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Gold Experience A1 - Workbook (Answer Key)
Gold Experience A1 - Workbook (Answer Key)
STARTER 7 1 Our (The whole family have the same surname so the
possessive adjective must be plural and include the writer
(first person).)
p4 2 My (The possessive adjective refers to the writer (first person
1 1 C (The verb ‘to be’ is used in the question, the short answer singular).)
must contain ‘be’ and be in first person, e.g. Yes, I am.) 3 Her (The possessive adjective refers to a woman (Lily), third
2 A (The question asks ‘What’s your name?’ so the answer person singular.)
must be in the first person.) 4 Its (The possessive adjective refers to an animal and we don’t
3 B (The answer must contain a number and the verb ‘be’ to know its gender.)
reflect the question ‘How old are you?’) 5 His (The possessive adjective refers to a boy (Alex), third
4 A (The answer needs to be an opinion. ‘Not really’ is a fixed person singular.)
expression to someone asking about your likes/dislikes.) 6 Their (The possessive adjective refers to two people (Tim
5 B (The answer needs to be a sport.) and Ellen), third person plural.)
6 C (The answer ‘He’s twelve’ means that the question must 7 His (The possessive adjective refers to a man, third person
about age. Tom is a boy, so ‘he’, not ‘she’.) singular.)
2 A one B six C two D seven E three F eight G four 8 1 The boy’s cat is (very) old. (The verb ‘isn’t’ needs to be
H nine I five J ten changed to the positive.)
2 His parents aren’t from Manchester./His parents are from
3 Across: 1 basketball 2 music 3 cat
London. (The verb ‘are’ needs to be changed to the negative.)
Down: 4 Mexican 5 maths 6 yellow 3 Mike’s aunt is forty-one. (The verb ‘is’ needs to be changed to
4 1 It is Daniel’s ruler. (‘It’ requires a singular verb (is). The ruler the negative.)
belongs to Daniel – the apostrophe is added after his name.) 4 Jill isn’t his uncle./ Jill is is aunt. (The verb ‘isn’t’ needs to be
2 They are my family’s dogs. (‘They’ requires a plural verb (are). changed to the positive.)
The dogs belong to the family – the apostrophe is added after 5 Charlie and Jill are parents. (The verb ‘aren’t’ needs to be
‘family’.) changed to the positive.)
3 She is my mum’s sister. (‘She’ requires a singular verb (is). The 9 1 twenty-four (It is a list of consecutive numbers. 24 is next.)
woman is related to mum – the apostrophe is added after 2 forty (It is a list of consecutive numbers. 40 is next.)
‘mum’.) 3 sixty-nine (It is a list of odd numbers (counting in twos).
4 They are Josef’s books. (‘They’ requires a plural verb (are). 69 is next.)
The books belong to Josef – the apostrophe is added after his 4 fifteen (The numbers are in decreasing order. 15 is next.)
name.) 5 eighty-six (It is a list of even numbers (counting in twos).
5 It is my cousin’s pen. (‘It’ requires a singular verb (is). The pen 86 is next.)
belongs to the person’s cousin – the apostrophe is added 6 one hundred (The numbers go up in fives. 100 is next.)
after ‘cousin’.)
10
1 are 2 is 3 are 4 is 5 are 6 are
6 He is my best friend’s dad. (‘He’ requires a singular verb
(is). The dad is related to the best friend– the apostrophe is Student’s own answers.
added after ‘best friend’.)
7 They are Molly’s friends (‘They’ requires a plural verb (are). p6
The friends belong to Molly– the apostrophe is added after 3 1 Edward 2 1st February (01/02) 3 Cheshire, England
‘Molly’.) 4 Gemma 5 step-brother 6 White 7 Manchester
8 It is Sam’s favourite colour. (‘It’ requires a singular verb (is). 4 1 Is, it is (‘pop music’ is singular so the verb ‘is’ must be used.
The favourite colour relates to Sam – the apostrophe is added The prompt ‘Yes’ is given so the verb in the answer must be
after ‘Sam’.) positive. The pronoun ‘it’ replaces ‘pop music’ (a thing, third
person) (it is)
p5 2 Are, I’m not (the question is directed to another person (you),
5 so the verb must be second person of ‘be’ and the answer in
the first person. The prompt ‘No’ is given so the verb in the
male female male or female answer must be negative (I’m not).)
brother mother parent 3 Is, he is (‘Harry’ is singular, third person, so the verb ‘is’ must
be used.
grandad sister cousin
The prompt ‘Yes’ is given so the verb in the answers must
dad grandma grandparent be positive. The pronoun ‘he’ replaces ‘Harry’ (a man, third
v aunt person masculine) (he is).)
6 Lily grandma, 65 4 Is, she is (‘Gemma’ is singular, third person, so the verb ‘is’
must be used.
Tim dad, 38
The prompt ‘Yes’ is given so the verb in the answer must be
Ellen mum, 34
positive. The pronoun ‘she’ replaces ‘Gemma’ (a woman, third
Fluffy cat, 13 person feminine) (she is).)
Alex brother, 14 5 Are, they aren’t (the question is about two people (Harry’s
Jenny cousin, 11 parents), so the verb must be second person of ‘be’ and the
Jill aunt, 41 answer in the third person. The prompt ‘No’ is given so the
Charlie uncle, 49 verb in the answer must be negative (they aren’t).)
6 Is, it is (‘birthday’ is singular so the verb ‘is’ must be used. 5 Yes, they are. (The question is about two people, so the
The prompt ‘Yes’ is given so the verb in the answer must pronoun ‘they’ is used. The answer is positive, so ‘Yes’ is added
be positive. The pronoun ‘it’ replaces ‘Harry’s birthday’ at the beginning. In a short answer, the verb is repeated from
(an event/thing, third person) (it is).) the question (‘are’).)
7 Is, it isn’t (‘Liverpool/team’ is singular so the verb ‘is’ must be 6 No, they aren’t. (The question is about two people, so
used. The prompt ‘No’ is given so the verb in the answer must the pronoun ‘they’ is used. The answer is negative, so ‘No’
be negative. The pronoun ‘it’ replaces ‘Liverpool’ (a team/ is added at the beginning. In a short answer, the verb is
thing, third person) (it isn’t).) repeated from the question, but here it is negative (aren’t).)
5 (The first number in each answer refers to the day and must
be changed to an ordinal number. The second number refers
to the month.
1 24th December ‘24th’ is the abbreviation for ‘twenty-fourth’.
UNIT 1
December is month 12. Vocabulary 1
2 3rd September ‘3rd’ is the abbreviation for ‘third’. September 1 1 desk 2 curtains 3 shelf 4 clock 5 chair 6 wardrobe
is month 9. 7 laptop
3 27th October ‘27th’ is the abbreviation for ‘twenty-seventh’.
2 1 guitar 2 poster 3 bin 4 bat 5 book
October is month 10.
4 10th August. ‘10th’ is the abbreviation for ‘tenth’. August 3
is month 8. electrical on the wall material
5 5th November. ‘5th’ is the abbreviation of ‘fifth’. November
is month 11.) lamp clock bed covers
6 8 14th July. laptop mirror cushion
5 15th May.
TV noticeboard mat
6 10th June.
1 2nd January. pictures
4 3rd April. shelf
7 4th July.
2 26th January. 4 1 in 2 behind 3 under 4 on 5 in front of 5 above
3 20th March.
Reading
p7 1 1 He’s Isobel’s brother. (Part A says ‘Isobel and her brother,
Max …’)
7 1 the USA 2 Turkey 3 Poland 4 Britain 5 Australia 2 Next to the bed. (Part A says ‘Next to the bed, there’s
8 a big box.’)
-an -sh -ese 3 Three. (Part C says ‘There are three doors.’)
2 1 box (Isobel says ‘… there’s a big box. Can I look inside it?’)
Russian Spanish Chinese 2 are above (Ana says ‘There are five pictures … above the
Brazilian British table.’)
Australian Polish 3 Britain (Ana says ‘They [the pictures] are all from Britain.’)
4 bin (Ana asks ‘… is there a bin in the room?’ and answers
9 1 She is/’s Chinese (‘China’ is changed to nationality adjective ‘No, there isn’t.’)
‘Chinese’.) 5 three doors in (Ana says ‘There are three doors.’)
2 They are/’re Spanish (‘Spain’ is changed to nationality 6 secret door (Ana says ‘There’s a secret door behind this
adjective ‘Spanish’.) curtain.’)
3 It is/’s British (‘Britain’ is changed to nationality adjective
3 Student’s own answers.
‘British’.)
4 They are/’re from Mexico (The nationality adjective is 4 Student’s own answers.
changed to the country name (Mexico). The word ‘from’ is Grammar
added.)
5 He is/’s from Brazil (The nationality adjective is changed to 1 1 D (‘any’ in phrase 1 means that the matching phrase must
the country name (Brazil). The word ‘from’ is added.) have a plural noun. The phrase starts with ‘Are’ so it must
6 It is/’s from the USA (The nationality adjective is changed to be a question.)
the country name (the USA). The word ‘from’ is added.) 2 B (the phrase in 2 already has a verb and noun, so the
matching phrase is likely to give some extra information,
10 1 E 2 D 3 F 4 A 5 B 6 C
such as location (‘on the shelf’).)
11 1 Yes, she is. (Ala is a girl, so the pronoun ‘she’ is used. The
3 E (the phrase in 3 is negative and after the word ‘any’ there
answer is positive, so ‘Yes’ is added at the beginning. In a
doesn’t have to be an article in the matching part. The
short answer, the verb is repeated from the question (‘is’).)
noun has to be plural because the first phrase has ‘aren’t’
2 No, he isn’t. (Victor is a boy, so the pronoun ‘he’ is used. The
(‘curtains’).)
answer is negative, so ‘No’ is added at the beginning. In a
4 C (the verb in phrase 4 is singular, so a noun with a singular
short answer, the verb is repeated from the question, but
article matches (‘a cupboard’).)
here it is negative (isn’t).)
5 A (the article in phrase 5 is ‘an’ so the next word must begin
3 Yes, he is. (Victor is a boy, so the pronoun ‘he’ is used. The
with a vowel (‘Italian book’).)
answer is positive, so ‘Yes’ is added at the beginning. In a
6 F (the article ‘a’ is already there in phrase 6, so the next word
short answer, the verb is repeated from the question (‘is’).)
must be a singular noun, which doesn’t begin with a vowel
4 No, he isn’t. (Luke is a boy, so the pronoun ‘he’ is used. The
(‘desk’).)
answer is negative, so ‘No’ is added at the beginning. In a
short answer, the verb is repeated from the question, but
here it is negative (isn’t).)
2 1 No, there aren’t. (The question is about more than one item Vocabulary 2
so the answer has a plural verb. They aren’t in the picture, so
the verb is in the negative form.) 1 1 garage 2 bathroom 3 lift 4 living room 5 balcony
2 No, there isn’t. (The question is about one item so the 6 kitchen
answer has a singular verb ‘is’. The item isn’t in the picture, so 2 A Dad (The only other man’s name in the word choice box
the verb is in the negative form.) is ‘Dad’. So the man in the bathroom mustbe Dad (‘There’s
3 Yes, there are. (The question is about more than one item so a man in the bathroom.’)
the answer has a plural verb. They are in the picture, so the B Grandma (The woman in the kitchen must be Grandma (as
verb is in the positive form.) it isn’t Ben’s mum or his sister, andthere is only one woman’s
4 Yes, there is. (The question is about one item so the answer name left in the word choice box).
has a singular verb ‘is’. The item is in the picture, so the verb is C Ben (The man in the garden is called Ben (‘Ben is in the
in the positive form.) garden’).)
5 Yes, there are. (The question is about more than one item so D Mum (Ben’s mum must be in the bedroom because the only
the answer has a plural verb. They are in the picture, so the other room we can see upstairs is thebathroom and there’s
verb is in the positive form.) a man in the bathroom.)
3 1 Is there a pencil case in your bag? (‘pencil case’ is singular so E Ben’s cat (Ben’s cat is on the stairs (‘There’s a pet on the
the verb in the question is in the singular. ‘a’ is used because stairs.’))
the question is about only one item. A pencil case can be F Jenny (Jenny must be in the living room, because his mum
found ‘in’ a bag so the phrase ‘in your bag’ is used.) is ‘upstairs’.)
2 Are there any books on your shelves? (‘shelves’ is plural so the 3 1 lift I 2 bedroom I 3 garden O 4 garage B 5 balcony O
verb in the question is plural. ‘any’ is used because this is a 6 stairs I 7 bathroom I
question about more than one item. Books are ‘on’ shelves so 4 1 kitchen (we can see two children in the kitchen through the
the phrase ‘on your shelves’ is used.) window)
3 Is there a clockin your bedroom? (‘clock’ is singular so the 2 the garage (we can see the car in the garage in the picture)
verb in the question is in the singular. ‘a’ is used because the 3 one (there is a dog at street level (the other dog is upstairs,
question is about only one item. Items are ‘in’ rooms so the on the balcony))
phrase ‘in your bedroom’ is used.) 4 in the garden
4 Is there a mobile phone in your bag? (‘mobile phone’ is 5 and 6 Student’s own answers.
singular so the verb in the question is in the singular. ‘a’ is Possible answers:
used because the question is about only one item. Items are There is a woman outside the house. The woman has got a
‘in’ bags so the phrase ‘in your bag’ is used.) dog. There’s a balcony. There’s a dog on the balcony. There are
5 Are there any computer games on your desk? (‘computer two children in the kitchen. The children are in the kitchen.
games’ is plural so the verb in the question is plural. ‘any’ is There is a tree in the garden. There’s a man in the garden.
used because this is a question about more than one item.
Items are ‘on’ desks, so the phrase ‘on your desk’ is used.) Listening
4 1 Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t. (Students must use the 11 an apartment This apartment is the same as our apartment.
plural form ‘are’, whether the answer is positive or negative, 2 No, it hasn’t. Our apartment hasn’t got a garden.
to match the verb in the question.) 3 a dog. … the same as our apartment. It’s got a garage.
2 Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. (Students must use the singular 4 two Our apartment has got two bedrooms …
form ‘is’, whether the answer is positive or negative, to match 5 No, it isn’t … but it isn’t near the school.
the verb in the question.) 6 on Saturday … we can see the house on Saturday.
3 Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t. ((Students must use the
21 A (It’s an apartment with a garage, but no garden.)
plural form ‘are’, whether the answer is positive or negative,
2 B (Their pet dog always sits on the balcony.)
to match the verb in the question.))
3 A (He shares a room with his sister. She says ‘It’s got two
4 Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. (Students must use the singular
beds.’)
form ‘is’, whether the answer is positive or negative, to match
4 C (It’s near the shops)
the verb in the question.))
5 A (The boy spells out the name.)
5 Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t. (Students must use the
plural form ‘are’, whether the answer is positive or negative, 31 has (The verb must be in the third person singular (Angela)
to match the verb in the question.) and it is positive.)
2 has (The verb must be in the third person singular (my house)
5 1 ’s (‘is’ or ‘are’ must follow ‘There’. ‘school bag’ is singular, so the
and is positive)
answer must be singular ‘is’. The abbreviated form is in the
3 has (The verb must be in the third person singular (the cat)
word choice box.)
and it is positive.)
2 a (an article must follow ‘There’s’. ‘banana’ is singular to the
4 have (The verb must be in the first person plural (We) and
answer must be ‘a’.)
it is positive.)
3 isn’t (‘is’ or ‘are’ must follow ‘There’. The article ‘a’ after the
5 have (The verb must be in the first person singular (I) and
gap means that the verb is singular, ‘isn’t’ is the only singular
it is positive.)
verb form in the word choice box which hasn’t been used.)
6 have (The verb must be in the third person plural (My
4 any (after ‘aren’t’ the word ‘any’ is used)
parents) and it is positive.)
5 some (‘are’ is plural, so the article which follows must also
be plural) 41 Has your house got a garden? No, it hasn’t. (The short
6 are (‘is’ or ‘are’ must follow ‘There’. ‘notebooks’ is plural, so the answer must be in the third person singular to match the
answer must be plural ‘are’.) question (‘Has your house … ?’) and the answer is negative.)
7 aren’t (‘is’ or ‘are’ must follow ‘There’. ‘pictures’ is plural, so the 2 Have you got stairs in your house? Yes, I/we have. (The short
verb is ‘are’, but the word after the gap is ‘any’ so it must also answer must be in the first person and it can be singular
be negative.) or plural The question is ‘Have you … ?’ and the answer is
positive.)
3 Have you got a pet? No, I/we haven’t. (The short answer 3 This is my Chinese friend, Mai. (Capital letters to begin the
must be in the first person and it can be singular or plural sentence, for nationalities and names. Full stop to end the
(the question is ‘Have you … ?’) and the answer is negative) sentence.)
4 Has your apartment got a lift? Yes, it has. (The short answer 4 The party is on Saturday 10 March. (Capital letters to begin
must be in the third person singular to match the question the sentence, for days of the week and months. Full stop to
(‘Has your apartment … ?’) and the answer is positive.) end the sentence.)
5 Have you got a garage under your apartment? No, I/we 5 We’ve got a holiday house in Malaga, Spain. (Capital letters to
haven’t. (The short answer must be in the first person and it begin the sentence, for cities and countries. Full stop to end
can be singular or plural (the question is ‘Have you … ?’) and the sentence.)
the answer is negative) 2 1 of (the preposition ‘of’ follows ‘a photo/picture/poster’)
6 Has your sister for a big room? Yes, she has. (The short 2 from (the preposition ‘from’ comes before the name of
answer must be in the third person singular to match the a person who sent something (e.g. a postcard, email or letter)
question (‘Has your sister … ?’) and the answer is positive.) 3 from (the preposition ‘from’ comes before the name of
5 1 has (The verb must be in the third person singular (‘it’ after a place, such as a café)
the gap refers to the windmill). No contractions are used in 4 about (the preposition ‘about’ follows ‘a book/story/film/
questions.) DVD’)
2 It’s (The verb must be in the third person singular (‘It’ 5 for (the preposition ‘for’ follows ‘ticket’)
before the gap refers to the windmill) and the verb can be 6 card (‘birthday card’ is a compound noun)
contracted.) 3 1 A 2 A 3 C
3 got (After the form of ‘have’, the next word must be ‘got’ 4 1 Elena’s grandparents (‘This is a photo of my grandparents’)
in a positive sentence.) 2 Forest (‘Their names are Mary and Edward Forest’)
4 has (The verb must be in the third person singular 3 London (‘… they’re in London, on holiday’)
(‘your house’, after the gap, is the subject of the verb. No 4 a concert (‘The ticket is for a concert in London’)
contractions are used in questions.) 5 13 October (1963) (The date is visible on the ticket)
5 it’s (The subject must go in the gap because the next word 6 the Beatles (The name of the group is visible on the ticket
is the verb. A subject pronoun is used in order not to repeat and Elena mentions the name again at the end of the
‘house’ from the question.) paragraph.)
6 you (The subject must be the second person singular 5 Student’s own answer.
because the verb form is ‘Have’ and because Eve’s answer
Model answer in Ex 4
is about her bedroom ‘My bedroom is …’. In a question, the
subject comes after the verb ‘Have you … ?’.) Unit check
7 haven’t (This is a short answer, so the verb from the question
above needs to be repeated, and the answer is negative.) 1 1 stairs 2 poster 3 clock 4 lift 5 noticeboard 6 chair
2 1 on 2 between 3 on 4 behind 5 in front of 6 above
Speaking 3 1 is 2 are 3 aren’t 4 isn’t 5 some
41 07781 432987 4 1 B (The answer must be a room you usually cook in.)
2 01184 960325 2 C (The answer must be something outside a house, a place
3 07700 900784 where you can keep a car.)
4 01514 960591 3 A (The answer must be singular, since the word ‘a’ comes
5 02090 180672 before the gap. It must be something outside an
6 07700 900162 apartment.)
51 B (The person making a phone call usually says ‘Hello’ to the 4 B (The answer must be somewhere people usually have
person who answers by name (to check who they are)) a swimming pool.)
2 C (‘Is … there, please?’ is a fixed expression to ask if the 5 B (The answer must be a room you can have two of in
person you want to talk to is available. You usually say it a house.)
after introducing yourself/saying your name.) 6 A (The answer must be a room inside a house, where you
3 B (‘Just a minute’ is a fixed expression to ask someone to usually have a table and chairs.)
wait.) 7 C (The answer must be something you usually use to do
4 A (‘Yes, thanks’ is a polite, fixed response when someone asks homework.)
how you are.) 5 1 ’ve (The verb must be in the second person singular as the
5 B (The caller asks about the date (not the time). Ethan is word before the gap is ‘You’)
likely to know when his own party is, so the answer ‘I don’t 2 has (The verb must be in the third person singular as the
know’ is not valid.) word before the gap is ‘It’ and the rest of the sentence
6 C (‘Bye!’ is the correct way to end an informal phone call.) doesn’t contain ‘any’ so the verb must be positive.)
6 Friends and family: Thanks. Bye. Hi. Are you OK? No problem. 3 hasn’t (The verb must be in the third person singular (‘your
People you don’t know well: Goodbye. Hello. How are you? house’), shows that it must be a negative verb (he says ‘No,
Thank you. Of course. it hasn’t got …’).)
4 any (This word directly follows ‘haven’t got’ before a plural
Writing noun (‘stairs’).)
5 got (The subject and verb are both missing in this sentence.)
1 1 This is me in London in September. (Capital letters to begin
6 It’s (‘Has’ and ‘got’ are inverted in the question form.)
the sentence, for cities and months. Full stop to end the
7 haven’t (The verb must be in the first person singular, as
sentence.)
the question is ‘Have you got … ?’ The answer is negative
2 My friend Will is Australian. (Capital letters to begin the
(‘No, I …’).)
sentence, for people’s names and for nationalities. Full stop to
end the sentence.)
Listening Speaking
1 Student’s own answers. 4 1 nine o’clock 2 ten thirty / half past ten 3 twelve fifteen/
2 1 F (Dillon says ‘It’s my ‘walk to school’ badge.’) quarter past twelve 4 two forty-five/ quarter to three
2 T (Dillon says ‘We meet in the park …’) 5 four o’clock 6 nine thirty / half past nine
3 F (Dillon says ‘… we get the badge at the end of the month.’) 5 Student’s own answers.
4 F (Dillon says ‘we walk with my friend’s mum. Her name’s 7 1 time (‘time’ directly follows ‘What’ in the question ‘What
Mrs Greenhow …’) time does … ?’)
5 T (Dillon says ‘Dad doesn’t. He goes to work on the train.’) 2 starts (The question for this answer uses the verb ‘start’. The
6 T (Rob says ‘I’m going now – my school starts in ten pronoun before the gap is ‘It’ so the verb must be in the third
minutes!’) person singular.)
3 1 October Because it’s ‘walk to school month. Do you mean this 3 Do (There is a gap for an auxiliary verb is at the beginning of
October? Yes. the sentence and there is a question mark, so this must be
2 8/eight We meet in the park at eight o’clock in the morning.’ a question. The verb in the question is ‘have’ so the auxiliary
3 Greenhow (Rob spells out the name and Dillon says, Well, used must be do/does.
she’s the leader of the ‘walk to school’ group …’) 4 don’t (The pronoun is second person singular ‘you’ so the
4 Monday … mum walks with us on parent’s day. That’s on form must be ‘Do’. This is the short answer to the question
Monday morning. in the previous line. The pronoun is ‘I’ so the verb must be in
5 star What’s on the badge? Can I see? It’s a star. Look! The the first person singular (do). It must be negative because the
picture is different every month. word at the beginning of the answer is ‘No’.)
4 1 Does (The verb must be in the third person singular (your big 5 in (The preposition ‘in’ is always used before ‘the morning/
brother).) afternoon/evening’)(6 have(‘have’ collocates with ‘a lesson’
2 do (The verb must be in the second person singular (you).) It must be in the first person singular because the pronoun
3 Does (The verb must be in the third person singular (your before the gap is ‘I’.)
sister).) 8 1 9.00 2 10.30 3 12.30 4 2.45 5 sport 6 science
4 does (The verb must be in the third person singular (your
guitar lesson).) Writing
5 Do (The verb must be in the third person plural (your 1 1 My name’s Elisa. (The words ‘name’ and ‘is’ are put together.
parents).) An apostrophe replaces the letter ‘i’ in ‘is’.)
6 does (The verb must be in the third person singular (the 2 I’ve got a little sister. (The words ‘I’ and ‘have’ are put
school bus).) together. An apostrophe replaces the letters ‘ha’ in ‘have’.)
5 1 F (The question is to ‘you’ so the answer must be in the first 3 We’re both at the same school. (The words ‘We’ and ‘are’ are
person singular. Phrase ‘F’ has ‘I love sport’ so it matches put together. An apostrophe replaces the letter ‘a’ in ‘are’.)
‘football’ in the question.) 4 Elisa doesn’t like school. (The words ‘does’ and ‘not’ are put
2 E (The question is about other people (‘your parents’) so together. An apostrophe replaces the letter ‘o’ in ‘not’.)
the answer must be in the third person plural (‘they’). 5 She’s got a pet rabbit. (The words ‘She’ and ‘has’ are put
Phrase ‘E’ has ‘They love films’ so it matches ‘cinema’ in the together. An apostrophe replaces the letters ‘ha’ in ‘has’.)
question.) 6 It’s called Fluffy.(The words ‘It’ and ‘is’ are put together. An
3 D (The question is to ‘you’ so the answer must be in the first apostrophe replaces the letter ‘i’ in ‘is’.)
person singular. Phrase ‘D’ has ’His name is Pedro’ so it 2 1 you got (any) brothers or sisters (The answer is about how
matches ‘brother’ in the question.) many brothers and sisters the person has and it’s in the
4 A (The question is to ‘you’ so the answer must be in the first person singular, so the question must be in the second
first person singular. Phrase ‘A’ has ‘I play the guitar’, so it person singular.)
matches ‘Do you have piano lessons?’ in the question.) 2 time does your school day start (The answer begins ‘My
5 C (The question is about one other person (‘your dad’) so school day starts’ and includes a time, so the question must
the answer must be in the third person singular and have begin ‘What time’ and the auxiliary verb must be in the third
the masculine subject ‘he’.) person singular (does) because the subject is ‘school day’. The
6 B (The question is about other people (‘your friends’) so the verb ‘start’ must be used in the question, too.)
answer must be in the third person plural (‘they’). Phrase 3 your favourite subject (The question must be about the
‘B’ repeats the verb ‘play’ from the question.) person’s favourite subjects. The answer is in the third person
6 1 Do, get up (The verb must be in the second person singular singular and uses the verb ‘be’ ‘History is …’ so the question
(Do) because the subject is ‘you’. ‘get up’ collocates with ‘early’ must use ‘be’ in the third person singular ‘What’s … ?’ The
and ‘in the morning’.) possessive changes from ‘my’ in the answer to ‘your’ in the
2 Does, teach (The verb must be in the third person singular question.)
(Does) because the subject is ‘your tutor’. A tutor teachers 4 sport do you like (playing) (The answer is in the first person
students. singular (‘I’) and uses the verb ‘like’, so the question must be
3 Do, meet (The verb must be in the third person plural (Do) in the second person singular ‘you’ and use the auxiliary ‘do’.
because the subject is ‘your friends’. ‘meet’ collocates with The topic of the answer needs to be in the question ‘Which
‘friends’ sport …’)
4 Do, have (The verb must be in the second person singular 5 do you do at the weekend (The answer is in the first person
(Do) because the subject is ‘you’. ‘have’ collocates with singular (‘I’) and uses the verb ‘do’, so the question must be in
‘singing lessons’.) the second person singular ‘you’ and use the auxiliary ‘do’. The
5 Does, like (The verb must be in the third person singular complement from the answer needs to be at the end of the
(Does) because the subject is ‘your mum’. The ‘ing’ form question (‘at the weekend’).)
follows the verb ‘like’ (‘like meeting’).) 3 1 Ashwood High 2 500 3 geography, English, maths, drama
4 Student’s own answers.
4 1 Why do armadillos sleep a lot? (A reason, beginning with Mother scorpions usually have four to eight babies. Their nests
‘because’ is underlined, so the question must start with are usually under the ground or under rocks. The babies live on
‘Why’.) their father’s back.
2 Where do ducks live? (A place is underlined in the answer, so 3 1 They go out at night to look for food.
the question must start with ‘Where’.) 2 Scorpions are usually about 6 cm long.
3 How often do polar bears see penguins? (An adverb is 3 Some scorpions only eat one insect in a year.
underlined, so the question must start with ‘How often’.) 4 Scorpions are sometimes dangerous to people.
4 When do bats sleep? (A time period is underlined, so the 5 The babies live on their mother’s back.
question must start with ‘When’.) 4 1 legs and a small 2 but they don’t 3 get/are tired after
5 What do ducks eat? (A list of nouns is underlined, so the 4 but they sometimes eat 5 they are 6 and they stay
question must start with ‘What’.)
Unit check
Speaking
1 A duck B tiger C hippo D armadillo E penguin F bee
1–4 1 B (The question is ‘Where … ?’ so the answer must be a 2 1 B 2 C 3 E 4 A 5 D 6 F
place.)
3 1 never 2 always 3 always 4 usually / often
2 C (The question is ‘What … ?’ so the answer must be a noun
5 often / usually
(a type of food).)
3 A (The question contains ‘Has it got … ?’ so the answer must 4 1 Whales are always big. (The adverb goes after the verb ‘be’.)
be ‘Yes, it has.’ or ‘No, it hasn’t.’) 2 I often walk to school. (The adverb goes before the verb.)
4 B (The question is ‘Does it swim?’ so the answer would 3 Bears sometimes swim. (The adverb goes before the verb.)
usually be ‘Yes, it does’ or ‘No, it doesn’t.’ Neither of these 4 Cheetahs don’t usually eat at night. (The adverb goes
options is given, so ‘Yes, sometimes’ must be right (‘Yes it between the auxiliary and the main verb.)
sometimes does.’ is the implied answer).) 5 We never go to the beach in December. (The adverb goes
5 A (‘How long is it?’ is the question, so the answer must before the verb.)
contain a measurement of length.) 6 My aunt is always in her car. (The adverb goes after the
6 B (The question starts ‘Is it … ?’ so the answer must be verb ‘be’)
‘Yes, it is.’ or ‘No, it isn’t.’) 5 1 Where do they 2 What do they 3 When do they
5 1 B 2 F 3 E 4 A 5 C 6 D 4 How old 5 What do you / we
6 1 one (‘odd one out’ is a fixed expression)
2 which (A question word is required and ‘Which’ is the word
for choosing between different options (asking about one of UNIT 4
a group))
3 sure (‘I’m not sure’ is one of the expressions students have Vocabulary 1
practised in the Student’s Book.) 1 A café B hospital C supermarket D bus stop
4 because (The speaker is giving a reason for his opinion, so it E swimming pool F park
begins with ‘because’) 2 1 square 2 sports centre 3 museum 4 shopping centre /
5 think (This must be a verb because the pronoun ‘I’ comes souvenir shop 5 shopping centre / souvenir shop
before the gap, what follows is an opinion, so the verb must 3 1 opposite 2 near 3 next to 4 near 5 next to 6 opposite
be ‘think’) 4 Students’ own answers.
6 doesn’t (This must be the auxiliary verb for making a regular
verb negative in the present tense, third person (‘it’).) Reading
7 1 I think it’s the duck because it hasn’t got four legs. / I think 1 1 C (Giolitti’s café) 2 D (Borghese museum) 3 A (Navona
it’s the lion because it doesn’t live on a farm. square) 4 B (River Tevere)
2 I think it’s the rabbit because it doesn’t climb. / I think it’s the
2 1 B (‘in the morning’ is a fixed expression)
monkey because it isn’t a pet.
2 A (The word must be a verb in the third person singular,
3 I think it’s the kangaroo because it doesn’t fly.
because there is a singular subject ‘The building’ before
4 I think it’s the panda because it doesn’t live in the desert. /
the gap. At the end of the sentence is ‘years old’, so the
I think it’s the snake because it hasn’t got legs. / I think it’s
verb is ‘be’)
the camel because it doesn’t climb.
3 B (The word is an adverb because it comes directly before
5 I think it’s the polar bear because it doesn’t live in Africa /
a verb. The context of the sentence means the adverb is
it lives in a cold place.
‘often’)
Writing 4 B (The word is a possessive pronoun and it is in the first
person singular (the whole article is written in the first
1 1 Frogs make eggs, but they don’t have nests. person).)
2 They can jump, but they can’t walk. 5 C (‘next’ is followed by ‘to’ if it is a preposition)
3 They hide in the day and come out at night.
3 1 breakfast/ice cream … have breakfast at a café … Giolitti’s.
4 They don’t like cold places and they always live near water.
They also serve fantastic ice cream
5 Some frogs sleep under water, but they can breathe.
2 almost 2,000 years old The building is almost 2,000 years old!
2 Scorpions 3 gardens When you finish looking at the paintings, walk around
Scorpions are amazing animals. They live all over the world, but the amazing gardens.’
they live in Antarctica. You can find them in jungles, forests and 4 thirty-one/31 There are 31 bridges across the river ‘… go to
caves, but lots of scorpions live in the desert, under the ground. a restaurant in the evening – there are lots next to the river.
They go out in the day to look for food. 5 (lots of) restaurants go to a restaurant … there are lots next
Scorpions are usually about 60 cm long. to the river.
Scorpions often eat insects, like beetles and spiders, but they
don’t eat a lot of food. Some scorpions only eat one insect in a
day. Scorpions are never dangerous to people.
Grammar 3 Students colour the curtains of the café red, the woman’s bike
blue, the dog yellow and the train green. They write ‘Coffee
1 1 river 2 playground 3 cinema 4 bus stop 5 park time’ on the sign at the café.
6 swimming pool 4 1 Mireia can swim. She can’t speak English. She can’t play
2 1 Please don’t run in the hospital. volleyball. She can run 2 km.
2 Please don’t talk in class at school. 2 Kirsten can swim. She can speak English. She can’t play
3 Please don’t eat or drink in the shop. volleyball. She can’t run 2 km.
4 Please don’t take photos in the museum. 5 1 D (can) 2 B (can’t) 3 F (can’t) 4 E (can’t) 5 A (can)
5 Please don’t walk on the grass in the garden / park. 6 C (can)
6 Please don’t pick the flowers in the park.
6 1 him (The subject of the sentence is ‘I’, students must choose
3 1 must 2 must 3 mustn’t 4 must 5 mustn’t 6 mustn’t the object pronoun ‘him’ (it’s after the verb).)
4 1 You mustn’t play football here. 2 You must sit down. 2 I (The pronoun comes before the verb, so it must be the
3 You mustn’t talk during the film. 4 You mustn’t be late. subject pronoun.)
5 You must close the doors. 3 it (The pronoun refers back the restaurant to students must
(Students change positive imperatives to ‘You must …’ and choose ‘it’, not ‘him’.)
negative imperatives to ‘You mustn’t …’ They repeat the main 4 She (The pronoun comes before the verb, so it must be the
verb from the original instruction.) subject pronoun.)
5 Student’s own answers. 5 me (The subject of the imperative ‘Wait’ is ‘you’, the object
Possible answers: 1 8.30 (students write the time their school pronoun comes after the verb (‘me).)
starts)/registration/the bell 2 school uniform/trousers and 6 them (The subject of the imperative ‘Don’t walk’ is ‘you’, the
a jumper/comfortable clothes 3 mobile phones/sweets/ object pronoun comes after the verb (‘them’).)
chewing gum 4 must eat in the canteen/be quiet while you
eat / mustn’t leave rubbish on the floor 5 you must do it/you Speaking
mustn’t lose it 6 must be nice/mustn’t fight 1 A5 B3 C1 D2 E6 F4
2 1 He wants to go to the sports centre
Vocabulary 2 2 She’d like to go to the cinema
1 1 bus 2 plane 3 train 4 helicopter 5 lorry 6 tram 3 He wants to go to the museum
2 1 B (The verb after the gap is ‘cycle’ so the word must be ‘bike’.) 4 She wants to go to the shops
2 A (The sentence is about travelling the air, so the word must 5 He’d like to go to the supermarket
be ‘plane’.) 6 She’d like to go to the park
3 C (The sentence is about a vehicle which stops to pick 6 1 Where are the famous paintings, please?
people up, so the word must be ‘bus’.) 2 Can you help me, please?
4 B (The sentence is about going to the shopping centre, so 3 I’m sorry, I don’t understand.
‘train’ is the most logical answer.) 4 Can you repeat that, please?
5 A (The sentence is about transport which travels between 5 Can you say that again, please?
cities, so the word must be train, the other two are for 6 Can we get a bus to Trafalgar Square?
travelling within one city.) 7 1 me (Excuse me’ is a fixed expression. An object pronoun must
6 B (The type of transport must be one you would use for come after an imperative.)
short journeys, so the word must be ‘car’.) 2 help (‘Can you help me?’ is a fixed expression for asking
3 1 Dad – small, black car, someone for directions or help.)
2 Mum – big, family car, 3 please (The most likely word is ‘please’ because the person
3 Flavia – bus, is asking someone they don’t know for help, it is a polite
4 Erik’s uncle – lorry question.)
5 Erik’s grandparents – walk 4 want (The word must be a verb because the word before the
4 1 to (The preposition ‘to’ is used before a destination, after ‘get’ gap is a subject pronoun ‘I’. The words after the gap ‘to go’
or ‘go’.) collocate with ‘want’.)
2 by (The preposition ‘by’ is used before methods of transport.) 5 understand (After this sentence, the person giving directions
3 roads (This must be a noun, and plural, because the verb repeats the information in a different way, so the first speaker
afterwards is ‘are’. ‘busy’ collocates with ‘roads’.) must have said ‘I don’t understand.’)
4 cars (This must be a noun, and plural, because sentence 6 very (‘Thanks very much’ is a fixed expression.)
starts ‘There are’. ‘noisy’ collocates with ‘cars’.)
5 walk (This must be a verb because the word before the gap is Writing
an auxiliary verb.) 1 1 D (A verb must follow ‘Where’ and ‘are’ is the only verb in the
6 bike (This must be a noun and words in the sentence matching phrases.)
collocate with ‘bike’ (‘bright clothes’, ‘helmet’)) 2 C (‘Can you’ is the beginning of a question, so the matching
5 Possible answers (if students don’t tick the sentence): phrase must end with a question mark. The preposition ‘to’
1 I sometimes/never/don’t walk to school. I don’t always walk can follow ‘come’ so c is the correct answer.)
to school. 2 My parents have got a car. 3 I like/love cycling. 3 E (Students match ‘I’m sorry’ with a possible reason (‘I’m
4 I don’t travel by car every day./I sometimes/never travel by late’ is the only phrase which could be a reason).)
car. 5 I don’t usually travel by train. I sometimes/never/always 4 A (The phrase ends with a conjunction (‘when’) so it must
travel by train. match to a clause with a subject and verb. It must be ‘a’.)
5 F (‘See you’ is followed by a time or day. ‘in 15 minutes’ is the
Listening only time)
1 1 woman 2 tables 3 eating 4 five 6 B (‘Can you’ is the beginning of a question, so the matching
2 Madrid phrase must end with a question mark. ‘meet me’ must be
followed by a place, so it must be ‘b’ (the bus station).)
21 on (‘on’ is used before street or road names) 5 There isn’t a dolphin in the picture. / There aren’t any
2 on (‘on’ is used before days of the week) dolphins in the picture. (the verb needs to change to a
3 at (‘at’ is used before times) negative singular or plural form)
4 to (‘to’ is used before destinations) 3 1 E (The answer must be the name of an animal.)
5 at (‘at’ is used before ‘the bus stop’) 2 D (The answer must be ‘Yes, I have’ or ‘No, I haven’t’ because
6 in (‘in’ is usually used before public spaces, such as ‘the the question uses ‘have got’ is in the second person
square’, ‘the park’) singular (you))
3 1 me (An object pronoun must come after a verb. The question 3 F (The answer must be ‘Yes, I do’ or ‘No, I don’t’ because the
is ‘Can you …’ so the next pronoun can’t be ‘you’. The email is question uses ‘Do you … ?)
written in the first person.) 4 A (The answer must describe frequency)
2 on (‘on’ is used before a street or road name) 5 C (The answer must be a place)
3 my (The possessive ‘my’ must come before ‘birthday’, because 6 B (The answer must be a time)
the email is written in the first person.) 4 Student’s own answers.
4 Be (This must be the imperative form.) 5 1 of ( the preposition ‘of’ follows ‘a picture/photo/poster’)
5 to (‘to’ is used with destinations) 2 is (this is a short answer, so it must repeat the verb in the
6 you (‘See you soon’ is a fixed expression.) question above)
4 1 Hi Mark, 3 got (‘He’s’ comes before the gap and after the gap is a noun,
2 Meet me at the swimming pool in Barrack Street. so the ‘s’ represents ‘has’ and the next word must be ‘got’)
3 Can you be there at 2.00? 4 old (‘How old’ is a fixed phrase in a question (and the answer
4 See you later. is an age ‘He’s one’))
5 Tania 5 likes/loves ( (The verb after the gap is in the ‘ing’ form so the
5 Student’s own answers. missing verb must be like/love. It must be in the third person
Model answer: because the pronoun is ‘He’.)
Please meet Tom after his guitar lesson. 6 watching (‘watch’ collocates with ‘TV’ but it must be in the
Be at the music room at 4.00. ‘ing’ form because it follows ‘loves’.)
See you after work. 6 1 monkey (the rest live in water) 1 mountains (the rest are
bodies of water) 2 bridge (the rest are places people live)
Thanks.
3 street (the rest are prepositions) 4 today (the rest are
Dad adverbs of frequency) 5 bus stop (the rest are vehicles)
Unit check 7 1 stairs 2 kitchen 3 breakfast 4 weekend 5 frog 6 road
8 1 A (The question is about country of origin so the answer
1 1 school 2 square 3 hospital 4 bridge 5 bank 6 park
must contain the name of a country, not a nationality. The
2 It’s got wheels: bike, lorry, van question is in the second person singular so the answer
It’s got wheels / It travels in the air: plane must be in the first person ‘I’m from …’)
It hasn’t got wheels: boat 2 C (The answer must be a place someone lives.)
It hasn’t got wheels / it travels in the air: helicopter 3 B (The answer must be a time or day.)
3 1 me (The sentence is in the first person singular, so it must be 4 A (The answer must be something cats usually eat.)
‘me’.) 5 B (The answer must be a place you can find toilets.)
2 her (The pronoun refers back to ‘woman’, so it must be third 6 C (The answer must be a time.)
person singular, feminine: ‘her’.) 9 1 Polar bears eat fish.
3 them (The pronoun refers back to ‘souvenirs’ so it must be 2 Elephants aren’t small.
third person plural: ‘them’.) 3 There aren’t (any) penguins in the desert.
4 him (The pronoun refers back to ‘David’, so it must be third 4 Don’t / You mustn’t play volleyball at the children’s
person singular, masculine: ‘him’.) playground.
5 us (The sentence is in the first person plural, so it must be ‘us’.) 5 Cars can’t travel on water.
4 1 Can you swim? 2 Can you play the piano? 3 Can you paint? 10 1 are (After the subject ‘there’ the verb must be is or are. The
4 Can you speak Spanish? 5 Can you cycle / ride a bike? number later in the sentence is ‘more than 40’ so the verb
must be plural ‘are’.)
UNIT 5 41
2
3
They aren’t shopping for food at the bookshop.
We aren’t having lunch.
I’m not watching a film.
Vocabulary 1 4 My mum isn’t listening to music.
1 1 salad 2 beans 3 bread 4 milkshake 5 fruit 6 cheese 5 My granddad isn’t wearing jeans.
6 The students aren’t doing an exercise.
2 fruit: apples, oranges, pineapples
51 Is he taking the train, he isn’t
vegetables: potatoes, carrots, onions
2 Are they making a cake, they aren’t
drinks: water, lemonade, milk 3 Are you learning the piano, I’m not
3 Student’s own answers 4 Is she drawing a picture, she isn’t
4 1 salad 2 sauce 3 cheese 4 onion 5 chicken 6 banana 5 Are they playing a game, they aren’t
Reading 61 ’m/am learning (The subject before the gap is ‘I’, so students
use the first person singular of ‘be’ and add ‘ing’ to the verb
1 1 B ‘Why … ?’ in the question matches to ‘because …’ at ‘learn’.)
the beginning of the paragraph (‘We make pancakes 2 ’s/is visiting (The subject before the gap is ‘a chef’ so students
because …’). use the third person singular of ‘be’ and add ‘ing’ to the verb
2 C Paragraph C explains what pancake tossing is. ‘visit’.)
3 A The present continuous form in the question matches the 3 ’s/is teaching (The subject before the gap is ‘He’ so students
form in the first sentence of the paragraph ‘I’m mixing …’ use the third person singular of ‘be’ and add ‘ing’ to the verb
2 1 waits (Students find ‘for half an hour’ in the text and use ‘teach’,)
the same verb (‘wait’). They must change it to the third 4 ’re/are having (The subject before the gap is ‘We’ so students
person ‘waits’ to match the subject of the sentence (‘Louise’s use the first person plural of ‘be’, remove the ‘e’ from the
mum’).) infinitive ‘have’ and add ‘ing’.)
2 Tuesday (The preposition ‘on’ is used before a day of the 5 ’m/am sending (The subject before the gap is ‘I’, so students
week and ‘Tuesday’ is the day mentioned in section B.) use the first person singular of ‘be’ and add ‘ing’ to the verb
3 finish the food (Students find ‘in the house’ in the text ‘send’.)
and use the same phrase as in the text ‘finish the food’ to 6 ’re/are watching (The subject before the gap is ‘We’ so
complete the sentence.) students use the first person plural of ‘be’ and add ‘ing’ to the
4 isn’t eating ( (In the article, Louise’s mum says ‘I’m not eating verb ‘watch’.)
chocolate in Lent …’ Students change this to the third person 7 Student’s own answers.
(isn’t eating) because they already have the subject (‘Louise’s Possible answers:
mum’) before the gap.) 1 I’m learning about the present continuous.
5 difficult (Students find ‘Cooking is …’ in the second sentence 2 No, I’m not. I’m wearing a skirt.
and find the adjective used to describe it (‘difficult’). The 3 My friend (name) is sitting next to me.
missing word is an adjective because there the verb ‘is’ comes 4 I’m thinking about the weekend.
before the gap.) 5 Yes, it is./No, it isn’t.
6 eating her (In the article, Louise writes ‘I’m eating my
pancakes with lemon juice and sugar.’ Students repeat the Vocabulary 2
gerund of the verb (‘eating’) but change the possessive 1 1 snowing 2 foggy 3 sunny 4 windy 5 raining 6 cloudy
pronoun to ‘her’ because the sentence is in the third person.)
2 1 cold, raining. 2 warm, cloudy 3 cold, snowing
3 Student’s own answer.
3 1 spring 2 summer 3 autumn 4 winter
Grammar 4 1 autumn 2 winter 3 summer 4 spring 5 winter
1 A5 B3 C1 D4 E6 F2 5 1 It’s raining and very cold. “What’s the weather like in
London?” “… it’s very cold and it’s raining”
2 Sentence A is in the picture.
2 It’s raining and very hot. “It’s raining here too. … it always
3 1 ’m/am cooking (The subject of the sentence is ‘I’, so students rains a lot in summer, even if it’s very hot.”
must use the first person singular of the verb ‘be’ (am) and 3 April and May. “… in autumn it’s cloudy but there isn’t so
change the verb to the gerund by adding ‘ing’.) much rain. That’s April and May.”
2 ’re/are having (The subject of the sentence is ‘We’, so 4 June, July and August. “I think it’s so strange that winter for
students must use the first person plural of the verb ‘be’ (are) you is June, July and August!”
and change the verb to the gerund by removing the ‘e’ and 5 It’s very sunny and warm. “… in spring. That’s when it’s very
adding ‘ing’.) sunny and warm.”
3 ’s/is helping (The subject of the sentence is ‘My brother’, so 6 Because she wants to go to the beach on Christmas day. “I’d
students must use the third person singular of the verb ‘be’ love to go to the beach on Christmas day!”
(is) and change the verb to the gerund by adding ‘ing’.)
4 ’m/am waiting (The subject of the sentence is ‘I’, so students Listening
must use the first person singular of the verb ‘be’ (am) and
11 T“It’s cloudy again. …”
change the verb to the gerund by adding ‘ing’.)
2 T“Who’s your favourite member of the band?” “Nick.”
5 ’s/is making (The subject of the sentence is ‘My dad’, so
3 F“She never sings.”
students must use the third person singular of the verb ‘be’
4 F“He doesn’t play any instruments.”
(is) and change the verb to the gerund by removing the ‘e’
5 T“the one next to Lucy. Is she her sister?” “No, she’s her
and adding ‘ing’.)
cousin. Her name’s May.”
6 are sitting (The subject of the sentence is ‘The girls’, so
6 F “What about your friend Tom?”
students must use the third person plural of the verb ‘be’
(are) and change the verb to the gerund by adding an extra 2 Lines from: Nick – the drummer in the band “The one playing
‘t’ and adding ‘ing’.) the drums?” “Yes. That’s Nick.”
Alice – the girl carrying a guitar “Alice? Where is she?” 4 Correct options:
“She’s carrying her guitar …” 3 how many people you want ✓
Mark – the man reading “Mark’s the one reading.” 4 the time the party starts ✓
May – the girl eating a sandwich “The one eating a sandwich? … 5 where the party is ✓
Her name’s May.” 6 the food you want ✓
Tom – the boy eating a banana “What about your friend, Tom? …” 5 Student’s own answers.
“Yes, there he is. He’s eating some sweets.” Model answer:
3 countable: banana, carrot, sandwich, potato I want mushroom and chilli sandwiches. The party will start
uncountable: bread, meat, fruit, rice at 4pm. I want to invite my class of 30 people. We can have the
4 1 B (‘bread’ is uncountable and the sentence is a positive party at my house!
statement, not a question or negative) Unit check
2 B (This is a question and the missing word comes before a
countable noun.) 1 Hot weather: lemonade, orange juice, water
3 B (‘tomatoes’ is a plural countable noun and the sentence is Cold weather: hot chocolate, soup, tea
a positive statement, not a question or negative) 2 1 cheese sandwich 2 chicken sandwich 3 bean and meat
4 C (‘sandwich’ is a singular countable noun, and this is a soup 4 meat with vegetables and potatoes 5 chicken salad
statement not a question) 3 1 autumn 2 spring 3 foggy 4 Winter 5 cold
5 A (This is a negative sentence and missing word comes 4 1 are flying (The subject before the gap is ‘we’, so students use
before a plural countable noun.) the first person plural of ‘be’ and add ‘ing’ to the verb ‘fly’
6 B (‘egg’ is singular and because it begins with a vowel, (because ‘fly’ collocates with ‘kites’).)
students must use the article ‘an’. They don’t use ‘any’ 2 ’m/am sitting (The subject before the gap is ‘I’, so students
because the sentence is a positive statement.) use the first person singular of ‘be’, add an extra ‘t’ and ‘ing’ to
5 1 some (This is a positive sentence, so ‘some’ is used before an the verb ‘sit’ (because ‘sit on the beach’ makes sense).)
uncountable noun.) 3 is making (The subject before the gap is ‘my mum’, so
2 a (This is a negative sentence, so ‘a’ is used before a countable students use the third person singular of ‘be’, remove the ‘e’
noun.) and add ‘ing’ to the verb ‘make’ (because ‘make sugar skulls’
3 some (This is a positive sentence, so ‘some’ is used before an works as a phrase).)
uncountable noun.) 4 are having (The subject before the gap is ‘My friends and I’, so
4 any (This is a question, so ‘any’ is used before a plural students use the first person plural of ‘be’, remove the ‘e’ and
countable noun.) add ‘ing’ to the verb ‘have’ (because ‘have’ collocates with ‘hot
5 any (This is a negative sentence, so ‘any’ is used before an chocolate’).)
uncountable noun.) 5 ’m/am shopping (The subject before the gap is ‘I’, so students
6 an (The article ‘an’ is used before a singular countable noun use the first person singular of ‘be’, add an extra ‘p’ and ‘ing’
which begins with a vowel, in positive sentences questions or to the verb ‘shop’ (because you ‘shop for’ something).)
negative sentences.) 6 ’re/are wearing (The subject before the gap is ‘We’, so
students use the first person plural of ‘be’ and add ‘ing’ to the
Speaking verb ‘wear’ (because ‘wear’ collocates with ‘fancy dress’).)
1 B ✓ How do you say this in English? 5 1 B (The sentence is positive and the word after the gap is
D ✓ Are there any flowers in picture B? plural, so students must choose ‘some’.)
E ✓ What’s the English for this weather? 2 A (This is a question and the word after the gap is an
2 1 In the picture on the right it’s snowing./It’s snowing uncountable noun, so students must choose ‘any’.)
in the picture on the right. 2 In picture B the man is 3 B (This is a question and it is about an uncountable noun
listening to music. 3 In the first picture the dog is under (cheese) so the verb must be singular (is).)
a tree. 4 In the picture on the left the rucksack is green. 4 C (This sentence is negative and it is about an uncountable
5 In the second picture the boy is wearing sunglasses. noun, so students must choose ‘any’.)
6 In picture A there are five sandwiches on the plate. 5 C (This is a question and it is about an uncountable noun
3 1 a mobile phone 2 It’s raining. 3 four. 4 He’s writing. (fruit) so the verb must be singular (is).)
5 six. 6 a cat 6 A (The sentence is positive and the objects are plural nouns,
4 1 writing. He’s looking in his bag. so the missing verb must be ‘are’.)
2 got any sandwiches. 6 Student’s own answers.
3 are big. In picture A they’re small.
4 has got a cup on his table. He hasn’t got any juice.
5 aren’t wearing coats. They’re wearing T-shirts. UNIT 6
Writing Vocabulary 1
1 1 B 2 D 3 F 4 E 5 B 6 A 1 1 It’s old and beautiful.
2 1 RABIER 2 fourteen/14 3 E12 6VB 4 0171 564 312 2 It’s new and clean.
5 louislovescooking@rmt.com 3 She’s young and dirty.
3 1 F Send us your ideas for an amazing sandwich party 4 They’re ugly and loud.
2 T you can win free lunches for a month 2 1 large 2 interesting 3 quiet 4 slow 5 boring 6 difficult
3 F our brilliant café Sandy’s Sandwiches 3 1 mobile phone there’s my mobile phone on the table
4 F (thirty words) describe your new sandwich in thirty words 2 radio The radio is my dad’s/
5 T (twelve or older) You must be 12 years or older 3 records Those are my grandad’s his records
4 laptop That large, heavy laptop is Kate’s.
5 tablet My mum always brings her tablet to the kitchen.
2 didn’t travel (‘travel’ collocates with ‘by helicopter’, it must 3 1 parents (‘with my’ parents means the missing word is the
be negative, because the previous sentence says ‘doesn’t like people she went on holiday with)
flying.’) 2 boat (‘travelled … by’ before the gap means the missing word
3 changed (‘change’ collocates with ‘his clothes’, it is positive is method of transport)
because he is likely to change his clothes after a concert) 3 history (‘talked about the’ before the gap means the missing
4 washed (‘wash’ collocates with ‘his hair’) word is the topic of the information she listened to)
5 didn’t talk (you can talk ‘a lot’ or ‘not much’, so ‘talk’ is the 4 stairs (students find the number in the notes and the noun
correct verb, it is negative because the rest of the sentence which follows it)
says he was ‘tired from singing’) 5 beautiful (‘It’ in the sentence refers back to the ‘view’.
6 helped (There is a direct object (‘his parents’) after the gap, Students look at the notes to find the adjective the writer
‘help’ is usually followed by a reference to the person you uses to describe the view (‘beautiful’).)
help, no preposition is used. It is positive because if he likes 4 Student’s own answers.
cooking (as stated at the beginning of the sentence) Mason Model answer in Ex 3
would help his parents make dinner.)
Unit check
Speaking
1 1 surprised (The adjective must describe an emotion someone
1 1 on (‘on’ is used before days of the week or dates) feels (Dad).)
2 last (‘last weekend’ is a fixed expression (also ‘last month’, ‘last 2 record (‘record player’ is a compound noun)
week’)) 3 exciting (a trip can be described as ‘exciting’ but not
3 last (‘last night’ is a fixed expression (but we say ‘yesterday ‘modern’)
morning/afternoon/evening’)) 4 fun (The first sentence recommends that someone goes
4 last (‘last’ is used before years or months) to the museum, so the students must choose the positive
5 x (no preposition is required before ‘yesterday’) adjective.)
6 in (‘in’ is used before references to decades) 5 different (The first sentence suggests that the speaker wants
2 1 C 2 D 3 F 4 B 5 A 6 E to go to a different place (because the park is ‘boring’).)
3 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 C 6 new (Students circle the adjective which is an antonym for
4 2 I think I do. ✓ ‘old-fashioned’.)
3 I’m not sure. ✓ 2 1 dirty 2 small 3 loud 4 slow 5 terrible
4 I think the answer is … ✓ 3 1 stay (the preposition ‘at’ follows ‘stay’)
5 Well done! ✓ 2 tidy / clean (‘tidy’ and ‘clean’ collocate with ‘bedroom’, a direct
6 Yes, that’s right. ✓ object follows both verbs)
8 That’s a good idea. ✓ 3 tidy / clean (‘tidy’ and ‘clean’ collocate with ‘bedroom’, a direct
5 1 I think I do. (The phase must be positive because the word object follows both verbs)
before the gap is ‘Yes’, and it must answer ‘Do you … ?’ (the 4 text / visit / help (‘text’, ‘visit’ and ‘help’ collocate with ‘my
auxiliary from the question is repeated in the response)) friends’, a direct object follows all three verbs)
2 That’s a good idea. (Maria has just made a suggestion with 5 text / visit / help (‘text’, ‘visit’ and ‘help’ collocate with ‘my
‘Let’s …’ so the response needs to be a reaction to this.) friends’, a direct object follows all three verbs)
3 I think the answer is (The phrase is introducing an answer 6 text / visit / help (text’, ‘visit’ and ‘help’ collocate with ‘my
(‘Italy’).) friends’, a direct object follows all three verbs)
4 Yes, that’s right. (Since Ana says ‘I remember now’ at the end 7 walk / travel (the preposition ‘to’ and a place follow ‘walk’
of the line, this phrase must be about being sure of an answer.) and ‘travel’)
5 I’m not sure. (Since Ana asks ‘what do you think?’ at the end of 8 walk / travel (the preposition ‘to’ and a place follow ‘walk’
the line, this phrase must be about being unsure of an answer.) and ‘travel’)
6 Well done! (Ana is saying that Maria has got two questions 4 1 was (The subject before the gap is ‘The bus’, so students use
right, so she is praising/congratulating her at the end of the the third person singular (‘was’), which is positive because
conversation.) the words after the gap are adjectives describing the bus
(if the verb was negative, the connector between the two
Writing adjectives would be ‘or’).)
1 1 Where 2 Who 3 How 4 What time/When 5 What did 2 were (The subject of the sentence is ‘people’, which is a
6 What is/was countable plural noun, so the verb is in the third person plural
2 A 6 very interesting place, the view was beautiful (The ‘were’.)
adjectives give the person’s opinion of the trip, so ‘What 3 Was (The subject of the question is ‘your brother’, so the verb
was your opinion …’ is the matching question.) is in the third person singular.
B 3 travelled to the island on a boat (The answer contains 4 wasn’t (The subject is ‘my teacher’, so the verb is in the third
a method of transport so ‘How did you travel there?’ person singular, it is negative (‘wasn’t’) because the meaning
matches.) of the sentence is that the teacher was unhappy that the
C 4 arrived at ten in the morning (The answer contains a time, writer talked in class.)
so the question ‘When did you arrive?’ matches.) 5 Were (The subject of the question is ‘you’ so the verb is in the
D 5 listened to information about the history of the lighthouse, second person. It doesn’t make sense to ask ‘Where weren’t
climbed to the top (119 stairs) (The answer is about what you … ?’ so it must be positive.)
the person did (listened, climbed) so the question ‘What 6 weren’t (The subject is ‘CD players’ so the verb is in the third
did you see and do?’ matches.) person plural, the meaning of the sentence is that CD players
E 1 Red Point Lighthouse on an island near Scotland (The didn’t exist until 1982, so the verb must be negative.)
answer is a place, so the question ‘Where was it?’ matches.) 5 1 B 2 F 3 E 4 A 5 C 6 D
F 2 with my parents (The answer is about the people and 6 1 visited 2 didn’t visit 3 played 4 didn’t play 5 didn’t tidy
contains ‘with’ so the question ‘Who were you with?’ 6 tidied
matches.)
UNIT 7
third person plural (because ‘pandas’ is plural).)
3 Where’s the supermarket, please? (The reply gives directions,
so the question must be ‘Where’s …’. The place mentioned is
the supermarket, so students put that in the question.) Vocabulary 1
4 What’s the weather like? (This is a standard way to ask about
the weather.) 1 A doctor B scientist C photographer D basketball player
5 What’s your sister doing (at the moment)? (The answer is E farmer F artist
in the present continuous, so the question must be in the 2 1 C 2 E 3 A 4 F 5 D 6 B
same form. The speaker is talking about his/her sister, so the 3 Student’s own answers.
question must be about ‘your sister’ (and the verb must be in
the third person singular).) Reading
6 1 Do (The verb in the question is ‘come’ so the question in the 11 Chris Haas
present simple is formed with the verb ‘do’. The subject of the 2 hands-on basketball
question is ‘you’, so ‘do’ must be in the second person singular.) 3 Kids Inventing, Shooting for Your Dreams
2 This (Ala is introducing her cousin to someone else. ‘This is 21 USA (‘from’ before the gap means the missing word is a place
my …’ is a fixed expression for doing this.) or country, the article ‘the’ means the answer must be ‘USA’,
3 do (In the short answer, the same auxiliary verb from the since countries made up of states/smaller political entities
question must be repeated ‘do’. The answer is positive, so it’s need the article (e.g. ‘the UK’, ‘the UAE’).)
‘do’, not ‘don’t’.) 2 help (the direct object and infinitive ‘to play’ after the gap fit
4 eating (Kasia can’t understand Marta, and the reason is that the pattern for ‘help’ (help someone to do something).)
she is eating cake (‘Christmas cake’) comes after the gap, so 3 competition at (The event described in the text is a
the verb must be ‘eating’.) competition. Students need to add ‘at’ before the place.)
5 Are (The question is in the present continuous, so the 4 big sports company bought (Students find the people/
missing words must be the auxiliary verb ‘be’. The subject of company that bought the idea in the text.)
the question is ‘you’ so the form must be the second person 5 famous (Students look for the verb ‘became’ in the text to
singular ‘Are’.) find the corresponding adjective.)
7 1 bicycle (the rest have four wheels and motors) 6 wrote a book (The title of the book is given after the gap, so
2 bus stop (the rest are things people visit) the phrase must be ‘wrote a book’.)
3 pasta (the rest are drinks) 3 Student’s own answers.
4 change (the rest are adjectives) 4 Student’s own answers.
5 forest(the rest are bodies of water)
6 boring (the rest are positive adjectives)
4 1 The book is sadder than the film. 2 Our kitchen is dirtier 3 1 the slowest 2 the biggest 3 the funniest 4 bad
than our living room. 3 Your singing is worse than my singing. 5 the saddest 6 the best
4 Running is easier than skiing. 5 My school is bigger than 4 1 I think this is the worst DVD I’ve got. 2 I’ve got three
your school. cousins. Rafael is the tallest. 3 This is the happiest day of my
5 Student’s own answers. life. 4 Our classroom is the coldest in the school. 5 They’ve
Possible answers: got three dogs. Pablo is the loudest.
1 My English is better than my parents’ English. 5 1 fastest (The speed given at the end of the sentence means
2 My bedroom is smaller than my parents’ bedroom. the adjective must be to do with speed, ‘fast’ is the only one.
3 My bag is lighter than my friend’s bag. Students use the superlative.)
4 My dad is taller than my friend’s dad. 2 smallest (The end of the sentence describes just two rooms,
5 My hair is longer than my friend’s hair. so the adjective must be ‘small’. Students use the superlative.)
3 longest (The distance given at the end of the sentence
Vocabulary 2 means the adjective must be to do with length, ‘long’ is the
1 1 sunglasses 2 jeans 3 boots 4 hoodie 5 shorts 6 hat only one. Students use the superlative.)
2 1 shirt 2 tshirt 3 boots 4 across: skirt 4 down: sandals 4 youngest (The age given at the end of the sentence means
5 shoes 6 jeans 7 shorts the adjective must be to do with age, ‘young’ is the only one.
3 1 A (‘walking in the mountains’ at the end of the sentence Students use the superlative.)
means the right footwear is ‘boots’, not sandals and tights 5 most (The remaining word in the box is ‘more’, superlative
are not ‘strong’) form ‘most’.)
2 B (‘swimsuit’ is the only item people usually wear at the Speaking
beach)
3 C (people usually play tennis in trainers, not boots or sandals) 1 A the USA B Antarctica C India D Bolivia E Austria
4 B ( a swimsuit is not appropriate) F Chile
5 B (‘socks’ is the only item which, if worn, would make boots 2 Student’s own answers.
smaller) 3 A the USA B Antarctica C India D Bolivia E Austria
6 B (people usually stand on boots and shoes, so the answer F Chile
must be ‘sunglasses’ because of the negative imperative) 4 1 D (the highest capital city on Earth)
7 A (a ‘cap’ would be the only thing that could be worn to hide 2 A (the oldest tree in the world)
a haircut) 3 E (the best place to live in the world)
8 B (‘tights’ are usually the only item worn with a skirt) 4 F (the driest place on Earth)
4 1 shorts (‘shorts’ collocates with ‘T-shirts’ and is it something 5 C (the wettest place on Earth)
you would wear in hot weather) 6 B (the coldest place on Earth)
2 shirts (‘shirts’ is the only formal item of clothing in the word 7 1 summer Even in summer the temperature in higher parts of
box) Antarctica is around minus 20.
3 sandals (‘sandals’ are a type of footwear, and are worn at the 2 89/eighty-nine … the lowest temperature recorded there was
beach) -89 degrees Celsius
4 boots (‘boots’ are a type of footwear, and are for the winter) 3 desert The Atacama Desert, in Chile has less than one
5 trainers (The phrase ‘because we aren’t a sports shop’ after millimetre of rain per year.
the gap means the missing word must be something sold at 4 rain There are around 11,000 millimetres of rain there every
a sports shop.) year.
6 jeans (The item must be something which is almost always 5 above This amazing city is 3,600 metres above sea level.
blue.) 6 2015 In a survey in 2015, experts discovered that people who
5 Student’s own answers. live there had the best quality of life.
Listening Writing
1 1 C … the world’s first fashion designer. … she lived about 1 1 at (The preposition ‘at’ follows ‘look’ before something you
300 hundred years ago in France can see.)
2 D The wedding dress with the longest train in the world. … 2 like (‘look like’ is a phrasal verb)
was made in China in 2017. 3 – (After the gap there is an adjective, so ‘look’ shouldn’t be
3 A They are the highest shoes in the world, … A man called followed by a preposition.)
James Syiemiong made them in India. 4 for (The preposition ‘for’ follows ‘look’ when the meaning of
4 E the most people wearing sunglasses in the dark … people ‘look’ is ‘search’.)
got together in Valladolid, Spain, to set this record. 5 – (After the gap there is an adjective, so ‘look’ shouldn’t be
5 B people say the British are the people who dress the worst followed by a preposition.)
in Europe’ 6 at (The preposition ‘at’ follows ‘look’ before something you
2 1 queen Her name was Rose Bertin … One of her most famous can see.)
clients was Marie Antoinette, the queen of France. 7 like (phrasal verb ‘look like’ means ‘similar to’)
2 month This dress was made in China in 2017. It took 22 8 for (The preposition ‘for’ follows ‘look’ when the meaning of
people one month to make it … ‘look’ is ‘search’.)
3 94/ninety-four They are the highest shoes in the world, at 2 1 ‘I need to see Grandma,’ says Mum.
94 centimetres 2 ‘Can I come too?’ asks Daniel.
4 September On 6th September 2015, 6,774 people got 3 Mum says, ‘Yes that’s a good idea.’
together in Valladolid, Spain, to set this record.’ 4 ‘I’m going to look for my shoes,’ says Daniel.
5 70/seventy British people spend the most on clothes … 5 ‘I think they’re in the kitchen,’ says Mum.
in 2015 it was 70 million euros!’ 6 ‘Yes, here they are,’ says Daniel.
REVIEW: UNITS 1–8 9 1 Do you live in a village? (Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.)
2 Is there a noticeboard in your classroom? (Yes, there is./
1 No, there isn’t.)
3 Has your best friend got fair hair? (Yes, he/she has. / No, he/
things in a room verbs jobs she hasn’t.)
bin help dentist 4 Do you play a musical instrument? (Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.)
mirror sing teacher 5 Did your parents go to work yesterday? (Yes, they did./
No, they didn’t.)
mat teach singer
10 1 coldest (The word ‘the’ before the gap and the description
2 1 C 2 H 3 B 4 A 5 G 6 D 7 F 8 E in the rest of the sentence means the missing word is a
3 1 above (A shelf can be ‘above’ a bed.) superlative adjective. Since the temperature mentioned is
2 from (‘from’ is used after ‘be’ and before a city/country very low, the answer must be ‘coldest’.)
of origin) 2 must (The missing word is an auxiliary verb, because the main
3 on (‘on’ is used before days of the week) verb ‘wear’ is after the gap, with the subject before. Given the
4 by (‘by’ is used before methods of transport) meaning of the previous sentence, the verb has to be ‘must’.)
5 at (‘at the weekend’ is a fixed expression) 3 can (The missing word is an auxiliary verb, because the
6 in (‘in front of’ is a preposition made up of three words) main verb ‘be’ is after the gap, with the subject before. The
7 for (‘go for a walk’ is a collocation) sentence is positive, and describes a possibility, so the verb
8 to (go ‘to’ a place) has to be ‘can’.)
4 1 I don’t meet my friends in the evening. (Students use the 4 difficult (A question can be ‘easy’ or ‘difficult’. The rest of the
auxiliary ‘do’ in the first person, negative form. ‘meet is in the sentence means students should choose ‘difficult’ (it goes on
infinitive form) to say that it’s hard to choose a season to visit Moscow).)
2 You mustn’t take photos. (Students add ‘n’t’ to ‘must’.) 5 worst (The word ‘the’ before the gap, with a noun afterwards
3 There isn’t any rice in the cupboard. (Students add ‘n’t’ to ‘is’ suggests the missing word is a superlative adjective. ‘best’ and
and change ‘some’ to ‘any’.) ‘worst’ both collocate with ‘time’, but the rest of the sentence
leads students to choose ‘worst’ as it describes bad weather.)
UNIT 9 Vocabulary 2
1 1 She’s got a cold. 2 She’s got stomachache. 3 She’s got a
Vocabulary 1 sore throat. 4 She’s got a headache. 5 He’s got toothache.
6 He’s got earache.
1 1 rock climbing 2 dancing 3 tennis 4 skiing 5 swimming
2 1 B 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 B 6 C
6 yoga
3 Across: 2 matter 4 sunburn 5 cough 6 well
2 Student’s own answers.
Down: 1 cut 3 temperature
3 1 do 2 go 3 play 4 go 5 do 6 play
4 1 Have you got (Students must use ‘have got’ before ‘a
4 Student’s own answers.
temperature’. They use the subject ‘you’ and invert the
5 1 B (sailing) (‘go sailing’ collocates with ‘on a boat’) subject and verb because it is a question.)
2 B (surfing) (The word must be something you can do ‘on the 2 a sore (‘sore’ collocates with ‘throat’ and students must use
sea’, so it can’t be ‘cycling’ and if it were ‘skiing’ the word the article beforehand.)
‘water’ would be needed before the gap.) 3 doctor (‘see a doctor’ is what you should do if you are ill.)
3 C (volleyball) (‘volleyball’ is the only option which collocates 4 a (The article ‘a’ must be used before ‘cold’.)
with ‘play’) 5 to drink (The word after the gap is ‘water’ and so the main
4 A (mountain biking) (In the first part of the sentence the verb must be ‘drink’ (good advice if you have a sore throat).
writer mentions her bike, with the two phrases connected Students must use the infinitive with ‘to’ after ‘need’.)
with ‘and’ the next part must also be about cycling.)
5 Student’s own answers.
5 A (skateboarding) (‘skateboarding’ and ‘skiing’ both
collocate with ‘go’ (before the gap) but the sport must Listening
be something to do ‘at the park’ so the answer must be
1 A4 ‘How was your guitar lesson?’
‘skateboarding’)
B2 ‘I want to swap to the after-school tennis club.’
6 C (basketball) (‘basketball’ and ‘baseball’ both collocate with
C5 ‘we can leave early tomorrow and have all weekend away’
‘go’ (before the gap) but the sport must be something you
D3 ‘But I don’t like speaking in front people.’
can play either inside or outside. The writer also says ‘It
E1 ‘Your mother and I are thinking about the holiday in August.’
helps that I’m tall’, so it must be ‘basketball’.)
21C ‘I like staying in the flat with Grandma and Grandpa.’
Reading 2B ‘It’s just that I don’t like playing basketball any more. I want
1 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 C to swap to the after-school tennis club.’
3 A ‘I know there are going to be lots of parents listening …’
2 Joe: London Eye, Buckingham Palace, British Museum
4 B ‘Don’t you want to be a pop star?’ ‘Not a pop star, Mum,
Patricia: Switzerland a classical guitarist.’
Max: train station 5 C ‘I really want to pack my phone!’
3 Student’s own answers. 3 1 to be (The word after the gap is ‘a dancer’, so the verb must
Grammar be ‘be’. Students use the infinitive ‘to be’ after ‘want’.)
2 tidying (The word after the gap is the name of a room, so the
1 1 They’re going to go rollerblading. 2 They’re going to play verb must be ‘tidy’. Students use the gerund ‘tidying’ after ‘like’.)
football. 3 They’re going to play tennis. 4 They’re going to 3 to watch (‘a film’ is after the gap, so the verb must be ‘watch’.
ski/go skiing. 5 He’s going to play basketball. 6 She’s going Students use the infinitive ‘to watch’ after ‘want’.)
to surf/go surfing. 4 listening (‘listen’ collocates with ‘to music’. Students use the
2 1 We aren’t going to win. 2 He isn’t going to sing in the show. gerund ‘listening’ after ‘love’.)
3 They aren’t going to have a party. 4 I’m not going to go 5 swimming (‘swim’ collocates with ‘in the sea’. Students use
camping. 5 You aren’t going to clean your bedroom. the gerund ‘swimming’ (adding an extra ‘m’) after ‘like’.)
6 She isn’t going to go cycling. 6 to stay (‘stay’ collocates with ‘at home’. Students use the
3 1 are, going to (Students use ‘are’ because the subject of the infinitive ‘to stay’ after ‘want’.)
question is ‘you’ (second person singular)) 4 1 travelling 2 watching 3 having 4 to be 5 to write
2 ’s/is going to (The sentence must be positive because the
speaker is talking about when a birthday is going to be. The Speaking
subject is ‘he’ so the verb ‘be’ needs to be in the third person 1 2 Cinema
singular (‘is’).) 2 1 an exhibition about the history of sports
3 ’m going to (The sentence must be positive because the 2 Cam’s sister My sister said it’s not that interesting.
speaker is talking about buying something. The subject is 3 It’s raining. But it’s raining.
‘I’ so the verb ‘be’ needs to be in the first person singular 4 some boots I need some boots.
(‘am’, abbreviated to ’m).) 5 There are always lots of people (on Saturday). … there are
4 is going to (The sentence must be positive and the subject always lots of people at the shopping centre.
is ‘it’ so the verb ‘be’ must be third person singular (is)) 6 They go online (and see what’s on). We can go online and see
5 are going to (This is a positive sentence. The subject is what’s on.
‘parents’ so the verb ‘be’ is in the third person plural (‘are’).) 3 1 D (How about’ is the beginning of a question, option ‘c’
6 ’re/are going to (This is a positive sentence. The subject is already has the word ‘about’, so the answer must be ‘D’)
‘We’ so the verb ‘be’ is in the third person singular (‘are’).) 2 F (‘sure’ is used after the verb ‘be’)
4 1 Are you going to go to France in the summer? 2 Are you 3 B (‘Let’s’ needs to be followed by the infinitive (without ‘to’))
going to travel by plane? 3 Is the weather going to be hot? 4 A (The matching phrase must have both a subject and a verb
4 Is your sister going to go with you? 5 Are you all going to (missing from the first part of the sentence.)
stay in a hotel? 6 Is your dad going to try to speak French? 5 C (‘What’ matches with ‘about’ to make a fixed phrase used
5 1 Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. 2 Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. to make suggestions)
3 Yes, I am./No, I’m not. 4 Yes, they are./No, they aren’t. 6 E (‘Good idea’ is a fixed expression.)
5 Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. 6 Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
41 How about having a party? 4 playing (The gerund ‘ing’ is used after ‘like’.)
2 Let’s go swimming. 5 to play (The infinitive with ‘to’ is used after ‘want’.)
3 What about playing baseball? 6 going (The gerund ‘ing’ is used after ‘like’.)
4 How about going cycling? 7 to have (The infinitive with ‘to’ is used after ‘want’.)
5 I want to play tennis. 41 ’s/is going to be (There is an adjective after the gap, so the
6 What about doing yoga? verb must be ‘be’. The subject is ‘My mum’ so students use
51 How/What (‘How’ or ‘What’ comes before ‘about’ to make a the third person singular of ‘be’.)
fixed phrase used to make suggestions.) 2 ’m/am going to have (‘have’ collocates with ‘a shower’. The
2 sure (‘sure’ is used after the verb ‘be’, in response to a subject is ‘I’ so students use the first person singular of ‘be’.)
suggestion (usually to preface a rejection of the suggestion)) 3 aren’t going to travel (‘travel’ can be followed with ‘by’ and a
3 doesn’t (Since the subject and verb are both already given, method of transport. The subject is ‘We’ so students use the
the missing word must be an auxiliary verb. ‘doesn’t’ can be first person plural of ‘be’.)
used before ‘like’ in the present to make the verb negative. 4 Are, going to walk (‘walk’ collocates with ‘home’. The subject
Students use the third person singular because of the subject of the question is ‘you’ so students use the second person
(‘Ben’).) singular ‘Are’ (which is at the beginning, since subject and
4 right (‘right’ is used after the verb ‘be’, in response to a verb are inverted in a question))
suggestion when the speaker is agreeing/accepting it.) 5 ’are going to watch (‘watch’ collocates with ‘TV’. The subject
5 idea (‘good idea’ is a fixed expression.) is ‘Carla and her brother’ so students use the third person
6 Let’s (The sentence is a suggestion, with the main verb plural.)
already given. The answer can’t be ‘How about’ because the 6 ’s/is going to see (‘see’ collocates with ‘a concert’. The subject
verb is in the infinitive (without ‘to’), so it must be ‘Let’s’.) is ‘he’ so students use the third person singular.)
51 meeting/seeing (The object after the gap is ‘my friends’ so
Writing the missing verb must be ‘meet’ or ‘see’. Students use the
1 1 Y (The sentence is in the past simple.) gerund because the verb before the gap is ‘like’)
2 N (The sentence is in the present continuous.) 2 playing (‘play’ collocates with ‘computer games’. Students use
3 T (The sentence includes ‘going to’, so it refers to a future the gerund because the verb before the gap is ‘like’)
plan.) 3 to (After ‘want’ the infinitive with ‘to’ must be used. ‘to’ is
4 T (The sentence includes ‘going to’, so it refers to a future missing before ‘be’.)
plan.) 4 ’m/am (The verb ‘be’ is used before ‘going to’ to talk about a
5 Y (The sentence is in the past simple.) future plan (the sentence ends ‘next week’). Students use the
2 1 (Hi Louis,) first person singular because the subject is ‘I’.)
7 (Love Maggie) 5 are (The verb ‘be’ is used before ‘going to’ to talk about a
4 (Tomorrow I’m …) future plan. Students use the third person plural because the
2 (I’m having a …) subject is ‘My friends’)
5 (I can’t wait!)
6 (See you soon,)
3 (It was a lot of fun.) REVIEW: UNITS 1–9
3 1 play (‘play’ is used before sports, such as tennis) 1 1 singer (the rest are medical professionals that deal with
2 visit (‘visit’ collocates with ‘a museum’) health problems) 2 tall (the rest can describe hair) 3 jeans
3 go (‘go’ is used before outdoor pursuits, such as swimming) (the rest are worn on the feet) 4 toes (we only have two
4 meet (You usually meet a person/some people. Since there is of the other parts of the body, but ten toes) 5 helped (the
a name after the gap, ‘meet’ is the best fit.) rest are irregular past forms) 6 new (the rest can be used to
5 have (‘have’ is used before meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner)) describe hair)
6 walk (‘walk’ collocates with ‘on the beach’.)
2 A mirror B postcard C scientist D socks E sweatshirt
4 1 played (The sentence begins ‘Yesterday’ so students use the F cold
past tense.)
3 1 A 2 E 3 F 4 C 5 D 6 B
2 visited (The description continues in the past.)
4 1 food / milk
3 ’m going to go (The sentence begins ‘Later this morning’ so
2 colourful bird
students use ‘be going to’ (because it’s a plan). The subject is
3 drive / road
‘I’ so they use the first person singular (I’m).)
4 insect/animal / eight legs
4 ’m going to meet (This sentence is also about future plans.
5 someone who works un a hospital
Again the subject is ‘I’.)
6 it to cross over water
5 to have (The verb before the gap is ‘want’ so students use
the infinitive with ‘to’.) 5 1 city (Liverpool is a city, ‘city’ is the only available noun that is a
6 are going to walk (The sentence describes future plans so place where people can live)
students use ‘be going to’. The subject is ‘we’ (Carla and I) so 2 upstairs (The answer needs to be an adjective that describes
students use the first person plural ‘are’.) the position of the bedroom)
3 bathroom (The answer must be a room that isn’t in Betty’s
5 Student’s own answers.
house. It cannot be ‘garden’ because of the sentence that
Model answer in Ex 4
follows, describing the position of the toilet.)
Unit check 4 garden (The answer must be a place outside, which is where
the toilet is)
1 1 skiing 2 volleyball 3 shopping 4 rollerblading 5 sailing 5 plane (The answer must be a mode of transport because the
2 1 F 2 E 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 D sentence says ‘travel … by’ before the gap)
3 1 to do (The infinitive with ‘to’ is used after ‘want’.) 6 difficult (The answer must be an adjective. It has to be a
2 doing (The gerund ‘ing’ is used after ‘love’.) negative adjective because the previous adjective in the text
3 to go (The infinitive with ‘to’ is used after ‘want’.) is ‘long’ and the connector is ‘and’)
7 beautiful (The answer must be an adjective because the gap 7 C (The person is asking what the problem is, so the usual
is before a noun ‘house’. A house cannot be ‘difficult’ (the only reply would be a specific answer)
other adjective available) and from the context is must be a 8 B (The question is a suggestion ‘How about …’ so ‘Great idea’
positive adjective ‘beautiful’) is the suitable answer, as the other two options are answers
6 1 She didn’t grow up in London. to closed questions (starting with ‘Do you’ or ‘Are you’).)
2 There aren’t any photos of the inside of the house.
3 The house didn’t have three bedrooms.
4 There wasn’t a toilet inside the house.
5 Betty’s family didn’t go to Australia by plane.
UNIT 10
6 Emma isn’t going to visit Sheffield one day. Reading
7 1 lighter (A sword can be ‘light’. The word after the gap is 1 1 join 2 work 3 wear 4 have 5 learn
‘than’ so the sentence is a comparison. Students form the 2 1 Young people aged eighteen to twenty-five Are you aged
comparative by adding ‘er’.) between 18 and 25?
2 best (Because the next sentence says ‘They’re great!’ the 2 £100 We pay £100 a day …
adjective is ‘good’. The word before the gap is ‘the’ so the 3 seven thirty ‘… extras need to arrive at seven thirty
missing word must be a superlative form. Students use the 4 three We can’t tell [you] the name or subject of the film, but
superlative of ‘good’, which is irregular.) we can say that three famous actors are making it with us.
3 dangerous (Because the next sentence says ‘I haven’t got any
3 1 C (‘look for’ is a phrasal verb. The verb must be in the gerund
cuts.’ the writer is clearly saying that fencing isn’t dangerous.)
because the auxiliary ‘are’ is before the gap, so it’s the
4 good (The word after the gap is ‘at’ followed by a sport/skill,
present continuous.)
so the missing word is either ‘good’ or ‘bad’.)
2 C (The preposition ‘at’ must be used before ‘night’.)
5 quick (‘quick’ could be used to describe feet, when they have
3 A (The subject is missing (because the word after the gap is
to move fast in a sport. The writer uses ‘faster’ in the next
a verb), so ‘they’ is the correct choice (‘their’ is a possessive
sentence.)
adjective and ‘them’ is an object pronoun).)
6 interesting (The phrase ‘it’s a very good way to learn’ is
4 B (‘get up’ is a phrasal verb)
another way of saying that something is interesting.)
5 C ( ‘we don’t/never work long hours’ doesn’t make sense,
8 1 We sometimes go skiing in January. when the rest of the sentence is about wanting to
2 Football players aren’t always tall. complete a scene. ‘we sometimes work long hours’ is both
3 I don’t really like playing tennis in winter. grammatically correct and makes sense.)
4 Don’t go rollerblading in the children’s playground. 6 A (An object pronoun is needed after ‘tell’. Because the rest
5 My sister usually plays basketball at the sports centre. of the advert is directed at the reader, the pronoun which
6 You mustn’t go swimming when you’ve got a temperature. fits is ‘you’.)
9 1 are you (The reply is ‘I’m fine, thanks’, so the question must be 4 Students’ own information – name must be in capitals.
‘How are you?’)
5 1 B (Emma asks ‘Is your throat better?’, so Clare may be sick.)
2 did you start (The answer is ‘I started playing when I was 11’
2 A (Take three people with you because the sign says: ‘Free
so the question must also be in the past simple and use the
drinks for every table of four people or more.’)
verb ‘start’ with the auxiliary verb ‘did’.)
3 A (‘My brother’s got three tickets for a concert tonight. Are
3 were you (The answer is ‘no, I wasn’t’, so the question must
you free?’ The answer can’t be ‘B’ because Ed says ‘we only
also be in the past simple and be an inversion of the subject
need to pay him £20’. Ed doesn’t talk about ‘meeting’ Sam,
and verb, with the verb ‘be’ in the second person singular.)
he says ‘tell me before 5 p.m.’).
4 did you (The question already has the question word ‘how’
4 B (‘Only children older than 12 can watch this film.’)
and phrasal verb ‘get better’, so the auxiliary verb ‘did’ and
5 C (It can’t be ‘A’ because Leslie says they are ‘beautiful’, it
subject ‘you’ are needed.)
can’t be B because she says they have ‘nice personalities’
5 Do you like (The answer is ‘Yes, I do. I love it.’ so the question
so it must be C, as she says ‘We have three adults, so these
must be ‘Do you like …’. ‘Love’ is only used in response to the
little ones need a new home.’)
question and never in the question.)
6 B (‘There is a special volleyball match at 11.30. It’s free to
6 are you doing/are you training for (The reply is in the present
watch …’)
continuous, so the question needs to be in the present
continuous with the subject ‘you’ as the reply is ‘I’. The question Listening
could use the same verb and collocation ‘training for’ as the
reply or could be more general ‘what are you doing’.) 1 1 ‘Do you like the food here?’ 3 ‘What time did you start
work?’ 5 ‘What’s the film about?’ and 7 ‘What’s the weather
10 1 A (The answer must be a date.)
like?’
2 C (The question begins ‘When’ so the answer must be a
date, day or time.) 2 1 B It’s half past seven in the morning and I’m eating
3 B (The subject of the question is ‘it’ (family name) so the breakfast!’
answer which begins ‘It’s …’ is correct.) 2 B ‘… I got up at six thirty this morning!
4 B (The question is in the second person singular, but the 3 C In the film I’m going to be talking with some friends.
reply must be in the first person, so A and C are both 4 A I’m listening to some music while I wait on the beach …
impossible. ‘Yes, of course’ is a common response to a 5 C It’s cloudy and it’s raining. No more filming today.
request for help.) 3 1 A month ago. ‘This is my friend, Karen. We started work
5 B (The question is not an offer, so ‘No, thank you’ (C) is an together last month.’
incorrect reply. The answer must include ‘yes’ or ‘no’. The 2 Before the extras. ‘I did the stars’ make-up first. They start
subject of the question is ‘there’ so the short answer work before the extras, you know.’
would be ‘Yes, there is’ (A is incorrect).) 3 Because it’s never boring. ‘… I love it because it’s never
6 A (The question ‘What’s the weather like?’ must be boring.’
answered with a description of the weather, not how you 4 Some dolphins. ‘Yesterday I saw some dolphins!’
feel (so C is incorrect). ‘like’ mustn’t be repeated in the 5 It’s cloudy and it’s raining. ‘It’s cloudy and it’s raining.’
answer so B is incorrect.) 6 Sunday ‘We’re not going to work tomorrow because it’s Sunday.’
41 She’s having breakfast. 3 1 What was (The answer is the topic of a book, so the question
2 She’s practising her scene. word is ‘What’. Students use the same verb and tense as in
3 She’s waiting on the beach. the answer (‘be’ in the past simple, third person singular to
4 She’s having lunch. match the subject (the book).)
5 She’s going home. 2 Who were/are (The answer is about people, so the question
word is ‘Who’. There is no tense in the answer, so the
Speaking question could be in the present or the past (‘be’ in the past
1 Students tick: 1 I love … 3 What about you? 4 I’m not sure. or present simple, third person plural to match the subject
6 Well, I think they’re OK. 8 Really? (the characters).)
2 1 B (The question starts with ‘Where’ so the answer must give 3 happened (The answer is a description of the plot, so the
a location.) verb must be ‘happen’. Students use the same tense as in the
2 C (The question is about types of film, so the answer must answer (past simple), by adding ‘ed’ to the infinitive.)
be a genre/film type.) 4 Who, you (The answer is about who the book came from, so
3 B (The question requires a yes/no answer or an opinion. the question word is ‘Who’. The answer is in the first person,
‘They’re OK.’ is the best response.) so the question needs to be in the second person singular
4 A (‘What do you think …’ is asking for an opinion. ‘I’m not (you).)
sure.’ is the only answer which says what the person 5 Who (The answer is a person’s name so the question word
thinks/feels.) must be ‘Who’.)
5 A (‘I love …’ is a statement. The speaker could be agreeing 6 When (the answer is a time (2017), so the question word
or disagreeing. ‘You’re boring’ is not an appropriate must be ‘When’.)
response (very impolite), ‘I love, too’ is grammatically 7 What, think (The answer is an opinion, so the question must
incorrect because the object ‘them’ is missing. ‘Really?’ be ‘What did you think … ?’)
is an appropriate response – showing that the speaker 4 1 Four stars The group was called ‘Four stars’
is surprised.) 2 The life of a dancer. It was about the life of a famous Russian
6 C (The question requires a yes/no answer, with the same dancer
verb (‘be’). The short answer ‘Yes, they are’ is correct 3 Pablo The main character, Pablo …
because it also repeats the same subject (films = ‘they’).) 4 Russia ‘… a famous Russian dancer
4 Student’s own answers. 5 An hour We stayed for an hour and then we went home
Possible answers: 6 In a pet shop. He worked in a pet shop and that’s when he
1 I like animal films because they’re interesting. had the idea and he wrote the book.
2 I like action films because they’re exciting. 5 1 an 2 at 3 are 4 the 5 swam 6 to
3 I don’t like cartoons because I prefer human characters. 6 1 ‘Explore Australia’ It was called ‘Explore Australia
4 I love kung fu films because they’re different. 2 Because he studied Australia at school last year. We learnt a
5 I think sport films are interesting and inspiring. I don’t like 3D little about Australia at school last year …
films because I don’t like wearing the glasses. 3 Camels and red kangaroos. The presenter took a trip into the
desert and she saw camels and red kangaroos there.
Writing 4 Sharks. Then she swam with sharks in the ocean
1 1 D (The matching phrase must be an adjective followed by 5 Visit Australia. I want to visit Australia now!
a noun (because the article ‘a’ is at theend of the first 7 Student’s own answers.
phrase).) Model answer in Ex 5
2 C (‘have’ collocates with ‘a good time’)
3 E (‘enjoy’ collocates with ‘a lot’. The matching phrase must
also contain an object (film).)
4 F (‘about’ follows ‘be sure’)
5 B (‘watch’ collocates with ‘film’. It can’t be ‘e’ because there is
no article, so it must be ‘b’ (‘this film’))
6 A (‘like’ is followed by a direct object (‘the characters’).)
2 1 I don’t want to read the next book in the series. (Students
make the sentence negative using the auxiliary ‘don’t’ and
the verb in the infinitive (without ‘to’).)
2 I didn’t have a very good time at the concert. (Students make
the sentence negative using the auxiliary ‘didn’t’ and the verb
in the infinitive (without ‘to’))
3 My sister and I laughed. (The main verb is ‘laugh’. Students
add ‘ed’ to make the positive past form. An auxiliary verb isn’t
necessary.)
4 I didn’t think it was an interesting programme. / I thought
it was a boring programme. (Students make the sentence
negative using the auxiliary ‘didn’t’ and the verb in the
infinitive (without ‘to’). Alternatively, they change the positive
adjective ‘interesting’ to ‘boring’.)
5 My family enjoyed watching the film. (The main verb is ‘enjoy’.
Students add ‘ed’ to make the positive past form. An auxiliary
verb isn’t necessary.)
6 The characters were very funny. (Students make the
sentence positive by changing the ‘be’ verb from negative to
positive in the third person plural.)