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Vocabulary 1At home

1 Label the pictures with the words in the box.

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2

3

4

5

9

10

11 13 12 14 15

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2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

desk shelves sink sofa table wardrobe

I’ve got a in my bedroom. It’s got my

computer on it.

1 All my clothes are in my .

2 My aunt has got lots of books. There are

in every room in her house!

3 Let’s sit on the together and watch

TV.

4 Your hands are dirty. Go and wash them in the

.

5 We’ve got a new and chairs in the

dining room.

sofa armchair table shelves bed desk chair wardrobe lamp toilet sink mirror bath cooker fridge cupboard

3 Look at the furniture words in the box. Write the words next to the definitions.

armchair bed cooker cupboards mirror

It’s comfortable. You sleep in it.

1 You look in it when you want to see what you

look like.

2 You put things in them. There are a lot of these

in the kitchen.

3 You cook food on this. It’s in the kitchen.

4 It’s comfortable. It’s in the living room. One

person sits on it.

4 Complete the sentences so they are true for you.

armchair bath bed chairs cupboards desk toilet

1 There’s a in my bedroom.

2 There’s a in my living room.

3 There’s a in my bathroom.

4 There are some in my kitchen.

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The shelves are than the mirror.

(new)

1 The mirror is than the lamp. (cheap)

2 The table is than the mirror.

(expensive)

3 The shelves are than the armchair.

(old)

Grammar 1Comparative adjectives

short adjectives and adjectives ending in -y

big – bigger tidy – tidierlong adjectives

comfortable – more comfortableirregular adjectives

good – better bad – worse

1 Match adjectives 1–7 with comparatives a–g.

1 old a) more expensive2 big b) worse3 cheap c) better4 difficult d) cheaper5 expensive e) older6 good f ) bigger7 bad g) more difficult

2 Circle the correct words.

I am taller / more tall than my sister. 1 I think maths is easier / more easy than

science.2 You are more fast / faster than me on a bike.3 The sofa is more comfortable / comfortabler

than the armchair.4 Jack is popularer / more popular than Luke.5 My new bed is more long / longer than my

old one.

3 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

price agelamp £80 1930smirror £15 1960sshelves £50 1980sarmchair £30 1990stable £20 2010

Prepositions of place

4 Look at the picture. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

between in in front of in front of next to on opposite under

The cupboard is the table.

1 The box is the table.

2 The books are the cupboard.

3 The lamp is the table.

4 The armchair is the table and

the shelves.

5 The mirror is the shelves.

6 The sofa is the shelves.

7 The table is the armchair.

newer

in front of

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Vocabulary 2Places to stay

1 Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle.

apartment barge caravan castle farm hotel lighthouse log cabin mobile home tent villa youth hostel

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10

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Across

Down

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12

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4 (plus 5 down)

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5 (plus 4 across)

9 10

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We’re staying in a hotel / youth hostel because it’s cheap.

1 We’ve got our tent / barge in the car and we’re driving to the campsite.

2 We’re renting a barge / mobile home on a campsite.

3 Grandad is driving around Europe with his caravan / lighthouse.

4 This tent / villa has got five bedrooms and three bathrooms!

5 My grandparents live on a castle / farm. They’ve got lots of animals.

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

barge castle hotel tent youth hostel

It’s raining and I’m staying in a . It’s

really wet in here!

1 This has got 100 bedrooms, a

swimming pool and a gym.

2 There are six beds in every bedroom in the

. School groups often stay

here.

3 I’m travelling on a on the River

Danube. I love being on the water.

4 The is 700 years old. Lots of tourists

visit it every year.

4 Circle the answers that are true for you.

1 Do you like staying in a tent? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.2 How often do you stay in hotels?

Sometimes. / Often. / Never.3 Is there a castle near your home?

Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.4 Where do you stay when you go on holiday

with your family? At the beach. / In a hotel. / On a campsite.

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3 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

can do can watch can’t phone must show mustn’t use

We TV in the living room or the

kitchen because we’ve got two TVs.

1 You my mum. She’s not at

home.

2 You me your holiday photos. I

really want to see them.

3 You your phone at the cinema.

4 If you want, we our homework

at my house.

4 Look at the pictures. Match sentence beginnings 1–4 with endings a–d.

Grammar 2can and must

can / can’t: possibility and (lack of) permission

I / You / He / She / It / We / They canI / You / He / She / It / We / They can’t

must / mustn’t: obligation and prohibition

I / You / He / She / It / We / They mustI / You / He / She / It / We / They mustn’t


You can / must go to school when you are a child.

1 I can’t / mustn’t do my homework because my books are at school.

2 We can’t / mustn’t use our mobile phones in lessons.

3 Can / Must I use your computer, please?4 I can’t / mustn’t go swimming today because

the sports centre is closed.

2 Complete the rules with can, can’t, must or mustn’t.

• You (1) stay here from March to October.

• You (2) park your car here because

there isn’t a car park.

• You (3) bring dogs, but no other animals.

• The Youth Hostel is closed after 9.30pm. You

(4) go out after this time.

• Adults (5) smoke in the rooms.

Totland Youth Hostel

can

can watch

1 You can rent this villa a) in front of2 You can’t go your tent.

shopping here b) in class.3 You mustn’t listen c) on Sundays.

to music d) between May 4 You can make a fire and October.

5 Circle the words so the sentences are true for you.

1 I must / can go to bed at 9.30pm on school days.

2 I can / can’t meet my friends at weekends.3 I must / mustn’t tidy my bedroom every

evening.

available M

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available M

ay-October

available M

ay-October

available M

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Writing3 Look at the notes about beach holidays and

mountain holidays.

Reading1 Read the opinion essay. What does Xavi think

are more dangerous: mountain sports or water sports?

In your opinion, is it better to go on holiday to the mountains or to the beach?In my opinion, it ’s better to go on holiday to the mountains. It ’s more interesting than going to the beach. There are more fun activities to do.I like camping in the mountains because you can stay in dif ferent places.Some people prefer the beach, but not me! I don’t like doing water sports because I think they’re more dangerous than mountain sports.

In my opinion, it ’s better to go on holiday

to the beach than to the mountains. It ’s

( 1 ) than going to the mountains

because you can (2) and kite

surfing. I like staying in a hotel because

(3) than camping. I like dancing

(4) or going to barbecues. I don’t

like doing mountain sports because they aren’t

(5) . I think mountain holidays

(6) beach holidays.

2 Read the opinion essay in exercise 1 again and complete the sentences.

Xavi thinks it’s better to go on holiday to

.

1 Xavi goes on holiday to the mountains

because .

2 He likes camping in the mountains because

you can stay .

3 He doesn’t like doing .

4 He thinks are better.

more interestingthe mountains

Beach holidays: more interesting

Hotel: more comfortable

Activities: swimming, kite surfing, dancin

g,

going to barbecues

Mountain holidays: aren’t as exciting, mo

re

boring

Camping: not comfortable

4 Now complete this opinion essay with the phrases in the box.

are more boring than as exciting as beach activities go swimming in the disco it’s more comfortable more interesting

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Study guideGrammarComparative adjectives• we use the comparative form of adjectives to

compare one thing with another

My sister’s bedroom is tidier than mine.

• Adjectives have different comparative forms:

Short adjectives

• they have one syllable and we add -er to make the comparative form of the adjective

David is taller than Mike.

Long adjectives

• they have more than one syllable and we add more + the adjective

A hotel is more expensive than a youth hostel.

Irregular adjectives

• good and bad are irregular adjectives and they have a different comparative form

good – better bad – worse

Spelling rules

• one-syllable adjectives with a short vowel followed by a consonant -t, -d, -g, -m and -n, double the consonant to make the comparative form

hot – hotter sad – sadder big – bigger

Prepositions of place• we use prepositions of place to describe where

things are

My bed is opposite the door.The library is next to the café.

can• we use can to talk about possibility and (lack of )

permission

You can stay for three weeks.We can’t visit the shop on Sunday. It’s closed.

• we use the same form for all subject pronouns

• the negative form of can is can’t (cannot)

• after can we use the verb without to

must• we use must for rules, regulations and

obligations

You must wear a uniform at this school.

• we use mustn’t for prohibition

You mustn’t run in the classroom.

• we use the same form for all subject pronouns

• after must / mustn’t we use the verb without to

VocabularyAt home armchair

bath

bed

chair

cooker

cupboard

desk

fridge

lamp

mirror

shelf

sink

sofa

table

toilet

wardrobe

Places to stay apartment

barge

caravan

castle

farm

hotel

lighthouse

log cabin

mobile home

tent

villa

youthhostel

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Vocabulary 1Computer games

1 Find 12 types of computer game in the wordsquare.

action adventure dancing fitness puzzle quiz racing reference role play simulation strategy trivia

S T R A T E G Y I D R

A I S O Q T N P V A E

D A M F L U Q U A N F

V G A U I E I Z U C E

E D C O L T P Z S I R

N C T G T A N L Z N E

T R I V I A T E A G N

U R O D N T R I S Y C

R A N C Z Z T N O S E

E N N I D R A C I N G

2 Write the computer game words in the box next to the definitions.

adventure dancing puzzleracing role-play trivia

You move to music.

1 You go through labyrinths and solve problems.

2 You answer questions about lots of different

subjects.

3 You are in a competition to see who is the

fastest.

4 You pretend to be a different character.

5 There’s a story. You have to collect things or

solve puzzles. It’s like a journey.

3 Complete the text with the words in the box.

fitness quiz racing simulation strategy

I like playing computer games with my family.

We love ( 1 ) games, especially

games with fast cars.

I like to do exercise with my sister and my mum.

We often play (2) games together.

My dad likes (3) games - he likes

answering all the questions.

I don’t really like solitary games. I don’t like

(4) games for example - I don’t want to

be a war general! Sometimes I play (5)

games, like SimCity .

racing

fq

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dancing

p

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a

4 Complete the answers so they are true for you.

1 How often do you play computer games?

I play computer games .

2 What type of computer games do you like?

I like .

3 Do you usually play with friends or alone?

I usually play .

4 What computer games does your best friend

enjoy?

My best friend enjoys playing .

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2 Write the TV programme words in the box next to the definitions.

comedy documentary reality show soap opera the news

It tells us what’s happening in the world.

1 At first the people on the programme aren’t

famous. Every week one person leaves the

programme.

2 It’s a long story about everyday life. It is

usually on TV every day.

3 It’s funny.

4 It tells us about interesting things. It can

be about history, nature or famous people.

Vocabulary 2TV programmes

1 Label the pictures with the words in the box.

adverts cartoon chat show game show music programme the news sports programme weather forecast

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2 3

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This week’s highlights

For art history lovers, there’s a great

(1) about art in the 1900s.

Art Nouveau is on Wednesday night.

There’s live coverage of the UEFA semi-

� nals on Channel 2’s (2)

Match. For anyone who doesn’t like sport, there’s a (3) . This week

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie speak to host,

Jules Collins.

As usual, on Monday, Wednesday and

Friday, it’s the popular (4) ,

Albert Street. Does Kim love Andy, or not?

There’s a more serious (5)

on Thursday. It’s a story about a family

who lived during the Second World War.

If you need a laugh, then watch Channel

3’s new (6) My life! It’s very funny.

the news

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3 Complete the text with the words in the box.

chat show comedy documentary drama soap opera sports programme

4 Complete the answers so they are true for you.

1 What is your favourite type of TV programme?

My favourite type of TV programme is

.

2 How often do you watch documentaries?

I watch documentaries .

3 Which is the best music programme on TV?

is the best music programme

on TV.

4 Which soap operas do you watch?

I watch .

documentary

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2 Read Kim’s TV review in exercise 1 again and circle T (true) or F (false).

Gossip Girl is a quiz show. T F1 It was on at 8pm. T F2 Kim liked the programme because it was

funny. T F3 Her favourite character is Chuck. T F4 Last night, Chuck and Nate had a party. T F5 She also watched Beverly Hills 90210. T F

Reading1 Read Kim’s TV review. What two programmes did

she watch last night?

Last night I watched...Last night I watched an episode of Gossip Girl. It ’s an American teen drama programme. It was on at 9pm. I enjoyed this programme because there was a lot of drama. Gossip Girl was great last night. There was a good story about two characters called Chuck and Nate. They went to visit Serena. My favourite character is Chuck. On the programme there is also some fantastic music and the characters wear great clothes! Last night I also watched the soap opera Beverly Hills 90210.

Last night I watched. . .

Last night I watched ( 1 ) . It ’s an

American (2) comedy programme. It

was on at 6pm. I enjoyed this programme because

it was very (3) and funny. It was also

interesting because the characters sang

(4) and danced very well!

Last night, there was a (5)

about Will, the teacher! I also watched a

(6) .

Glee

Writing3 Look at the notes about Glee.

TV programme: Glee

Opinion: great

About: school, music club

Favourite character: Will

Last night’s story: about a music compet

ition

There was: fantastic music

Also watched: a game show

4 Now complete this TV review with the words and phrases in the box.

game show Glee good story great songs musical original

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Study guideGrammarwas / were• we use was / were to describe situations in the

past

The Pokémon game was Japanese.They were in the French class at 9.30am.

• we use was with I / he / she / it, and were with you / we / they

was / were: questions and short answers• the word order is different in questions

You were tired yesterday.Were you tired yesterday? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

Past simple affi rmative: regular verbs• we use the past simple to describe finished

actions or situations in the past

I listened to the radio. We watched a documentary last night.

• the form is the same for all subject pronouns

• we add -(e)d to make the past simple of regular verbs

Past simple affi rmative spelling rules• for most verbs, add -ed:

help – helped

• for verbs that end in -e, add -d: love – loved

• for verbs that end in consonant + -y, change to consonant + -i and add -ed: tidy – tidied

• for verbs that end in vowel + consonant, add -ed: visit – visited

• for verbs that end in stressed vowel + consonant (except -w, -x or -y), double the final consonant and add -ed: stop – stopped permit - permitted

VocabularyComputer games action

adventure

dancing

fitness

puzzle

quiz

racing

role-play

simulation

strategy

trivia

TV programmes advert

cartoon

chat show

comedy

documentary

drama

film

game show

music programme

reality show

soap opera

sports programme

the news

weather forecast

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