1. Grammar Starter unit
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1 Complete the text with the present simple,
present continuous or past simple form of the
verbs in the box.
be come finish go have got listen
make plan relax surf wake not watch
I (1)____________________ up in a good mood
this morning because it (2)____________________
the weekend. Yesterday, school
(3)____________________ at 3.30 p.m. and my
friends and I (4)____________________ to the park
together. Today, we (5)____________________ at
my house. My mum (6)____________________
us something to eat at the moment. When my
friends (7)____________________ here, we
usually (8)____________________ the internet
or (9)____________________ to music. We
(10)_______________ often _______________ TV.
Right now we’’re in my bedroom and we
(11)____________________ my birthday party. We
(12)____________________ some really good ideas!
2 Write the dialogue about last weekend. Use the
past simple.
A you / have / a good weekend / ?
(1)________________________________________
B yes / it / be / great, thanks
(2)________________________________________
A what / you / do / ?
(3)________________________________________
B my parents / have / a barbecue
(4)________________________________________
A how many people / come / ?
(5)________________________________________
B Not many. you / go / out / Saturday night / ?
(6)________________________________________
A I / go / to a party in an art gallery
Yes. (7) ___________________________________
__________________________________________
B Wow! who / invite / you / ?
(8)________________________________________
A Katie / get / me a ticket
(9)________________________________________
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs and the
correct form of the prompts in the box.
canoeing –– hate it / last year
water sports –– swim / at the moment
walking –– sometimes / go / at weekends
computer games –– play them / every day
climb / mountains –– always / feel / really tired
Jack doesn’’t mind walking. (not mind)
He sometimes goes at weekends.
1 Emily _______________________________ . (like)
She _____________________________________ .
2 Ed and James _____________________________
_________________________________________ .
(not enjoy)
They ____________________________________ .
3 Amy __________________________. (can’’t stand)
She _____________________________________ .
4 John _______________________________. (love)
He ______________________________________ .
4 Read the text. Then write questions about the
missing information.
Sarah has just arrived home from school.
She goes into the kitchen and finds her
(1) …… there. They look excited.
They’’re talking about the (2) …… .
Her mum is laughing because (3) …… .
It’’s strange because her dad usually comes
home at (4) …… o’’clock.
There’’s a box in the (5) …… .
Dad says, ‘‘Open it!’’
Inside the box, there’’s a (6) …… with two big
brown eyes, a wet nose and a long tail!
1 __________________________________________
_________________________________________?
2 _________________________________________?
3 _________________________________________?
4 __________________________________________
_________________________________________?
5 _________________________________________?
6 _________________________________________?

2. Vocabulary Starter unit
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1 Complete the sentences with have and the
phrases in the box.
a break an early night a go a lie-in a look
a night in a party a snack a wash
1 It’’s my birthday soon, but I don’’t want to
____________________.
2 We won’’t eat dinner until seven o’’clock so do
you want to ____________________ now?
3 I don’’t have to get up early tomorrow so I’’m
going to ____________________.
4 Vicky is working very hard. She should
____________________.
5 I’’ve got a new computer game. You can
____________________ if you like.
6 You haven’’t got time for a bath.
____________________ instead.
7 I don’’t want to go out this evening. I’’m going
to ____________________ instead.
8 You look really tired. You should
____________________ tonight.
9 I’’m not sure this is the correct answer. Please
____________________ at my maths homework
and check it for me.
2 Complete the text with the words in the box.
annoyed happy hungry in a hurry
late nervous ready tired
I had a job interview yesterday, but I woke up
twenty minutes before the interview! I didn’’t have
breakfast because I was (1)______________. I ran all
the way to the interview and when I arrived I was
very (2)______________. I was also ten minutes
(3)______________! Then a woman called me. She
wasn’’t smiling –– I knew she was (4)______________
with me! I was really (5)______________, so it was
no surprise that the interview didn’’t go very well. I
was (6)______________ when it ended. Then my
stomach started making noises and I realized I
was (7)______________. After a sandwich and a
drink, I was (8)______________ to start looking for
another job!
3 Answer the questions. Write complete
sentences.
1 When did you last write a letter (not a text or
email)?
__________________________________________
2 When did you last buy something expensive and
how much did it cost?
__________________________________________
3 Can you understand English-language pop
songs?
__________________________________________
4 What time did your last class finish?
__________________________________________
5 What was the last thing you broke at home?
__________________________________________
4 Read the sentences. Complete the crossword
with verbs in the past simple.
1
2 3 4 5
6
7
Across
3 These shoes ________ a lot of money. Don’’t tell
Mum and Dad!
6 I ________ most of the English film I watched.
7 My favorite teacher was Mrs Jones. She
________ us French.
Down
1 Poor Jake fell off his bike and ________ his leg.
2 I ________ my dad a new pen for his birthday.
4 We ________ a thank you letter to our aunt for
the presents.
5 I ________ my bike to school yesterday.