Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct answer, a or b.

1. Learning English is really __________.

a) interested b) important

2. We can’t buy a car because they are too __________.

a) cheap b) expensive

3. He always __________ his homework before dinner.

a) makes b) does

4. I can’t __________ good photographs.

a) make b) take

5. His little brother is not very good at __________ a ball.

a) catching b) playing

6. Who __________ your bed?

a) makes b) does

7. My mother always __________ her room after breakfast.

a) tidies b) does

8. It’s usually __________ and cold in winter.

a) windy b) snow

2. Put the words into the correct group.

cow | dance | daughter | doctor | dog | dollar | driver | euro | funny | geography |
glasses | great | history | elephant | husband | interesting | maths | pence | pound |
run | science | sheep | shoe | skirt | son | take | teacher | tired | trousers | waitress |
walk | wife

1. Verbs:
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2. Adjectives:
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3. Family:
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4. Things to wear:
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5. Money:
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6. Jobs:
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7. Animals:
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8. Subjects at school:
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3. Complete the sentences with the words below.

arrived | easy | gets up | job | cook | slow | weather | young

1. Our teacher is very ______________. She’s only twenty-five years old.

2. The test was ______________. We finished it really quickly.

3. I like travelling by bus but it’s really ______________. I’m always late for school.
4. The ______________ wasn’t good on my holidays in England. It rained all the
time.

5. When I ______________ home after the football match, nobody was home.

6. What’s your father’s ______________? Is he a doctor?

7. My dad always ______________ before us because he makes our breakfast.

8. I sometimes ______________ dinner on a Friday night.

4. Choose the right words to complete the text.

My name is Isabella and I come from Spain. I’m fifteen years old and I go to school in
Barcelona.

Barcelona is (1) beautiful / famous for its museums and churches. It’s also got
beautiful beaches. Many people go there to (2) ride / swim in the sea. There are
many tourists in the spring and summer. The weather is always very good. It’s never
too hot or too (3) cold / warm. There are also many (4) restaurants / hospitals in
Barcelona with great Spanish food.

Today it’s my birthday and I’m with my best friends, Luisa and Lara. We’re (5)
cooking / sitting in a small café and we’re having ice cream. It’s my (6) favourite /
good food. In the morning we (7) watched / visited some of Barcelona’s museums.
They were really interesting but the tickets were very (8) expensive / interesting.

Grammar

5. Choose the right word to complete the sentences.

1. I’m staying at home because / why I need to study for a test.

2. It’s a lot / too cold to play in the park. It’s snowing.

3. How many / much sugar do you have in your tea?

4. Eat a good breakfast. Its / It’s good for you.

5. Mary is John and Ann’s daughter. She’s they’re / their child.

6. You can put your books into / above your bags now, children. It’s time to go home.

7. We / Let’s go for a picnic. The weather is fantastic.

8. I’m sorry but I can / can’t play football today. My leg is broken

6. Complete the sentences. Use the verb and the form in brackets.

1. My mum ___________________________ the film. It wasn’t interesting. (not like –

past simple)

2. ___________________________ all your friends at your party yesterday? (be –

past simple)

3. My dad ___________________________ dinner now. He’s a good cook. (cook –

present continuous)

4. It ___________________________ very warm yesterday but we played outside.

(not be – past simple)

5. Her brother ___________________________ blue eyes. His eyes are green. (not
have got – present simple)

6. He never ___________________________ early on Sundays. He sleeps until

10.00 o’clock. (get up – present simple)

7. How often ___________________________ he ___________________________

the cello? (practise – present simple)

8. Quick! The bus ___________________________! (leave – present continuous)

7. Put the words in the right order to make questions.

1. A: live / does / your / where / friend

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B: She lives in Brazil.

2. A: cat / are / why / you / feeding / the

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B: Because it’s hungry.

3. A: are / cows / on / farm / the / there / any

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B: No, there aren’t. But there are some sheep.

4. A: car / new / he / got / has / a

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B: Yes, he has and it’s fantastic.

5. A: Mina / is / sleeping / sofa / on / the

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B: No, she isn’t.

6. A: go / school / do / they / how / to

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B: They go by bus.

7. A: Martin / sitting / next to / who / is

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B: Sylvia is next to him.

8. A: ride / horse / a / can / you

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B: No, I can’t.

8. Complete the text with between one and three words in each gap. Use the
words in brackets to help you.

Alice and her brother 1___________ (be) on holiday. It’s summer and they
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___________ (not need) to go to school. They 3___________ (stay) in a small
village in Germany. They go there every year because it’s their 4___________
(mother) village. There aren’t many 5___________ (house) there because the village
is small. It’s 6___________ (small) than their friend’s village in Portugal. They
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___________ (visit) Portugal last summer but they 8___________ (not like) it. It was
too hot!

Listening

9. Lucy has a band with two friends. Listen to an interview with Lucy and
choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

1. What does Lucy do in the band? _____

a) She sings. b) She plays the guitar. c) She plays the drums.

2. What time does Lucy finish school every day? _____

a) 8.00 b) 4.30 c) 6.00

3. What can Lucy play? _____

a) drums b) guitar c) violin

4. What does Lucy enjoy with her family? _____

a) watching films b) going walking c) playing music

5. Where was Lucy’s band last night? _____

a) London b) Paris c) Edinburgh

Reading

10. Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Clare is eight years old and lives in Manchester. She has a big family. Her two older
brothers are doctors. They work in a big hospital. Her brothers work a lot and they
only come home sometimes. When they come home, Clare wants to play with them
but they are usually tired and sleep all the time. Clare also has two sisters. They are
twins. They are 17 years old. They go to school in Manchester.

This weekend is special because it’s their mum’s birthday. All the family are at home.
It’s sunny and Clare and her brothers and sisters are all in the garden helping their
mum. Their dad is in the kitchen. He is making a birthday cake for Mum.

Yesterday it rained all day and Clare was sad. But today it’s sunny, everyone is home
and she’s really happy.

1. There are seven people in Clare’s family. _____

2. Clare’s brothers are teachers. _____

3. Her brothers can’t come home very often. _____

4. Clare is helping her mother with the birthday cake. _____

5. The weather wasn’t good yesterday. _____

Writing

11. Write about shopping. Use the ideas below to help you:

• When do you go shopping?

• What do you like buying?
• Who do you go shopping with?
• What’s your favourite shop where you live?

Write about 25 words.

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Speaking

12. Put the words in the right order to make questions. Then ask and answer
the questions with your partner.

1. are / What / hobbies / your / ?

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2. got / you / a / family / big / Have / ?

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3. is / name / your / What / teacher’s / ?

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4. do / food / you / like / What / ?

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5. got / you / pets / any / Have / ?

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