the department store. My mum drove us.

8. I had an argument with my best friend. What should I do to

apologise?

8. Read the letter and choose the correct word(s) for each space.

Hi Katie,

Here we are in Los Angeles. I guess it’s like 1_______________ big

cities around the world. There’s 2_________________ of traffic, pollution
and people but we’re enjoying 3_____________________. I 4___________ the
people – they’re really friendly and not rude at all.

It’s just like the movies here. Yesterday we 5_______________________ on

Sunset Boulevard when we saw Johnny Depp. It was so cool! I took
6
____________________ photos with my new camera. I’ll show you them
when we get back. I’ll show you them when we get back.
Unfortunately we haven’t got 7_____________________ time to see
everything.

You 8__________________ visit Los Angeles when you can. You’ll love it!

Speak soon,

Misha

1
a) much
b) many
c) a lot
d) lots

2
a) a lot
b) much
c) a few
d) a little

3
a) myself
b) each other
c) ourselves
d) themselves

4
a) love
b) don’t love
c) am loving
d) am not loving

5
a) walk
b) are walking
c) walked
d) were walking
6
a) some
b) any
c) few
d) little

7
a) too
b) few
c) enough
d) many

8
a) mustn’t
b) have
c) should
d) don’t have to

Listening

9. You will hear Martina Lewis talking to an interviewer about taking

photos. For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. How old is Martina? ____________________

a) fourteen b) sixteen c) eighteen

Answer: eighteen

2. Martina usually takes photos of _________________

a) friends. b) interesting places. c) important

experiences.
Answer: important experiences.
3. In Martina’s first really good photo, some boys were hitting each
other because _________________________

a) they were fighting. b) they were having c) they were playing

fun. football.
Answer: they were having fun.

4. Martina has taken many photos of people ______________________

a) getting married. b) getting their driving c) getting their

licence. degree.
Answer: getting married.

5. Martina won first prize in a competition with a photo of

____________________

a) her cousin. b) her aunt. c) her grandma.

Answer: her cousin.

Interviewer: On today’s programme we have teenage photographer

Martina Lewis with us. When did you become interested in
photography, Martina?
Martina: Well, I got my first camera when I was fourteen and I’ve just
had my eighteenth birthday, so that was a few years ago. I won a
photography competition and started taking photos for newspapers
and magazines when I was sixteen.
Interviewer: Martina, what do you usually take pictures of?
Martina: Well, I’m a bit different from most of my friends who like
taking photos of themselves or places that they visit. Most of my
pictures are of big moments in people’s lives.
Interviewer: What do you think was your first really good photo?
Martina: Good question. It was about two years ago. It was the last
day of school. I was waiting for my brother when I saw a group of
older boys from his football team. They were shouting and hitting
each other.
Interviewer: Were they fighting?
Martina: They were enjoying themselves, actually. They were leaving
school and they looked so happy. I found my mobile and I caught that
moment on camera.
Interviewer: But that wasn’t the photo that won, was it?
Martina: No. After that, I looked for more special moments. I’ve taken
lots of photos of people getting married, some of university students
getting their degree and even a few people getting their driving
licence.
Interviewer: So which photo won the first prize?
Martina: It was called ‘My First Day’. Last year my aunt Lucy had her
first baby – my first cousin! I went to visit Lucy and her little boy a
few hours after he was born. My grandma was there too. They all
looked so happy that I had to take a photo of the baby.
Interviewer: Well, congratulations again, Martina …

Reading

10. Read the article about an unusual school called Summerhill. Are
these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

A school with no rules?

Is it possible to have a school with no rules? Lots of ‘democratic’ or

‘free’ schools around the world say it is. The oldest and best known
of these schools is Summerhill School in England. About 75 children
between the ages of 5 and 17 go there.

The idea behind Summerhill is that children should be confident

enough to make decisions on their own. The students must decide
which subjects they’ll study but they don’t have to go to class if they
don’t want to. They can hang out in the art room or garden instead.
They don’t have to do exams either but most students take some
exams before they leave school.

Like students in most other schools, students at Summerhill do

maths, English, science etc. What’s different is that they have to
choose other kinds of activities and projects. Here the students
suggest the projects and not the teachers. Suggestions have
included: afternoon walks, magic shows and gardening.

Teachers do not give marks at the end of the year and the school
does not send reports to families. If a parent wants a report on their
child, first the child has to say that it’s OK for the teacher to write
one.

1. No other ‘free’ school in the

world is as famous as T/F
Summerhill.
T (The oldest and best known of these schools is Summerhill
School.)

2. Students who don’t go to

T/F
class must wait in the garden.
F (They can hang out in the art room or garden instead.)

3. Summerhill students never

T/F
do exams.
F (Most students take some exams before they leave school.)

4. Students at Summerhill
don’t have to study maths, T/F
English or science.
F (Like students in most other schools, students at Summerhill do
maths, English, science etc.)

5. The child has to agree

before a teacher sends a
T/F
report to their mother or
father.
T (If a parent wants a report on their child, first the child has to say
that it’s OK for the teacher to write one.)
Writing

11. Read this email from an English friend.

Subject: My school project on teenagers in another country

Hi,

How’s it going? Could you help me? For my school project, I need to
write something about teenagers in another country. What’s your
school like? Are there a lot of rules? What do you and your friends do
in your free time? What did you do last weekend? What about
clothes? Are you interested in fashion?

Please write back soon,

Alex

Write an email to your friend answering the questions. Write about

80 words.

Speaking

12. Write the words in the correct order to make questions. Then
think about your own answers to the questions.

1. is / favourite / What / your / sport / ?

________________________________________________________
What is (’s) your favourite sport?

2. often / play / How / sports / you / do / ?

________________________________________________________
How often do you play sports?

3. sports / regularly / Which / you / do / watch / ?

________________________________________________________
Which sports you watch regularly? / Which sports do you regularly
watch?

4. sports / friends / What / do / play / your / ?

________________________________________________________
What sports do your friends play?

5. sport / What / new / you / would / like / try / to / ?

________________________________________________________
What new sport would you like to try?

6. Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

Students’ own answers.