Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in parentheses in the past simple or the
past continuous.
Example: We drove (drive) to Albany last week.
1 It _______________ (not snow) when I went to bed.
2 When _______________ she _______________ (pass) her driving test?
3 Donna _______________ (not come) to the theater with us last night.
4 What _______________ you _______________ (do) at six o’clock last night?
5 I _______________ (not study) when you called.
6 Last year they _______________ (buy) a new house.
7 We _______________ (see) Rachel at the restaurant yesterday.
8 _______________ Dan ________________ (wear) his suit when you saw him?
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2 Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Lucy Did you enjoy (you enjoy) your trip to Italy?
Jean I had a great time!
Lucy That’s good. Where 1 _______________ (you stay)?
Jean In a really nice hotel in Sorrento.
Lucy Who 2 _______________ (you go) with?
Jean Sandy and Mel. We had a few problems while we were there.
Lucy What 3 _______________ (happen)?
Jean Mel lost her passport and her purse.
Lucy Really? What 4 _______________ (she do)?
Jean We went to the police station.
Lucy What 5 _______________ (they say)?
Jean Well – Mel’s things were there!
Lucy That was lucky! Who 6 _______________ (find) them?
Jean Two children – at the beach.
Lucy That was very lucky!
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3 Complete the sentences with so, because, but, or although.
Example: Although it was late, we weren’t tired.
1 Amal doesn’t eat meat __________ he’s a vegetarian.
2 __________ the restaurant was expensive, the food was awful.
3 Tomas doesn’t like his job, __________ he’s looking for another one.
4 It was a nice day, __________ we went to the beach.
5 They’re learning Spanish __________ they want to visit Argentina.
6 I invited John to the party, __________ he didn’t want to come.
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Grammar total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
VOCABULARY
4 Underline the correct verb.
Example: take / be / have someone to a restaurant
1 meet / run / have across the road
2 have / leave / wait a good time
3 invite / give / eat somebody to dinner
4 wait / meet / drive along the road
5 run / be / play in a hurry
6 wait / run / invite for a friend
7 take / play / give a song
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: She didn’t take many photos when she went to Hong Kong.
do have take
1 You need a passport if you want to go __________.
by plane on vacation abroad
2 The food at the restaurant was __________.
comfortable delicious crowded
3 The weather was lovely. It was __________ every day.
foggy cloudy sunny
4 Julie and Andy __________ their flights online.
booked hired rented
5 I __________ most of my time at the beach when I’m on vacation.
buy go spend
6 Did you __________ any souvenirs when you were in Brazil?
buy take have
7 We went __________ for a few days.
by car away out
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6 Complete the sentences with at, in, or on.
Example: We got married on May 7th.
1 What did you do __________ the weekend?
2 There was nowhere to sit __________ the train.
3 They played basketball __________ the morning.
4 Stefano was born __________ Rome.
5 They sat __________ the balcony.
6 We arrived __________ the bus stop just before the bus left.
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Vocabulary total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
PRONUNCIATION
7 Match the past forms with the same sound.
asked argued bought understood
started read
Example: saw bought
1 rented __________
2 said __________
3 dog __________
4 could __________
5 tie __________
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8 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: friend|ly
1 com|forta|ble
2 in|vite
3 a|part|ment
4 sight|see|ing
5 a|broad
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Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
2 Reading and Writing A
READING
1 Read the article from a travel magazine and check () A, B, or C.
My vacation disaster
Although I work in downtown Philadelphia now, I like going to the mountains when I
can. Last winter I decided to spend a week in Vermont. I wanted to go skiing and
walking in the mountains. I looked on the Internet and booked a cabin (a small
house) for a week. One Friday night last November, I packed my bags, went to
Philadelphia airport, and waited to get on a plane to Burlington.
Then the problems started. The plane didn’t leave that night. There was a lot of
snow in Vermont and they closed the Burlington airport. So I spent the night at the
Philadelphia airport. I drank a lot of coffee and read a lot of newspapers. I tried to
sleep, but I wasn’t comfortable. The next morning, Burlington airport opened again,
and we arrived in Vermont. But my bags weren’t there.
I rented a car and drove to the cabin. It was a 45-minute drive from the airport.
When I arrived, there was a family with two little children in the cabin! They booked
on the Internet, too – for the same week. The family was really nice. They said I
could sleep in the living room, and they cooked dinner for me.
The next day, I got my bags from the airport and decided to go skiing. But the
mountain road was closed because of the snow. I didn’t ski and I didn’t go walking in
the mountains. I spent the week in the cabin waiting to go home – it wasn’t my
favorite vacation!
Example: The writer works in a bank.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
1 The writer decided to spend a week in Vermont.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
2 He didn’t want to go walking in the mountains.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
3 He went to Philadelphia airport on Wednesday night.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
4 The plane didn’t leave Philadelphia that night.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
5 The writer spent the night in the airport.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
6 He arrived at Burlington airport three days later.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
7 The cabin was in the mountains.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
8 The family at the cabin was very nice to the writer.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
9 The next day, the writer went skiing in the mountains.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
10 The writer wants to go back to the same place.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
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Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
2 Reading and Writing A
2 Read the article again and answer the questions.
1 How did the writer book the cabin?
______________________________________________
2 What was the weather like in Vermont?
______________________________________________
3 What did the writer read at the airport?
______________________________________________
4 How did the writer go to the cabin?
______________________________________________
5 How many children were at the cabin?
______________________________________________
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Reading total 15
WRITING
Write a short essay about a vacation you really enjoyed. Answer these
questions. (100–150 words)
• Where did you go on vacation?
• Who did you go with?
• How did you travel?
• What activities did you do?
• What was the weather like?
A vacation I enjoyed
I traveled to …
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
2 Listening and Speaking A
LISTENING
1 Listen to Annette describing a vacation. Check () A, B, or C to complete the
sentences.
1 Annette went on vacation with her _____.
A old friend B boyfriend C best friend
2 On the first night, they went to _____.
A a dance B a restaurant C a beach party
3 They saw the girl again when they got on the _____.
A bus B plane C train
4 On safari, they _____ together every night.
A had a party B danced C ate
5 After the vacation, Annette’s boyfriend moved to Boston with his _____.
A best friend B new girlfriend C old friend
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2 Listen to Nicole describing her photos. Match 1–5 with A–E.
1 At 14 …
2 At 15 …
3 At 24 …
4 At 25 …
5 At 28 …
A she went to Italy with her class at school.
B she stayed at a luxurious hotel in Paris.
C she spent her free time on the beach in Australia.
D she had a fantastic vacation in Spain with her family.
E she was unhappy because her brother was leaving.
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Listening total 10
SPEAKING
1 Ask your partner these questions.
1 Did you take many photos on your last vacation? What were they like?
2 What’s your favorite photo from your school days? Can you describe it?
3 What kind of photos do you like taking?
Now answer your partner’s questions.
2 Read the information about a famous photo and answer your partner’s
questions.
Name of photo: Abbey Road album cover
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
2 Listening and Speaking A
Photographer: Iain Macmillan
Year: 1969
Description: The Beatles (John, Ringo, Paul,
and George) walking across Abbey Road / near
recording studio in London / wearing 1960s
clothes / sunny day
Reason it is famous: photo / last album cover
3 Now write questions and ask your partner about his / her famous photo.
• What / name / photo?
• Who / take?
• What year / take?
• Can / describe?
• Why / famous?
Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25
