Timesaver Vocabulary Activities
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School life
Classroom Equipment
Objects in the classroom.........................4
Going Shopping
Shops & their produce ..........................22
Who's Who?
Classroom activities .................................
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School Diary
School functions & dates ........................6
Summer Job
Supermarket vocabulary.......................23
Travelling and Tourism
A Tour of England
Tourism vocabulary .................................
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On Holiday
Crossword ...............................................
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The Return Home
Holiday equipmentlactivities ............9/10
Home life
Household Gadgets
Inventions for the home .......................24
In the Garden
Garden objects ......................................
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In the Home
Household objects crosswords ........ 26-28
In the Right Place
Containers and materials......................29
Household Chore Game
Everyday jobs ...................................
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Time Out
Enjoying the Arts
Identifyinglreviewing the Arts .............11
Know Your Music
Musical Definitions .......................... 12/13
At the Bookshop
Literature genres ...................................14
Film Buff
Film qenres
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Putting on a Play
Drama Production ...........................
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Our Free Time
Hobbies ..................................................18
Around town
On the Road
Transport & driving ...............................19
In Town
Notices & shops .....................................
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Printer's Mix-up
Shops, products, adverts ......................21
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Food
Super Chef!
Ways of cooking ...................................
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You Are What You Eat
Healthy eating .......................................
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At the Restaurant
Food & restaurants ..........................34/35
A Healthy Diet
Food typeslfood diary ...........................36
Everybody's different
A Family Get-Together
Family relationships ..............................37
Relationships
People's relationships ...........................38
Best Friends
Clothing .................................................
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Teenage Fashion Parade
Fashion...................................................
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Who's the Winner?
Physical description ...............................41
Designer Monster
Parts of the body ..................................42
How Are You Today?
Feelings ..................................................
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Crime
Criminals
Crimes ....................................................
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Crimebusters
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A burglary ..............................................
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A// around US
At the Seaside
Beach crosswords.............................46/47
Where do they Live?
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Types of home .......................................
The Green Family
Environmental vocabulary ....................47
What Awful Weather!
The weather ..........................................
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It's a Sunny Day
Sun-related vocabulary .........................50
In the Countryside
Wildlife ..................................................
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Stages in life
Money, Money, Money
Money & spending .......................... 52/53
This is my Life
School history ........................................54
Where do they Work?
Places of work .......................................
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What's my Line?
Jobs ........................................................
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The Wedding Photo
Weddings ...............................................
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It's how you say it
Do You Get It?
Expressions with get .............................58
Go For It!
Expressions with go ..............................59
Doing & Making
Expressions with do and make .............60
Phrasal Verbs
Common phrasal verbs .........................61
Exclamation!
Exclamations ....................................62/63
Puzzle Maker
Adjectives for people & objects ......64/65
Idioms
Idioms.....................................................
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Speak Up!
Moodslways of communicating ...........67
Sweets & Candies
American and British English ...............68
M y body
Early Bird or Night Owl?
Sleeping .................................................
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Get Better Quickly
Illnesses/health problems......................70
What my B O ~ YDoes
The body's reflexes................................71
At the Doctor's
Illnesses & symptoms.............................72
Answers ................................................... .74
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Objects in the classroom
C/assroom Equipment
Look at the pictures below. Under each picture are two letters. By matching the words in the list
below with the pictures you can spell out the mystery proverb.
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+ notebook + glue + stapler + chalk + rubber + blackboard + pencil
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Clue: there are six words in the proverb.
What does the proverb mean?
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The first person t o arrive will have the best opportunities.
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The first person t o arrive will have plenty t o eat.
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who3 who?
1. Read the information below and find out who is who in the classroom. Write the pupils' names
on their desks. Rearrange the circled letters to find out what subject they are studying.
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Luke is sitting at an end desk and next t o Ricky.
Emma is really concentrating on the lesson.
James is copying the notes from the board.
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Rex is looking up a word in his dictionary.
John is doodling in his notebook, but he's listening
t o Miss Wendy too.
Ricky is opposite James and he's day-dreaming.
Oliver is sitting at a corner desk. He's feeling
very tired today and he's yawning.
Julie and Hannah can't hear Miss Wendy because
they are chatting.
Julie is sharpening her pencil.
Mel is listening t o Miss Wendy.
Tom is taking notes, and chewing gum.
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Here are some of the things Janice and Jamie have recently done at school, and also some of the
things they are going to do in the next month.
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a. exams
b. disco
c. detention
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d. sports day
e. school outing f. uniform-free day
g. biology field trip
1. Jamie had a history exam the day before yesterday. . . . . . . . . Apci.l.lst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Next Monday Janice is going on a biology field trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Exactly a month ago Janice had a detention after school because she had been late. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. The day after tomorrow is the annual sports day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. In a fortnight's time the rehearsals are going t o start for the school play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. This time next month Janice and Jamie will be in London, on the school outing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. This time next week nobody will be wearing their school uniforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Jamie studied maths after school last Thursday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. 'There is a visit from the police tomorrow morning t o talk about road safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. The end-of-term disco is on the last Friday in May. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.This time next month I
2.The day after tomorrow I
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A Tour of England
1. Look at Olivier's holiday photos from his trip to England.
Write the correct words in the text. The numbers correspond to the numbers in the photo.
Last month our class spent a week touring England. We took the (I)................and the crossing wasn't too rough.
For the first few nights we stayed in a little (2)
.....................with a nice (3)................ We travelled around the
country in a (4) .................., and we had a really funny (5) ............... called Rex. My favourite day was when we
rented (6) ...............and cycled through the countryside in North Devon. The (7) ........................ was
breathtaking. We visited London, of course, where we saw lots of (8) ............... and did lots of (9)
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- and we saw the Thames too. We tried some (10) .....................every day - my favourite was the fish and chips
we had during our excursion to Windsor. On our last night Rex organised a big party with a group of secondary
school students so we could enjoy some English (1 1 ) ...................
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Imagine a class of English students are coming t o tour your country. Suggest some ideas for their holiday.
1 . Some interesting townslcities to visit are:
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3. Some beautiful scenery in my country can be found
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2.The local specialities t o try are:
4. Some places t o seelvisit for sightseeing are:
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On Holiday
Down
Across
A 'house on wheels' pulled by your car
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Magazine offering different holidays
What you do on arrival at the airport
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When there are just too many tourists it is
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A holday spent at sea aboard a luxury ship
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A person from a different country from yours
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Before going away you must do this
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When you go walking on a holiday you are
doing this
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The place where you pitch your tent
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A large ship which transports holiday makers
and their cars
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People like to do this during their winter
holidays in the snow
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Shop which sells holidays
You do this when you visit museums and
monuments
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You should put this on your skin if you don't
want the sun to burn you
During their holidays some people like to do
nothing except ............
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To reserve your holiday
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The place where young people can stay cheaply
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Official border control when you travel to
another country
A special 'bus' used for tourism
When the plane leaves the ground
The person who flies the plane
You need this if you travel abroad
In the plane you can have window seat or an
...............seat
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A popular holiday water sport
If your flight doesn't leave on time, it is
Your accommodation when you go camping
Holiday for a couple who have just got married
The person who shows you around and
informs you about a place
The place to go to build sandcastles and
sunbathe
Luxurious accommodation
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Holiday equipment
The Return Home
1. Four people have just got back from their holidays abroad. Mr and Mrs Brown, James and Lucy
are unpacking their luggage. Look at the pictures of each and say five things about what each
person did on their holiday, using the verbs in the box. For example: James visited Italy.
1 Mr and Mrs Brown slept in a cabin.
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5 Mr and Mrs Smith travelled by plane.
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Enjoying the Arts
1 All these people have been enjoying something arty - going to the theatre, visiting a museum,
watching a film etc. But the dialogues are all mixed up. Can you put the dialogues with the correct
speakers?
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the correct pictures above.
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They've just ...
read
visited
seen
listened t o
watched
seen
a play
a film
an exhibition
an article
the news
a programme
on the radio
in a magazine
on TV
at the theatre
at an art gallery
at the cinema
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Find the answers to these musical definitions hidden in the hexagons and then test your
knowledge in the music quiz below.
In a pop group this person is the lead, bass or
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A slow, romantic sentimental sang is a
The music written t o accompany a film is a
A person who writes classical music is a
A musical drama with an orchestra and
singers is an
When two singers sing together it's a
The person in a band who sings is a
A political or social spoken word
song with drum machines is
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Know Your Music
9. A live musical performance is a
10. The words t o a song are called
MUSIC QUIZ
1. Which famous British pop group was made up of John Lennon,
Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Who composed The Four Seasons: Vivaldi or Beethoven? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Did Louis Armstrong play the trumpet or the piano? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Liam Gallagher is the lead singer for which band? REM or Oasis? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Celine Dion sang on the soundtrack for which Oscar-winning film? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. He's a singer and an actor famous for Men in Black. Is his name Michael Jackson or Will Smith? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. What nationality is the opera singer Luciano Pavarotti? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Is the national anthem for Great Britain God Save Everybody or God Save the Queen? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. Was Bob Marley a folk singer or a reggae singer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. At Christmas people sing special songs called Christmas carols. True or false? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. The last CD I got was
1. My favourite type of music is
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7. The last concert I went t o was - - - - - - - - - - -.
2. I like this type of music because - - - - - - - - - -
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8. If I could meet a famous musician, I would like t o
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At the Bookshop
1. The people in the bookshop need some help in deciding what to buy. First, unscramble the
letters to find the title of each section.
Film genres
E .T. JAWS
saving Private Ryan
Wars
R e Titanic
THE TERMINATOR
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2 Look at the film genres below. Match each genre and its definition.
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Science Fiction
Action
Historical
Romantic
War
Thriller
Comedy
Western
A love story. The main characters usually fall in love with each other but their
relationships usually have some difficulties.
The story portrays a period in the past with costumes and scenery of that time.
Monsters, ugly creatures and blood. Lots of special effects t o frighten you.
Fast and exciting. Very often the main character is a superhero trying t o save the world.
-the story is set in the future and often has fantastic gadgets t o make you dream.
A film with lots of suspense, psychological games and mystery.
Plenty of action in the Wild West. The lives of cowboys, sheriffs and sometimes Native Americans.
Funny situations and witty dialogues t o make you laugh.
Battles and fighting are the main features of this type of film. Very often i t portrays a real
battle in the past.
What is your favourite film? - - - - - - - - - - - - - What type of film is it? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Drama production
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Putting on a Play
1 Edward and Sarah are discussing this year's school play. Read the picture story and fill in the
gaps using the words below. Then work in groups of three and practise reading the text.
what play the school
is putting on this
Yes, it's Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet and
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here to watch. We're
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Our Free Time
1. It's Friday night - no school for two days! Everyone is preparing their bags for Saturday morning
when they will do their favourite free time activity. Look at the pictures and say what they are
going to do. Use the clues under the pictures to help you.
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Transport and driving
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On The Road
Match the words and their definitions. Then use the corresponding directions to trace the
route on the map. If you choose the correct definitions, you will arrive at the right finishing
point. However, if you make a mistake, you will get lost!
b. Food that you eat in
the second junction
roads are very busy.
b. Turn left, go forward
t o the next junction.
b. The side of the road
where people walk.
b. To stop driving and
have a rest on long
at the second junction.
b. Turn left, stop at the
the roundabout.
b. Turn left, go on t o
the next junction.
a.Take the third exit
b. A large road for fast
b. Turn right and go
past the car in front.
b. When a car crashes
into the car in front.
b. Turn left and stop
at The first junction.
4. break down
a. The car has a
mechanical problem
a.Turn left, stop at
the next junction.
full of people and the
stressed helshe can't
the next junction.
b. Go straight on and
stop at the end of the
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In Town
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Eleven shops have placed an advertisement in the newspaper. Unfortunately, the printer has
mixed up all the texts. Can you put the right advertisements with the right shops in the pictures?
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Daily News Advertisements
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S & J's Sandwich Bar
1.This week's special: finest
British beef ... go on, treat
yourself !
8. Delicious filled French bread
or sliced bread. 30 fillings to
choose from.
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5. Feeling tired? Come and try
our special range of vitamins.
Give your life a bost.
I High Street Chemist's
on children's sandals.
HAMMER HARDWARE STORE
peaches, melons . . . summer's
here at last Get here fast!
want to wear
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A free bottle of shampoo for
got the muscles
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Going Shopping
You are staying with your aunt and you offer to do the shopping for her. She gives you the
shopping list below and a map of her village.
Shops
greengrocer's
butcher's
newsagent's
ba kerfs
grocer's
chemist's
The butcher's is opposite the play area.
The grocer's and the greengrocer's are at the el
of the street.
a The cafe is between the greengrocer's and the
chemist's.
a The newsagent's is next t o the play area and
opposite the chemist's.
a The baker's i s opposite the cafe and next t o the
grocer's.
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Summer Job
Richard has got a job at a local supermarket during his summer holidays. It's his first day at work
today and his job is to stock the shelves. Look at all the products and put them in the correct place
in the supermarket.
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Household Gadgets
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5. leevtoinsi & dovie
9. vcimeawro
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6. phteelnoe & xaf chmanei
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7. mpcoteru & ntrepir
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