Speakout Extra Starter Grammar Practice

1 SPEAKOUT EXTRA Starter

Pearson Education Limited 2015

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1.1 be: I/you

1 Put the words in the correct order. Start with the underlined word.

A 1 Leah / Hi, / Im. new / Are / student / a / you? 2 am / Yes, / I / m / I / Luca. 3 you / are / from, / Where / Luca? 4 I / Genova / m / from. 5 from / So , / are / Italy / you! 6 Yes / am / I.

B 1 Hello . / you / Li Mei / Are? 2 am / Yes, / I. to / Nice / you / meet. 3 meet / Nice / you, / too / to / m / OBrien / I / Mrs. 4 you / OBrien / the USA, / Are / Mrs / from? 5 from / m / No , / Ireland / I / from / you / Are /

China? 6 I / Yes , / am.

2 Rewrite the sentences adding the missing words. Use contractions where possible.

1 Hi! I Armando. Hi! Im Armando. Nice to meet you, Armando. Where you from? Am from Mexico. 2 Are a student, Magda? No, I not. Im a teacher. 3 Im in London. Where you? Am in London, too! 4 Sorry I late! Its OK. You not late.

3 Complete the conversations.1 A: Where ? B: from London. 2 A : late? B: No, not. Youre early. 3 A: in a restaurant? B: No, I in a cafe. 4 A: ? B: Im from Sydney, Australia.

1.2 be: he/she/it

1 Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 Is Osaka a country or a city?

a city in Japan. a) Shes b) Is c) Its

2 a doctor? No, hes an engineer. a) Is it b) Is he c) Hes

3 Javiers here on business, but on holiday. a) Marias b) is Maria c) is not

4 Is this a new phone? . a) Yes, I am b) Yes, its c) Yes, it is

5 Is Dario from Spain?

No, from Italy. a) Its b) Is c) Hes

6 Mrs Martinez is from Argentina. from Colombia.

a) This isnt b) She isnt c) It isnt.



2 Use the prompts to write conversations. 1 A : Hello! Olivier / there / please? Hello! Is Olivier there please? 2 B: Olivier / not / here, / right now. He / on holiday. 3 A : he / in Spain? 4 B : Yes, / he. He / in Madrid. 5 C: Hello, Sasha. Hi, Nicolas! This / Luisa. She /

a computer engineer. D: Hi, Luisa. 6 C: Sasha / an actor and Nicolas / singer 7 D: No, I / a singer. Nicolas / not /

an actor or a singer. He / businessman.

1.3 giving personal information

1 Match 16 with the personal information a)f). 1 Family name: 2 First name: 3 Nationality: 4 Phone number: 5 email address: 6 Job/Occupation:

a) Johnb) [email protected]) 7177889008d) Pilkingtone) business studentf) British

2 Read the personal information below. Then write questions to fi nd out the missing information 16.

Surname Kartal (Mr) 4 First name 1 Giorgio

Nationality 2 Italian

Phone number 10 321 1234 567 5 email address [email protected] 6 Job 3 singer

1 Whats your fi rst name, Mr Kartal? 2 3 4 5 6

Consolidation

1 Complete the conversation and correct the six mistakes on the card.

Baranski

Family name: Baransky First name: Alice

Nationality: Polish

Job/Occupation: nurse

Phone number: 7508 00612

Email address: [email protected]

Mr Green: Hello, Alice. Im Mr Green. Nice to meet you.

Alice: 1 too, Mr Green. Mr Green: 2 ? Alice: Its Baranski.

Mr Green: How 3 ? Alice: B-A-R-A-N-S-K-I

Mr Green: 4 Poland? Alice: No, Im not. 5 American. Mr Green: Where 6 in the USA? Alice: 7 Chicago. Mr Green: 8 doctor, Alice? Alice: Yes I am.

Mr Green: 9 ? Alice: 7508 00612

Mr Green: And 10 ? Alice: [email protected]

Mr Green: Sorry, 11 97 or 87? Alice: 12 87. Mr Green: Thank you.



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

2.1 be: we/you/they

1 Cross out the extra word in each sentence. 1 Harry and Denise is are brother and sister. 2 We not are not very happy about this. 3 Are they are both in the same class? 4 Theyre an English teachers. 5 Are you are very good singers!

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb be and the words in brackets.

1 Sorry, we arent at home right now. (we ) 2 in the restaurant business. (they ) 3 from India or Indonesia? (Tariq ?) 4 in Room 3. in Room

4. (you , you ) 5 No, the correct answer. (12 ) 6 and Aisha mother and daughter?

(you ?) 7 at the right address? (I ?) 8 here on holiday. (we )

3 Use the prompts to complete the conversations. 1 Joaquin and I / in the same class? A: Are Joaquin and I in the same class? Yes, / in D1. B: Yes, you are. You are in D1. 2 Theo and Maria / brother and sister? A: No / husband and wife. B: 3 You and Boris / from Poland? A:

No / Russia. B : 4 The girls / at home? A: Yes / in their room. B: 5 We / in the blue team? A: No / green team. B: 6 You and Lee / friends with Joe? A: Yes / friends with his brother, too. B:

2.2 possessive adjectives

1 Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 Im Julia and this is my brother, Rolando.

parents are Federico and Yolanda. a) Their b) Your c) Our 2 My friend, Marco, is a great musician. music

is fantastic. a) Hes b) His c) Her 3 Hi, Im Jamie. Whats name? Sven. Nice to

meet you. a) my b) your c) youre 4 These houses are lovely and near the

beach, too. a) their b) theyre c) there 5 Meiling is in the UK but family is in China. a) her b) their c) shes 6 These young people are in a pop band.

names are Anton, Sigi and Hanna. a) Their b) Our c) There 7 Freds a businessman but here on holiday. a) his b) theyre c) hes 8 One of the puppies is white but ears are

black! a) her b) his c) its 8

2 Complete the sentences with a possessive adjective of the word in brackets.

1 Is this the new chef? Whats her name? (she) 2 Here we are. house is right there. (I) 3 Im alone in fl at. Theres no one here. (they) 4 Wheres car? (you) 5 family is from Canada. (we) 6 This is the wrong phone. phone is black. (he)

3 Add a possessive adjective to six of the sentences. her

1 She is very happy today because mother is here.

2 Im in that hotel over there. Room is 234.

3 The hotel is a family business.

4 The chefs are from Spain but the food in restaurant is French.

5 Mr Briars isnt teacher. We are in Ms Williams class.

6 Jim and wife are on holiday this week.

7 Ben and Lavinia are husband and wife.

8 Here, this is co ee. Milk, one sugar right?



2.3 making suggestions

1 Match sentences 16 with the responses a)f) to make conversations.

1 Its cold out here! 2 Im bored. Any ideas? 3 Its very late. 4 Were tired. 5 Im thirsty. 6 Its very hot today!

a) Youre right! Lets go to bed. b) Me, too. Lets have a drink. c) Lets play a fun game. d) Lets go to the beach. e) Lets go inside the house. f) Lets have a break.

2 Complete the conversations. Make suggestions using the words in brackets.

1 A: Im hungry. (go / pizza) B: 2 A: Its time for bed! (no / play) B: 3 A: Mmm! Chocolate! (not / before dinner) B: 4 A: Im really tired! (yes / break) B: 5 A: Im thirsty. (yes / co ee) B: 6 A: Is this a good restaurant? (no / not eat here) B:

3 Underline the correct response. 1 A: Lets go to the cinema. B: Good idea . / No, it isnt. 2 A: Im thirsty. B: Yes, please. / Me, too. 3 A: Lets go outside. B: No, I dont. / OK, where? 4 A: Lets go on holiday! B: Yes, lets do that. / No, not for me, thanks.

Consolidation

1 Read the conversation. Find and correct the mistakes in As sentences.

A: 1Its hungry.

Im hungry .

B: Well, its two oclock.

A: 2Have lunch.

B: Good idea. Lets go to this restaurant, here.

A: 3No, they arent a good place.

B: Why?

A: The chef is awful! 4Hes food is really bad!

B: OK. Lets go to the cafe for a sandwich.

A: 5Lets not do that. I love sandwiches!

B: And a hot cup of chocolate, too. Im cold!

A: 6I, too!

2 Complete the conversations with one word in each space.

Conversation 1 Alex: Im tired!

Bea: 1 Lets have a break. Tea?

Alex: Yes, please.

Chris: Good 2 ! Bea: Here you are.

Alex: Thanks. Lovely cups, Bea. Are 3 from China?

Bea: No, they 4 . Theyre from Japan. Chris: Sorry, Bea. This isnt 5 tea. Theres milk

in it.

Bea: Oops! Wrong cup! This is 6 tea no milk, no sugar.

Conversation 2 Dan: Keiko, 7 you and Mika in the same

English class?

Keiko: No, Im in B2 and Mika is in C1.

Dan: Who are 8 teachers? Keiko: Mr Gates and Ms James.

Alex: Thats funny! 9 friend is in Ms Gates class and his sisters in Ms James class!

Keiko: What are 10 fi rst names? Alex: Tom and Evelyn.

Keiko: Thats right! Tom! Hes in my class!



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

3.1 this/that/these/those

1 Complete the sentences with is or are. 1 Those the new books. 2 that your desk? 3 This nt my coat. 4 these seats free? 5 That our old school, over there. 6 These nt the right keys. 7 those bananas from Brazil? 8 this a good dictionary? 9 Those nt dictionaries. 10 This my business card.

2 Underline the correct alternative. 1 Thats/Those are a very funny hat! 2 Is this/Are these shoes OK for a walk? 3 That is/Those are her glasses. 4 This is/These are my friends, Darek and Pavel. 5 Is this/Are these the photos from your holiday? 6 Is that/Are those cat Persian? 7 This isnt/These arent his business card. 8 Is that/Are those boxes heavy? 9 That isnt/Those arent the right keys! 10 This is/Those are a 100-year-old clock.

3 Complete the questions with is or are and that, these or those.

1 A: Whats this? B: Its a watch.

2 A: What ? B: Theyre apples.

3 A: What ? B: Its an MP3 player.

4 A: What ? B: Theyre keys.

3.2 possessive s

1 Complete the sentences with the possessive form of the words in brackets.

1 You have your eyes and your hair.(father, mother)

2 Is this house? (Johnny Depp) 3 This is my T-shirt. (friend) 4 Hi, Im dad. (Maria and Irene) 5 Black is favourite colour. (Charles) 6 fi rst name is Antonio. (Mr Peretti) 7 Is family with him? (Olivier) 8 Wheres jacket? (Petra)

2 Look at the table then complete the conversation below.

Family Car Favourite actor

Sue Chicago (USA)

blue Brad Pitt

Amit and Gita Mumbai (India)

red Ranbir Kapoor

James Dublin (Ireland)

grey Kate Winslet

Bibi Nissen Copenhagen (Denmark)

black Meryl Streep

Ms Gomez Madrid (Spain)

yellow Javier Bardem

Our teacher Sydney (Australia)

green Nicole Kidman

1 Sue / car / black? A: Is Sues car black? B: No, her car is blue. Bibi Nissens car is black. 2 Amit and Gita / family / Sydney? A: B: 3 Ranbir Kapoor / James / favourite actor? A: B: 4 Our teacher / car / yellow? A: B: 5 James / family / Chicago? A: B: 6 Javier Bardem / Bibi Nissen / favourite actor? A: B:



3.3 ordering in a cafe

1 Put the sentences in the correct order to make a conversation.

a) Anything else? b) Good morning. Can I help you? 1 c) A cappuccino. d) No, thank you. e) Espresso, cappuccino, fi lter? f) Can I have a co ee, please?

2 Choose the correct word from the box and complete the conversation.

Can Thats or How here PleaseAnything have

A: 1 Can I have a cheese sandwich? B: White 2 brown bread? A: Brown, 3 . B: 4 else? A: Yes, can I 5 one of those salads? B: Big or small? A: Small, please. 6 much is that? B: 7 four euros fi y, please. A: 8 you are. B: Thank you.

3 Find and correct the mistakes in the conversation below.

Can A: Am I help you?

B: Yes, please. Can I drink an espresso?

A: Anything too?

B: No, please. A chocolate cookie.

A: One espresso, one chocolate cookie.

B: How much is those?

A: Thats euros two seventy, please.

B: Here we are.

Consolidation

1 Complete the conversation. Use the number of words in brackets.

Waiter: 1 you? (three words) Tom: Yes please. Can I 2

mineral water, please? (two words)

Waiter: Still 3 sparkling? (one word)

Tom: Sparkling, please.

Waiter: For you, Miss?

Ann: Is the tea green or black?

Waiter: Which tea, Miss?

Ann: 4 one, here, on the menu: it says Cool tea. (one word)

Waiter: Its green tea with lemon.

Ann: Great. One cool tea, please.

Jean Pierre: And one of 5 chocolate cakes, over there for me. (one word)

Bella: 6 a co ee, please? (three words)

Waiter: Filter or espresso?

Bella: Filter, please.

Tess: Is 7 a cappuccino freddo on the table over there? (one word)

Waiter: Yes, it is.

Tess: Can I have one?

Waiter: Of course, Miss. Anything else?

Tom: No, thats all. 8 is that? (two words)

Waiter: Its eleven euros twenty.

2 Read the menu. How much does everyone have to pay?

Mineral water: still 1.00 sparkling 1.50

Tea: black 2.20 green with lemon 2.80

Co ee: fi lter 1.60 espresso 1.20 cappuccino 2.60 cappuccino freddo 2.80

Cookies 1.60

Cakes 2.50

1 Toms sparkling water is one euro fi y . 2 3 4 5



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

4.1 present simple: I/you/we/they

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. read speak play like studywork drive have

1 They the newspaper every morning. They read the newspaper every morning. 2 We dont to school. We take the bus. 3 I Italian, but not very well. 4 You only one computer at home. 5 We dont rock music. 6 Do you in an o ce? 7 I English at a language school. 8 Do they sports?

2 Correct the statements. Use the words in brackets. 1 I like co ee. (tea) I dont like co ee. I like tea. 2 They study Japanese. (Spanish) 3 You work six days a week. (fi ve days a week) 4 Liling and Jian have a dog. (pet snake) 5 My family and I live in a big house. (small fl at) 6 I drive to the shops every day. (at the weekend) 7 We play football. (basketball) 8 You and your friends listen to rock music.

(rap music)

3 Read the answers. Write the questions. 1 A: Do you have lessons every day? B: Yes, we have lessons every day. 2 A: B: No, you dont work in the evenings, too. 3 A: B: Yes, I like sports. 4 A: B: No, they dont go to town every day. 5 A: B: No, I dont have a smart phone. 6 A: B: Yes, we walk 5 km every day. 7 A: B: Yes, they live in a house with a garden. 8 A: B: Yes, I like chocolate very much.

4.2 present simple: he/she/it

1 Re-write the sentences with the correct form of the present simple.

1 They drive to work. Bethany drives to work. 2 I dont play computer games. Danny 3 Those buses stop at East Fields. This bus 4 We have co ee for breakfast. My sister 5 You dont play the guitar. Lewis 6 These windows dont open. This window

2 Underline the correct alternative. 1 Hans play/plays the drums in a band. 2 The bus doesnt stop/stops here. 3 The company have/has a new manager. 4 He dont/doesnt work on Saturday. 5 My cat have/has one green and one blue eye. 6 She want/wants a sandwich and a co ee. 7 He doesnt watch/watches TV in the morning. 8 Jose teach/teaches Maths.

3 Complete the sentences with the missing word. 1 He doesnt eat cheese. He doesnt like it. 2 Your sister a red sports car. 3 This street have a name. 4 Vicki a Second Life avatar. Her names Lulu. 5 Samuel tennis on Sundays. 6 Fran have time for a co ee. Shes very busy. 7 Shes a writer. She childrens books. 8 This train doesnt to East Finchley.



4 Complete the positive or negative statements. 1 Peter lives in the US. He doesnt live in the UK. 2 Mary doesnt know Josh but his

brother. 3 Anna works in a bank. a shop. 4 My car doesnt have fi ve doors.

three doors. 5 He phones his mum every day but

his sister. 6 Marta doesnt teach French. German. 7 The guitar costs 500 euros. It

1,000 euros. 8 Frank doesnt drive a sports car.

a family car.

4.3 telling the time

1 Circle the correct option. 1 The fi lm starts at quarter past fi ve. a) 17.15 b) 16.45 c) 15.05 2 He goes to bed at half past nine every evening. a) 21.00 b) 09.30 c) 21.30 3 Lessons fi nish at three oclock in the a ernoon. a) 15.00 b) 03.00 c) 13.00 4 We have breakfast at ten to eight. a) 08.10 b) 07.50 c) 10.08 5 Its now a quarter to eleven. a) 11.45 b) 11.15 c) 10.45 6 The doors open at twenty past ten. a) 10.20 b) 20.10 c) 21.40

2 Read the TV guide. Ask and answer the questions.

17.50 Chef at home 18.20 Football: Italy vs England 20.00 Film: The One 21.45 Rock concert: Live 23.35 Sports Cars: Ibiza

1 Sports Cars programme. A: What times the Sports Cars programme? B: Its at twenty fi ve to twelve. 2 The fi lm. A: B: 3 Chef at home . A: B: 4 The rock concert. A: B: 5 The football match. A: B:

Consolidation

1 Complete the conversations. For sentences 110 use the correct form of the present simple plus any other words that are necessary. For sentences a)g) use the information from the table to complete the times.

Get up Go to work See husband/wife

Elise 05.15 06.30 14.45

Dario 13.30 22.00 14.45

Get up Classes start Have a break

Nick 07.15 09.00 12.40

Sofi a not before 11.00 12.45 15.10

Conversation 1Chris: Elise, youre a nurse. What 1 time do you start

work ?

Elise: I start work at a half past six in the morning .

Chris: Thats early! 2 ? Elise: I get up at b every day,

Monday to Friday.

Chris: What about your husband?

Elise: Dario? Hes a taxi driver and 3 at night. I see him when I come back from work at c .

Conversation 2 Chris: Nick, youre a student in the UK.

4 on your own? Nick: No, I live with my sister, Sofi a. Shes a

student, too.

Chris: What time do you get up in the morning?

Nick: 5 early, at d , but Sofi a likes her sleep! She 6 before eleven.

Chris: And what time 7 ? Nick: Classes start at e . Chris: 8 a break? Nick: I have a lunch break at f . Chris: What about Sofi a?

Nick: She 9 a long break at g before her last class.

Chris: Do you go out with your friends in the evening?

Nick: We 10 every evening. Maybe three or four times a week.



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

5.1 present simple questions

1 Use the prompts to make questions. 1 your brother / play computer games or he /

listen to music to relax? Does your brother play computer games or does he

listen to music to relax? 2 when / Evelyn / see her friends? They / meet / at

the weekend? 3 you read / the newspaper or you / watch / the

news on TV? 4 Manfred / have / co ee for breakfast or he /

drink / tea? 5 this shirt / look / nice? you / like / it? 6 what time / the children / have / dinner? when /

they / go / to bed? 7 Cath / have / Italian friends? she / speak / Italian? 8 people / answer / all the questions on this page? /

Pam / know?

2 Write the answers to As questions. 1 A: Gary lives in a village. B: Sorry, where does he live ? 2 A: Alexandra likes rock and roll music. B: Sorry, what type of music ? 3 A: The house has ten bedrooms. B: Sorry, how many bedrooms ? 4 A: Nick plays the guitar. B: Sorry, what ? 5 A: This bus stops at the hotel . B: Sorry, where ? 6 A: Mrs Brooks wants a credit card. B: Sorry, what ?

3 Read the questionnaire and the answers. Ask Jason questions about Ashley and ask Ashley questions about Jason.

Do your boyfriend/girlfriends bad habits drive you crazy?

Tick () the things he/she does.

Ashley Jason 1 Sends texts all the time. 2 Talks on the phone a lot. 3 Checks his/her email all the time. 4 Sings in the bathroom (badly!). 5 Listens to music you dont like. 6 Drinks juice from the bottle. 7 Reads your texts. 8 Eats on the train.

1 You: Does she send texts all the time? Jason: Yes, she does! 2 You: Jason: 3 You: Jason: 4 You: Jason: 5 You: Ashley: 6 You: Ashley: 7 You: Ashley: 8 You: Ashley:

5.2 adverbs of frequency

1 Choose the correct adverbs. Put them in the correct place in the underlined sentences.

dont often

1 Supermodels eat pizza . (usually / dont o en)

2 I dont eat meat so I have steak . ( never / o en )

3 She doesnt o en eat eggs. She has them for breakfast . ( always / sometimes)

4 They get up very early so they go to bed early , too. ( sometimes / usually)

5 I see him every day. We take the same train . ( not o en / always)

6 I want to be healthy so I eat fruit and vegetables . ( o en / dont o en)



2 Ian works from home. Look at his Monday to Friday routine. Write how o en he does the activities below.

KEY = never 3 days a week = o en 1 day a week = not o en 4 days a week = usually 2 days a week = sometimes 5 days a week = always

1 get up before 9a.m. (2 days a week) He sometimes gets up before 9 a.m. 2 eat cereal for breakfast (1 day a week) 3 start work at 10a.m. (5 days a week) 4 fi nish work before 6p.m. () 5 go to the gym (3 days a week) 6 have dinner with his girlfriend (4 days a week)

5.3 asking for information

1 Complete the conversation. Use the prompts to make As questions. Use the hotel information to make Bs answers.

HOTEL INFORMATION Book your guided tour now: only 40 euros per person Shop opening hours: 10.0020.00 (22.00 ThursdaysFridays) Breakfast: 7.00a.m.10.30a.m. at the Anemone room. Gym/swimming pool: closed on Sundays Museum hours: 9.30a.m.5.00p.m. Restaurant hours: lunch 12.3015.30, dinner 19.0023.00

1 time / breakfast? A: What time is breakfast?

B: Its from seven oclock to half past ten.

2 when / the museum / open?

A:

B:

3 time / the shop /close on Thursday?

A:

B:

4 the hotel restaurant / open all day?

A:

B:

5 how much / a guided tour / cost?

A:

B:

6 time / swimming pool / open / on Sunday?

A:

B:

Consolidation

1 Complete the conversation with a)j) below. a) every day from 7a.m. to 9p.m.b) Lovelyc) What time is breakfastd) is usually very busye) s greatf) Does the hotel have a restaurantg) never stayh) does the gym openi) at 8 oclock this eveningj) 8a.m. to 11a.m. at the weekend

Saskia: Good a ernoon. I have a reservation. My names Saskia Petrova.

Receptionist: Of course, Miss Petrova. Room 102 on the 1st fl oor.

Saskia: Oh, no. I 1 on the fi rst fl oor. Do you have a room on the 4th fl oor?

Receptionist: No problem. Room 412 is free.

Saskia: That 2 . Thank you. When 3 ?

Receptionist: It opens from 6.30a.m. to 10p.m. except Sundays but the swimming pool is open 4 .

Saskia: Oh, good. One more question. 5 ? Receptionist: Its from 7a.m. to 10a.m. Monday to

Friday and 6 . Saskia: Good. 7 ? Receptionist: Yes, We have a very good one,

Miss Petrova.

Saskia: Do I need a reservation for dinner?

Reception: Yes, you do. The restaurant 8 at dinner.

Saskia: OK then. Can I have a table for four 9 ?

Reception: Of course. Heres a card with your reservation.

Saskia: 10 . Thank you very much.



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

6.1 there is/are

1 Complete the sentences with There is/There are. 1 a cash machine at the hotel. 2 sandwiches and drinks on the table. 3 two computers in his o ce. 4 a dictionary on the desk. 5 taxis at the station. 6 a swimming pool near here. 7 clothes shops in the town. 8 a new fi lm at the cinema.

2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 four / restaurants / There / but / is / are / good / only one.

2 the / a / Is / station / cafe / there / in?

3 in / There / this / six / eggs / arent / box.

4 me / Are / two emails / there / for?

5 internet / this / isnt / cafe / in / an / There / town.

6 are / over there / two payphones / There.

7 a / Is / to / the / train / airport / there?

8 isnt / toilet / the / a / There / in / shop.

3 Look at the places below. Ask and answer questions to fi nd out what there is where Yvonne lives.

cash machines a hairdressers a pharmacy restaurants internet cafes clothes shops a newsagents a train station

1 You: Are there any cash machines?

Yvonne: Yes, there are.

2 You:

Yvonne:

3 You:

Yvonne:

4 You:

Yvonne:

5 You:

Yvonne:

6 You:

Yvonne:

7 You:

Yvonne:

8 You:

Yvonne:

6.2 a/an, some, a lot of, not any

1 Look at the words in the box and write sentences. Write what there is/are using a/an, some, a lot of.

Items = a/an = some = a lot of

1 There are some bikes in the shop. (bike ) 2 outside the museum.

(tourist ) 3 near the city. (airport ) 4 in the centre. (shoe shop ) 5 at night. (taxi ) 6 to and from the airport.

(train ) 7 for the concert.

(cheap ticket ) 8 near here. (lovely beach )

2 Complete the conversations with some, any . 1 A: Are there any bananas for breakfast? B: No, there arent any bananas but there are

some apples. 2 A: There arent trains a er 12a.m. B: No, but there are night buses. 3 A: Are there houses near the beach? B: No, but there are hotels. 4 A: Are there messages for me? B: There are emails but there arent

messages. 5 A: There are cafes near here. B: But there arent internet cafes. 6 A: Are there visitors in the museum? B: Yes, there are schoolchildren with their

teachers.

3 Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 Are there good programmes on TV in the UK? a) lot of b) not some c) any 2 There isnt underground in this city. a) some b) an c) a lot of 3 There are of Polish newspapers at the

newsagents. a) some b) a lot c) any 4 Is there gym near here? a) any b) a lot of c) a 5 There arent cars in the street. a) some b) any c) not any 6 There are restaurants near here. a) some b) any c) not a 7 Is there bus stop near here? a) an b) some c) a 8 There are problems with the new computer. a) any b) some c) lot of



6.3 buying a ticket

1 Put the conversations in the correct order. Part A A: Single or return? B: Friday the 10th A: Thats 205. B: A ticket to Hull, please. 1 A: When do you want to come back? B: Return, please.

Part B A: At half past six. Heres your ticket. B: What time is the fi rst train? 1 A: Thanks a lot. B: No, twenty minutes. A: Theres one in twenty minutes. B: Sorry? In ten minutes? A: And what time does it arrive in Hull?

2 Complete the conversation. Write one word for each answer.

A: Two 1 to Termini please. B: Single or 2 ? A: Single, please.

B: 3 s twenty-eight euros. A: Here you are. When is the 4 train? B: 5 s one in ten minutes. A: When does it 6 in Termini? B: At half past two. Here 7 your tickets. A: Thanks a 8 .

Consolidation

1 Complete Davids conversations at the airport and the bus station. Use the words in brackets and the correct form of there is/are where appropriate.

At the airport David: How do I go from the airport to the city

centre? 1 Is there a train ? (a train)

Sven: Yes, 2 and the ticket is eight euros. (a train/every thirty minutes)

Maria: 3 too. (a lot of/taxis/at the airport)

Sven: Yes, but a taxi is thirty euros!

David: 4 ? (an airport bus) Sven: 5 the ticket is four euros.

(Yes,)

At the bus station David: 6 please.

(a return ticket/city centre)

Man: Thats eight euros.

David: 7 ? (when/fi rst bus) Man: 8 .

(one/in fi een minutes)

David: 9 ? (fi y) Man: No, fi een. 10 .

(a bus/every twenty minutes)

David: 11 ? (buses/at night) Man: Yes, 12 .

(buses/every hour/at night)

13 . (here/your ticket) David: 14 . (thanks/lot)

2 Cover Exercise 1 and correct the six mistakes below. Then look at Exercise 1 and check your answers.

1 At night, there are buses every half hour. At night, there are buses every hour. 2 Theres a train every twenty minutes. 3 Theres a bus every fi een minutes. 4 There arent any taxis at the airport. 5 A single bus ticket is six euros. 6 A return bus ticket is eight euros.



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

7.1 past simple: was/were

1 Write was, wasnt, were or werent in the correct place in the sentences.

KEY = positive statement = negative statement? = question

wasnt were

1 I at home yesterday.() My friends and I at the cinema. ()

2 You at school last Friday. () Where you (?)

3 We in Greece this time last year. (() It a great holiday! ()

4 He at the airport (?) They happy to see him (?)

5 The book great () but the fi lm very good. ()

6 She alone. () Her brother and sister with her. ()

7 You at the party last Saturday. () You ill (?)

8 They very late () so their dinner cold. ()

2 Ask and answer the questions. Use the past simple of the verb to be.

Conversation 1 A: Katia / out with her friends last night? B: Yes / they / at a restaurant in the centre. A: the restaurant / good? B: No / she / not happy / with the food.

Conversation 2 A: you / in Spain / on holiday? B: No / I / there / on business. A: the weather / good? B: Yes / it / very nice.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct present or past form of the verb to be .

1 Why are they tired today? Were they at the concert until late yesterday?

2 It her birthday today. She 22 this year because last year it her 21st birthday!

3 I ill yesterday but I OK today. 4 We out all day yesterday because the

weather lovely. 5 Where our classroom this year? Last year

we in Room 3. 6 He late for work yesterday but he

early today. 7 The concert very good, but the weather

! It really cold. 8 Last week we in Rome and this week we

in Prague.

7.2 past simple: regular verbs

1 Underline the correct alternative. 1 We play/played football every day last week. 2 He didnt watch/watched the dance show on TV. 3 I hate/hated fi sh when I was young but now

I love/loved it. 4 She didnt talk/talked to him because he wasnt

there. 5 I didnt move/moved your things! 6 They start/started a new business last year. 7 I dont/didnt play golf last year but this year

I play/played every week. 8 We didnt laugh/laughed because he wasnt funny.

2 Complete with a positive or negative statement. Use the words in brackets.

1 I cooked pasta. (chicken) I didnt cook chicken. 2 She didnt wait for half an hour. (ten minutes) 3 We walked in the park. (in the centre) 4 He didnt watch the news. (a talk show) 5 They stayed at their aunts. (at their grandparents) 6 You didnt listen to me. (him) 7 I opened the window. (the door) 8 The train arrived at a quarter to six. (half past fi ve)



3 Complete the statements. Use the correct past simple form of the verbs in the box.

not close work not cry not like arriveplay not cook live

1 He didnt close his eyes because he wasnt scared. 2 She at the party before I did. 3 The baby . She smiled all the time. 4 They computer games all evening. 5 I dinner just for me. 6 Jackie as a computer engineer for

fi een years. 7 You in Warsaw until you were

15 years old. 8 We the new manager.

7.3 giving opinions

1 Put the conversation in the correct order. A: I stayed at home. I watched the new comedy

show on TV. B: It wasnt very good. A: It was great. I laughed a lot. B: I dont know the name of the actors but they

were very good. A: Why not? B: Who was in it? A: I like comedy shows! How was it? B: The band was OK but I didnt like the new singer

at all. How about you? A: How was the concert last night? 1

2 Put the words in the correct order and complete the conversations.

Conversation 1

A: your / How / holiday / was ? B: right / It / all / was. A: Why? / Really? B: lovely / beach / but / The / small / food / hotel /

was / and / the / wasnt / room / good / the / was.

Conversation 2 A: you / were / night / Where / last? B: in / At / Baker / Street / restaurant / new / the. A: it / was / How? B: terrible / was / It.

A: Why? / Really? B: warm / the / cold / food / waiters /and / drinks /

werent / were / friendly,/ The / hot / was / the / cold.

Consolidation

1 Use the prompts below to complete the conversation. Use the correct past simple form of the verbs.

I/call/you what/be/the name he/cook/dinner/for us it/be/fantastic you/not answer how/it/be I/be/at the theatre who/be/there you/like/the food where/you/be (x2) you/dance

Arthur: 1 I called you last night but 2 your mobile. 3 ?

Bea: 4 . My mobile was o all evening.

Arthur: 5 of the play? Bea: Mamma mia!

Arthur: 6 ? Bea: 7 ! Tia and I danced, too!

Everyone in the theatre did!

Arthur: 8 in the theatre? Bea: Yes, it was great fun! How about you?

9 last night? Arthur: I was at Adams. 10 . Bea: Thats nice. 11 ? Arthur: Petra, George and I.

Bea: 12 ? Arthur: Not really. Adam is a great friend but

a terrible cook!

2 Cover Exercise 1. Complete the sentences below with one word. Then read the conversation in Exercise 1 again and check your answers.

1 called Bea last night. 2 Bea didnt answer her phone because she was at

the . 3 The of the play was Mamma mia! 4 Arthur was at last night. 5 Adam for his friends. 6 Adams was terrible.



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

8.1 past simple: irregular verbs

1 Write the sentences in the past tense. 1 You know the answer to all the questions. You knew the answer to that question. 2 He doesnt go to the city centre at the weekend. last weekend. 3 Our house has a very big kitchen now. small kitchen when we

moved in. 4 The children dont usually break things. the vase. 5 Elsa meets her friends for a co ee every Tuesday. last Tuesday. 6 We dont think about work all the time. last Sunday. 7 I o en see Mark at the gym. on Monday. 8 She doesnt take the train every day. yesterday.

2 Correct the mistakes. Two of the sentences are correct.

1 Ryan and I sit at the same desk last time. Ryan and I sat at the same desk last time. 2 Samantha doesnt had dinner yesterday. 3 I take the dog for a walk every day. 4 The man didnt said his name. 5 He goes out with his friends last Saturday. 6 We didnt think about the problems. 7 You doesnt see your family last weekend. 8 I meet his wife last month.

3 Complete the sentences. Use the positive or negative past simple form of the verbs in the box.

go sit come have not write not eat not become not drive

1 They went to the beach every day when they were on holiday.

2 He a car. He took the bus or walked. 3 I a lot of friends when I was at school. 4 Dino was an actor. He a doctor, like his

father. 5 They on the sofa and waited for the

manager. 6 She this email. I know who did. 7 We to this restaurant last year, on my

birthday. It was the same table, too! 8 I the cake because I didnt like it.

8.2 past simple: questions

1 Complete the questions using the words in brackets.

1 Did we go to Italy last year or the year before? (we/go)

2 a good time at the party? (they/have)

3 with her Polish friends when she was in Warsaw? (she/stay)

4 Almodovars new fi lm last week? (you/see)

5 to his grandmother in Spanish? (he/speak)

6 their weekend holiday? (they/like) 7 a co ee break at 11am? (you/have) 8 at all last summer? (it/rain)

2 Ask questions to fi nd the missing information. Begin with Who, What, Where, When, Why or How.

1 She went to [?]. Where did she go? 2 I answered his mobile because [?] 3 We met [?] at Kierans party. 4 The concert fi nished at [?] 5 We travelled by [?] 6 They saw a [?]



3 Look at the table and read the answers. Write questions about Jordan and Salvo and Ginas last holiday.

Jordan Salvo and Gina

go Canada India

travel by train by plane

stay with friends at a hotel

eat butter tarts samosas

like them? no/ too sweet yes/delicious

Conversation A 1 Where did Jordan go? He went to Canada. 2 They went to India. 3 He travelled by train. 4 They stayed at a hotel. 5 He ate butter tarts.

Conversation B 1 Did Salvo and Gina go to Canada? No, they went to India. 2 No, they travelled by plane. 3 No, he stayed with friends. 4 No, he didnt. They were too sweet. 5 Yes, they did. They were delicious.

8.3 giving directions

1 Put the words in the correct order and complete the conversation.

A: wheres / me, / caf / excuse/ the? Excuse me, wheres the caf? B: you / there / the / over / butchers, / Do / see? A: dont / word / Butchers? / know / I / this. B: You / steak, / know, / sell / chicken, / they /

sausages / and. A: understand / oh, / I. B: is / behind / The / the / butchers / caf.

2 Complete the conversation in the supermarket . Use one or two words for each answer.

A: 1 , wheres the cereal? B: 2 see the dairy, 3 there? A: Dairy? 4 ? B: You know. Dairy. 5 cheese, yoghurt,

milk.

A: Oh, OK. Dairy. I 6 . B: The cereal is next 7 the dairy. A: Thank you.

B: Youre 8 .

Consolidation

1 Use the prompts and complete the conversation in the supermarket.

A: Excuse me, 1 you / see / a ten-year-old boy with a blue T-shirt?

Did you see a ten-year old boy with a blue T-shirt?

B: I think I did.

A: 2he / have / blond hair?

B: 3Yes / he

A: Im his mum. Where was he? 4he / look / upset?

B: 5he / be / near / the snacks. He looked fi ne.

6I / speak / to him.

A: 7he / have / a lot of chocolates in his basket?

B: 8Yes! / he / say / they / be / for his birthday party.

A: Thats him! 9where / be / the snacks?

B: 10you /see / the toiletries, over there?

A: Toiletries? 11I / not know / this word.

B: Toiletries. You know, soap, toothpaste, shampoo.

A: Oh, OK. 12I / understand.

B: 13the snacks / be / near the toiletries, on the right.

A: Thank you.

B: 14you / be / welcome.



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

9.1 like/love/hate + - ing

1 Underline the correct alternative. 1 They love/hate swimming. They go to the

swimming pool every day. 2 Izzy likes/doesnt like cooking. She never cooks. 3 I cant even look at photos of snakes. I love/hate

them! 4 We like/dont like having dinner late. We always

eat at 6p.m. 5 You love/hate milk. You drink four glasses a day! 6 Adrian loves/doesnt like camping. He always stays

at a hotel. 7 I love/hate going on long walks. Theyre great for

relaxing! 8 Daniella loves/hates wrapping gi s. She always

asks me to do it for her.

2 Read the statements and write what the people love or hate. Use love or hate plus noun or -ing .

1 Pam: Chocolate? Delicious! Can I have some? Pam loves chocolate. 2 Ali: What? Me? Play cards? No! 3 Alex: Oh, no! I cant get up that early! Please! 4 Pavel: Party? Wow! Super! 5 Lisa: Swimming? In winter? No way! 6 Rania: Aww! Look at that cat! Its so cute! 7 Pierre: Fast? 120 km/h isnt fast! 8 Ellie: Oh, lets watch a horror fi lm! Please!

3 Complete the sentences with one word. 1 He music. He listens to music all the time.

He sleeps with music! 2 I eating vegetables. Theyre good for you. 3 Its 11p.m. Why are you still up? You like

going to bed late. 4 They computer games but they only play

them at the weekend. 5 Ileana exercising. She goes to the gym for

two hours every day. 6 We watching TV. We dont even have a TV in

our house. 7 I dont dancing. Im not good at it. 8 Why do you sushi? I think its delicious.

9.2 object pronouns

1 Underline the correct alternative. 1 What about the rules? Did you talk to his/him

about they/them ? 2 Can you give we/us that box, please? 3 They asked he/him to wait for their/them but

he/him didnt. 4 He/Him bought she/her a lovely scarf for her

birthday. 5 I/Me have two tickets. One for I/me and one for

you/your. 6 Maddy got her exam results and shes/theyre not

happy about she/them . 7 Id like those shoes. Can I pay for their/them here?

How much do they/them cost? 8 We dont know he/him but he says he knows

we/us .

2 Replace the underlined words with an object pronoun.

it

1 Heres the cake I made. Please take the cake .

Please take it.

2 Mary is not very well. Go and see Mary .

3 Jason bought his sisters a new exercise bike.

4 Alice and I were on TV last night! Did you see me and Alice ?

5 Hey, I know this man . Hes is Marc Durant!

6 I can give you and your siste r my car. I dont need my ca r this weekend.

7 She loves her new trainers !

8 Can you help Paul with his Math homework, please?

3 Put the words in brackets in the correct place to complete the sentences.

1 He wanted to go to the football match so his dad bought him a ticket. (him, he, his dad)

2 I love my brother but dont see very o en because are very busy. (I, we, him)

3 Why do never answer their phone? called ten times yesterday! (them, they, I)

4 Can you give your email address? wants to send the photos. (me, you, Yves)

5 I know . She has a big dog and o en takes for a walk in the park. (it, her, she)

6 gave a co ee maker as a gi but I dont use . (me, it, Caleb)

7 looked for but we didnt fi nd . (Sabine, we, her)

8 You told it was an excellent car so bought . (us, it, we)



9.3 making requests

1 Put the conversations in the correct order. Conversation 1

A: Yes, please. Id like to buy a teddy bear.

B: Let me think. Its for a baby so a small one.

A: Would you like one of the big bears or a small one?

B: Can I help you? 1

A: Id like the white one, please.

B: Is the brown bear OK or would you like the white one?

Conversation 2

B: Great! Lets order!

A: Lets have lunch at this restaurant. 1

A : Let me see. Id like the grilled vegetables I think.

A: What would you like to eat?

B: Id like the steak. How about you?

B: Yes, good idea.

2 Use the prompts and complete the conversations. Conversation 1

A: 1Where / you / like / to go / this Friday?

Where would you like to go this Friday? B: 2I / like / to go / cinema.

A: 3Which / fi lm / you / like / to see? Comedy or

horror?

B: 4I / think / I / like / to see / comedy .

Conversation 2

A: 5Lets / have / break. / you / like / drink?

B: 6I / like / a cold tea / please.

A: 7peach / lemon?

B: 8Oh, I / not / know. Lemon / I / think.

Conversation 3

A: 9I / have / one of these roses / please?

B: 10pink / ones / red / ones?

A: 11I / like / a red rose / please.

B: 12you / like / anything else?

A: No, thank you.

Consolidation

1 Complete the conversations with one word. Conversation 1

Alan: Its Daras birthday next week. Id like to buy 1 a gi .

Xenia: Good idea.

Alan: What 2 he like? 3 he like sports? How about the scarf of his favourite football team?

Xenia: Football? No, Dara doesnt like 4 . He 5 cooking so a cookbook is a good idea.

Alan: What type of food? French, Italian?

Xenia: He 6 like to learn how to make sushi, so a Japanese cookbook, I think.

Alan: Oh. I 7 like sushi. I 8 fi sh! Xenia: Well, the book is not for 9 . Its for

10 .

Conversation 2

Greg: Do you know Eve and Lisa?

Pam: The girls from work? Yes, I know 11 . Why? Greg: I really 12 Eve. 13 she like to go

out with 14 . What do you think? Pam: Why not? I think she likes 15 too. Greg: Great! Can you give 16 her phone

number?

Pam: No, but I can give 17 your number and ask her to call 18 .

Greg: Thats perfect, thanks!

2 Replace the underlined object pronouns with words from the conversations in Exercise 1. Then read the conversations and check.

1 Alan wants to buy him a birthday gi . 2 Dara loves it . 3 Alan hates it. 4 Pam knows them . 5 Eve likes him . 6 Pam can give it to her . ,



GRAMMAR PRACTICE

10.1 can/cant

1 Use the prompts to write sentences. Use the correct form of can .

1 Lulu / speak / French but she / not speak / Italian. Lulu can speak French but she cant speak Italian. 2 We not play / cards but we / play / chess. 3 you / give / me / the information I need? 4 He / not / act and he / not sing. I / not give /

him a role in my new musical! 5 I know he / ride / a motorbike but he / drive /

a car? 6 Martha / cook / very well. Her sister / not make /

a sandwich! 7 I / not read / a map but I / use /

the Sat Nav app on my smart phone. 8 They / not play / volleyball. Rhea / teach / them?

2 Look at the information in the table. Ask and answer questions about what the people can/cant do.

Mario Bob and Rita

speak other languages (except English)

Italian, German, French

do sports play football, ride a horse

play golf, run 10 km

play a musical instrument

piano, drums

Speak other languages 1 Mario? A: Can Mario speak other languages? B: Yes, he can. He can speak Italian, German and French. 2 Bob and Rita? A: B:

Do sports 3 Mario? A: B: 4 Bob and Rita? A: B:

Play musical instruments 5 Mario? A: B: 6 Bob and Rita? A: B:

3 Choose a verb from the box and complete the sentences with the correct form of can and the subject in brackets.

help speak ride fi nish swim make

1 Im sorry. I cant help you with your homework. Im very busy. (I)

2 English? (Enrico) 3 very fast. Shes an excellent

swimmer. (she) 4 a horse but they want to take

riding lessons. (they) 5 me a cake for Saras birthday?

Youre a great chef! (you) 6 Youre tired. Please go home. the

work alone. (we)

10.2 be going to

1 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 an / Take / you / umbrella / it / going / because /rain / is / with / to.

Take an umbrella with you because it is going to rain. 2 DJ / going / Jack / is / to / the / at / party /

Saturday / be / on / the. 3 they / going / to / to / Are / Mexico / next / move /

year? 4 re / to / have / You / a / great / going / time! 5 tomorrow / s / to / work / going / from / Julia /

home. 6 take / going / the / We / bus / re / to / home. 7 to / Luise / see / Are / at / the / going / you /

weekend? 8 to / to / the / not / go / swimming pool / I /

because / m / I / have / going / a cold.



2 Correct the mistakes. There is one mistake in every sentence.

1 I going to learn how to play the piano. Im going to learn how to play the piano . 2 Jo is going lose ten kilos before summer. 3 We arent to help you this time. 4 Im going stop playing computer games when Im 30. 5 You going to fi nd a new job? 6 They going to sell the company. 7 Matias isnt going to camping this weekend. 8 It going to be very cold tomorrow?

10.3 conversations

1 Complete the conversations with phrases a)i) below.

a) Excuse me, do you have the time? b) Well, I dont know a lot of people here c) Oh, heres my station d) Im sorry, I can see an old friend over there e) Thats an interesting book f) Nice to meet you, too. g) See you later. h) So what do you think of the party? i) So, are you from around here?

On the train A: 1a)

B: Yes, its ten past two.

A: Thanks. 2 you have there. B: Yes, its very good. I like it.

A: 3 . Nice to meet you. B: 4 .

At a party A: 5 . B: 6 here but its fun! A: Im Sylvia.

B: Hi, Im Lorenzo.

A: 7 . B: No, Im from Rome. How about you?

A: Im from Bristol. 8 Im going to go and say a quick hi.

B: Of course.

A: 9 . B: Yes, see you!

Consolidation

1 Choose a verb from the box and complete the conversation (18). Use the present simple form of the verb, can + verb or going to + verb .

think make (x2) cook teach havestart not make

George: (a) Hi, how are you? Im George.

Lavinia: (b) . George: So, what 1 do you think of the food?

Lavinia: Its delicious! Mairas an excellent cook.

George: How about you? 2 you ?

Lavinia: No, I 3 even a sandwich!

George: Well, I 4 you. Im the chef at Niccis. (c) .

Lavinia: Oh, I love that place! My mum 5 her birthday party there next week!

George: Thats great! And I 6 her birthday cake!

Lavinia: 7 you a chocolate cake? Mum loves chocolate!

George: Yes, of course. Oh, is that the time? I 8 work in an hour.

Lavinia: (d) . George: (e) . Lavinia: (f) . George: (g) .

2 Choose a phrase from the box and complete the beginning and the end of the conversation (ag) in Exercise 1.

Hi, how are you ? Im George I hope we meet again next week It was very nice to meet you. Oh, hi. Im Lavinia. Heres my card. I hope so, too Nice to meet you, too.

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