Cutting edge starter worksheet

Cutting Edge Starter Worksheet

Module 1

1. Complete the alphabet.

__ B __ D __ F G __ I __ K __ M
N __ P __ R S __ __ V W X __ Z

2. Write the job.
a) an tcaor / tsrseac __________________________
b) a barefltrol __________________________
c)a dtsneut __________________________
d) a easnimunsbs __________________________
e) a rhatece __________________________
f) a cortod __________________________
g) a iopnaictil __________________________
h) a rgisne __________________________
i) a atriew __________________________
j) an reinegne __________________________

3. Spell:
a) your name __________________________
b) your country __________________________
c) the name of your teacher __________________________

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Key
1.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

2.
a) actor / actress
b) footballer
c) student
d) businessman
e) teacher
f) doctor
g) politician
h) singer
i) waiter
j) engineer



Module 2

1. Put the words in order.
a) your / What’s / name / first? ________________________
b) spell / you / do / How / that? ________________________
c) married / single / or / Are / you? ________________________
d) come / do / Where / from / you? ________________________
e) email / your / address / What’s ________________________
f) What’s / job / your? ________________________

2. Match the question above with an answer below.
i) G-I-L-L-I-A-N
ii) I’m married.
iii) gillian@iao.com
iv) It’s Gillian.
v) I’m a teacher.
vi) Scotland.

3. Complete the sentences below with her or she.
a) ___ name is Gillian.
b) ___ is married.
c) ___ comes from Scotland.
d) ___ email address is gillian@iao.com.
e) ___ is a teacher.



Key
1.
a) What’s your first name?
b) How do you spell that?
c) Are you married or single? / Are you single or married?
d) Where do you come from?
e) What’s your email address?
f) What’s your job?

2.
a) and iv)
b) and i)
c) and ii)
d) and vi)
e) and iii)
f) and v)



Module 3

1. Match a word on the left with the opposite meaning on the right.

POSITIVE NEGATIVE
big awful
fantastic not very good
very good sad
nice cheap
happy not very nice
expensive small

2. Read the postcard below. Change the underlined words to the
opposite word to make a positive postcard!

Hi Naylah,
How are you? We’re at a school in London. The school’s 1)awful – the
teachers are 2)not very good and the other students are 3)not very nice.
They’re from all over the world. Our rooms are really 4)expensive and
very 5)small. We’re really 6)sad here!
See you soon!
Love, Jack and Jill

3. Write a postcard describing a place or holiday. Choose positive or
negative words.



Key

1.
big-small
fantastic-awful
very good-not very good
nice- not very nice
happy-sad
expensive-cheap

2.
1) fantastic
2)very good
3) nice
4) cheap
5) big
6) happy



Module 4

1. Read the sentences below. Underline the correct phrase.
a) There is a / two restaurant in my road.
b) The park isn’t / aren’t quiet.
c) There aren’t any / some mountains.
d) There are two / a bus stops in the square.
e) The train station is in / on the left.
f) The cinema is / are very beautiful.
g) There are lots of / are lot of cafes.
h) There are some / any beaches near my house.

2. Write true sentences about your town with the places above.
e.g.
a) There is a restaurant in my road. It is a Chinese restaurant.
b) _____________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________
d) _____________________________________________
e) _____________________________________________
f) _____________________________________________
g) _____________________________________________
h) _____________________________________________



Key

1.
a) a
b) isn’t
c) any
d) two
e) on
f) is
g) are lots of
h) some



Module 5

1. Match the three verbs below with the six questions. You will need
each verb twice!

study live have

a) Do you ___ in a big city?
b) Do you ___ any other languages?
c) Do you ___ with your parents?
d) Do you ___ any brothers or sisters?
e) Do you ___ a job?
f) Do you ___ English in a school?

2. Write your answers to questions a) – f) above.
e.g.
a) No, I don’t live in a big city. I live in a small town near the
mountains. It is very beautiful.
b) ___________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________
d) ___________________________________________
e) ___________________________________________
f) ___________________________________________



Key

1.
a) live
b) study
c) live
d) have
e) have
f) study



Module 6

1. Read the sentences about Jilly and then the description below.

Jilly
live: small house with her parents
have: one brother and one dog
speak: English and French
work: waitress in a café

Jilly lives in a small house with her parents. She has one brother and
one dog. She speaks English and French. She is a waitress and works
in a café.

2. Read the sentences about Matthew and then write a description.

Matthew
live: flat with his wife
have: two sisters and one cat
speak: four languages
work: big company

_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

3. Write a description of your best friend or a classmate.

_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________



Key

2.
Matthew lives in a flat with his wife. He has two sisters and one cat. He
speaks four languages. He works in a big company.



Module 7

1. Match a verb with the correct noun.

have bed, work
go to work
finish breakfast, lunch, dinner
start home, up
get work

2. Now write true sentences about your daily routine.
e.g. I get up at 8.00 and _________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________

3. Answer the following questions.
a) Do you like reading?
_________________________________________
b) Do you always watch TV?
_________________________________________
c) Do your really like sport?
_________________________________________
d) What do you usually do at the weekends?
_________________________________________



Key
1.
have breakfast, lunch, dinner
go to bed, work
finish work
start work
get home, up



Module 8

1. Match the numbers with the phrase. (Look at the quiz on pages 70-71
in your book to see what the numbers mean!)

190 four hundred thousand
306 four hundred million
3,600 three thousand six hundred
400,000 one hundred and ninety
100,000 three hundred and six
400,000,000 a hundred thousand

2. Answer the following questions.
a) How many students are in your English class?
__________________________________
b) How many people live in your town/city?
__________________________________
c) What is the population of your country?
__________________________________
d) How many kilometres is it from your home to the school/office?
__________________________________
e) How many times do you go out every month?
__________________________________
f) How much money would you like to get from your job?
__________________________________



Key
1.
190 one hundred and ninety
306 three hundred and six
3,600 three thousand six hundred
400,000 four hundred thousand
100,000 a hundred thousand
400,000,000 four hundred million



Module 9

1. Put the words into the correct order.
a) Where / when / born / you / were / and?
______________________________________
b) Were / naughty / you / child / a?
______________________________________
c) Were / happy / school / first / you / at / your?
______________________________________
d) What / good / subjects / you / were / at?
______________________________________
e) Who / friend / was / best / your?
______________________________________
f) What / book / favourite / was / your?
______________________________________
g) What / teacher’s / your / was / name?
______________________________________
h) What / food / your / favourite / was?
______________________________________

2. Ask your classmate or a friend the questions and write their answers in a
paragraph.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
________________________________



Key
1.
a) Where and when were you born?
b) Were you a naughty child/
c) Were you happy at your first school?
d) What subjects were you good at?
e) Who was your best friend?
f) What was your favourite book?
g) What was your teacher’s name?
h) What was your favourite food?



Module 10

1. What is the Past Simple of these verbs?

get change meet leave move study go

2. Make Past Simple sentences from the words below.
a) I / born / June 29th.
b) I / get married / a year ago.
c) I / change / jobs last year.
d) I / meet / my best friend in 1994.
e) I / leave / school five years ago.
f) We / move / house in 1992.
g) I / study / Spanish last summer.
h) I / go / on holiday two months ago.

3. Now use sentences a)-h) to make true sentences about yourself.
e.g.
a) I was born on March 1st.
b) ________________________________________
c) ________________________________________
d) ________________________________________
e) ________________________________________
f) ________________________________________
g) ________________________________________
h) ________________________________________



Key
1.
get-got
change-changed
meet-met
leave-left
move-moved
study-studied
go-went

2.
a) I was born on June 29th.
b) I got married a year ago.
c) I changed jobs last year.
d) I met my best friend in 1994.
e) I left school five years ago.
f) We moved house in 1992.
g) I studied Spanish last summer.
h) I went on holiday two months ago.



Module 11: A holiday I remember.

1. Put the words into the correct order.
a) Where / go / you / did?
b) When / there / you / go / did?
c) Did / travel / by / you / car?
d) Where / stay / did / you?
e) Did / family / you / your / go / with?
f) What / do / there / did / you?
g) Did / have / good / you / a / time?

2. Now write your own answers to the questions above.
e.g.
a) I went to New Zealand.
b) _________________________________
c) _________________________________
d) _________________________________
e) _________________________________
f) _________________________________
g) _________________________________



Key
1.
a) Where did you go?
b) When did you go there?
c) Did you travel by car?
d) Where did you stay?
e) Did your family go with you?
f) What did you do there?
g) Did you have a good time?



Module 12

1. Complete the postcard below with the correct verb forms:

‘m going to / ‘s going to / ’re going to / ‘re not going to
sss
Hi Jan,
We arrived in England last week and today we’re in Bath. The hotel is very
nice and we can see the whole city from our room. It is beautiful! We
1)_____ go sightseeing now, but we 2)_____ buy any souvenirs. It’s so
expensive here! In the afternoon I 3)_____ read my book in Victoria Park,
but Patrick doesn’t like reading, so he 4)_____ go to the cinema. Tomorrow
is our last day and we 5)_____ have dinner near the river. We 6)_____ visit
my friend in Torquay, because she 7)_____ move house next week and is
very busy!
See you soon!
Love, Patrick and Sally XX

2. Now answer the following questions.
a) What is Sally going to do this afternoon?
__________________________________________
b) What is Patrick going to do this afternoon?
__________________________________________
c) What are Patrick and Sally going to do together?
__________________________________________
d) When are they going to leave Bath?
__________________________________________
e) Who is going to move house next week?
__________________________________________

3. Write a postcard to your friend. Tell him/her what you are going to do
on your holiday.



Key
1.
1) ‘re going to
2) ‘re not going to
3) ‘m going to
4) ‘s going to
5) ‘re going to
6) ‘re not going to
7) ‘s going to

2.
a) Sally’s going to read her book in Victoria Park.
b) Patrick’s going to go to the cinema.
c) Patrick and Sally are going to go sightseeing and they are going to have
dinner near the river.
d) They are going to leave Bath tomorrow.
e) Sally’s friend is going to move house next week.


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