Grammar Starter unt CTTJ

Present simple and present Past simple

continuous 4 wrte the pastsmpte form of the verbs.
I Complete the text wth the present smple or Then match l-5 with a-f to make sentences.
present contnuous form ofthe verbs n the box. The boys ate (eaI) ll
be complain leave not listen
make prefer not see
1t tso) I
2 Helen (ouv) I
lI s7 a.m. on the first day of the new school year. 3 Jack (not finish)
!
N/ um (1) breaKast. Dad has (meet) T
already left for work. He often (2) 5 You (not be )T
very early, so we (3) usually
a his homework last night.
him in the mornings. lvly brothers
b our friends in the caf.
(4) that they're tired. They
c to the cinema yesterday.
(5) the summer holidays to
d very friendly to my brother.
school. lvlum (6) to theml
e te-mch-i-+em.
f some new trainers.
Question words
2 Order the words to make questons. Omt one Object and subject questions
queston word and use the present smple or
present contnuous form of the verbs. 5 Correct the mstakes. Two questons are
correct.
you / what time / wh+e/ get up / usually / ?
Who did tell you the secret?
ll/haf line do you usually gel up2
ll/ho lold you lhe secrel2
1 why / laugh / when / they / ?
1 How many people did you invite to the party?

2 where / your cousins / how often / live / ?

3 what / the dog / look at / how / ?

2 What did happen in the film?

4 she / who / what / talk to / ?

3 How many people visited you in hospital?

Verbs + -rng 4 Who did score the winning goal?

3 Complete the dalogue wth the -ing form of the
verbs in the box.

chat look s+ay travel visit write 5 Which CD you bought?

Anna Do you like slayi4g aI home in summer?

George No, I prefer (1) new places.
Anna lvle too. I love (2) by train. I
6 How many students did finish the exam?

like (3) out of the window I

also enjoy (4) in my diary.

George I like (5) to people on trains.

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Grammar unit 1 Cre
used to Past simple and past continuous
I Complete the text wth used to ot didn't use to 3 Complete each queston wth a past smple and
and the verbs in the box. past contnuous form. Then match l-4 wth a-e.

be contact h+e play talk watch write WhaI was tllozarl wrlng (Mozaft I wtile)
when he died (he I die)? @
Things were very different in the 1980s. People
l Where (Amelia Earhart
used lo havefVs, and the lucky ones
/ fly) when (her plane /
(1) videos on them.
People (2) very simple
disappear)? f-l
2 What (fall) on Sir lsaac
games on their computers, but the games
NeMon's head while
(3) colou rful or look very

exciting very different from todayl lvly dad

(he / sit) under a tree?
!
- 3 When fAntoni Ga ud /
(4) to people on his
die), what (he /
mobile phone, but the phone was really big and
looked very silly. The internet didn't exist in the
build)? !
(start) painting
1980s, so teenagers (5)
while (she / get better)
each otherthrough net\iorking sites. lnstead, they
(6) letters to their friends
after an accident? !
in the holidays. lt seems hard to believe nowl d dll dppre
b Frida Kahlo
c the Sagrada Famlia in Barcelona
Past perfect and past simple
d Regaaen. e++e-e+h{+h
2 Complete the sentences wth the verbs n the
e over the Pacific Ocean
correct place. Use the past perfect and past
smple form n each sentence.
4 Complete the text wth the past smple or past
When my parcnIs arrvedhome, the party contnuous form of the verbs.
hadn'f ended. (not end / arrive) On the Apollo 11 journey to the moon, some things
1 After Josey herdrivingtest, her wenl (go) wrcng. While Neil Armstro ng and Buzz
dad her a car. (buy / pass) Aldrin (1) (prepare) to land on the
2We in the caf after our exams moon, their computer (2) (sta rt) to
(celebrate / finish) have problems. They also (3)
3 By the time he ten, David (notice) that their spacecraft (4)
that he wanted to be a doctor. (travel) towards the wrong part ofthe moon. ln the
(be / decide) end, they (5) (land) safely, but
4t the school where my dad with only a little fuel left. On the moon, the two
a student. (be / see) astronauts (6) (take) photos
5 Joe any of my friends before while the third astronaut, lvlichael Collins,
he to the picnic. (come / not (7) (control) the spacecraft
meet) above them. They also (8) (put)
6 Jessie sca red because she an American flag on the moon. But while they
on a plane before. (not be / (9) (leave) the moon, the flag
feel) (10) (fall) overl

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Grammar unit 2 Cre
Present perfect + eyerand neveri Present perfect and past simple
just, still, already and yet 3 Complete the text wth the present perfect or
I Complete the dalogue wth the present perfect past smple form of the verbs n the box.
form of the ve rbs and ever, never, just, stilL
appear be become cost g+
already ot yet. not change not forget spend
Louise What's the matter, Amina?
When David and Victoria Beckham galmarried in
Amina lvly mum has jusl lold (tell) me that she
1999, the couple (1) t500,000
and Dad uiant an arranged marriage for me.
for their special day. At the time this
Louise I (1) (meet) anyone in
(2) a lot of money, but since
an arranged marriagel I thought they didn't
'1
999. incredibly expensive weddings
exist anymore.
(3) fashionable in the world of
Amina Well, it's normal in my culture. I guess (2)
football. ln 2009, one footballer's wedding
your parents (try) to
(4) 13 millionl
find a boyfriend for you, have they?
But we (5) David and Victoria's
Louise No, neverl What will you do?
wedding. And since then, the couple and their
Amina I'll do what my parents want, but it seems
ch ildren (6) regularly in
strange. I'm only fifteen years old - |
magazines all over the world. Unlike footballers'
(3) (not do) my school
weddings, that's something that
EXAMS , but my mum
(7) |

(4) (plan) my marriagel

Louise ls he nice? Good-looking?
Amina I've got no ideal I (5) Present perfect simple and
(not meet) himl contin uous
4 Wrte sentences and questons. Use the present
perfect smple or contnuous form.
Present perfect + for and since
I / wait / for the bus / for half an hour
2 Read the nformaton about Matt and Ella.
f've been wailing for lhe bus for half an hour.
lmagne t's the year 2012. Then complete the
sentences. Use the present perfect form of the 1 you / introduce / Emma to Joe / ?
phrases n the box and foror since.

lvlatt and Ella met as children in 1982.

They got married in 2003.

2 we / talk / about music / for ages

They bought their first house in 2004.

lvlatt got a job in New York in April.
3 Tom and Sally / split / up

be / married know / Ella

own / our home work / in New York
4 lvlaria / study / for a long time / ?
1 years,'says lvlatt.
2 They nrne years.
2004
5 I / not finish / the book / yet
4 lvlatt April.

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Grammar unit 3 Cre
Ability: could, can, will be able to Possibility and certainty: ma
I Complete the sentences wth the affirmatve or might, could, must, can't
negatve form of could, can ot will be able to. 3 Correct the mstakes. Two sentences are
One day nanobots will be able /atreat diseases. correct.
1 Afterthe discovery of antibiotics in 1928, doctors It might to rain tomorrow.

cure more illnesses. fi nghl ran fomorrow.

Even in the future, people 1 James coulds be an athlete when he's older.
live forever
3 Before X-rays, doctors
treat people with broken bones. 2 You must be tired afteryourjourney
These days, surgeons
transplant h uman faces. 3 You can be serious. I don t believe youl
5 Even today in the 21st century, doctors
find a cure for the 4 The doctor may tries a new treatment.

common cold.

Complete the questons wth the phrases n the

5 Nanobots might cure diseases in the future.

box and can, could ot will be able to.

animals / help
dte+sl-p{+e
6 The answer might be right. I'm sure of itl

doctors / transplant nanobots / fight

scientists / clone
smoking / damage

Could doclors operala before the development

Advice and obligation: should,
of anaesthetic?
must, have to
Yes, but the patients suffered terrible pain I

4 Complete the text wth the words n the box.

diseases from inside our bodies? don't have to have to mustn't

shou ld shouldn't
Hopefully - scientists are working on their
development now. When I was t\ielve, I broke my leg quite badly. The
doctors said, 'You need to stay in hospital because
people with diseases? we (1) treat your leg.'At first I

lvlaybe - a lot of people believe that ill people was too ill to get up, but then I started to feel better
feel better arou nd them. and tried to walk. When the nurse saw me, she
said, 'Don't do thatl You (2)
h uman brains one day? walk yet.'
I hope not. lt seems very dangerous to give a After a week, my doctor told me, 'You can go home
person a new personality I
now. You (3) stay here
anymore.'But before I left, he had some advice.
your health? 'Your leg is getting better,'he said, 'so you can uialk
Of coursel lt's really bad for you I
a little bit. But you (4) try to
walk too much at first. When you sit down. you
humans in the 20th century?
(5 rest your leg on a chair. And
No, not humans, but they made animals from
don't do anything sillyl'
other an imals.

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Grammar unit 4 Cre
be going to Present simple and present
I Look at the nformaton about a trp to London. continuous for future
Then complete the sentences wth the correct 3 Complete the text wth the present smple or
iotm oi be going to and the verbs n the box. present contnuous form of the verbs.
2ina It's a busy day for our family today. lvly brother,
hotel JC
Max, is goi4g (go) on a school trip, and the bus
(1) (leave) at 7.00 a.m. Then
school (2) (start) at 8.40 a.m. so

I mustn't be late for that. I've got a meeting with

buy go have meet stay visit
some other students and teachers at 10 00 a m
Mark is going lo visil lhe museums.
We (3) (discuss) what to do
1 Emma and Louise
about problems in the school.
Tonight, my dad (4) (come)
2'l
home from a work trip abroad. His plane (5)
says lvlark.
Emma and Louise (arrive) at 6.30 p.m. N/lum (6)
(collect) him from the airport
lvlark but I (7) (not go) with her because
2 I ve got too much homework. lvly sister Emma (8)
5 ',We (go) to a school disco tonight.
say Emma and Louise. She's really excited about it. lt
(e) (not finish) until 10.00 p.m.,

will and be going to but luckily for lvlum, a friend (10)

(bring) Emma home.
2 Match l-5 wth a-f. Then use the words n a-fto
complete the sentences. Use will ot be going to.
This film is really boring will or spontaneous decisions
1 I think you f-l 4 Wrte responses wth wil/ for the stuatons.
2 lVaybe Alice f-l ljse the words in the boxes.
3 Tim and Lucy have decided that f-l
carry hve make watch wash
4 Turn your music oown. !
5 lt's five o'clock. ! a DVD a-hem-saf,dr#ih you a hot drink
his clothes your bags
a enjoy / this book
What would you like to eat?

b the shops / close / soon / ? f'll hove o hom sondwich.

1 I'm cold, but I'm also thirstyl
c call / you later
2 N/ly shopping is very heavy.
d they / not book / a holiday

3 The baby has got food on his shorts and T-shirt.

I / not uiatch / the end
fn nol going lo walch lhe end.
you / annoy / the neighbours
4 There's nothing on TVtonight.

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Grammar unit 5 Cre
so, such, too, enough, not enough Passive: past, present and future
I Order the words to make sentences. Omt one 3 Complete the text wth the past, present or
word from each sentence. future passve form of the verbs.
a / is / se / such / talented musician / your brother When the first episode of America's Next Top
Your brolher is such a lalenled musician. lvlodel uias broadcast (broadcast) on TV in
1 enough / isn't / such / this bag / big 2003, it was the beginning of a craze which spread
all over the world. ln the first series, ten girls
I have a lot of books. (1) (invite) to appear on the
2 are / enough / for school / impractical / show and the winner (2) (give)

those shoes / too a contract with a modelling agency. Today the

programme (3) (show) in
They're too high. many different countries around the world. The
3 a model / Emma/ enough / is/so /tall /to be girls (4) (ask) to do different

modelling tasks each week - sometimes with

She's 1 metre 801 dangerous animalsl ln the next series, the girls
4 are / cool / enough / so / these sunglasses (5) (tell) to do even crazier

things for their photo shootsl

I think I'll buy them.
5 a / brilliant/ enough / it / party / such /was Passive: questions
4 Complete the ntervew. Make past, present
I had a great time. or future passve questons wth the words n
the box.

Serena / impress / by your drawings

Active or passive: introduction what jobs / you / give
you / offer/ a job / by Serena
2 Complete the sentences. Use the present or past your clothes / make / by designers
actve or passve form and the words. your style / influence / by Serena
Our designs are boryhl by a lol of dtops Schoolboy Matt wants to be a fashon desgner
(by a lot of shops / buy) every year. when he's older. Last year he dd work
1 The restaurant is open every day. experence wth desgner, Serena Mller.

(serve / we) food from a (1) ?

12 noon to 11 .30 p.m. A I cut material for Serena and did drawings.

Last night a protestor a (2)

(arrest / by the police)

I think so. She said she really liked them.
The book Jane Eyre
(by Charlotte Bront / write) in the 1840s.
a (3)

(we / not speak)

Definitely. Her designs give me great ideas
English at home when I was young. Spanish was
a (4)
our language.
Are you surprised to see me here? A Nol These jeans come from a supermarketl
I (invite / by your
a (5)
sister) last week

A I hope sol I'd love to work for her one day

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Grammar unit 6 Cre
Reflexive pronouns; each other Relative pronouns
I Wrte sentences wth the same meanng. Use the 3 Make sentences. Use words from each column
correct form of the verbs n the box and a and who, where ot which.
reflexve pronoun ot each other.
footba ll --. the boy people relax
enjoy hurt help not like
l*-e+ teach write to (1) a park the teacher taught me art

(2) London a sport-'.. I'd like to visit

I saw my reflection in the mirror.
I looked al nyself in lhe mirror. (3) a church a place Kate fancies

1 Jane sent a letter to Zoe and Zoe replied (4) lvlrs Jones a city 'keeps you fit
The girls (5) Ben people pray
a bu ilding
2 You are studying French without a teacher.
You Fren ch.
Foolball is a sporl which keeps you fif.
3 I help Tom with his homework and he teaches
me how to play tennis.

4 The boys had a great time.

They
5 I've hurt my knee and Karen has cut her arm.

6 Emma and Neil dont get on. ln fact, they never

talk.
They

Complete the dalogue wth who, whose ot

lndefinite pronouns: some-, any-, who's.
no-, every- Ruby Tell me about your friends in the photo.

2 Complete the text wth the words n the box. Carl OK. Well, this is Ben, he's the one who
I'm always talking about. He's the guy
anyone anything everybody
everywhere nobody nothing nwh+e (1) parents live in France.

ln my town, Iherc's nou/here in the centre for young

Ruby Oh, yes. And (2) the girl

people. Last year, we could meet on the grass. lt

(3) goes travelling a lot?
Carl That's Becky. She's in Japan right now.
was great, especially in summer, and it didn't cost
(1) (2)
Ruby (4) legs are these? I can't see
had
his head anywherel
arguments - (3) got on well: emos,
Goths, skateboarders. lt was brilliant. We did
Carl They belong to Zacl He's the one
(5) very tall.
(4) to annoy or upset people. We
ourserves. But peopre started to Ruby And (6) the one
JUSI en1oyed

complan because there were kds on skateboards

(7) you u/ant to marry?

(5) . so the porce tord us that we

carl oh' that's Elizabeth rhat's her on the left'

couldn't meet there any more. Now I don't see

Ruby ls she the one (8) parents are
very rich?
(6) I know sitting on the grass any
more. ls that good for young people?
Carl Yes, that's rightl

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Grammar unit 7 Cre
make and let Second conditional
I Complete the sentences wth the affirmatve or 3 Correct the mstakes. One sentence s correct.
"'
negatve form of make or /efand the words n
1 We'll be rich if you didn't spend so much money.
the box.

us / have mfd me / tidy

us / go you / feel you / use
2 You walked more often if you didn't have a car.
Dad made me domy homework before I went
out with my friends.
1 The school your mobile 3 He'd have more friends if he was honest.
during lessons. lt's against the rules.
2 We like eating at Grandma's because she
our dinner in front of 4 lf lwas a politician, I made life better
the TV.
3 Too much ice cream sick.
4 lt was the last day of term, so the teachers 5 lf we did have our own boat, we'd live on it.
home early.
5 Please my bedroom now,
lvlum. I have to go outl

First and second conditionals

First conditional + ffor unless 4 Wrte frst or second condtonal sentences for
2 Complete the frst condtonal sentences. Use these people.
the correct form of two phrases n the box n
1 the millionaire: I / get / bored / of this house / I /
each sentence.
buy / another one
they / miss / their plane tf
\#elhenl+h-lar
they / not leave she / get / angry
th-stFe+sl-n+ fe he / call / the police 2 the old lady: I / be / fifty years younger / I travel /
they / hurry they/stop/talking
the world
Crime is a problem in our country. tf
Unless ,/a change lhe laws, lhe slreels won'f
be safe. 3 thesupermodel: I / marry / a footballet I I I be I
1 Daniel and Anna are late fortheirflightto Paris. richer
Unless tf

2 There are people fighting outside Tom's house 4 theteenager: I /become/an astronaut/ I /walk
tf / on the moon
tf
3 The students in lvlrs Brown's class are being too
noisy.
l'J n less

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Grammar unit 8 Cre
Gomparing adjectives and adverbs Third conditional
I Complete the text wth the adjectve or adverb 3 Make thrd condtonal sentences wth the
form of the words. words. Use the correct form of the verbs and if.
Two years ago I had a well-paid job. I worked A You weren't at the party last night. Why not?
hard (hard) every day and it was a really B (l / come / I know / about it)
(1) (stressful) job. Then one day my f would have come iff had known aboul if.
boss told me I didn't have a job anymore. I didn't 1A lvlum, Dad. I only got 28% in my French exam.
react to the news very (2) (good) but B We're not surprised. (you / pass / you / revise /
my family were great. fo r it)
'You'll have anotherjob soon,'they said,
(3) (optimistic). But I didn't believe
them. 'How do you know?' I replied, 2A Where's my pizza? I uianted to have it for dinnerl
(4) (moody). B Oh... sorry. (l /notbe/sohungry/l/noteat/it)
Then one day, I planted a few plants in the garden
and for the first time in weeks, I felt
(5) (happy). lt was then that I 3A Don'tworry aboutthe match. You played well.
decided to become a gardener. I love my new job. I B lt's our fault. (we / win / we / try / harder)
haven't got as much money as before, but I don't
miss the long hours in the officel
4A The bus left without the boys this morning.
2 Order the words to make sentences. Omt one
word from each sentence.
B I know. (they / not be / so slow / they / not

miss / it)
1 your / should / carefully / most / homework / do /
you / more

2 moody / the / Tim / student / least / is / less / Gefunds and infinitives

in his class 4 Compete the sentences wth the gerund or
nfntve form of the verbs n the box.

be not get up m+
3 child / most / Emily / polite / is / more / the / play understand worry
in the school
fuleelingfriends is always good fun.
1 I never get bored of chess.
2 lt isn't easy your problems
4 easily / the marathon / lvlark / finished / easy
sometimes
3 John doesn't waste time
about things.
5 children / happily / the / youngest / the / more /
4 lt's great early at the
played / most
weeke nd.
5 Suzy tends moody in the
morn ings.

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Grammar unit 9 Cre
lndirect requests 3 Rewrte the sentences n reported speech.

I Orderthewordsto make ndrect requests. 'l'm hungry" said Clara

1 tofnsh/told/me/theteacher/theexercse clarasaidlhalshewashungry'
1 'The computer doesn't work,' said Jake.

2 the truth / him / his mum / asked / to tell

2 'We ve just finished lunch. said the boys.

3 notto be/l /you /told/silly

3 'We're painting the bathroom,'lvlum and Joe told
US.

4 anyone / us / the secret / asked / she / not to tell

4 'l'll make the dinner,'said Dad

5 to tidy / told / Dad / bedroom / me / my

5 'You can t borrow my bike. Paultold me.

6 ask/lend/ her/Helen /him/to/a pen

Reported and indirect questions

Reported speech: tense changes 4 Correct the mistakes. One sentence is correct.
2 Complete the text wth the pronouns n the box. 1 lvlrs Brown asked me if I have seen her cat.
Use some pronouns more than once.

her him me them us

2 I asked Lisa did she wanted some water
When I got home from school, lvlum wanted to talk
to me She asked ,rwhat I had done with her hat I

told (1) I hadn't touched it rhis was a 3 suzy asked Joe where he did left the
lie - it was u nder my bed. I'd worn it to a party and
newspaper.
I'd made it dirty. Then my brother came in. lvlum
asked (2) the same question. He told
(3) he \ /asn't interested in her hats - 4 Jack asked Sam if he'd lend him some money.
this was the truth. lvlum looked at my brother and
me and told (4) that she was fed up
with our lies. Then Dad came in. I told
5 The teacher asked Ben what was he doing.
(5) that lvlum was being silly. He told
(6) not to be rude to my mother. Then
my sister came in. She had the hat in her hand.
Everybody was looking at me. There was a silence.
I told (7) all I was sorry - then I ranl

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