Unit 1

Vocabulary
 Countries & Nationalities

1 Fill in the crossword with the nationalities.

1 2

4 5

9 8

DOWN ACROSS

1 Thailand 3 the USA

2 Turkey 8 Greece
4 the UK 9 China
5 Bulgaria
6 France
7 Poland

 Abilities

2 Circle the correct item.

1 She can write/use the Internet. 2 She can do/play martial arts. 3 She can run/ride a horse.

4 She can take/see photos. 5 He can use/play a musical 6 He can fly/drive a plane.
instrument.

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 Character adjectives

3 Look at the pictures and write the correct adjective.

• hardworking • clever • shy • funny • kind • brave

1 ……………………………… 2 ……………………………… 3 ………………………………

4 ……………………………… 5 ……………………………… 6 ………………………………

 School subjects

4 What lessons are the students in? Write from the list. Two are extra.

• Maths • Chemistry • Art • PE • History • Geography • ICT • English

1 ………………………………… 2 ………………………………… 3 …………………………………

4 ………………………………… 5 ………………………………… 6 …………………………………

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 General Revision

5 Match the two columns to form collocations.

1 special a of residence
2 football b number
3 pet c abilities
4 place d champion
5 phone e pitch
6 Olympic f name

6 Choose the correct item.

1 Bruce Wayne can become/change the 5 My date/place of birth is 18th October, 2001.
superhero Batman. 6 Some superheroes can see/read thoughts.
2 Tina can jump fast/high over the hurdles. 7 The team’s athlete/coach is very good.
3 George can hit/punch the tennis ball well. 8 The Incredible Hulk’s professional/real name is
4 Captain Britain is also a strong/brilliant Bruce Banner.
scientist.

7 Fill in: includes, official, map, cities, capital.

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This is a 1) …………………..……
of Australia. Australia
2) ………………………
6 states. Canberra is the
3) …………………… city. Other
big 4) ……………………………
are Sydney, Melbourne and
Brisbane. English is the
5) …………………………
language.

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Grammar in use
8 Look at the table and answer the questions.

Name Country Age 1 Is Dimitris Italian?

.........................................................................
Dimitris Greece 14
2 Is Monica 16 years old?
Maria Brazil 18 .........................................................................
Monica Italy 17 3 Are Dimitris and Petro 17 years old?
.........................................................................
Petro Italy 14
4 Is Maria Greek?
.........................................................................
5 Are Monica and Petro Brazilian?
.........................................................................
6 Is Maria 19 years old?
.........................................................................

9 Fill in the gaps with the correct subject/object pronouns.

1 Look at ………………. . They can play basketball 4 Ahmet and Osman aren’t Polish. ……………….
so well! are from Turkey.
2 Iron Man is my favourite superhero. …………… 5 My favourite school subject is Physics.
is amazing. ………………. is really interesting.
3 Tim, can ………………. help ………………. with 6 Look at ………….. . She can dance very well.
my homework?

10 Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive adjectives.

1 …………………… (he) bike is blue. 5 …………………… (they) house is really big.

2 Is …………………… (you) friend British? 6 …………………… (she) brother can do martial
3 …………………… (I) teacher is funny. arts.
4 …………………… (we) dog can run fast.

11 Write the plural.

Singular Plural Singular Plural

1 bus 6 tooth
2 woman 7 person
3 book 8 boy
4 box 9 tomato
5 baby 10 wife

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12 Look at the table and fill in can or can’t.

Harry Lilly Adam

play basketball   
dance   
ride a horse   
take photos   
play an instrument   

1 Lilly …………………… dance, but she …………………… play an instrument.

2 Harry and Adam …………………… take photos, but they …………………… ride a horse.
3 Adam …………………… dance, but he …………………… play basketball.
4 Harry …………………… take photos, but he …………………… play basketball.
5 Lilly and Harry …………………… play instrument, but they …………………… dance.

13 Fill in the gaps with one of the interrogative pronouns from the list.

1 A: …………………..…..…… is her name? 4 A: …………………..……..…… is your brother?

B: Helen. B: He’s sixteen.

2 A: …………………..…..…… is your birthday? 5 A: …………………..……..…… are Jamie and

B: In May. Robert?
B: They’re at school.
3 A: …………………..……..…… is Mr Adams?
B: He’s my Maths teacher.

14 Choose the correct item.

1 Art is ……… favourite subject. 6 I ……… dance, but I can do martial arts.
A me B my C I A can B can’t C ’m not

2 ……… old are you? 7 ……… can play basketball and tennis.
A How B When C What A We B Our C Us

3 Andy Murray is a(n) ……… superstar. 8 ……… parents can speak Polish.
A sporting B personal C invisible A They B Their C Them

4 Freddie can swim really fast. Look at ……… . 9 ……… is your favourite sport?
A he B his C him A Who B Which C Where

5 ‘Are you and Ben Canadian?’ 10 They ……… Brazilian, they are Argentinean.
‘Yes, ……… .’ A are B isn’t C aren’t
A we are B you are C we’re

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Prepositions
15 Choose the correct item.

1 Ryan is ………. the USA. 5 She’s very good ………. Chemistry.

A at B from C of A with B at C in

2 Rome is the capital city ………. Italy. 6 Are you interested ………. sports?
A at B in C of A in B with C for

3 Katie Taylor is the number one woman boxer 7 Tina’s birthday is ………. March.
………. the world. A at B in C on
A in B of C to
8 Sally Pearson can jump high ………. the hurdles.
4 Gareth Bale’s nickname is ‘The Welsh Wizard’ A of B to C over
because he’s great ………. the pitch.
A at B in C on

Everyday English
16 Choose the correct response.

1 A: Hello, how can I help you? 4 A: Where are you from?

B: a Thank you very much. B: a I’m from Glasgow.
b I’d like to join the chess club. b 17 Hill Street.

2 A: What’s your favourite subject? 5 A: What’s your postcode?

B: a I can swim well. B: a 01789 867945.
b Physical Education. b CV31 9NG.

3 A: How old are you? 6 A: How do you spell your surname?

B: a I’m fifteen. B: a It’s Campbell.
b My birthday is in April. b C-A-M-P-B-E-L-L.

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Pairwork Student A
Work with Student B. Ask questions to complete the class timetable below. Then answer
Student B’s questions about the class timetable.

Ask about the following subjects.

Class Timetable

Time Thursday Friday Room

09:00 - 10:00 Geography R5
10:00 - 11:00 Maths R12
11:00 - 11:15 BREAK BREAK R25
11:15 - 12:15 PE R4
12:15 - 1:00 LUNCH LUNCH R13
1:00 - 2:00 Chemistry R7
2:00 - 3:00 Art R9

Compare your class timetable with your partner’s. Do they match?

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Pairwork Student B
Work with Student A. Answer Student A’s questions about the class timetable below. Then
ask questions to complete the class timetable.

Ask about about the following subjects.

Class Timetable:

Time Thursday Friday Room

09:00 - 10:00 History R5
10:00 - 11:00 English R12
11:00 - 11:15 BREAK BREAK R25
11:15 - 12:15 Biology R4
12:15 - 1:00 LUNCH LUNCH R13
1:00 - 2:00 Physics R7
2:00 - 3:00 ICT R9

Compare your class timetable with your partner’s. Do they match?

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Portfolio Activities
Name: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Class: ...................

Write about you and your best friend. Stick or draw pictures of you and your best friend in
the spaces below.

Picture of you Picture of your best friend

Name: ................................................................ Name: ................................................................

Age: ................................................................... Age: ...................................................................
Nationality: ......................................................... Nationality: ........................................................
Favourite school subject: ................................... Favourite school subject: ...................................
........................................................................... ...........................................................................
Character adjectives: ......................................... Character adjectives: .........................................
........................................................................... ...........................................................................

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Game
You need a dice and some counters. Take turns to roll the dice and move your counter the
same number of squares the dice shows. Choose the correct answer or complete the
sentence. If you can’t, you miss a turn. The player who reaches the finish first wins. Good
luck!

She can
…….…..
photos. …….…..
He can She …….….. you ride
…….….. Polish. a horse?
fast.

They can
……….….
the Internet.
I …………..….. Can you
14 years old. Peter and Polly ………...….….
…………..….. a musical
from Italy. instrument?

We can …………. ………………. ……………….

…………..….. can you from he from Italy?
English. dance. here?

He is Can you She can …………....…..

…………..….. …………..….. a ………..….. am Japanese.
Greece. plane? martial
arts.

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