Vocabulary Grammar

1 Circle the correct words. 4 Match the parts of the sentences.

1 I like to be creative / positive – I love
1 I can’t do this Maths homework.
painting and writing.
2 Should we have the school book sale on
2 Juan is a really talented / laid-back football
Thursday or Friday?
player. He’s the top scorer this year.
3 I want to surprise my mum with a special day
3 Lea isn’t a very positive / charming person.
out. What do you think?
She always thinks of the worst situation.
4 Why don’t we have an end-of-term party?
4 I’m not very brave / confident about my English
5 I want to organise a party, but I’ve got an exam
test. I didn’t study enough.
next week.
5 Adam’s mum is really active / cheerful – she
a I don’t know. Let’s go and speak to some
plays tennis and she goes swimming every
people.
day!
b Yes! We should definitely do it.
c Oh, don’t worry about that. You’ve got to
2 Complete the collocations. make this happen.
d I’ll help you if you want.
1 I don’t friends very easily – I’m shy.
e That’s a great idea.
2 When we went on summer camp I really
my family.
3 Did your teacher ask you a class 5 Circle the correct words.
contract at the beginning of term?
ROSA I’ve just won a prize in a poetry
4 Anya a prize for her short story – it competition!
was amazing.
VICTOR That’s 1already / just great. You are
5 Ed Sheeran his first songs when he
so 2creative / confident. What did you
was young.
write about?
ROSA I 3just / did wrote about my cat, Percy.
3 Complete the text with the words in the VICTOR What 4did you win / have you won?
list. ROSA I won £50 but I want to give it to the
autographs | popular | charming | wrote | just cat’s home in town.
VICTOR That’s a great 5happen / idea.
I met my favourite author today. She was signing
1
and books at my local bookstore.
She spoke to all her fans and was 2 to my
6 Put the words in order to make sentences.
dad. He didn’t like her before, but now he
thinks she’s 1 interview / has / already / the / She / done / .
3
fantastic! She 4 her first
novel two years ago and now she is so 5 . 2 just / bus / missed / We’ve / the / .

3 I / cake / made / the / haven’t / yet / .

4 you / contract / signed / the / Have / yet ? / .

5 friends / They’ve / already / a lot of / made / .

7 Complete the dialogue with the verbs. Use
10 Circle the correct answers.
the present perfect. When there is not a verb
use for or since. GRANDMA Kate, what’s the matter? You’ve
ANTON I’ve made a lot of new friends since I
been here for two days and you
started youth club. look so sad.
BEN Really? What do you do there? KATE Well, Granny, last Sunday I argued
with Jane and now we aren’t
ANTON Lots of different things.
talking.
We 1 (do) an ICT course
GRANDMA Who’s Jane? Tell me.
and they 2 (start) drama
classes. KATE She’s my best friend. I’ve known her
1
she came to live near me.
BEN That sounds really fun. 3 you
You know, she lives in ________2
(try) the drama class?
house at the end of the road. We
ANTON No, I 4 (not be) to the
don’t go to the same school, but
drama class yet but I want to. I
we meet at the local youth club
haven’t been well
5
every afternoon. We both like
the last two weeks, 3_____animals and music and we
so I missed them. play volleyball together.
GRANDMA I4 your friendship is very
important. Why don’t you phone
8 Circle the correct words. her?
Most children in the UK go on 1a / the summer KATE I’ll phone her right now. Grandma,
activity camp when they are in Year five or six. 5
you let me use your phone?
There are lots of 2the / – activities including I’ve got no credit on mine.
making music, doing drama and teamwork GRANDMA Of course you can. Go ahead!
challenges. There is 1 A for B since C when D while
3
an / a activity camp leader to keep them safe
2 A a B – C an D the
and encourage them to do difficult things. 4A /
3 A an B a C the D –
The children have 5the / a great time and they
4 A wonder B guess C remember D hope
get home feeling exhausted but happy.
5 A can B will C must D do I
have

9 Complete the sentences with a, an, the or –

(zero article).
1 My grandparents have rented house in
the Alps – house is very beautiful
and traditional.
2 My brother never watches
documentaries, he thinks they are most
boring thing on TV.
3 I didn’t do very well in Maths exam –
I had bad luck with the questions.
4 I went to concert with Lily last week
– we had great time.
5 I got bike for my birthday. My
parents bought it from charity shop on the
High Street.
11 Complete the text. Use the present perfect with
just, already and yet. 5 A He __________________ the contract
be (x2) | not be | learn | start so far. (not sign)
B He _________________ the contract
My grandma is really cool. She’s just got back last night. (not sign)
from South America – she was travelling around.
She’s 1_____ three times before and she loves it
there. She’s 2_________ to Chile, Brazil and
Peru but she 3_____________ to Mexico . I asked 14 Complete the text. Use the present
her, ‘4____________ you any Spanish?’ She said, perfect or past simple form of the
‘I’ve 5___________ night classes!’ verbs in the list.

12 Circle the correct words. appear | retire | not perform | live |

Usain Bolt won eight Olympic gold medals

1 Have you been to the library yet?
including 100m and 200m medals in 2008, 2012
A No, I haven’t.
and 2016. He________running when he was very
B No, I wasn’t.
young and went to his first Olympics in Athens in
2004. However, he ____________ well because
2 Did you phone Eva?
of a leg injury. He__________
A Yes, I’ve phoned her.
in the film I am Bolt in 2016 and_______from
B Yes, I did.
running a year later. He now runs an electric
scooter company, and ________ many different
3 Has she finished her homework?
countries for his work.
A No, she hasn’t.
B No, she didn’t.

4 Were you popular at school?

A Yes, I’ve been popular.
B Yes, I was.

5 Were they friendly at your new school?

A No, they weren’t.
B No, they haven’t
been.

13 Complete the sentences. Use the

present perfect or past simple of the
verbs.

1 A I __________ in France last year.

(be)
B I ___________ to France three times.
(be)
2 A She _________ four books. (write)
B She __________ the fourth book last
year. (write)
3 A We __________________ any new
words in English this term. (not learn)
B We _________________ any new
words in English class yesterday. (not learn)
4 A _________ you ever ________ a prize?
(win)
B _________ you _________ the prize for
best poem last year? (win)