NEW INSPIRATION 1

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Unit5

1 Do the weather quiz. Are the sentences true or false?

1 London is rainier than Zurich in Switzerland. F2 Berlin is sunnier than Madrid.

3 Ottawa, Canada is snowier than Egypt.

4 Beijing is windier than Washington.

5 Canberra is cloudier than Brasilia.

6 Rome is foggier than Zurich.

2 Complete the sentences with these adjectives.

easy expensive famous high late sunny

1 The maths homework was easy .

2 My new MP3 player was very .

3 I was for school because my alarm clock didn’t wake me up.

4 The Black Eyed Peas are a very band.

5 The weather was really yesterday .

6 The Eiffel Tower is 324 metres .

3 Order the letters to complete the text.

My parents are very different. My mum is very

(1) nepo open , (2) apyph ,

and (3) cdtnefino . But my dad is

quite (4) yhs , (5) tuqei ,

and (6) ssouier . They’re both very

(7) fulplhe  and (8) frdleniy ,

however. And they’re both great parents too!

Unit6

1 Match the two halves of the sentences.

1 I bought g2 I borrowed

3 I listened

4 I lost

5 I watched

6 I visited

7 I studied

8 I played

a to a great CD last night.

b for my history exam at the weekend.

c volleyball with some friends.

d my grandparents in the summer.

e £10 to buy a computer game.

f a terrible film on TV last night.

g some new jeans on Saturday.

h my mobile last week.

2 Do the General Knowledge quiz. Choose a, b or c.

1 Who was the President of the USA in 2011?aBarack Obama b George Bush cTony Blair

2 Who was the second man on the moon?a Neil Armstrong b Buzz Aldrin c Jason Button

3 The host country of the 2010 World Cup was … .a Brazil b Spain c South Africa

4 Dracula was a famous …. .a pirate b vampire c explorer

5 The Tower of London is a famous … .a shopping centre b park c castle

6 The Orient Express is a famous … .a train b minibus c ship

3 Choose the correct verb.

1 Spain won / saved the World Cup in 2010.

2 Michael Jackson died / killed in 2010.

3 My best friend becomes / comes from Argentina.

4 I crashed / cycled to school yesterday.

5 I kissed / called my grandparents on the Internet last night.

6 The teacher turns / looks worried today!