UNIT

4 Worksheet 8°

Name: Luciano alarcón

Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences.
4 Chefs say that to make a great curry, you should
1 I think I’m good with money. I don’t waste it on take your time and cook it slowly
unnecessary things.
5 Every day, he ran and trained hard to get into the
2 I want to go to the Billie Eilish concert. Where do athletics team.
they any tickets?
6 The children were behaving really badly and not
3 My sister is terrible with money, and every week she listening to their teacher at all.|
asks to borrow some cash from me. Score /6
4 Would you like to swap football cards? I’ve
got two copies of some cards, and you have some I 4 Choose the correct answers to complete the text.
need. I love watching delicious food being prepared, and I’m
a big fan of 1 cookery programmes .
5 If you enter this competition, you have the chance to There are so many programmes on TV with 2 special
Win a new video game! effectsand artificial techniques, and I like that they are
simpler, with just the food and the chefs explaining 3
6 The new skateboard was quite expensive; I had to
clearlyto make the dishes. I feel like I 4 learn
Save more than €80 on it. something neweach time I watch one, for example, did
Score /6 you know that you can use 5 scissors to cut herbs
quickly? Or that there are over 20 different types of 6
2 Complete the dialogue in a clothes shop with the spoon, from ones to eat
correct money words. soup or dessert to ones for serving food? Also, I like
trying to cook what they have made on the programme;
Jake I need to 1 buy a new bike helmet, will you sometimes I don’t make dishes as 7perfectlyas the
help me choose? chefs, but it’s lots of fun.

Helen Yes, but I’m not going to get anything. 1 a cartoons c romantic films
I want to 2get money for a new bike. b cookery programmes d drama series

Jake Look, these helmets have got a discount, so 2 a directors c chapters

they won’t 3 b pages d special effects
3 a clearly c angrily
cost as much as the other ones. What do you think
b cheaply d badly
of this orange one?
4 a learn something new c get fit
Helen I like it and it’s a good price. How are you going
b win a prize d make friend
to 4save for it? Do you have a lot of
pocket money left? 5 a scissors c spoon
b fork d purse
Jake I asked my brother to 5 borrow me some
of the money. I will give it back to him with the 6 a dice c a comb
money I 6 lend from my babysitting job. b a mirror d spoon
Score /6 7 a hard c clearly
b perfectly d angrily
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in the box.
Score /7
angry bad beautiful cheap hard slow
1 The hotel had five stars; everything was
beautiful presented and attractive.
2 They sell doughnuts very chea in that café; they’re
not expensive at all.
3 The reality TV stars had a big argument and started
shouting angrily at each other.

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Grammar
5 Choose the correct option.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives
1 I want to make an omelette for dinner. Have we got in the box and (not) as … as.
any eggs?
amazing cheap fast old sweet tall
2 I need to donate some clothes; I’ve got too
much and there’s no space in 1 The Wi-Fi at the library is as fast the Wi-Fi at
my wardrobe. school; it’s slower.

3 There was too much salt on my dinner, so I didn’t 2 The special effects were I expected;
eat it. they were fantastic.is as
4 Do you have some money to pay for my ticket? amazing
I’ll give you the money later. 3 Fred is tall, but Peter is taller. Fred is As tall as
Peter.

5 There aren’t many 4 Her computer was mine. We paid the

people at the beach today. It’s too cold. same price.

6 There’s enough cake left. Would you like 5 Lemon juice is peach juice. It’s more
another slice? acidic.
Score /6 6 Madrid is Athens. Athens was built
earlier.
6 Choose the correct answers to complete the Score /6
sentences.
1 I really liked it. I thought it was the best film 8 Choose the correct answers to complete the
I’ve seen this year . dialogue.

a better c good Ben Hi, Sonia. What are you doing?

b best d the most good Sonia I’m 1 online to see what’s on at
2 Which city do you think is more beautiful , the cinema tonight.
London or Paris? For me, it’s Paris. Ben Where do you 2 go to watch
a more beautiful c the more beautiful films?
b the most beautiful d beautifully Sonia Cinescreen. I’m mad about their big sofas. Do
3 The test was harder than the practice test. you know it?
I didn’t do enough revision. Ben Yes, I do. I 3 go there, but they
a more hard c hard are a bit expensive.
b hardest d harder Sonia They have a student discount night
4 a week now, every Monday. It’s
4 Drinking water is healthier than drinking sugary
much 5 if you go then.
drinks.
Ben Really? That’s great!
a healthier c more health
b health d healthy Sonia I know, while I was 6 past the
cinema the other day, I 7 a poster
5 I want to buy those trainers, but they are
about the student discount.
expensive in the shop!
Ben Great! Let’s go and see a film!
a expensive c the most expensive
b more expensive d the more expensive 1 a looked b look c to look d looking

6 The sky is clearest now that 2 a usual b usually c often d use

the storm has ended. 3 a use to b used to c used d use
a clearest c the clear 4 a once b twice c often d three times
b the clearest d clearer
5 a cheap b cheapest c cheaper d more cheap
Score /6
6 a walked b walk c to walk d walking
7 a saw b see c did see d seeing
Score /7

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Reading 2 What benefits does Melissa like about buying and

selling books online?
Ways to save! a It’s quicker than buying in a shop.

Three teenagers tell us the new ways b It’s a really easy system.
they have to save money c That she reads more books now.

I enjoy reading and because I wanted to save some money, I 3 What does Tony pay for when he swaps a game?
decided to start selling my old books on a buy-and-sell site I a He pays for the delivery.
found online. It works perfectly for me because I can
easily sell my old books and then I buy other peoples’ old b He pays to join the website.
books. People sell their used books cheaply, so I don’t spend c He pays to get points.
a lot. I also earn discounts when I sell more than five books,
4 What does Tony like about the video game swap?
so then the prices are much cheaper.
It’s the best! – Melissa a That it’s 60% more expensive.

Last year, I discovered a website where you can swap video b That it has quick delivery.
games. The idea is you exchange your old games with other c That he earns money.
people. So, you choose the game you’ve finished and agree to
5 What has Chris noticed after giving things away?
swap with the other person. The only cost is the delivery and
the games are sent really quickly. The system is as fast as a That he has more space in his room.
buying new games
b That he misses his old things.
online but it’s up to 60% cheaper and so I can save more of
my pocket money! – Tony c That he buys more things now.
6 Why does Chris feel more positive now?
My bedroom is full of things, so one day I decided to give
away things I don’t use now, like my old skateboard. There a He likes spending money.
are groups online for this – you put up a picture of your b He likes helping other people.
object and usually after one day someone collects it. It
couldn’t be easier! I don’t earn cash from this, but I’m slowly c He likes having fewer things.
getting more space in my bedroom. These days, I don’t waste Score /6
money. I think more carefully about what I need and I ask
friends if I can borrow things. I feel better now I don’t have 11 Read again. Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or
all the extra things I had before! – Chris is there NI (no information)?
1 Melissa wanted to save for a new school bag.
T/F/NI
2 It costs Tony more to swap a video game online
than buy a new one. T/F/NI
3 Chris takes all his old things to a recycling centre.
9 Read the article and answer questions 1–3. T/F/NI
1 How many books does Melissa have to sell to get 4 People come and collect Chris’ old things quite
points? quickly. T/F/NI
2 How much cheaper can swapping video games Score /4
online be?
12 Give two reasons why it might be better to swap
3 How long before someone usually collects the things online rather than buy new.
things Chris gives away?
1
Score /3

10 Read the article and answer the questions.

1 Why did Melissa decide to use the bookselling site? 2
a She wanted to buy new books.
b She wanted to save money.
Score /2
c She thinks that new books are expensive.

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