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Grammar
Verbs of advice and obligation
1 Complete the rules with the verbs below.

1should have
We use to
→ should, mustn't
_____, don't
___ have to for shouldn't
__ and positive and negative
advice.
2 We use _____, _____, _____ to talk about obligation and
necessity.
3 We use _____ and _____ when there is no obligation or necessity.
4 We use _____ for prohibition.

2 Read the information sheet. Then complete the sentences using verbs
from Ex.1.

 £5 to enter
 warm clothes are a good idea for after the swim
 free hot drinks for swimmers after the race
 we advise waiting a few minutes before eating after the race
 no parking for friends and family at the lake
 we advise taking a shower after the race
 16–18 years welcome with an adult

→ Swimmers need to pay £5 to enter the race.

1 Swimmers ______ ______ buy hot drinks.
2 Swimmers ______ ______ bring some warm clothes.
3 Friends and family ______ ______ park near the lake.
4 Swimmers ______ ______ take a shower after the race.
5 If you are aged between 16 and 18, you ______ ______ have an adult
with you.
6 You ______ ______ eat immediately after the race.

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Verbs of permission and ability

3 Choose the correct alternative.
→ A Are tennis players allowed to/can touch the net?
B No, they aren’t.
1 A What happens when a footballer gets a red card?
B He couldn’t/won’t be able to play the next match.
2 A Under 18s aren’t allowed to/can compete in the Olympics.
B That’s not true, there was once a 13-year-old gold medallist in the diving
competition.
3 A Could you/Are you allowed to swim with that cut on your arm?
B Not at the moment, but I will be able to/can’t start training again soon.
4 A Girls can’t/weren’t allowed to play football when I was at school.
B That’s ridiculous!

could vs was/were able to

4 Tick (✓) the correct sentences and correct the mistakes in the two
incorrect sentences.
→ He could swim well when he was very young. 
1 We could persuade Amy to join the team.
2 He was finally able to win at the World Championships.
3 Sadly, they weren’t able to see the game.
4 Mick Healey could throw the ball farther than anyone.
5 It started to snow, but they could finish the match.
Corrections
a _____________________________________________________________
b _____________________________________________________________

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Countable and uncountable nouns

5 Are these nouns below countable (C) or uncountable (U)? Write C or
U. Then complete the sentences with the nouns.

→advice U
It’s good furniture
advice __ eatingsuggestion
to stop chips. __ desk __ meat __

1 Andrew is a vegetarian so he doesn’t eat _____.

2 I’m trying to get ready for my trip, but I can’t find a large _____.
3 If you’re hungry, have a _____.
4 We don’t need any new _____ for the living room.
5 Rosie needs a new _____ for her study.
6 We haven’t got enough _____. Could you get some oranges?
7 Some electronic _____ in the hospital is quite old.
8 You can only take one piece of _____ onto the plane.
9 Can I make a _____? It might help.

Quantifiers and a little/a few vs little/few

6 Choose the correct alternative.
→ There was a lot of/many sugar in that tea.
1 Teri hasn’t got much/many money at the moment.
2 There’s a little/a few coffee, would you like some?
3 I’m going to invite a little/a few friends over.
4 Many/A lot of accommodation in London is pricey.
5 The food is terrible, so few/little people enjoy eating in that restaurant.
6 Students have very little/few free time these days.

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Vocabulary
Sport
7 Use the clues to complete the crossword.
Clues Down
1 You try to hit the ball over this in tennis. n _____
2 The person who throws the ball in baseball. p _____
3 The person who makes sure footballers follow the rules. r _____
4 This is the place where footballers want the ball to go. g _____
5 The thing that baseball players use to hit the ball. b _____
6 The place where you go to watch runners in a race. stadium
7 The person who makes sure tennis players follow the rules. u _____
9 A baseball player wears this on one hand. g _____
10 What tennis players use to hit the ball. r _____
11 A person who runs a marathon is one of these. a _____
14 Each runner has one of these to run in. There are often eight. l _____
16 The place where footballers play. p _____
Clues Across
5 Footballers wear these on their feet. b _____
8 The place where you play tennis. c _____
9 The person who catches the ball in football. g _____
12 The person who catches the ball in baseball. c _____
13 Something you wear on your head to protect it. helmet
15 This is blown at the start of a football match and at the end. w _____
17 The place where you play baseball. f _____
18 Something long and thin that you try to throw for a long way. j _____
19 The place in races where runners run. t _____

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Easily confused words: sport

8 Complete the sentences with the correct option from the word pairs
below.

→Racket/bat lose/miss
Badminton and referee/coach
tennis are played goals/points
with a racket.
1 Arsenal _____ Chelsea 3–1.
2 The _____ showed two red cards in the first ten minutes of the match.
3 Rugby is played on a _____.
4 I’m late so I’ll probably _____ the first half.
5 In table tennis, you score _____.

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Phrasal verbs with take

9 Match the sentence halves.
→ e Calvin took his mother out…
1 The twins take after their father;…
2 Don’t take it out on me…
3 Ilaria took up karate when…
4 The children didn’t take to…
5 I’m going to be taking over from…
6 It was a mistake to take on…
a so many classes. I don’t have time to go to them all!
b the new teacher at first.
c just because you’re angry.
d she gave up swimming.
e for a long walk in the country.
f they’re just like him!
g Giulia as student representative.

Dependent prepositions (1)

10 Complete the sentences with the words below.

→with for
The teacher on really
was atpleased
(x2) about
with us! to in (x2)

1 I really want to go skiing _____ the weekend.

2 Perhaps my Dad can take us, but it depends _____ his work.
3 Katy apologised _____ being so late.
4 That horrible man wasn’t very polite _____ you!
5 People are very worried _____ climate change.
6 They all took part _____ the school play.
7 Sara’s so good _____ painting.
8 We’re not very interested _____ sport.

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