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UNIT 10: EXPLORE

1) Complete the sentences with: in- on- at

a. Anna usually stays ____________ a campsite when she goes on holiday.

b. We’ll take the boat in the morning. Let's meet ____________ the harbour.
c. They’re not going ____________ holiday until next spring.
d. We don’t usually go away ____________ Christmas. We stay at home and celebrate.
e. You’ll find lots of things to do ____________ the island. You’ll have a great time!
f. Asia has the most populated cities ____________ the world.
g. Mary’s brother has lived ____________ Bali for ten years.
h. We aren’t going on holiday this year. We’re staying ____________ home.
i. You can take a boat to France from Dover, which is a port ____________ the South coast of England.
j. I need to take the 11 a.m. train. I have to be ____________ the airport for 2 p.m.

2) Replace the American words with the British words.

a. These pants are too small! ____________
b. The trees are so beautiful this fall. ____________
c. Let’s sit in the yard. ____________
d. We’re going on vacation in July. ____________
e. I’ll meet you at the movie theater. ____________
f. My brother’s a professional soccer player. ____________
g. How far is your apartment from where you work? ____________
h. Please take the garbage out. ____________

3) Complete the text with the words below.

postcards booked resort caught abroad packed stayed souvenirs
Last year we decided to go 1____________ on holiday to Switzerland. We 2____________ our holiday
through a travel agent. We 3____________ our bags with all our skiing equipment and 4____________ an
early train. We chose to travel by train instead of by plane because we thought it would be more interesting.
We 5____________ in a lovely hotel at the Leysin ski 6____________ . We didn’t buy any 7____________ ,
but we sent 8____________ to all our friends. It was a great winter holiday!

4) Write the sentences with the present perfect form.

a) Richard / not be / to the USA
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b) Henry / climb / five mountains
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c) I / not see / the Eiffel tower
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d) She / read / all these books
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e) We / not see / this series
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f) I / not hear / this band before
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g) She / not stop / learning Arabic
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h) I / not run / a race
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i) Iris / not work / in a factory
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j) She / use her language skills / in many countries
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5) Complete the dialogues with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1. A: ____________ (Janet / see) this film?

B: No, ____________ (she / never / see) it. She’ll watch it with us tomorrow.

2. A: ____________ (you / try) the new restaurant in the town?

B: No, ____________ (I / not try) . Is it good?

A: Yes, the food’s delicious. ____________ (I / eat) there with my family.

3. A: ____________ (your parents / ever / go) to Asia?

B: Yes, ____________ (they / go) to India, Thailand and Bali

6) Complete the text with the present perfect form of the verbs below.

think try (2x) not have do climb go

I 1____________ never ____________ any adventure sports, but my friend Jason 2____________
____________ a few. He 3____________ some large rocks, he 4____________ bungee-jumping and he
5____________ even ____________ zorbing down huge hills. 6____________ I ever ____________ about
trying any adventure sports? No, I 7____________ . I’m really scared of dangerous sports!
 7) Match the holiday places.

A large place with exciting rides Campsite

A large area of water with land all around it Ski resort

A mountain which is open at the top, very hot lava come out of it Lake

An area of land with water around it Temple

A place to stay in a tent or a caravan Theme park

Land that is next to the sea Volcano

A place to go to do winter sports Coast

A building which people use to pray Island

8) Complete with the types of holiday:

Activity holiday – beach holiday- camping holiday – cruise – day trip – farm holiday – guided tour – sightseeing
holiday- ski trip- study holiday – summer camp – walking holiday.

a. We sailed across the Mediterranean:_________________________________.

b. We all slept in the same tent: ___________________________________.
c. We learned a lot about the different animals: _______________________________.
d. They showed us all the important monuments in the city: _________________________________.
e. We left at 8 am and we were home by 6 p.m: __________________________________________.
f. I went to Australia first, then Thailand, then Japan, and finally to Canada: ___________________________.
g. We spent all day sunbathing: __________________________________.
h. We had classes every day from 10 to 2: _________________________________________.

9) Complete with the phrasal verbs:

Check into – check out of – chill out – drop off- get away – get back – get into – get out of – get on – get off – pick up
– look forward to – queue up – set off – take off

The weather was awful last February, so we needed to _______ __________. We wanted some sun, so we decided
to go to Tenerife for the weekend. We ______ _________ after lunch on Friday. My mum called a taxi to ________
us _______ and take us to the airport. We _______ _________ the taxi when it arrived and the driver ______ us
________ at terminal 1. My dad paid and we all _____ _____ ______ the car. We had online boarding passes so we
didn’t have to ______ _______ for them. At the gate, we _____ _______ the plane and it ______ _____ on time.
When it landed, we _____ ______ the plane and took a taxi to the resort. It was late, so we ______ ______ our
hotel, had dinner and went to bed. The next day was beautiful, so we ____ ______ by the hotel pool all day. And we
did the same on Sunday, too. Nobody was ____ _____ _______ going home again. But at 6 p.m. we had to ___
_____ ______ the hotel and fly home. In the end, we ____ ______ at midnight and it was still raining!

UNIT 1: OUR WORLD

1) Complete the sentences with a word below and the correct preposition. There is one word that you do not
need.

anxious excited interested fed up proud

1. Kevin Macdonald was very ____________ ______ lives of people around the world, so he decided to
learn more about them by making a documentary.
 2. At the moment, I’m volunteering in a school in Guatemala. My parents are very ____________ ______
me.
3. Couch surfing is a good way of seeing the world and making new friends, but some people can be
____________ ______ staying with strangers.
4. My brother got ____________ ______ his boring life, so he packed all his things and moved to Africa to
help build a new hospital.

2) Match the words in A to the words in B to make compound nouns. Then match them to definitions 1–8.
A: key mobile parking lap car computer shopping credit
B: card key board list game top ticket phone
1. You can play this. ____________
2. You can work on this anywhere. ____________
3. You use this to open the door of a car. ____________
4. You use this to pay for things. ____________
5. A piece of paper with things that you want to buy. ____________
6. Something you can type on. ____________
7. You get this if you leave your car in the wrong place. ____________
8. You can use this to call people. ____________

3) Complete the text with do or make.

Before going to university, I decided to volunteer abroad for a year. I had to 1____________ a choice
between teaching English in China and working at an orphanage in Peru. I chose Peru because I thought it
would be more rewarding. I’m here at the moment and I’m really enjoying it. I had to 2____________ the
journey on my own, but there are other volunteers here and I 3____________ new friends every day. We
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____________ our best to split the work between us. We 5____________ most of the meals and help the
children 6____________ their homework. In the evenings, we usually 7____________ some sport. Football
and basketball are really popular here. I feel that I can really 8____________ a difference in these children’s
lives.

4) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then match sentences 1–6 to their
use a–f.
1. My family and I usually ____________ (spend) our Christmas holidays at home, eating lots of food and
watching TV.
2. This year is different. We ____________ (help) an organization that looks after people in the streets.
3. Over 1,000 homeless people ____________ (live) in my city.
4. At the moment, my parents and brother ____________ (make) dinner.
5. Later today, we ____________ (take) all the meals to homeless shelters in the city.
6. I ____________ (think) that this is a great thing to do and I want us to help this organization more often.

A. facts and general truths ____________

B. actions happening now ____________
C. actions happening around now ____________
D. with verbs that describe states ____________
E. routines and habits ____________
F. future arrangements ____________

5) Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.
1. John is from Australia, but he’s in England for work at the moment.

John is from Australia, but ________________________________________________ . (work)

2. We’re never at school on Saturdays.

 We _____________________________________________________________________ (go)

3. I want to know how you usually spend your time after school.

What _________________________________________________________ after school? (do)

6) Complete the text with a / an, the or 0 (=no article).

There are over eight million people living in 1______ London, but 37% of them were born outside of the UK.
Abani Malhotra, 2______ architect from India, is one of them.
‘We arrived in 2011 because I wanted a better life for my children. It was difficult in the beginning and we
had to deal with some problems, but 3______ life is great now. 4______ children made lots of friends and
they really like going to 5______ school. I’m happy I made 6______ decision to come here.’

7) Complete with present simple or present continuous.