Gicat everyone ‘Dating’ been Teant remember thea (Wa Why did they call you that? .Z:ckriares ( KA IE “ag b Complete the definitions with a word from the list, 4, VOCABULARY names Complete firstname fullname initials maiden name * a Match the sentence halves. Se tae Rania 1 your first name is a name that your parents choo for you when you are born 2e is the name between a person's fs, name and surname 3 awoman’s gets married 4 awoman’s martied is her surname before she is her surname after she gow, 5 your is your whole name, including you first name, any middle names, and your family name 6 your ___ are the first letters ofall your names ¢ Complete the text with the words in a and b. Write one word in each space. The story behind a ha Agatha Christie is the bestselling novelist of al wrote 66 detective stories under her own name and six under the 'pseudonym Mary Westmacott. ] Agatha Christie’s*_________ name and surname are known worldwide, but few people know what the rest of the AM.C.C., stand for, Agatha had two names, Mary and Clarissa, so her * r ‘name was Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie. Christie was, infact £ name —in 1914 she married Archie Christie. i for Archibald). Agatha’s © name was Miller. Agatha and Archie Christie divorced ‘when Agatha got married a second time to As for Agatha Christie's family, she 3 The singer changed his nar aoe changed is name from ___ had aster, Margaret Frary Milles ‘obert Downey Junior is named after _ 10 was "0 ‘Madge’ for 5 Ruth Rendell sometimes wrote under short. Madge was" ater." the pseudonym reir grandmother's sister, Margaret 6 Bradis short t. Agatha also had a brother, Louis 2 his father, Robert Downey Senior. © Barbara Vine. &Koty for short. d for Bradley, € is Sting, {Peter Gene Hernandez to Bruno Mars, Escaneado con CamScannerVOCABULARY FROM SPEAKING Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the list. Jide range of modern colours brainpower tlck together easily delicious for creative people good for the planet healthy recyclable imple building system warm light 4 Ourart and design courses are suitable forcreative people_of all ages. 2 The relaxing atmosphere in the room. 3 The from the lamp creates @ of some modern houses means they can be built in less than a day! 4 The soups like glass or paper. harm the environment. | some fruit. 10 The model plane i parts___—__— 9 Ifyou want a Can | have some more? 7 ________ packaging ism 8 Ourproducts are ______— 5. Do you think that doing crosswords improves your 6 The phone is available in ___—- ‘ade of materials = they don’t snack, have is very simple to build because the 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds a Write the names in the chart. Jdele Alex Bill Caroline Chris Emily Leo Mike Paula Sam Sean Sophie Eve James Joe Kate = Q 1 2 3 4 cat train e99 tree ‘Adele a | & 5 6 fish bike 1.1 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the names. @ 1.2 Listen and complete the sentences. 1 fy Anna's carying a black bag 2g) 3 § eee ee 4 @ isang hi, dies f this year. today. 7 a is ordering —____— @1.2 Listen again and repeat the sentences. GRAMMAR pronouns Complete the sentences with a pronoun (, me, mine, otc) or a possessive adjective (my). 1 My wife and | are having a baby gid. We're 9} call hee Eloise. 2 id like you to meet my new boyfriend. Joing to name's Tom. 3. tm staying at my sister's house. | always stay with when | go to the UK. 4. We aren't going to Emma and lan’s wedding, They haven't invited ___—- 5 Can | borrow your dictionary, please? Ive forgotten 6 Thave two nephews. and Matthew. 7, We go everywhere by public wansport. The bus stops right outside house. 18 Doyou know where my keys are? | can't find anywhere, 9, My car is neatly out of petrol. Let’s take 40 It's my dad's birthday tomorrow. | mustn't forget to call names are Richard Escaneado con CamScanner1 The children love that book. My husband reads to them it / 2 They gave us their tickets / their tickets us. 3 Mllsend a message you / you a message when | arrive, 4 What do you think of my curtains? My mum made them forme / forme them. 5 She showed me her holiday photos / her holiday photos me. 6 I'm going to lend a suitcase her / her a suitcase. 7 Doyou like my new phone? My cousin sold to me it /it to me. 8 Put on these gloves. I bought them for you/ for you them. © Complete the answers in the conversations. Change the word order and use pronouns and to/ for. 1A Who showed you the photo? B Jack showedittome __. 2A Who sent Sophie those flowers? B Herhusband 3. A Who's going to buy your girlfriend a car? B Her father 4A Who sold your parents their new car? B Their neighbour 2 5A Who makes your lunch? BE Myra settee caer aaceatia 6 A Who gave you and your husband that picture? EC AcMeegu 7 A Who's going to get you and your friends the tickets? B My brother 8 A Who's reading Max the story? B His grandmother Complete the text with the correct pronouns or possessive adjectives. ‘My brother's first name is David — I 's called Dave for short. My parents gave 3 that name because they liked ¢ - His middle name is Robert. Robert was my grandfather's first name and my dad's middle name, so my brother ismamed after’ Dave's ‘surname is the same as © : Hudson, 7 nickname at school was Henry because ® ’s the first name of the famous explorer Henry Hudson, Write a short paragraph about your name. Include... * your first name, what you're called for short, and why the name was chosen. * your middle name, and why it was chosen, * your surname, * any nicknames and the reason for them. f Write a similar paragraph about a family member or friend’s name. Escaneado con CamScanner’ Life in colour ‘ PTET 4 VOCABULARY adjective suffixes a Complete the sentences with the adjective form of the bold word. Use a suffix from the list. “able/-ible -ate -ive -ous ful 1 [think Charlie's very attractive _ - he always looks great! ATTRACT 2 Myauntisa very woman. She volunteers at 2 hospital every weekend. COMPASSION 3 Myairlfiend is very . She isn’t afraid to express her opinion. ASSERT ‘of you to visit me in 4 Itwasvery, hospital. THOUGHT 5 Sue's child, We all adore her, LOVE 6 Imvery of my friend's new car. ENVY 7 She'sa author. She's written many books ‘and won several important prizes. SUCCESS 8 Jessisa teenager. She often looks after the neighbour's children. RESPONSE 9 My sisteris rather. . She doesn't think before she acts. IMPULSE 10. My nephew is really. shopping for me. HELP 11. Philip was quite he’s calmed down, REBEL 12. You have to be careful what you say to Helen. She's SENSE He often does my in his teens, but now very b Complete the sentences. Make adjectives from the nouns and verbs from the list. Fa esses reese affection consider create glamour possess power rely 1+ Maria's children are very affectionate. They always sive us a big hug when we arrive. 2 Matt's girlfriend is very. him tale to other airs. 3 Mybossis quite She always lets me take time off if my children are il 4. My assistant isn't very do anything important. 5 Lisa's very . She looks like an actress! 6 He'savery businessman, He owns several large companies and he makes a lot of money. . She's made some . She doesn't let I can't trust her to 7 Anna's really wonderful sculptures. NE CAIN | Gan needs colour to ve. t's just necessary an element afr or wa Ferand Leger French pointer, ‘eulptor and fimmaker ¢ Complete the text with the adjective form of the words in brackets. 4 astyear my tend Mark mace a risky a investment: he bought an old house to repair and sell Although $5 Mlenithac once been one of te most expensive and 5 2 (impress) buildings in the street, the house was “2 (afford) because it wasn such bad condition. The BE FE outside walls were (Girt) and damaged in places, 2 which made the building uit * (dangeo). The garden ES was’ (mess) bacause no one had looked after it for years, The windows drt propery, othe house was cold and 2 (eos) - you could ear the trafic outside. Today the house is hardly © (recognize). Downstairs, theresa tvng room with a sofa and some 7 (comfort armchairs As wel as an enormous kitchen theres another room, which would be (ait) ES asa sty ora smal becroom. Upstairs, thre's a (uray) batroom with a SF jacuzal as wll as four testetly- decorated becrooms. Mark does't =i have avery ® (heath) Iestye, s he spends al day siting ata desk 0 he's installed 2 smal gym in the attic. The house is also much quieter and more (pea) row because the windows have been changed. The garden has been tied, anit has some beautiful ower, which makes It much more * (colours avery (eet pace to sit and have lunch or read a book Repairing a house can be quite ”_ (stress), but Mark ie happy with the result. The repairs were (expense, bothe's sure he has made a” (prof investment The house isin a” (ces) partof town, and he's calculated tat is now worth tre times the money he paid frit. d_ Make adjectives from the nouns and verbs in the list. Write them in the correct column. Gere colour end help hope peace power rest stress success thought use fuland less ‘only ful | only less careful / careless Escaneado con CamScannerVOCABULARY FROM READING Match colours 1-7 to definitions a-g. cream a dark reddish brown colour turquoise a dark brownish green colour navy a pale yollowish white colour Khaki beige maroon a bright red colour alight brown colour a b scarlet — avery dark blue colour e ‘ 9 a bright greenish-blue colour PRONUNCIATION word stress Underline the stressed syllable in the words from the list. Then write them in the correct column, ambitious de'sirjable envious imipulisive inlexpenisive irirespon'siible pas|sionjate Febelllious senisible so|cialble unattractive un'sucicess ful Stress on Stress on ‘Stress on first syllable _| second syllable | third syllable ‘ambitious 1.3 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the adjectives. Underline the stressed syllable in the words in each group. Then{irclé)the word which has the stress on a different syllable, 1 aan Polselsive suecossul 2 attractive glamojrous lovejalble risiky 3 inconssicleriate re'sponisible unimiprelssive unirellialble 4 affordible comforltalble profitjaible suiltalble 5 afffecitionjate crelaltive luxulrious polwerlful @1.4 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the adjectives. 1 She has a job stressful, astressfuljob 2 love those purples flowers. 3 Sarah's more tall than Her sister, — 4 Silver isn’t as expensive than gold. 5 My sister's tHe more reliable person | know, 6 He's the stiident more intelligent in our class, ee Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adje: brackets. More than one answer may be possibl 1 My cars less powerful than yours, but it's much more comfortable. (powerful) 2 \ feel terrible! I'm was yesterday. (tired) 3 The road is at the top of the hill than its at the bottom, so you have to drive really carefully. (narrow) 4 Zach is one of today than! ———______ people I know - he's always upsetting people. (considerate) 5 The person in my family ‘my mum ~ she's always worrying about some! (stressed) 6 The___ solution would be to take @ taxi so that we won't have to find somewhere to park. Gimnple) 7 The blue dressis___than the green, ‘one, 50 Ill buy the blue one, (expensive) Escaneado con CamScanner¢ Complete the conversations with one, ones, or X if neither word is necessary. 1 A Doyou prefer Chinese or Indian food? B indian___x___. I love really spicy food. Which biscuits shall | get? B_ The chocolate ones They're my favourite, Which is your coat? B Theleather Where's your car? B Over there. It’s the green Shall | use brown or white bread for the 5A sandwiches? B Brown . There isn't any white bread left. 6 A Which earrings do you like best? B Thegold . They look great. Would you like still or sparkling mineral water? B Sparkling please. Which trousers shall | get? B The expensive. you. . They really suit Complete the sentences with much or a bit + the comparative form of an adjective from the list. active good polite short spacious stressful thoughtful tidy 1 Im feoling abit better ____ than yesterday. but 'm still not well enough to get out of bed. 2 m_____— than my brother. He's 1.82 m and fim 1.80 m. 3 My children are___ than my sisters Hers never even say ‘please’ or ‘thank you’ 4 His girlfriend is. than he is. She alvays seems to know what he needs. 5 My newfatis than the old one. It's 80 m, and the old one was 50 m? 6 Cathy's then she used to be, but she still plays tennis, does Filates, and goes jogging, 7 My husband's than me, but he doesn’t put all his clothes away either. 8 Harry's new job is cone. Now he never works at weekends. than his old Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use the word in brackets. Write 3-5 words. 1. Eddie isn’t as ambitious as his brother. (less) Eddie is less ambitious than his brother. 2 ve never heard an idea as stupid as that one. (the) That's Ve ever heard. 3 Those are the smartest trousers my uncle has. (ones) ___my uncle has. Those trousers 4 Charlotte isn't quite as sensitive as she used to be. (bit) Charlotte is 5. The office at the end of the corridor is mine. (the) My office is of the corridor. 16 My new car isn’t as noisy as my old one. (quieter) my old one. she used to be. My new car 7 They woren't as bored yesterday as they are today. (than) They ___ they were yesterday. 8 The house on the comer is theirs. the) Their house is ___— 9 Max isn’t nearly as sociable as Tony. (much) Tony —______ Max. 40 I've never been as frightened as that in my life (is) I've ever been in my life. That___— Use the words to write true sentences about you. 1. much noisier than ae 2 cleverer than 3 my old one 4 the least suitable J 5 abithealthior than se 6 more affectionate than 7 the most successful 8 the messiest Escaneado con CamScanner