Complete the sentences with the correct word i decided not to take that

GRAMMAR

1   Complete
the sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the past simple or the past
continuous.

Example: We
drove (drive) to Manchester
last week.

1   It
_______________ (not snow) when I went to bed.

2   When
_______________ she _______________ (pass) her driving test?

3   Donna
_______________ (not come) to the theatre with us last night.

4   What
_______________ you _______________ (do) at six o’clock last night?

5   I
_______________ (not study) when you rang.

6   Last
year they _______________ (buy) a new house.

7   We _______________
(see) Rachel at the restaurant yesterday.

8   _______________
Dan ________________ (wear) his suit when you saw him?

2   Complete
the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Lucy        Did you enjoy (you enjoy) your trip to Italy?

Jean         I had a great time!

Lucy        That’s good. Where ¹
_______________ (you stay)?

Jean         In a really nice hotel in Sorrento.

Lucy        Who ² _______________ (you go) with?

Jean         Sandy and Mel. We had a few problems while we were there.

Lucy        What ³ _______________ (happen)?

Jean         Mel lost her passport and her purse.

Lucy        Really? What ⁴ _______________ (she do)?

Jean         We went to the police station.

Lucy        What ⁵ _______________ (they say)?

Jean         Well – Mel’s things were there!

Lucy        That was lucky! Who ⁶ _______________ (find) them?

Jean         Two children – at the beach.

Lucy        That was very lucky!

3   Complete
the sentences with so, because, but, or although.

Example: Although it was late, we weren’t
tired.

1   Amal
doesn’t eat meat __________ he’s a vegetarian.

2   __________
the restaurant was expensive, the food was awful.

3   Tomas
doesn’t like his job, __________ he’s looking for another one.

4   It
was a nice day, __________ we went to the beach.

5   They’re
learning Spanish __________ they want to visit Argentina.

6   I invited
Ian to the party, __________ he didn’t want to come.

VOCABULARY

4   Underline
the correct verb.

Example: take
/ be / have someone to a restaurant

1   meet / run / have across the road

2   have / leave / wait a good time

3   invite / give / drive somebody to
dinner

4   wait / meet / drive along the road

5   run / be / play in a hurry

6   wait / run / invite for a friend

7   take / play / give a song

5   Complete
the sentences with the correct word.

Example: She
didn’t take many photos when
she went to Italy.

do  
have   take

1   You
need a passport if you want to go __________.

     by plane   on holiday  
abroad

2   The
food at the restaurant was __________.

     comfortable   delicious 
 crowded

3   The
weather was lovely. It was __________ every day.

     foggy   cloudy  
sunny

4   Julie
and Andy __________ their flights online.

     booked   hired  
rented

5   I
__________ most of my time at the beach when I’m on holiday.

     buy
  go  
spend

6   Did
you __________ any souvenirs when you were in Brazil?

     buy   take  
have

7   We
went __________ for a few days over Christmas.

     by car  
away   out

6   Complete
the sentences with at, in, or on.

Example: We
got married on 7th May.

1   What
did you do __________ the weekend?

2   There
was nowhere to sit __________ the train.

3   They
played basketball __________ the morning.

4   Stefano
was born __________ Rome.

5   They
sat __________ the balcony.

6   We
arrived __________ the bus stop just before the bus left.

PRONUNCIATION

7   Match
the past forms with the same sound.

Example: saw  
bought

1   rented  __________

2   said     __________

3   dog      __________

4   could   __________

5   tie        __________

8   Underline
the stressed syllable.

Example: friend|ly

1   com|for|ta|ble

2   in|vite

3   a|part|ment

4   sight|see|ing

5   a|broad

READING

1   Read
the article from a travel magazine and tick (ü) A, B, or C.

Example: The
writer works in a bank.

A 
True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  cü

1   The
writer decided to spend a week in Scotland.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

2   He
wanted to go walking near the river.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

3   He
went to Heathrow airport on Wednesday night.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

4   The plane
didn’t leave Heathrow that night.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

5   The
writer spent the night in the airport.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

6   He
arrived at Inverness airport three days later.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

7   The
cottage was in the mountains.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

8   The
family at the cottage was very kind to the writer.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

9   Next
day, the writer went skiing in the mountains.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

10   The
writer wants to go back to the same place.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

2   Read
the article again and answer the questions.

1   How
did the writer book the cottage?

     ______________________________________________

2   What
was the weather like in Scotland?

     ______________________________________________

3   What
did the writer read at the airport?

     ______________________________________________

4   How
did the writer go to the cottage?

     ______________________________________________

5   How
many children were at the cottage?

     ______________________________________________

Name of photo: Abbey Road album cover
Photographer: Iain Macmillan
Year: 1969
Description: The Beatles (John, Ringo, Paul, and George) walking across
Abbey Road / near recording studio in London / wearing 1960s clothes / sunny
day
Reason it is famous: photo / last album cover

GRAMMAR

1   Complete
the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Matt         Did you enjoy (you enjoy) your trip to Spain?

Colin        I had a great time!

Matt         That’s good. Where ¹ _______________ (you stay)?

Colin        In a really nice hotel in Malaga.

Matt         Who ² _______________ (you go) with?

Colin        Ben and Nigel. We had a few problems while we were there.

Matt         What ³ _______________ (happen)?

Colin        Nigel lost his passport and his wallet.

Matt         Really? What ⁴ _______________ (he do)?

Colin        We went to the police station.

Matt         What ⁵ ______________ (they say)?

Colin        Well – Nigel’s things were there!

Matt         That was lucky! Who ⁶ _______________ (find) them?

Colin        Two tourists – at the beach.

Matt         That was very lucky!

2   Complete
the sentences with so, because, but, or although.

Example: We’re
learning Portuguese because we
want to visit Brazil.

1   It
was raining, __________ they stayed at home.

2   We
asked Max to come to the pub with us, ___________ he was too busy.

3   __________
we didn’t have a lot of money, we were happy.

4   Fabian
doesn’t eat chocolate _________ he’s on a diet.

5   It
was cold, __________ I wore my jumper.

6   __________
it was late, we weren’t tired.

3   Complete
the sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the past simple or the past
continuous.

Example: I
met Jeremy when I was driving
(drive) down the High Street.

1   _______________
you _______________ (walk) to work yesterday?

2   Last
week they _______________ (buy) a new TV.

3   _______________
Julie ________________ (wear) her new dress when you saw her?

4   Naomi
_______________ (not study) when I rang.

5   We
_______________ (see) Javier at the sports centre yesterday afternoon.

6   I
_______________ (not go) to the cinema with them last night.

7   What
_______________ you _______________ (do) at eight o’clock last night?

8   It
_______________ (not rain) when we got up this morning.

VOCABULARY

4   Complete
the sentences with the correct word.

Example: Did
you buy any souvenirs when you
were in the USA?

buy  
take   have

1   Tim
and Alice __________ most of their time at the beach when they’re on holiday.

     go   buy   spend

2   The
weather was awful. It was __________ every day.

     foggy   warm  
sunny

3   You
need a passport if you want to go __________.

     abroad
  by plane   on
holiday

4   Concha
and Miguel __________ the flights online.

     hired   booked   rented

5   We
didn’t __________ many photos when we went to Russia.

     do   have  
take

6   
They went __________ for a few days over Christmas.

     out   away
  by car

7   The
food at the hotel was __________.

     crowded   delicious  
comfortable

5   Complete
the sentences with at, in, or on.

Example: There
was nowhere to sit on the bus.

1   They
had breakfast __________ the balcony.

2   I
arrived __________ the station ten minutes before the train left.

3   Martha
was born __________ London.

4   What
did you do __________ the weekend?

5   They
played football __________ the afternoon.

6   We got
married __________ 12th October.

6   Underline
the correct verb.

Example: invite
/ give / drive someone to dinner

1   run / wait / invite for a friend

2   play / run / be in a hurry

3   drive / meet / wait along the street

4   take / give / play a song

5   leave / have / wait a good time

6   be / take / have someone to a
restaurant

7   have / run / meet across the road

PRONUNCIATION

7   Underline
the stressed syllable.

Example: a|part|ment

1   sight|see|ing

2   a|broad

3   in|vite

4   friend|ly

5   com|for|ta|ble

8   Match
the words with the past forms which have the same sound.

Example: bought   saw

1   argued           __________

2   understood    __________

3   asked            __________

4   started           __________

5   read              __________

READING

1   Read
the article from a travel magazine and tick (ü) A, B, or C.

Example: The
writer works in a bank.

A 
True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  cü

1   The
writer decided to spend three weeks in Scotland.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

2   He
wanted to go skiing in the mountains.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

3   He
went to Heathrow airport on Friday night.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

4   The
weather in Scotland was good.

     A  True  c    B  False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

5   The
writer spent the night in an airport hotel.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

6   The
next day he arrived at Inverness airport before midday.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

7   There
was a family staying at the cottage.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

8   At
the cottage, the family made pizza for the writer.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

9   Next
day, the mountain road was closed because of the snow.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

10   The
writer didn’t go skiing or walking in the mountains.

     A  True  c    B 
False  c    C 
Doesn’t say  c

2   Read
the article again and answer the questions.

1   Where
does the writer work?

     ______________________________________________

2   How
did the writer book the cottage?

     ______________________________________________

3   What
did the writer drink at the airport?

     ______________________________________________

4   What
didn’t arrive at Inverness airport?

     ______________________________________________

5   How
did the writer travel to the cottage?

     ______________________________________________

Name of photo: ‘Lunchtime atop a Skyscraper’
Photographer: Charles Ebbets
Year: 1932
Description: eleven men having lunch / sitting high above the streets on a
metal bar / can see New York streets below
Reason it is famous: amazing photo / men sitting high up in the sky / New York
looks very far below them

1) Where was John Wayne born?

2) Why did his family move to California?

3) Which university did he go?

4) Which famous film director did John Wayne meet?

5) When did the director offer Marion a role?

6) What did John Wayne decide to do before «The Big Troil?

7) When did he make «Stogecoach»?

In how many films did John Wayne appear?

9)  When did John Wayne die?

10) How many time was he married?