� Complete the sentences using the types of holidays in the box.

a city break a beach holiday a family holiday a language exchange an adventure holiday

1 You can do lots of activities like cycling and horse-riding on _______

2 My friends want to go on , but I don't enjoy relaxing all the
time.
3 I went on _______ to Paris. It was interesting to visit all the museums.
4 My sister is going on _______ and will stay with a host family in Italy.
5 I went on _______ with my parents and we camped by a lake.

� Complete the table using the holiday activities in the box.

visit water parks go on day trips see local attractions go on cultural visits
go horse riding go on cycling tours visit beach resorts go mountain climbing
stay with host families try traditional food see famous buildings go shopping

city break adventure holiday beach holiday language exchange

� Complete the sentences using the holiday activities in the box.

visit water parks go on day trips go shopping go horse-riding

go on a cycling tour go on a cultural visit visit a beach resort
go mountain climbing visit local attractions stay with a host family

1 We often _______ in the airport where you can buy things more cheaply.
2 When I visit my aunt, we ofter. in the countryside. I love animals.
3 You can like a 9th century castle in my town.
4 Families like to when the weather is hot so they can cool down.
5 You can by coach to the countryside from the city.
6 It is often cheaper to in their own home than in a hotel.
7 If you are fit, a good way to see more of a country is to _______
8 You shouldn't alone as it can be a dangerous sport.
9 When you in a city, you have the chance to see museums and art galleries.
10 If you you can enjoy being by the sea, and do a variety of activities, like
surfing and water-skiing.

UNIT04 m
� Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

boring local natural traditional famous

cultural fun popular delicious interesting

1 The USA is a very _______ country to visit. Last year, it had over a
million visitors.
2 I think that it is more to go on holiday with friends than with
family because friends are interested in doing similar activities.
3 I would prefer to see animals in their _______ environment than in
a zoo.
4 If you go on a language exchange programme, you can learn a lot about the
_______ area where your host family lives.
5 A lot of people like to go to the beach for holidays, but I find it _______
6 I prefer to do activities on holiday, like visiting museums and
art galleries than to spend all my time on the beach.
7 Barcelona has a lot of buildings. Many of them were designed
by the artist Antoni Gaudi.
8 On the last night of my holiday, I ate the most meal in a
restaurant by the sea.
9 The Eiffel Tour is the most building in Paris - people all over the
world know what it looks like.
10 I love to eat food when I go on holiday. I don't always like it, but
it is fun to try it.

� Read the conversation and underline the correct answer.

A 1 Do you like/ You like going on holiday?
B Yes, 21 do/ I did. I always have a great time on holiday with my family.
A I do, too. Where 3 did you usually go/ do you usually go?
B Usually we go on a beach holiday but last summer we 4 go/ went on a city break.
A What 5 do you do/ did you do there?
B Well, because my parents 6 enjoy/ enjoys going to the theatre,
7 we all go/ we all went to see a play by a famous British writer.
A 8 Is it/ Was it good? I 9 not really like/ don't really like plays. I think they are boring.
B I thought that, too, but this one 10 wasn't I didn't boring at all. It was really fun.
� Complete the email using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

To: Ton
From: Sarah

Hi Tony,
I! _______ (go) to Germany with my family last year last February.
My family and I 2 (not like) beach holidays, we
3 (decide) to go to Berlin for a weekend.
Usually on holiday, 14 (enjoy) visiting lots of famous museums
and monuments but we 5 (not have) time to see everything, so
we just 6 (see) the main ones, like the Berlin Wall and the
Brandenburg Gate. In my opinion, they 7 (be) both very
interesting monuments. 18 (learn) about them at school last year.
We 9 (feel) cold a lot of the time because it
10 (be) the middle of winter.
Where 11 (you/ like) going on holiday?
12 (you/ prefer) city breaks in winter or beach holidays in the
summer?
Take care,
Sarah

� Match the two halves of the sentence.

1 I go to French lessons A but I enjoy hiking and horse-riding.
2 The weather in Stockholm wasn't B stay with a host family?
very nice C at sailing?
3 I'm not good at sport D twice a week.
4 Did you decide to E when we visited in December.
5 Are you good

� Choose the best answer, A, B or C.

1 I didn't go on the language exchange because/ so my language level wasn't
high enough.
2 As/ So we enjoy kayaking, we decided to go on an adventure holiday this year.
3 The host family spoke English really well so/ because I wasn't worried that we
wouldn't be able to communicate.
4 We prefer city breaks so/ because we enjoy exploring new places.
5 So/ As my parents enjoy trying traditional food, they went on a food tour.

UNIT04 •
 UNIT /05

� Match the different foods in the box to the photos.

beef lettuce duck lobster spaghetti salmon garlic cauliflower

II II II

II II II a

� Complete the table using the words in the box.

beef lettuce duck lobster spaghetti salmon carrot garlic cauliflower

Meat Vegetables Fish/Seafood Carbohydrates

• UNITOS
� Match the cooking methods 1-5 to the definitions A-E.
1 bake A to cook food in water.
2 boil B to cut something into small pieces.
C to cook something such as bread or a cake
3 chop
with dry heat in the oven.
4 fry D to put two or more ingredients together.
5 mix E to cook something in hot oil or fat.

� Complete the chart below using the words in the box.

I some any a an

Before singular countable nouns we use 1 _______ before a consonant and

2 before a vowel.
• I have 3 _______ sandwich for lunch.
• I had 4 apple for a snack today.
In positive sentences, with plural and uncountable nouns we use 5 _______
• I have got 6 juice in the fridge.
• There are 7 _______ oranges in the cupboard.
In questions and negative sentences with countable and uncountable nouns, we use
8 ______
• Are there 9 tomatoes?
• Is there 10 fish on the menu?
In offers and requests, we use 11 _______
• Can I have 12 water, please?
• Would you like 13 tea?

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� Read the sentences in the chart and underline the correct answer.

We use 1 a lot of/ many with positive and negative sentences with countable and
uncountable nouns.
• We have 2 much/ a lot of oranges to eat because we have an orange tree in our
garden.
• We don't have 3 a lot of/ many fruit to eat in winter.
We use 4 much/ many with questions and negatives with countable nouns.
• How 5 much/ many lemons do you need for the recipe?
• There aren't 6 much/ many cauliflowers in the shop.
We use 7 many/ much with questions and negatives with uncountable nouns.
• How 8 many/ much coffee is there in the cupboard?
• There isn't 9 many/ much sugar in the dish.

UNIT OS
� Choose the best answer, A, B or C.
1 Could you go to the shop? There isn't __ milk in the fridge.
A some Bmany Cmuch
2 How __ eggs do we need to make the cake?
A many Bmuch Ca lot of
3 There are __ potatoes in the cupboard, so we could make chips.
A much Bany Ca lot of
4 Do you have __ spaghetti?
A any Bmany Ca
5 I think that we have __ carrots in the fridge.
A much Bsome Cany
6 I would like __ fish, please.
A some Bmuch Cmany
7 How __ sugar would you like in your coffee?
A many Bmuch Cany
8 There aren't __ vegetables in the shop, just cauliflower and lettuce.
A any Bmany Cmuch
9 We don} t have __ beef left. Everyone ate it. Would you like chicken instead?
A any Bmany Cmuch
10 There are different salads on the menu. I don't know which one to choose.
A any Bmuch Ca lot of

@IrD Read the narrative and choose the best answer, A, B or C.

My 1 __ food is pizza. I like 2 __ pizzas because they are very easy to prepare.
If you want to 3 __ your own pizza, all you need to do is make the bread for the base.
This is called the dough. You can 4 __ tomatoes and cheese and 5 __ other
ingredients on top. You then 6 __ it in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until it is ready
to eat. If you don't feel like making pizza, you can buy 7 __ pizza from your local
supermarket and just put it in the oven when you get home. Nowadays, 8 __ of
people are so busy that they don't have time to cook at home or they like to have a rest
9 __ the weekend. These people often also eat pizza, but they go 10 __ a
take-away restaurant and buy a pizza that has already been made.
1 A best Blovely Cfavourite
2 A eating Beat Cate
3 A get Bhave Cmake
4 A mix Bfold Cadd
5 A a lot Bmany Cmuch
6 A cook Bboil c fry
7 A much Bsome Ca
8 A much Ba lot Cmany
9 A at Bin Cfor
10 A in Bfor Cto

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� Read the instructions about making an Arabian cauliflower recipe and look at the
pictures. Then, match the pictures to the instructions.
A While the cauliflower is boiling, chop some garlic.
B Add the mixture of paste, garlic and lemon juice to the cauliflower.
C Next, add the garlic to some special mixture called tahini paste and some
lemon juice.
D First, take a large cauliflower and cut the leaves off so that you only have the
white part.
E Mix the paste, the lemon juice and the garlic together.
F Next, take the cauliflower and place it in boiling water.
G Finally, cover the dish and put it in the fridge until you are ready to eat it.

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• •

UNIT OS
 UNIT /06

� Match the activities with the places.

You might go here to
1 send a parcel. A supermarket
2 stay for a few days. B police station
3 speak to a policeman. C library
4 exercise. D station
5 have a meal. E sports centre
6 do some food shopping. F post office
7 catch a bus or a train. G hotel
8 relax on the grass. H park
9 borrow a book. I museum
10 look at things from the past. J restaurant

� Match the places in the box to the sets of words.

department store castle airport motorway train street cafe

1 seat ticket platform travel

2 lift floor clothes toys
3 cars road sign fast
4 coffee snack talk table
5 houses cars bikes neighbours
6 history visitors building museum
7 flight plane passenger pilot

� Look at the map and complete the sentences using words in the box.

next in front of on your left behind

on your right across opposite between

1 The park is _______ the cinema.

2 The petrol station is the road SPORTS CENTRE
from the cinema.
3 The post office is _______ the cafe and
the hotel.
4 The theatre is the petrol station.
5 The sports centre is to the hotel.
6 When you come out of the hotel, the post office is

7 The bus stop is _______ the park.

8 When you come out of the museum, the library is

UNITOG
� Read the sentences and underline the correct answer.
Sally and her friend had nothing to do and they felt a bit 1 bored I sorry/ heavy. They decided
to go to the shopping centre to get some 2 latest/ new I early clothes. The shopping centre
had all of Sally's 3 popular/ favourite/ great shops. It was the weekend, and the centre was
4 full/ busy/ crowded of people. Sally was 5 worried/ ready I careful not to spend too much
money. After a couple of hours, Sally and her friend felt 6 wrong I difficult I tired so they went to
a cafe to relax. They had a drink and a 7 right/ healthy I fast snack and then went home.

� Complete the sentences using the adjectives in the box.

friendly high comfortable old famous interesting modern

1 I didn't enjoy the flight because my seat was not at all _______
2 The library looks very _______ - the building is made of glass and it is an unusual
shape.
3 The staff at the hotel were always polite and _______
4 I'm reading a very _______ book at the moment about the future of the planet.
5 I bought some beautiful jewellery from the market. It's from the 19th
century.
6 The mountain isn't very _______ but the views from the top are still amazing.
7 I sat next to a well known actor on the train. I had never seen a _______ person
before that.

� Complete the table using the adjectives in the box.

expensive interesting modern comfortable strong fast difficult

low high careful new important cheap crowded clean old

+er I est more I the most . ..

small - smaller, smallest famous - more, the most famous

� Complete the sentences using the adjectives in brackets.

1 I think trains are _______ (safe) and _______ (fast) than cars.
2 The traffic is usually _______ (bad) in the city than in the countryside.
3 In London, the bus is (cheap) than the trains.
4 The main square is (old) than any other parts of the town.
5 My old house was (big) than the one I live in now.
6 I live far from college so I have to get up (early) than my friends.
7 Our garden always looks (pretty) in summer than in winter.
8 My friend has lost weight and is much (thin) than last year.
9 It is (good) for your health to cycle to work than get the bus.
10 Jon lives _______ (far) away from me than Pete.
� Complete the sentences using a comparative adjective.
1 My bike was expensive but my brother's was _______
2 Art galleries are interesting but museums are _______
3 Madrid is hot but Kuwait is _______
4 This garden is pretty but the one we saw yesterday was _______
5 This restaurant is good but the Italian one is _______
6 I was excited about the trip but my friend was _______
7 Cars are noisy but motorbikes are _______
8 I'm bad at maths but my friend is _______

� Look at the pictures of the three cars. Compete the sentences using the superlative
adjectives.

1 Car A is _______ (cheap).

2 Car Bhas (many) doors.
3 Car C has (large) engine.
4 Car A has (many) kilometres on the clock.
5 Car C is (expensive).
6 Car A has (small) engine.
7 Car Bis (old).

� Compete the email using the correct form of the adjectives in brackets •

-�·�· ·�
••• < >

Wilham

Hi Sue,
I'm on holiday in Munich and I'm having a great time. We are staying in a little hotel near the city
centre. It isn't 1 (good) hotel in town but it is nice enough and it was
2 (cheap) than most of the others I looked at. It's very close to the Englischer
Garten, a beautiful park that is 3 (big) than Central Park in New York!
Yesterday, we went to the Deutsches Museum, a big science museum - one of
4 (large) in Europe. I liked all of it, but 5 _______ (interesting)
part for me was the space exhibition. Tomorrow, we are going to the Residezmuseum. The
guidebook says it is one of 6 (fine) palaces in the whole of Germany.
I can't wait.
· Write and tell me about your holiday.
William

UNIT06
� Match the two halves of the sentence.
1 John works many hours, but he doesn't mind A can cook many types of food.
because he
2 Julia learnt Spanish very quickly this year. I think B could already speak two other
it is because she languages.
3 I have improved a lot. I got top marks for my C can't understand maths very easily.
essay, but just a year ago, I
4 Jim's results are really impressive and he didn't D couldn't even talk to new people easily a
even study that much. He few months ago.
5 In the job interview, it's important that you don't E Can you remember a lot of information?
forget anything.
6 Matteo will become a chef one day, I think. He F can finish early on Fridays.
7 Sandra is very popular and has so many friends.
G couldn't even write very well.
It's difficult to believe that she
8 I know it is simple but I need to use my calculator H Could he play sport well when he was a
because I child, too?
9 Joseph is really good at football, tennis and
can't read maps very well.
basketball.
10 Lucy is late. I think she is lost. She J can just do very well in exams.

� Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the box.

get learn(x2} teach pass start (x2}

fail take(x2} finish study

1 I _______ my driving test last month. Now, I drive to school every day.
2 My older sister is _______ law. When she university,
she wants to be a family lawyer.
3 I think that it is difficult for young people to _______ a good without
experience.
4 My father _______ me how to cook when I was a child.
5 I didn't _______ how to play a musical instrument when I was younger.
I would like to piano lessons, but they are very expensive.
6 Many students the exam. They will it again
next month.
7 I my computer course last week. I want to ______
how to design my own website.
8 My friend is her new job tomorrow. She feels a bit nervous.
� Match the jobs in the box with the pictures.

chef lifeguard shop assistant receptionist teacher cleaner doctor

,,

� Complete the missing information in the jobs advertisement using the words in the box.

experience friendly and helpful sports, art or music energy

long hours speak another language hard-working weekend

Receptionist for busy city hotel, who can

Waiter/Waitress needed for 4 (French, German or Spanish).
popular Italian restaurant.
You should be 5 to guests and
You do not need to have tell them any information that they need about tourist
l��������� attractions, local restaurants and transport in the city.
of working in a restaurant,
but you should be
2 � � ���
and happy to work in a team. Summer Camp Leaders to teach children
You will work 6 at a summer camp. You should
3�������� have a lot of 7 because you will
especially at the weekends spend all day with the children. You will need to work
when we are very busy. weekdays and at the 8 , but you
will have one day off each week.
� Complete the sentences with the prepositions, in I on/ at.
1 My brother is working as a lifeguard _______ the swimming pool.
2 My cousin studies nursing university.
3 I wouldn't like to work a restaurant. I think it would be too stressful.
4 I'm not working Monday. It is my day off.
5 My friend wants to be a chef a top restaurant.
6 I was work yesterday, so I didn't watch the football match on TV.
7 I usually finish work five o'clock.

� Complete the categories with the correct words from the box.

waiter receptionist tables rooms chef guests cash desk

clothes meal lift cleaner changing rooms shop assistant

Restaurant Hotel Shop

@rra Read the conversation and underline the correct option.

A 1 You can/ You can't/ Can you play sport?
B Yes, 2 I can/ I can't/ can I play basketball. Are you good at sport?
A Not really, 3 I can/ I can't/ can I play many sports, but I like watching them on TV.
B How many languages 4 you can/ you can't/ can you speak?
A Four. 5 I can/ I can't/ can I speak English, Russian, Chinese and Thai.

� Complete the sentences using con I can't I could/ couldn't.

1 I'm doing well at school. I got top marks for my English essay. I think it's because
I write really well.
2 I got a bad mark in my exams. My problem is that I _______ remember facts.
3 I was nervous last year in my science exam that I remember a thing.
4 I did really badly in my history exam last summer. I didn't do enough homework so
I understand the subject very well.

� Read the email and decide if the use of con/ can't/ could/ couldn't is correct fl' or
incorrect X. Correct the mistakes.
Dear Simon,
I'm interested in the lifeguard job this summer.
11 could swim very well. 2 I couldn't swim when I was a child but I learnt when I was 12.
3 I can also remember lots of information and instructions very well.
I have some questions about the lifeguards you had last year. 4 They could talk to new
people easily? 5 I can so I think I am a good choice for this job.
Thanks,
Pablo
1 _______ 2 ______ 3 ______
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 UNIT /09

@JiD Complete the sentences using a preposition or adverb. Not all sentences need a
preposition or adverb.
1 I usually communicate email with my lecturer at university.
2 If you are having a difficult time, it is best to talk someone.
3 You must be able to hold a conversation _______ someone to pass
the exam.
4 You can't take the course, unless you speak _______ English really well.
5 Have you got any free time? I want to have a chat something.
6 You can go to the careers office to have a chat someone
about jobs.
7 Do you want to discuss _______ a topic for the project?
� Match the sentence halves.
1 I'm going to study A to songs in English.
2 I'm going to talk B with a 'teacher in a classroom.
3 I'm going to use C newspapers and magazines.
4 I'm going to listen D to people whose first language is English.
5 I'm going to keep E emails to my friends.
6 I'm going to watch F a vocabulary notebook.
7 I'm going to read G online videos.
8 I'm going to write H a dictionary.

� Complete the sentences and questions using the positive, negative or question form
of going to for future plans and the verbs in brackets.
----v--c----v-��-(+/buy) a paper dictionary as I can't use an online dictionary

_______ ( -/ worry) about my English test tomorrow. It is only a

_______ (?/you/learn) some French before your holiday in Paris?

_______ (+/try) my hardest to improve my vocabulary over the next

_______ (?I you/meet) them outside the library?

_______ (- I she/live) in campus accommodation when she goes

UNIT09
� Write questions using going to for future plans and the words below.
O what I going to I do I after lunch I?
What are you going to do after lunch?
I'm going to cycle home and do my English homework.
1 who I going to I do I language project with I?

Probably Peter, but if he already has someone to work with, I'm going to ask Aaron.
2 where/ going to/ buy/ a dictionary from I?

There is a big book store near my house. I'm going to go there.

3 how I going to I improve I your language skills I?

Practise, practise, and more practise.

4 when I going to/ tell/ teacher you want to move up to a higher class/?

I don't know. Maybe I should do it after the next lesson.

5 why I not going to I go university next year/?

I am going to work for my father's company instead.

� Complete the conversation using the words in the box.

time advantage skills advice effort progress fun work

Susan My brother says he won't be able to pass his English exam, so he's not going to
make anl _______
George Well, that's not a surprise. He never does any 2 _______
Susan I tried to give him some 3 , but he didn't take it. He only wants
to have 4 , he doesn't care about studying.
George I did, too. I told him that it takes a long 5 to learn a language,
and it's hard work.
Susan He watches films in English and does look up what the actors are saying on
the internet.
George That's a good start. He should also practise his speaking 6 _______ as
well as listening.
Susan Exactly. It's more difficult to make any 7 if you don't speak.
George He also has a big 8 because your dad is an English teacher!
Maybe you can encourage him to try more.

� Complete the paraphrased sentences of the conversation in Exercise 5. Write ONE and
THREE words only.
1 Susan's brother isn't going to study because he believes he is going to fail _______
2 He didn't want to take Susan's _______
3 Susan's brother isn't interested in his studies and he would much rather _______
4 George told Susan's brother that it takes a lot of effort to learn a language, and it happens
over a _______
5 Geroge thinks that without practising your speaking skills, it is more difficult to

6 The biggest advantage that Susan's brother has is that their father teaches _______
 Complete the table using the second part of the collocations in the box.

a mistake dinner a difference a noise an exam

somebody laugh a test a picture a guess a walk

make take

Read the sentences and underline the correct answer.

1 It is a beautiful day. I am going to take/ am taking/ am going to make a walk.
2 Lucinda is upset. She thinks she took/ made/ makes many mistakes in the exam.
3 Robert is so funny. He really makes/ takes/ is making me laugh.
4 I always make/ am taking/ take lots of photos when I go sightseeing on holiday.
5 What really makes/ is making/ made a difference to your language skills is if you
don't worry about doing/ taking/ making mistakes.

� Rearrange the linking words and phrases in the correct place in the paragraph.
I'm going to talk about a project I did at college. 1 To sum up, it was a language project,
and I worked with my friend, Peter. We had to find out how many people in college
speak more than one language and, 2 firstly, what their level of English is. I like doing
this sort of project, so was happy to work hard. 3 However, Peter is also a very good
student, so we helped each other a lot, and it was quite easy in the end. 4 Furthermore,
we didn't get any good advice from Miss Smith in the college office. She didn't want to
do anything for us at first. Then she gave us the information from last year, not this year,
and then she couldn't find the correct information herself! 5 Additionally, she didn't
help us at all.
1 2 3 _______
------- 5 ______

� Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the box.

have (x2) discuss hold communicate try

1 I don't know what university to apply for. My father and I _______· a chat
about it tomorrow.
2 Come in, Alison. We _______ to decide what to have for dinner, maybe
you can help us.
3 Look, we _______ this last week - I don't want to have a party for
my birthday.
4 I don't know anyone who by letter anymore. I only ever
send emails.
5 Our English teacher always tells us more conversations with
each other after class, so we can practise our skills more.
6 I a chat with my mum about what language course to take.

UNIT09