1 Read the text and choose the correct words.

Local boy to climb Everest

Nathan Short is a sixth-form student at Pittville Community School, here in Cheltenham. But by
August next year, Nathan 1will have left / will be leaving school far behind him. He 2won’t have
hung / won’t be hanging out with his friends in town next summer either − he 3will be camping /
camps in a tent 5,000 metres up Mount Everest! By then, his body 4will have got / will get used to
the freezing temperatures and high altitude, and his team 5waits / will be waiting for the right time to
start climbing to the top of the mountain. If everything 6goes / will have gone well, Nathan and five
friends 7are then / will then try to reach the top of Mount Everest.
‘The weather changes all the time on Everest,’ Nathan told us, ‘so a lot depends on the weather. We
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may / will have to wait for weeks before we can climb to the top, or we 9could start / will have
started climbing in July − we just don’t know. But I’m 10doubt / fairly sure that by the end of August
we 11will have reached / will be reaching the top of the mountain − or failed.’ One thing is certain:
everyone in Cheltenham 12may follow / will be following his trip closely.

2 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the future continuous, future
perfect, or the first conditional.
Andy We’ve nearly finished cleaning the kitchen − we 1_______________________ (clean) every room in the house by
eight o’clock.
Kate Yes, and at 8.30, I 2_________________________ (lie) in bed − I’m exhausted!

Helen 3
_______________________ (your brother / go) to university if he 4_______________________ (do) well in his
exams next year?
Julie Yes, and if he 5_______________________ (get) really good marks, he 6_______________________ (study)
medicine and become a doctor.

Ben 7
_______________________ (people / still / use) mobile phones in 2050?
Jessica No, I don’t think so. Within thirty years, we 8_______________________ (invent) better technologies than mobile
phones.

3 Write the second sentence. Use the future continuous, future perfect, could, or the first conditional.
1 Kathy isn’t taking her medicine. Her leg / get / better fast / if she / takes / it.
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2 No, don’t ring me after midnight! I / sleep / then.
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3 Be careful on that bike. You / easily / fall / and hurt yourself.
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4 This city is quite small now. But a hundred years from now, it / grow / much bigger.
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5 I’m studying for my exams now. But in a few weeks’ time, I / lie / on / a beach in Mexico.
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6 The criminals escaped from this prison two months ago. They / leave / the country / by now.
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4 Write the second sentence. Use the future continuous, future perfect, could, or the first conditional.
7 Kathy isn’t taking her medicine. Her leg / get / better fast / if she / takes / it.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
8 No, don’t ring me after midnight! I / sleep / then.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
9 Be careful on that bike. You / easily / fall / and hurt yourself.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
10 This city is quite small now. But a hundred years from now, it / grow / much bigger.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
11 I’m studying for my exams now. But in a few weeks’ time, I / lie / on / a beach in Mexico.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
12 The criminals escaped from this prison two months ago. They / leave / the country / by now.
______________________________________________________________________________________________

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use prefixes and suffixes.
1 Did you know that __________________ (happy) is very important for your health?
2 Jack didn’t revise for the test at all, so __________________ (surprise), he didn’t pass it.
3 You need a lot of __________________ (equip) to go camping in the mountains.
4 I’m really sorry about what I did. I feel really __________________ (shame) of myself.
5 I’ll give you some __________________ (biotics) to take for your throat.
6 ‘Are you OK? Did you hurt yourself?’ Jessica asked me __________________ . (anxious)

6 Complete the sentences with the words below. Use one word to complete two sentences.

altitude dehydrated envious jaw level temperature

1 The water __________________ in the river is rising. I think it’s going to flood.
2 You’ll become __________________ if you don’t drink some water soon.
3 Mandy used to be __________________ of her sister Rachel because Rachel was more successful than her.
4 The top of the table isn’t __________________ because one of the table legs is longer than the others.
5 This plane is flying at an __________________ of about 9,000 metres.
6 It’s very hot today. The __________________ is over 40°C.

7 Jack fell, landed heavily on his chin, and broke his __________________ .

7 Complete the text with the words below.

anxious break bruise envy painkillers sad X-ray

Hi Jenny,
Sorry we weren’t at your party yesterday. My brother Kevin fell down the stairs, so we took him to
hospital. We were very 1___________ about him when the doctor sent him to have a(n)
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___________ , but luckily he didn’t 3___________ any bones. He did 4___________ his shoulder
quite badly though − the skin there is purple and black today! The doctor gave Kevin some
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___________ because his shoulder hurts a lot, but he’ll be much better in a few days. Anyway, how
did your party go? I’m 6___________ that I couldn’t come because the photos on Facebook look
great − you certainly had a good time! I 7___________ you a little too, because your new boyfriend is
very good-looking!
Annika

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