Subject Questions - Object Questions
• Subject Questions: When we use the question words who,
which and what to ask about the subject of the verb, we
form the question without auxiliary verbs
(who/which/what + verb in the affirmative form).
Who saw the accident? Tom (saw the accident).
What happened outside? An accident (happened).
• Object Questions: When we use the question words who,
which and what to ask about the object of the verb, we
form the question with auxiliary verbs (who/which/what +
verb in the question form).
Who did you see at the
restaurant? (I saw) Tom and James.
What are you eating? (I’m eating) Chinese food.
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
We use reflexive pronouns:
• as objects of verbs when the subject
and the object of the verb are the same.
I bought myself an expensive pair of
shoes.
• after certain verbs with prepositions
(talk about/to, take care of, say to, etc.).
He never talks about himself.
Reflexive pronouns
NOTE: We use by + re_lexive pronoun to show that
someone does something alone, without any help
from anyone else.
I always pack my suitcases by myself.
Conditional Sentences Type 2
We use Conditional Sentences Type 2 for unreal or
imaginary situations which are unlikely to happen in
the present or the future.
if + Past Simple would/could + in_initive
if - clause Main clause
If I had enough money, I would buy a bigger flat.
You could get that job if you took my advice.
NOTE: • In Conditional Sentences Type 2 were is often
used instead of was in the if-clause in all
persons.
If Mark were older, he could take driving lessons.
• We use If I were you to express an opinion or
give advice.
If I were you, I’d take it easy.
Module 4
Clauses of Result
We use Clauses of Result to express the result of an action
or a conclusion.
• so + adjective/adverb + (that)
He was so bored (that) he left before the end of the
documentary.
such + (a/an) + (adjective) + noun + (that)
It was such a hot day that we all went swimming.
Reported Speech
(Commands and Requests)
• We commonly use tell or order when we report
commands and ask when we report requests.
• The Imperative changes to full infinitive or
not + full infinitive.
‘Stay there,’ said the man.
The man told me to stay there.
‘Don’t take this away, please,’ he said.
He asked me not to take that away.
Should is a modal verb. We use should to ask for and give
advice.
A: What should I do?
B: I think you should see a doctor.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS
I should play
You should play
He should play
She should play
It should play
We should play
You should play
They should play
I should not play
You should not play
He should not play
She should not play
It should not play
We should not play
You should not play
They should not play
I shouldn’t play
You shouldn’t play
He shouldn’t play
She shouldn’t play
It shouldn’t play
We shouldn’t play
You shouldn’t play
They shouldn’t play
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
Should I play?
Should you play?
Should he play?
Should she play?
Should it play?
Should we play?
Should you play?
Should they play?
Yes, I should.
Yes, you should.
Yes, he should.
Yes, she should.
Yes, it should.
Yes, we should.
Yes, you should.
Yes, they should.
No, I shouldn’t.
No, you shouldn’t.
No, he shouldn’t.
No, she shouldn’t.
No, it shouldn’t.
No, we shouldn’t.
No, you shouldn’t.
No, they shouldn’t.
The verb should
Learning Tips
• Look at the board and take notes.
• Listen carefully to your teacher and the CD.
• Ask your teacher when you don’t understand.
• Speak in English as much as possible.
• Take part in pair and group work activities.
In class
How to learn better in class
• Read the dialogues and texts from your book and
listen to your CD.
• Read the dialogues and texts aloud and sometimes
record yourself.
• Study the vocabulary and grammar and then do your
homework.
• Read selected texts from magazines and newspapers
in English.
• Read websites in English.
• Watch TV programmes and DVDs in English.
Outside the class
How to learn better outside the class
• Refer to the Grammar Reference.
• Use grammar tables.
• Have a grammar notebook. In it write:
- tips and/or rules in your language,
- example sentences,
- important grammatical points e.g. irregular
verbs.
• Make a note of grammatical errors that you
often make.
Grammar
How to learn grammar better
Speak
How to do better when doing speaking tasks
• Before you speak, make sure you understand the task
and how you should use the prompts.
• Look at the example and use the prompts given.
• Use the language you have learnt.
• Speak only in English.
• Speak clearly.
• Don’t worry if you make a mistake. Correct yourself if
you can, otherwise continue speaking.
• If you can’t remember a word, don’t stop. Try to use
other words.
• When talking to another person, listen carefully to him/
her and respond to what he/she is saying (e.g. I agree, I
don’t know about that). Also, show interest or surprise
by using phrases like Really?, Did you?, etc.
Vocabulary
How to learn vocabulary better
• Write down new words in a notebook.
Together with the English word:
- write the translation in your language,
- write an example sentence,
- draw or stick a picture.
• Put words in groups or use diagrams.
• Learn whole phrases (eg. verb+noun) not just isolated
words.
• Learn new words in context (in sentences describing
situations). This way, it is easier to remember them.
• When you learn new words, you must remember if
they are verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc.
• When you learn new words, it’s a good idea to learn
any synonyms and/or opposites.
• Refer to the Word List.
• Practise the spelling and pronunciation of new words.
• Look up unknown words in a dictionary. There, you
can ind a lot of useful information about a word:
pronunciation, word class (noun, verb, etc.), meaning
and example sentences.
• Regularly revise words you have learnt.
• Try to use words you have recently learnt when you
speak or write.
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Listen
How to do better when doing listening tasks
• Before you listen, read the rubric carefully and look
at the pictures. Try to predict what the speakers are
going to talk about.
• Before you listen, read the statements or questions
carefully. This will give you an idea of what to listen for.
• While listening for gist, try to understand the general
idea, not every single word.
• Listen for key words to understand the main ideas.
• When listening, don’t assume that an answer is correct
just because the speakers mention a word that is in the
activity. Listen carefully before you answer.
• When completing sentences, make sure that your
answers make sense with the rest of the sentence.
• Don’t be in a hurry to answer a multiple choice question.
Listen carefully till the end and check all the options
before your inal decision.
Write
How to do better when doing writing tasks
• Make sure you write what the rubric asks you to. Don’t
include irrelevant information.
• Before you start writing, think about the topic
carefully and try to come up with ideas which are
relevant to it. Make notes of the information you want
to include. You can also make a mind map to organise
your ideas.
• Plan your paragraphs. Before you start, think of the
ideas you are going to include in each paragraph.
• Group relevant information together and put it in the
same paragraph.
• Do not write very short sentences. Use linking words
(and, but, or, so and because) to join your ideas.
• Use linking words/phrases to add something (e.g. in
addition, what is more, also), to express contrast (e.g.
but, however), to express result (e.g. as a result) and
to give reasons (e.g. that’s why). This will make your
writing low.
• Use time linkers (_irst, _irstly, then, next, after that,
later, _inally, when, before, while, as, as soon as, etc.)
to show the order in which events happen.
• Use a variety of adjectives (e.g. fascinating, shocked)
and adverbs/adverbial phrases (e.g. luckily, all of a
sudden) in your writing to make it more interesting.
• Use words like he, she, it, them, there, etc. to avoid
repeating the same words.
• When you are asked to write a letter, try to understand
why you are writing (to ask for information, to give
news, to invite, etc.). Also, think carefully about your
relationship with the person you are writing to (is
he/she a friend, a stranger, etc.?) and write in an
appropriate style (formal or informal). Remember to
use set phrases in the opening and closing paragraph.
• Write neatly.
• Write your irst draft and correct it. Then write your
inal draft.
• Edit your writing. Check punctuation, capital letters,
word order, spelling, grammar, vocabulary and linking
words.
Read
How to do better when doing reading tasks
• Before you read, try to predict what the text is about
with the help of the title and the pictures.
• Look for key words in the text to understand the
main ideas.
• Try to understand which of the words in the text
are really important. Try to guess the meaning of as
many of these words as possible from the context.
Use the following strategies:
- Read the words before and after the unknown
word and think of the context.
- Try to igure out if the unknown word is a verb,
noun, etc.
- See if the unknown word is similar to other words
in English or in your own language.
• Read the text quickly to understand the main idea.
• Read the text carefully to understand speciic
details.
• Decide in which part of the text you can ind the
information you need.
• Make sure you understand who or what the
pronouns (he, it, this, them, etc.) and the adverbs
(here, there, etc.) refer to in the text.
• When completing a text with missing sentences,
read the whole text irst and then the sentences
given. Pay special attention to the vocabulary,
pronouns (e.g. it, they, this) and words/phrases
which link sentences (e.g. however, later) both in the
text and in the sentences given.
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Word list
1a
be in a hurry
catch the bus
collect sth from
somewhere
come in handy
download
gigabyte (gb)
give sb a lift
go for sth
memory
pick sb up
plan (v)
Wi-Fi
Telephone language
be engaged
call back
dial
give sb a call
hang up
have the wrong number
pick up
return a call
take/leave a message
1b
athlete
beat (v)
click (v)
comment (n)
contact
energetic
facility
fee
final(s)
fitness
gold
log in
machine
medal
offer (v)
overweight
password
personal trainer
race (n+v)
session
stick (v)
take part
take place
technology
treadmill
unfit
up-to-date
username
work out
workout
Phrases
I can’t get enough
In my view,...
1c
appealing
article
at this stage
copy (n)
deliver
disk
error
font
global warming
insert
interview (v)
issue
layout
meeting
nation
package (v)
print (v)
researcher
spelling
visual
1d
against
brain
control
discover
electricity
exist
factory
fictional
harm (v)
human
intelligent
invent
law
marvellous
mow the lawn
oil
per cent (%)
predict
recent times
surgery
television
various
1e
addicted
adult
advantage
and so on
avoid
careless
carry
commercial (n)
communication
disadvantage
educational
emergency
exchange
gadget
harmful
harmless
helpless
influence
interrupt
quality
ringtone
suitable
useless
wisely
Phrases
Firstly,...
In addition,...
Lastly,...
Personally,...
Secondly,...
To begin with,...
What is more,...
2a
approximately
atmosphere
bright
by comparison
clear
in fact
point (n)
pole
position
possible
prove
spot (v)
surface
telescope
tiny
2b
announce
arrange
be sold out
have a word with sb
let sb down
venue
Expressions with ‘way’
be in one’s way
be on one’s way
by the way
know one’s way around
lose one’s way
the other way round
Phrases
Get out of here
I reckon
It’s sorted
Yep
You can say that again
2c
awake
be aware of
be likely to
behind the wheel
blind
catch up
common
consider
emotion
get used to
human being
image
lack of
lead to
lifetime
list
make sense
mind (n)
perhaps
research
sense (n)
sleepy
smell (n)
sound (n)
study (n)
touch (n)
within
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Phrases
According to...
It depends
2d
amount
calculate
charge (a battery)
coal
decade
fuel
gas
global warming
globally
government
journey
reduce
regularly
run (=use)
single
take measures
tax
Phrases
Don’t be fooled
2e
admire
annual
blossom
cherry
date back
gather
grapes
lively
occasion
pleasant
savoury
Words related
to celebrations
candle
decoration
fireworks
lantern
streamer
3a
brand new
cleaner
empty
filthy
hall
hoover (n)
obvious
owner
properly
security guard
Words related to crime
arrest
burglar
burglary
criminal
detective
inspector
investigate
pickpocket
pickpocketing
rob
robber
robbery
shoplift
shoplifter
shoplifting
solve
steal
theft
thief
Phrases
Certainly
No need
Take a look
3b
advert
attach
bedside table
bit (n)
DIY (=do-it-yourself)
hole
instructions
push
put sth together
screw
upside down
volume
Phrasal verbs
turn down
turn into
turn off
turn on
turn out
turn over
turn up
Phrases
Have a point
I can’t be bothered
I can’t hear myself think
It’s a piece of cake
It’s supposed to be...
Whatever you say
3c
ASAP (=as soon as possible)
audience
BF (=best friend)
blame (v)
compete
count on sb
deal with
excuse (n)
in need
keep it up
laugh at sb
make an effort
make fun of
presentation
pretend
previous
public speaking
ridiculous
solution
treat (v) (=pay for)
trouble (v)
unfair
3d
amaze
apart from
based
care (n+v)
charity
danger
donation
educate
extremely
fundraising event
have a right
illness
injury
nurse
patient (n)
raise money
smile (n)
tough
treat (=care for)
volunteer
war
3e
adventurous
bungee jumping
competitor
congratulations
contest
contestant
details
enter a competition
first/second/third... place
hang-gliding
judge
photography
4a
active volcano
book (v)
enjoyable
experienced
globe
impress
interact
keen on
location
make an impression
marine life
passion (for)
pretty (adv)
relaxing
safety
smart (=nice)
tie
whenever
Types of holiday
backpacking holiday
cruise
guided city tour
holiday by the seaside
safari
4b
agritourism
bucket
cow
mud
order
pass by
shed
since (=because)
spade
stable
steer clear
take a break
the outdoors
Expressions with ‘time’
at all times
from time to time
give sb a hard time
have time to kill
make time
spend time
take your time
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waste time
Phrases
Don’t talk nonsense
It’s a good laugh
That’s disgusting
The next thing I knew...
4c
announcement
board (v)
break down
brochure
cabin
complaint
crew
delay
delayed
disorganised
dissatisfied
get sunburnt
hardly
impatient
impolite
impossible
luxurious
miss a flight
on board
organised
pack (v)
passenger
passport
patient (adj)
reception
run out of
sail (v)
satisfied
service
shock
suitcase
tasteless
travel agency
uncomfortable
unpleasant
unsuccessful
4d
accept
behaviour
bump into
custom
familiar with
foreigner
gift
guest
host
make a fool of oneself
offend
owe
pour
raise
refuse
remove
slight
Parts of the body
cheek
chin
eyebrow
forehead
shoulder
Words related to gestures
bow
greet
hug
kiss
nod
point
shake hands
signal
tap
wave
4e
beginner
choice
excitement
furthermore
instructor
minimum
require
resort
scenery
slope
special offer
unbelievable
Base form Past Simple Past Participle
be was/were been
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
_ight fought fought
_ind found found
_ly _lew _lown
forget forgot forgotten
freeze froze frozen
get got got
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known
lead led led
learn learnt/learned learnt/learned
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie lay lain
light lit lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
mow mowed mown/mowed
pay paid paid
prove proved proven/proved
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
shake shook shaken
shine shone shone
show showed shown
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled
speak spoke spoken
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
spend spent spent
spread spread spread
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written
Base form Past Simple Past Participle
IRREGULAR VERBS
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The Workbook contains:
• A variety of exercises practising
grammar and vocabulary
• Tasks practising functions and
language used for communication
• Extra reading material
• Writing development
• Projects
• Consolidation section
• Self-assessment
• Writing section
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1a Give me a call
A. Complete the dialogues with the verbs in the box.
dial pick come have return give gave planned
A: Can you me a lift to the shopping centre, Dad?
B: Sure. Do you want me to you up later, too?
A: No, it’s OK. I’ve to go to a restaurant with my friends after I finish my shopping. So, I don’t
know what time I’ll be home.
A: I rang you earlier. Why didn’t you my call?
B: I you a call but there was no answer.
A: Hello, is Kevin there?
B: I’m sorry, I think you the wrong number. What number did you ?
A: Here’s a list of all the phone numbers of the players in the team.
B: Thanks. That could in handy.
1.
2.
3.
4.
B. Look at the pictures and the prompts. What are the people saying? Use can, could, may, will or would to ask for permission or
make requests.
1. help / with / boxes
2. stop / moving around / please
3. use / your mobile
4. pay / credit card
5. eat / this apple
6. give / lift / home
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C. Rewrite the sentences using the words given.
1. It’s necessary to dial 0054 to call Argentina. have
2. There’s no need to download that program. I’ve got the CD. don’t
3. It isn’t necessary for Dad to collect his car tomorrow. needn’t
4. There’s no underground today so it is necessary for us to catch the bus. must
5. Mark must buy a new shirt for the weekend. needs
6. You aren’t allowed to use your phone here. mustn’t
D. Complete the dialogues with the words given.
1. could may need
Harvey I speak to Kevin, please?
Mr Kay I’m afraid he’s out at the moment. He’s gone to
the library.
Harvey I really to speak to him today and I
haven’t got his mobile phone number.
you give it to me, please?
Mr Kay Sure. It’s 0985463201.
2. must needn’t can
Kelly Oops! I’m so sorry. Oh, no. There’s orange juice all
over your T-shirt.
Diane You worry. It’s an old T-shirt.
Kelly I clean it for you?
Diane No, I go home now, anyway, so I’ll
change.
3. must would have
Emma Miss Davis, you help me find some information about the environment on the Internet? I don’t
know how to and I to finish my project by Wednesday.
Miss Davis Sure, but you learn to use the Internet. It’ll come in handy.
E. Complete the dialogues with the sentences a-e.
a. OK. She’ll give you a call later.
b. Well, why didn’t she call back?
c. Can I leave a message?
d. Yeah, but it was engaged.
e. I called her earlier and she hung up.
1.
Mrs Fatima Hello?
Reema Hi, is Sahar there?
Mrs Fatima No, I’m sorry, she’s not.
Reema
Mrs Fatima Sure. What is it?
Reema Just tell her to call me back on my
mobile because I’m going to the library.
By the way, I’m Reema.
Mrs Fatima
Reema Thanks.
2.
Tanya What’s up, Ashley?
Ashley I think Penny is angry with me.
Tanya Why?
Ashley
Tanya Really? That’s strange. Did you try to ring again?
Ashley
Tanya Maybe someone else needed to use the phone.
Ashley Yeah?
Tanya Maybe she had something else to do.
Ashley Actually, she said she was in a hurry.
Tanya There you go, then.
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1b Fitness and fun
A. Complete the text with the words in the box.
up-to-date place part athlete race
unfit medal energetic treadmill personal
A year ago I took (1) in a 5km
(2) which was organised by a local
sports centre. I knew I wasn’t a professional
(3) , but I did really badly. I think I
came last. I hadn’t realised how (4)
I was, so I decided to join a gym. It was a new gym and
it had lots of (5) machines, but my
favourite was the (6) . After a few
weeks, I got a (7) trainer, too, and he
really helped me get _it. I feel really (8)
now and next month there is another race which is
taking (9) in the city park. I’m
really looking forward to this one. Maybe I’ll even win a
(10) .
B. Rewrite the sentences using the words given.
1. I couldn’t remember the password. able
2. Are you able to use this machine? can
3. If you work out every day, you will manage
to lose some weight. able
4. It’s impossible for me to pay the fee. can’t
5. I played a game of table tennis with my uncle,
but I wasn’t able to beat him. couldn’t
C. Look at the pictures and write what may, might or could
happen using the prompts in the box.
1.
rain / this afternoon buy / TV have / accident
send / e-mail order / soup get into / final
2.
3.
5.
4.
6.
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D. Complete the exchanges. Make deductions using must or can’t and the prompts given.
E. Choose a, b or c.
1. I log in to the program because I didn’t have the right username or password.
a. can’t b. wasn’t able to c. might not
2. A: What are you doing this afternoon?
B: Well, I play hockey, but I’m not sure yet.
a. might b. must c. mustn’t
3. A: Will you contact Abdulaziz?
B: Yes. I’ve got his e-mail address.
a. be able to b. can c. could
4. A: Does Mike have trainers?
B: He have trainers. He goes jogging every weekend.
a. can’t b. could c. must
5. That be Andy’s jacket. His is black.
a. can’t b. mustn’t c. can
6. Ameer write poems, so he can write something for the school newspaper.
a. may b. is able to c. will be able to
F. Write a sentence expressing your opinion about the following. Also, give a reason to support your opinion, as in the
example. Use In my opinion..., In my view..., I believe... or I think... .
1. Is the gym a good place to exercise?
2. Is it important to exercise frequently?
3. Are laptops useful?
4. Do you think History is boring?
I think it’s good because you can work out in any kind of weather.
1. A: Where’s the cat?
B: The children have been playing with Trixie all morning. (they / know / where she is).
2. A: I think Bob needs more exercise. He’s not fit.
B: What? He has a two-hour workout every day. (he / be / unfit).
3. A: Do your parents know Saleh?
B: He’s come round my house a few times. (they / remember / him).
4. A: Do you know where Faisal is?
B: Well, his car isn’t in the garage so (he / be / home).
5. A: Ali won a gold medal in the race.
B: (he / be / fast / runner).
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1c Hot off the press
A. Circle the correct words.
1. Frankie is a graphic designer / writer and works for a science magazine. His articles are always very interesting.
2. At this page / stage, there is nothing we can do. It’s too late.
3. It’s ordinary / necessary to work out if you want to lose some weight.
4. Eddie used some great fonts / nations for the layout of the page.
5. The furniture you buy at Home Basix is packaged / delivered to your house for free.
6. I need to get a(n) disk / article to save the information I’ve found on the Net.
7. The reporter interviewed / printed the football player for three hours.
C. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple Passive of the verbs in the box.
1. All students the necessary books at the beginning of the school year.
2. I to school every morning because it’s far away from my house.
3. In this company new laptops every five years.
4. Dinner at 8 o’clock. We have dinner earlier.
5. This magazine by millions of people all over the country.
6. Some of this shop’s mobile phones for 60 euros!
D. Look at the prompts and write sentences. Use the
Present Simple Passive, as in the example.
1. tickets / sell / outside the art gallery
2. Arabic / speak / in many countries
3. lots of festivals / organise / in July
4. new information / save / on computers / every day
5. these hats / not make / in China
Tickets are sold outside the art gallery.
E. Circle the correct words.
1. Many photographs are taken / take for the
magazine.
2. All the clothes we sell design / are designed
by a famous designer.
3. A message sends / is sent to all the winners of
the competition.
4. Tina is spent / spends lots of money on
clothes.
5. Hasna is often told / often tells her kids to go
to bed early.
6. Many people invite / are invited to the school
festival every year.
buy not serve give sell drive read
B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
appealing insert researcher issue errors spelling nation packages
1. The latest of Planet Earth has to do with ways to save water.
2. Dr Murphy is a famous who is studying the changes in temperature in the last 15 years.
3. This text is too short. Can you two more paragraphs?
4. After our teacher corrects some we made in the article, we’ll send it to the school’s
newspaper editor to publish it.
5. This company their products in recycled boxes.
6. To make your story more , you need to include examples to get your reader interested.
7. Please check this text for any mistakes and then give it back to me.
8. The whole has read this book. It’s extremely popular.
1d
A. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
marvellous exist fictional predict brain mow discover factory intelligent
1. These machines to make our lives easier.
2. My father works in a(n) that makes chocolate.
3. I there will be flying cars in our cities in the future.
4. Just because an animal has a big doesn’t mean it’s clever.
5. Did Captain James Cook Australia?
6. I don’t really enjoy reading stories.
7. Travelling to Italy was a(n) opportunity for Tom to practise his Italian.
8. Frank, could you the lawn this afternoon?
9. Scientists say that dolphins are one of the most animal species.
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple Passive or the Past Simple Passive of the verbs in brackets.
1. No animals (harm) during this project.
2. This robot (control) by this little machine here.
3. These laws (not write) 200 years ago, but much earlier than that.
4. The telephone (invent) by Alexander Graham Bell.
5. After I finished the race, I (give) a medal.
6. The Science Museum (visit) by millions of people every year.
7. Bamboo plants (grow) in many Asian countries.
QUIZ G E N E R A L
K N O W L E D G E
C. Write sentences for the quiz using the Present Simple Passive or the Past Simple Passive and the prompts given. Then
choose a, b or c and check your answers.
1. Many / world’s / bananas / produce / India
But what percentage?
a. 23% b. 43% c. 63%
2. Dolphins / write / Cousteau / 1988
But who is Cousteau?
a. A scientist b. A teacher c. A robot
3. Pluto / discover / Claud Tombaugh
But when?
a. in 1730 b. in 1830 c. in 1930
4. Arabic / speak / in many parts of the world
But where is it not spoken?
a. Saudi Arabia b. Lebanon c. India
5. Traffic lights / invent / 1868
But who invented them?
a. Thomas Edison b. J.P. Knight c. Karl Benz
6. Volleyball / play / all over / world
But how many players are there in a volleyball team?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10
Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. b 6. a
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Marvellous machines
1. What does ASIMO mean?
2. Why is ASIMO not like other robots?
3. How long did it take for ASIMO to be created?
4. How tall and heavy is ASIMO?
5. What can ASIMO do?
6. Why was ASIMO created?
7. How can ASIMO understand movement?
Nowadays, robots are becoming more
and more a part of our lives, and modern
technology has made it possible for great
ideas to become reality. One of them
is ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative
Mobility), an astronaut-like robot which
can do things other robots can’t. Above all,
ASIMO is quite different because it looks
amazingly similar to a human.
ASIMO was created in 2000 by Honda,
after 15 long years of scientific research.
It is 1.30m tall and weighs about 55kg.
What’s impressive about ASIMO is that it
can walk like a human, but also climb up
or down the stairs and even run at 6km
per hour! At this stage, ASIMO runs on a
rechargeable battery that lasts for an hour,
but the company is working on making
ASIMO more energy-saving in the future.
So, why was ASIMO created? Well, it was
created to help people, especially those
who need help the most, such as people
with disabilities. Because of its two camera
eyes, ASIMO can see its environment,
which means objects, humans, distance
and movement. What is more, ASIMO can
follow a human, or look at him/her when
they come closer. But more importantly,
it can understand sounds and react when
humans order it to do something. Also, it
will answer questions by moving its head
and can call 10 different people by name.
ASIMO is just the beginning of a great and
very important step to make life easier
and better for humans.
Adv anced S tep in Innovati ve Mobil ity
D. Read the text and answer the questions.
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1e Can you live without it?
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
1. Sitting too close to the TV screen can be to your eyes. HARM
2. Visiting the museum was fun, but it was also an experience. EDUCATION
3. Be ! You almost crashed into that van. CARE
4. I think e-mail is a very useful means of . COMMUNICATE
5. Brian’s snake looks dangerous, but it’s . HARM
6. I don’t like your plan because it’s got lots of . ADVANTAGE
7. This knife is . You can’t cut anything with it. USE
8. Roger wasn’t very . He just sat there and watched me carry things. HELP
B. Circle the correct words.
1. Don’t avoid / interrupt me when I’m talking to someone on the phone.
2. It was really nice to meet you. Would you like to exchange / carry phone numbers?
3. Bob’s cousin, John, is a really bad influence / quality on him.
4. Maybe you should stop playing computer games all the time and spend your free time more careless / wisely.
5. I don’t think I’m addicted / suitable to chocolate, but I eat quite a lot.
6. I saw a gadget / commercial for a new netbook on TV last night, and I really want to get one.
7. Quick! Get out of my way. This is an emergency / advantage!
C. Complete the blanks with one word.
Using the Internet
Nowadays, a great number of people use the Internet. Some cannot imagine
life without it, while others believe that we should avoid using it. Personally,
I don’t think I could live without it. To (1) with, using
the Internet has many advantages. (2) of all, you
can communicate with people all around the world by e-mail and social
networking. (3) , it is a great way to find information
on any topic you need. In (4) , you can download
programs or documentaries, or even watch them online. It is also great for
shopping! In my opinion, the Internet is a must for any teenager or adult.
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A. Read and choose a, b or c.
Last week my mobile broke, so I decided to get a new
one. My dad couldn’t give me a (1) to the shops,
so I had to (2) the bus. I went to this trendy shop
and bought a(n) (3) smartphone. I was really
excited. I immediately got (4) to it. I surfed the
Net and (5) a great website for my new (6) .
I (7) some games and also some cool (8) .
After a while, I gave my best friend
a (9) . I wanted to make him jealous but,
unfortunately, he didn’t (10) . In the end, I sent him
an e-mail from my new phone.
1. a. run b. lift c. call
2. a. catch b. go c. collect
3. a. suitable b. up-to-date c. personal
4. a. engaged b. addicted c. exchanged
5. a. discovered b. invented c. existed
6. a. memory b. password c. gadget
7. a. clicked b. downloaded c. contacted
8. a. ringtones b. laws c. commercials
9. a. dial b. phone c. call
10. a. hang up b. log in c. pick up
B. Circle the correct words.
1. A: Hello, will / could I speak to Ameen, please?
B: I’m sorry. He can’t / isn’t able come to the phone right now.
2. A: Why isn’t Mohammed picking up?
B: He may / can be busy.
3. A: Can / Must I help you?
B: I need to / need give someone a call. May / Must I use your phone?
4. A: You must / can’t be tired after playing tennis all afternoon.
B: Not really. I feel great.
5. A: I really don’t want to go to the stadium by bus.
B: We don’t have to / mustn’t. My brother can drive us there.
6. A: Jack wasn’t able to / didn’t have to win a medal in the championship.
B: Too bad. Maybe next time.
C. Rewrite the sentences using the Passive Voice.
1. Mr Dalliard picked up the kids at ten o’clock.
2. All the other athletes beat James in the race.
3. Most people in the city use public transport.
4. Tariq mows the lawn every other Thursday.
5. The whole school watched the football match.
6. Scientists didn’t find the answer to this question.
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1. The government took / was taken lots of measures to
protect the environment last year.
2. The students showed / were shown around the
chocolate factory.
3. The competition takes / is taken place at the town
hall every July.
4. Personal passwords gave / were given to all workers.
5. All the glasses have filled / were filled with water.
6. Mr Lipton doesn’t speak / isn’t spoken Italian.
7. Raymond interrupted / was interrupted me while I
was talking.
8. They don’t do / aren’t done anything to improve the
quality of the food in this restaurant.
D. Circle the correct words. E. Choose a, b or c.
1. I think you have the wrong number.
a. I’ll call back later.
b. What number did I call?
c. Can I leave a message?
2. Do you like skiing?
a. I can’t get enough.
b. I’m in a hurry.
c. I go for it.
3. Do you think this could come in handy?
a. Yes, it’s a waste of time.
b. Yes, it’s useful.
c. Yes, I’ll call back.
4. Could you pick me up?
a. I’ll take a message.
b. I’ll take part.
c. I’ll be there in five minutes.
F. Read and choose a, b or c.
a. You use it more than three times a day.
b. You can use it more than three times a day.
c. You don’t have to use it every day.
a. A better price is offered to students.
b. The fitness centre is only for students.
c. The fitness centre offers students free classes.
a. Muna wants Aisha to give Fatima a message.
b. Muna is worried because Fatima isn’t returning her calls.
c. Muna wants Aisha to help her contact Fatima.
Bill,
You’ll have to do without the laptop this
weekend. I need it at work.
Sorry,
Dad
a. Bill isn’t allowed to borrow his dad’s laptop this
weekend.
b. Bill won’t have to borrow his dad’s laptop this
weekend.
c. Bill won’t be able to borrow his dad’s laptop this
weekend.
Hi Aisha,
I’ve been ringing Fatima since yesterday but she isn’t
picking up at home. I tried her mobile too, but I must
have the wrong number. Do you know how I can
reach her?
Muna
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• Subject Questions: When we use the question words who,
which and what to ask about the subject of the verb, we
form the question without auxiliary verbs
(who/which/what + verb in the affirmative form).
Who saw the accident? Tom (saw the accident).
What happened outside? An accident (happened).
• Object Questions: When we use the question words who,
which and what to ask about the object of the verb, we
form the question with auxiliary verbs (who/which/what +
verb in the question form).
Who did you see at the
restaurant? (I saw) Tom and James.
What are you eating? (I’m eating) Chinese food.
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
We use reflexive pronouns:
• as objects of verbs when the subject
and the object of the verb are the same.
I bought myself an expensive pair of
shoes.
• after certain verbs with prepositions
(talk about/to, take care of, say to, etc.).
He never talks about himself.
Reflexive pronouns
NOTE: We use by + re_lexive pronoun to show that
someone does something alone, without any help
from anyone else.
I always pack my suitcases by myself.
Conditional Sentences Type 2
We use Conditional Sentences Type 2 for unreal or
imaginary situations which are unlikely to happen in
the present or the future.
if + Past Simple would/could + in_initive
if - clause Main clause
If I had enough money, I would buy a bigger flat.
You could get that job if you took my advice.
NOTE: • In Conditional Sentences Type 2 were is often
used instead of was in the if-clause in all
persons.
If Mark were older, he could take driving lessons.
• We use If I were you to express an opinion or
give advice.
If I were you, I’d take it easy.
Module 4
Clauses of Result
We use Clauses of Result to express the result of an action
or a conclusion.
• so + adjective/adverb + (that)
He was so bored (that) he left before the end of the
documentary.
such + (a/an) + (adjective) + noun + (that)
It was such a hot day that we all went swimming.
Reported Speech
(Commands and Requests)
• We commonly use tell or order when we report
commands and ask when we report requests.
• The Imperative changes to full infinitive or
not + full infinitive.
‘Stay there,’ said the man.
The man told me to stay there.
‘Don’t take this away, please,’ he said.
He asked me not to take that away.
Should is a modal verb. We use should to ask for and give
advice.
A: What should I do?
B: I think you should see a doctor.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS
I should play
You should play
He should play
She should play
It should play
We should play
You should play
They should play
I should not play
You should not play
He should not play
She should not play
It should not play
We should not play
You should not play
They should not play
I shouldn’t play
You shouldn’t play
He shouldn’t play
She shouldn’t play
It shouldn’t play
We shouldn’t play
You shouldn’t play
They shouldn’t play
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
Should I play?
Should you play?
Should he play?
Should she play?
Should it play?
Should we play?
Should you play?
Should they play?
Yes, I should.
Yes, you should.
Yes, he should.
Yes, she should.
Yes, it should.
Yes, we should.
Yes, you should.
Yes, they should.
No, I shouldn’t.
No, you shouldn’t.
No, he shouldn’t.
No, she shouldn’t.
No, it shouldn’t.
No, we shouldn’t.
No, you shouldn’t.
No, they shouldn’t.
The verb should
Learning Tips
• Look at the board and take notes.
• Listen carefully to your teacher and the CD.
• Ask your teacher when you don’t understand.
• Speak in English as much as possible.
• Take part in pair and group work activities.
In class
How to learn better in class
• Read the dialogues and texts from your book and
listen to your CD.
• Read the dialogues and texts aloud and sometimes
record yourself.
• Study the vocabulary and grammar and then do your
homework.
• Read selected texts from magazines and newspapers
in English.
• Read websites in English.
• Watch TV programmes and DVDs in English.
Outside the class
How to learn better outside the class
• Refer to the Grammar Reference.
• Use grammar tables.
• Have a grammar notebook. In it write:
- tips and/or rules in your language,
- example sentences,
- important grammatical points e.g. irregular
verbs.
• Make a note of grammatical errors that you
often make.
Grammar
How to learn grammar better
Speak
How to do better when doing speaking tasks
• Before you speak, make sure you understand the task
and how you should use the prompts.
• Look at the example and use the prompts given.
• Use the language you have learnt.
• Speak only in English.
• Speak clearly.
• Don’t worry if you make a mistake. Correct yourself if
you can, otherwise continue speaking.
• If you can’t remember a word, don’t stop. Try to use
other words.
• When talking to another person, listen carefully to him/
her and respond to what he/she is saying (e.g. I agree, I
don’t know about that). Also, show interest or surprise
by using phrases like Really?, Did you?, etc.
Vocabulary
How to learn vocabulary better
• Write down new words in a notebook.
Together with the English word:
- write the translation in your language,
- write an example sentence,
- draw or stick a picture.
• Put words in groups or use diagrams.
• Learn whole phrases (eg. verb+noun) not just isolated
words.
• Learn new words in context (in sentences describing
situations). This way, it is easier to remember them.
• When you learn new words, you must remember if
they are verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc.
• When you learn new words, it’s a good idea to learn
any synonyms and/or opposites.
• Refer to the Word List.
• Practise the spelling and pronunciation of new words.
• Look up unknown words in a dictionary. There, you
can ind a lot of useful information about a word:
pronunciation, word class (noun, verb, etc.), meaning
and example sentences.
• Regularly revise words you have learnt.
• Try to use words you have recently learnt when you
speak or write.
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Listen
How to do better when doing listening tasks
• Before you listen, read the rubric carefully and look
at the pictures. Try to predict what the speakers are
going to talk about.
• Before you listen, read the statements or questions
carefully. This will give you an idea of what to listen for.
• While listening for gist, try to understand the general
idea, not every single word.
• Listen for key words to understand the main ideas.
• When listening, don’t assume that an answer is correct
just because the speakers mention a word that is in the
activity. Listen carefully before you answer.
• When completing sentences, make sure that your
answers make sense with the rest of the sentence.
• Don’t be in a hurry to answer a multiple choice question.
Listen carefully till the end and check all the options
before your inal decision.
Write
How to do better when doing writing tasks
• Make sure you write what the rubric asks you to. Don’t
include irrelevant information.
• Before you start writing, think about the topic
carefully and try to come up with ideas which are
relevant to it. Make notes of the information you want
to include. You can also make a mind map to organise
your ideas.
• Plan your paragraphs. Before you start, think of the
ideas you are going to include in each paragraph.
• Group relevant information together and put it in the
same paragraph.
• Do not write very short sentences. Use linking words
(and, but, or, so and because) to join your ideas.
• Use linking words/phrases to add something (e.g. in
addition, what is more, also), to express contrast (e.g.
but, however), to express result (e.g. as a result) and
to give reasons (e.g. that’s why). This will make your
writing low.
• Use time linkers (_irst, _irstly, then, next, after that,
later, _inally, when, before, while, as, as soon as, etc.)
to show the order in which events happen.
• Use a variety of adjectives (e.g. fascinating, shocked)
and adverbs/adverbial phrases (e.g. luckily, all of a
sudden) in your writing to make it more interesting.
• Use words like he, she, it, them, there, etc. to avoid
repeating the same words.
• When you are asked to write a letter, try to understand
why you are writing (to ask for information, to give
news, to invite, etc.). Also, think carefully about your
relationship with the person you are writing to (is
he/she a friend, a stranger, etc.?) and write in an
appropriate style (formal or informal). Remember to
use set phrases in the opening and closing paragraph.
• Write neatly.
• Write your irst draft and correct it. Then write your
inal draft.
• Edit your writing. Check punctuation, capital letters,
word order, spelling, grammar, vocabulary and linking
words.
Read
How to do better when doing reading tasks
• Before you read, try to predict what the text is about
with the help of the title and the pictures.
• Look for key words in the text to understand the
main ideas.
• Try to understand which of the words in the text
are really important. Try to guess the meaning of as
many of these words as possible from the context.
Use the following strategies:
- Read the words before and after the unknown
word and think of the context.
- Try to igure out if the unknown word is a verb,
noun, etc.
- See if the unknown word is similar to other words
in English or in your own language.
• Read the text quickly to understand the main idea.
• Read the text carefully to understand speciic
details.
• Decide in which part of the text you can ind the
information you need.
• Make sure you understand who or what the
pronouns (he, it, this, them, etc.) and the adverbs
(here, there, etc.) refer to in the text.
• When completing a text with missing sentences,
read the whole text irst and then the sentences
given. Pay special attention to the vocabulary,
pronouns (e.g. it, they, this) and words/phrases
which link sentences (e.g. however, later) both in the
text and in the sentences given.
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Word list
1a
be in a hurry
catch the bus
collect sth from
somewhere
come in handy
download
gigabyte (gb)
give sb a lift
go for sth
memory
pick sb up
plan (v)
Wi-Fi
Telephone language
be engaged
call back
dial
give sb a call
hang up
have the wrong number
pick up
return a call
take/leave a message
1b
athlete
beat (v)
click (v)
comment (n)
contact
energetic
facility
fee
final(s)
fitness
gold
log in
machine
medal
offer (v)
overweight
password
personal trainer
race (n+v)
session
stick (v)
take part
take place
technology
treadmill
unfit
up-to-date
username
work out
workout
Phrases
I can’t get enough
In my view,...
1c
appealing
article
at this stage
copy (n)
deliver
disk
error
font
global warming
insert
interview (v)
issue
layout
meeting
nation
package (v)
print (v)
researcher
spelling
visual
1d
against
brain
control
discover
electricity
exist
factory
fictional
harm (v)
human
intelligent
invent
law
marvellous
mow the lawn
oil
per cent (%)
predict
recent times
surgery
television
various
1e
addicted
adult
advantage
and so on
avoid
careless
carry
commercial (n)
communication
disadvantage
educational
emergency
exchange
gadget
harmful
harmless
helpless
influence
interrupt
quality
ringtone
suitable
useless
wisely
Phrases
Firstly,...
In addition,...
Lastly,...
Personally,...
Secondly,...
To begin with,...
What is more,...
2a
approximately
atmosphere
bright
by comparison
clear
in fact
point (n)
pole
position
possible
prove
spot (v)
surface
telescope
tiny
2b
announce
arrange
be sold out
have a word with sb
let sb down
venue
Expressions with ‘way’
be in one’s way
be on one’s way
by the way
know one’s way around
lose one’s way
the other way round
Phrases
Get out of here
I reckon
It’s sorted
Yep
You can say that again
2c
awake
be aware of
be likely to
behind the wheel
blind
catch up
common
consider
emotion
get used to
human being
image
lack of
lead to
lifetime
list
make sense
mind (n)
perhaps
research
sense (n)
sleepy
smell (n)
sound (n)
study (n)
touch (n)
within
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Phrases
According to...
It depends
2d
amount
calculate
charge (a battery)
coal
decade
fuel
gas
global warming
globally
government
journey
reduce
regularly
run (=use)
single
take measures
tax
Phrases
Don’t be fooled
2e
admire
annual
blossom
cherry
date back
gather
grapes
lively
occasion
pleasant
savoury
Words related
to celebrations
candle
decoration
fireworks
lantern
streamer
3a
brand new
cleaner
empty
filthy
hall
hoover (n)
obvious
owner
properly
security guard
Words related to crime
arrest
burglar
burglary
criminal
detective
inspector
investigate
pickpocket
pickpocketing
rob
robber
robbery
shoplift
shoplifter
shoplifting
solve
steal
theft
thief
Phrases
Certainly
No need
Take a look
3b
advert
attach
bedside table
bit (n)
DIY (=do-it-yourself)
hole
instructions
push
put sth together
screw
upside down
volume
Phrasal verbs
turn down
turn into
turn off
turn on
turn out
turn over
turn up
Phrases
Have a point
I can’t be bothered
I can’t hear myself think
It’s a piece of cake
It’s supposed to be...
Whatever you say
3c
ASAP (=as soon as possible)
audience
BF (=best friend)
blame (v)
compete
count on sb
deal with
excuse (n)
in need
keep it up
laugh at sb
make an effort
make fun of
presentation
pretend
previous
public speaking
ridiculous
solution
treat (v) (=pay for)
trouble (v)
unfair
3d
amaze
apart from
based
care (n+v)
charity
danger
donation
educate
extremely
fundraising event
have a right
illness
injury
nurse
patient (n)
raise money
smile (n)
tough
treat (=care for)
volunteer
war
3e
adventurous
bungee jumping
competitor
congratulations
contest
contestant
details
enter a competition
first/second/third... place
hang-gliding
judge
photography
4a
active volcano
book (v)
enjoyable
experienced
globe
impress
interact
keen on
location
make an impression
marine life
passion (for)
pretty (adv)
relaxing
safety
smart (=nice)
tie
whenever
Types of holiday
backpacking holiday
cruise
guided city tour
holiday by the seaside
safari
4b
agritourism
bucket
cow
mud
order
pass by
shed
since (=because)
spade
stable
steer clear
take a break
the outdoors
Expressions with ‘time’
at all times
from time to time
give sb a hard time
have time to kill
make time
spend time
take your time
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waste time
Phrases
Don’t talk nonsense
It’s a good laugh
That’s disgusting
The next thing I knew...
4c
announcement
board (v)
break down
brochure
cabin
complaint
crew
delay
delayed
disorganised
dissatisfied
get sunburnt
hardly
impatient
impolite
impossible
luxurious
miss a flight
on board
organised
pack (v)
passenger
passport
patient (adj)
reception
run out of
sail (v)
satisfied
service
shock
suitcase
tasteless
travel agency
uncomfortable
unpleasant
unsuccessful
4d
accept
behaviour
bump into
custom
familiar with
foreigner
gift
guest
host
make a fool of oneself
offend
owe
pour
raise
refuse
remove
slight
Parts of the body
cheek
chin
eyebrow
forehead
shoulder
Words related to gestures
bow
greet
hug
kiss
nod
point
shake hands
signal
tap
wave
4e
beginner
choice
excitement
furthermore
instructor
minimum
require
resort
scenery
slope
special offer
unbelievable
Base form Past Simple Past Participle
be was/were been
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
_ight fought fought
_ind found found
_ly _lew _lown
forget forgot forgotten
freeze froze frozen
get got got
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known
lead led led
learn learnt/learned learnt/learned
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie lay lain
light lit lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
mow mowed mown/mowed
pay paid paid
prove proved proven/proved
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
shake shook shaken
shine shone shone
show showed shown
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled
speak spoke spoken
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
spend spent spent
spread spread spread
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written
Base form Past Simple Past Participle
IRREGULAR VERBS
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The Workbook contains:
• A variety of exercises practising
grammar and vocabulary
• Tasks practising functions and
language used for communication
• Extra reading material
• Writing development
• Projects
• Consolidation section
• Self-assessment
• Writing section
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1a Give me a call
A. Complete the dialogues with the verbs in the box.
dial pick come have return give gave planned
A: Can you me a lift to the shopping centre, Dad?
B: Sure. Do you want me to you up later, too?
A: No, it’s OK. I’ve to go to a restaurant with my friends after I finish my shopping. So, I don’t
know what time I’ll be home.
A: I rang you earlier. Why didn’t you my call?
B: I you a call but there was no answer.
A: Hello, is Kevin there?
B: I’m sorry, I think you the wrong number. What number did you ?
A: Here’s a list of all the phone numbers of the players in the team.
B: Thanks. That could in handy.
1.
2.
3.
4.
B. Look at the pictures and the prompts. What are the people saying? Use can, could, may, will or would to ask for permission or
make requests.
1. help / with / boxes
2. stop / moving around / please
3. use / your mobile
4. pay / credit card
5. eat / this apple
6. give / lift / home
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C. Rewrite the sentences using the words given.
1. It’s necessary to dial 0054 to call Argentina. have
2. There’s no need to download that program. I’ve got the CD. don’t
3. It isn’t necessary for Dad to collect his car tomorrow. needn’t
4. There’s no underground today so it is necessary for us to catch the bus. must
5. Mark must buy a new shirt for the weekend. needs
6. You aren’t allowed to use your phone here. mustn’t
D. Complete the dialogues with the words given.
1. could may need
Harvey I speak to Kevin, please?
Mr Kay I’m afraid he’s out at the moment. He’s gone to
the library.
Harvey I really to speak to him today and I
haven’t got his mobile phone number.
you give it to me, please?
Mr Kay Sure. It’s 0985463201.
2. must needn’t can
Kelly Oops! I’m so sorry. Oh, no. There’s orange juice all
over your T-shirt.
Diane You worry. It’s an old T-shirt.
Kelly I clean it for you?
Diane No, I go home now, anyway, so I’ll
change.
3. must would have
Emma Miss Davis, you help me find some information about the environment on the Internet? I don’t
know how to and I to finish my project by Wednesday.
Miss Davis Sure, but you learn to use the Internet. It’ll come in handy.
E. Complete the dialogues with the sentences a-e.
a. OK. She’ll give you a call later.
b. Well, why didn’t she call back?
c. Can I leave a message?
d. Yeah, but it was engaged.
e. I called her earlier and she hung up.
1.
Mrs Fatima Hello?
Reema Hi, is Sahar there?
Mrs Fatima No, I’m sorry, she’s not.
Reema
Mrs Fatima Sure. What is it?
Reema Just tell her to call me back on my
mobile because I’m going to the library.
By the way, I’m Reema.
Mrs Fatima
Reema Thanks.
2.
Tanya What’s up, Ashley?
Ashley I think Penny is angry with me.
Tanya Why?
Ashley
Tanya Really? That’s strange. Did you try to ring again?
Ashley
Tanya Maybe someone else needed to use the phone.
Ashley Yeah?
Tanya Maybe she had something else to do.
Ashley Actually, she said she was in a hurry.
Tanya There you go, then.
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1b Fitness and fun
A. Complete the text with the words in the box.
up-to-date place part athlete race
unfit medal energetic treadmill personal
A year ago I took (1) in a 5km
(2) which was organised by a local
sports centre. I knew I wasn’t a professional
(3) , but I did really badly. I think I
came last. I hadn’t realised how (4)
I was, so I decided to join a gym. It was a new gym and
it had lots of (5) machines, but my
favourite was the (6) . After a few
weeks, I got a (7) trainer, too, and he
really helped me get _it. I feel really (8)
now and next month there is another race which is
taking (9) in the city park. I’m
really looking forward to this one. Maybe I’ll even win a
(10) .
B. Rewrite the sentences using the words given.
1. I couldn’t remember the password. able
2. Are you able to use this machine? can
3. If you work out every day, you will manage
to lose some weight. able
4. It’s impossible for me to pay the fee. can’t
5. I played a game of table tennis with my uncle,
but I wasn’t able to beat him. couldn’t
C. Look at the pictures and write what may, might or could
happen using the prompts in the box.
1.
rain / this afternoon buy / TV have / accident
send / e-mail order / soup get into / final
2.
3.
5.
4.
6.
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D. Complete the exchanges. Make deductions using must or can’t and the prompts given.
E. Choose a, b or c.
1. I log in to the program because I didn’t have the right username or password.
a. can’t b. wasn’t able to c. might not
2. A: What are you doing this afternoon?
B: Well, I play hockey, but I’m not sure yet.
a. might b. must c. mustn’t
3. A: Will you contact Abdulaziz?
B: Yes. I’ve got his e-mail address.
a. be able to b. can c. could
4. A: Does Mike have trainers?
B: He have trainers. He goes jogging every weekend.
a. can’t b. could c. must
5. That be Andy’s jacket. His is black.
a. can’t b. mustn’t c. can
6. Ameer write poems, so he can write something for the school newspaper.
a. may b. is able to c. will be able to
F. Write a sentence expressing your opinion about the following. Also, give a reason to support your opinion, as in the
example. Use In my opinion..., In my view..., I believe... or I think... .
1. Is the gym a good place to exercise?
2. Is it important to exercise frequently?
3. Are laptops useful?
4. Do you think History is boring?
I think it’s good because you can work out in any kind of weather.
1. A: Where’s the cat?
B: The children have been playing with Trixie all morning. (they / know / where she is).
2. A: I think Bob needs more exercise. He’s not fit.
B: What? He has a two-hour workout every day. (he / be / unfit).
3. A: Do your parents know Saleh?
B: He’s come round my house a few times. (they / remember / him).
4. A: Do you know where Faisal is?
B: Well, his car isn’t in the garage so (he / be / home).
5. A: Ali won a gold medal in the race.
B: (he / be / fast / runner).
f
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1c Hot off the press
A. Circle the correct words.
1. Frankie is a graphic designer / writer and works for a science magazine. His articles are always very interesting.
2. At this page / stage, there is nothing we can do. It’s too late.
3. It’s ordinary / necessary to work out if you want to lose some weight.
4. Eddie used some great fonts / nations for the layout of the page.
5. The furniture you buy at Home Basix is packaged / delivered to your house for free.
6. I need to get a(n) disk / article to save the information I’ve found on the Net.
7. The reporter interviewed / printed the football player for three hours.
C. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple Passive of the verbs in the box.
1. All students the necessary books at the beginning of the school year.
2. I to school every morning because it’s far away from my house.
3. In this company new laptops every five years.
4. Dinner at 8 o’clock. We have dinner earlier.
5. This magazine by millions of people all over the country.
6. Some of this shop’s mobile phones for 60 euros!
D. Look at the prompts and write sentences. Use the
Present Simple Passive, as in the example.
1. tickets / sell / outside the art gallery
2. Arabic / speak / in many countries
3. lots of festivals / organise / in July
4. new information / save / on computers / every day
5. these hats / not make / in China
Tickets are sold outside the art gallery.
E. Circle the correct words.
1. Many photographs are taken / take for the
magazine.
2. All the clothes we sell design / are designed
by a famous designer.
3. A message sends / is sent to all the winners of
the competition.
4. Tina is spent / spends lots of money on
clothes.
5. Hasna is often told / often tells her kids to go
to bed early.
6. Many people invite / are invited to the school
festival every year.
buy not serve give sell drive read
B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
appealing insert researcher issue errors spelling nation packages
1. The latest of Planet Earth has to do with ways to save water.
2. Dr Murphy is a famous who is studying the changes in temperature in the last 15 years.
3. This text is too short. Can you two more paragraphs?
4. After our teacher corrects some we made in the article, we’ll send it to the school’s
newspaper editor to publish it.
5. This company their products in recycled boxes.
6. To make your story more , you need to include examples to get your reader interested.
7. Please check this text for any mistakes and then give it back to me.
8. The whole has read this book. It’s extremely popular.
1d
A. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
marvellous exist fictional predict brain mow discover factory intelligent
1. These machines to make our lives easier.
2. My father works in a(n) that makes chocolate.
3. I there will be flying cars in our cities in the future.
4. Just because an animal has a big doesn’t mean it’s clever.
5. Did Captain James Cook Australia?
6. I don’t really enjoy reading stories.
7. Travelling to Italy was a(n) opportunity for Tom to practise his Italian.
8. Frank, could you the lawn this afternoon?
9. Scientists say that dolphins are one of the most animal species.
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple Passive or the Past Simple Passive of the verbs in brackets.
1. No animals (harm) during this project.
2. This robot (control) by this little machine here.
3. These laws (not write) 200 years ago, but much earlier than that.
4. The telephone (invent) by Alexander Graham Bell.
5. After I finished the race, I (give) a medal.
6. The Science Museum (visit) by millions of people every year.
7. Bamboo plants (grow) in many Asian countries.
QUIZ G E N E R A L
K N O W L E D G E
C. Write sentences for the quiz using the Present Simple Passive or the Past Simple Passive and the prompts given. Then
choose a, b or c and check your answers.
1. Many / world’s / bananas / produce / India
But what percentage?
a. 23% b. 43% c. 63%
2. Dolphins / write / Cousteau / 1988
But who is Cousteau?
a. A scientist b. A teacher c. A robot
3. Pluto / discover / Claud Tombaugh
But when?
a. in 1730 b. in 1830 c. in 1930
4. Arabic / speak / in many parts of the world
But where is it not spoken?
a. Saudi Arabia b. Lebanon c. India
5. Traffic lights / invent / 1868
But who invented them?
a. Thomas Edison b. J.P. Knight c. Karl Benz
6. Volleyball / play / all over / world
But how many players are there in a volleyball team?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10
Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. b 6. a
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Marvellous machines
1. What does ASIMO mean?
2. Why is ASIMO not like other robots?
3. How long did it take for ASIMO to be created?
4. How tall and heavy is ASIMO?
5. What can ASIMO do?
6. Why was ASIMO created?
7. How can ASIMO understand movement?
Nowadays, robots are becoming more
and more a part of our lives, and modern
technology has made it possible for great
ideas to become reality. One of them
is ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative
Mobility), an astronaut-like robot which
can do things other robots can’t. Above all,
ASIMO is quite different because it looks
amazingly similar to a human.
ASIMO was created in 2000 by Honda,
after 15 long years of scientific research.
It is 1.30m tall and weighs about 55kg.
What’s impressive about ASIMO is that it
can walk like a human, but also climb up
or down the stairs and even run at 6km
per hour! At this stage, ASIMO runs on a
rechargeable battery that lasts for an hour,
but the company is working on making
ASIMO more energy-saving in the future.
So, why was ASIMO created? Well, it was
created to help people, especially those
who need help the most, such as people
with disabilities. Because of its two camera
eyes, ASIMO can see its environment,
which means objects, humans, distance
and movement. What is more, ASIMO can
follow a human, or look at him/her when
they come closer. But more importantly,
it can understand sounds and react when
humans order it to do something. Also, it
will answer questions by moving its head
and can call 10 different people by name.
ASIMO is just the beginning of a great and
very important step to make life easier
and better for humans.
Adv anced S tep in Innovati ve Mobil ity
D. Read the text and answer the questions.
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1e Can you live without it?
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
1. Sitting too close to the TV screen can be to your eyes. HARM
2. Visiting the museum was fun, but it was also an experience. EDUCATION
3. Be ! You almost crashed into that van. CARE
4. I think e-mail is a very useful means of . COMMUNICATE
5. Brian’s snake looks dangerous, but it’s . HARM
6. I don’t like your plan because it’s got lots of . ADVANTAGE
7. This knife is . You can’t cut anything with it. USE
8. Roger wasn’t very . He just sat there and watched me carry things. HELP
B. Circle the correct words.
1. Don’t avoid / interrupt me when I’m talking to someone on the phone.
2. It was really nice to meet you. Would you like to exchange / carry phone numbers?
3. Bob’s cousin, John, is a really bad influence / quality on him.
4. Maybe you should stop playing computer games all the time and spend your free time more careless / wisely.
5. I don’t think I’m addicted / suitable to chocolate, but I eat quite a lot.
6. I saw a gadget / commercial for a new netbook on TV last night, and I really want to get one.
7. Quick! Get out of my way. This is an emergency / advantage!
C. Complete the blanks with one word.
Using the Internet
Nowadays, a great number of people use the Internet. Some cannot imagine
life without it, while others believe that we should avoid using it. Personally,
I don’t think I could live without it. To (1) with, using
the Internet has many advantages. (2) of all, you
can communicate with people all around the world by e-mail and social
networking. (3) , it is a great way to find information
on any topic you need. In (4) , you can download
programs or documentaries, or even watch them online. It is also great for
shopping! In my opinion, the Internet is a must for any teenager or adult.
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1 Round-up
A. Read and choose a, b or c.
Last week my mobile broke, so I decided to get a new
one. My dad couldn’t give me a (1) to the shops,
so I had to (2) the bus. I went to this trendy shop
and bought a(n) (3) smartphone. I was really
excited. I immediately got (4) to it. I surfed the
Net and (5) a great website for my new (6) .
I (7) some games and also some cool (8) .
After a while, I gave my best friend
a (9) . I wanted to make him jealous but,
unfortunately, he didn’t (10) . In the end, I sent him
an e-mail from my new phone.
1. a. run b. lift c. call
2. a. catch b. go c. collect
3. a. suitable b. up-to-date c. personal
4. a. engaged b. addicted c. exchanged
5. a. discovered b. invented c. existed
6. a. memory b. password c. gadget
7. a. clicked b. downloaded c. contacted
8. a. ringtones b. laws c. commercials
9. a. dial b. phone c. call
10. a. hang up b. log in c. pick up
B. Circle the correct words.
1. A: Hello, will / could I speak to Ameen, please?
B: I’m sorry. He can’t / isn’t able come to the phone right now.
2. A: Why isn’t Mohammed picking up?
B: He may / can be busy.
3. A: Can / Must I help you?
B: I need to / need give someone a call. May / Must I use your phone?
4. A: You must / can’t be tired after playing tennis all afternoon.
B: Not really. I feel great.
5. A: I really don’t want to go to the stadium by bus.
B: We don’t have to / mustn’t. My brother can drive us there.
6. A: Jack wasn’t able to / didn’t have to win a medal in the championship.
B: Too bad. Maybe next time.
C. Rewrite the sentences using the Passive Voice.
1. Mr Dalliard picked up the kids at ten o’clock.
2. All the other athletes beat James in the race.
3. Most people in the city use public transport.
4. Tariq mows the lawn every other Thursday.
5. The whole school watched the football match.
6. Scientists didn’t find the answer to this question.
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1. The government took / was taken lots of measures to
protect the environment last year.
2. The students showed / were shown around the
chocolate factory.
3. The competition takes / is taken place at the town
hall every July.
4. Personal passwords gave / were given to all workers.
5. All the glasses have filled / were filled with water.
6. Mr Lipton doesn’t speak / isn’t spoken Italian.
7. Raymond interrupted / was interrupted me while I
was talking.
8. They don’t do / aren’t done anything to improve the
quality of the food in this restaurant.
D. Circle the correct words. E. Choose a, b or c.
1. I think you have the wrong number.
a. I’ll call back later.
b. What number did I call?
c. Can I leave a message?
2. Do you like skiing?
a. I can’t get enough.
b. I’m in a hurry.
c. I go for it.
3. Do you think this could come in handy?
a. Yes, it’s a waste of time.
b. Yes, it’s useful.
c. Yes, I’ll call back.
4. Could you pick me up?
a. I’ll take a message.
b. I’ll take part.
c. I’ll be there in five minutes.
F. Read and choose a, b or c.
a. You use it more than three times a day.
b. You can use it more than three times a day.
c. You don’t have to use it every day.
a. A better price is offered to students.
b. The fitness centre is only for students.
c. The fitness centre offers students free classes.
a. Muna wants Aisha to give Fatima a message.
b. Muna is worried because Fatima isn’t returning her calls.
c. Muna wants Aisha to help her contact Fatima.
Bill,
You’ll have to do without the laptop this
weekend. I need it at work.
Sorry,
Dad
a. Bill isn’t allowed to borrow his dad’s laptop this
weekend.
b. Bill won’t have to borrow his dad’s laptop this
weekend.
c. Bill won’t be able to borrow his dad’s laptop this
weekend.
Hi Aisha,
I’ve been ringing Fatima since yesterday but she isn’t
picking up at home. I tried her mobile too, but I must
have the wrong number. Do you know how I can
reach her?
Muna
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