GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

1) Underline the correct alternative.

a) a place you wouldn't choose to go/going on holiday

b) something you enjoyed to do/doing as a child

c) a job you hope to do/doing in the future

d) something you needed to do/doing last week

e) what you expect to do/doing next summer

f) a place you avoid to go/going to in your town/ city

2) Complete the sentences with the verbs in the past simple or

past continuous.

1) He     was playing     tennis when he     hurt     his arm. (play / hurt)

2) Who                               you                               to when I                               you?

(talk / see)

3) Mandy                               me while I                               dinner. (call / eat)

4) I                                a bath when the doctor                               . (have / come)

5) While they                               , they                               lots of new friends.

(travel / make)

3) Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

to get right miss it way on left see turn go past keep

end

A: Excuse me. We want 1    to get     to the bus station. Is this the right 2                              ?

B: Yes, 3                              that supermarket and take the first 4                              .

A: First right.

B: Yes. Then 5                              going until you reach the 6                              of the

road. 7                              left and then take the second, um … no, the third

right.

A: So turn 8                              , and then third right.

B: Yes, you’ll 9                              the bus station 10                              the right. You

can’t 11                              .

A: Is it far?

B: It’s about a 15-minute walk.

4) Put the phone call in the correct order.

a) Of course.          

b) Hello, can I speak to the boss, please?   1  

c) Oh. When’s he coming back, please?          

d) Thank you. Bye.          

e) Good morning, Miss Ronda. I’m afraid the boss isn’t here at the

moment.          

f) Who’s calling, please?          

g) OK, I’ll ask him to call you back.          

h) Please tell him Jane called.          

i) Jane Ronda.          

j) I don’t know. I think he’s in a meeting.          

k) So can I leave a message?          

5) Complete the sentences with can/can’t, have to/don’t have

to or must/mustn’t.

a. We     must / have to     get up early tomorrow. (necessary)

b. You                               be late for your driving test. (not allowed)

c. The children                               watch TV if they are very quiet.

(possible)

d. Don’t worry. You                               do it again. (not necessary)

e. If you are under eighteen, you                               come in. (not

possible)

f. We                               take a taxi to the train station. We can’t walk.

(necessary)

6) Match 1–6 with a)–f). Then complete the questions.

1     Are     you seeing Juan later?

2 Where are they                               for their

holiday?

3 It’s quarter past ten. What’s Milly

?

a) Yes, I’m taking some time off next

week.         

b) I don’t know. But she’s going to miss the

last bus.          

c) Relax and play golf!          

d) Yes, we’re meeting at 7.30     1    

e) They’re going to stay at home!          

f) You’re going to make fish and chips!          

4 What                               we having for dinner tonight?

5 Are you                               very tired?

6 What are you going to                               when you retire?

READING

1. Read the article and complete sentences 1-8 with a name or a

number.

a) In the National Gallery you can see a famous painting of some flowers by

____________

b) The National Gallery has _________ paintings in total.

c) The London Eye is a big observation wheel on the River _________

d) It is _____________ metres tall.

e) The lake in the middle of Hyde Park is called the _________________.

2. Read the article again and answer the questions

a) How much do you have to pay to visit many of the exhibitions in the

National Gallery?

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b) What do people like to visit when they go to Paris and New York?

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c) Why is it ‘easy to forget you’re in a big city’ when you visit Hyde Park?

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d) What different activities can you do in Hyde Park?

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e) Why did two million people go to Hyde Park in 2003?

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WRITING

Read Linda’s email and answer it below.

Hi Agustina!

I hope you are OK. I just got back from my trip to Italy, it was great!

My mum told me you’ve recently been on a trip as well, can you tell me about it?

Love,

Linda

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