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UNIT 1: EXTRA PRACTICE 1

1 Choose the correct word or expression.

1.Children usually have a lot of fun at the convent / amusement park /
monument.
2.Sometimes, there is a graveyard / petrol station / tunnel next to a church.
3.Ships leave from and return to a tower / port / castle.
4.Young people often stay in a fountain / bridge / youth hostel instead of a
hotel.

2 Look at the clues and complete the puzzle.

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3 4

Across 
2.You can buy fruit and vegetables there. ( 6 words)
3.People sleep in tents there. ( 8 words)
6.You can get a newspaper or magazine there. ( 10 words)
7.People go there to have a drink. (3 words)

Down 
1.This is often built over a river. (6 words)
4.a very tall building (10 words)
5.In the past, kings and queens lived there. ( 6 words)

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3 Complete the facts about London with the words below. Use the Past Simple.
not be • write • open • see • live • become
1. In 1926, people …………………… television for the first time in Soho, a district of London.
2. Before 1907, London buses …………………… only red. They were painted in different colours.
3. Charles Dickens …………………… Oliver Twist in London between 1837 and 1839.
4. In 1811, London …………………… the first city in the world with a population of more than one million.
5. In 1963, the Beatles …………………… at 67 Green Street, London.
6. The first coffee house …………………… in London in 1652.

4 Write questions for the answers below. Pay attention to the words in bold. Use the Past Simple.

1. ..........................................................................................................
Yes, we drove through the tunnels in Switzerland.
2. ..........................................................................................................
We stayed at a youth hostel in the Alps.
3. ..........................................................................................................
We left on the 1st and came back on the 9th.
4. ..........................................................................................................
I went with my two brothers.
5. ..........................................................................................................
My brothers went snowboarding every day.
6. ..........................................................................................................
We chose the Alps because we love it there.

5 Complete the text about the Great Fire of London with the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
1. …………………… you …………………… (know) there was a terrible fire in London
in 1666?
It 2. …………………… (start) in a bakery. The fire 3. …………………… (burn) for three
days and nights and 4. …………………… (destroy) many houses, shops and churches,
including St Paul’s Cathedral. There was a strong wind and the fire 5. ……………………
(spread) quickly. In those days, people 6. …………………… (build) their houses from
wood and it 7. …………………… (not be) easy to put out a fire. Many people
8. …………………… (not have) water in their homes and

the city didn’t have a good fire-fighting service. Most of the people 9. ……………………
(run) away. After the fire, Sir Christopher Wren 10. …………………… (design) a new
cathedral and
a monument to remind people of the Great Fire of London.
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UNIT 1: EXTRA PRACTICE 2

1 Look at the picture and complete the words below.

1. s…………………… 5. l……………………
2. e…………………… 6. g……………………
3. s…………………… 7. b……………………
4. p…………………… 8. f……………………

2 Complete the mini-dialogues with the words or expressions below.

signpost • traffic jam • lift • public transport • cash machine • alley • streetlamp • escalator
1. A: Why are you late?
B: I’m sorry. There was a …………………… .
2. A: Let’s walk through the …………………… .
B: No, it’s too dark. There isn’t a …………………… .
3. A: I need to get some money.
B: There’s a …………………… on the corner.
4. A: Did you find our house easily?
B: No, we missed the …………………… on the main road.
5. A: Where do you want to meet?
B: On the fourth floor. You can take the …………………… or the …………………… .
6. A: How do I get to the train station?
B: You can take any bus from here. The …………………… is very good in our town.

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3 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the affirmative of used to.
travel • cry • play • use • have
1.Queen Elizabeth II …………………… a sister. Her name was Margaret.
2.Before we got mobile phones, we …………………… the phone in the house.
3.We …………………… to Hawaii for our holidays but now we go to Florida.
4.The baby …………………… all the time but she’s quieter now.
5.My brother …………………… rugby, but then he broke his leg.

4 Write questions about the things people used to do. Then write answers in the affirmative and in the negative.
Use the correct form of used to and the words below.
1. Q: how / people / pay / for things
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A: use gold ( )
pay with money ( )
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2. Q: how / authors / write / their books
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A: write with a pen ( )
use a computer ( )
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3. Q: what / Native Americans / live in
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A: live in tents ( )
own houses ( )
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4. Q: how / people / travel / to the Tower of London
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A: go by boat on the River Thames ( )
take the train ( )
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5. Q: what / people in Shakespeare’s time / do / for entertainment
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A: go to the theatre ( )
watch TV ( )
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UNIT 2: EXTRA PRACTICE 1

1 Tick (✓ ) the sentences that are logical. Pay attention to the words in bold.
...... 1. That’s a brilliant idea. Let’s do it!
...... 2. The concert was enjoyable, so we decided to leave early.
...... 3. That was hysterical. We couldn’t stop laughing.
...... 4. Nobody laughed at the joke because it was amusing.
...... 5. It’s so annoying when people are nice to you.
...... 6. I prefer not to talk about it. It’s embarrassing.
...... 7. It was unfair to make him do everyone’s work.
...... 8. It’s weird to thank someone when they help you.

2 Find seven adjectives in the word snake. Then match each one to a suitable statement below.

nastychildishfairgrossridiculousentertainingdepressing

1. You’re behaving like a baby. ……………………

2. Everyone received the same gift. ……………………
3. The film was fantastic. ……………………
4. There was food all over his face. ……………………
5. He’s never nice to anyone. ……………………
6. I cried during the entire film. ……………………
7. Don’t wear that at school. Everyone will laugh at you. ……………………

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3 What was happening at home yesterday at 7 o’clock in the evening? Write as many sentences as you can
using the verbs below. Use the Past Continuous affirmative.
watch • study • play • chat • eat • listen
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4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous, affirmative or negative.
1.I …………………………… (laugh) at you. Somebody told me a joke.
2.We weren’t home last night. We …………………………… (walk) on the beach.
3.The children were cold because they …………………………… (wear) coats.
4.Where were you? I …………………………… (look for) you all evening.
5.They …………………………… (argue) all night. It was annoying.
6.It …………………………… (rain) all day, so we stayed home.

5 Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Continuous. Then match the questions to the answers
below.
A
1. where / they / play / jazz
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2. how many / people / dance / in the street
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3. Claudia / look after / her brother / all last night
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4. who / work / at the restaurant / at lunchtime
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5. you / visit / your friend / in hospital / at 6.00
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6. what / Sara / wear / at the party
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B
...... a. Jack and Lenny
...... b. No, I wasn’t.
...... c. in the park
...... d. Yes, she was.
...... e. a colourful jacket
...... f. thousands
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UNIT 2: EXTRA PRACTICE 2

1 Match the opposites.

1.

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2.

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2 Choose the correct answer to show that you have understood.the word in italics.
1. Tom’s so clumsy. He falls / eats a lot. 3.
2. Sandra is very private. She doesn’t talk about herself / others.
3. Ellen was angry / excited because her boyfriend was rude .....to her.
4. Don’t be pessimistic! Be careful / positive. .
5. Our neighbour is very nosey. She always asks us personal 4. questions / for help.
6. My sister is emotional. She cries / talks a lot.
7. Imaginative people are usually good at art / sport. .....
8. You will frighten / offend her. She’s very sensitive. .
5.

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6.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. Everyone in the room …………………… (laugh) while Kate …………………… (tell) a joke.
2. My sister …………………… (watch) a film when I …………………… (get) home last night.
3. At midnight, my parents …………………… (sleep) while I …………………… (study) for an exam.
4. How embarrassing! When I …………………… (arrive) at the party, my best friend ……………………
(wear)
the same dress as me.
5. He …………………… (not listen) while the teacher …………………… (explain) the homework.
6. Who …………………… you …………………… (talk) to when I …………………… (see) you yesterday
at the shopping centre?

4 Look at the pictures of Pete and his friends yesterday evening. Write questions about the pictures
with the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. what / the teens / do / at 16:30

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2. what / Pete / give / Sam
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3. how / the girls / look / while / they / stand / outside
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4. where / the teens / sit / at 17:00
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5. Sam and Molly / eat / ice cream / inside the circus tent
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6. who / Pete / laugh at
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5 Answer the questions in Exercise 4. Use the words and phrases below to help you.
Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
the clown • buy tickets • money • tired • tent • popcorn
1. .....................................................................................................................
2. .....................................................................................................................
3. .....................................................................................................................
4. .....................................................................................................................
5. .....................................................................................................................
6. ….............................................................................................................
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UNIT 3: EXTRA PRACTICE 1

1 Circle the word that doesn’t belong. Then write the word under the correct statement below.
1. admire • defeat • encourage • inspire
2. fail • fight • request • refuse
3. remind • perform • compete • participate
4. achieve • succeed • complain • contribute

a.Don’t forget about our meeting tonight.

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b.Sam was upset because he didn’t win.
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c.The food at the restaurant was terrible.
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d.Can I use your phone, please?
……………………

2 Complete the sentences with the words below.

convince • enter • improve • remind • complain • recommend
1. Did the neighbours …………………… about the noise?
2. Can you …………………… a good restaurant in town?
3. …………………… me to buy Mum a birthday gift.
4. Anyone over 16 can …………………… the competition.
5. She will try to …………………… her dad to give her more money.
6. I hope my marks will …………………… this year.

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3 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Perfect Simple affirmative or negative.
eat • wear • use • play • live • wake up
1. I bought a new phone but I ……………………it yet.
2. I don’t want to wear this dress. I ……………………it so many times.
3. I ……………………never ……………………in this restaurant but I heard the food is great.
4. Please call me back in an hour. I …………………… just …………………… .
5. We …………………… here for very long, so we still haven’t got many friends.
6. Terry …………………… the piano since he was five years old.

4 Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Perfect Simple.
1. what / Pete / just / catch
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2. Kenny and Joe / already / meet / their friends
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3. the girls / climb / the mountain / yet
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4. Jane / ever / ski / before
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5. Jason / already / go / to school
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6. Matt’s marks / improve
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5 Look at the pictures and answer the questions in Exercise 4.
1 2 3

4 5 6

1. .....................................................................................................................
2. .....................................................................................................................
3. .....................................................................................................................
4. .....................................................................................................................
5. .....................................................................................................................
6. …............................................................................…..............................
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UNIT 3: EXTRA PRACTICE 3

1 Match A and B to make phrases.

A B
1. give ...... a. a record
2. skip ...... b. an education
3. break ...... c. classes
4. drop ...... d. back
5. cut ...... e. the truth
6. tell ...... f. money
7. earn ...... g. out
8. get ...... h. your word

2 Read the statements. Then choose a suitable phrase from Exercise 1 that describes each statement.
1. It’s a promise. ……………………
2. Be honest with me. ……………………
3. I’m not going to the lesson today. ……………………
4. He’s not going to finish the course. ……………………
5. Nobody has ever run as fast as him. ……………………
6. He plans to study at university. ……………………
7. I need a job to pay for things. ……………………
8. We’re working fewer hours this week. ……………………

3 Look at the pictures and choose the correct phrase that describes each picture.
1 2 3 4

spend money / break a record / skip classes / get a job /

earn money / skip classes / pass a subject / give up /
get a job take an exam tell a lie drop out

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4 Choose the correct answer.
1. Sammy failed history ...... .
a. for a year b. last year c. since last year
2. Owen has ...... finished his project.
a. already b. yesterday c. yet
3. Sara has ...... performed with an orchestra, so she’s nervous.
a. just b. ever c. never
4. They have lived in that house ...... 2013.
a. in b. for c. since
5. Has John taken out the rubbish ...... ?
a. yet b. since c. just
6. Muhammed Ali fought and won his last boxing match ...... .
a. for ten years b. in 1978 c. since 1978

5 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple.

A GIRL WITH A DREAM

1. …………………… you ever …………………… (think) about doing something
extraordinary that could help others? Kate Stagliano was nine years old when she
planted a cabbage plant
in her garden in South Carolina, USA. It 2. …………………… (grow) into an 18-kilogram
cabbage and she 3. …………………… (donate) it to a soup kitchen. There, it helped to
feed
275 hungry people. After that, Kate 4. …………………… (begin) to grow other
vegetables in
her garden. Then, she convinced her school to give her space for a vegetable garden.
Kate
5. …………………… (not stop) there. She started an organisation called Katie’s Krops.

In 2012, Kate 6. …………………… (win) the Clinton Global Citizen Award for her
contribution to society. Since the beginning, students in her school 7. ……………………
(participate) in her project.
Kate 8. …………………… (inspire) thousands of people since her first cabbage and
Katie’s Krops 9. …………………… (not stay) in one place. Since 2008, it
10. …………………… (spread) to 27 different states in the US. Do you think Kate

11. …………………… (achieve) her goal? We’ll have to wait and see.