Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________

4 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the email. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or past
simple.

Hi Craig

I’ve just received (just / receive) your email. Sorry to hear you aren’t well. I hope you
feel better soon. You 1_______________ (be) really busy recently!
2
_______________ (you / plan) your holiday yet? In June, I 3_______________ (go)
to Canada with my family again. We 4_______________ (go) there three times now!
But this time, we 5_______________ (not stay) with my uncle in Toronto. Instead,
we 6_______________ (hire) a car so we could visit different places. Then in
August, Tanya and I 7_______________ (travel) around Morocco.
8
_______________ (you / ever / go) there? It’s a really interesting country.

Write soon!
Tobias

2 Complete the dialogues with just, already, or yet.

Example: Tom Have you finished that report yet?
Mel I’ve just typed the last page. I finished it a few minutes ago!
1 Ana I haven’t emailed Yoshio 1 __________. What about you?
Tim I’ve 2 __________ sent him five emails!
2 Bob I’ve 3 __________ seen this film. I saw it at the cinema.
Jill Don’t tell me what happens! I haven’t seen it 4 __________!
3 Jan I’ve 5 __________ made some biscuits. Would you like one?
Lee No, thanks. I’m not hungry. I’ve 6 __________ had lots to eat today.
6

3 Underline the correct word.

Example: I want to take Mum somewhere / anywhere / nowhere nice for her birthday.
1 She didn’t do nothing / something / anything yesterday.
2 I knocked on the door but somebody / nobody / anybody answered.
3 We’ve bought you something / somebody / somewhere for Christmas
4 I’m thirsty because I’ve had something / nothing / anything to drink.
5 Did you go anywhere / nowhere / anything nice at the weekend?
6 Anyone / Someone / Something left their wallet in the classroom.
6
Grammar total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

4 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the shopping words in the sentences.

Example: These shoes don’t fit. They’re too small.
1 You can try the dress on in the c__________ room.
2 They went to the c__________ to pay for everything.
3 You need your r__________ when you take something back to a shop.
4 Ken hates going to shops, so he does all his shopping o__________.
5 This colour doesn’t s__________ me. It makes me look older.
6 This jacket is too small. I need a bigger s__________.
7 I love buying things on a__________ sites like eBay.
7

5 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: Sam never makes his bed in the morning.
does makes puts
1 Elena is __________ a cookery course at the local college.
doing making going
2 Paul __________ some mistakes in his homework.
did put made
3 Lunch is nearly ready. Can you __________ the table, Pete?
make lay put
4 Don’t walk on the kitchen floor! I’ve just __________ it.
ironed made cleaned
5 Jaime forgot to do the __________, so there aren’t any clean cups.
washing washing up shopping
6 Remember to __________ out the rubbish before you go to bed.
take make do
7 Don’t leave your clothes on the floor. __________ them up.
leave pick find
7

6 Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

boring / bored exciting / excited

interested / interesting relaxing / relaxed
depressing / depressed tiring / tired

Example: I was very depressed yesterday because I failed my driving test.

1 Walking around the museum was quite __________. I need a rest!
2 The kids were __________. They had nothing to do.
3 I’m not __________ in art. I prefer sport.
4 The football match was really __________. Our team scored in the last minute.
5 The lesson was really __________. We nearly fell asleep.
6 I always feel __________ after swimming. It helps me forget all my stress.
6
Vocabulary total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

4 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

PRONUNCIATION

7 Match the words with the same sound.

cheap key jumper lunch nobody

uniform

Example: somebody lunch

1 changing _________
2 beautiful _________
3 account _________
4 match _________
5 clothes _________
5

8 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: a|ssis|tant
1 cus|to|mer
2 re|ceipt
3 ru|bbish
4 house|work
5 pro|ceed
5
Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

4 Reading and Writing A

READING

1 Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and tick ( ) A, B, or C.

Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about
shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it
was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday
with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to
be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I
want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said
it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the
colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t
agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on.
It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still
didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible
mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my
mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going
to look amazing at Mum’s party.

Example: Cathy writes her blog every week.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
1 Cathy and her mum went to the shopping centre yesterday.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 Cathy’s mum wanted to buy her a skirt.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
3 Cathy’s mum is 50 next weekend.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
4 Cathy’s mum always buys too many clothes.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
5 Cathy tried on a beautiful red dress.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
6 Cathy and her mum agreed on everything.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
7 Cathy thought it was an exciting shopping trip.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
8 By 5 o’clock, Cathy wanted to go home.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
9 Cathy doesn’t want to go shopping with her mum again.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 

10 Cathy isn’t going to her mum’s birthday party.

Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

4 Reading and Writing A

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
10

2 Read the blog again and answer the questions.

1 What does Cathy’s mum always want to buy her?
______________________________________________.
2 What did Cathy’s mum think of the red dress?
______________________________________________.
3 What did Cathy’s mum complain about?
______________________________________________.
4 What two problems did Cathy have at 5 o’clock?
______________________________________________.
5 What is the eBay dress like?
______________________________________________.
5
Reading total 15

WRITING

Write about a time you went clothes shopping with a friend. Answer the
questions. (100–150 words)
• Which shop(s) did you go to?
• What did you need to buy?
• Did you try anything on? What?
• Was your friend helpful?
• Are you planning to go shopping with your friend again?
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

4 Listening and Speaking A

LISTENING

1 Listen to a conversation between Jack and his mother. Tick ( ) A, B, or C to

complete the sentences.
1 Jack’s mother has just been to the ______.
A restaurant  B shops  C bank 
2 Jack hasn’t tidied ______ yet.
A the bathroom  B the kitchen  C his room 
3 Jack has got a lot of ______ to do.
A homework  B reading  C phoning 
4 One thing Jack’s mother asks him to do is: ______.
A cook the dinner  B take out the rubbish  C clean the floor 
5 Jack thinks housework is ______.
A boring  B interesting  C depressing 
5

2 Listen to five conversations. Match the conversations with the topics (A–G).
There are two answers you don’t need.
Conversation 1 
Conversation 2 
Conversation 3 
Conversation 4 
Conversation 5 
A cooking something new
B going to a fancy dress party
C reading an interesting book
D doing homework
E trying a new sport
F shopping in another country
G buying something you’ve never worn
5
Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Ask your partner these questions.

1 Have you ever been shopping in a foreign city? What did you buy?
2 Have you ever tried a new sport? Which one did you try?
3 Have you ever been to an unusual birthday party? Why was it unusual?
4 Have you ever bought something you’ve never worn? What was it?
5 Have you ever forgotten to do your homework? What happened?
Now answer your partner’s questions.
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

4 Listening and Speaking A

2 Look at Anna’s list of jobs for the day and answer your partner’s questions.

Things to do today
take out rubbish 
pick up wet towels 
clear table 
tidy living room 
do ironing 

3 Has Joe done his jobs for the day? Make questions and ask your partner.
• tidy / bathroom?
• make / dinner?
• do / washing up?
• clean / floor?
• put away / clean clothes?
Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25