Grammar

1 comparative adjectives
Write complete sentences using the prompts.
You / intelligent / me
You’re more intelligent than me.
1 Dan / big / his brother
2 English / easy / German
3 Rock music / loud / classical music
4 My exam results / good / Claudia’s
5 Pasta / tasty / rice
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2 superlative adjectives
Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in
brackets.
Paul is the most interesting person I know. (interesting)
1 That was _______ holiday we’ve ever had. (bad)
2 Who’s _______ student in your class? (funny)
3 Which country is _______ south? (far)
4 Hannah’s _______ member of the team. (young)
5 Who’s _______ person you’ve ever met? (famous)
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3 indirect questions
Complete the indirect questions.
Does Martin work here?
Do you know if/whether Martin works here ?
1 Where did Jack go?
Do you know _____________________ ?
2 Has Stephen got a penknife?
Can you tell me _____________________ ?
3 What time does the post office open?
Do you know _____________________ ?
4 Why is Julia always late?
Can you tell me _____________________ ?
5 Can I use your computer?
Do you mind _____________________ ?
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Vocabulary
4 survival
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the
box.
achieve build control cope push
rely
You really have to push yourself when you’re tired and cold.
1 We _______ a shelter in the forest so we didn’t get wet when it rained.
2 You have to _______ your fear if you want to succeed.
3 When you _______ your goals you feel fantastic.
4 It’s important to _______ on your own strength.
5 We all _______ with fear in different ways.
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5 describing people
Choose the correct words in italics.
Max is very fit/talented because he trains every day.
1 Fran is very confident/reliable. She always does what she says she’ll do.
2 Neil isn’t afraid of anything. He’s really determined/brave.
3 Barbara is so funny/confident. She always makes us laugh when things
are hard.
4 Charles is a good person to have on the team. He’s very
talented/motivated and always helps us keep trying when we don’t think we
can do something.
5 Peter’s very generous/intelligent. He often buys us presents and pays for
our meals.
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6 survival equipment
Complete the words for things you would take on a camping trip.
tent
1 t___h
2 b___k_t_
3 s_i_s__s
4 p__k_if_
5 fi___-a_d k__
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Pronunciation
7 emphasising important words
Underline the word in each sentence which we usually give extra stress.
I can stay here for a bit longer.
1 The job I’m doing now is much more interesting than my last one.
2 Thomas is a lot taller than Mark.
3 I’d say that London is a bit more expensive than Berlin.
4 Rachel’s much more ambitious than her brother.
5 This is a lot more difficult than I expected it would be.
6 My brother is very excited about going to university.
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8 intonation in questions
Does your voice go up (  ) or down (  ) at the end of each question?
Do you mind if I borrow the car for an hour?
__
1 Where’s the train station?
_______
2 Do you know where the train station is, please?
_______
3 Could you tell me if there’s a garage near here?
_______
4 Where’s the garage? _______
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How to …
9 be polite in English
Match the questions (1–5) with the replies (a–e).
Could you please tell me where the nearest post office is?
Of course. It’s at the end of the road on the left.
1 Can you tell me if you have jeans in a size twelve?
_______
2 Could you tell me how much the ticket is please?
_______
3 Do you mind if I open the window as it’s very hot in here?
_______
4 Is it OK if I pay by credit card?
_______
5 Excuse me, is that your newspaper? Do you mind if I read it?
_______

Of course. It’s at the end of the road on the left.

How are you? I hope everything’s OK over there and the sun is
finally shining! It’s been such a bad winter, hasn’t it?!
This is the first time I’ve managed to get to an internet café, but I’m
here now and have lots to tell you. I’m staying with friends of Dan’s in
Seattle. I didn’t know them before I came here, but now I feel like part of
the family. They’ve been so kind and have taken me all over the city.
It often rains here on the west coast, but the weather has been great
since I’ve been here so I’m really lucky. On my first day, I decided to go
downtown to walk along the water front. There’s a famous market there
called Pike Place Market. It’s one of the oldest (over 100 years old) and
biggest markets I’ve ever been to. I really couldn’t believe my eyes! The
colours and smells were just amazing. I had lunch in a restaurant called The
Athenian where Tom Hanks ate in my favourite film Sleepless in Seattle.
The views were fantastic, but the food wasn’t that great.
I’m here for another week, so I want to visit some of the museums
and galleries and maybe go to the theatre as well. We’re going to the Space
Needle (another big tourist attraction) for dinner this evening. The
restaurant is at the top of the Needle and it moves round slowly so you can
get a view of the whole city while you’re eating. I’m really looking forward
to it as they say the food is the best in the city.
Although I really like it here, I feel quite strange sometimes because
of the language differences. I know we all speak English, but we don’t
really speak the same language at all. A lot of people here find it difficult to
understand what I’m saying because of my accent and it’s the same for me.
And there are a lot of different words as well. Did you know that ‘cookies’
are ‘biscuits’ and ‘pants’ are ‘trousers’?!
I think I can honestly say that I have never been to a country of so
many superlatives. Everything here really is the biggest, the best, the
smallest, the worst, the highest, the greatest. Welcome to America!
I’ve got to go now, but thanks again for looking after my flat (or is
that apartment?!) while I’m here. I’ll bring you back the best souvenir I can
find!
Love
Jess xx
Jess is writing the email _b_ .
a at her friends’ place
b in an internet café
c on her laptop
1 She’s staying _______ .
a with old friends
b with Dan’s family
c with people she doesn’t know well
2 The Athenian is famous because of _______ .
a its food
b Sleepless in Seattle
c its views
3 The Space Needle restaurant _______ .
a offers excellent food
b is expensive
c is in the city centre
4 Jess _______ .
a can’t understand US English
b has problems understanding US English
c has a US accent
5 Jess thinks the US _______ .
a is the best place she’s ever visited
b has everything
c is a country of extremes
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