Grammar Unit 2 Present simple: affirmative and negative

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1 Grammar Unit 2 Present simple: affirmative and negative 1 Complete the sentences with the correct present simple form of one of the verbs. get go make We go shopping on Fridays. 1 Maria up early during the week. 2 I my bed in the morning. 3 Paul swimming most evenings. 4 Jude dressed quickly in the morning. 5 Ruby and Joe to the cinema every month. 2 Rewrite the sentences from exercise 1 in the negative. We don t go shopping on Fridays Write affirmative or negative sentences. I / have a shower / every evening. I have a shower every evening. 1 Sabine / go running / every weekend 2 Elena / clean her room / every day 3 Juan / eat breakfast / before school 4 We / feed the animals / every morning 5 Sue and Dave / go shopping / on Sundays Lukas / sing in a band? Does Lukas sing in a band? Yes, he does. 1 we / have fruit?? Yes, we. 2 Ben / chat online?? No, he. 3 you / go to the cinema?? No, I. 4 Amita / play an instrument?? Yes, she. 5 Javier and Dafne / listen to music?? Yes, they. 6 Manuel / play computer games?? No, he. 7 You / watch TV?? Yes, I. Present simple: questions 4 Complete the questions with the words. Who What When Where Why When do you play sport? At the weekend. 1 do you do? I run and go swimming. 2 do you do it? At the sports centre in my town. 3 do you do it with? With friends. 4 do you do it? Because it s fun. 5 Write questions and complete the short answers.

2 Vocabulary Unit 2 Daily routine 1 Find ten verbs in the wordpuzzle. O Y Q P D M K E I K B H W Y G H M A K E P G O G E J G T H F L E W J T A F N D Z I T I S M V E Y F G S U P C L E A N D I W P K A X U F M X F A V F D U I H A V E S E N K S Q P K B E H Y B R U S H E Z D Festivals and seasons 4 Read the clues and complete the crossword. Down 1 something we use to travel on water 2 funny or traditional clothes 4 the opposite of boring 5 the flowers on trees in spring Across 3 the time of year when it is cold 6 the time of year when it is hot 7 the time of year when the first flowers come out 8 noise with coloured lights 1 B 2C 2 Complete the text with nine of the verbs from exercise 1 in the correct form. I (1) get up early, usually at 6.30 a.m., and (2) a shower. Then I (3) dressed, (4) my hair and go downstairs for breakfast. My parents, my brother and I usually sit down together. Our mum always (5) breakfast. Sometimes we (6) eggs and sometimes we have cereal. After that, I (7) the animals. They are always hungry! We ve got a young cat, called Claws, and an old dog, called Bessie. Then I go to my room. I don t (8) my room in the mornings I do that on Saturdays. After that I (9) to school. Free time activities 3 Complete the sentences with the words. chat band plays hangs shopping watch I like chat online every day. I can contact a lot of friends that way. 1 At weekends, Ruben out with his friends. 2 Alison and Grace sing in a. 3 I go every weekend. I love buying new clothes. 4 On Saturday afternoons I one or two hours of TV and then I go out. 5 Marina is very fit. She tennis and she swims every day. 3 W 4 E 5 B 6 S 7 S 8 F Making arrangements 5 Match 1 7 with A G to make sentences. 1 Are you free A go to the cinema? 2 Sorry, I m B can we meet? 3 How C on Saturday? 4 Do you want to D good for me. 5 When E about Sunday? 6 That s F busy.

3 Grammar Unit 3 Adverbs of frequency 1 Tick ( ) the correct sentence in each pair. a Andy never talks in class. b Andy talks never in class. 1 a I go to bed always before 10pm. b I always go to bed before 10pm. 2 a Sean cleans his room never. b Sean never cleans his room. 3 a I am usually tired after school. b I usually am tired after school. 4 a We often chat online to friends. b We chat online often to friends. 5 a The children walk usually to school. b The children usually walk to school. 6 a There is usually snow here in winter. b There usually is snow here in winter. 2 Complete the table with the adverbs of frequency. always never often sometimes usually always (1) (2) (3) (4) 3 Write the sentences with the correct adverbs of frequency from exercise 2. Jacob listens to music. ( ) Jacob always listens to music. 1 Carla eats meat. ( ) 2 Harry talks in class. ( ) 3 Evie listens to classical music. ( ) 4 Jack goes to school with Jess. ( ) 5 James brushes his hair. ( ) 6 I get up late. ( ) 7 Angus is tired. ( ) Verb + -ing / noun 3 chat / online?? 4 Beyonce?? 5 Zac Efron?? 6 buy / clothes?? 7 romantic films?? 8 listen to / classical music?? 5 Match 1 5 with A E. 1 _D_ A don t / doesn t like 2 B hate(s) 3 C like(s) 4 D love(s) 5 E don t / doesn t mind 6 Complete the short answers with the correct form of the words in exercise 5. Do they like running? No, they hate it. ( ) 1 Does Eva like visiting theme parks? She it. ( ) 2 Do Hugo and Joe like athletics? Yes, they it. ( ) 3 Does Dom like swimming? Yes, he it. ( ) 4 Do they like ice skating? No, they it. ( ) 4 Write questions starting with Do you like? play / football? Do you like playing football? 1 run?? 2 water sports?? SPECTRUM 1

4 Vocabulary Unit 3 School 1 Write the names of the places in a school. canteen ICT room library playing fields science lab staffroom After-school clubs 3 Complete the gaps in the sentences with words for after-school clubs. 1 At the f d club you can make cool and original clothes! 2 Come to the i h club and learn a fun winter sport. 3 You can sing and play instruments at the m club on Thursday lunchtimes. 4 Do you like martial arts? Come to the t club on Mondays after school. 5 If you like music and dancing, come to the s d club on Friday lunchtimes. Making suggestions Sports 5 2 Find five sports in the puzzle. Then complete the definitions. 6 4 Choose the correct option. A: (1) Why / Let s / How don t we go swimming? B: No, thanks. I don t (2) think / want / go to do that. A: (3) Why / How / Shall about going ice skating? B: That sounds (4) dangerous / boring / fun. A: It isn t, it s very safe. B: (5) Let s / Shall / Why we watch a film? A: That sounds (6) dangerous / boring / fun. What (7) let s / shall / why we watch? B: (8) Why / How / Shall about Avatar? A: That s a (9) bad / strange / good idea. (10) Shall / Why / Let s watch it at my house. B: Great idea! F O O T B A L L X J B A N I E A T E D G U N F H T N R O R K E D N G S F N N T A B O O N L V W I B M O B G N N M U B S W I M M I N G G F D A V C F C D Y W R X T A R U N N I N G 1 You kick a ball into the net. football 2 Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer play this sport. 3 You do this sport in water. 4 This sport is a martial art. 5 You do this sport in winter, when there is a lot of snow. SPECTRUM 1 SPECTRUM 1

5 Grammar Unit 4 Comparative adjectives 1 Complete the table. short Adjective Comparative shorter than (1) slow (2) big (3) good (4) easy (5) exciting (6) bad (7) low (8) difficult 2 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives. The rides are faster than (fast) last year. 1 Skydiving is (scary) surfing. 2 The rides at Universal Studios are (exciting) the rides at Disney World. 3 English is (good) History. 4 Norway is (expensive) England. 5 PE is (easy) Science. 6 My bedroom is (small) my sister s bedroom. 7 Reading books is (interesting) watching TV. 8 Watching TV is (cheap) going to the cinema. 9 Playing computer games is (boring) playing football. 10 Motorbikes are (fast) trams. Short Long Adjectiv e Superlativ e Adjectiv e Superlativ e low the lowest (5) (6) (1) (2) (7) (8) (3) (4) Irregular Adjective Superlative (9) (10) (11) (12) 4 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the word in italics. Luxor is drier than Ica, but Arica in Chile is the driest place. 1 Waialeale in Hawaii is wetter than Quibdo in Colombia, but Cherrapunji in India is place. 2 The Amazon is longer than the Mississippi, but the Nile is river in the world. 3 Kebili in Tunisia is hotter than Hamidiyeh in Iran, but Death Valley, in California, is place. 4 Northice in Greenland is colder than Snag in Canada, but Oymyakon in Siberia is place. 5 Ireland is cloudier than Norway, but Scotland is place. 6 Sudan is sunnier than Algeria, but Arizona is place. 7 In my country, autumn is better than winter, but spring is season! Superlative adjectives 3 Write the adjectives under the correct headings, short, long or irregular. Then write the superlative forms. bad big dangerous good hot low surprising SPECTRUM 1

6 Vocabulary Unit 4 Adjectives 1 Write the opposite adjective. high low 1 dangerous 2 long 3 difficult 4 good 5 exciting 6 fast Weather 3 Write the weather words under the correct picture. cloudy foggy snowing stormy wet windy 2 Choose the correct option. We live in the city centre in a boring / big flat it s got nine rooms. It s a very (1) noisy / safe area because there are a lot of motorbikes and (2) enjoyable / fast cars driving by. There is a park near my flat. It s very (3) dangerous / quiet there. I sometimes go there to read or listen to music. It s a (4) small / crowded park so there are never many people. snowing 1 The restaurants near our flat are (5) surprising / expensive so I only go there with my parents. My friends and I usually go to a café called Café Moderno. The food is quite (6) cheap / frightening and it s in the city centre, so we meet other friends there too Complete the sentences with the words below. foggy hot icy stormy windy 1 In autumn it s very. The leaves fall off the trees. 2 I don t like weather because it s very cold and sometimes dangerous. 3 My sister thinks weather is noisy and scary. 4 It s today. It s difficult to see. 5 Let s have an ice cream. It s today. SPECTRUM 1

7 Vocabulary Unit 4 Transport 5 Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the transport words below. aeroplane boat bus cable car motorbike tram Children often travel to school by bus. 1 A travels on water. 2 A can travel very fast and some people think they re dangerous. 3 The fastest way to travel to other countries is often by. 4 When you travel by, the journey is slow but the views are great. 5 A runs on tracks but is slower than a train. Asking for travel information 6 Complete the questions with five of the words. long much often What When who why A: (1) s the best way to get to Liverpool? B: By train. A: How (2) does the journey take? B: Around two hours. A: How (3) do the trains go? B: They go every 30 minutes. A: (4) s the next train? B: a.m. A: How (5) is a return ticket? B: SPECTRUM 1

8 Grammar Unit 4 Comparative adjectives 1 Write sentences using the comparative form of the adjectives. Swimming / ice skating (cheap) Swimming is cheaper than ice skating. 1 Skydiving / surfing (scary) 2 English / French (easy) 3 Aeroplanes / cars (safe) 4 History / Geography (interesting) 5 Motorbikes / trams (fast) 6 Theme parks / the cinema (good) 2 Look at the table. Write sentences comparing items in columns B and C. Use the comparative form of the adjective. A B C Annual rainfall (mm) Arica (Chile) Cherrapunji (India) 12,650 Temperatures (ºC) 2 Death Valley (USA) 57 3 Oymyakon (Siberia) -71 Luxor (Egypt) 0.8 Waialeale (Hawaii) 11,455 Kebili (Tunisia) 55 Northice (Greenland) -66 Annual sunshine (in hours) Ica (Peru) 2.3 Quibdo (Colombia) 8,989 Hamidiyeh (Iran) 52 Snag (Canada) -63 (dry) Luxor is drier than Ica. 1 (wet ) Waialeale 2 (hot) Kebili 3 (cold) Northice 4 (cloudy) Ireland 5 (sunny) Sudan Superlative adjectives 3 Look at the table. Write sentences about the information in column A. Use the superlative form. Arica is the driest place. 1 Cherrapunji 2 Death Valley 3 Oymyakon 4 Scotland 5 Arizona 4 Write questions using the prompts, the verb be and the superlative form of the adjectives. What / big / continent / in the world? What is the biggest continent in the world? 1 Which / good / restaurant / in the world? 2 Which / windy / city / in the world? 3 Where / bad / weather / in the world? 4 What / dangerous / animal / in the world? 5 Write full answers to the questions in exercise 4 using the information below. Asia in Antarctica El Celler de Can Roca the mosquito Wellington, New Zealand The biggest continent in the world is Asia Scotland 736 Ireland 929 Norway 1,090 5 Arizona (USA) 4,127 Sudan 3,964 Algeria 3,784 SPECTRUM 1

9 Vocabulary Unit 4 Adjectives 1 Complete the sentences with the adjectives. boring cheap dangerous difficult high slow small We can t do this exercise. It s very difficult. 1 Our flat has got one room. It s really. 2 Mount Everest is a very mountain. 3 Eve s new computer is 99. It s very. 4 A snake is a bad pet. It s a animal. 5 I don t like history. The lessons are really. 6 They re often late. The bus is very. 2 Write the opposites of the adjectives in exercise 1. 1 boring 2 cheap 3 dangerous 4 difficult 5 high 6 slow 7 small 3 Use your answers from exercise 2 to complete the sentences. We can do this exercise. It s very easy. 1 Our flat has got eight rooms. It s very. 2 We can t travel under this bridge. It s very. 3 The new computer is 3,200. It s very. 4 James doesn t like scary roller coasters. He prefers slow, rides. 5 I m reading a really book. I love it! 6 Olympic athletes can run very. Weather 4 Complete the phrases with weather adjectives It s icy 4 It s 2 It s 5 It s 3 It s 6 It s 5 Complete the text with the words. hot icy snowing stormy warm Today the temperature is 43ºC. It s (1)! Some people love it, but I don t like it. I like it when it s (2), with a light wind. 26ºC is probably the perfect temperature. I hate (3) weather because it s noisy and scary. Winter is my favourite season. When it s (4), it s beautiful and white. When it s very cold it s (5) too. It s easy to fall over! Transport 6 Complete the text with transport words. My brother and I usually go to York every summer because our grandparents live there. We live in Manchester so we always travel to York by (1) c with our parents. In York there is a railway museum and you can see lots of different (2) t. There is a river in York too and you can go on (3) b rides in the summer. My favourite transport is the (4) t. It travels on tracks and is slower than a train but it s fun! One day I want to travel by (5) a. It s the fastest way to travel to other countries.

10 Vocabulary Unit 4 Asking for travel information 7 You want to go from London to Bristol. Look at the answers and complete the questions with the missing words. A: What s the (1) b (2) w to get there? B: By train. A: How long does the (3) j (4) t? B: Around 1 hour 40 minutes. A: How (5) o do the trains go? B: They go every 30 minutes. A: When s the (6) n (7) t? B: At a.m. A: How (8) m is a ticket? B: A return is 35.

11 Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 5 Grammar Present continuous 1 Match 1 6 with A F. 1 am C A isn t 2 am not B re 3 is C m 4 is not D s 5 are E m not 6 are not F aren t 2 Choose the correct option. I m / s making breakfast. 1 Mark are / is getting dressed. 2 You aren t / isn t holding your pen. 3 They m / re building a house. 4 I isn t / m not going shopping. 5 Lana aren t / isn t drawing a picture. 6 We re / s carrying some boxes of books. 3 Complete the table with the -ing form of the verbs. carry close come dive eat get hang make put sit study swim 2 Where is John now? He sleeps / s sleeping. 3 I don t play / m not playing on Sundays. 4 Jo doesn t listen / isn t listening to me today! 5 Paul usually eats / is eating in the canteen. Vocabulary Action verbs 6 Choose the correct option. fly / practise an instrument 1 carry / dive into a pool 2 draw / jump a picture 3 sail / fly a boat 4 climb / make a tree 5 practise / fly a plane Adventure equipment 7 Write the name of the adventure equipment. a compass a first aid kit insect repellent a map a torch a sleeping bag + -ing e + -ing carrying double consonant + -ing a sleeping bag Complete the questions with the words. Am Are Is What are What is Where are Where is Are you having lunch? No, I m not. 1 you doing? I m studying English. 2 we going? We re going home. 3 Julian watching TV? No, he isn t. He s doing his homework. 4 I running fast? Yes, you are. 5 Charlie doing? He s playing basketball. 6 Sue flying to? She s flying to Rome. 4 5 Phone conversations 8 Put the telephone conversation (a d) in the correct order. a b c d Sorry, she isn t here at the moment. Can I take a message? Hello, it s Tim. Can I speak to Jane, please? Of course. Bye Tim. Yes, please. Can you ask her to call me back? Present continuous and present simple 5 Choose the correct option. I usually jump / am jumping into the pool. 1 We always start / are starting class at 9.00 a.m.

12 Grammar Unit 5 Present continuous 1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the -ing form. carry come get make sit swim take Maya is taking a photo of Max. 1 We are breakfast. 2 Kate and Rosie are some big bags. 3 Sam is dressed into his uniform. 4 Isobel isn t in the sea, she s in the pool. 5 Carla is to my house now. 6 My grandpa is in his favourite chair. 2 Write affirmative (+) and negative ( ) sentences. Use the present continuous. we / study English (+) We re studying English. ( ) We aren t studying English. 1 you / draw a dog (+) ( ) 2 we / hang out with friends (+) ( ) 3 Carlos / go to school (+) ( ) 4 it / rain (+) ( ) 5 she / hold her mother s hand (+) ( ) 6 Sophie / dive into the pool (+) ( ) 3 Write the words in the correct order. you / are / What / doing /? What are you doing? 1 climbing / the tree / you / Are /? 2 the piano / Alba / practising / Is /? 3 Are / their books / closing / they /? 4 is / going / Henry / Where /? 5 she / is / Why / crying /? 2 Sara / write an essay? 3 they / do their homework? 4 we / stay in a hotel? 5 you / draw a picture? 5 Write short answers to the questions in exercise 4. ( ) Yes I am. 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 4 ( ) 5 ( ) Present continuous and present simple 6 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in brackets. My family usually go to Sevilla for our holidays. (go) 1 I English at the moment. (speak) 2 Terry English on Tuesdays. (study) 3 They always to school. (walk) 4 We football right now. (not play) 5 Belen at the moment. (not sleep) 7 Write sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous. We / have / lunch / now We re having lunch now. 1 I / wear / trainers / today 2 We / usually / go / to school by bus 3 They / live / in Madrid / at the moment 4 Liz and Phil / sail their boat / every weekend 5 Look! He / dive into the water / now 6 They / always / spend / Saturdays / by the sea 4 Write present continuous questions. you / get changed? Are you getting changed? 1 James / brush his hair? SPECTRUM 1

13 Vocabulary Unit 5 Action verbs 1 Look at the pictures. Make sentences using a word or phrase from each box. Verbs make climb dive draw fly practise sail Noun phrases a boat the piano a model house a picture a plane into the sea a tree Write the name of an item from exercise 2 for each definition. It gives you information about the place you are visiting. a guidebook 1 You put it on your arms and legs to keep mosquitoes away. 2 You use it to see things at night. 3 You sleep in it when you are camping. 4 You put your things in it and then wear it on your back. 5 You use this for minor medical emergencies. 6 You use it to find the correct direction. 7 You put this on to protect you from the sun. Music and musical instruments 4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. classical flute pop reggae violin 1 A symphony orchestra plays music. 2 One Direction are a band who play music. 3 A is an instrument made from wood and strings. 4 A is made from metal and you play it with your mouth. 5 music comes from the Caribbean. Phone conversations She s climbing a tree Adventure equipment 5 Complete the dialogue below with the words. ask calling course here please take A Is Eva there, (1)? B Who s (2), please? A It s Louise. B She isn t (3) at the moment. Can I (4) a message? A Can you (5) her to call me back? B Of (6). No problem. A Thanks. Goodbye! 2 Complete the adventure equipment words. guide book 4 sun 1 back 5 to 2 com 6 sleeping 3 first 7 insect SPECTRUM 1

14 Grammar Unit 6 can / can t for permission and ability 1 Complete the sentences with can or can t. Write A for ability and P for permission. I can t play a musical instrument. A 1 It s difficult to swim in the sea. It s OK, I swim very well. 2 Sorry, my mother says I go out tonight. I have an exam tomorrow. 3 You must work today but tomorrow you have a holiday. 4 Ario speaks Spanish well but he speak Russian. 5 Sssh, you be noisy in here! It s a library! 6 What is the teacher saying? I don t know. I hear her. must / mustn t for obligation and prohibition 2 Look at the information about a school and write rules with must or mustn t. 1 run in the corridors 2 do your homework 3 speak when the teacher is talking 4 prepare for exams 5 wear trainers for PE 6 write on the board 1 You mustn t run in the corridors Write the sentences in the correct order. Use can, can t, must and mustn t. She / do her homework / before the film ( ) (obligation) She must do her homework before the film. 1 Carlos / ride / a bike ( ) (ability) 2 you / read / the answers to the exercise ( ) (prohibition) 3 She / sail / a boat ( ) (ability) 4 I / do / my Maths homework ( ) (ability) 5 we / have an ice cream ( ) (permission) 4 Complete the conversation with can, can t, must and mustn t. A: So you d like a job in this bakery? B: Yes, that s right. A: (1) you make bread? B: Well, no I (2), but I (3) cook. A: OK. Well, here are some important things you (4) forget. First we start work very early. You (5) be here at four o clock in the morning every day. B: Oh, OK. (6) I eat my breakfast in the bakery? A: No, you (7). You (8) eat while you re working. The customers don t like it. Countable and uncountable nouns 5 Match 1 4 with A D. 1 B A (not) much / many 2 B (not) any 3 C a lot of 4 D some 6 Write sentences. Use the key from exercise 5. We / eat / mushrooms / We eat a lot of mushrooms. 1 Layla / not drink / milk / 2 Bryn and Will / not buy / sweets / 3 Eva / buy / magazines / 4 I / not like / vegetables / 5 You / eat / cheese / 6 Ben / not eat / chocolate / 7 Write questions with How much / many? Then write answers. apples /? / How many apples are there? There are a lot of apples. 1 milk /? / 2 cheese /? / 3 magazines /? / SPECTRUM 1

15 Vocabulary Unit 6 Food 1 Complete Ken s description of what his family eats. beef bread cheese grapes mushrooms onions salmon spices We all eat different things in my house. Yesterday I went shopping for the family. First I went to the fruit shop and bought some (1). Then I went to the vegetable market and bought some (2) and (3). I don t eat meat, I m vegetarian, but my parents love meat so I bought some (4) for them. My sister can t eat fish so I didn t buy any (5). At the supermarket I bought salt and pepper and (6) to make all the food tasty. Then I bought some (7) from the bakery. (Oh, there is something we all like in my family. We love (8). Manchego is our favourite!) Everyday objects 2 Complete the conversation at the market. A: Can I help you? B: Yes, I need some things for my friend s birthday party. I d like to give her something original but not clothes. A: Look, we have some fantastic mobile phone (1) with really cool designs! Does your friend have a mobile phone? B: Yes, she does. I ll have one mobile phone case, please. I also want something to make my hair look good. Have you got anything? A: We have some hair (2). B: And do you have something for my keys? I don t want to lose them tonight. A: You need a key (3). B: I also want something to read on the bus to the party, but not a book! A: You need a (4). Yes, we have a lot about music, films, famous people. B: OK, thank you. And now I d like a snack to eat something sweet, but not sweets. A: Here s some (5). It s delicious. B: OK, now can I have something cold to drink but not sweet! A: Here you are. One bottle of cold (6). B: Thank you! Adjectives 3 Fill in the gaps in the sentences with adjectives. 1 My sister doesn t like watching football. She thinks it s b. 2 My friend Helen writes amazing stories about fantasy worlds. She s very c and i. 3 I love watching comedy films. They re very f. 4 In spring there is lots of pink blossom in our garden. It s b. 5 My mum doesn t like fast rides at theme parks. She says they re s. 6 My cousin plays in a band with some friends. Their music is really cool and o. 7 Disneyland Paris has some amazing, m rides and shows. 8 I hate snakes. I think they re h. Ordering in a restaurant 4 Fill in the gaps in the conversation between a waiter (W) and a customer (C). W: What would you (1) l for your (2) s? C: I d like the (3) s of the day, (4) p. W: And for your (5) m c? C: I ll have the cheese burger please. W: What would you (6) l to (7) d? C: Water, please. C: Can I (8) h the bill, please? W: Of course. It s SPECTRUM 1

16 Grammar Unit 7 Past simple: be 1 Complete the blog about a fashion show with was, were, there was or there were. I was at a fashion show last week. (1) lots and lots of clothes! They (2) amazing and the people (3) really fashionable. Fashion designers Stella McCartney and Victoria Beckham (4) at the show. (5) TV cameras at the show, too. This (6) fantastic for me because I (7) on the TV! My friends (8) very happy for me. It (9) a great day. 2 You were at a terrible fashion show. Write affirmative and negative sentences in the past simple. the clothes / amazing The clothes weren t amazing. 1 room / small and crowded 2 clothes / interesting 3 music / cool 4 people / fashionable 5 Stella McCartney / at the show 6 tickets / expensive 3 Write questions about the sentences in exercise 2 and then answer them. Were the clothes amazing? No, they weren t there was / there were 2 delicious food ( ) 3 big crowds ( ) 4 cheap water ( ) 5 friendly people ( ) Past simple: regular verbs 5 Read the timeline. Then complete the sentences using the verbs in bold from the timeline in the past simple. Key events of the 20 th century 1911 The thief Vincent Peruggia takes the Mona Lisa painting from the Louvre museum Coco Chanel creates the Little Black Dress American police arrest Al Capone Mary Quant designs the miniskirt Train robber Ronald Biggs escapes from prison in London Andrew Cunanan kills the designer Gianni Versace. The thief Vincent Peruggia took the Mona Lisa painting from the Louvre museum in Coco Chanel in The police in Mary Quant in Ronald Biggs in Andrew Cunanan in Correct the information in the sentences. Al Capone created the 'Little Black Dress'. No, he didn t. Coco Channel created the 'Little Black Dress'. 1 Mary Quant took the Mona Lisa painting from the Louvre museum. 2 The American police arrested Gianni Versace. 3 Vincent Peruggia escaped from prison in London. 4 Ronald Biggs designed the miniskirt. 5 Andrew Cunanan killed Al Capone. 4 Write sentences using There was / were or There wasn t / weren t. Long queues ( ) There were long queues. 1 exciting rides ( )

17 Vocabulary Unit 7 Clothes 1 Look at the pictures. Label the clothes with sixteen of the words. boots cap jacket sandals shoes shorts skirt socks trousers T-shirt Appearance 2 Read the example description. Write descriptions for the other people in exercise 1, using appearance adjectives from the topics below. Also describe what they are wearing. height hair style and hair colour eyes 1 He is a short man with medium-length, brown hair and big eyes. He is wearing a cap, trousers and boots Space travel 3 Complete the text with the space travel words. Sometimes astronauts go on a mission to the International Space (1) S. They wear heavy (2) b to protect their feet. They also wear a (3) s to keep their body warm and to help them to (4) b. They wear special (5) g to protect their hands. When the astronauts are on the space station, they are in (6) o around the Earth. When the astronauts are not in space and are in the office, they often wear a NASA (7) u. Shopping for clothes 4 Complete the conversation between a shop assistant (S) and a customer (C) S Can I help you? C Yes. (1) H you (2) g this skirt in green? S No, I m (3) s. But we ve got it in blue. C How (4) m is it? S 25. C Can I (5) t it on? S Of course. What (6) s are you? C Medium. S The (7) c rooms are over there. C I ll (8) t it. S That s 25 please.

18 Grammar Unit 8 Past simple: regular and irregular verbs 1 Write the past simple form of the verbs. Infinitive go have help swim cook discover find meet travel Past simple went (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 2 Put the words in the correct order using the verbs in the past simple. a photo / I / of / yesterday / take / Paul I took a photo of Paul yesterday. 1 travel / They / last year. / to Italy 2 We / you / on Monday. / not see 3 for two years. / Sean / in Chile / live 4 not rain / It / today. 5 make / in the exam. / I / two mistakes 6 not watch TV / yesterday evening. / We 3 Complete the story with the verbs in the past simple. We had (have) a great day at the beach yesterday. Some people (1) (swim) in the sea and others (2) (play) football on the beach. I (3) (go) surfing for the first time, but I (4) (fall) into the water a lot. 6 You saw the bank robbery. Past simple: questions 5 Complete the past simple questions. Did you see Michael yesterday? (you) 1 leave? (he) 2 Who speak to? (I) 3 Why call you? (she) 4 What do last Saturday? (we) 5 Where meet? (you) 6 travel by car? (they) 6 Read the answers and look at the verbs in bold. Then complete the questions using the verbs in the box. do get go play see travel watch Did you play any games? Yes, we played tennis and football. 1 Where the match? We watched the match in Valencia. 2 What on holiday? We did lots of sports like swimming. 3 Why by train? We travelled by train because we wanted to see lots of cities. 4 When home? We got home last Saturday. 5 Where in Rome? We went to the Colosseum and the Forum. 6 Who in Paris? We saw my friend Ana. It (5) (be) hot, so we (6) (buy) some ice cream. We (7) (stay) there until early evening. We (8) (not want) to leave. 4 Write negative sentences. We had a party last night. We didn t have a party last night. 1 They watched a film. 2 Sam met Julia s mother. 3 I practised the violin. 4 Maria went to school. 5 We made our beds this morning. SPECTRUM 1

19 Vocabulary Unit 8 Geographical features 1 Read the landscape definitions and choose the correct bold option. 1 For example, The Nile, The Rhine: river / mountain 2 Sand by the sea: desert / beach 3 Area with a lot of trees: forest / coral reef 4 Hot, dry area with a lot of sand: desert / valley 5 For example, Atlantic, Pacific: waterfall / ocean 6 Land surrounded by water: island / waterfall 7 For example, Niagara, Iguassu: mountain / waterfall 8 For example, Mount Teide, Mont Blanc: mountain / valley Asking for and giving directions 4 Complete the directions with the words. can corner end excuse first go opposite turn way Man Excuse me. (1) you tell me the (2) to the RNHT Bank, please? Woman Yes, sure. (3) to the (4) of this street and then (5) right. Take the (6) left and it s on the (7), (8) the park. Places in a town 2 Match the items to the places in town. Then find the places in the puzzle. Which place is missing? 1 bread G A cinema 2 medicine B sweet shop 3 magazine C shopping centre 4 film D chemist's 5 chocolate E post office 6 clothes F newsagent s 7 stamps G bakery I X I F C V C H E M I S T S D J K S T R V E O D N N C W S H O P P I N G C E N T R E E T N G P O S T O F F I C E B F B S H L R N D W S L G T B A K E R Y I P K W J N S S L M K S O C M V C F C D Y H C I N E M A A R O Y N I N O L W E I U R T P M N B V K P History 3 Match the definitions to the history words in the box. AD BC conquer ruins 1 Dates before year 1. 2 Take control of a place or people with force. 3 The remains of an old building. 4 Dates from year 1. SPECTRUM 1

20 Grammar Unit 8 Past simple: regular and irregular verbs 1 Complete the text with the verbs in the past simple. Emeli Sandé is a famous singer. In the past, she (1) (have) a problem with her name. Her real name is Adele, but there (2) (be) already a famous singer named Adele, so she (3) (use) her middle name, Emeli. Her songs Next to Me, Heaven and Clown (4) (sell) many copies. She (5) (peform) at the London Olympics in 2012 and in 2013 she (6) (went) to the White House and sang for President Obama. In the same year, she also (7) (write) songs for other artists. And she (8) (get) married! She is an artist with a promising future. 2 Read Grace s diary page. Then write affirmative and negative sentences. M T W Th F go to the write buy a make take gym s DVD a cake photos go to the watch meet play tidy cinema TV friends tennis room On Monday, she went to the gym. she didn t go to the cinema. On Tuesday, 1 2 On Wednesday, 3 4 On Thursday, 5 6 On Friday, Write negative sentences with the past simple. we / visit / any museums We didn t visit any museums. 1 she / go / on a boat trip 2 they / do / extreme sports 3 you / see / the ruins 4 he / swim / in the sea in Egypt 5 we / like / the food in the hotel SPECTRUM 1 6 I / want / to come home Past simple: questions 4 Write questions with the past simple. you / the door / close /? Did you close the door? 1 they / a good time / have /? 2 do / she / what / on holiday? 3 last year / go / you / where /? 4 who / visit / he /? 5 get back / they / when /? 6 travel / in January / why / you /? 5 Write questions to the answers. Use the words in bold to help you. Use the question words what, why, where and when if necessary. What did she lose? (she / lose) She lost her key ring. 1 (you / see) We saw a film. 2 (he / buy a burger) He bought a burger because he was hungry. 3 (they / go) They went to Turkey. 4 (you / travel by car) No, we travelled by train. 5 (you / leave) I left at eight thirty. 6 (you / eat for lunch) We ate a sandwich for lunch.

21 Vocabulary Unit 8 Geographical features 1 Complete the text with the landscape words. beaches coral reef desert islands mountains waterfall Queensland, in Australia, looks out over the Pacific Ocean. And in that sea there is the famous (1) called the Great Barrier Reef. You can see beautiful fish swimming in the reef. There are a lot of small (2) in the ocean and you can visit them if you re travelling by boat. There are also beautiful, white, sandy (3). There are lots of trees in the Daintree forest and you can see the Millaa Millaa (4) it s smaller than the Niagara Falls, but it is beautiful. Tourists can also visit the Tanami (5) with its hot, red sands. Drink lots of water! It s very hot and dry there. You can also go skiing in Australia s (6). There is lots of snow there. Australia is a great destination for tourists! 2 Write the names of the geographical features. A dark place where bears sleep: cave 1 An area of low land between two mountains: v 2 An area with lots of trees: f 3 For example, the Nile, the Amazon, the Duero: r 4 An area of water surrounded by land: l Places in a town 3 Complete the definitions with the name of a place in a town. A place where you buy bread is a bakery. 1 put fuel in your car is a. 2 buy sweets is a. 3 send parcels and buy stamps is a. 4 watch a film is a. 5 buy shampoo and medicine is a. 6 can play sport and do fitness training is a. 7 catch a train is a. 8 go to read and borrow books from is a. History 4 Complete the text with the words. AD century conquer ruins site The Romans arrived in Britain in 43 (1). They built lots of roads and moved their armies and goods around the Roman Empire. Aqueducts brought water into the cities. Many Spanish cities have aqueducts. You can see the (2) of Seville s aqueduct today. In the first (3), the Roman Empire got bigger and the Romans wanted to (4) Britain. In many British cities, you can see Roman ruins and there are often new buildings on the (5) of the original Roman town. Asking for and giving directions 5 Look at the map at the bottom of the page. Write directions to the bank. You can use some of the directions phrases in the box to help you. SPECTRUM 1

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23 4 Extremes Extra practice 4.1 Vocabulary Adjectives 1 * Complete the opposites. 1 fast sl _ w 2 low h _ gh 3 short l _ ng 4 exciting b _ r _ ng 5 easy d _ ff _ c _ lt 6 cheap _ xp _ ns _ v _ 3 *** Complete the text with adjectives. Living in the city is (1) there are always lots of things to do and life is never (2). I live in an apartment in the city and I love it. It s a (3) distance to lots of shops and cafés I walk to them in three minutes. There are stairs and a lift up to my apartment. I always use the lift because it s (4) it takes 20 seconds to the tenth floor. I love sitting on my balcony. It s very (5), but I never look down. It s (6) to do that because I hate heights! 2 ** Complete the sentences with the opposites of the words in bold. 1 It s noisy in the classroom. It isn t. 2 It isn t safe to walk here. It s. 3 Computer games are expensive. They aren t. 4 This is a fast train. It isn t a one. 5 Surfing isn t boring. It s. 6 I find ice skating difficult. I don t find it.

24 4 Extremes Extra practice 4.2 Grammar Comparative adjectives 1 * Complete the text with the comparative form of the adjectives in bold. We ve got a cat called Lisa and a dog called Bart. Bart is (1) (big) than Lisa and he loves running. Lisa likes running too, but Bart is (2) (fast) than her. Lisa is (3) (easy) to look after we feed her, but we don t go for a walk with her. We go for a short walk with Bart in the morning and then we go for a (4) (long) walk in the evening. I love our pets, but I think Bart is a (5) (good) pet than Lisa. Dogs are (6) (exciting) than cats. 4 Dragon Kahn (1995) / Shambhala (2012) 5 London 16 C / Madrid 23 C 6 Hotel A ***** / Hotel B ** 3 *** Rewrite the sentences so they mean the same. A roller coaster is slower than a hypercoaster. A hypercoaster is faster than a roller coaster. 2 ** Write sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives. Milly 1.56 m / Josie 1.65 m Milly is shorter than Josie. 1 Mount Everest 8848 m / Mount Kilimanjaro 5895 m 2 a Ferrari F12 274,000 / a Fiat ,000 3 a tiger 80 km per hour / a cheetah 110 km per hour 1 Watching TV is cheaper than going to the cinema. Going to the cinema 2 Jack is better at English than Rob. Rob 3 Polar bears are smaller than elephants. 4 Maths is more difficult than History. 5 Your hair is longer than my hair.

25 4 Extremes Extra practice expensive good high hot old short slow 4.3 Grammar Superlative adjectives 1 * Match 1 6 to A F. 1 the old A iest 2 the big B test 3 the safe C est 4 the cloud D extreme 5 the hot E gest 6 the most F st. 2 ** Complete the text with the superlative form of the adjectives in bold. Antarctica is one of the seven continents in the world. It isn t (1) (big) continent that s Asia, but it s (2) (windy) continent in the world. It s very cold too. (3) (cold) temperature on Earth was at Vostock Station in Antarctica in It was C! It doesn t often rain in Antarctica so it s one of (4) (dry) places on Earth. In fact, it s a desert. Antarctica is (5) (good) place in the world to find ice. That s because over 90% of the world s ice is there. The continent that is (6) (short) distance from Antarctica is South America. 3 *** Write your opinions about your country. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in bold. month (hot) I think the hottest month of the year is August. 1 train (fast) 2 theme park (good) 3 season (wet) 4 part of the country (sunny) 5 food (popular) 6 city (big)

26 4 Extremes Extra practice 4.3 Vocabulary Weather 1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Write about the weather in each season where you live. 1 Let s go to the beach! It s really cloudy / sunny / cold. 2 It s scary travelling by plane when it s very warm / dry / windy. 3 There isn t any rain it s snowing / wet / dry. 4 It s difficult to see more than 10 m. It s very foggy / icy / sunny. 5 There s heavy rain so it s very hot / dry / wet. 6 Look! It s stormy / snowing / foggy. Let s go skiing! 2 ** Complete the words. 1 It s usually i and snowing in the Alps in winter. 2 There s a lot of rain today. It isn t d. 3 We can t see the sun because it s c. 4 I wear two warm sweaters when it s c outside. 5 I love h and sunny weather. 6 Listen to the wind and the rain. It s very s. In spring it s sunny and warm. It isn t very hot but it s often windy

27 7 Appearances Extra practice 7.1 Vocabulary Clothes 1 * Complete the clothes. 1 h _ t 2 dr _ ss 3 sh _ rt 4 b ts 5 j _ mp _ r 6 j _ ck _ t 2 ** Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 3 *** Complete the words. Students at my school must wear school uniform. For girls, it s blue trousers or a blue (1) s that must be below our knees, a white (2) s on top, and a special blue (3) j called a blazer. There are strict rules about footwear. We must wear low black (4) s and long blue (5) s, and we can only wear (6) t in PE. After school, I always put on a pair of (7) j and a casual (8) T-. They re much more comfortable than my uniform! 1 You can t do PE in shoes. You need. 2 Take your. It s very cold today. 3 Jonny always wears a blue baseball on his head. 4 In summer, are cooler than trousers. 5 Lisa hates wearing trousers. She always wears a. 6 I never wear boots in summer; I wear.

28 7 Appearances Extra practice cap coat sandals shorts skirt trainers 1 * Choose the correct option. 1 It was / were sunny yesterday. 2 I wasn t / weren t late for school. 3 He was / were a fashion designer. 4 Was / Were it popular in the 1980s? 5 They wasn t / weren t hungry. 6 Was / Were you born in 1999? 7.2 Grammar Past simple: be 3 *** Complete the text with the correct past simple form of be. The fashion designer Christian Dior was born in France in He (1) one of five children. They (2) all boys. Two of them (3) girls, Jacqueline and Ginette. (4) Christian Dior famous as a teenager? No, he (5). His first collection of women s clothes, New Look, (6) in 1947 at the age of 42. His dresses and jackets (7) beautiful and elegant, and soon, he (8) famous around the world. 2 ** Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of be. Sam Where (1) you yesterday? May I (2) in London. Sam (3) it sunny? May No, it (4). Sam (5) the shops good? May Yes, they (6), but the clothes (7) cheap.

29 7 Appearances Extra practice 7.2 Grammar there was / there were 1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Complete the dialogue with was, wasn t, were or weren t. There (1) was / were a bag under my desk yesterday. There (2) was / were a cap in it. There (3) was / were some trainers in it, too. There (4) wasn t / weren t socks in them. There (5) wasn t / weren t a T-shirt, but there (6) was / were some shorts. 2 ** Complete the sentences. 1 There. a fashion show at school. 2 There. some teachers there. 3 There. a lot of girls. 4 There. many boys. 5 There. a problem with the music. 6 There. food after the show. Mia Stella Mia Stella Mia Were there some good shops in London? Yes, there (1). There (2) an amazing one called Paper Dress. There (3) lots of clothes from the 1940s, 50s and 60s in it. (4) there a Christian Dior dress? Yes, there (5)... And there (6) two things from Dior s 1947 New Look collection. Amazing!

30 7 Appearances Extra practice was was wasn t were were weren t 1 * Complete the words. Height: 1 t _ ll 2 sh _ rt Hair colour: 3 bl _ nd 4 d _ rk Hair: 5 l _ ng 6 str ght 7.3 Vocabulary Appearance 3 *** Complete the sentences. 1 Your hair isn t curly. It s s. 2 He hasn t got any hair. He s b. 3 She isn t blond. She s d. 4 We aren t very tall. We re m -h. 5 The cat s eyes aren t blue or brown. They re g. 6 Toby s hair isn t short. It s m -l. 2 ** Find the odd one out in each group. 1 wavy / curly / medium-height 2 tall / white / grey 3 blond / long / medium-length 4 bald / short / tall 5 brown / green / short

31 7 Appearances Extra practice 7.3 Grammar Past simple: regular verbs 1 * Match verbs 1 6 to past simple forms A F. 1 walk A didn t walk 2 not walk B escaped 3 carry C didn t escape 4 not carry D carried 5 escape E walked 6 not escape F didn t carry 2 ** Write the correct past simple form of the verbs in bold. Last night 1 I. (play) computer games. 2 A friend. (phone) me. 3 My sister. (study) for two hours. 4 We. (not help) her. 5 They. (not watch) TV. 6 I. (carry) my school bag upstairs. 3 *** Write affirmative and negative past simple sentences using the correct verb. carry clean complete cook listen play walk the drums / the trumpet (he) He played the drums. He didn t play the trumpet. 1 to my MP3 player / to the radio (I) 2 breakfast / dinner (we) 3 the bathroom / her room (she) 4 exercise 4 / exercise 5 (they) 5 5 km / 25 km (he) 6 Gina s bag / Emma s bag (you)

32 8 Unusual lives Extra practice 8.1 Vocabulary Geographical features 1 * Match 1 6 to A F. 1 mount A ert 2 is B ey 3 des C fall 4 riv D ain 5 vall E er 6 water F land 3 *** Complete the sentences. 1 The Tajo is the longest.. in Spain. 2 Banyoles is a large.. in the north-east of Spain. 3 Ibiza is an.. in the Mediterranean. 4 The Sahara is a.. in Africa. 5 Copacabana is a famous.. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 6 The Niagara Falls is a famous... 7 The Pacific is the largest.. in the world. 2 ** Complete the definitions with the words in the box. Beach Cave Coral reef Forest Lake Ocean 1.. : An area with lots of trees. 2.. : A home for exotic fish under the water. 3.. : This is two thirds of the earth s surface. 4.. : An area next to the sea. 5.. : A large area of water in the mountains, for example. 6.. : A place in the side of a mountain.

33 8 Unusual lives Extra practice 8.2 Grammar Past simple 1 * Choose the correct option. 1 They climb / climbed Mont Blanc. 2 They didn t climb / climbed the Matterhorn. 3 I didn t go / went to Spain. 4 I go / went to Portugal. 5 He didn t / lived live in the UK. 6 He didn t / lived in the USA. 7 You bought / buy food. 8 You didn t bought / buy any water. 2 ** Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verb in bold. 1 We (climb) a mountain last year. 2 They (not go) to the beach. 3 I (buy) some trainers. 4 He (not stop) his adventures. 5 She (go) home at 9 p.m. 6 It (stop) raining. 3 *** Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in the box. buy not climb go live stop not stop Joe (1) in Australia when he was young, but now he lives in the UK. Last year, he (2) back to Australia for a holiday. First, he (3) in Sydney. He (4) a model of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a tourist shop there. Then, Joe visited Uluru, the famous rock in the centre of Australia, but he (5) it it s a sacred place for native Australians. At home in the UK after his holiday, Joe (6) talking about his adventures!

34 8 Unusual lives Extra practice 8.3 Vocabulary Places in a town 1 * Complete the words with centre, office, shop or station. 1 petrol 2 sports 3 sweet 4 train 5 shopping 6 post 3 *** Complete the table with the words in the box. bakery chemist s petrol station sports centre sweet shop train station 1 Travel 2 Things to eat 3 Exercise 4 Medicine 2 ** Complete the words. 1 b _ nk 2 b _ k _ ry 3 l _ br _ ry 4 ch _ m _ st s 5 n _ ws _ g _ nt s 6 p _ tr _ l st _ t n

35 8 Unusual lives Extra practice 8.3 Grammar Past simple questions 1 * Choose the correct option. 1 Did you climb / climbed a mountain? 2 No, I did / didn t. 3 Did they went / go to the cinema? 4 Yes, they did / didn t. 5 Where did / didn t you buy that bag? 2 ** Complete the dialogue. Did did I did I didn t it did listen Who Ian Where (1) you go last weekend? Jo I went to London. Ian (2) you go by train? Jo No, (3). I went by coach. Ian Did it take a long time? Jo Yes, (4). Ian (5) did you talk to? Jo Nobody. Ian Did you (6) to music? Jo Yes, (7).

36 8 Unusual lives Extra practice 3 *** Write past simple questions. Then write answers that are true for you. 1 you / do your homework / last night? 2 it / rain / yesterday? 3 you and your friends / go to the cinema / on Saturday? 4 your parents / buy a newspaper / last week? 5 your teacher / catch a train / today? 6 what / you / eat / this morning?