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5  2  It’s quarter past twelve.

  3  It’s quarter to four.

  4  It’s eleven o’clock.

  5  It’s ten to six.

  6  It’s ten past nine.

Dates

6  2  23rd June

  3  15th November

  4  31st January

  5  3rd February

  6  25th December

  7  12th March

  8  5th August

  9  16th May

  10  6th July

Personal Information

7  2   What’s your date of 

birth?

  3  What’s your address?

  4   What’s your phone 

number?

  5   Have you got an email 

address?

can

8  2  Can she swim?

    No, she can’t.

  3  Can he ride a horse?

    Yes, he can.

  4  Can they sing?

    No, they can’t.

  5  Can they dance?

    Yes, they can.

  6  Can she play football?

    Yes, she can.

  7  Can he ride a bicycle?

    No, he can’t.

Unit 1

Grammar present 

simple

1 2 lives 

  3 go 

  4 study 

  5 watch 

  6 play 

  7  doesn’t like 

  8 loves 

  9 watches 

  10 reads 

  11 Do 

  12 listen

  13  don’t like  

  14 do
2  2   They go to the same 

school.

  3   I don’t read magazines 

and books all the time.

  4  We play tennis.

  5   David doesn’t speak 

French.

  6  You eat fast food.

  7   Lucy and I watch TV after 

school.

  8   My best friend doesn’t 

drink a lot of tea.

  9  Tom listens to music.

  10    Jack sometimes does his 

homework.

3  1  She is 14 years old.

  2  She lives in Manchester.

  3  She likes music and fruit.

  4   She doesn’t like TV or fast 

food.

  5   She plays football and 

tennis.

  6   She speaks English and 

French.

4  2   Does Marta like music? 

Yes, she does.

  3   Where does Marta live? 

She lives in Manchester.

  4   Does Marta like sports? 

Yes, she does.

  5   Does Marta eat fruit? Yes, 

she does.

  6   Does Marta speak 

French? Yes, she does.

Vocabulary family

5 2 Tom    8 Rory

  3  Jane, Rory  9  Tracy

 4 Mary   10 

Rory

 5 Sandra  11 

Tony

 6 John   12 

Jane

  7 Susan

  8 Rory
6 

=

=

=

  

Jack Betty

 Jess 

Tom 

Ben 

Ellie

 Natalie  Sally 

Chris 

Lucy 

Fred

  

7  2  my uncle  

  3  my sister  

  4  my brother  

  5  my son  

  6  my aunt    

  7  my nephew  

  8  my grandma  

  9  my daughter  

  10  my cousin  

  11  my grandad  

  12  my mother

  Which family member does 

not fit? daughter

Starting out

Personal pronouns 

and be

1 2 am 

5 are  

  3 is 

6 are  

  4 is 

7 are

2 2 He 

5 I  

  3 We  

6 You 

  4 They  7 It

Nouns and have got

3  

a

an

dog

elephant

fish

aeroplane

bus

eagle

animal

4  2  Has Sarah got a computer?

    Yes, she has.

  3   Have Mr and Mrs Smith 

got a baby?

    Yes, they have.

  4   Have you got an 

elephant?

    No, I haven’t.

  5  Has Daniel got a car?

    Yes, he has.

  6  Have I got an aeroplane?

    No, you haven’t.

Plurals and there is 

and  there are

5

singular

plural

fish

fish

foot

feet

man

men

mouse

mice

person

people

sheep

sheep

tooth

teeth

woman

women

6  2   There are three exercise 

books.

  3  There are seven boxes.

  4  There is one table

  5  There is one foot.

  6  There are five knives.

  7  There is one sheep.

  8  There are nine rulers.

  9  There is one mouse.

  10  There are eight tomatoes.

Colours

7 1  yellow  6 black 

  2 blue  7 white  

  3 pink   8 orange 

  4 red 

9 purple  

  5  grey 

10 brown  

Possessive forms

8 2  C  

  3 B 

  4 A
9 2  theirs    5 mine

  3 hers 

6 his   

  4 yours  

Adjectives

1 

A B

I

G R

I

N T

S T Y O U N G O

M L A L M I

N R

A S O L O N G S

L H A W L O N

I

L O O N D R E L
F R F A S T W L

A T E S C A R Y

Numbers

2 2 89  

5 5,617 

  3 212 

6 15,912  

  4 764  
3 2 sixty-four

  3  one hundred and eleven

  4   five hundred and forty-

two

  5   two thousand, three 

hundred and forty

  6   seven thousand, eight 

hundred and thirty-one

  7   eleven thousand, two 

hundred

  8   fifteen thousand, six 

hundred and forty-three

Telling the time

4

   

  2 

  3  

  4

  5  

  6

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Vocabulary days and 

school subjects

1 Saturday 

 Thursday 

 Friday 

 Sunday 

 Wednesday 

 Tuesday

 Tuesday 

 Wednesday 

 Thursday 

 Friday 

 Saturday

 Sunday
2 

G L M A T H S C H C
O E P H

I

N R

I

E H

B

I

O L O G Y C N E

D R M G S C A T G M

R

I

U B R S R E L

I

A S S L F A T D

I

S

M U S

I

C U P R S T

A M F R E N C H H R
G O H

I

S T O R Y Y

A P H Y S

I

C S

I

C

  Missing subjects: Biology, 

Physics

  2 Music  

  3 Chemistry  

  4 French  

  5 English 

  6 Art  

  7 Drama  

  8 History  

  9 Geography  

  10 ICT
3 2 Maths   7 Music

  3 History 8 Art  

  4 French  9 PE  

  5  ICT   

10  Biology

  6 Chemistry 

Grammar present 

simple and times

4 2 Art  

  3 Geography  

  4 DT  

  5 Drama  

  6 Geography  

  7 Drama
5  2  Yes, we do.

  3  No, he doesn’t.

  4  Yes, he does.

  5  Yes, he does.

  6  No, I don’t.

  7  No, they don’t.

  8  Yes, she does.

  9  Yes, I do.

  10  No, he doesn’t.
6  3  I don’t like Chemistry.

  4  Do you like football?

  5  Yes, I do.

  6  We have PE at 2 pm.

  7  Do you like Maths?

  8  No, I don’t.

  9  Does she like Maths?

  10  Yes, she does.

  11  Well, we have Maths at  

  2 pm.

  12  I really hate Maths.
7  I don’t like school and I 

really hate Mondays. I have 

Maths at 9.00 am and then 

French at 10.00 am. I’m 

not very good at Maths or 

French. After lunch I have 

Maths again at 2.00 pm 

and History at 2.50 pm. I 

don’t have a free lesson on 

Monday but I have two free 

lessons on Tuesday at 9.00 

am and at 2.50 pm. I really 

like Fridays because I have 

PE at 2.50 pm on Friday 

afternoon.

Vocabulary adjectives

1   exciting, fantastic, great, 

interesting, OK

Grammar 

like + -ing 

2 climbing  getting

 diving  flying

 doing 

swimming

 watching skiing

 driving  eating

 sailing  having
3 2 hates  

  3 hate  

  4 likes  

  5  doesn’t like  

  6 hates  

  7 loves  

  8 loves  

  9 likes   

  10  don’t like

Real English 

suggestions

4 2 f   

5 d

  3 a  

6 c 

  4 g  

7 b 

5  Cath   Do you know what 

to get Matt for his 

birthday?

  Fred  No, I don’t.

  Cath   Let’s get him 

something exciting.

  Fred    What about a new 

TV?

  Cath   Hmm. Maybe. I know! 

How about a pizza?

  Fred   That’s a great idea. He 

loves eating pizza.

6  Possible answers

  2   What about an 

experience?

  3   It’s a day doing 

something exciting.

  4  Yes, they are.

  5  What about a DVD?

Reading and Writing

1  1  C  

4  A 

  2  D  

5  D  

  3  B 

6  B  

2 1  D 

3 B  

  2 A 

4 C 

3 1  a 

4 a  

  2 b 

5 b  

  3 c 

6 c  

4  1  Lucy  

  2  16  

  3  flat  

  4  my parents  

  5  brother  

  6  don’t like  

  7  friends  

  8  Drama  

  9  Chemistry  

  10  swimming  

  11  swimming  

  12  go to the gym  

  13  Saturday  

  14  go shopping  

  15  Saturday  

  16  going to discos  

  17 Saturday
5  1   Because the police think 

Hal is a criminal/burglar. 

  2   They think he is Tim 

Hawkins the movie star.

 

3   Everyone  except  Tim’s 

dog.

Culture Connection

1 1 Stevie  3 Linda  

  2 Jack  4 Olivia
2 1  Stevie  4 Olivia  

  2 Linda  5 Jack  

  3 Linda 

6 Jack

3 1  T  

5 T 

  2 T 

6 F  

  3 F 

7 T  

  4 T 

8 F

Can you remember it?

1 2 c  

5 c 

  3 a   

6 a

  4 b  
2  1  school     6  reads

 2 niece   7 shopping  

  3  Australia   8  work  

 4 cousin   9 stupid 

 5 History  10 

early  

3 2 do   

  8 eat

 3 and    9 eating 

 4 live   10 

have  

 5 at   

 11 

always

  6  sometimes  12  On 

  7 In  
4  2   I usually do my 

homework in the 

evening.

  3  She speaks English.

  4  Do you like kitesurfing?

  5  We don’t have ICT today.

  6  Do you have PE at 3.00?

  7   Diana loves listening to 

classical music.

  8   I know! How about rock 

climbing?

  9   Lucy usually gets up at  

10 o’clock.

  10   Robert never goes to 

school.

5  2   Does Daniel speak 

French?  

  3  They like (rock) climbing.

  4  I hate watching TV.

  5  I usually get up at 7.

  6   Do we have Maths on 

Wednesday?

  7   We don’t go to the same 

school.

  8   We sometimes listen to 

classical music.

  9   Peter doesn’t have 

lessons on Friday.

  10  Sandra is Oliver’s niece. 

Unit 2

Vocabulary verbs

1 2 drink  6 text  

  3 chat  7 carry  

  4 ride 

8 dance  

  5 run  
2 2 ride 

6 dances  

  3 texts  7 chats  

  4 drink  8 runs  

  5 carry  

Grammar present 

continuous for now

3 2 doing  

  3  ’m looking  

  4  Are you working  

  5  is talking  

  6  is lying  

  7  are watching  

  8  ’m not having
4  2  No, she isn’t.

  3  No, he isn’t.

  4  No, they aren’t.

  5   He’s talking to his friend 

on the phone.

  6   She’s lying on the sofa 

doing nothing.

  7  They’re watching TV.

  8   She’s looking for 

information about 

English magazines.

5  2  are running

  3  are playing football

  4  are chatting

  5  is riding her bicycle

  6  is smiling

  7  is eating

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  8  are dancing

  9  is reading a magazine

  10  is lying
6  2  She is reading.

  3  He is writing a postcard.

  4  Yes, he is.

  5  No, they aren’t.

  6   They are listening to 

music.

7  3   Is Susie dancing? No, 

she isn’t. She’s riding her 

bicycle.

  4   Is Susie’s dad smiling? 

Yes, he is.

  5   Is Mr Jones reading a 

magazine? Yes, he is.

  6   Are the men reading? 

No, they aren’t. They’re 

playing football.

  7   Is the dog running? 

No, it isn’t. It’s eating a 

sandwich.

  8   Is Gill phoning her 

friend? No, she isn’t. She’s 

lying on the grass.

  9   Are the children playing 

tennis? No, they aren’t. 

They’re running.

  10   Are the women sleeping? 

No, they aren’t. They’re 

chatting.

Vocabulary rooms and 

furniture

1 2 cooker  

  3 sofa  

  4 bookcase  

  5 wardrobe  

  6 fridge  

  7 desk  

  8 armchair  

  9  chest of drawers
2  living room 

 sofa

 bookcase

 armchair

  DVD player

 TV

 bedroom

 wardrobe

  chest of drawers

 bookcase

 desk

 bed

 kitchen

 cooker 

 fridge 

 

 table

 chair

 dining room

  chest of drawers

 table

  chair  
3 2 hall  

  3 garden  

  4 study  

  5 toilet  

  6 bedroom  

  7  living room  

  8  dining room   

  9 garage  

  10 attic

Grammar 

there is and 

there are

4 2 are   

7  aren’t

  3 is 

8 is 

  4 is   

9 are

  5  aren’t    10 isn’t

  6 are  
5  2  it is  

  3  There is  

  4  It is  

  5  it is  

  6  there is  

  7  there is  

  8  there are  

  9  there is  

  10  there are  

  11  there is  

  12  They are

Pronunciaton

6 under

 cooker

 sofa

  chest of drawers

 computer

Grammar prepositions 

of place

7 2 T  

6 F 

  3 F 

7 F  

  4 F 

8 F  

  5 T  
8  2   The dog is under the 

table.

  3   The dog is in the 

wardrobe.

  4   The dog is next to the 

wardrobe.

  5   The dog is between the 

wardrobes.

9  2  It’s on 

  3  They’re under

  4  It’s between

  5  He’s in

  6  It’s on

  7  They’re in

  8  It’s next to

  9  It’s between

  10  It’s next to

Real English 

telephoning 1

1  2   Yes, please. Can you ask 

her to call me?

  3   I’m shopping in town, 

but she can call me on 

my mobile, before  

12 o’clock.

  4  Thanks. Bye.

2 1  called

  2  shopping in town

  3  call him on his mobile

  4  call him before 12 o’clock  
3   Possible answer

 

2   Hi,  Katie.  It’s Bill. Is Ted 

there, please?

  3   No, he isn’t. Can I give 

him a message?

  4   Yes, please. Can you ask 

him to call me?

  5  Yes, of course.

  6   I want to meet him later. 

I’m in a café, but he can 

call me on my mobile. 

  7  OK. I’ll tell him.

  8  Thanks. Bye.

  9  That’s OK. See you.
4  He wants to meet you later. 

  He’s in a café and he wants 

you to call him on his 

mobile. 

 Katie

Grammar present 

simple and present 

continuous

5  1  ’m waiting

  2  always plays

  3  is cooking

  4   are you talking, don’t 

understand

  5 cleans

  6  Do you like

  7  loves, is buying

  8  want, is washing
6 2  c   

6 b

  3 a  

7 a 

  4 c   

8 c

  5 b  
7 2 come

  3  is reading

  4 loves

  5 buys

  6 isn’t

  7  ’s lying

  8 gets

  9  ’s swimming

  10  don’t like

  11  ’re listening

Reading and Writing

1  email A – 3, email B – 2 
2  2  dolphins  

  3  Jamie and Jan  

  4  the fish  

  5  a big house 

  6  four other girls  

  7  dancing   

8  Carol  

3  Possible answer

  We are having a great time. 

We are lying on the beach. 

Mark and Sue are playing 

with a ball, and Tony is 

swimming in the sea. There 

is a man standing by a wall. 

He is eating an ice cream. 

The sun is shining! We are 

very happy.

Culture Connection

1  double-decker bus B

  houseboat A

  windmill D

  flat C
2  Lucy – houseboat

  Suzie – windmill 

  Jon – flat

  Tim – double-decker bus
3  1  Jon   

5  Suzie

  2  Tim 

6  Jon  

  3  Suzie 

7  Suzie  

  4 Tim 

8 Lucy

Can you remember it?

1 2 c 

7 c  

  3 a 

8 b  

  4 b 

9 b  

  5  a 

10 a  

  6 b  
2 2 house  

  3 cooker  

  4 bathroom  

  5 text  

  6 bookcase
3 2 c 

4 c 

  3 a 

5 b 

4  2  I’m just lying on the sofa.

  3   Dave and Holly are going 

to the beach.

  4   How are you feeling? / 

How do you feel?

  5  Is Grandma having fun?

  6  You aren’t writing a letter.

  7  I don’t understand you.

  8   There’s a café next to the 

hotel.

  9  I never go to the gym.

  10   I love swimming in the 

sea.

5  2   They are dancing in the 

garden. 

  3   What are you talking 

about?

  4   There are lots of books in 

my room.

  5   There aren’t any pictures 

on the walls.

  6   There is a desk next to 

the window.

  7  How are you feeling?

  8  Kate is taking a shower.

  9   There’s a bathroom next 

to my bedroom.

  10  We are having fun.

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Vocabulary the past

1  2  19th September

  3  10th September

  4  16/17th September  

  5  8th September

  6  9/10th September  

  7  14th September

  8  18th September
2  2  16th September

  3  15th September

  4  19th September

  5  18th September

Grammar past simple

3 2 B   

6 D

  3 A 

7 F  

  4 H 

8 C  

  5 G    
4 Across 

  Down

 2 went    1 sang

 3 got   2 wrote  

 4 met   5 thought  

 7 hurt    6 found 

  8 drank    8 did  

  9 had
5 2 went    7 drank

  3 arrived 8 thought  

  4 stayed  9 loved  

  5  danced  10 had  

  6 was  
6  2   They didn’t arrive on 

Saturday evening. They 

arrived on Monday 

evening.

  3   They didn’t stay in the 

hotel all day on Saturday. 

They stayed on the 

beach.

  4   The food at the hotel 

wasn’t terrible. It was 

great.

  5   The parents didn’t drink 

water every day. They 

drank fresh orange juice.

  6   The children didn’t think 

Mallorca was terrible. 

They thought it was 

great.

  7   The children didn’t love 

playing in the mountains. 

They loved playing on 

the beach.

  8   The hotel didn’t have a 

really good swimming 

pool. It had a really good 

play area.

7  2   The girls were at a disco 

on Saturday.

  3   Colin wasn’t happy last 

week.

  4   We were in Paris last year.

  5   You weren’t at the party 

last Friday.

  6  It was a great holiday.

  7   I wasn’t at work 

yesterday.

  8   You were on TV last 

night.

Pronunciation

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/Id/

/t/

played

acted

watched

loved

wanted liked

lived

visited

missed

stayed

texted

promised

Vocabulary TV 

programmes and 

adjectives

1 

A C A R T O O N

E B O R

I

N G E

F

I

L M A N

I W

U R U B E R

I

S

N O K A S D A R
N M S C A R Y M

Y

I

N G D U N T

Types of TV 

programmes  adjectives 

cartoon boring

film  

scary

comedy funny

news  

sad 

2  2  a sports programme 

  3  a documentary 

  4  the news 

  5  a soap opera 

  6  a cartoon 

  7  a film
3 2 Sad      5 funny

 3 romantic 

 6 scary  

  4 exciting 
4  2  the news  

  3 documentary  

  4 on 

  5 at  

  6 on  

  7 at  

  8 on  

  9  soap operas   

  10 boring   

  11 on   

  12 at   

  13 film  

  14 on 

  15 romantic 

  16  sports programme 

  17 on   

  18 at

Grammar past simple 

questions

5  2  Did Mike go

  3  Did you speak

  4  Did he have

  5  Did you talk

  6  Did he say

  7  Did you get
6  2   Did Ted and Molly write 

an email? No, they didn’t.

  3   Did Dan watch TV?  No, 

he didn’t.

  4   Did Ted and Molly have a 

bath? No, they didn’t.

  5   Did Dan go swimming? 

Yes, he did.

  6   Did Ted and Molly watch 

TV? Yes, they did.

  7   Did Dan write an email? 

Yes, he did.

  8   Did Ted and Molly go 

swimming? No, they 

didn’t.

  9   Did Dan have a bath? No, 

he didn’t. 

  10   Did Ted and Molly cook 

dinner? Yes, they did.

7 2 Was   7 Were 

  3 Was 

8 Did  

  4 Did 

9 Did  

  5  Were 

10 Was  

  6 Did  

Real English talking 

about films

1  2   He really wants to be an 

actor.

  3  It sounds really scary.

  4   Do you really want to go 

to the cinema?

  5  It was really funny.
2 2 e 

5 a  

  3 b 

6 d  

  4 f  
3  2  Yes, we did.

  3  What did you see?

  4  The new Harry Potter film.

  5  Oh! Was it good?

  6   Yes, it was. It was really 

good.

  7  Was it scary?

  8   No, it wasn’t really scary. 

It was quite funny.

  9   I won’t go and see it. I 

prefer really scary films.

4 2 Bill   Hi Ted. Yes, I did.

 3 Ted   What did you see?

 4 Bill   The new Bond film.

 5 Ted   Was it good?

 6 Bill   Yes it was. It was 

really exciting.

 7 Ted   Was it funny?

 8 Bill   No, it wasn’t really 

funny.

 

9  Ted 

 I won’t go and see 

it. I prefer funny 

films.

Grammar  

contradicting 

statements

5  2  f  

  3  c  

  4  e  

  5  a  

  6 d
6  2   No, it wasn’t. It was really 

boring.

  3   No, it wasn’t. It was a 

horror film.

  4   No, it doesn’t. It takes 

place in Britain.

  5   No, she didn’t. She loved 

it.

  6   No, she didn’t. She went 

with her sister.

Vocabulary TV

1 2 scene 

  3 opera 

  4  camera operator 

  5 show 

  6 presenter 

  7 viewers

Reading and Writing

2  A – camera operator 

  B – actor
3  1  F 

6  F  

  2  T  

7  F 

  3  F 

8  T  

  4  F 

9  F  

  5  F 

10 T

4  Possible answer

  Yesterday was a bad day.  

I woke up late, at eight in 

the morning. I left the house 

at a quarter past eight and 

ran to the train station. Then 

I missed the train and got 

to the studio late, at ten 

past nine. I filmed a chat 

show, but the guests were 

really boring. I didn’t leave 

the studio til a quarter past 

seven in the evening and I 

was very tired. After that, I 

went home and started to 

watch TV, but I fell asleep at 

twenty past eight.

5  1   Tutankhamun,   

Mr Carter’s yellow bird, 

Lord Carnarvon, Lord 

Carnarvon’s dog and 

Karim.

  2  Lord Carnarvon.

  3   They take them to a 

museum in Cairo, Egypt. 

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1  Video 1 – Brooke Brodack 

  Video 2 – Esmee Denters 

  Video 3 – Andy McKee 

  Video 4 – Tay Zonday
2  1  Brooke Brodack

  2  Tay Zonday

  3  Esmée Denters 

4  Andy McKee 

5  Esmee Denters

3  1  N 

5  T  

  2  F 

6  F  

  3  F 

7  N  

  4  T 

8  T  

Can you remember it?

1 2 c  

7 c 

  3 b 

8 b  

  4 a 

9 c  

  5  a  

10 a 

  6 c  
2 2 talked  5 love  

  3 actor  6 behind  

  4 boring  
3 2 really  6 bet  

  3 What   7 sounds 

  4 like 

8 prefer  

  5 great  
4  2   ‘I was quiet.’ ‘No, you 

weren’t.’

  3   I wrote a letter to Tom 

last night.

  4  She wasn’t happy.

  5  

Shrek was a really funny 

film.

  6   Did you get up late?

  7   Gary didn’t go swimming 

last Sunday.

  8   He didn’t think the lesson 

was boring.

  9   I went home and then I 

went to bed.

  10   What did you do 

yesterday?

5  2   Last Tuesday we went to 

the cinema. 

  3   We were in Paris last year.

  4   This soap opera was 

funny. 

  5   The weather was 

horrible.

  6   I didn’t like the film 

because it was boring.

  7   Did David watch the 

news?

  8   The holiday was 

fantastic!

  9   I didn’t meet Mark at the 

cinema.

  10   Did you talk to him? 

Unit 4

Vocabulary war verbs 

and nouns

 

F D E F E A T L
B

I

C R O

I

P M

U E G Y A N R A

I

I

D H T V U R

L L E U T A

I

R

D R K N A D N Y

T E R P C E D S
E U S R K

I

L L

B P A

I

N T D E

  kill – killed    

  invade – invaded 

  paint – painted  

  ruin – ruined 

  build – built   

  marry – married

  die – died    

  fight – fought

  attack – attacked 

  burn – burnt
2  soldier, poison, king, rebel, 

queen, army

3  2  attacked  

  3  fought  

  4  burnt  

  5  killed  

  6 died

Grammar past simple 

irregular

4 2 went    8 put  

 3 got    9 made 

 4 became 

 10 

saw  

 5 bought  11 

drank 

 6 met   12 

read  

  7 said  

Grammar past simple 

questions

5  2  What – e  

  3  Where – a    

  4  Why – h  

  5  How – j   

  6  Where – b  

  7  How long – c    

  8  Who – g  

  9  What time – i 

  10  When – f 
6 2  How  6 Who 

  3  Where  7  How long 

  4  What   8  What time

  5 When 
7  2  When did you leave?

  3  How did you get there?

  4  Who did you go with?

  5   What did you do in 

London?

  6  Why did you go there?

 

  7   Where did you go for 

lunch?

  8  What did you have?

  9   When did you come 

home?

8  2   Alfred visited Rome  

 years ago.

  3   The Viking Great Army 

invaded England 

 

years ago.

  4   Alfred married Ealhswith 

 years ago.

  5   Alfred became king of 

Wessex 

 years 

ago.

  6   King Alfred defeated 

the Vikings at Edington 

 years ago.

  7   The Viking king became 

Christian 

 years 

ago.

  8   King Alfred died 

 

years ago. 

9  2   When  did Alfred visit 

Rome?

  3   When did the Viking 

Great Army invade 

England?

  4   When did Alfred marry 

Ealhswith?

  5   When did Alfred become 

King of Wessex?

  6   When did Alfred defeat 

the Vikings at Edington?

  7   When did the Viking king 

become Christian?

  8   When did King Alfred 

die?

Vocabulary countries, 

nationalities and 

languages

1 2 Spanish 

  3  Portugal  

  4 Spain    

  5 France  

  6 French  

  7 Germany  

  8 German  

  9 Italy  

  10 Italian  

  11 Switzerland  

  12 Swiss  

  13 Greece  

  14 Greek
2 2 Switzerland 

  3  English / British  

  4 Japanese 

  5 Holland 

  6  Scottish / British  

  7 Brazilian 

  8 Germany 

  9 Egypt 

  10 Greek

3 2 Hindi 

  3 Mandarin 

  4 French 

  5 German 

  6 Portuguese 

  7 Swedish 

  8 Greek 

  9 Spanish 

  10 Dutch

F

P

G E R M A N

O

E

P

R

N

M

O

T

S

C

A

L

U

W

H

I

N D

I

G R E E K

D

S

U

D

A

H

E

I

R

S

S P A N

I

S H

E

H

N

  The language that does not 

fit is Dutch.

4 2 French 

  3 Brazil 

  4 Brazilians 

  5 Spanish 

  6 Portuguese 

  7 Australia 

  8 Britain 

  9 English 

  10 Australians

Pronunciation

5

Poland

Brazil

China

Japan

●●

●●

Germany

Canadian

Canada

Australia

Switzerland

Brazilian

Real English 

telephoning 2

1 2 a 

5 c  

  3 f  

6 b 

  4 e  
2  2  Yes, it is. Hi, Tom.

  3   I couldn’t get through to 

you this morning. Where 

were you?

  4   Oh, I was on the beach.  

I switched off my mobile.

  5  On the beach? 

  6   Yes, I went snorkelling 

with Ben and Lucy. We 

had a great time.

  7   With Ben and Lucy? 

What about yesterday? 

I couldn’t get through 

then.

 

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  8   Yesterday I was in the 

mountains. There was no 

reception.

  9   Oh, I see. Are you doing 

anything this evening?

  10   No. Listen, the reception 

is bad. Can you call me 

later or text me?

3  George   Yes it is. Hi, Donna.

  Donna    I couldn’t get 

through to you 

yesterday. Where 

were you?

  George   I was visiting 

my aunt in the 

country. There was 

no reception at all.

  Donna    What about this 

morning? I couldn’t 

get through then. 

Where are you 

now?

  George  I’m in a café. 

  Donna   Oh, I see. Are you 

doing anything 

this evening?

  George   No. Listen, the 

recption is bad. 

Can you call me 

later or text me?

4  2  GR8  

6  2day 

  3  YRUL8   7  2mrw 

  4  CUL8R  8  B4  

  5  How ru  
5  2  Speak later.

  3  How are you today?

  4  Are you OK?

  5  Text me later. 

Grammar 

must 

1 2 d 

6 a  

  3 g 

7 c  

  4 h 

8 f  

  5 e  
2  2   I must visit my aunt this 

weekend.

  3   You must be home by 

nine o’clock.

  4   I must finish my 

homework now.

  5   We must go to the 

supermarket today.

  6   I must phone Sally this 

morning.

  7   Mum says we must be 

good.

  8   You must always be 

polite to other people.

3  2  You must be quiet.

  3  You mustn’t climb trees.

  4  You mustn’t eat in class.

  5   You mustn’t walk on the 

grass.

  6  You must turn right.

4  2  must come 

  3  mustn’t smoke 

  4  must choose 

  5  must do 

  6  must ask 

  7  mustn’t leave 

  8  must tell 

  9  must enjoy

Vocabulary years

1  2  1612  

  3  two thousand and five 

  4  nineteen ninety-nine  

  5 1842 

  6 1950 

  7  sixteen sixty-six 

  8 1412 

  9 2004 

  10  seventeen seventy-two 
2  the postage stamp
3 2 F 

5 T 

  3 F 

6 F 

  4 T 
4  2   In 1863 he became a 

music teacher at a boys’ 

school in England.

  3   In 1870 his brother died 

and his family moved to 

Canada.

  4   In 1871 he moved to 

Boston and taught in a 

school for deaf people.

  5   In 1876, at the age of 

29, he invented the 

telephone.

  6   In 1877 he met Thomas 

Watson and they started 

the Bell Telephone 

company.

  7   In 1915 he opened the 

first Transamerican 

telephone line and spoke 

from New York to Watson 

in San Francisco.

  8   In 1922 he died in 

Canada.

Culture Connection

1  A Australia 

  B  New Zealand 

  C Canada 
2  2  cricket   5  polar bear

  3  kiwi  

6   ice hockey

  4 rugby 
3  1  New Zealand 

  2 Australia 

  3 Canada
4  1  the Queen 

  2  in 1769 

  3 sheep 

  4  the Aborigines 

  5 Sydney 

  6  the French 

  7  French and English

Can you remember it?

1 2 a   

6 a

  3 b  

7 a 

  4 c  

8 c 

  5 c   
2 2 Did  

  3 Greek  

  4 Italy  

  5 soldier 

  6 Brazil
3  2  a   

4  c

  3 b 

5 a 

4  2  How are you today?

  3   Who did you meet 

yesterday?

  4   When did you get to 

work?

  5   They left two days ago.

  6   Paulo is Brazilian.

  7   Why did you take the 

train?

  8   You mustn’t walk on the 

grass.

  9   I must finish this work 

today.

  10   I sent you an email this 

morning.

5  2  Why did you say that?  

  3   They speak German in 

Switzerland.

  4   You mustn’t swim here.

  5   You must help your 

friends (classmates).

  6   Can you call me later?

  7   Who did he speak to?

  8   This is a Japanese car.

  9   How long did you wait?

  10   When did the lesson 

finish?

Unit 5

Vocabulary food

1 2 e  

8 l 

  3 k 

9 f  

  4  g 

10 m  

  5  a 

11 j  

  6  i 

12 h  

  7  b 

13 d

2 2 butter  4 water  

  3 cake  5 cabbage
3  2  beef mince  

  3 mushrooms  

  4 onion  

  5 pasta
4 2 cook    6 fridge  

  3  take away  7  eat out  

 4 meal    8 dishes

  5 cookbooks  

Grammar countable 

and uncountable 

nouns

Countable

Uncountable

apple

cheese  

biscuit 

milk  

chips 

bread  

orange 

water  

banana

butter

cabbage  
potato  
cake

6 2  Is  

7  Are

  3 is  

8 isn’t 

  4 aren’t  9 is  

  5  that    10 is

  6 doesn’t  
7 2 some  7 some  

  3 any 

8 any  

  4 any 

9 any  

  5  some  10 any  

  6 any  
8  2  There is some mince.

  3   There are some 

tomatoes.

  4  There isn’t any milk.

  5  There is some pasta.

  6   There are some 

mushrooms.

  7  There isn’t any bread.

  8  There isn’t any cheese.

  9  There are some onions.

  10  There aren’t any bananas.
9  Possible answers

  2   There’s some chicken on 

the table but there isn’t 

any chicken in the fridge. 

  3   There are some potatoes 

on the table but there 

aren’t potatoes any in the 

fridge. 

  4   There’s some pasta on 

the table but there isn’t 

any pasta in the fridge.

  5   There’s a banana in the 

fridge but there aren’t 

any bananas on the 

table. 

  6   There’s an onion in the 

fridge but there isn’t an 

onion on the table. 

  7   There are some tomatoes 

in the fridge but there 

aren’t any tomatoes on 

the table. 

  8   There are some 

mushrooms in the fridge 

but there aren’t any 

mushrooms on the table. 

 

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  9   There’s some water in the 

fridge but there isn’t any 

water on the table. 

  10   There are some eggs 

in the fridge but there 

aren’t any eggs on the 

table. 

Vocabulary units of 

measurement

1 

S U G A R R

I M T

I

A T F A B R A G

I

C

U L

I M I

A F

I

N E

S U S L E F C A R C

A S H B L Y O O P R
G R U N D W E E N E

E L A B R E A D O A
S C R E M F T T Y M
S C O F F E E T E A

U R C H

I

C K E N R

  1  sparkling water  

  2  hot chocolate  

  3 coffee  

  4 tea  

  5  still water  

  6 chicken  

  7 bread  

  8  ice cream  

  9 fish  

  10 sugar  

  11 sausages  

  12 bacon

  Missing words: hot 

chocolate, sparkling water

2  2  sparkling water 

  3  still water 

  4 coffee 

  5 tea 

  6 milk 

  7  hot chocolate
3

Hot drinks
hot chocolate
coffee
tea
Cold drinks
orange juice
sparkling water
milk

4  A glass of   orange juice, 

sparkling water, 

milk

  A cup of 

 hot chocolate, 

coffee, tea

  A bottle of   sparkling water, 

still water, milk

  A pot of 

coffee, tea

  A carton of   orange juice, 

milk

 

  A mug of    hot chocolate, 

coffee, tea

5  2 sugar     5 bread 

  3  sparkling  6  ice cream  

  4 bacon 
6 1  c 

4 b  

  2 d 

5 a  

  3 e  
7  2  a loaf of bread

  3  a kilo of cheese

  4  a slice of toast

  5  a packet of butter

Grammar 

much and 

many

7  2  How many 

  3  How many  

  4  How much 

  5  How much 

  6  How many 

  7  How many 

  8  How much
8  2   How much tea did she 

drink?

  3   How many videos did 

you watch?

  4   How many eggs are 

there in the fridge?

  5   How many cakes would 

you like?

  6   How much money does 

Daniel want?

  7   How much cheese did 

you buy?

  8   How much time do you 

need?

  9   How many students are 

there in your class?

  10   How much coffee do you 

drink?

Real English

1  Good afternoon  2

 Good 

morning 

 1

 Good 

night 

  4

 Good 

evening 

 3

2 2 sounds  

  3 sounds  

  4 looks
3  2  Are you ready to order?

  3  Yes, of course.

  4   I’m sorry, we don’t have 

any Italian ham.

  5  That sounds great.

  6  Anything to drink?

  7   And an orange juice for 

me, please.

  8   Can we have the bill, 

please?

  8   Would you like some 

pudding?

  10   We haven’t got much 

time.

4  Bill 

 Yes, can I have fish 

soup as a starter?

  Waiter   Yes, of course.

  Bill  

 And hot chicken 

and bacon salad for 

the main course.

  Waiter    Would you like any 

pudding?

  Bill 

No thanks.

  Waiter  Anything to drink?

  Bill 

 Yes, still mineral 

water, please 

Reading and Writing

1   Students’ own answers
2  2  chicken feet 

  3  frogs’ legs  

  4  fruit and nuts 

  5 rice
3 1  F 

5 T  

  2 T 

6 F  

  3 F 

7 T  

  4 F 

8 T  

4  Students’ own answers
5  1   He gave all the money 

back to Ahmet.

  2   No, because he thinks 

the students are learning 

quickly.

  3   Because all the glasses 

were dirty.

Culture Connection

1  A 3

  B  1  

  C 2
2  1  Christmas pudding  

  2  pumpkin pie 

  3  roast turkey

3  Dave                           

  Country  Australia     

  Festival  Christmas        

  Date of festival 25

th

  Dec           

  Activities  family meal, 

put up coloured lights, send 

Christmas cards       

  Presents  yes, from Santa

  Food  salads, cold ham, ice 

cream Christmas pudding

 Jiao

  Country China

  Festival  New Year

  Date of festival between 

21

st

 January and 20

th

 

February

  Activities  put up lanterns, 

family meal, street parades, 

dragon dancing 

  Presents  cards, children 

receive red envelopes with 

money

  Food  sticky rice cakes

   

 Mary

  Country US

  Festival Thanksgiving

  Date of festival 4

th

 

Thursday in November

  Activities  family meal, 

watch Macy’s parade 

  Presents  send cards, small 

presents

  Food  turkey, pumpkin pie

Can you remember it?

1 2 c 

7 c  

  3 c 

8 b  

  4 a 

9 a  

  5  b 

10 b  

  6 a  
2 2 spaghetti 

  3 chicken 

  4 mushroom 

  5  good pudding 

  6 loaf
3 2 ready  

  3 I’d  

  4 course  

  5 Anything  

  6 cup  

  7 Here  

  8 much
4  2  Are there any potatoes?

  3   Dinner is ready in half an 

hour.

  4   There is some mince in 

the fridge.

  5   Have you got any 

tomatoes?

  6   I need two cartons of 

orange juice.

  7   There isn’t much 

sparkling water.

  8   How many people did 

you invite?

  9   Goodnight. See you 

tomorrow.

  10   This chicken salad looks 

delicious.

5  2   There is some milk for 

you.

  3  She cooks meals.

  4   Are there any eggs in the 

fridge?

  5   Do you drink much 

coffee? 

  6   She doesn’t eat many 

cakes.

  7   How much milk do you 

want in your coffee?

  8   How many students are 

there in your class?

  9   Do you want some juice? 

  10   Can I have the bill, 

please? 

 

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Unit 6

Vocabulary

1 2 e  

6 g

  3 a 

7 d  

  4 h 

8 b  

  5 c  
2 2 –  

6 out 

  3 to   

7 round

  4 with  8 in  

  5 –  

Grammar present 

continuous for future 

arrangements

3

past

present

yesterday

at the 

last month

moment

two days ago right now
future
next Thursday
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow

4 3  present 6  future  

  4  present 7  present  

  5 future  8 future  
5  2   She’s playing tennis on 

Saturday morning.

  3   She’s buying new shoes 

on Wednesday morning.

  4   She’s washing her hair on 

Saturday afternoon.

  5   She’s making a cake on 

Friday afternoon.

  6   She’s having a party on 

Sunday afternoon.

  7   She’s painting her room 

on Thursday morning.

  8   She’s going to the gym 

on Friday morning.

6  Students’ own answers 
7  2   Is Tim coming to the 

cinema? No, he isn’t

  3   Are the children going 

on holiday with you? Yes, 

they are.

  4   Are you leaving school 

early this afternoon? No, 

I’m not.

  5   Is your mum helping you 

with your homework this 

weekend? Yes, she is.

  6   Are we inviting Gill to our 

party? No, we aren’t.

  7   Are Isabel and Matt 

having a barbecue next 

Saturday? No, they aren’t.

  8   Are you going on holiday 

next month? Yes, I am.

 

  9   Are you visiting your 

grandparents at 

Christmas? Yes, I am.

  10   Are you and your friends 

doing anything exciting 

this weekend? Yes, we 

are.

8  2  late  

5  early 

  3  early 

6  late  

  4  late  
9  1    Mum

I’m meeting Julie at the 

supermarket after lunch.

I’m catching the 12.40 bus.

It arrives at the supermarket 

at 13.20.

If Julie phones, tell her I’ll be 

5 minutes late.

Kelly

 

  2 Ben

I’m meeting Lucy at the 

station this morning.

I’m catching the 9.30 bus.

It gets to the station at 10.10.

If Lucy phones, tell her I’ll be 

ten minutes late.

Tom

Vocabulary the 

weather

1 

S D R R S C O L D

N T C A L H U M I
O D O F O G G Y C

W E L R C L U D S

I

S Q B M D R O U

N T U R G Y B

I

N

G H O T U T

I

C N

C

I M W I

N D Y Y

  hot, windy, foggy, snowing, 

icy, stormy, sunny

2 2 windy    6 hot  

 3 cold     7 stormy

 4 snowing 

 8 foggy  

  5 icy  

Grammar the future 

with 

going to

3 2 Mark

  3  Sue and Tony

  4  Sam and Mary
4  2   No, he isn’t. He’s going to 

ride his bike.

  3   No they aren’t. They’re 

going to visit Italy.

  4   No, they aren’t. They’re 

going to travel by car.

  5   No, he isn’t. He’s going to 

go climbing.

  6   No, they aren’t. They’re 

going to travel by 

aeroplane.

5  2   She isn’t going to do a 

parachute jump.

  3   She’s going to learn to 

windsurf.

  4   She’s going to ride a 

horse.

  5   She isn’t going to race 

quad bikes.

  6   She isn’t going to play 

paint-ball games.

  7   She’s going to sail in the 

lake.

  8   She isn’t going to cook 

for 50 people.

  9   She’s going to run 10km 

every morning.

6  2  Is it going to rain?

  3   Are you going to get up 

early on Saturday?

  4   What are you going to do 

when you leave school?

  5   Who are you going to 

meet this weekend?

  6   What are you going to do 

this summer?

  7   What are you going to 

have for dinner tonight?

  8   Is your teacher going to 

give you any homework 

tomorrow?

  9   Are you going to go to 

the cinema soon?

  10   What are you going to 

watch?

7  Students’ own answers

Real English offers and 

requests

1 2 e  

4 c 

  3 a 

5 b

2  2   What are you doing this 

evening?

  3   I’m cooking dinner for 

my family.

  4   I’m going to visit him at 

eight o’clock.

  5  Yes, I’ll come with you.

  6  Can I get him anything?

  7   I’ll go to the shop after 

dinner.

3  Sandra   Oh, hi Chris.

  Chris    Do you want to 

come to a football 

match tomorrow 

evening?

  Sandra    Sorry I can’t. I’m 

organising a party 

tomorrow evening.

  Chris    Oh. Do you want 

to come to the 

cinema on Friday 

afternoon?

  Sandra   Yes, OK.

  Chris    Great. See you on 

Friday.

  Sandra   See you!

Grammar offers and 

making requests

4  2  I’ll carry that for you.

  3  I’ll get you a drink. 

  4  I’ll buy them for you.
5  2  Could, bring

  3  Could, borrow

  4  Could, be
6  1  Could, have, ’ll make

  2  ’ll come, Could, come

  3  ’ll make, Could, have

  4  Could, buy, ’ll go

Reading and Writing

1  You can travel around the 

world and visit famous cities.

2 2 4 

3  8

4  4

3  2  In a hostel.

  3 Hollywood.

  4   He hopes to see some 

film stars there.

  5  He’s going to go surfing.

  6  Three months ago.

  7  The carnival is starting.

  8   She wants to take photos 

of the city.

  9   She’s going to dance the 

samba.

 

10   On  Thursday.

4  Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1  Horror tour – underground, 

scary, tunnels, ghosts, 

criminals

  Loch Ness experience – 

underwater, interesting, 

scientists, monster

2  1  T 

5  F  

  2  F  

6  F

  3  T 

7  T  

  4 F 

8 F

Can you remember it?

1 2 b 

6 c  

  3 c  

7 a 

  4 a 

8 b  

  5 a    
2  2  c  

4  b 

  3 a 

5 a 

3  1  having   5  visit

  2 raining 6 sight-seeing

  3 sitting  7 now 

  4 go 
4  2   Are you watching the 

football tonight?

  3   I’m doing my homework 

and going to bed.

  4  It isn’t sunny today.

  5   I’m not going to go to 

the bank this afternoon.

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  6   Who is bringing the 

food?

  7   Can I help you, Madam?

  8   We’re having a fantastic 

time.

5  2   They are not going on 

holiday. 

  3   It is cold and windy 

today.

  4  It’s going to rain.

  5   What are we having for 

dinner today?

  6  Can you help me?

  7  I’ll call you tonight.

  8   They are going to travel 

by train.

Unit 7

Grammar past 

continuous

1  2  Were, was

  3  weren’t, were

  4  was, was

  5  Was, was

  6 were

  7 was

  8 wasn’t
2  2   The cats weren’t fighting. 

They were sleeping.

  3   Sally wasn’t walking. She 

was swimming.

  4   The boys weren’t 

studying. They were 

playing chess.

  5   Mr Jones wasn’t having a 

shower. He was having a 

bath.

  6   Mrs Jackson wasn’t 

reading. She was writing.

  7   The dog wasn’t barking. 

It was eating.

  8   He wasn’t wearing jeans. 

He was wearing shorts.

3  2  wasn’t wearing

  3  Were you sleeping

  4  was watching

  5  were the children doing

  6  weren’t listening

  7  Was it raining 

  8  was running

  9  was looking 

  10  were you crying
4  2  was eating

  3  were watching

  4  was reading

  5  was sleeping

  6  was playing

  7  was listening

  8  was getting dressed

  9  was having a shower
5  2   Was Jenna eating a 

sandwich?

  she 

was.

  3   Were Jeff and Tracey 

playing computer 

games?

  they 

weren’t.

  4   Was Mr Johns singing in 

the dining room?

    No, he wasn’t.

  5   Was the dog barking in 

the hall?

    No, it wasn’t.

  6   Was Kevin sleeping in his 

bedroom?

    No, he wasn’t.

  7   Was Katrina listening to 

music?

    Yes, she was.

  8   Was Mr Parker getting 

dressed in the kitchen?

    No, he wasn’t.

  9   Was Mrs Johns having a 

shower?

    Yes, she was. 
6  Students’ own answers.

Vocabulary clothes 

and adjectives to 

describe clothes

1 2 smart    5 awful  

 3 casual  6 gorgeous  

  4 lovely  
2 2 coat  8 socks  

  3 skirt   9 shoes 

  4  jeans   10 boots 

  5  hoodie  11 tie  

  6  trousers 12 scarf  

  7 shorts  

S K I R T

S

H

S H O E S

I

H

C

C

R

O

J

K

A

T R O U S E R S

R

D

A

F

T I E

N

C

E

S H O R T S

A

B O O T S

3 

a

a pair of

skirt

boots 

hoodie

trousers

coat

shorts

tie

socks

scarf

shoes

4 2 socks  5 shorts  

  3 tie  

6 T-shirt 

  4 jeans  

Vocabulary appearance

5  2  glasses    7  toes 

 3 eyes   8 ears  

 4 Hair   9 feet  

  5  moustache 10 wrist  

  6 beard  

6  2  thin, white

  3  big, bushy, black

  4  little, black

  5  long, black

  6  short, curly, brown 

  7  long, white
7  Possible answer

  The man is tall and thin. 

He has got short, brown, 

curly hair. He’s wearing a 

T-shirt and a pair of jeans. 

He isn’t wearing shoes. The 

woman is short and fat. She 

has got long, dark hair and 

she’s wearing glasses. She’s 

wearing a jumper, a skirt 

and shoes.

Real English 

storytelling

1 2 f 

5 a  

  3 e 

6 d  

  4 c  
2  2   Yes, it was really good. 

We went on a safari.

  3   A safari? That sounds 

great.

  4   It was. But it was a bit 

scary. We were driving 

along when a zebra 

attacked our car.

  5 No!

  6   Yes, honestly. And after 

that, I saw a zebra kill a 

lion!

  7   Don’t be silly. A zebra 

can’t do that. You’re lying.

  8   No, I’m not. It’s really 

true!

3  Chris   Yes, I did. But it was 

a bit scary. I saw a 

ghost!

  Martin No!

  Chris 

 Yes, honestly. I was 

in my bedroom 

when it happened. 

The room went 

cold and I was very 

afraid.

  Martin   Don’t be silly. I 

don’t believe in 

ghosts. You’re lying.

  Chris 

 No, I’m not. It’s 

really true!

Grammar past simple 

and past continuous

4 2 went 

  3  were sleeping 

  4 broke 

  5  was sunbathing 

  6  was working 

  7 said 

  8 laughed 

  9  was shining 

  10  was wearing

5  2  was shining 

  3  were singing 

  4 decided 

  5 sat 

  6  were playing 

  7 took 

  8  was reading 

  9 started 

  10 ran 

  11  was cooking 

  12 thought
6  2   She was running when it 

started to rain.

  3   He was sleeping when 

the alarm went off.

Reading and Writing

1  1  E   

3  A

  2 D 

4 C

2  1  When Jenny was alone.

  2   The water became icy 

cold.

  3   She was reading the 

newspaper.

  4   When she was having 

dinner with the family.

  5   At 3 am.

  6   Because he was sleeping 

deeply.

  7   The next day.
3  Students’ own answers 
4  1  In a goose. 

  2  James Ryder.

  3   Because there were a lot 

of police in the street 

looking for the diamond.

Culture Connection

1  2  skater  

  3  ska kid  

  4  scene kid
2  2  skaters      6  ska kids

  3  ska kids    7  indies  

  4  indies      8  scene kids

  5  scene kids  

Can you remember it?

1 2 c   

7 a

  3 a 

8 b  

  4 a   

9 c

  5  b 

10 b  

  6 c  
2 2 bushy  5 shirt  

  3 glasses 6 hair  

  4 blonde  
3 2 true  

  3 promise  

  4 believe  

  5 saw  

  6 Honestly  

  7 happened  

  8 disappeared  

  9  Oh, really  

  10 lying

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4  2   Please hand in your 

homework now.

  3   I crashed my car on my 

way home last night.

  4   Who was wearing my 

shoes this morning?

  5   She needs a new pair of 

jeans.

  6   I like your long, black 

coat.

  7   He has short, blonde hair.

  8   Could you give me some 

money, please?

  9   I was only joking.

  10   She was reading when 

she met Tim.

5  2   What were you doing 

yesterday evening at 7 

o’clock?

  3   When I came in, the 

children were playing 

computer games.

  4   He was wearing red 

shorts.

  5   What did she look like?

  6   That man had a long, 

black beard.

  7   She wasn’t wearing a 

coat.

  8   Was he lying or joking?

  9   Mary was sunbathing all 

day.

  10   What were you doing 

when it happened?

Unit 8

Vocabulary adjectives

1  2  narrow    7  quiet 

  3  interesting 8  sensible  

 4 boring   9 young 

 5 loud     10 

slow

  6 near  

 

2 2 

interesting   6 

young

 3 silly    7 short 

 4 near   8 slow  

  5 wide  
3 2 far   

  6 narrow

 3 sensible 

 7 long  

 4 quiet   8 loud 

  5 fat  

Grammar comparative 

adjectives

4 + er: older

 + 

r: wider, nicer

  y + ier: sillier, funnier

  double last letter + er: fatter, 

thinner

  more + adj: more 

interesting, more expensive

  irregular: worse, better
5 2 better   5 thinner

  3 nearer  6 shorter  

  4 fatter  

6  2   Our house isn’t as big as 

yours.

  3   He doesn’t play the 

guitar as well as her.

  4   That car isn’t as fast as 

this one.

  5   The post office isn’t as far 

as the bank.

  6   The film wasn’t as good 

as the book.

  7   You aren’t as young as 

me.

  8  

The Exorcist isn’t as scary 

as The Ring.

  9   Your job isn’t as 

important as mine.

  10   These shoes aren’t as 

narrow as those ones.

7  2   Britney is slower than 

Christina.

  3   Britney is older than 

Christina.

  4   Christina is newer than 

Britney.

  5   Britney is cheaper than 

Christina.

  6   Christina is more 

expensive than Britney.

  7   Christina is bigger than 

Britney.

  8   Britney is smaller than 

Christina.

  9   Christina is more 

beautiful than Britney.

Vocabulary buildings 

in a town

1 2 bank 

  3 museum 

  4 hotel 

  5 butcher’s 

  6  railway station 

  7 greengrocer’s 

  8 hospital 

  9  clothes shop 

  10 bookshop 

  11 library 

  12 hairdresser’s 

  13 chemist’s 

  14 baker’s 

  15  swimming pool 

  16 restaurant
2 2 greengrocer’s 

  3 hairdresser’s 

  4 museum 

  5 hotel 

  6 newsagent’s 

  7 baker’s 

  8 butcher’s 

  9 restaurant 

  10 bank

Pronunciation

3    

●●

clothes shop

library

baker’s

hairdresser’s

butcher’s

newsagent’s

●●●

railway station hotel

Vocabulary jobs

4  2  nurse  

  3  firefighter  

  4  waitress  

  5  receptionist  

  6  porter  

  7  hairdresser  

  8 postwoman

Grammar directions

5 2 opposite 

  3  in the middle of 

  4  in front of 

  5 behind 

  6  next to 

  7  in front of 

  8 opposite
6 2  E  

4 B 

  3 D 

5 A

7  1   Go straight on. Take the 

second right. Turn left 

and then left again. It’s in 

front of you.

  2   Go straight on and turn 

right. Take the third right. 

It’s in front of you.

  3   Turn left and then turn 

right. It’s on the left.

  4   Turn right and turn right 

again. Take the first right 

and the first right again. 

It’s in front of you.

Real English shopping

1 2 E  

4 B 

  3 D 

5 A

2  2  Yes, there are two here.

  3   Can I try that one on, 

please?

  4  Yes, of course.

  5   Have you got any bigger 

ones?

  6   Do you want to try this 

grey dress?

  7  It fits. How much is it?

  8  That’s too expensive.
3  Martin   Yes, please. Have 

you got any black 

jeans?

  Shop assistant  Yes, we    

 

have a size 32 here.

  Martin   Do you have them 

in size 34?

  Shop assistant  No, I’m    

 

sorry. But we have 

 

blue jeans in size 34.

  Martin   How much are 

they?

  Shop assistant  They’re £70.

  Martin   Oh dear. That’s too 

expensive.

Grammar superlatives

4 2 higher 

  3  the nicest 

  4 ruder 

  5 easier 

  6  the healthiest 

  7  the hottest 

  8 wetter 

  9  more boring 

  10  the most difficult 

  11  the best 

  12  the worst
5  2  the most interesting 

  3  the fattest 

  4  the wettest 

  5  the ugliest 

  6  the widest 

  7  the shortest 

  8  the oldest
6  2  Who’s the heaviest?

  3  Who’s the lightest?

  4  Who’s the youngest?

  5  Who’s the tallest?

  6  Who’s the shortest?

Vocabulary numbers 

and measurements

1  2  16.4 kg  

  3  85 km/h  

  4  21° C 

  5  $350 million  

  6  2,110 years

Reading and Writing

2 1  B 

3 A

3  2  Las Vegas  6  Las Vegas 

  3  Las Vegas  7 Monaco 

  4  Las Vegas  8 Monaco 

  5 Monaco 
4  Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1  1  E  

4  C 

  2  D 

5  A  

  3  B  
2  2   the year the first person 

reached the South Pole

  3   the height of its highest 

mountain

  4   the temperature at the 

South Pole

  5   the number of scientists 

who live there in summer

  6   the percentage of the 

land with no ice or snow 

in summer  

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3  1  Mount Vinson

  2  -89° C

  3  Mawson Station

  4 1,000

  5  Captain James Cook

  6  Roald Amundson

  7  very small plants

  8  the Emperor penguin

Can you remember it?

1 2 c  

7 a 

  3 a 

8 a  

  4 c 

9 c  

  5  a 

10 b  

  6 b  
2 2 baker’s  

  3 sillier  

  4 nearer  

  5 supermarket  

  6 miles
3  2  looking    6  Great 

 3 are     7 cheaper

 4 bigger  8 cheapest  

  5 biggest  
4  2   James can’t run as fast as 

Gary.

  3   This is the most boring 

film in the world!

  4   That ride was (much) 

scarier than the last one.

  5   There’s an internet café 

next to the bank.

  6   It’s opposite the 

supermarket.

  7   Where’s the butcher’s?

  8   You’re my best friend.

  9   Can I try this on, please?

  10   Let’s do it the least 

difficult way.

5  2   My shoes are smaller 

than yours. 

  3   You can buy cheap books 

in this bookshop.

  4   The lamp is behind the 

sofa.

  5   This dress is too 

expensive.

  6   Who is the oldest here?

  7  Where’s the library?

  8   The film is worse than 

the book.

  9   The bank is opposite the 

baker’s.

  10   Tom is taller than Fred 

but I am the tallest.

Unit 9

Grammar 

should

1  2  You should get a bicycle.

  3   You shouldn’t shout so 

much.

  4   You shouldn’t lie in the 

sun for so long.

  5  You should go to bed.

 

  6   You should buy an 

umbrella.

  7   You shouldn’t drive so 

fast.

  8   You should go to the 

dentist’s. 

2  2  You should see a doctor.

  3   You should ask the 

teacher for help.

  4   You should have a 

sandwich.

  5  You should get a job.

  6   You should phone the 

police.

  7  You should buy a map.

  8   You should take off your 

jumper.

Grammar present 

perfect

3 2 made   8 bought 

  3 had 

9 eaten  

  4  hurt 

10 broken  

  5  lost  

11 saw 

  6  found   12 thought 

  7  spoken  13 won  
4 2 had 

7  found  

  3 hurt 

8 won  

  4 spoken 9 made  

  5  bought  10 lost  

  6 eaten  
5  2   I haven’t sent you a letter.

  3   You haven’t worn those 

shoes before.

  4   Mark hasn’t done the 

dishes.

  5   She hasn’t finished her 

project.

  6   I haven’t thought much 

about it.

  7   We haven’t had much fun 

today.

  8   It hasn’t rained this 

month.

  9   You haven’t eaten your 

breakfast.

  10   I haven’t won anything in 

my life.

Vocabulary parts of 

the body

1 

H S H O U L D E R S O
A A T R E Y E S P E R

I M M O U T H S H L O

R F A R M O N T A B U
S N O W F A E C N O T
P N O O F E C E D W O

W R I S T A K H L E E

A R K N E E E A R T S

B A C K A N K L E G P
E R S O F I N G E R S

  Missing word: bottom

2 2 fingers  6 wrist 

  3 toes  7 ankle  

  4 elbow  8 bottom  

  5 knee  

Vocabulary verbs + 

prepositions

1  2  off   

5  over

  3  down  6  over  

  4  off  

Grammar present 

perfect and past simple

2  2  Have you read

  3  ’ve forgotten

  4 met

  5  has hurt

  6 spoke

  7  ’ve never been

  8 went

  9  ’s cut

  10  fell, broke
3  3   Have Dan and Sally ever 

been in a car crash?

     Yes, they have. They were 

in one in 2004.

  4   Has Dan ever failed an 

exam?

     No, he hasn’t.

  5   Have Sally and Dan every 

flown in a balloon?

     No, they haven’t.

  6   Has Sally ever worn 

glasses?

     No, she hasn’t.

  7   Has Dan ever worn 

glasses?

     Yes, he has. He wore 

them when he was 8 

years old.

  8   Has Sally ever broken a 

wrist?

     Yes, she has. She broke 

her wrist yesterday.

  9   Has Sally ever failed an 

exam?

     Yes, she has. She failed 

an exam last year.

  10   Has Dan ever broken a 

wrist?

     Yes, he has. He broke his 

wrist in March 2004.

4 2 broke

  3  did you see

  4  haven’t seen, ’ve read

  5 fell

  6  didn’t hurt

  7  have made 

  8 met

  9 lost

  10  has Ben lived
5 2 bought

  3  did you like

  4  ’ve seen

  5  haven’t seen

  6 enjoyed

  7 saw

  8  Did you go

  9 watched

Vocabulary adjectives 

of manner

1  2  friendly    5  caring  

 3 kind 

   6 helpful 

 4 abrupt  7 unfriendly
2  2  abrupt    5  caring  

 3 practical 

 6 kind 

 

 4 helpful  7 friendly
3  2  flu  

  3  temperature  

  4  symptom  

  5  headache  

  6  sore throat

Real English at the 

doctor’s

1

I feel...

I’ve got...

ill

flu

sick

a temperature

hot

toothache

terrible

backache

2 2 a  

5 c 

  3 e 

6 d  

  4 b  
3  2   Hello, doctor. I feel 

terrible.

  3  What’s the matter?

  4   I’ve got a headache and 

a temperature and I feel 

tired all the time.

  5   Let’s have a look. Open 

your mouth and say ‘ah’.

  6 AAAH.

  7   Oh dear. You’ve got flu. 

Take these tablets and go 

home to bed.

  8  Thanks, doctor.
4 2 
5  Chris  Hello, doctor. I feel 

terrible.

  Doctor Smith  What’s the 

matter?

  Chris  I’ve got backache, 

a sore throat and a 

temperature. I’ve got a 

basketball match this 

afternoon.

  Doctor Smith  Let’s have 

a look. Oh dear. You’ve got 

flu. Take these tablets and 

get some rest. I’m afraid you 

can’t play basketball.

  Chris   OK.  Thanks,  doctor.
6  Possible answer

 Mum

  I feel terrible. I’ve got a 

temperature and a sore 

throat. I’m going to see  

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Dr Smith. Can you phone 

the school and tell them I 

can’t play basketball this 

afternoon?

 Thanks

 Chris

Reading and Writing

1  Home exercise equipment 

with an online keep fit 

programme.

2  1  F 

3  F  

  2 F 

4 T

3  Students’ own answers
4  Students’ own answers
5  1   Edson Arantes Do 

Nascimento, Cassius 

Marcellus Clay, George 

Herman Ruth

  2   Tiger Woods – two years 

old, Jennifer Capriati – 

three years old, Nadia 

Comaneci – six years old.

  3   They survived cancer, an 

accident or illness and 

went back to playing 

their sports.

Culture Connection

1  Parts of the body  A 

Animals    C, 

F

 Plants 

    D, 

Food  

    B, E

  2  mistletoe  4  clover  

 3 ladybird 

 5 bread

3  2  ladybird  

  3  put bread in the oven  

  4   wearing a four-leaf clover 

in her right shoe

  5  salt  

  6  mistletoe  

  7  teeth  

  8  clover  

  9  making bread

Can you remember it?

1 2 c  

7 a 

  3 c  

8 b 

  4 a  

9 a 

  5  b  

10 c 

  6 c  
2 2 back  5 fall  

  3  a bit 

6  terrible  

  4 wrist  
3  2  for  

6  all over 

  3 dizzy   7 should 

  4 sore 

8 shouldn’t  

  5 ache  
4  2   Greg’s lived here since 

2003.

  3   You shouldn’t drink so 

much coffee.

  4   The doctor said I should 

eat more vegetables.

  5   I hurt my leg at the 

football match.

  6   Have you ever spoken to 

a famous person?

  7   Jenny’s got a headache.

  8   I felt sick when I went to 

bed.

  9   I’ve got a stomach ache.

  10   Dan’s got a temperature.
5  2   Have you finished your 

homework?

  3   You shouldn’t eat so 

much.

  4   We have just eaten 

breakfast and I am not 

hungry.

  5   I have a stomach ache. 

  6   How many portions of 

fruit and vegetables do 

you eat very day? 

  7   My  back aches.

  8   I haven’t put on weight 

this month.

  9   Ouch! I’ve hurt my hand 

(arm)! 

  10   You shouldn’t drive so 

fast!

Reading 

and Writing 

Connection 

Unit 1

1   the future
2   There are only two days in 

her school week: Monday 

and Tuesday.

3   1  Geography  4  History 

 2 ICT   5 Flying 

 3 PE 

 6 Culture

4   Students’ own answers
5  Students’ own answers
6  Students’ own answers

Unit 2

1 b
2 B
3   1  not mentioned 

  2  paragraph 1 

  3  paragraph 1 

  4  not mentioned 

  5  paragraph 2 

  6  paragraph 3
4   Students’ own answers
5   Students’ own answers

Unit 3

1   a comedy series

2   Leonard, Sheldon and Penny

3   1  roommates 

  2  attractive, lovely 

  3 extremely 

  4 silly 

  5 regularly 

  6 plot
4   a  paragraph 4 

 b paragraph 1 

 c paragraph 2

  d  paragraph 3
5   Students’ own answers
6   Students’ own answers

Unit 4

1   Students’ own answers
2   Students’ own answers
3   A  3 

C  5 

  B  1 

D 2

  Rule 2:  He left the path. 

Rule 4:   He didn’t have a 

map. 

  Rule 6:   He didn’t tell a guide 

he was in the park.

5  1   Because he wanted to 

climb a mountain. 

  2   Because he didn’t have a 

map. 

  3   Because there was no 

reception. 

  4   Because he was very 

tired. 

  5   Because only his mum 

knew he was in the park.

  6   Because he didn’t come 

home for dinner.

6   A  no dogs

  B  no boats

  C  no swimming

  D  no diving
7  Students’ own answers

Unit 5

  Hell Pizza
2   There is a strange 

atmosphere. It isn’t 

expensive and it’s trendy.

3   1  F  

4  NM 

  2 T 

5 T 

  3 F 

6 F

4   1  weird 

  2  tasty, yummy 

  3 trendy
5   Students’ own answers
6   Students’ own answers

Unit 6

 A bike

  B boat

  C skate 
2   1   John O’Groats in the 

north of Scotland. 

  2  28 days 

  3   Land’s End in the south 

of England.  

  4   To make money for 

charity.

3   They’re going to travel by 

skateboard, rollerblades, 

canoe and unicycle.

4   1   Danny is writing the 

letter to Jackie.

  2   To tell Jackie about the 

journey he’s going on.

  3   To make money for the 

Help the Children charity.

  4   It’s going to take a 

month or more.

  5   They’re going to sleep 

outside.

  6  He’s really excited.
5   Students’ own answers
6   Students’ own answers

Unit 7

1  It’s about a robbery.
2  1   It happened last 

Saturday.

  2  Annette Corby.

  3  In a newsagent’s shop.

  4   She was reading a 

magazine and drinking 

some coffee.

  5   He asked for a 

newspaper but then 

pulled out a gun and 

pointed it in her face.

  6   He took all the money 

from the till.

  7   She found his wallet on 

the counter.

  8   The police arrested the 

thief.

3  Students’ own answers
4  Students’ own answers 

Unit 8

1   Students’ own answers
  A meeting place for 

teenagers. It wants 

teenagers to enter a 

competition to help design 

the meeting place.

3   1  4

4  4

 2 4 6 

4

4   Students’ own answers
 1  funkiest 

  2 smoothies 

  3 mates 

  4 trendiest 

  5  hang out
6   Students’ own answers
7   Students’ own answers

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8   Students’ own answers

Unit 9

1  She fell and broke her wrist.
2  didn’t written  didn’t write

 have 

come 

 came

 stoped   stopped

 her 

 his

 luckily   Luckily

 uncle 

 ankle

 rist 

 wrist

3 1  F   

4 T

  2 T   

5 F

  3 F  
4  Students’ own answers
5  Students’ own answers

Exam 

Connection

Exam Connection 1

Prepare

A  1  shopping   

  2 music 

  3 tennis 

  4 cycling 

  5 skiing 

  6 reading 

  7 swimming

M U S

I

C

R E A D

I

N G

S W I M M I

N G

C Y C L

I

N G

S H O P P

I

N G

T E N N

I

S

S K

I

I

G

1  1   F 

4  F  

  2  T 

5  F  

  3  F  
2   1  café   

3  shop

  2 disco  4 school
3   1  F 

3  D  

  2 A 

4 B

4   1  C 

4  A 

  2 A 

5 B 

  3 C 
5   Students’ own answers

Exam Connection 2 

Prepare
A
  1  curtains    4  wardrobe  

 2 bath   5 fridge 

 

 3 sofa   6 sink
B  1  it   

  5  them

 2 She   6 her 

 

 3 they   7 he 

 

 4 him   8 it

1  1  D 

3  E  

  2 A 

4 B

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

4  F  

  2  E  

5  D 

  3  A  
5  Students’ own answers

Exam Connection 3

Prepare

A  

D

1

C O M E D Y

2

A R T O O N

3

Q U

I

Z

4

F

I

M

5

N E W S

6

T A L

E N T

S H O W

7

C H A S H O W

8

S O A P

 

9

S P O R T

Y

B  1  boring  

  2  funny  

  3 sad
1  Speaker 1 – B  

  Speaker 2 – A  

  Speaker 3 – D  

  Speaker 4 – C 
2  1  B  

  2  C  

  3  A  

  4 C

Exam Connection 4

Prepare

A  1   What did you do last 

night?

  2   How long did you stay at 

school yesterday?

  3   When did you use a 

computer for the first 

time?

  4   Where did you meet your 

best friend?

  5   How did you come to 

school this morning?

  6   Who did you see on TV 

last night?

B  Students’ own answers
1  1  E  

5  H 

  2  I  

6  A

  3  G 

7  D  

  4 C 

8 B

2  1  D 

3  A  

  2 E 

4 B

3  1  C 

3  B  

  2 E 

4 A

Exam Connection 5

Prepare

A  1  cup 

4  packet  

  2  glass 

5  kilo  

  3  slice 

6  litre  

1

2

3

  

4

5

6

C

G

L

A

S

S

 U 

L

P

A

C

K

E

T

I

I

C

L

I

T

R

E

O

B  1  some, some  

  2  a, some  

  3  an  

  4  some, a
1   1  B 

4  B  

  2  C  

5  B 

  3 A
2  1  B 

3  C  

  2 C 

4 A

3  Students’ own answers

Exam Connection 6

Prepare

A  cloudy, wet, dry, raining, 

snowing, windy, stormy, 

cold, foggy, humid, icy, hot 

  1  snowing   5  cloudy 

  2  icy   

  6  dry

 3 foggy  7 wet 

 

 4 raining  8 windy
B  1  b 

3  a  

  2  a 

4  c  

1  1  C  

  2  A  

  3  B  
2   Students’ own answers
  1  A 

4  B    

  2  C 

5  C  

  3  A  

Exam Connection 7

Prepare

A  Polly has got long dark hair. 

She’s wearing a skirt and a 

blouse. She has dark shoes 

and is wearing a bracelet 

and a necklace. 

  Steve is tall and dark. He’s 

got short, dark, straight 

hair. He’s wearing a striped 

t-shirt and a pair of jeans. 

He’s wearing a watch and a 

pair of glasses. He’s wearing 

trainers.

B  Description B is correct.

1  1  T  

4  F 

  2  T 

5  F  

  3 F 

6 T

2   1  C  

4  A 

  2 B 

5 B

Exam Connection 8

Prepare

A  1  butcher’s  

  2  post office  

  3  hotel  

  4  museum  

  5  clothes shop  

  6  railway station  

  7  grocer’s  

  8 restaurant
1  1  C 

3  E  

  2 D 

4 B

2  1  was drinking tea in 

3  is more interesting than

  2  am going to be 

4  did you visit 

5  is the most exciting

3  1  B 

4  B  

  2  C  

5  C 

  3  A  

Exam Connection 9

Prepare

A  1  fingers  6  ankle  

  2  elbow  7  bottom  

  3  back 

8  throat  

  4  knee 

9  wrist  

  5  mouth  10 teeth
  1  back    4  fingers

  2  throat  5  teeth  

  3  ankle  
1  1  C  

3  E 

  2 B 

4 D

2  1  A  

  2  B  

  3 A
3  1  best  

  2  bought  

  3 every
4   1  am going to  

  2  her  

  3  the most boring  

  4  buses  

  5 longer
5   Students’ own answers