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Lesson

Page

Family and Friends

Lesson

Page

The Natural World

1 Family life

4

21

Hot and cold places

44

2

6

22

In the garden

46

3 My cool cousin

8

23

Bugs

48

4 Animal friends

10

24 Dangers of the sea

50

Real friends

12

25 On the farm

52

5

Problems

Education

Free Time

6 Schools in the past .

14

26 Television

54

7 First day

16

27 What's your hobby

56

8

Lessons outdoors

18

28

Fashion

58

9

Unusual lessons

20

29 JOining clubs

60

22

30 Keep fit!

62

10 Learning languages
Homes

Health and the Body

11 A new home

24

31 How to be healthy

64

12 Haunted houses

26

32 Sickness and health

66

13 Swapping homes

28

33 At the gym

68

14 Useful appliances

30

34 Accidents happen!

70

15 Moving house

32

35 Look after yourself

72

Travel and Holidays

Towns and Cities

16 A day in London

34

36 Going on holiday

17 Working in the city

36

37

Family holidays

76

18 Town helpers

38

38

Horrible hotels!

78

19 Town facilities

40

39 The best way to travel

80

20 Old cities

42

40 Summer holiday fun!

82

Word searches

84

74


1

These are your children's children.

2

You do this when you say you are unhappy

g--------------

about something.

c

3

This person is someone from your family.

r

4

You do this when you look after a child.

b

5

This is Jennifer's child. He is a boy.

s

6

This is Angela's child. She is a girl.

d

~3

B Circle the correct words.

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1

Paul hasn't got any brothers or sisters. He's an only / alone Child-.

2

Many young people

3

My friend Kate lives next house / door .

4

I want to have / make children one day.

5

Julie shares / gets a room with her sister.

Jf

move / leave home when they are 18 years old.

C Complete the paragraph with these words and phrases.

any more granddaughter
grandson in fact move house
on their own

Nigel is 65 years old, and his (1)
(2)

own

wife

, Mavis, is 63. They don't work

They live (3)

now because their daughter

lives in another town with her family. Nigel and Mavis live in a nice place, but they want to
(4)

to be near their daughter and grandchildren.

(5)

holiday house near the sea. They stay there in the summer, and

their daughter's family visits them. Their (6)

, Jeremy, is 12 years old.

He likes swimming in the sea. Rebecca is their 10-year-old (7)

She

loves visiting Nigel and Mavis, and she enjoys swimming too. (8)

,

everyone in the family likes swimming, and they are all very good at it.
4

They have got their


Complete the paragraph with the Present Simple.
Hannah (1)

(be) an only child. She (2)

(live) with her

mum and dad in a big house in Liverpool. Hannah sometimes (3)

(want) a

brother or a sister, but she (4)

(not complain) about it. At the weekend,

Hannah's mum sometimes (5)

(babysit) Hannah's cousin, Lucy. Hannah and

Lucy often (6)

(play) games or (7)

together. Lucy (8)

(watch) videos

(not like) going home again because she loves Hannah like

a sister.

B Complete the questions with the Present Simple of these verbs.
drive
1

Mary

2

your parents

3

their grandson

4

his wife

5

you

6

Janet and Paul

to school every day with her son?
you what to do?

get
live

good marks at school?
late every day?

tell
visit

your relatives in France every summer?

work

near you?

C Look at the pictures and write short answers.
1

Does John like his sister?

2

Do you come from England?

3

Do Luke's parents help hfrn with his homework?

4

Does your cousin William live near you?

5

Does Jenny look exactly the same as Liz?

6

Does your granddaughter

i

drive?
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LESSO


1
2

be
get

a
b

a secret
lies

3

keep

c

on my nerves

4
5

spend
tell

d

jealous of
time with

e

ic

B Complete the crossword.
2

4

Across
I

1

I've got many friends
important.

4

Please don't

is very
Everything is

OK.

W

5

I want us to be friends. I don't want
to have an
with you.

Down
2

Don't

me. I want to talk to you.

3

You did something bad and I can't
.......... you.

6

C Complete the paragraph with these words.

Some people aren't (1)

I tell my best friend everything. I
.......... her.

calm
miserable

confident
nasty

kind
sensible

They're shy and it's hard for them to make

friends, but we all need friends. When we haven't got friends, we feel (2)

.

because we are alone and have nobody to play with. That's why friendship is very important.
Always be good and (3)

to your friends. When you have got a problem

with a friend, don't argue. Don't be angry - it's better to be (4)
(5)

and talk about things. Never be (6)

Your friends need you, and you need them. Be nice to each other!
6

Be
to a friend.


Complete the dialogue with the Present Continuous.
Sally:

Hi, Janet. What (1)

Janet:

I (2)

you

~

(do)?

(write) an e-mail to Karen. We had an argument two weeks

ago, and now she (3)

(not talk) to me. I was jealous of her new

clothes and I said some really nasty things to her!

Sally:

That wasn't very kind.

Janet:

I know. She's really angry with me and I feel miserable.

Sally:

Don't worry. She'll forgive you.

Janet:

I want to say I'm sorry, but she (4)
(5)

(ignore) me. She

(make) lots of new friends and I'm all alone. I hope she

trusts me again soon and wants to be friends. Friendship is very important.

Write questions using the Present Continuous.
1

John / get on his brother's nerves

.......................................................................................................... ?
2

Mum and Kerry / argue

..........................................................................................................
?
3

Linda / make new friends at school

..........................................................................................................
?
4

Mrs Bird / complain again

..........................................................................................................
5

?

the children / eat

.......................................................................................................... ?

C Look at the pictures and write short answers to the questions in B.
1

2

3

4

5

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LESSON 2


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Here you are

Complete the dialogue with these phrases.

Thank you

Would you like
Emily:

Mrs Evans:
Emily:

Mrs Evans:

That's all right ~

Yes, please

Hi, Mrs Evans.
Hello, Emily. Come in. Lizzie's in her room. I'm making a sandwich for her.
(1)
(2)
No thanks, Emily. (3)

one too?
, Mrs Evans. Would you like some help with the sandwiches?
Go and see Lizzie in her room and I'll

bring you the sandwiches.
Emily:

OK, Mrs Evans.

Later ...
Mrs Evans:
Lizzie:
Emily:

(4)

, girls. Cheese and tomato sandwiches.

Thanks, Mum.
This sandwich looks great! (5)

, Mrs Evans.

B Circle the correct words.
1

I want to study, but my brother is playing music. I'm going

2

Please don't get upset / dull. It's OK.

3

Please sit / turn down the radio. I'm trying to study.

4

There's something wrong with my bike and I can't work / mend it.

5

Sorry to bother / admire

you, Dad, but I need help with my homework.

C Look at the pictures and complete the
sentences with these words.

8

1

Marion is very

2

John is

3

Jessica is very

4

Betty is

5

My brother is

6

My friends think I'm really

7

Katie's friend is very

8

Dad is

lazy / crazy!

bad-tempered
hard-working
.

.
.
.
!
!
.
.

clever
helpful

cool

generous

polite

rude


A

Complete the paragraph with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

Simon and his cousin, Frank, (1)
(2)

(go) to the same school. They

(not have) the same lessons because Frank's older than

Simon. He's in a different class. Simon and Frank (3)
lot of time together. They (4)

(spend) a
(live) next door to each other and

they sometimes (5)

(travel) to school together on the bus.

Today Simon and Frank (6)

(not sit) on the bus, because the

weather's really bad. It (7)
(8)

(rain) very hard and Frank's parents
(take) them to school on their way to work.

B Look at the pictures and complete the sentences

about Emma. Use the Present Simple or the
Present Continuous of the verbs below.
catch

mend

play

run

sleep

C Circle the correct answers.
1

you staying at your cousin's
house today?
a Does
b Do
cAre

2

Peter
his grandparents. He's always
very quiet.
a doesn't bother
b is bothering
c not bothering

3

I

wake up

8am

a
10 am

b

c

at 8 am.

2

in her bed.

3

at 10 am.

4

in the park.

5

computer
games at 8 pm.

6

her computer.

visit
'm visiting
are visiting

4

your brother mending your bike
for you?
a Is
bAre
c Does

5

The children
their music in the
evening. It's awful.

8pm

1

my friend Helen every weekend.

a
b

c
6

doesn't turn down
aren't turning down
don't turn down

Your sister plays the guitar really well. I
..
her.
a 'm really admiring
b really admire
c really admiring
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LESSON 3

9


1
2
3

Black Beauty is a very special horse. In fact, he's e

You must be kind and
People are c
We read a book about
I love this book. I think

4

5

8

Match.

1

feel sorry for

2

have a chat

3

keep in touch

4

lose your temper

5

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take care of

,.. Flag I ~

u

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"

C Complete the e-mail with these verbs.

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calm with your pet. You must be
. _ when they hit their pets.
.
the i
.
.
it's m- of friendship.

believe

dislike

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Hi Karen!
Thanks for your last e-mail and the pictures of your new dog, Spike. He looks really funny!
I'm pleased you've got a pet. I'm sure you (1)
you. Some animals (2)
think that animals can't (3)
need love too. I really (5)

him very well and he's very happy with

because their owners don't look after them. These people
anything. They (4)

people like that. I think they're really stupid because they

don't understand the importance of a pet. A pet is like a friend! Can you (6)
some poor animals live? It's really sad when people aren't kind to animals.
Anyway, have fun with Spike!
Bye,
art

to believe that animals
how


Complete the sentences with these verbs. Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1

Look! That cruel man

his horse very badly.

2

I hope that food isn't for your dog. It

3

'I've got fifteen pets!' 'I

4

Oh no! That dog

5

I'm reading Black Beauty. It's a marvellous book. I

6

That boy

cross
love

horrible!

smell
you're crazy!'

tell
think

the busy road.

treat
it.

lies! The cat didn't bite him.

B Circle the correct words.

Diana:

Today (1) I speak / I'm speaking to Paula Oavies about an unusual pet. Paula, what kind of
animal (2) do you own / are you owning?

Paula:

A monkey! He's called Oily. He isn't really mine. He (3) belongs / is belonging

to the zoo. I

work there. (4) I look after / I'm looking after him at the moment because his mother is sick.
He'll go and live with the other monkeys soon.
Diana:

(5) Do you feel/Are

you feeling unhappy about that?

Paula:

No. He (6) needs / is needing them and (7) I'm wanting / I want him to be happy.

Diana:

(8) I think / I'm thinking that's great.

C Complete the questions with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1

Justin

(read) Charlotte's Web at the moment?

2

you

(remember) our neighbour's

3

you

(hate) mice?

4

your mum

5

you

(prefer) the white or the black puppy?

6

you

(believe) that my dog is my best friend?

cat?

(take care of) your pet this week?

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LESSON 4


WeDI friends

1

branch

2

dove

3

twig

4

ant

5

gun

6

hunter

B Circle the correct answers.
1

You
me! Thank you!
a rescued
b attacked
c shot

4

My
a
b
c

2

I'm
a
b
c

5

I can't hear you when you
a shout
b whisper
c pretend

3

Help! This is
a a message
b a journey
c an emergency

6

You're
You never help other people.
a selfish
b tiny
c easy-going

very
alive
glad
safe

you are here.

!

C Complete the paragraph with these words.

best friend always gives me good
shocks
nastiness
advice

came up to
grateful

.

enormous
ground

scared

.

go away ~

kindness

thank you

An awful thing happened one day when I was a boy. I was in the park with my sister.
Two teenage boys (1)
(2)
them to (4)
on the (5)

us and asked us for money. They looked
, and I was really (3)

My sister told

, but they didn't. They were nasty and hit me. I fell
and started to cry. An old man saw this and told

them to stop. They laughed, but when he shouted 'Police!' they ran away. We were very
(6)
him for his (8)
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to the nice old man. We said (7)
.

to


Complete the paragraph with the Past Simple.
Alice (1)

(live) next to us when I was young. My mum (2)

(invite)

her to play in the garden one day, but I wasn't very nice to Alice because I (3)
to go to the park instead. I (4)

(not talk) to her and I (5)

any games with her. My mum (6)
day, her mum (7)

(not play)

(say) I was selfish, but Alice wasn't angry. The next
(take) us to the park and I (8)

good time. That's when Alice (9)
(10)

(want)

(have) a really

(become) my best friend. I'm really glad that she

(forgive) me.

B The words in bold are wrong. Write the correct words.
1

Jane's dad rescues her cat from a tree yesterday.

2

Was Rachel say thank you for your kindness7

3

He was not think it was an emergency. He was very calm.

4

James were my best friend at school.

5

The dog attacks him last month.

6

Did Janet said she was grateful7

C Look at the answers and write the questions.

---

1

7

Yes, Mum gave me some advice.

2

7

No, the ant didn't bite my foot.

3

7

Yes, Phil hid in the branches.

4

7

Yes, her friend fell in the river.

5

7

No, Bill didn't whisper sorry.

6

7

No, Jill didn't drop her bag.

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LESSON 5

Schools
in thepDst

--~

Look at the pictures and circle the correct words.

--------------------------------------------------1

1

In the past, teachers used to earn / punish students.

2

Cathy was strict / absent today.

3

We don't attend / go school on Saturdays.

4

Mr Chapman's pupils are very naughty / well-behaved.

5

The children have got English / Maths this morning.

B Circle the correct answers.
1

2

My sister went to
a
b

subject
college

c

century

in Edinburgh.

In the past, teachers used to use

4

to hit

5

students.
a canes
b parts

claws
3

Grandpa used to
whole pages from
books when he was at school.
a
b
c

sew
make
recite

6

My students listen to me. They are very
a

right

b
c

obedient
missing

We didn't go out to play at school because it
was
outside.

a fun
b

good

c

wet

Jack only likes sport. His favourite subject at
school is
.
a

lessons

b

PE

c

classes

absent

C Complete the paragraph with these words.
I went to (1)
well. It was a long (3)
was a very (4)

first

university

in 1989. I remember my (2)

however

warm

way
day really

from my house but I arrived early in the morning. It
day in September and the weather made me feel good.

There were thousands of students there, but I didn't know anyone, and I felt a bit lonely. When
I went home that day, I felt really tired and the next day I was (5)
I was ill. (6)

, I was soon OK and I attended my lessons. I really enjoyed

my time there. Those were the best years of my life.
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because

.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets.
1

Kevin

2

teachers

(punish) pupils a lot?
(be) an obedient pupil, but now I am.

3

I

4

Teachers

S
6

(go) to university in Glasgow.

(hit) naughty children with a cane.
pupils

(study) foreign languages in the past?

Schools

(be) very different in the past.

B Complete the paragraph with used to and these verbs.
be

When I was a young man, I (1)
I (2)

give

have

teach

a teacher in a primary school.
English. I was strict and my pupils were well-behaved in

class. I didn't need to punish them. We (3)

fun in lessons. We

read lots of story books and my pupils enjoyed that. I also taught my pupils how to read
and write well. I (4)

them dictation every week and sometimes

they (5)

stories too.

C Circle the correct answers.
1

2

3

Did schools in the past

have heating?

4

Did teachers

a

use to

a

use to

b

used to

b

use

c

use

c

to use

My grandma

attend school when she

5

Sometimes pupils

was 15. She looked after her brothers.

dunce's cap.

a

didn't used to

a

use

b

not used to

b

use to

c

didn't use to

c

used

Subjects in Victorian schools

be very

6

punish pupils?

Peter's grandpa

different from subjects today.

He was a PE teacher.

a

use to

a

didn't use to

b

used to

b

didn't used

c

not use to

c

didn't use

to wear a

to teach English.

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LESSON 6


1

playing

a

air

2

head

b

entrance

3

fresh

c

breath

4

deep

d

field

5

main

e

teacher

If

¥-.

B Look at the pictures and complete the words.
to our friends when we see them.

1

Wew ---

2

The c

3

The b

4

'Don't run in the c

5

Mum, can you p

6

I meet my friend at the school g

at school is very friendly.
rings at nine o'clock in the morning.

!' said my teacher.
me u _

after school?
every morning.

C Circle the correct words.

I felt very (1) nervous / hungry

on my first day at secondary school. I didn't know many pupils

there - most of my friends went to another school. However, I (2) reached / recognised
children from myoid

some

school. We started talking and we all felt better. When we heard the bell,

we started looking for our classroom. Finally, we found it and (3) knocked / entered on the
door. From inside, someone said, 'Come in.' I opened the door and we (4) went in / put on . Our
teacher was at the front of the room. We chose our desks and sat down. The teacher started
asking us questions: 'What's your favourite song? What's your favourite book?' She wanted to
(5) get up / find out what we were like. I thought she was really nice from the first moment
and we had a great year.
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Complete the paragraph with the Past Continuous.

----------------------~--~----------~

I walked past school yesterday and I saw a lot of children. They (1)
a PE lesson. Some of the older children (2)
(3)

(have)
(play) football and others

(watch) them. A PE teacher (4)

(show) two

children how to kick the ball and score a goal. He (5)

(shout) because they

weren't very good! I felt sorry for them because they (6)

B Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with these
verbs. Use the Past Continuous.

1

Dan

2

The children

3

The teacher

4

The caretaker

5

John

6

An hour ago, the pupils

(try) very hard.

mend
sleep

not read
talk

run

sing

not watch

in class at ten o'clock this morning.
books in class this morning.

~

the pupils while they were doing their test.

~

a chair yesterday afternoon.

to his teacher while the other pupils

.

.

-~----p~
C Write questions using the Past Continuous.

-------------------------------------

1

~

the head teacher / smile

........................................................................................................................
?
2

the pupils / do / a test yesterday afternoon

.........................................................................................................................
3

your parents / talk / to your teacher yesterday evening

.........................................................................................................................
4

?

Janet / walk / home from school

.........................................................................................................................
6

?

she / study / French at ten o'clock this morning

.........................................................................................................................
5

?

?

you / speak to Harriet / while the teacher / not look .

.........................................................................................................................

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LESSON 7

1essons
outdoors

a

forest

b

hut

c

instructor

d

lake

e

wasp

B Complete the words.
1

Jane will do a c

on plants at university.

2

Our teacher will give a t

about the forest.

3

B

4

When you are outdoors in the countyside, you can see n

5

We went horse riding yesterday - I

6

Be careful! That wasp will s

is an interesting subject - you learn about plants and animals.
all around you.
, the weather was great.
you.

C Complete the paragraph with these words.

I really love the (1)

brilliant

countryside

project

summer camp

wooden

, but I live in a city and don't spend much time

outdoors. Last summer, I had the chance to go to (2)
It was a place next to a lake and there were lots of high (3)
(4)

mountains

! We slept in little (5)

for two weeks.
It was
huts and made a fire

at night. We sat around the fire and sang songs, or told ghost stories! During the day, we
went for walks in the forest and learnt all about the animals that live there. Each student
chose a different animal and did a (6)
to spend the summer holidays!
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about it. It was a great place


1

A wasp stung / was stinging

me while I was swimming in the lake!

2

I didn't walk / wasn't walking

in the mountains every day when I was young.

3

Did you have / Were you having your biology lesson outdoors when it began to rain?

4

Harry didn't hear what his swimming instructor said because he talked / was talking

5

My Dad came to visit me at summer camp while I was riding / rode a horse near the lake.

6

Miss Drury gave / was giving

~

to me.

a talk about nature at our school yesterday evening.

Complete the paragraph with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
Biology is my favourite subject. Last summer, our biology teacher (1)
our class to the forest near our school. While we (2)
we (3)
(5)

(look for) butterflies. I (4)

(take)
(walk) through the forest,
(find) one but we

(not recognise) it. Our teacher (6)

unusual. While she (7)
(8)

(say) it was very

(explain) it, suddenly two more butterflies
(fly) up from a flower. It was very exciting and I told Mum and Dad all

about it when I got home.

Match.

~

1

Did Mary take a photo of the mountains?

a

Yes, they were.

2

Did you and John ride horses in the forest?

b

No, he wasn't.

3

Were they swimming in the lake when you saw them?

c

No, she didn't.

4

Were you walking in the forest while I was sleeping?

d

Yes, we did.

5

Did your friends laugh after you fell off the horse?

e

Yes, I was.

6

Was John eating lunch when the bee stung him?

f

No, they didn't?

*

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LESSON 8

'VnusuDI
lessons

Put the letters in the correct order to find words which describe people.
1

ropud

2

drewori

3

scylum

4

rfsinlpoesoa

5

tentiap

B Circle the correct words.
1

I must put the date in my diary and arrange / take to go.

2

That's a great magic reaction / trick.

3

She is trying to concentrate / take place.

4

Look, the magician / challenge is wearing a really funny hat.

S

The show wasn't very successful/available.

6

Talking to the magician was a show / pleasure.

C Complete the paragraph with these words.

areas

audience

performance

Gerry:

Stan:

Gerry:

Stan:
Gerry:

Stan:
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listeners
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Today on the show we've got Stan Rafford, the owner of the Magic Hut in the town
centre. Stan, welcome to the show.
Thanks, Gerry. In my school you learn about magic. When you are ready, you
can give a public (1)
We give you all the advice and help
you need. We can tell you all about magic and teach you to perform on
(2)
Some students have studied at the Magic Hut for a few
months and already find it easy to peform in front of an (3)
.
But I believe there's only one school, Gerry. Is it possible for people from other
(4)
to have lessons too?
Yes, it is. We can send lessons bye-mail. Call us on 348 5427 and we'll give you more
information.
Thanks for coming, Stan. I'm sure you've impressed our (5)

.
It was a pleasure.


Complete the paragraph with the Present Perfect Simple.
arry is my best friend and he's a magician. I (1)
im. I (2)

(hear) a lot about magic from

(read) many of his books and I (3)

(watch)

some films about magic with him at the cinema. Harry (4)

(attend) a special

school of magic since he was 12 and he (5)
He (6)

(learn) tricks from his teachers.

(buy) all the things he needs to be a professional magician. We

(7)

(see) many shows together and Harry (8)

(have)

lots of fun trying to explain the tricks to me!

Circle the correct answers.
1

2

3

Martin has .......... finished his homework.

4

My mother

magic lessons for me.

a

since

a

has arranged

b

just

b

have arranged

c

for

c

already arranged

She's been a successful magician ..........

5

Paula is proud of Frank because he

many years.

his first performance as a magician.

a

for

a

have just given

b

since

b

has given just

c

just

c

has just given

I'm reading a book about magic and I ..........

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Mrs Kent has been a teacher here

lots of tricks.

1978.

a

have learnt already

a

for

b

already have learnt

b

since

c

have already learnt

c

already

.

.

C Complete the sentences with for or since.
1

I have known the magician

2

The twins have liked magic shows

3

Alan has been at this school

4

Henry has loved English lessons

5

Mrs Thomas has believed in magic

6

Jack has wanted to be in a performance

three years.
they were young.
five months.
he was ten.
many years.
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ZeD,.,.ing .
IDnguDges

1

I can't do this result / exercise. It's too hard!

2

My tutor / customer helped me when I had problems with the course.

3

I can speak Spanish very well. In fact, I'm foreign / fluent.

4

Does the cost of the language course include / plan books?

5

Practise your Italian and you will improve / contact.

B Look at the pictures and complete the words.
Do you want to
play football? --._

....-----.. cnacafio

4

1

Hans and I can't c

because I don't speak German, and he

doesn't speak English.
2

You can find 0

information about language schools, but you must have a computer.

3

I want to go to Russia. I'm trying to learn R

4

I like this language book - it's very c

5

We use a c

.
and easy to understand.

when we do listening exercises in class.

C Complete the sentences with these words.

CD-ROM
conversations

1

Jennifer can do her exercises in the

2

I speak French. I can have

3

Jane has always wanted to learn Italian. It's a

4

There's lots of information about Germany on this

5

I'm a

dream

student

of her own home.
with people when I go to France.

look at it.
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comfort

I'm studying Spanish.

come true.
Let's have a


mmBr
Complete the dialogue with the Present Perfect Simple.
Fiona Hamilton is studying Japanese at First for Languages, a new language school in the
area. Fiona, how long (1)
I (2)
(3)

you

(study) here?

(not be) here for long. I only started my course three months ago.
you

(learn) very much?

Oh yes! I've really improved. I'm not fluent, but I can have a simple conversation.
Stanley:

There are lots of languages to learn. Why did you choose Japanese?

Fiona:

I'm going to Japan on holiday next year. I (4)

never

(visit) the

country before and I'm going to stay with a family there. I want to communicate with them
in their language.
Stanley:

That's great. One last thing, someone told me that your tutor speaks Japanese all the time.
Is that true?

Fiona:

Yes, her lessons are very clear but she (5)

(not say) anything in

English. It's amazing!

Circle the correct words.

1

Have you ever / never contacted your tutor?

2

Terry can read Italian, but he's yet / never spoken it!

3

Has Sylvia studied for her Spanish exam ever / yet?

4

John has never / ever had any foreign language lessons.

5

The students haven't got the results of their Russian test yet / ever.

6

Have you yet / ever failed a French exam?

C Answer the questions.
1

Have you ever read a book in English?

2

Have you ever written a letter in another language?

3

Has your best friend ever had a German lesson?

4

Have your grandparents ever been abroad?

5

Have you ever watched a film in a foreign language?

6

Has your teacher ever had Russian lessons?
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hDIDe

Across
4

Marie is from France. She has got
a French

6

.

Someone from another country is

a

.

7

Is Kurt really from Italy? I had no

!

8

My teacher has got a very loud

.

Down
1

Your

lives next door to you.

2

'Are you 11 years old?' 'No, I'm not!

7

.......... , I'm 12.'
3

My relatives are very friendly and they
make me feel

5

when I visit them.

I don't understand. I'm

.

definitely

B Complete the paragraph with these words.

originally
I'm from Glasgow (1)

lost
rented

missed
settled in

, but I left home when I was 18 because my job was in a

different town. It (2) was

a very exciting time for me. I (3)

a

flat and I decorated it nicely. It was great to be on my own, but I (4)
a lot. I remember on the first day I (5)

my family

my keys. That wasn't very nice. Luckily,

I found them on the street outside my flat. A few weeks later, I (6)

and made some

good friends.

C Complete the words.

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1

Gavin lives in the c

2

I come from London but I don't g _

3

I don't see my grandparents

4

S

5

Let's h

-------

c

, very near all the shops.
b

r

there very often.
- they live in Australi

accents are sometimes difficult to understand.
a car and drive to France.


rammar
Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple.
Sam:

What's your new house like, Chris?

Chris:

It's great! In our old house, I (1)

(share) a bedroom with my brother, but

I've got my own room now.
Sam:

That's good. (2)

your parents

Chris:

No, they haven't, but I (3)
I want. I (4)

(decorate) it yet?

already

(choose) the colour

(decide) to paint the walls white and have a red carpet.

Actually, Dad (5)

(buy) the paint yesterday, and he's definitely going to

paint it at the weekend.
Sam:

That sounds fantastic! My dad (6)

(not paint) my room for years.

Chris:

Why don't you come and see our new house tomorrow after school?

Sam:

OK, I'll ask my mum tonight.

B

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1

Scotland / not / life / lived / has / all / Sophia / in / her

2

met / foreigner / have / you / ever / a / ?

3

moved / Berlin / to / ago / three / Jason / years

4

old / already / Hilary / house / her / has / sold / ?

5

did / stay / you / your / with / aunt /?

6

swimming pool/just

/ house / we / with / bought / a / have / a

C Complete the sentences with have/has been or have/has gone.
1

Mark and Cathy

2

Sandra

to the shop to buy a newspaper. They'll be back in ten minutes.
just

to her friend's house. She's helping him pack because

he's going to move house soon.
3

I

already

4

Pat

5

.................. Mum

to Joe's new house. He made me feel very welcome.
to ten shops, but she can't find any nice chairs.
next door to meet our new neighbours?

I can't find her.
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