Vocabulary

1. Match the definition with the word.

1. __ with little or no hair on the head a. bald

2. __ aged between 13 and 19 years

b. shy
old

3. __ sad c. cheerful

4. __ not confident, often about

d. rude
meeting or talking to new people

5. __ behaving in a way which is not

e. fair
polite and upsets other people

6. __ nearer to black than white in

f. miserable
colour

7. __ happy and positive g. dark

8. __ having pale skin or a light

h. teenage
colour of hair

2. Write adjectives meaning the opposite of the ones below. Use the prefixes
un-, im- or in-.

1. known __________________

2. correct __________________

3. patient __________________

4. kind __________________

5. possible __________________

6. lucky __________________

7. visible __________________

8. expensive __________________
3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1. My sister is much smaller than me so her clothes are too loose / tight on me.

2. His trainers are white and very clean. They must be brand new / second-hand.

3. My cousin wore an old top and dirty trainers to the party. He was well-dressed /
badly-dressed.

4. When I was ill, I didn’t eat much and I got too trendy / skinny.

5. My history teacher isn’t interested in new clothes or looking good. He’s quite
fashionable / unfashionable.

4. Complete the text with these words and phrases.

home | a job | university | born | a degree | married | children | voted | school

My grandma was 1__________ in 1935 in a small village. Like many other girls, she
left 2__________ when she was fourteen to help her mum with the housework. Four
years later, she met my grandpa. When they got 3__________ , she left
4__________. My grandpa got 5__________ as a bus driver and my grandma looked

after the house. They had five 6__________ – my mum was the oldest. My mum was
a brilliant student and she was the first person in her family to go to 7__________ and
get 8__________. She’s now the head teacher in my school. Last year all the
students 9__________ for her in a national ‘best head teacher’ competition!
5. Complete the sentences with go, play or do.

1. My mates and I ___________ volleyball on the beach in the summer.

2. I never ___________ swimming in the lake. The water’s too cold.

3. I often ___________ cycling with my dad at the weekends. We’ve both got
mountain bikes.

4. My sister would love to ___________ tennis somewhere important like

Wimbledon.

5. My parents usually ___________ jogging when they get home from work.

6. I ___________ athletics at school. I’m better at running than most of my friends.

7. We often ___________ table tennis during the break because there are two tables
in the playground.

8. I love watching gymnastics on TV but I can’t ___________ it.

Grammar

6. Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.

1. I ___________ listening to pop than rock music.

a) believe
b) prefer
c) own

2. I ___________ this exercise. Can you help me?

a) don’t need
b) don’t know
c) don’t understand
3. My uncle and aunt ___________ two houses – one in the city and one near the
sea.

a) own
b) mean
c) hate

4. Funny ___________ making you laugh or smile.

a) means
b) wants
c) understands

5. Your sister isn’t in her twenties. I ___________ you.

a) don’t own
b) don’t believe
c) don’t mean

6. My brother is quite careless. He ___________ to check his homework more often.

a) needs
b) owns
c) believes

7. I’m not into football. I ___________ it.

a) don’t like
b) don’t hate
c) don’t want

8. Do you ___________ to go to the cinema with me tomorrow?

a) like
b) want
c) love
7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present simple or
present continuous.

1. We _______________________ (visit) our grandparents every week.

2. _______________________ (do) anything interesting after school today?

3. He _______________________ (not watch) television at the moment.

4. Ssh! I _______________________ (concentrate) right now.

5. I think my friends _______________________ (spend) a lot of time online every

day.

6. My mum _______________________ (not work) on Mondays and Tuesdays.

7. My best friend is really friendly and polite. He always _______________________

(say) hello to everyone.

8. What _______________________ (want) to do later?

8. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple.

1. In the 1980s, my parents __________________ (listen) to hip-hop.

2. I __________________ (not go) to bed late last night.

3. We __________________ (not have) maths today because the teacher was ill.

4. My best friend __________________ (buy) a new jumper yesterday.

5. My brother __________________ (not meet) his friends because it was really

cold.

6. All my friends __________________ (wear) smart clothes to the party.

7. I wanted to buy a new pair of jeans but I __________________ (not like) any of
them.

8. When we went on holiday, I __________________ (use) my sunglasses every

day.
9. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the
adjectives and than or the.

1. All my friends are ____________________________ (old) me.

2. My brother is ____________________________ (fast) runner in his school.

3. My best friend is ____________________________ (friendly) person I know.

4. I think history is ____________________________ (easy) maths.

5. These sandals are ____________________________ (comfortable) my boots.

6. My football team is ____________________________ (good) team in our town.

7. Doing exams is ____________________________ (bad) doing lots of homework.

8. In my country, July is usually ____________________________ (hot) August.

10. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. There
is a space for every missing word.

1. I’m the shortest student in my class.

I’m ____________________ ____________________ tall as my classmates.

2. These boots aren’t as new as my trainers.

My trainers are ____________________ than my boots.

3. This necklace was more expensive than all the other presents.
This necklace was ____________________ ____________________ expensive
present.

4. I’m really bad at drawing.

All my friends are ____________________ at drawing than me.

5. My dad says eating pizza isn’t as healthy as eating fruit.

My dad says eating fruit is ____________________ ____________________ eating
pizza.
6. My mum has got the smallest feet in my family.
My feet are ____________________ ____________________ my mum’s feet.

7. I don’t think loose trousers are as fashionable as tight trousers.

I think tight trousers are ____________________ ____________________ than
loose trousers.

8. Canada is larger than China.

China isn’t as ____________________ ____________________ Canada.

11. Complete the sentences with the past continuous positive or negative form
of the verbs.

1. I was really happy because we _______________________ (win) the match.

2. It was very early in the morning but I _______________________ (not sleep).

3. My dad wasn’t at home. He _______________________ (work) in Manchester.

4. My friends _______________________ (listen) to music on the computer.

5. You _______________________ (not study) at 5 pm. You were in the skate park.

6. She _______________________ (not have) breakfast when you saw her.

7. My friends and I _______________________ (play) volleyball when we broke the

window.

8. It was late when I got to class. My teacher _______________________ (write) on

the board.