Grammar

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1A Personality adjectives
1 1.1 Match sentences 1–8 with pictures a–h. Listen and check.
1 Rosa is very shy. She doesn’t like talking to people she doesn’t know.
2 Sven is very funny. He makes the children laugh.
3 Irene is very patient. She can wait for a long time and doesn’t get angry.
4 Marco always buys me a coffee when we go out. He’s really generous.
5 Stefano is very kind. He's always happy to help me when I have a problem. b
6 Jana watches TV all day and she never cleans the house. I think she’s lazy.
7 Arturo is very polite. He opens the door for us when we visit.
8 Jin-Wu always tells the truth about everything. She’s very honest.

2A 1.2 Match the adjectives in the box below with the

definitions in the table. Listen and check.
hard-working sociable dishonest c
serious rude selfish unkind
impatient
This type of person … adjective opposite
1 only thinks about
himself/herself.
2 says and does things that hurt
other people’s feelings. d
3 works very hard.
4 likes going out and meeting
new people.
5 doesn’t like waiting for things.

6 doesn’t laugh very often.

7 isn’t very helpful to others. e

8 doesn't tell the truth.

B Write the adjectives from exercise 1 in the 'opposite' column.

Look! We say What is he/she like? when we ask about

personality.
What is your teacher like? She’s shy, but she’s very kind.
3 Choose the correct adjectives to complete the sentences. f
1 Children can be very impatient / unkind / dishonest. They can
say very bad things and make each other cry.
2 Paul prefers to be with people he knows. He’s very rude / patient / shy.
3 I think Leo’s dishonest / rude / lazy. He plays computer games
all day and he doesn’t do any work.
4 Marco’s very selfish / impatient / lazy. He drinks all the milk in the fridge
and doesn’t think about the rest of us. g
5 Amanda hates waiting for the bus. She’s so impatient / unkind / selfish.
6 Anton is really patient / generous / sociable with his time and his
money. He always buys me lunch when we meet.
7 Artur doesn’t smile or laugh very much and he thinks a lot
about all his decisions. He’s very hard-working / polite /
serious.
8 Semih’s really sociable / funny / kind. He always makes us laugh when
he tells us his stories. h
9 Stella is a lazy / dishonest / serious person. She lies to people so
they think she's clever.
10 Those children are very polite / generous / honest. If they
break something, they always tell the teacher.

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1B Hobbies and socializing

1 1.7 Match the halves in each group to make phrases. Listen and check.

Online activities Socializing

1 a social media (e.g. Facebook) 11 spend k a club

download
2 go on b about your opinions 12 meet up l out at night
3 blog c music/films/apps 13 meet m time with
family
4 play d online 14 join n new people
5 shop e videogames 15 go o with friends

Sports and Other hobbies

games

6 keep f football/chess 16 bake p at home

7 play g exercise/Pilates 17 learn q concerts/the cinema
8 go h fit 18 relax r an instrument/a
language
9 do i the gym/the swimming pool 19 go to s
coins/records/stamps
10 go j running/swimming 20 collect t bread/cakes
to

2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.

meet keep relax spend go join shop go on meet

up do
1 It’s important to time with your friends and 7 I hardly ever social media. I prefer meeting
family. people face-to-face.
2 Why don’t you a tennis club? 8 Saturday night is a good time to with my friends.
3 Karen usually online because she is very busy. 9 You need to be very fit to gymnastics.
4 I went to English classes to new people. 10 Martin running every morning at 6.00.
5 I think swimming is the best way to fit.
6 Anatol doesn’t have many hobbies. He just at
home.
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1C Useful verbs
1 1.15 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs. Listen and check.
1 wear / carry 6 miss / lose
It’s a beautiful day. Why are you an umbrella and Here are our cinema tickets – don’t them! I don’t want to
a coat? the start of the film.
2 bring / take 7 hope / wait
Could you me to the party, please? Brian says I’m for you at the restaurant. I you’re not
he can going to be late.
me back home afterwards. 8 win / earn
3 look / look like He doesn’t very much money as a writer, although he
A: She beautiful in that dress, doesn’t she?
B: Yes, she her mother. lots of competitions.
4 look forward to / expect 9 remember / remind
I’m seeing my cousins again. We their train I must to buy some eggs. If I forget, please can you
to
arrive very soon. me?
5 say / tell 10 go back / come back
Don’t her about the party. Charlotte that My parents are from Greece today. They had a
she loves surprises! fantastic time. They want to next year!

2 A Choose the correct verb to complete questions 1–8. B Match questions 1–8 with answers a–h.
1 Who do you look like / look in your family? a Yes. We start in October.
2 Are you going back / coming back to college in the autumn? b Nothing! I forgot my bag.
3 What did you take / bring with you to class today? c I use a small backpack.
4 How do you usually wear / carry your things to class? d Sometimes, but I normally carry it in my
pocket.
5 Do you always remember / remind to do your homework? e Of course! I’m very honest.
6 Do you ever lose / miss your mobile phone? f I want to have my own company.
7 Do you always say / tell your parents the truth? g No I don’t. Sometimes I forget.
8 Where do you hope / wait to be in 10 years’ time? h My mother. We have the same eyes.

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3B Holiday activities
1 3.5 Complete the table with the words in the box to make phrases. Listen and check.

a museum on a guided tour abroad a seat on a train a

resort
local attractions sightseeing camping a hotel a flight a
go visit stay in book

2 3.6 Match the sentences. Listen and check.

1 We always sunbathe on the beach.
a It’s expensive but we like trying the local food.
2 I usually buy souvenirs for my family.
b The weather looks good and the garden is tidy.
3 You can hire a car for a week.
c That way I don’t forget anything.
4 On holiday, we usually eat out every night.
d The local market is the best place to find presents.
5 Let’s have a barbecue at the weekend.
e I like relaxing and listening to the sea.
6 I sometimes pack my suitcase a week before
f It’s a good way to see the countryside.
we go.
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2A -ed/-ing adjectives
1 2.5 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the -ed or -ing adjectives. Listen and check.

1 amazed / amazing
7 annoyed / annoying
The magic show was
I was because
!
Joe was playing loud
I was . The
music.
magician did some
It’s very
incredible tricks.
when people make
lots of noise.
2 relaxed / relaxing
I had a really
weekend.
8 disappointed / disappointing
I felt so I had a
I failed my driving test last
sleep on Saturday
week. I was really .
afternoon.
It’s , but I can
take the test again.

3 tired / tiring
What a long day! I’m so
9 excited / exciting
now.
I got my ticket for the
It’s being
music festival. I’m so !
a mother.
It’s always to
go to a live concert.

4 interested /
interesting I’m
in 10 frightened / frightening
Roman History. I don’t like this. I’m
Do you have any of heights!
books on the subject? I didn’t think cleaning
windows would be so .

5 bored / boring
11 confused / confusing
The lesson was very
These instructions are very
this morning.
I was so ,I .
fell asleep! I’m completely .
I don’t know what this means.

6 embarrassed /
embarrassing I felt 12 surprised / surprising
when the Ana received a
computer stopped email this morning.
working. Ana was really
I couldn’t give my when she read the
presentation. It was very email.
.

2 Choose the correct adjectives to complete the students enjoyed it.

sentences. 2 We were all surprised / surprising when we heard Katya’s news.
1 The lesson was really interested / interesting and all the 3 The photos from the concert were really disappointed /
disappointing.
 4 Are you excited / exciting about moving abroad next year?

5 Horror films are frightened / frightening. I never watch them.

6 The exam questions were very confused / confusing. I
didn’t understand them at all.
7 I lost my phone, so I couldn’t take any photos. It was very
annoyed / annoying.
8 I was so embarrassed / embarrassing when I arrived late.

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2C Life stages
1 2.6 Match the phrases in the box with the pictures on the timeline. Listen and check.

be born die get engaged go to university get your driving licence go to primary school
get divorced
fall in love retire get married grow up have children leave school go to secondary school

1 be
2 3 4 5
born

10 9 8 7 6

11 12 13 14 15 die

2 Match the halves to make sentences. 3 Complete the text with the correct form of the life stages verbs.
1 My grandmother was born a my grandfather, also a 1 My parents worked in lots of different countries,
doctor. so I
2 She grew up b at the age of 65. with my grandparents in Madrid.
3 She went to primary school c she was 18, in 1961. 2 Luca to his girlfriend last week. The wedding is
4 She left school when d my mother and my uncle.
in May, next year.
3 I want to in the summer. Then I can drive to
5 She went to university e on 14 April 1943.
university every day.
6 She started her career f in 1966, after getting
4 Sandra's parents ten years ago, but they
engaged. are still friends and they often see each other.
7 There, she met g when she was five. 5 Raoul works in that hospital. He says almost 30
8 They got married h on a farm near Liverpool. babies
9 They had two children – i as a hospital doctor in there every day.
London.
10 My grandmother retired j to study Medicine.

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3A Useful adjectives
1 3.1 Match the adjectives in the box with the pictures 1–12. Listen and check.

ancient modern crowded famous busy lively messy polluted quiet ugly
uncomfortable unusual

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10
11 12

2 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 Our hotel room was really uncomfortable / quiet. We
7 We loved Vietnam. The streets were so busy / messy with all
complained to the manager.
kinds of vehicles and people.
2 Petra is one of the most lively / famous archaeological
sites in the Middle East. 8 He went all around the world and all he bought me was an ugly /
ancient key-ring.
3 You will love this restaurant – it’s always very lively /
crowded. 9 We went for a walk away from the city centre and found some
quiet / messy streets.
4 We went to the beach for our holiday but the water was
10 We saw some very unusual / uncomfortable animals when
really
we went to Australia.
polluted / messy.
11 There is a new building in the city centre – it’s really lively / modern.
5 It’s impossible to get on the buses at rush hour – they are
12 The children’s rooms are always unusual / messy on
so lively / holiday. It’s hard work.
crowded.
6 If you go to Egypt, don’t miss the ugly / ancient temples in
the south in Luxor and Aswan.

3 Complete the text with the correct adjectives.

My first trip to a foreign country was in 2015, when I visited Cambodia. My favourite place was
Angkor Wat, which is one of the most 1 archaeological sites in the world. There are
hundreds of 2
temples from the 12th century in an area of over 1 km2! It's a very 3 place but I'm very glad I went.
I went very early in the morning because it gets very 4 later in the day and the buses get
5....................
You can visit the site on your own, or hire a guide who can show you around and
explain

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4A Jobs
1 4.1 Match the words in the box with the pictures 1–12. Listen and check.

lawyer accountant waiter/waitress receptionist surgeon

firefighter scientist hairdresser journalist model salesperson
farmer

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

2 4.2 Match the words to make jobs. Listen and check. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct jobs from exercises 1
1 fashion a guide and 2.
2 film b designer 1 Whenever I have my hair cut, I always tell the all my
3 football c officer problems.
4 police d coach 2 I didn’t know where to go on holiday, but the suggested
5 security e reporter some good places.
6 shop f guard 3 I was worried about the operation, but the said
7 tour g assistant everything would be OK.
8 news h director 4 I went to buy a new shirt and the was very helpful.
9 travel i attendant 5 The might lose his job. The team has lost ten games now!
10 flight j agent 6 Why don’t you speak to a before you sign this contract?
7 My mother is a . She works for a company that
develops new medicines.
8 Our plane was full, but the was very helpful.
9 The concert was really crowded and a said I
couldn’t go in.
10 I’m sure the company has financial problems. The

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4C Phrases about work

1 4.11 Match the phrases with the pictures. Listen and check.

agree a salary apply for a job get a job offer

get a pay rise get a promotion have an
interview leave a job see a job advert start
work write a CV
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs from exercise 1.
1 I would like to for the job of assistant manager. 1 2
2 I’m so bored at work. I my job in January.
3 My husband a pay rise last week so we’re going
to buy a flat.
4 It looks like a fabulous new job. When do you work?
5I a job advert in the paper last week. It looks
really interesting!
6 My sister a promotion to company director.
We’re all very pleased.
7 All the new jobs will be advertized next month. I 3 4
need to
a CV.
8 I three job offers in one week! I’m not sure what to
do!
9 She can’t go to the meeting on Tuesday. She an
interview for a new job.
10 The interview went well and I want the job, but
we can’t a salary.

3 4.12 Match 1–8 with a–h to make expressions. Listen and 5 6

check.
1 see a interested in a career in
...
2 send b a degree in ...
3 have c on a training course
4 go d an interview at any time
5 be e for a salary between ...
6 look f as an intern
7 g a CV, an application
attend form
8 work h an advertisement, an
advert
4 Complete the letter with the words in the box.

degree interview advertisement salary application

career
Dear Sir/Madam
I saw your 1 for the job of Software
7 8
Engineer and I’d like to apply. I am sending you
my CV and an
2
form.

I have a 3 in Information Technology and

am very interested in a 4 in software
development.

I am looking for a 5 between £30,000 and

£35,000 and I can attend an 6 any time in
the next two weeks.
9 10
I look forward to hearing from
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5A Health and medicine

1 5.1 Complete the problems 1–16 with the words in the box. Listen and check.

stomach ache backache broke nosebleed burned cold cough

cut earache flu headache hurts sore throat stressed temperature
toothache

1 I my hand. 2 I have a . 3 I my finger. 4 I my leg.

5 I have a . 6 I have a . 7 I have a . 8 I have a .

9 I have . 10 I have . 11 I have a . 12 I have a .

13 I’m feeling . 14 My knee . 15 I have the . 16 I have .

2 Match problems 1–9 with possible solutions in the box. There may be more than one answer.
1 I don’t feel well. I have a stomach ache.
2 Those boxes were heavy. I have backache now! go to the doctor call a friend
3 Ooh! I have a sore throat. take some tablets put some ice / cold water on it
4 I’m worried about my nosebleeds. rest in bed have some hot lemon and honey
5 I have a terrible headache. go and lie down talk to your boss
6 I feel awful. I think I have the flu. have some chicken soup put some cream on it
7 I’m stressed about work. go to bed early every nighteat healthy food
8 I burned my hand yesterday. It still hurts.
9 My foot hurts. I fell getting out of the car!

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5B Collocations with do, make, have and take

1 5.5 Complete the diagrams with do, make, have or take. Listen and check.

a break
a chance a rest a chat

1 3 a good time

your time a deep an argument some tea/coffee

breath

a list something exercise

a
decision

2 an excuse
4

a your best your homework

an effort
mistake

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs do, make, have or take.
1 I a bad argument with my parents last night. 5 She’s a dancer so she a lot of exercise.
2 Ahmet always finishes his work late and an excuse. 6 We a great time when we went to California.
3 If you want to make good sushi, you have to your time. 7 Li Xiao her best, but she failed the exam.
4 Don’t any mistakes or you will need to start again. 8 I don’t have a reservation, but I’m going to a chance and go.
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6A Phrasal verbs
1 6.1 Match sentences 1–8 with the pictures a–h . Listen and
check.
1 Can I turn on the air conditioning?
2 I’m going to find out who did this.
3 Oh no! We've run out of milk!
4 Why did the car break down here? a b
5 Please throw away bottles in this bin.
6 Can you fill up the car with petrol, please?
7 You should tidy up your bedroom.
8 I’m going to look up the word in a dictionary.

2 6.2 Match the phrasal verbs in bold with their

meanings a–h. Listen and check.
1 I don’t want to carry on with the course. It’s boring. a wait c d
2 If you want to get fit you should take up running. b
continue
3 I’m going to look after my sister’s children tonight. c stop
4 You need to fill in this form to get a passport. d start
5 Can you give back the money you owe me? e return
6 You should give up smoking. It’s bad for you. f care for
7 If you hold on for five minutes, I’ll come too. g complete
8 The snow will soon turn into water. h become e f

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

phrasal verbs.
1 My car is awful. It every month!
2 Yesterday, I that I’m going to get a pay rise.
3 I’m going to this pen. It’s broken.
4 It rained at first, but then it a beautiful day.
5 Two years ago, Colin milk for health reasons. g h
6 The shop size 8 jeans yesterday.
7 Can you my cat while I’m on holiday.
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5C Emotions and feelings

1 5.10 Look at the pictures. Match sentences 1–12 with people a–l. Listen and check.

f
a
b
g

c
d e

1 Roberto feels very confident. He thinks he’ll get 5 Kevin’s very proud of his expensive new car.
the job. 6 Joe’s envious of Kevin’s car. He can’t afford a new one.
2 Mr Wallace doesn’t like his job. He looks
miserable.
3 Karen isn’t worried about the interview. She’s very calm today. 7 Mr Reeves has made a lot of money. He’s delighted.
4 Peter hates interviews. He gets very 8 Sally’s very upset because she crashed her car.
nervous.
2 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 I worked really hard for this exam. I’m proud / confident /
delighted I will pass.
2 Claire’s really calm / guilty / upset because her boss
k
invited everyone to a party except her.
3 Pavel borrowed his neighbour’s coffee machine and
broke it. He feels really guilty / envious / miserable.
4 I was cheerful / delighted / confident when I got a pay rise
j and a promotion at work.
5 I moved to the city last year. I see lots of people but I still feel
l envious / confident / lonely sometimes.
6 My son won a writing competition. I’m so proud /
confident / delighted of him.
7 My neighbour finishes work at 2.00 p.m. every day. I
i sometimes feel quite upset / envious / guilty of her!
8 When she listens to classical music she always feels very cheerful /
confident / calm.
9 Jo doesn't like public speaking, but she’s going to give a
presentation this afternoon. She's really lonely / nervous /
upset.
10 I feel miserable / jealous / guilty. My train was late, I lost my
phone and now it's starting to rain!
9 Vikram loves his job. He’s very cheerful
today.
10 Lucia forgot Jess’s birthday and is one hour late. She feels guilty. 11 Malika's son is only 3 years old. He gets guilty / lonely / jealous when
she plays with her friends' children.
11 Jess is celebrating her birthday on her own. She feels very 12 My boss was very cheerful / delighted / proud today. She was
singing a song when she came into the office.
lonely.
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6C The natural world

1A Match the landscapes in the box with pictures 1–3.

mountains rainforest
coast
B 6.7 Match the words with the natural features a–r. Listen
and check. river
stream 1
rocks d
branch
roots
wildlife e

c f

a b

cliff
2
ocean i
waves j
shore
g
lightning
k
thunderstorm

h l

cave o
3
peak m
valley
waterfa p
ll lake r
sunrise/sunset
q

2 Cross out the word that is incorrect in each sentence.

3 Complete the sentences with words a–h.
1 It’s difficult to take a photo of the sunset / lightning / a wave
because you only see it for a second. 1 One of the driest places in the world is Death . a River
2 We saw a snake sitting on a branch / rock / stream. 2 In Acapulco, people dive into the sea from tall . b coast
3 You can drink the water from the ocean / river / stream. 3 Cairo is on the banks of the Nile. c lake

4 You can hear the cave / thunder / waterfall from a long way 4 Niagara is an amazing in the USA . d lightning

away. 5 Every year, we drive along the Atlantic . e cliffs

5 He believes that there are bears living in the root / cave / 6 Surfers love going to Hawaii for its giant . f Valley
valley. 7 In 1963, a plane crashed when hit it. g waves
8 They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a h
6 My feet got wet while I was walking along the lake / shore / waterfall in Scotland.
wildlife.
7 She wants to climb up this cliff / peak / wave, but it’s very
difficult.
8 We didn’t expect to see a thunderstorm / the ocean / wildlife
on our beach holiday.

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