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New Exam Connections 1 

Starting out

Vocabulary countries

S W I T Z E R L A N D A
L A W Q T H F E D C E B

O X W S Z G E R M A N Y

V A P H P L D H L N M U
E Q O O A U S T R I A R

N T L L T K U K L F R I

I T A L Y Y I

J M D K U

A L N A R S O H N S G P
D U D N E P P G B A H O
G T A D W A F R A N C E

I R S O Q I A F V Z J K

S W E D E N S D C X K L

2 1  Austria

  2 Denmark

  3 France

  4 Germany

  5  Holland  

  6 Italy

  7 Poland

  8 Slovenia

  9 Spain

  10 Sweden

  11 Switzerland

  12 UK
3  Spain, Hungary, Italy, France, 

Austria, Poland, Sweden

  Rolanda’s from Holland.
4  2   Hi. My name’s Julie. I’m 

from Belgium.

  3   Hi. I’m Pavel. I’m from the 

Czech Republic.

  4   Hello. My name’s Theo. 

I’m from Greece.

  5   Hi. I’m Daniel. I’m from 

Denmark.

  6   Hello. My name’s Ivana. 

I’m from the Slovak 

Republic.

Vocabulary classroom 

nouns and colours

1 2 4

6  8 

 3 8

7  8 

 4 8

8  4 

 5 8 
2 3 purple  6 orange 

  4 grey  7 blue 

  5 blue  8 pink

Grammar What’s this? 

It’s a …

3  2  A  What’s this?

       B  It’s a pen.

  3  A  What’s this?

       B  It’s a bag.

  4  A  What’s this?

       B  It’s the door.

  5  A  What’s this?

       B  It’s a chair.

  6  A  What’s this?

       B  It’s the window.

  7  A  What’s this?

      B  It’s a desk.

  8  A  What’s this?

       B  It’s a book.

Grammar prepositions

1  2  It’s under the chair.

  3  It’s in the bag.

  4  It’s under the desk.

  5  It’s on the chair.

  6  It’s on the desk.

Vocabulary numbers 

1–20 and the body

2 2 six 

6 twelve

  3 three  7 five

  4 twenty 8 nine

  5 one
3 3 twelve    7 fourteen

 4 nineteen 

 8 eighteen

 5 thirteen 

 9 twenty 

 6 fifteen  10 

sixteen 

4 2 b 

6 a 

  3 c 

7 c 

  4 b 

8 c 

  5 c 

Grammar imperatives 

and plural nouns

5 2 C 

  3 A 

  4 B
6  3  Don’t stand up!

  4 Listen!

  5  Look at the board!

  6  Write your name!

  7  Close your books!

  8  Don’t open your bags!
7 2 girls   

  3 bananas 

  4 cats 

 

  5 pens   

  6 bags   

  7 desks   

  8 books   

 Pronunciation /s/ /z/

/s/

/z/

hats

girls

cats

bananas

desks

pens

books

bags

9 3 4

8 mice

 4 feet   9 4

 5 men   10 

babies

 6 4

11 tomatoes

 7 children 

 12 

4

10 2  I’m from (Poland).

  3  It’s a foot.

  4 feet

Unit 1

Vocabulary

1  book, café, birthday party, 

CD

2 2 CD

  3  MP3 player

  4  birthday party

  5 café
3 2 CD

  3 book

  4 café

  5  MP3 player

Grammar personal 

pronouns

4 2 You 

6 They

  3 It 

7 She

  4 We 

8 You

  5 He
5 2 I 

6 He

  3 it 

7 She

  4 You 

8 you

  5 They  9 We

Grammar be

6  2  You’re my friend.

  3  I’m really cool.

  4  They’re great.

  5  She’s happy.

  6  It’s a great book.

  7  He’s in my class.

  8  We’re sad.
7 2 She’s  5 They’re

  3 We’re  6 I’m

  4 He’s 

7 You’re

8 2  I’m 

  3 You’re

  4 I’m

  5 I’m

  6 He’s

  7 She’s

  8 They’re

  9 We’re

Pronunciation /r/

1

pronounced r

silent r

 present

 ear

grandma

car

hungry

teacher

sorry

MP3 player

great

under

Grammar possessive 

adjectives

1 2 Her 

7 Your

  3 He 

8 Their

  4 Our 

9 We

  5  It 

10 My

  6 You
2 2 Her 

6 His

  3 Our 

7 Its

  4 Your  8 My

  5 Their
3 2 his 

6 our

  3 my 

7 our

  4 her 

8 its

  5 their

Vocabulary family

4 2 son

  3 daughter

  4 father

  5 grandfather

  6 uncle

  7 nephew

  8 cousin

  9 husband

  10 sister

  11 wife

  12 grandparent

  13 niece

  14 parent

  15 brother

  16 aunt

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male

female

son

 grandmother

father

daughter

grandfather aunt
uncle

wife

nephew

niece

husband

sister

brother

neutral

cousin
grandparent
parent

6 2  nephew

  3 brother

  4 husband

  5 grandson

  6 daughter

  7 cousin

  8 wife

  9 grandparents

  10 aunt

  11 niece

  12 son

Grammar be negative

7 2 aren’t  6 aren’t

  3 isn’t 

7 isn’t

  4  aren’t  8  ’m not

  5 isn’t
8 2  isn’t 

6 isn’t

  3  isn’t 

7  ’m not

  4 aren’t  8 aren’t

  5 aren’t
9  2   Ben isn’t Mary’s son. He’s 

Mary’s nephew.

  3   Gemma isn’t Steven’s 

wife. Susan is Steven’s 

wife.

  4   Simon isn’t James’s sister. 

He’s James’s brother.

  5   Michael isn’t Sarah’s 

cousin. He’s Sarah’s uncle.

  6   Sarah isn’t Debbie’s sister. 

She’s Debbie’s cousin.

  7   Ben isn’t Michael’s 

cousin. He’s Michael’s 

son.

  8   Michael isn’t Gemma’s 

father. He’s Gemma’s 

husband.

Grammar be questions 

and short answers

10 2  aren’t  6  she is

  3  is 

7  they are

  4  isn’t 

8  they aren’t

  5  he isn’t

11  2   Is her name Sarah?  

Yes, it is.

  3  Is her father Gary?  

  Yes, he is.

  4  Is her mother Kate?  

  No, she isn’t.

  5  Is her brother 7?  

  No, he isn’t.

  6  Is her sister 17?  

  No, she isn’t.

  7  Is she from Paris?  

  No, she isn’t.

  8  Is she from London?  

  Yes, she is.

  9  Is she 13?  

  No, she isn’t.

  10  Is her sister Kate?  

  Yes, she is.

Real English

1  2   eight o’clock in the 

morning

  3  six o’clock in the evening

  4  nine o’clock at night

  5   three o’clock in the 

afternoon

  6  eleven o’clock at night
2  2   Oh, hello Karen. How are 

you?

  3   I’m fine thanks. How 

about you?

  4   I’m OK. I’m very tired. 

It’s two o’clock in the 

morning.

  5   I’m sorry. It’s lunchtime 

here.

  6  Are you hungry?

  7   Yes, I am! Are you 

hungry?

  8  No, I’m not!
3  Dad   Oh, hi Bill. How are 

you?

 Bill   I’m fine thanks. How 

about you?

 Dad   I’m OK, but I’m tired. 

It’s late.

 Bill   Oh, sorry. It’s breakfast 

time in England.

 Dad  Are you hungry?

 Bill  Yes, I am. Are you?

 Dad   No, I’m not. I’m just 

tired.

4  3  Yes, it is.

  4   No, it isn’t. It’s eleven 

o’clock in the morning.

  5   No, it isn’t. It’s ten o’clock 

at night.

  6  Yes, it is.

  7   No, it isn’t. It’s three 

o’clock in the afternoon.

  8  Yes, it is.

  9   No, it isn’t. It’s eight 

o’clock at night.

  10   No, it isn’t. It’s one o’clock 

in the afternoon.

Vocabulary adjectives 

(personality)

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C S O N

I

C A B M O

O H A P P Y E N U F
N Y O O M T S D S R

F U R S L A Z Y

I

I

I

N F O P L A F C E

D K

I

N D O P M A N

E R N C S O R F L D

N O D E E L A T

I

L

T R A P F U N N Y Y

  The missing adjective is 

‘intelligent’.

2 2 happy

  3 friendly

  4 confident
3 2 happy

  3 lazy

  4 sporty

  5 shy

  6 musical

  7 funny

  8 kind/generous

Reading and Writing

4  A  Susan Parker

  B  Walter Smith
5  1  Sandra Donald

  2 sixteen

  3 England

 

4   clothes/shopping/

fashion

  5 reading

  6  my pet cat

  7 Tom

  8 kind

  9 confident

  10 musical
6  2  No, she isn’t.

  3  She’s from England.

  4 Susan.

  5  Yes, he is.

  6  No, he isn’t.

  7  Yes, she is.

  8  She’s from the USA.

  9  She’s sixteen.

  10  No, she isn’t.
7  Students’ own answers
8  1  Juliet’s mother.

  2   She’s the editor of Yes! 

magazine.

  3   They talk about Mike’s 

play.

Culture Connection

1 1 waltz

  2 candles

  3  New Year

  4 blindfold

  5 bumps

  6  ear pulling

2 1  A 

4 B

  2 E 

5 F

  3 D 

6 C

3

celebration

date

St Nicholas’s 

Day

6th December

Christmas Eve 24th December

My name day

Can you remember it?

1 2 b 

7 c

  3 a 

8 a

  4 b 

9 c

  5  b 

10 a

  6 a
2 2 Kate    5 brother

 3 Australia 

 6 afternoon

 4 you   7 lazy
3 2 OK 

6 Is

  3 wrong  7 it

  4 and 

8 Great

  5 lunch
4  2  Happy birthday, Tom!

  3  We’re from Spain.

  4  I am happy.

  5  Is this your bag?

  6  Are we friends?

  7  ‘Is he sixteen?’ ‘Yes, he is.’

  8   It’s one o’clock in the 

morning!

  9  Where are you?

  10  Robert is intelligent.
5  2  Are you tired?

  3  Is John your uncle?

  4   They aren’t my 

grandparents.

  5   My friend is from 

London.

  6  Our teacher is great/cool.

  7  It isn’t my birthday.

  8  How are you?

  9  I’m not sad.

  10  She likes shopping.

Unit 2 

Vocabulary animals

1  rat, cat, dog, rabbit, snake, 

mouse

2 2 rat 

5 cat 

  3 snake  6 rabbit 

  4 mouse  7 dog
3 2 dog 

4 snake 

  3 rabbit  5 cat

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Grammar have got 

positive and negative

4  2  I have not got 

  3  they’ve got 

  4  it has not got   

  5  you haven’t got

  6  she has got 

  7  he hasn’t got 

  8  I have got 

  9  we haven’t got

  10  they have not got
5  2  Frank’s got a new CD.

  3   My grandparents haven’t 

got a puppy.

  4   I haven’t got my English 

book today.

  5   Diana’s got a gorgeous 

cat.

  6   Pam and Simon have got 

a cousin in the USA.

  7   Tom’s got a cool 

computer game.

  8   They’ve got a rabbit in 

the garden.

6  2  hasn’t got

  3  has got 

  4  have got

  5  haven’t got

  6  has got

  7  haven’t got

  8  has got
7  2   Daria’s got a cat and a 

dog, but she hasn’t got a 

rabbit or a goldfish.

  3   Jurek and Kasia have got 

a cat and a goldfish, but 

they haven’t got a rabbit 

or a dog.

  4   Henryk and Marta have 

got a rabbit and a dog, 

but they haven’t got a 

cat or a goldfish. 

8  2  hasn’t got a brother

  3   haven’t got an MP3 

player

  4  has got a lot of friends

  5  has got five puppies

  6  has got three cats

  7   haven’t got anything to 

eat

  8  has got a lot of books

Vocabulary activities

1 2 basketball 

  3 tennis 

  4 handball 

  5 volleyball 

  6  table tennis

  7 swimming 

  8  water polo 

  9  ice hockey

2 2 volleyball 

  3 football 

  4 tennis 

  5 handball 

  6  table tennis 

  7 football 

  8  ice hockey

1

D

A

2

R

3

P

N

I

L

C

4  

R

 

I

D E A B

I

K E

E

Y

5

P

L A Y T H E G U

I

T A R

H

H

O

E

R

P

 

6

S

W I M

E

A

N

O

  Clues across

  4  ride a bike

  5  play the guitar

  6 swim

  Clues down

  1 dance

  2  ride a horse

  3  play the piano
4  ice hockey, the guitar, water 

polo, football, the piano

5  The other nouns use the 

verb ride

Grammar can and can’t

6  3  can play  

  4  can’t swim 

  5  can sing 

  6  can’t ride
7  2  can, can’t 

  3  can, can’t 

  4  can, can’t
8  2   Susan can sing, but she 

can’t dance.

  3   Harry can’t ride a bike or 

drive a car.

  4   Peter and Wendy can 

play football and speak 

Italian.

  5   John can play the guitar, 

but he can’t play the 

piano.

9  2   Can Joanna play the 

guitar?

    No, she can’t.

  3   Can Ali and Asia speak 

French?

    Yes, they can.

  4   Can Ben ride a bike?

    No, he can’t.

  5   Can Peter ride a horse?

    Yes, he can.

  6   Can you write an email?

    Yes, I can.

 

  7   Can your grandfather 

play the guitar?

    No, he can’t.

  8   Can you and your friend 

play volleyball?

    Yes, we can.
10 2  can 

  6  is 

 3 has 

got  7 can 

 4 are 

 8 can 

 5 are 

 9 are

Real English  

1 2 a 

4 c 

  3 d 

5 b 

2  2  Maria Brown.

  3 B-R-O-W-N.

  4  17, Green Park Road. 

  5 7851861910.

  6   Yes, I can. I’m in a team at 

home. I’m from Australia.

3  Students’ own answers

Grammar have got,  

a / an and any

4  2  a  

5  any

  3 any 

6 a 

  4 an 
5  2   Has he got a TV? No, he 

hasn’t.

  3   Has he got ice skates? 

Yes, he has.

  4   Has he got a dog? No, he 

hasn’t.

  5   Has he got a hockey 

stick? Yes, he has.

  6   Has he got an umbrella? 

No, he hasn’t.

Vocabulary 

1 1  warm    4 small 

 2 lucky   5 disabled

 3 amazing 

 6 exciting

Reading and Writing

2 B
3  1   Alice lives in a big city 

and her favourite activity 

is surfing. 

  2   Phil lives in a big flat but 

there isn’t a garden.

  3   Craig loves football and 

is in the school team.

4 1  Alice  4 Alice

  2 Craig  5 Craig

  3 Craig  6 Phil
5  Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1  1  Scotland   2  is
2 1  Castle 

  2  the River Forth 

  3  Princess Street Gardens

3  Location: Scotland

  Universities: yes

  Popular: yes, for its castle 

and festival

  Museums: yes

  Churches: yes

  Theatres: yes
4  Yes, Edinburgh is a great 

town.

  My favourite place to hang 

out is the town centre.

  I also love Holyrood Palace.

  It’s got some fantastic 

paintings.

Can you remember it?

1 2 b 

6 c 

  3 c 

7 b 

  4 a 

8 a 

  5 a 
2  2  goldfish   6  theatre 

  3  swimming 7  horse   

4 club 

  8 bike 

  5 river   
3 2 ’m 

6 ’ve 

  3 ’m 

7 ’s 

  4 ’ve 

8 Have 

  5 ’s 
4  2   We have got a house 

near the sea. 

  3  Have you got a sister? 

  4   She can play the violin 

really well.   

  5  I’m a very sporty person.

  6   I’m sorry but I can’t drive 

car. 

   

  7   My two dogs are very 

intelligent.  

  8   I’ve got two brothers. 

They are called Max and 

Bruce. 

  9   John can play handball 

but he can’t play 

volleyball.

  10   I can’t watch basketball.  

I hate it!     

5  2  I can ride a horse.

  3   I can’t play hockey or 

tennis.

  4   Can you close the door, 

please?

  5   We are hungry, but 

haven’t got anything to 

eat.

  6  My cat is very intelligent.

  7  I’ve got a sister.

  8   Have you got any 

computer games?

  9  How old are you?

  10   I like football and I’m in 

the school team.

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Unit 3

Vocabulary daily 

routine verbs

1

N E E D R

I

S T U M

A B L U W A T

I

R A

F U R S

I

A N

I

B Y

I

F R U N T N O L P

N A B

I

S W A T C H

I

X U M H H C R

I

O

S T Y P O E C O O K

H O O L U M L

I

N A

S E L L T S O P R N

The missing word is ‘start’.
2 2 go 

7 have

  3 do 

8 do

  4 have  9 go

  5  go 

10 get

  6 get
3  2  have breakfast

  3  get dressed

  4  go to school

  5  get home from school

  6  do your homework

  7  go on the computer

  8  have supper

  9  do the washing up

  10  go to bed

Grammar present 

simple positive

4  2  watches   7  helps 

 3 needs  8 walks 

 4 likes   9 finishes 

 5 has   10 

wins 

  6 brushes 
5 2 does    7 hate

 3 have   8 finishes

 4 need   9 gets 

 5 have   10 

brush

  6 goes
6  2  Mary gets up late.

  3   Dan cooks dinner every 

evening.

  4   I do my homework after 

supper.

  5   You watch TV after 

school.

  6   They want to buy a 

computer.

  7   School starts at nine 

o’clock.

  8   She does the washing-up 

after supper.

7 2 gets    7 cooks

 3 have   8 do

 4 go 

 9 does

  5  gets/goes  10 have

 6 get   11 

go

Pronunciation /s/ /z/  
/Iz/

8

/s/

/z/

/Iz/

helps

needs

brushes

cooks

sells

finishes

shouts wins

watches

9 2  D 

5 C

  3 B 

6 E

  4 A
10 2 quarter to four

  3  half past eleven

  4  nine o’clock

Vocabulary homes 

and parts of a house

1 2 study

  3 garden

  4 garage

  5 kitchen

  6 bathroom

  7 pool

  8  dining room

  9 bedroom

Grammar there is and 

there are

2 2 are 

6 are 

  3 aren’t  7 aren’t 

  4 isn’t 

8 is 

  5 is 

9 isn’t

3  2  There are

  3  There aren’t

  4  There is

  5  There isn’t

  6  There is

  7  There are

  8  There is

Grammar present 

simple negative

4 2 don’t    7  don’t

 3 doesn’t  8 doesn’t

 4 doesn’t  9 don’t

 5 don’t   10 

doesn’t

  6 doesn’t
5  2   She doesn’t need a 

computer.

  3   They don’t want their 

dinner.

  4  We don’t live in a flat.

  5  It doesn’t start early.

  6  You haven’t got a fast car.

  7   He doesn’t hate ice 

hockey.

  8  I don’t love you.

  9   Our house hasn’t got a 

swimming pool.

  10   They don’t watch TV in 

the evening.

6  2  She doesn’t play tennis.  

  She plays football.

  3   They haven’t got a car. 

They’ve got bicycles.

  4   I don’t need an MP3 

player. I need a 

computer.

  5   You don’t hate cats. You 

hate dogs.

Grammar present 

simple questions

7 2 doesn’t

  3 do

  4 does

  5 doesn’t

  6 don’t

  7  Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

  8  Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
8  2  Do, Yes, we do /  

  No, we don’t.

  3  Do, Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

  4  Does, Yes, he/she does. / 

  No, he/she doesn’t. 

  5  Do, Yes, I do / No, I don’t.

  6  Do, Yes, we do /  

  No, we don’t.

  7  Does, Yes, she does /  

  No, she doesn’t.

  8  Do, Yes, I do / No, I don’t.

9 2  How  6 What 

  3 When  7 Why 

  4 Who  8 What 

  5 Where 

Real English

1 2 C 

4 E

  3 A 

5 B

2  2  How are you?

  3   What do you do in the 

evening?

  4  Do you like maple syrup?

  5  What time do you get up?
3  2  I get up at seven o’clock.

  3  I walk.

  4   It takes about half an 

hour.

  5   At five o’clock in the 

afternoon.

  6   I watch TV and go on the 

computer.

4  Louise   I get up at six 

o’clock.

 Bill   

What time do you 

have breakfast?

 Louise   At seven o’clock in 

the morning.

 Bill 

 How do you go to 

school?

 Louise  By bus.

 Bill 

 How long does it 

take?

 Louise   About  twenty 

minutes.

 

 Bill 

 When do you  

leave school?

 Louise   At four o’clock (in 

the afternoon).

 Bill 

 What time do you 

get home?

 Louise   At twenty past four.

 Bill 

 What do you do in 

the evening?

 Louise   I like reading and 

watching TV / I read 

and watch TV.

5  2   What time do your 

parents have breakfast?

  3   How do you go to 

school?

  4   How long does it take?

  5   What time do you get to 

school?

  6   What time does Jane 

leave school?

  7   What time do you get 

home?

  8   What do you do in the 

evening?

Vocabulary school 

subjects

1 2 English 5 Science

  3 Art 

6 Geography

  4 Maths
2 2 Science 

  3 English

  4 Geography

  5 Maths

  6 Art

Reading and Writing

3 Geography
4 1  Carla  6 Martin

  2 Martin  7 Carla

  3 Martin  8 Martin

  4 Carla  9 Carla

  5  Carla 

10 Martin

5  Students’ own answers
6  1   Ms Julia Yardley and 

Lezardo.

  2   A paper with a drawing 

on it.

  3   He wants half a million 

euros, not fifty thousand 

euros.

Culture Connection

1 1 B 

3 D

  2 A 

4 C

2  Ruby is a student at the BRIT 

School in London, which 

is the only free performing 

arts school in the UK.

3 1  8

5  4

 2 8

6  4

 3 4

7  4

 4 8

8  8

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1 2 c 

7 c

  3 b 

8 b

  4 c 

9 a

  5  a 

10 c

  6 c
2  2  evening   5  morning

 3 flat   6 horrible

  4 pet
3 2 Half 

6 Really

  3 late 

7 true

  4 Why  8 don’t

  5 like
4  2   Are there any dogs in the 

picture?

  3   We have supper at eight 

o’clock.

  4   How do you go to 

school?

  5   I get home at a quarter 

past seven.

  6   There is only one 

bathroom in my house.

  7   They don’t like cats.

  8   ‘Do you eat maple syrup?’ 

‘Yes, I do.’

  9   There aren’t any books in 

my bag.

  10   Maths is my favourite 

subject.

5  2  It’s quarter past four.

  3  We want to buy a car.

  4   We don’t eat lunch at 

home.

  5  Do you live in Poland?

  6   What time do you get 

home?

  7   He doesn’t read 

newspapers.

  8   She doesn’t like Maths 

because it’s difficult.

  9  Does she walk to school?

  10  I need a computer.

Unit 4 

Vocabulary 

1 2 sensible 

  3 homework 

  4 key 

  5 bag 

  6 money
2  2  B: Are these your keys?

    A:  Oh, you’re great.  

I’m stupid.

  3  Don’t worry, I’ve got two.

  4  That’s very sensible.
3 2 SATURDAY 

  3 SUNDAY

  4 TUESDAY

  5 FRIDAY

  6 WEDNESDAY

  7 THURSDAY

4 Tuesday    Wednesday 

Thursday  Friday 

Saturday  Sunday

5 2 Wednesday 

  3 Sunday 

  4 Monday

Pronunciation /D/ /T/

6   I think thirty buses leave at 

three on Thursdays.

/D/

/T/

the

bathroom

with

thirty

father

thin

brother

Grammar present 

simple and adverbs of 

frequency

8 2  usually 

  3 often   

  4 sometimes 

  5  hardly ever 

  6 never
9  2  Daniel is always polite. 

  3   We don’t often go to the 

cinema. 

  4   I sometimes go to school 

by car. 

  5   Does he often play 

football with George? 

  6   My dad never has 

breakfast in the morning. 

  7   You can usually buy milk 

at the shop next door. 

  8   Does Mark always go to 

bed late? 

10 2   Pam never brings food 

into class.

  3   Pam is hardly ever late 

for class.

  4   Pam usually wears jeans 

at school.

  5   Pam sometimes does her 

homework on Sundays.

  6   Pam often eats lunch at 

school.

11  2  always plays   

  3  usually sings   

  4  always goes  

  5  usually listens

  6  but sometimes 

  7  usually wear 

  8  or sometimes

Vocabulary months, 

seasons

1 2 Spring 

  3 Autumn 

  4 Winter

2  2  F e b r u a r y

  3  M a r c h

  4  A p r i l

  5  M a y

  6  J u n e

  7  J u l y

  8  A u g u s t

  9  S e p t e m b e r

  10  O c t o b e r

  11  N o v e m b e r

  12  D e c e m b e r
3 2 September 

  3 December 

  4 July 

  5 March 

  6 June 

  7 January 

  8 October
4  2   In summer, the average 

temperature is 15ºC.

  3   In autumn, the average 

temperature is 10ºC.

  4   In winter, the average 

temperature is 3ºC.

5  Students’ own answers

Vocabulary 20–10,000

6 2  j 

7  i 

  3 f 

8 b 

  4 g 

9 h 

  5  e 

10 a 

  6 c 
7 2 eleven 

  3 twelve 

  4  a thousand 

  5 twelve 

  6   three hundred and  

sixty-five 

  7 fifty-two 

  8 twenty-four 

  9 fifty 

  10   one thousand, four 

hundred and forty

8 2  forty   

  3 eighty 

  4 thirteen 

Grammar likelove

hate + noun / -ing word

1  stop - stopping   

cook – cooking

  ski – skiing   

  canoe – canoeing

  cycle – cycling  

  bowl – bowling

  listen – listening   

dance – dancing

  run - running
2 2 swimming 

  3 bowling 

  4  horse riding 

  5 listening 

  6 being

3  3   I like drinking orange 

juice.

  4  Pam likes the internet.

  5  She hates playing tennis.

  6  They love the cinema.

  7   Pete doesn’t like playing 

football.

  8  He loves books.

Pronunciation /N/

4 sing spring 

having swimming 

bring eating  

shopping

5  February, March, April, May, 

June, July

Real English

6 2  e 

4 a 

  3 b 

5 d

7  Tonya   Oh, yes! How about 

cycling to the lake? 

 Charlie   No, let’s do 

something we 

don’t usually do.

 Tonya   Sure. How about 

going riding?

 Charlie   But there isn’t a 

riding school near 

here.

 Tonya   There’s a riding 

school in Kingston.

 Charlie   Oh, yes. Let’s get 

the bus.

 Tonya   OK, come on. Let’s 

go.

8  Students’ own answers

Reading and Writing

1  Iceland is very warm in 

winter. 8

  You can go whale watching 

in Iceland. 4

  Reykjavik is the capital city 

of Iceland. 4

2 1  south    5 birthday

 2 weeks  6 time 

 3 weather 

 7 year 

 4 winter  8 Love 
3  1   John Lennon Imagine 

Peace Tower

  2 whale

  3  cycle trails

  4 coast

  5  boat ride
4  Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1 1 Scotland 

  2 snowboarding 

  3 fun 

  4 Cornwall
2 1  C 

  2 B 

  3 D

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  Students’ own answers

Can you remember it?

1  2  a 

6  a  

  3 c 

7 b 

  4 b 

8 a 

  5 b 

 

2 2 March  5 Tuesday 

  3 sorry  6 spring   

4  average    

3 2 Let’s  6 Sorry 

  3 know  7 going   

4 about  8 Great 

  5 watching
4  2  I don’t like Mondays. 

  3   He never goes out on 

Fridays.

  4   This tree is one hundred 

years old. 

  5  Do you like cooking?   

6   Let’s go to the cinema 

tonight!    

  7   Sue hardly ever eats 

burgers.  

  8   Patrick usually plays 

football on Saturday 

mornings.  

  9   She sometimes drives to 

school.    

  10   Janet hates watching 

cowboy films. 

5  2   Does he go to school by 

car?

  3   She rarely does the 

washing-up.

  4   There are thirty-one days 

in July.

  5  Let’s go shopping.

  6  I love reading books.

  7   Do you often go to the 

cinema.

  8   I hardly ever watch TV on 

Mondays.

  9  I hate swimming.

Unit 5

Grammar present 

continuous positive

1  2  ’m playing 

  3  ’s doing

  4  ’s reading

  5  ’m drinking

  6  ’m sitting
2 2 T 

6 F

  3 T 

7 T

  4 F 

8 T

  5 T
3  2  is sleeping

  3  is playing

  4  is running

  5  are dancing

  6  is shining

  7  is reading

  8  are buying

Grammar present 

continuous negative

4  2  We aren’t drinking milk.

  3  I’m not playing tennis.

  4   Maria isn’t reading a 

book.

  5   They aren’t having a 

good time.

  6  You aren’t clapping.

  7   We aren’t selling our 

house.

  8  The sun isn’t shining.
5  2  She isn’t dancing.

  3  The aren’t playing tennis.

  4   You aren’t phoning your 

friend.

  5  We aren’t eating lunch.

  6  Daniel isn’t singing.

  7  I’m not sleeping.

  8   They aren’t having a 

party.

  9  She isn’t buying a drink.

  10  He isn’t selling his car.
6  1  He’s riding a bike.

  2  She’s not sleeping.

  3  They’re playing football.

  4   They’re not listening to 

music/the radio.

  5  He’s swimming.

  6  She’s speaking French.

  7  They’re shopping.

  8  He’s not getting dressed.

Vocabulary clothes

1 2 skirt    9 dress 

 3 trousers 

 10 

boots 

 4 coat   11 

jumper 

 5 hat   12 

trainers 

 6 shoes   13 

shirt 

 7 socks   14 

tie 

  8 jacket 
2 2 coat    7 jacket

 3 shirt   8 jumper

 4 trousers 

 9 skirt

 5 socks   10 

boots

  6 shoes
3

S

B

O

O

T

C

O

I

K

T R O U S E R S
S

H

C

O

S

O

E

K

A

S H

I

R T

R

J A C K E T

The missing word is: jumper.

4

shirt

tie

coat

jacket

jumper
trousers

skirt

socks

shoes

boots

Grammar thisthat

these and those

5 2 Those  7 these

  3 that 

8 This

  4 this 

9 That

  5  That 

10 these

  6 those
6 2  Those  6 These

  3 These  7 Those

  4 That  8 This

  5 This

Grammar present 

continuous questions

7 2 g 

5 b

  3 a 

6 f

  4 d 

7 c

8  2  Are you wearing socks?

  3   What are you watching 

on TV?

  4   Is Gill reading the 

newspaper?

  5   Are you doing your 

homework?

  6   Are you listening to the 

children?

9  2   Are they swimming? 

No, they aren’t. They’re 

running.

  3   Is he drinking coffee? 

No, he isn’t. He’s eating a 

sandwich.

  4   Are the girls watching 

TV? Yes, they are.

  5   Is he dancing? No, he 

isn’t. He’s swimming.

  6   Is the sun shining? Yes, it 

is.

  7   Is Dad having a bath? No, 

he isn’t. He’s playing on 

the computer.

  8   Are they singing? Yes, 

they are.

Vocabulary money

1 2 £3.99  5 £2.50

  3  £4.85 

6  75p /  £0.75

  4 £7.20

Real English

2 2 e 

4 b

  3 a 

5 c

3  2   They’re  twenty-five 

pounds.

  3   Thanks. And how much is 

that shirt?

  4   It’s twelve pounds 

ninety-nine.

  5   I’d like that shirt and 

these trousers, please.

 

6   That’s  thirty-seven 

ninety-nine, please.

  7  Thanks. Bye!

  8 Goodbye.
4  Assistant   They’re  forty 

pounds.

  John 

 Thanks.  And 

how much is this 

T-shirt?

  Assistant   It’s  thirteen 

pounds ninety-

nine.

  John 

 I’d like these 

shoes and this 

T-shirt, please.

  Assistant   That’s  fifty-three 

pounds ninety-

nine, please.

  John 

 Thanks.  Bye.

  Assistant Goodbye.
5  2   How much are those 

shoes?

  3   How much are these 

earrings?

  4  How much is that hat?

  5  How much is this T-shirt?

Reading and Writing

1  Picture B
2  1  There is one girl.

  2  Yes, there is.

  3  There is one cat.

  4  Yes, there is.

  5  There are two boys.

  6  No, there aren’t.

  7  No, there isn’t.
3  2   She isn’t writing in her 

book.

  3   He’s playing on the 

computer.

  4  He’s playing the guitar.

  5  It’s sleeping.

  6  She isn’t wearing a skirt.
4  Possible answer

  There are six people in this 

picture. A boy is listening 

to music. Two girls are 

swimming in the sea. Two 

boys are sunbathing. One 

girl is walking on the beach. 

She is wearing a hat. There 

are two dogs. They are 

playing with a ball. The sun 

is shining.

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5  1  A Dutch explorer.

  2  He is a teacher.

  3   Because the ghost can’t 

go over the bridge.

Culture Connection

1  A  music & film

  B books

  C electronics

  D clothes
2 B
3  1  About a billion.

  2  It never closes.

  3  It started in 1995.

  4   No, it also sells DVDs, 

clothes, computers, 

software, toys, musical 

instruments and food.

  5   In warehouses near 

airports.

  6   You can write reviews.

  7   It remembers what you 

buy and recommends 

other things that you 

might like. Also, people 

like shopping from their 

home.

  8  Students’ own answers.

Can you remember it?

1 2 c 

7 b

  3 b 

8 a

  4 c 

9 c

  5  a 

10 b

  6 c
2  2  evening   5  there

 3 ties   6 Is

  4 hat
3 2 practising  6 why

 3 part   7 that

 4 joking  8 Are

  5 not
4  2  I’m reading my book.

  3   You aren’t listening to 

me.

  4   They are eating their 

lunch.

  5   These shoes are brown.

  6   Is Greg wearing a red 

shirt?

  7   How much are these 

jeans?

  8   I’d like the yellow T-shirt, 

please.

  9   How much are these 

shoes?

  10  Is the woman singing?
5  2   These jeans are 

expensive. 

  3  How much is this tie?

  4   There are three trees in 

the picture.

  5   I’d like a sandwich, 

please.

  6   There aren’t any cars 

here.

  7   Is there a dog in the 

garden?

  8  Are you listening to me?

  9  Those shoes are too big. 

  10  The sun is shining.

Unit 6

Vocabulary special 

days

1  2  Happy Easter! 

  3  Happy New Year! 

  4  Happy Valentine’s Day!
2 2  

A   What’s your favourite 

day?

       B  Valentine’s Day.

       A Why?

       B   Because I love getting 

cards!

 3 A   What’s your favourite 

day?

       B  New Year’s Day.

       A Why?

       B   Because I love 

watching the 

fireworks!

  4  A   What’s your favourite 

day?

       B  Easter Sunday.

       A Why?

       B   Because I love eating 

chocolate eggs!

3  Season’s Greetings 

 

You make my heart sing

  I want to send     

You make my heart dance

  Lots of warm wishes  

 

You fill my world

  To my cool friend!  

 

With love and romance!

Grammar possessive 

forms

4  2  its 

6  His  

  3 my 

7 ours 

  4 yours  8 mine 

  5 theirs   
5  2  It’s Halle Berry’s.

  3  It’s Robert Kubica’s.

 

4   They’re  Naomi 

Campbell’s.

  5  It’s Daniel Radcliffe’s. 

  6  They’re Adam Małysz’s.
6 2  b 

6 b 

  3 b 

7 a 

  4 a 

8 b 

  5 a 
7 3 8 Tom’s birthday  

 4 4 

 5 4 

 6 8 That CD is mine. 

 7 4  

 8 8 Our new Maths teacher

Vocabulary ordinal 

numbers, dates

1 2 c 

6 b 

  3 g 

7 a 

  4 i 

8 h 

  5 f 

9 d 

2  2  Charles the Second

  3  Richard the Third

  4  William the Fourth

  5  George the Fifth

  6  Edward the Seventh

  7  Henry the Eighth
3 3 fifth 

  4 five 

  5 third 

  6 three 

  7 twenty-six 

  8 twenty-sixth   

  9 tenth

  10 ten 
4  3  3rd  

  4 fourth 

  5  5th  

  6 tenth   

  7  20th  

  8 twenty-second

  9 23rd 

  10 thirtieth 

  11 31st 
5  2   Danka’s birthday is on 

the fifteenth of April.

  3   Ania’s birthday is on the 

thirty-first of May.

  4   Filip’s birthday is on the 

thirteenth of July.

  5   Kuba’s birthday is on the 

twenty-fifth of August.

  6   Daniel’s birthday is 

on the eighteenth of 

October.

  7   Janusz’s birthday is on 

the ninth of November.

  8   Halina’s birthday is on 

the twenty-second of 

December.

6  2  the 20th of July, 1969

  3  the 3rd of April, 1973

  4  the 4th of July, 1776

  5  the 2nd of June, 1953

  6  the 14th of July, 1789

  7   the 17th of December, 

1903

  8  the 1st of August, 1981

Real English

1 2 f 

5 c 

  3 e 

6 a 

  4 b 
2 2 6:11 

6 7:50 

  3 8:04 

7 1:08 

 

4  12:25 7  8  2:39 

  5 5:42 

 

3  2  That’s £ 30.00, please.

  3  That’s £ 57.50, please. 

  4  That’s £ 30.00, please.

  5  That’s £ 87.50, please.
4 2 Return  5 two 

  3 Child  6 11:30 

  4 £13.50 
5  Ticket clerk   Single  or 

return?

 Jane 

  Return, please.

  Ticket clerk  Child or adult?

 Jane 

   Adult,  please. 

How much is 

it?

  Ticket clerk   That’s  £13.50, 

please.

 Jane 

  Here you are.

  Ticket clerk  Thank you.

 Jane 

   Which 

platform is it?

  Ticket clerk  Platform 6.

 Jane 

   And  what 

time’s the 

train?

  Ticket clerk 9:30.

Grammar object 

pronouns

1  3  him  

6  us 

  4 her 

7 you 

  5 it 

8 them

2 2 him 

6 her 

  3 them  7 me/us 

  4  me 

8  it  

  5 you 

Reading and Writing

3  Gurning is an English 

tradition / making a funny, 

ugly face.

4 1  T 

4 T 

  2 F 

5 F 

  3 DS 

 

Culture Connection

1 1  e 

4 c 

  2 d 

5 b

  3 a 
2  Picture 5
3 1  A 

4 A 

  2 A 

5 B 

  3 C 

Can you remember it?

1 1  b 

5 a 

  2 c 

6 c 

  3 a 

7 a 

  4 b 

8 b 

2  2 them 

6  twelve 

  3 two 

7 rice 

  4 funeral 8 ring 

  5 she 

 

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3 2 Single    6 train 

 3 adult   7 fifteen 

 

4  pounds   8  Bye 

  5 platform 
4  2  Put it in your purse. 

  3   We can’t keep it. It’s not 

ours. 

   

  4  Whose jacket is this?

  5   Are you sure this is Bob’s 

car?

  6   My birthday is on the 

eleventh of April.

  7  I’ve got five cousins.

  8   “Two tickets, please.” 

“Single or return?”

  9   Can you pass me the 

salad, please?

  10   Don’t leave the books 

here. Take them back to 

the library. 

5  2   My birthday is on the 

third of May.

  3   I’d like a return ticket to 

London.

  4   Our car isn’t as big as 

yours.

  5  This is my sister’s book.

  6  Her shoes are dirty.

  7  These glasses are mine.

  8   This is the children’s 

room.

  9  Which platform is it?

  10   My mum is talking to 

him.

Unit 7

Vocabulary activities

1 2 shout    6 find

 3 happen 

 7 hate

 4 forgive  8 tell

 5 miss   9 cry
2 2 find 

  6 tell

 3 laugh   7 forgive

 4 hate   8 shout

 5 cry 

 9 happen

Grammar past simple 

regular

3 2 B 

6 H

  3  G  

7  E

  4 F 

8 D

  5 A
4 2 happened 6 tried

 3 watched 

 7 worked

 4 liked   8 cried

  5 walked
5 2 happened 6 hated

 3 wanted 

 7 invited

 4 asked  8 tried

  5 laughed

6 2  arrived    6 asked

 3 walked  7 wanted 

 4 played  8 loved

  5 watched

Grammar past simple 

irregular

7 2 did

  3 found

  4 give

  5 go

  6 had

  7 know

  8 lost

  9 understood

  10 wrote

U
N

L

D

W R O T E

E

S

R

F

N

T

S

B O U G H T

T

U

A

H

O

N

V

A

O

D

E

D

i

D

The missing verb is: knew.
9 2  understood 

  3 found

  4 wrote

  5 went

  6 lost

  7 gave

  8 did

  9 had

  10 knew

Pronunciation past 

simple verb endings

10

/t/

/d/

asked

lived

missed

tried

liked

happened

/Id/

irregular

waited

saw

invited

wrote

wanted

bought

Vocabulary adjectives, 

describing people

1 2 nice 

  8 normal

 3 tall 

 9 intelligent

 4 stupid  10 

unfriendly

 5 strange 

 11 

young

 6 short   12 

horrible

  7 old
2  2  horrible   6  young

 3 stupid  7 nice

 4 short   8 normal

  5 strange
3 1  C

  2 A

  3 B
4  Possible answer

  She was young – about 

nineteen. She looked 

normal. She had dark hair 

and glasses. She was tall.

Grammar be past 

simple

1 2 wasn’t  7 weren’t

  3 wasn’t  8 wasn’t

  4 were  9 was

  5  were 

10 was

  6 was
2  2  Her hair wasn’t blonde.

  3  Daniel was in France.

  4   The beaches were 

beautiful.

  5  We weren’t scared.

  6  She wasn’t nice.

  7  You were my friend.

  8  The food was great.

  9  That wasn’t funny.

  10  I wasn’t hungry.

Vocabulary time 

phrases

1  2  last night

  3  yesterday evening

  4  yesterday afternoon

  5  yesterday morning

  6  last weekend

  7  last month

Grammar past simple 

negative, questions 

and short answers

2 2 e 

6 a

  3 d 

7 h

  4 b 

8 c

  5 g
3  2   I didn’t see you in the 

café.

  3   Steven didn’t wake up 

early yesterday.

  4  They had a good time.

  5  We didn’t win the match.

  6   I went on holiday last 

year.

 

  7   She didn’t meet her 

husband in Paris.

  8  You could help me.

Real English

4 2 Why  5 What

  3 Who  6 Did

  4 How
5  2  I went to the cinema.

  3   The cinema? What did 

you see?

 4 King Kong.

  5   I saw that last week.  

Did you like it?

  6  Yes, I did. It was great.

  7  Who did you go with?

  8  I went with Sally.

  9  Oh, how is she?

  10  She’s fine.
6  Sally  I went to the cinema.

 John  What did you see?

 Sally  Avatar.

 John  Did you like it?

 Sally   No, I didn’t. It was 

strange.

 John  Who did you go with?

 Sally  I went with Mark.

 John  How is he?

 Sally  He’s fine.

Grammar questions 

and short answers

7  2  Who did you go with?

  3  How did you get there?

  4   What time did you 

arrive?

  5  What did you do there?

  6   Did you have lunch 

there?

  7   What did you eat?

  8   Did you have a good 

time?

8  2   Did Tim go alone? No, he 

didn’t.

  3   Did they fly? No, they 

didn’t.

  4   Did they arrive in the 

afternoon? No, they 

didn’t.

  5   Did they see Big Ben? 

Yes, they did.

  6   Did they go to the 

theatre? No, they didn’t.

  7   Did they have 

sandwiches for lunch? 

Yes, they did.

  8   Did they have a terrible 

time? No, they didn’t.

Reading and Writing

1 1 B 

2 A

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Grammar be past 

simple questions and 

short answers

2 1  Was 

5 was

  2 Were  6 was

  3 Was 

7 Were

  4 Were  8 were
3  1  Yes, he was.

  2  Yes, they were.

  3  No, it wasn’t.

  4  Yes, they were.

  5  He was sixteen.

  6 Water.

  7  Yes, they were.

  8  They were in the snow.
4  Possible answer

  It was night time. An old 

man and woman were in 

their car. They stopped 

at a hotel. They went to 

their hotel room. The man 

watched TV and the woman 

read a book. Then they went 

to sleep. In the morning, 

the man was not there. The 

woman went outside, but 

the man was gone. She 

never saw him again.

5  1   It starts in Thomas 

Farriner’s house.

  2   He wants them to blow 

up the buildings in front 

of the fire.

  3  Nine people.

Culture Connection

1 1 b 

3 d

  2 c 

4 a

2 1  C 

3 A

  2 B 

4 D

3 1  T 

4 T

  2 F 

5 T

  3 F 

6 F

Can you remember it?

1 2 c 

7 b

  3 a 

8 c

  4 a 

9 b

  5  c 

10 c

  6 a
2 2 want  5 beard

  3 shout  6 morning

  4 stupid
3 2 didn’t   

  3 happened

  4 matter

  5 can

  6 laugh

  7 Nobody

  8 dear

  9 stupid

4  2   Sarah bought a new 

dress.

  3   We had coffee at 

breakfast yesterday 

morning.

  4  She had blonde hair.

  5  Did you see that car?

  6   They couldn’t go fishing 

last week.

  7  Who did you write to?

  8   I met my friends last 

night.

  9  Was she happy?

  10  What happened?
5  2  They liked the film.

  3  They weren’t scared.

  4   Yesterday was a beautiful 

day. 

  5  Did she meet her friends?

  6  They didn’t get up early. 

  7  I couldn’t understand it.

  8   What did you do last  

Tuesday?

  9  Were they surprised?

  10  Was he on the beach?

Unit 8

Vocabulary

1  2  football team 

  3 pitch 

  4  win a match 

  5  lose a match 

  6 train
2 1  won  4 pitch 

  2 lost 

5 training 

  3 match 

Grammar adverbs of 

manner

3 2 e 

4 a 

  3 d 

5 b

4

S

A
D

2

A

M A

Z

I

N

G

L

Y

I

Y

C

B

E

5

A

N G R

I

L

Y

I

Y

L

H

7

W

E

L

L

A

I

P

F

A

S

T

P

N

B

I

T

A

L

10 

L O U D

L

Y

Y

L
Y

5 2 good  6 slowly 

  3 hard  7 bad 

  4 angry  8 brilliantly 

  5 fast 
6 3 4 

 7 8 easily

 4 8 angrily  8  4 

 5 4

9  8 well 

 6 4 

 10 

4

7 

+ ly

y + ily

irregular

badly

angrily

fast

quietly happily well

8 2  slowly  6 beautifully

  3 loud  7 quietly 

  4 fast 

8 well 

  5 hard 
9  2   I didn’t sleep very well 

yesterday.

 

3   Martin  drives 

dangerously.

  4  A tortoise walks slowly.

  5   I can remember phone 

numbers easily. 

  6   He played the piano 

beautifully at the 

concert.

  7   The children are playing 

noisily in their room.

  8   I did very badly in my 

Maths exam.

Vocabulary

1 

men

women

waiter

waitress

policeman

firewoman

businessman

fireman

men and women

police officer  musician

dentist footballer

nurse  

teacher

builder 

taxi driver

2 2 musician 

  3 mechanic 

  4  taxi driver 

  5 firefighter 

  6 postman

  7 footballer 

  8  police officer 

  9 teacher 

  10 dentist
3 2 stressful 

  3 interesting 

  4 rewarding 

  5 creative 

  6 dangerous

4  2  quite rewarding

 3 to 

do    

  4  nothing boring

  5  being a pilot   

  6  it’s stressful  

  7  something creative

  8  too difficult  

  9  something easy

Pronunciation

5 2 Yes 

5 Yes 

  3 Yes 

6 No 

  4 No 

Grammar a / an

6  2  Anna is a teacher.

  3  Martin is a waiter.

  4  Dan is a taxi driver

  5  Jonathan is a policeman.

  6  Claire is a doctor.

  7  Chris is a musician.

  8  James is a footballer.

  9  Jane is a dentist.

  10   Georgie is a 

businessman.

  11  Lana is an actress.

Grammar a lot (of)

7  2  a lot 

  6  a lot 

  3  a lot of    7  a lot of  

4  a lot of    8  a lot   

5  a lot 

8  2  a lot of    6  a lot   

3  a lot 

  7  a lot  

  4  a lot of    8  a lot of 

  5  a lot of   

Real English

1  2  See you there!

  3  Oh, hi Tamsin.

  4  Yes, I’d love to.

  5  What time is it? 
2  1  Oh, hi Tamsin.

  2  Yes, I’d love to.

  4  What time is it? 

  5  See you there!
3  5   Would you like to go to 

the cinema? 

  6  I can’t. 

  7 pity 

  8   Let’s go on Saturday, 

then!

  9   Would you like to play 

my new computer game? 

  10 What

  11   Would you like to go to 

the Automatics concert?

  12  No, it’s on the 10th.

  13  a pity

Pronunciation

4 interesting friendly 

horrible castle

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1 1 Liverpool

  2 meeting

  3 energetic

  4 looking

  5 swim

  6  playing games

  7 singing
2 A 2

  B 4

  C 1
3  Students’ own answers
4  Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1 1 b 

  2 c 

  3 a
2 1  T 

5 T 

  2 F 

6 T 

  3 F 

7 F 

  4 T 

8 T

Can you remember it?

1 2 b 

6 b 

  3 c 

7 c 

  4 a 

8 a 

  5 b 
2 2 bad 

6 pitch 

  3 earn  7 fireman 

  4 actress  8 painting 

  5  training  
3 2 Would  6 time 

 

3 I’d 

7 o’clock 

  4 When  8 See 

  5 where 
4  2   She speaks Italian very 

well. 

   

  3  She works as a waitress.

  4  She’s an actress. 

  5   My house is easy to find. 

It’s right next to the 

station.

  6   Would you like to come 

to my birthday party? 

  7  His job is very stressful. 

8   I can’t understand 

because you speak very 

fast. 

  9   There’s a lot of sugar in 

my coffee.   

5  2  This job is boring.

  3  They always work hard.

  4  We travel a lot.

  5   Would you like to come 

to my party?

  6   We met a lot of 

interesting people.

  7  He works as a postman.

  8  See you on Friday!

  9  Paula works at a café.

  10  I eat a lot of chocolate.

Unit 9

Grammar going to

1 2 G 

6 F

  3 H 

7 B

  4 A 

8 D

  5 E
2  2  isn’t going to book

  3  isn’t going to get

  4  ’m not going to go

  5  ’m not going to invite

  6  aren’t going to buy

  7  aren’t going to move

  8  aren’t going to play

  9  ’m not going to sell

  10  aren’t going to have
3  2   She’s going to have a 

shower.

  3   They’re going to get 

married.

  4   He’s not going to catch 

the ball.

  5  It’s going to cry.

  6  They’re going to kiss.

  7   He’s not going to get the 

job.

  8   They’re going to sing a 

song.

  9   She’s not going to buy a 

dress.

  10   He’s not going to win the 

race.

Vocabulary food and 

drink

1  b lemon 

i  pepper

  c ham 

j  salt

  d milk 

k  crisps

  e bread 

l  cheese

  f  potato 

m biscuit

  g chips 

n  sandwich

  h egg
2 1  chips 

8  bread

  2 ham 

9  potato

  3 salt 

10 biscuit

  4 pepper 

11  milk

  5 cheese 

12 crisps

  6 lemon 

13 egg

  7 sandwich  14 cake
3

C

2

H

I

P

S

A

E

S

A

L

T

M

P

B

E

P

R

B

M

C H

E

E

S

E

I

O

R

R

A

S

A N D W I

C H

D

C

S

10

C

U

11

P O T A T O

12

M I

L

K

S

K

T

13

E G G

4  2  chips, crisps

  3 lemon

  4 cheese

  5  salt, pepper

  6 eggs

  7 cake

  8 biscuit

  9 ham

Grammar a / an or 

some

5 2 a 

7 an

  3 some  8 some

  4 some  9 a

  5  a 

10 some

  6 some
6

countable

uncountable

biscuit

mayonnaise

banana

tea

tomato

ham

sandwich

cheese

lemon

chocolate

egg

water

7 2 a 

6 some

  3 some  7 some

  4 an 

8 a

  5 some
8  2   Can I have some bread, 

please?

  3  Can I have a pear, please?

  4   Can I have an egg, 

please?

  5   Can I have some fruit, 

please?

  6   Can I have a biscuit, 

please?

  7   Can I have some crisps, 

please?

  8   Can I have a sandwich, 

please?

Reading and Writing

1  Conversation A: Menu 2, 

Tina’s Café

  Conversation B: Menu 1, 

Greg’s Burger Bar

2 1  Sally

  2 Steven

  3 £1.00

  4 Sally

  5 Mark

  6  No, you can’t.

  7  No, you can’t.

  8 £5.50
3  Students’ own answers
4  1   Mr Fix thinks Fogg is the 

gentleman thief.

  2   She asks Frogg to marry 

her.

  3  21st December

Real English

1 2 a 

6 h

  3 e 

7 c

  4 f 

8 g

  5 b
2  2   Good  morning.  Yes, 

I’d like a ham salad 

sandwich, please.

  3   Yes, of course. Anything 

to drink?

  4  Yes. Coffee, please.

  5   Do you want some milk 

with your coffee?

  6  Yes, please.

  7  Here you are.

  8   Thanks. How much is 

that?

  9  That’s £4, please.

  10  Here you are.

  11 Thanks.
3  Customer   Good  morning. 

Yes, I’d like a 

tuna sandwich, 

please.

 Assistant   Yes, of course. 

Anything to 

drink?

 Customer   Yes. A cup of tea, 

please.

 Assistant    Do you want 

some milk with 

your tea?

 Customer  No, thanks. 

 Assistant  Here you are.

 Customer   Thanks.  How 

much is that?

 Assistant   That’s  £3.50, 

please.

 Customer  Here you are.

 Assistant   Thanks.

Grammar going to 

questions

4 2 g 

6 h

  3 b 

7 d

  4 e 

8 c

  5 a
5 2 Is 

6 Are

  3 Are 

7 Are

  4 Am 

8 Is

  5 Is
6  2   Are you going to have 

chips with your lunch? 

No, I’m not.

  3   Is Susan going to learn to 

drive a car? Yes, she is.

  4   Are they going to wear 

new clothes to the party? 

Yes, they are.

  5   Are we going to watch 

TV tonight? No, we 

aren’t.

  6   Is it going to be hot in 

Spain? Yes, it is.

  7   Is Dad going to buy a 

new house? No, he isn’t. 

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Vocabulary recipes

1 2 chop  7 serve

  3 mix 

8 salad

  4 bowl  9 onion

  5  herbs  10 cut

  6 add
2

C S M L T A M I

H H E R B S D L
O S E R V E O D

P C N K R O B C
B S O R E L O U
L

I

A O A R W T

S T U L K M L C
B A L T A N

I

E

O N

I

O N D O X

3 2 chop  6 bowl

  3 add 

7 cut

  4 mix 

8 salad

  5 Serve
4  2  Put E

  3  Add D

  4  Mix C

  5  Cook A

  6  Enjoy B

Culture Connection

1  vegetarian – wegetarianin/

wegetarianka

  vegan – weganin/weganka

  fruitarian – frutarianin/

frutarianka

2 1  C

  2 B

  3 A
3 1  F 

4 T

  2 F 

5 T

  3 F 

6 T

Can you remember it?

1 2 b 

7 a

  3 c 

8 b

  4  a  

9  c

  5  c 

10 a

  6 b
2 2 onions

  3 ketchup

  4 ham

  5 customer

  6 pepper
3 2 some

  3 healthy

  4 drink

  5  aren’t going

  6 juice

  7 Can

  8 course

  9  How much

  10 That’s

4  2   I’m not going to go to 

the cinema.

  3   John is going to buy a 

sandwich.

  4   Can I have some 

ketchup?

  5  We need some salt.

  6  Can I help you?

  7  How often do you cook?

  8  What is he going to eat?

  9  Put everything in a bowl.

  10   Are you going to make a 

cake?

5  2  I’m not going to cry.

  3  Is it going to rain?

  4  Can I have some coffee?

  5   What is she going to 

wear?

  6   He’s going to have a 

shower.

  7   There’s some milk in the 

fridge.

  8   Dad is going to buy a 

new house.

  9  Add some salt.

  10   How much is a cheese 

sandwich?

Reading 

and Writing 

Connection

Unit 1

1  The email is from Diana to 

Marek.

2 1  Stevens

  2  fourteen  

  3  Edinburgh, Scotland

  4   dancing, reading and her 

dog, Rooney 

  5   sporty and musical but 

shy

3  Hi Marek,

  My name’s Diana Stevens 

and I’m 14 years old. I’m 

from Edinburgh, the capital 

of Scotland. There are five 

people in my family – my 

mum, my dad, my two 

brothers and me. My mum’s 

my favourite, because she’s 

kind.  

  My interests are dancing, 

reading and my dog, 

Rooney! Rooney’s brown 

and white. He’s happy 

and funny. I’m sporty and 

musical, but I’m quite shy.

  I hope you can be my 

new friend. Please write 

soon and tell me all about 

yourself! How old are you? 

Where are you from? What 

are your interests?

4  Age: 13

 From: London, England

 Interests: music, dancing, 

and her cat Bobby

 Personality: not very 

confident, musical

5  Students’ own answers
6  Students’ own answers

Unit 2

1  They are all dogs.
2 b
3 1  Charlie 

  2 five 

  3 Tina 

  4   open doors and get 

Rachel’s school bag 

  5 football 

  6 Rachel
4  My cat’s name is Sooty. She’s 

got a long tail and big green 

eyes. She’s a very funny cat, 

but sometimes she’s shy and 

hides under my bed. She 

can climb trees and catch 

mice.

5 1  fur 

3 tail 

  2 ears 

4 eyes 

6 2  long 

  3 happy 

  4 tall
7  Students’ own answers
8  My cat is a girl and her 

name is Clara. She’s got 

black fur and a long fluffy 

tail. Clara is very friendly but 

she hates dogs. She loves 

fish but she doesn’t like nuts 

and she doesn’t like eggs.

9  Students’ own answers

Unit 3

1 1 4

4  4 

 2 4

5  8 

 3 8 6 

4

2 1  b 

4 c 

  2 d 

5 f

  3 e 

6 a

3 1  b 

4 b 

  2 a 

5 a 

  3 b
4  Students’ own answers
5  Students’ own answers

Unit 4

1  horse riding
2  1   Langford  Beach,   

Dorset / the south coast 

of England

  2 teenagers

 

3   sailing,  windsurfing, 

paragliding, snorkelling, 

rock climbing, surfing, 

sea kayaking, swimming

  4 £75
3  Name of the centre 

4

  What time the trains are  8

  Where it is 

4

 Prices 

4

  What you can do there  4

  What the weather is  

like today 

8

  Who it is for 

4

  What your favourite  

season is 

8

  Special courses 

4

  When you can go there  4
4  Students’ own answers

Unit 5

1 1 Switzerland 

  2  skiing, riding in a carriage

  3  It’s cold and it’s snowing. 

4  ski suits, hats and gloves

2  writing from snowy 

Switzerland – sending some 

photos: Paragraph 1

  snowing, cold – wearing  

ski suits, hats and gloves: 

Paragraph 3 

  snow everywhere – skiers 

on the slopes, Michael 

taking tour in carriage: 

Paragraph 2 

3  Paragraph 1: beach, 

Dubrovnik, (writing) an 

email

  Paragraph 2: waterskiing, 

windsurfing, sunbathing, 

swimming, reading a book

  Paragraph 3: sunny, T-shirt, 

shorts

4  Students’ own answers

Unit 6

1 B
2 1  rolling

  2 treat

  3  takes place

  4 uphill

  5 catch

  6  turn up
3 1  Gloucestershire 

  2  rolling, hill 

  3 catch 

  4  uphill, twelve, girls 
4 1  interesting/exciting 

  2 juicy 

  3 popular 

  4 interesting/exciting 

  5 fantastic
5  Students’ own answers
6  Students’ own answers

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Unit 7

1  Paragraph 1

  1   The story happened in 

1821.

  2   Charles Talbot wanted to 

go home.

  Paragraph 2

  3   Charles Talbot saw an old 

woman on the road.

  4   The old woman was 

angry because Charles 

Talbot would not give 

her any money.

  5   She said, ‘Every time a 

branch falls off this tree, 

a member of your family 

dies.’

  Paragraph 3

  6   That night lightning hit 

the tree, a branch fell off 

and a member of Charles 

Talbot’s family died.

  7   Charles Talbot told his 

servants to put chains on 

the tree.

  Paragraph 4

  8   Alton Towers is a theme 

park now.

  9   You can still see the old 

oak tree in chains.

2 1  lightning   

  2  oak tree   

  3 branch 

  4 chains 

  5 carriage
3  Students’ own answers
4  Paragraph 2: At midnight

  Paragraph 3: Later that 

night, The next day

  Paragraph 4: Today
5  1   The story is about a 

plane disappearing.

  2   The story took place on 

July 4th, 1960.

  3   It was a bright, sunny 

day.

  4   To this day it’s a mystery 

what happened.

6  Students’ own answers
7  Students’ own answers

Unit 8

1 B
2 1  summer 

  2 teens 

  3  give me a ring
3 A
4  Students’ own answers

Unit 9

1  Students’ own answers
2  a  Seville, Granada

  b tapas

  c  the Alhambra Palace
3  1  Where are Bev and Dale?

  2  What’s the weather like?

  3  What are tapas?

  4   When are they going to 

drive to Granada?

4  1  Dear/Hi/Hello Billy,

  2  We’re having a 

  3  The weather 

  4  the people are 

  5  We love 

  6  we’re going to

  7  something nice 

  8   Bye for now./See you 

soon./Love/Best wishes

5 1  weather 

4

  2  your pet’s name  8

  3  places of interest  4 

  4  a recipe 

8

  5  local dishes 

4

  6  famous buildings  4

  7  what colour hair  

  you’ve got 

8

  8  what you plan  

  to do there 

4

6  Students’ own answers

Exam 

Connection key

Exam Connection 1

Prepare A

 1 c 

 4 b

 2 a 

 5 f 

 3 d 

 6 e

Prepare B

people

adjectives

activities

daughter

shy

dancing

uncle

musical

reading

brother

sporty

football

1 1 A 

  2 B 

  3 C
2 1  C 

  2 D 

  3 A
3 1  8 

 2 8 

 3 4 

 4 4 

 5 8

Exam Connection 2

Prepare

  1  What’s your address?

  2  Can you play football?

  3  Can I help you?

  4  How old are you?

  5   Can I borrow your 

dictionary, please?

1 1 B 

3 A 

  2 C 

4 B

Prepare

  1   play computer games

 

2   read  stories

  3   play the piano

  4  ride a horse
2 1  E 

3 A 

  2 D 

4 C

3 1  C 

2 B

Exam Connection 3

Prepare 

  1  Do you like French?

  2   No, I can’t stand it. But I 

like Geography.

  3   I don’t. I can’t stand 

Geography.

  4 Why?

  5  Because it’s boring!

  6   What’s your favourite 

subject?

  7 Maths.

  8  Maths is difficult!

  9  No, it isn’t. It’s easy.
1 1  B 

4 A 

  2 A 

5 C 

  3 C 
2 B
3 1  C 

4 B

  2 B 

  3 A

Exam Connection 4

Prepare

  1   What does your dad 

hate?

  2   Which is your favourite 

season?

  3  When is Tina’s party?

  4   Where do you go 

canoeing?

1 1 C 

3 E 

  2 A 

4 D

2 1  B 

3 C 

  2 A

Prepare

  1 kayaking 

  2 windsurfing 

  3 waterskiing 

  4  water rafting
3 1  E 

3 C 

  2 B 

4 A

Exam Connection 5

Prepare

  Man: a jumper, jeans, shoes

  Woman: jacket, boots

  Teenage girl: a tie, socks
1 1 C 

  2 C 

  3 B
2 1  B 

  2 A 

  3 B
3 1  B 

2 B 

3 A

Exam Connection 6

Prepare

  1  7:30 

3 8:00 

  2 345 

4 11

1  Conversation 1

 1 4 

 2 8 

 3 8

  Conversation 2

 1 8 

 2 8 

 3 4
Prepare

 Woman   Good  morning. 

How can I help 

you?

 Tonya   What time is 

the next train to 

Chester?

 Woman  It’s at half past one.

 Tonya 

 Thank  you.  Which 

platform does it 

leave from?

 Woman  Platform 5.

 Tonya   Could I have a 

return ticket, 

please?

 Woman   Yes,  certainly. 

That’s thirty 

pounds, please.

 Tonya   Thanks, bye.
2 1  B 

3 D 

  2 E 

4 A

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Prepare A

  Picture B
Prepare B

  1 B 

  2 D 

  3 A 

  4 C 

  5 F
1 1 A 

  2 B 

  3 B
2 1  C 

  2 B 

  3 A 

4 B

Exam Connection 8

Prepare

  1 c 

  2 e 

  3 d 

  4 a 

  5 b
1 1 D 

  2 F 

  3 D
Prepare

 Woman   Friends of Animals. 

How can I help 

you?

 Boy 

 Hello. I’d like to do 

some volunteer 

work. Can I help on 

Saturdays?

 Woman   Yes, of course. We 

need volunteers 

every Saturday 

from 10 till 3.

 Boy 

 That’s  great.  Where 

exactly are you?

 Woman   Our address is 13, 

Willow Avenue.

2 1  8 3 

8

 

 2 4 4 

4

3 1  B 

3 C 

  2 B 

4 A

Exam Connection 9

Prepare A

  1 help 

  2 could 

  3 course 

  4 please 

  5 Anything 

  6 thanks 

  7 Here
Prepare B

  1  a 

4 a 

  2 b 

5 b 

  3 c
1 1 D 

3 A 

  2 C
2 1  A 

  2 A 

  3 C