Grammar and Vocabulary Starter unit Grammar Vocabulary Present simple and present continuous Adjectives: emotions 1 Complete the email with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. 4 Match pictures A–D to 1–4. A C B D Hi Raquel, I’m having (have) a great time at Oxford English School and (1) I __________ (stay) with a nice family. Every day I (2) __________ (get up) at 7.30 a.m. and I (3) __________ (have) a shower. We all (4) __________ (have) breakfast at about 8.00 a.m. The bus (5) __________ (come) at about 8.30 a.m. Lessons (6) __________ (start) at 9.00 a.m. Tony, our teacher, is very funny and he (7) __________ (make) us laugh but he also (8) __________ (give) us lots of homework … and it’s a holiday! Huh! 3 angry __ 4 relaxed __ Verbs: experiences Past simple 2 Match questions 1–5 to answers A–E. 1 2 3 4 5 When did you last feel nervous? C What did your Dad cook for dinner? __ How did you make your own website? __ When did you last go to a great party? __ Where did you go for your last holiday? __ A B C D E Cairo, in Egypt. We saw the Pyramids. We had steak and roast potatoes. Lovely! Before my piano exam. I couldn’t sleep! My sister helped me. In June. I went to Amy’s sixteenth birthday disco! Comparative and superlative adjectives 3 Complete the sentences with the words. best healthier hottest more most interesting spicier than the worse 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 surprised D 2 tired __ Where’s the hottest place on the planet? I’m __________ than my sister at maths. This is the __________ chocolate in the world! Carrots are __________ than chips! Is Chinese __________ most difficult language? The food on holiday was __________ than ours. What’s the ___________ book that you’ve read? Is he taller __________ your teacher? Friends are __________ important than money. 3 5 Put the underlined words in the correct sentences. 1 2 3 4 feel a healthy meal cook cook a lie-in __________ have new friends __________ make a sleepover with friends __________ have worried __________ Holidays 6 Choose the correct option. 1 2 3 4 5 Let’s buy / meet a souvenir of Big Ben. Did you send / miss me a postcard from Rome? Hire / Book your hotel now and save 20%! Be careful. Don’t get / have sunburned. Do you want to go / lose abroad? I want to explore / meet the island. Food 7 Complete the words. This chilli sauce is very spicy. 1 Ana doesn’t eat meat, so she usually has ch_____ sandwiches. 2 Is there sugar in my coffee? It’s very s_____t. 3 This chicken is really t______y. Delicious! 4 I love cr__________ cereal with lots of nuts! 5 Some burger restaurants put a lot of s_______ on their chips. Grammar Starter unit Present simple and present continuous 3 Put the words in the correct order to write questions. 1 Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I can’t talk now. I’m doing (do) my homework. She ____________ (practise) the guitar for at least 20 minutes every day. Bobby ____________ (have) a shower, I think. He’ll be down in a minute. They ____________ (come) to our house for New Year every year. It’s a family tradition. I sometimes ____________ (see) Sylvie at school but she’s in a different class. We ____________ (study) dinosaurs this week. It’s really interesting. Why does he always ____________ (arrive) late for everything? How often ____________ (you / see) your cousins in Seville? My older brother ____________ (live) at home with us until he can get a job. My friend Beth ____________ (not eat) meat, so can we have fish for dinner for the sleepover? Why ____________ (you / stand) on that chair? That isn’t very safe! 1 2 3 4 5 have / he / when / accident / his / did? When did he have his accident? a / parents / hire / did / car / your? ______________________________________ go / where / on / did / they / holiday? ______________________________________ time / land / the / plane / did / what? ______________________________________ many / did / send / how / you / postcards? ______________________________________ miss / did / your / why / you / flight? ______________________________________ Comparative and superlative adjectives 4 Look at the pictures. Compare A, B and C. Use comparative and superlative forms of the words. cheap / expensive short / tall slow / fast small / big Past simple A is shorter than B. C is the tallest. 2 Complete the story with the correct past simple form of the verbs. be decide go hear listen not hear notice not know push run stay turn you / break One night last month my parents were out with friends so I (1) ____________ at home with my little brother. At about eleven o’clock, I (2) ____________ a strange noise downstairs. I (3) ____________ carefully, but I (4) ____________ it again, but I (5) ____________ to go and check. I (6) ____________ downstairs very slowly and quietly because I (7) ____________ if there was someone in the house. I (8) ____________ that the kitchen door was open a little. I (9) ____________ it open and I (10) ____________ on the light. Then our cat (11) ____________ past me … through the milk on the kitchen floor. ‘Millie! (12) ____________ that bottle of milk?’ I asked. 1 ______________________________________ 2 ______________________________________ 3 ______________________________________ 1 3 Vocabulary Starter unit Adjectives: emotions Food 1 Complete the sentences with the adjectives. 3 What is each person describing? angry excited funny lonely nervous relaxed surprised tired 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 That film was so funny! We laughed so much! You feel __________ when something happens which you weren’t expecting. He’s always so __________ . He doesn’t worry about anything. I’m very __________ . I need to sleep. Do you get __________ and worried before an exam? Dad was very __________ when I broke his laptop. We try to see Grandma at weekends because she feels __________ without visitors. I’m really __________ about our holiday. Dad says that we’re going to Florida! It’s white and you add it to make food taste better, but it isn’t healthy to have a lot. salt These are orange vegetables. They are crunchy and people say that they help you see in the dark! 1 ____________ Some people have this for breakfast, but other people have it as a dessert. It’s thicker than milk. Sometimes it has fruit or you can add your own. 2 ____________ Verbs: experiences It’s white and you add it to make tea and coffee sweet. It isn’t good for your teeth. 2 Complete the words. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I’ve finished my book and I don’t want to go swimming again now because the sea’s a bit cold, so I’m going to sunbathe. Dad works very hard and he has a long journey to his office, so on Saturday and Sunday he likes to have a l___________ . It’s Lorna’s birthday on Saturday. She’s invited three friends to come to her house on Friday. They’re going to have a s___________ and then on Saturday, they’re going bowling. Mrs Hardwick says that if we take £20 to school, we can go on a s___________ ___________ to the National Media Museum. It’s an amazing place. Is that OK? Please! You’ve made biscuits and cakes at school, but when are they going to teach you to cook a h___________ ___________? I’m sad because my friend Abby’s moved to Scotland, but Mum says that I’ll make n___________ ___________ and maybe one day we can visit her! Mum doesn’t often f___________ ___________, but there are problems at work and she isn’t sleeping well at the moment. 3 ____________ This comes from milk and it’s yellow or white. You can put it in sandwiches and it’s usually on a pizza. 4 ____________ Holiday phrases 4 Complete the dialogues. 1 2 3 4 5 6 A: Why couldn’t you go to France last week? B: Because I’ve lost my passport. A: Let’s _____________ a hotel on this website. B: No, let’s stay in a B&B. They’re cheaper. A: Why are you so red? B: I got _____________ . A: Did you _____________ me a postcard? B: No, sorry, but I can email you some photos. A: What happened to your leg? B: I had an _____________ when I was skiing. A: Can we explore new places this time? B: Yes – we’re going to _____________ a car. A: Did you _____________ any souvenirs? B: Yes! Look – I got this T-shirt of New York! 2 3 Grammar Starter unit 1 Look at the table. Write sentences about what the people usually do at 9 a.m. on Saturday and what they are doing today. Use the present simple and present continuous. Usually Today Gemma cereal / breakfast toast / breakfast Kyle have / a lie-in walk / dog Todd watch / TV look for / phone Stacey meet / friends do / homework Mum and Dad go / shopping paint / bedroom Gemma usually has cereal for breakfast but today she is having toast for breakfast. 1 Kyle __________________________________ ______________________________________ 2 Todd __________________________________ ______________________________________ 3 Stacey ________________________________ ______________________________________ 4 Mum and Dad __________________________ ______________________________________ 2 Write the past simple form of the verbs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 become became begin __________ break __________ drink __________ feel __________ forget __________ hear __________ keep __________ 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 know make put shut tidy travel write __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 3 Complete the dialogues with the past simple forms of the verbs. arrive buy catch cost do fall give go hurt learn not come pay see teach 1 2 3 4 A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: 5 A: B: 6 A: B: How did you learn to play the guitar? My brother taught me. _____________ the train? Yes. We _____________ in time. _____________ shopping yesterday? Yes. I _____________ a great pair of jeans. ________ you ________ Jane at the party? No, she was ill so she _____________ . My grandpa _____________ down the stairs at the weekend. _____________ himself? How much _____ she _____ for her shoes? They _____________ nearly €100. What _____ you _____ with your old phone? I _____________ it to my little brother. 4 There is one missing word in each sentence. Rewrite the sentences correctly. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Yesterday was hottest day of the year. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year. That must be the horrible meal I have ever had. ______________________________________ That was worst horror film I have ever seen. ______________________________________ This phone is better my old one. ______________________________________ That curry last night was spiciest I’ve ever eaten. ______________________________________ Eating carrots is a lot healthier eating crisps! ______________________________________ Who do you think is best football player in your team? ______________________________________ This café is expensive than our favourite. ______________________________________ My gran makes tastiest soup in the world. ______________________________________ 5 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives. 1 Who’s __________________ (relaxed) person in your family? 2 My results this year are __________________ (good) last year. 3 Do you think going abroad is _______________ (interesting) than staying at home? 4 Who’s _________________ (tall) in your class? 5 Is that __________________ (big) suitcase that we’ve got? 6 I think English is __________________ (easy) German. 6 Complete the text with one word in each space. Did you know that your own home is one of the (1) _______ dangerous places to be? A recent report concludes that you are (2) _______ likely to injure yourself in your kitchen (3) _______ you are driving a car or playing sport. However, it is easier to prevent accidents (4) _______ we think. Don’t leave pans of oil to heat up while you do something else. They are one of (5) _______ biggest causes of fires in the home. Also, take extra care when climbing up a ladder. Falling off ladders or chairs is one of the (6) _______ common causes of injuries. We all need to be (7) _______ careful at home. And remember, it’s better to be safe (8) _______ sorry! 1 3 Vocabulary Starter unit 1 Which is the odd one out? Why? Use the words to give a reason. crunchy healthy 3 Write questions with When did you last … ? for the answers. spicy sweet oranges / beans / melons / apples They aren’t sweet. 1 apples / carrots / chips / bananas ______________________________________ 2 apples / cheese / carrots / crisps ______________________________________ 3 curry / chilli sauce / Mexican tacos / yoghurt ______________________________________ 1 2 3 2 Complete the dialogue. abroad angry booked explore had holidays missed send souvenir sunbathe sunburned surprised tired Adam: So, Tom, what are you doing over the summer holidays? Tom: This year we’re going (1) __________ – to Australia! Adam: Wow! That’s amazing! I’m sure you’ll have a better time than I did last year. Tom: Why? What happened to you? Adam: Well, my parents wanted to (2) __________ a new place so they (3) __________ a small hotel on the Greek island of Naxos. Tom: Well, that sounds OK … doesn’t it? Adam: On the way to the airport, a lorry (4) __________ an accident on the motorway and we had to wait for the police. Oh, and while we were waiting, a man in a car behind us got very (5) ________ and nearly started a fight with the lorry driver! Anyway, we (6) __________ the flight and we had to sleep in the airport and go the next day. We couldn’t sleep well, so we were (7) __________ when we arrived. We went to the beach and fell asleep in the sun … and we all got really (8) ____________ ! Tom: Oh no! That’s an awful start! Well, our flight will be very long, so I’ll be (9) __________ if we aren’t very tired when we get there! Adam: Exactly! But remember, it isn’t a good idea to (10) __________ and fall asleep! Have a great time! Don’t forget to (11) __________ me a postcard, and are you going to buy a (12) __________ for me? Maybe a surfing kangaroo key ring! 4 5 6 A: When did you last have a lie-in? B: I don’t! I always get up at 7 a.m.! A: ____________________________________ B: One day in the school holidays, – I can’t remember when. Rose, Molly and Grace came and we watched some DVDs before we went to bed. A: ____________________________________ B: Er, I think it was in April. It wasn’t very interesting – Mr Elkins took us to a castle. A: ____________________________________ B: Last week – we lost our cat for two days. A: ____________________________________ B: Me?! In the kitchen? I eat lots of fruit and vegetables, but I’m not a chef at all! A: ____________________________________ B: Hmm, that’s difficult. Oh, I know! I met two Italian girls on holiday last summer and we still chat online. A: ____________________________________ B: Well, it wasn’t in England! It’s always too cold and too cloudy! 4 Complete the dialogue. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: How are you? I haven’t seen you for ages. Any news? I’m fine, thanks. Actually, I have got some news, yes. I had a phone call to say I’ve won a special award. I was very (1) s__________ . I mean, why me? Is it because of your voluntary work? What do you do? Is it with children? No, it’s with older people. They like visitors, you know, because they feel (2) l__________ . Anyway, I have to go to the town hall and someone is going to be there from the local newspaper to take photos. Wow! So you’re really (3) e__________ about it, are you? Well, I was at first, but then they said that I have to talk to everyone about my work and now I’m really (4) n__________ . But when you gave a talk at school you were very calm and (5) r__________ ! Yes, I didn’t feel (6) w__________ about that because I was with my friends! Listen, you’ll be fine! Well done! Enjoy the evening! 2 3 Starter unit Extra Practice Vocabulary Adjectives: emotions 1 * Choose the correct option. 1 I don’t get nervous before exams. I’m always very tired / relaxed. 2 Jack works hard, so we were nervous / surprised when he didn’t do 3 *** Answer the questions with your own ideas. Give reasons for your ideas. What makes you feel relaxed? well in his exams. 3 I feel terrible before a big exam. I’m always very relaxed / nervous. 4 I didn’t sleep a wink last night, so I’m tired / surprised today. 5 I’m excited / tired. It’s my birthday today! 6 My teacher gets angry / lonely when I’m late for school. I feel relaxed on Saturday mornings. I have a lie-in and listen to music. 1 What makes you feel angry? ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… 2 When did you last feel surprised? ……………………………………………………………………………...…. 2 ** Complete the sentences. 1 An angry person ….. A is calm and happy. 2 An excited person ….. B is unhappy and shouts a lot. 3 A lonely person ….. C needs to go to bed. 4 A tired person ….. D makes people laugh. 5 A relaxed person ….. E hasn’t got anyone to talk to. 6 A funny person ….. F is really happy and enthusiastic about a future event. ………………………………………………………………………………… 3 What do you do when you feel lonely? ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… 4 What makes you feel nervous? ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… Student’s Book 3 Starter Unit Starter unit Extra Practice Grammar Past simple 1 * Complete the sentences with the words. did didn’t eat had watch watched 3 *** Write past simple questions for the underlined information. She went to Spain last summer. 1 I ………. TV last night. Where did she go last summer? 2 I didn’t ………. a funny film. 1 They joined the choir two months ago. 3 I was relaxed. I ………. feel nervous. 4 We ………. a great time last weekend. 5 Where ………. you go last Sunday? 6 What did you ………. for breakfast this morning? …………………………………………………………………………………… ? 2 My grandparents lived in London in 1990. …………………………………………………………………………………… ? 3 I did my homework after school. ……………………………………………………..……………………………. ? 2 ** Complete the dialogues with the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A What time …..…………………………............... (you / go) to bed last night? 4 I got up at 6.45 a.m. yesterday. …………………………………………………………………………………… ? 5 I felt really angry when I heard the news. …………………………………………………………………………………… ? B I ….…..…………………………................... (go) to bed at 10.30 p.m. 2 A What ……..………………………. (they / have) for dinner yesterday? B They ……….…..…………………………....................... (have) pizza. 3 A How ……………..…………………..… (Marc / feel) before his exam? B He …………..…………………………......................... (feel) nervous. 4 A Where ………………..……………………….. (you and Tom / meet)? B We ...........………………............... (meet) on our first day at school. Student’s Book 3 Starter Unit Starter unit Extra Practice Vocabulary Holidays 1 * Complete the verbs. 3 *** Complete the text with the correct form of the holiday phrases in exercises 1 and 2. 1 b _ _ souvenirs from a shop 2 m_ _ _ new people 3 g _ abroad on holiday 4 h _ _ _ an accident 5 e _ _ _ _ _ _ a new place 2 ** Match the phrases to the definitions. book a hostel get sunburned hire a car lose your passport miss a flight send a postcard Last month, my parents decided to (1) ………. ………. on holiday. They (2) …..….. a …..….. in Rome in Italy – it was a 5* hotel and very expensive! They didn’t (3) …..….. a …..….. because they didn’t want to drive – they wanted to explore the city on foot. Unfortunately, they had a problem on the first day of the holiday because my dad (4) …..….. his …..….. in the house and you can’t fly without the correct documents. In the end he found it, but they arrived at the airport late and (5) …..….. their …..….. to Rome. Fortunately, there was another flight in the afternoon. They had a great time in Rome, and they didn’t (6) …..….. …..….. at all because it wasn’t sunny or hot and it rained all week! 1 pay to drive a vehicle for a period of time …………… 2 arrive too late to catch a plane …………… 3 write a message on a card and post it to people …………… 4 stay in the sun too long and go red …………… 5 reserve a room to stay in for a short period of time …………… 6 not know where your important travel document is …………… Student’s Book 3 Starter Unit Starter unit Extra Practice Grammar Present simple and present continuous 1 * Choose the correct option. 1 How often do you go / are you going on holiday? 2 I write / ’m writing an email at the moment. 3 They don’t sunbathe / aren’t sunbathing right now. 4 Usually we don’t buy / aren’t buying souvenirs. 5 She travels / ’s travelling by bus every day. 6 What do the people do / are the people doing in the photo? 3 *** Tick () the sentences with verbs that are in the correct tense. Correct the wrong ones. They’re usually hiring a car on holiday. They usually hire a car on holiday. 1 Do they go to the beach every day? ….…………………………………………………………………………………. 2 How often are you eating in a restaurant? ….…………………………………………………………………………………. 2 ** Complete the dialogues with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A What …..…………………………............... (he / do) at the moment? B He …..…………………………............................ (look) at a website. 2 A How often …..…………………………........ (you / go) to the cinema? B About twice a month. I …..…............................ (not go) every week. 3 He speaks Spanish right now. ….…………………………………………………………………………………. 4 They aren’t having dinner at the moment. ….…………………………………………………………………………………. 5 We explore the old part of the city now. …….………………………………………………………………………………. 3 A What …..…........................ (your mum / do) from Monday to Friday? B She …..…................................. (work) at a school. She’s a teacher. 4 A Who …..…................................................ (Jane / talk) to right now? B She …..…......................................................... (not talk) to anyone. Student’s Book 3 Starter Unit Starter unit Extra Practice Vocabulary and Grammar Food and comparative and superlative adjectives 1 * Complete sentences 1–3 with the comparative and 4–6 with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 3 *** Write a comparative and a superlative sentence for each topic using the words. Use the adjective in brackets. 1 I think History is …………… than Geography. (interesting) month 2 British weather is …………… than Spanish weather. (bad) April August November (good) 3 Your diet is …………… than mine. (healthy) I think April is better than November. August is the best month of the year 4 That’s …………… dish on the menu. (hot) because we don’t go to school. 5 This is …………… hotel in the town. (expensive) 1 subject 6 Where’s …………… beach on the island? (good) Maths English ICT (easy) ……………………………………………………………………………………... 2 ** Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 You’re …………… than me at English. (good) 2 Carrots are …………… than beans. (crunchy) 3 I think curry is …………… food in the world. (tasty) 4 Eating breakfast is …………… than eating lunch. (important) 5 Chocolate is …………… thing that I eat. (sweet) 6 I think London is one of …………… cities in the world. (exciting) 2 meal breakfast lunch dinner (tasty) ……………………………………………………………………………………... 3 place to stay a 4* hotel a 2* hotel a hostel (cheap) ……………………………………………………………………………………... 4 food pizza yoghurt salad (healthy) ……………………………………………………………………………………... Student’s Book 3 Starter Unit
