Vocabulary

1. Complete the email with the verbs below.

chill out | cool down | get | go trekking | hire | photograph | stay up | take selfies | try
out | wander around

Hi Jen,

We’ve been arguing all morning about where to go on holiday. Mum would like to go
to a luxury hotel somewhere hot, 1_____________ on the beach and
2_____________ a tan. Dad says we should go to Athens. He’ll make us put on

comfortable shoes and 3_____________ the city all day. He’s just bought a new
camera so he’ll want to 4_____________ all the sights too, whereas my brother and I
just like to 5_____________ in front of the main sights. We would prefer something
more adventurous. We’d like to 6_____________ a new sport, perhaps we could
7_____________ a jet ski or 8_____________ in the jungle to see some wild animals.

When it gets too hot, we could 9_____________ in the sea. And we could also
10_____________ late to experience the night life. Have you and your family made

any plans?

Hannah

2. Read the definitions and write the words. The first letter is given and there is
a space for every missing letter.

1. the amount of money a person or organisation has available to spend

b_____

2. money that your are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing
a________

3. rich
w______

4. to have very little money to spend

s _ _ _ _ of c _ _ _
5. something that is on sale for less than its usual price or its real value
b______

6. the amount of money that you still have to pay, or that you have left to use
b______

7. a small piece of plastic that allows you to buy something and pay for it later
c_____c___

8. a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, that you can get money from
c________

3. Choose the correct words.

1. More and more people are watching TV online. A(n) growing / unlimited number of
families do not have a television set.

2. You need to do a minimum / record number of pieces of writing on this course.

You must write at least 2 articles and 2 reviews.

3. I only have three or four very close friends. I’ve got a maximum / limited number of
good friends.

4. You can eat as much as you like here. There’s a(n) unlimited / reduced number of
times you can take more food.

5. The train was full. A(n) increasing / considerable number of people had to stand.

6. More people passed the exam than ever, around 95% which is a record / reduced
number.

7. They don’t let many people into the museum. A reduced / considerable number of
visitors can go in at one time.

8. More and more young people want to take a year off before going to university.
A(n) limited / increasing number of my friends are planning a gap year.

4. Complete the sentences with make, let and be allowed to in the correct form.

1. We don’t have to wear a school uniform. We ___________________________

wear what we want to school.

2. I have to tidy up my room before school. My mum

___________________________ me do it.

3. On Saturday nights I don’t have to be home until late. My parents

___________________________ me stay out late.

4. My sister has got an amazing laptop but she never

___________________________ me use it.

5. My brother has just passed his driving test but he

___________________________ (not) to drive my parents’ car.

6. If we don’t do our homework, our teacher ___________________________ us

stay after school and do it then.

7. ___________________________ you ___________________________ stay in

bed all morning or do you have to get up for breakfast?

8. ___________________________ your mum ___________________________

you do your homework as soon as you get home?

5. Read the definitions and write the words. The first letter is given and there is
a space for every missing letter.

1. an aircraft with no pilot that is controlled from the ground

d____
2. a white surface that can be written on in class and which can display the contents
of a computer screen
i__________w_________

3. a wireless device which can work by voice command

s____s______

4. using a system of radio, radiomagnetic, etc. signals to connect computers, mobile

phones, etc. to each other
w_______

5. using computer images and sounds that make you think an imagined situation is
real
v______

6. a gadget that enables you to charge an electronic device while on the move
p_______c______

7. a device you wear on your wrist which is linked to your phone to keep you updated
with emails and calls
s_________

8. a vehicle that is controlled remotely

d_________c__

6. Complete the sentences with the adjective form of the words in brackets.

1. Some people think that holding a mobile phone close to your head is
__________________ to your health. (harm)

2. Our school is quite __________________. We don’t have computers in every

classroom. (tradition)

3. I’ve used some __________________ pictures to make our presentation look

more interesting. (colour)
4. You need to clean your screen. It’s terribly __________________. (dirt)

5. My brother dropped his mobile phone and broke it again. He’s so

__________________. (care)

6. My grandparents don’t understand computers or mobile phones at all. They find it

all very __________________. (mystery)

7. My best friend has designed a wonderful blog. She’s so __________________.

(create)

8. I need a new mouse for my laptop but none of these are __________________ –
they’re too small. (suit)

7. Complete the sentences with the words below.

bad-tempered | easy-going | insensitive | mean | optimistic | pessimistic | thoughtful |

unreliable

1. My best friend’s ___________________. She always thinks that everything will be

fine.

2. My sister often shouts at me for no reason. She’s quite ___________________.

3. Some of my friends are often late or they don’t appear at all. They’re
___________________.

4. His brother is great. He loves doing everything and he never gets upset. He’s so
___________________.

5. I don’t think we’ll win the final. I’m feeling quite ___________________ about it.

6. Thank you for phoning me when I was ill. That was very ___________________ of
you.

7. Why don’t you share your snacks? Stop being so ___________________.

8. Stop laughing! He’s really sad about his broken bike. Don’t be so
___________________.
8. Read the definitions and write the nouns. The first letter is given and there is
a space for every missing letter.

1. when you say something or someone is bad

c________

2. when you say something that suggests what you think or want but not in a direct
way
h___

3. a formal plan or suggestion for a person or group to consider

p_______

4. new information
u_____

5. when you admit that you have done something wrong or illegal
c_________

6. a fact that a lot of people are talking about although they do not know if it is true
r_____

7. a statement about what you think will happen in the future

p_________

8. a brief remark
m______

9. a reaction
r_______

10. an announcement about an important subject

s________
Grammar

9. Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1. We’ve booked the tickets. We ’ll go /’re going to Australia in December.

2. You probably aren’t needing / won’t need much money when you go to India.

3. You ’ll definitely see / definitely see tall buildings in New York.

4. I don’t meet / ’m not meeting my friends later. They’ve all gone away.

5. Our bus ’ll leave / leaves at 6 am tomorrow morning from outside the school.

6. I’ve decided. When we get to beach, I ’ll swim / ’m going to swim in the sea even if
it’s freezing.

7. We aren’t going to / won’t stay in our favourite hotel because it’s full.

8. I’m tired. I don’t think I ’ll go / ’m going around that museum today.

10. Complete the sentences with will or the future continuous. Use the verbs in
brackets.

1. If it rains later, I _____________________ (watch) a film or a TV series online.

2. This time next week, we _____________________ (chill out) on the beach in

Tenerife.
3. That milk _____________________ (not go off) if you put it in the fridge.

4. You should see that film. It’s so moving that you _____________________ (cry).

5. We _____________________ (not do) maths at 11 am tomorrow because it’s

Wednesday.

6. When I leave home, I _____________________ (not have to) share a room with
my brother.

7. My sister’s passionate about writing. I’m sure she _____________________

(write) a bestseller one day soon.

8. You can phone mum at 4 pm. She _____________________ (not work) then.

11. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Why don’t you borrow my jacket for the party? It may not be / could not be too big.

2. Nobody’s done their homework and it was important. Our teacher ’s going to get /
might get terribly angry.

3. Before I go to university, I will definitely travel / might definitely travel around the
world.

4. I don’t like loud music. I know I won’t be enjoying / ’m not going to enjoy the
concert.

5. We will well have / may well have pizza on Friday. Do want to join us?

6. My brother may learn / will learn to drive in the summer but he isn’t sure.
7. I don’t think anyone is home, so you might need / could need your key to get in.

8. It’s suddenly gone dark. It ’ll rain / ’s going to rain soon.

12. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. My brother’s wallet stole / was stolen as he was getting off the bus.

2. I took out / was taken out €20 from the cashpoint yesterday and I’ve spent it
already.

3. I can’t go by bike because it ’s fixing / ’s being fixed right now.

4. I ’ve eaten up / ’ve been eaten up everything, can I go out with my friends now?

5. You should apologise / should be apologised for breaking the plates.

6. Some water has spilled / has been spilled on the floor.

7. The World Cup watches / is watched by millions of people all over the world.

8. I don’t think we should give / should be given so much homework.

13. Complete the sentences with the present perfect continuous form of the
verb.

1. I _____________________________ (use) my dad’s computer since last week.

2. My sister _____________________________ (learn) Chinese for several years.

3. I’m sorry I’m late. _____________________________ you

_____________________________ (wait) long?

4. My parents are furious because my brother _____________________________

(not do) his homework lately.

5. It _____________________________ (rain) for days. I hope it’ll stop soon.

6. They _____________________________ (not play) in the band together for very

long but they’re very good.

7. Is Dad still on the phone? How long _____________________________ he

_____________________________ (talk) to his brother?

8. You can’t be hungry. You _____________________________ (eat) all morning.

14. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. You can’t have a new mobile. You ’ve already broken / ’ve already been breaking
three phones.

2. I’m exhausted. I ’ve studied / ’ve been studying all day.

3. My sister gets on really well with our neighbour but they ’ve only known / ’ve only
been knowing each other for six months

4. What a wonderful smell! What have you cooked / have you been cooking?

5. How many matches has your team won / has your team been winning this year?

6. You can’t be tired. We haven’t run / haven’t been running for very long.

7. I saw your brother with your dad’s car. How long has he driven / has he been
driving?
8. Don’t finish the cake! Mum hasn’t had / hasn’t been having a piece yet.

15. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. If someone asks to be your online friend, do you always / will you always accept?

2. If you want to make new friends, you try / try joining a sports club.

3. You’ll feel much better tomorrow, if you go / will go to bed early tonight.

4. There aren’t any more tickets on sale but if you get there early, you get / might get
in.

5. Mum often fixes our computer when it has / will have a virus.

6. Study hard tonight if you want / will want to do well in the exam.

7. If you want to go to the cinema tonight, I lend / ’ll lend you some money.

8. The teacher could get very angry if we ’ll be / are late.

16. Choose the correct words to complete the reported statement.

1. ‘I can’t go out on Friday night.’

She said that she can’t go out / couldn’t go out on Friday night.

2. ‘We’ve already seen that film.’

My friends said they had already seen / already saw that film.
3. ‘My best friend lives on sweets and chocolate.’
She said that her best friend has lived on / lives on sweets and chocolate.

4. ‘I’ll sweep the floor after lunch.’

I said that I will sweep / would sweep the floor after lunch.

5. ‘My friends may try out jet skiing in the holidays.’

He said that my friends may try out / his friends might try out jet skiing in the
holidays.

6. ‘You must train every day if you want to continue in the team.’
The coach said that I trained / had to train every day.

7. I’m playing tennis later.

He said that he was playing / played tennis later.

8. He didn’t score a goal.

My brother said he didn’t score / hadn’t scored a goal.

17. Finish the reported statements. There is a space for every missing word.
Contractions (didn’t, hadn’t etc.) are two words.

1. ‘I’m too tired to play another game.’

She said ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
___________________ to play another game.

2. ‘A volcano erupted at the weekend.’

The newsman confirmed that a volcano ___________________
___________________ at the weekend.

3. ‘It often rains here in August.’

He admitted that it often ___________________ ___________________ in
August.
4. ‘My favourite band gave a brilliant performance.’
She told everyone that ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ a brilliant
performance.

5. ‘You won’t get in if you don’t have a ticket.’

They told me that ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ if I didn’t have a ticket.

6. ‘We haven’t finished yet.’

The teacher reminded us that we ___________________ ___________________
yet.

7. ‘I’m going to chill out on the beach all day.’

My sister declared that she ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ on the
beach all day.

8. ‘My brother can’t do his exams with a broken hand.’

She said that her brother ___________________ ___________________ his
exams with a broken hand.