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Access 3 Plus Grammar Book

Access 3 Grammar gives students at Pre-Intermediate level
clear explanations and practice of English grammar.

Key features:

ñ clear simple explanations and examples

ñ a variety of stimulating exercises
ñ lively illustrations
ñ revision units
ñ exploring grammar sections

Components

Virginia Evans – Jenny Dooley

Access 3 Grammar Book
Access 3 Grammar Key

I SBN 9 7 8- 1-84 8 62 -1 9 6- 1
 Irregular Verbs

Infinitive Past Past Participle Infinitive Past Past Participle

be /b∞/ was /w≥z/ been /bæn/ leave /l∞v/ left /left/ left /left/
bear /b≈r/ bore /b¥r/ born(e) /b¥rn/ lend /lend/ lent /lent/ lent /lent/
beat /b∞t/ beat /b∞t/ beaten /b∞tºn/ let /let/ let /let/ let /let/
become /bæk∑m/ became /bækΩm/ become /bæk∑m/ light /l¡t/ lit /læt/ lit /læt/
begin /bægæn/ began /bæg±n/ begun /bæg∑n/ lose /l∂z/ lost /l≥st/ lost /l≥st/
bite /b¡t/ bit /bæt/ bitten /bætºn/
blow /bloµ/ blew /bl∂/ blown /bloµn/ make /mΩk/ made /mΩd/ made /mΩd/
break /brΩk/ broke /broµk/ broken /broµkºn/ mean /m∞n/ meant /ment/ meant /ment/
bring /bræ…/ brought /br¥t/ brought /br¥t/ meet /m∞t/ met /met/ met /met/
build /bæld/ built /bælt/ built /bælt/
burn /bªrn/ burnt (burned) /bªrnt burnt (burned) /bªrnt pay /pΩ/ paid /pΩd/ paid /pΩd/
(bªrnd)/ (bªrnd)/ put /pµt/ put /pµt/ put /pµt/
burst /bªrst/ burst /bªrst/ burst /bªrst/
buy /b¡/ bought /b¥t/ bought /b¥t/ read /r∞d/ read /red/ read /red/
ride /r¡d/ rode /roµd/ ridden /rædºn/
can /k±n/ could /kµd/ (been able to) /bæn ring /ræ…/ rang /r±…/ rung /r∑…/
Ωbºl tº / rise /r¡z/ rose /roµz/ risen /ræzºn/
catch /k±∏/ caught /k¥t/ caught /k¥t/ run /r∑n/ ran /r±n/ run /r∑n/
choose /∏∂z/ chose /∏oµz/ chosen /∏oµzºn/
come /k∑m/ came /kΩm/ come /k∑m/ say /sΩ/ said /sed/ said /sed/
cost /k≥st/ cost /k≥st/ cost /k≥st/ see /s∞/ saw /s¥/ seen /s∞n/
cut /k∑t/ cut /k∑t/ cut /k∑t/ sell /sel/ sold /soµld/ sold /soµld/
send /send/ sent /sent/ sent /sent/
deal /d∞l/ dealt /delt/ dealt /delt/ set /set/ set /set/ set /set/
dig /dæg/ dug /d∑g/ dug /d∑g/ sew /soµ/ sewed /soµd/ sewn /soµn/
do /d∂/ did /dæd/ done /d∑n/ shake /«Ωk/ shook /«µk/ shaken /«Ωkºn/
draw /dr¥/ drew /dr∂/ drawn /dr¥n/ shine /«¡n/ shone /«≥n/ shone /«≥n/
dream /dr∞m/ dreamt (dreamed) dreamt (dreamed) shoot /«∂t/ shot /«≥t/ shot /«≥t/
/dremt (dr∞md)/ /dremt (dr∞md)/ show /«oµ/ showed /«oµd/ shown /«oµn/
drink /dræ…k/ drank /dr±…k/ drunk /dr∑…k/ shut /«∑t/ shut /«∑t/ shut /«∑t/
drive /dr¡v/ drove /droµv/ driven /drævºn/ sing /sæ…/ sang /s±…/ sung /s∑…/
sit /sæt/ sat /s±t/ sat /s±t/
eat /∞t/ ate /Ωt/ eaten /∞tºn/ sleep /sl∞p/ slept /slept/ slept /slept/
smell /smel/ smelt (smelled) smelt (smelled) /smelt
fall /f¥l/ fell /fel/ fallen /f¥lºn/ /smelt (smeld)/ (smeld)/
feed /f∞d/ fed /fed/ fed /fed/ speak /sp∞k/ spoke /spoµk/ spoken /spoµkºn/
feel /f∞l/ felt /felt/ felt /felt/ spell /spel/ spelt (spelled) /spelt spelt (spelled) /spelt
fight /f¡t/ fought /f¥t/ fought /f¥t/ (speld)/ (speld)/
find /f¡nd/ found /f¬nd/ found /f¬nd/ spend /spend/ spent /spent/ spent /spent/
fly /fl¡/ flew /fl∂/ flown /floµn/ stand /st±nd/ stood /stµd/ stood /stµd/
forbid /fºrbæd/ forbade /fºrb±d/ forbidden /fºrbædºn/ steal /st∞l/ stole /stoµl/ stolen /stoµlºn/
forget /fºrget/ forgot /fºrg≥t/ forgotten /fºrg≥tºn/ stick /stæk/ stuck /st∑k/ stuck /st∑k/
forgive /fºrgæv/ forgave /fºrgΩv/ forgiven /fºrgævºn/ sting /stæ…/ stung /st∑…/ stung /st∑…/
freeze /fr∞z/ froze /froµz/ frozen /froµzºn/ swear /sw≈r/ swore /sw¥r/ sworn /sw¥rn/
sweep /sw∞p/ swept /swept/ swept /swept/
get /get/ got /g≥t/ got /g≥t/ swim /swæm/ swam /sw±m/ swum /sw∑m/
give /gæv/ gave /gΩv/ given /gævºn/
go /goµ/ went /went/ gone /g≥n/ take /tΩk/ took /tµk/ taken /tΩkºn/
grow /groµ/ grew /gr∂/ grown /groµn/ teach /t∞∏/ taught /t¥t/ taught /t¥t/
tear /t≈r/ tore /t¥ r/ torn /t¥ rn/
hang /h±…/ hung (hanged) /h∑… hung (hanged) /h∑… tell /tel/ told /toµld/ told /toµld/
(h±…d)/ (h±…d)/ think /ıæ…k/ thought /ı¥t/ thought /ı¥t/
have /h±v/ had /h±d/ had /h±d/ throw /ıroµ/ threw /ır∂/ thrown /ıroµn/
hear /hƒr/ heard /hªrd/ heard /hªrd/
hide /h¡d/ hid /hæd/ hidden /hædºn/ understand understood understood /∑ndºrstµd/
hit /hæt/ hit /hæt/ hit /hæt/ /∑ndºrst±nd/ /∑ndºrstµd/
hold /hoµld/ held /held/ held /held/
hurt /hªrt/ hurt /hªrt/ hurt /hªrt/ wake /wΩk/ woke /woµk/ woken /woµkºn/
wear /w≈r/ wore /w¥r/ worn /w¥rn/
keep /k∞p/ kept /kept/ kept /kept/ win /wæn/ won /w∑n/ won /w∑n/
know /noµ/ knew /nj∂/ known /noµn/ write /r¡t/ wrote /roµt/ written /rætºn/

lead /l∞d/ led /led/ led /led/

learn /lªrn/ learnt (learned) /lªrnt learnt (learned) /lªrnt
(lªrnd)/ (lªrnd)/
Virginia Evans
Jenny Dooley
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 Contents
1 Present Simple, Adverbs of Frequency, 17 Adjectives − Adverbs, Comparisons ....... p.103
Question Words, Pronouns/Possessive 18 Too − Enough ................................................. p.112
Adjectives ................................................. p. 5 19 Question Tags ................................................ p.114
2 Present Continuous, Present Simple vs 20 Reflexive Pronouns ...................................... p.116
Present Continuous ....................................... p. 16 Exploring Grammar (Units 17-20) ......... p.118
3 Relative Pronouns and Adverbs ................ p. 26 Revision (Units 1-20) ................................... p.119
Exploring Grammar (Units 1-3) ............... p. 31
Revision (Units 1-3) ...................................... p. 32 21 A/An − One/Ones, The Definite
Article ‘The’ ..................................................... p.120
4 Past Simple (regular and irregular 22 The Passive ...................................................... p.124
verbs), Used to − Would − 23 The Causative ................................................. p.129
Be/Get used to ............................................... p. 33 Exploring Grammar (Units 21-23) ......... p.132
5 Time Clauses − Time Words ..................... p. 38 Revision (Units 1-23) ................................... p.133
Exploring Grammar (Units 4-5) ............... p. 41
Revision (Units 1-5) ...................................... p. 42 24 Nouns (plural/singular) .............................. p.134
25 Countable/Uncountable Nouns, Some −
6 Present Perfect .............................................. p. 43 Any − No, A lot of − Much/Many −
7 Present Perfect Continuous ..................... p. 47 A few/Few − A little/Little, Both/
8 Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Neither − All/None − Either ...................... p.136
Continuous ...................................................... p. 49 Exploring Grammar (Units 24-25) .............. p.144
9 Present Perfect vs Past Simple................. p. 52 Revision (Units 1-25) ................................... p.145
Exploring Grammar (Units 6-9) ............... p. 56
Revision (Units 1-9) ...................................... p. 57 26 Infinitive/-ing form, Participles ............... p.146
27 Prepositions of Movement, Place
10 Past Continuous vs Past Simple ................ p. 58 & Time ................................................................ p.155
11 Past Perfect − Past Perfect 28 Some/Any/No/Every + body (one)/
Continuous ...................................................... p. 61 thing/where .................................................... p.160
Exploring Grammar (Units 10-11) ......... p. 64 29 Clauses of Result, Exclamations ............. p.162
Revision (Units 1-11) ................................... p. 65 Exploring Grammar (Units 26-29) .............. p.164
Revision (Units 1-29) ................................... p.165
12 Will − Be going to − Present
Continuous − Present Simple ................. p. 66 Phrasal Verbs .................................................. p.166
13 Conditionals − Types 0, I, 2 & 3 ............... p. 72 Verbs/Adjectives/Nouns with
14 Wishes, Had better − Would rather ....... p. 77 Prepositions .................................................... p.171
Exploring Grammar (Units 12-14) ......... p. 81
Revision (Units 1-14) ................................... p. 82 Irregular Verbs
15 Modal Verbs .................................................... p. 83
16 Reported Speech .......................................... p. 93
Exploring Grammar (Units 15-16) ......... p.101
Revision (Units 1-16) ................................... p.102

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 Present Simple

Affirmative I run, He/She/It runs, We/You/They run

Negative I don’t run, He/She/It doesn’t run, We/You/They don’t run
Interrogative Do I run?, Does he/she/it run?, Do we/you/they run?
Yes, I do. Yes, he/she/it does. Yes, we/you/they do.
Short answers
No, I don’t. No, he/she/it doesn’t. No, we/you/they don’t.

Spelling: 3rd person singular Use

ñ Most verbs take –s in the third person We use the present simple for:
singular. ñ repeated actions.
I cut ― he cuts She goes to work by bus.
ñ Verbs ending in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x or –o
take –es.
I kiss ― he kisses, I fish ― he fishes,
I match ― he matches, I mix ― he
mixes, I go ― he goes ñ habits, routines.
ñ Verbs ending in a consonant + y, They usually go shopping
drop the –y and take –ies. on Saturdays.
I try ― he tries
ñ Verbs ending in a vowel + y take –s
only. ñ permanent states.
I pay ― he pays Mary lives in London.
She works at a bank.
Pronunciation
-s/-es in the third person singular is
pronounced:
ñ /s/ in verbs ending in /f/, /k/, /p/ or
ñ general truths or laws of nature.
/t/ sounds.
The sun rises in the east.
he sits
ñ /æz/ in verbs ending in /s/, /«/, /∏/,
/π/ or /z/ sounds.
he catches
ñ timetables.    
ñ /z/ in verbs ending in all other
The plane from Moscow arrives
sounds.
at 6:30.
he lives

Time expressions used with the

ñ sports commentaries.
present simple: always, usually,
“He kicks the ball and passes it to ...”
etc, on Mondays/Tuesdays, etc, in
the morning/afternoon/evening, ñ reviews.
every day/week, etc, at night/the Brad Pitt acts superbly in this film.
weekend, etc
ñ narrations.
“The prince asks her to follow
him ...” 

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 Present Simple

Fill in the third person singular Write the third person singular of the verbs in the correct
1 form of the verbs below. 2 box, as in the example. Then read the verbs aloud.

1 finish ® finishes ñ want ñ miss ñ know ñ go ñ wake ñ see ñ start

2 want ..................... ñ wish ñ drink ñ sleep ñ speak ñ travel ñ kick ñ help
3 work ..................... ñ stand ñ live ñ kiss ñ catch ñ finish ñ chat
4 miss ..................... ® wants, ............................................................
5 play ..................... /s/
........................................................................
6 fly .....................
® misses, ............................................................
7 dance ..................... /æz/
........................................................................
8 catch .....................
® knows, ............................................................
9 go ..................... /z/
........................................................................
10 try .....................

This is the bedroom of twin sisters, Georgia and Katie. Ask and answer questions about the twins’ habits
3 and hobbies, as in the example.

Georgia Katie

1 ® Does Georgia like dancing? ® Yes, she does. 6 ....... Georgia like eating fruit? .....................
2 ....... the twins watch TV in bed? .................. 7 ....... the twins go to school? .......................
3 ....... Katie play football? ........................... 8 ....... Georgia play the piano? ......................
4 ....... the twins have a tidy room? ................. 9 ....... Katie like taking photographs? ..............
5 ....... Katie like reading books? .....................

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 Present Simple

Read the examples. Match the tenses in bold to their uses. Make one more sentence for each use.
4
1|a She works as a bank clerk. a permanent state
2| He usually eats out on Sundays. b review
3| The Earth goes round the sun. c timetable
4| She calls her friends every day. d narrations
5| Hens lay eggs. e sports commentary
6| The plane to London takes off at 6:00 am. f general truth
7| Johnson crosses and passes the ball to Walcott. g law of nature
8| Angelina Jolie acts superbly in Tomb Raider. h repeated action
9| When Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf, i routine
she gets scared.

Complete the exchanges with the present a) Put the verbs in brackets into the present
5 simple of the verbs in brackets. 6 simple. What does Emma do?

1 A: ® Do you want (you/want) to go to the

theatre? Emma 1) ® lives (live) in London. She 2) ..............
B: I’m sorry, but I .......................................
(love) the hustle and bustle of the city centre and the
(not/like) the theatre. I think it’s boring.
exciting nightlife. Emma 3) ..................... (work) in one
2 A: Your father ......................................... of London’s most famous hotels near Oxford Street.
(not/know) about his surprise birthday party She 4) ....................... (start) work at 9:30 am every
tonight, right? day. Each morning, she 5) ...................... (catch) the
B: No, he ...................................... (think) 8:30 am train from her house to the city centre. Emma
we are taking him to a restaurant.
6) .......................... (help) guests check in and she
3 A: Sarah ...................................... (catch) 7) ....................... (answer) any questions they have.
the bus to school every day. She really 8) ...................... (love) her job because
B: Why? .................................... (she/live) she 9) ..................... (meet) new people every day.
far from her school? Emma 10) ....................... (finish) work at 6 pm. In the
4 A: Peter ................................................ evenings, she 11) ..................... (meet) her friends and
(chat) with Kathy on the phone every day! they 12) ..................... (go) to the cinema or the
B: Yes. They ........................................... theatre.
(not/live) near each other, so it’s the only way
to stay in touch.
5 A: Where ...............................................
(you/hang out) with your friends?
b) In pairs ask and answer, as in the example.
B: We usually ..........................................
(go) to the park. ® A: Where does Emma live?
B: She lives in London. Does she like London? etc
6 A: What time ..........................................
(the train/leave)?
B: At six o’clock. We need to hurry.

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 Present Simple

Complete the sentences in such a way as to Read the fact file about Nathan. Write
7 make the statements true. Use don’t/doesn’t 9 questions and answers, as in the example.
where necessary.

1 Potatoes ® don’t grow (grow) on trees.

Name: Nathan Seether
2 Polar bears .......................... (live) in Africa.
3 Yogurt ............................ (come) from milk. Age: 35
4 Water ................................... (boil) at 0oC. Home: London
5 Rain ............................... (fall) from clouds. Job: reporter, The Daily News
6 Giraffes ................................. (eat) leaves. surfs the Net, meets
Free time
7 Dolphins ............................. (walk) on land. activities: friends, plays golf
8 Cows ....................................... (lay) eggs.
Favourite
clothes: jeans and T-shirts

Put the verbs in brackets into the present

8 simple. 1 Nathan/live/Edinburgh?
® A: Does Nathan live in Edinburgh?
B: No, he doesn’t. He lives in London.
2 he/be/30 years old?
3 he/work/The Daily News?
4 he/play tennis/in free time?
5 he/like/wearing suits?

Use the phrases to ask and answer questions

10 about Ted, as in the example.

1 what time/Ted/get up? (7:30)

® What time does Ted get up?
He gets up at 7:30.
ning camp in 2 he/have breakfast/every morning? (yes)
Tom 1) ® is (be) at a soccer trai
) him the 3 what time/he catch the train to work? (8:15)
Brazil. This camp 2) ................. (give
Brazilian youth 4 he/ever/stay late/at work? (yes)
chance to play with some of the top
... (have) two 5 he/work/on Saturdays? (no)
players. He and his team 3) ..............
morning and 6 what/he/do/in his free time? (hang out with
group training sessions — one in the friends)
............ (get)
one in the afternoon. They also 4) .....
coaches! In
instructions from some of Brazil’s best
ch) TV or they Write five sentences, either general truths
the evening, they 5) ................. (wat
At the weekend, 11 or laws of nature. Your partner guesses
6) ................. (play) board games.
football teams which of your sentences are correct.
they 7) ................. (compete) with
8) .................... ® A: Elephants eat meat.
from around the country. Tom
ing camp. He B: Wrong! Elephants don’t eat meat. They eat
(learn) a lot of things at this train
ball and he grass.
9) ................. (love) playing foot
much that he ............................................................
10) ................. (enjoy) being there so ............................................................
e!
11) ....................... (not/want) to leav ............................................................
............................................................

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 Adverbs of Frequency

Use
Adverbs of frequency show us how often something happens. They
answer the question How often ...?. We often use adverbs of
frequency with the present simple.
“How often does Sally walk to school?”
“Always. She always walks to school.”

Adverbs of Frequency We use adverbs of frequency:

ñ before the main verb. Alex and Sue often
always 100%
Ken never goes to the cinema on his own. study in the library.
usually 75% ñ after the auxiliary verbs be, have and
do, and modal verbs such as can, will, must, etc.
often 50%
Her children are always so polite and well-behaved!
sometimes 20% Dr Smith doesn’t usually see patients on Sundays.
rarely/seldom 10% We must always obey the laws.

never 0% Note: The adverbs rarely, seldom and never have a negative meaning and they
are never used with the word not.
Tania rarely stays up after midnight. (NOT: Tania doesn’t rarely stay ...)
Peter is a vegetarian, he never eats meat.
(NOT: ... he doesn’t never eat ...)

Make sentences, as in the example. Use the 7 We/visit/our cousins (ñ)

1 adverbs of frequency from the key. ............................................................
8 Phillip/doesn’t send/emails/his friends (ñññ)
KEY ............................................................
always sometimes
usually rarely/seldom
Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct
often never 0
2 place in the sentences.
1 Alice/get good grades/school (ñññññ) 1 He takes us out to dinner. (often)
® Alice always gets good grades at school. ® He often takes us out to dinner.
2 Mrs Peters/can/find/place to park her car/outside 2 Does Sam ride his bike to school? (usually)
her house (0) 3 We don’t enjoy the peace and quiet of the
............................................................ countryside. (always)
3 Jenny/play basketball/Sundays (ñññ) 4 My parents work at the weekend. (never)
............................................................ 5 I meet my friends at an Internet café.
4 Alex/is/late/school (ññ) (sometimes)
............................................................ 6 Jim goes to the theatre. (seldom)
5 They/go/shopping/Saturdays (ññññ) 7 Our teacher doesn’t give us homework. (always)
............................................................ 8 He is late for work. (sometimes)
6 you/get up/8:00 am in the morning? (ñññññ)
............................................................
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 Adverbs of Frequency

Tick (✓) the appropriate gap in the sentences Ask your partner about his/her habits. Use
3 below to show the correct position of the 6 adverbs of frequency. Tell the class.
adverb of frequency, as in the example.
How often do you ...?
1 Alan can ® ✓ score ..... a goal when we play ñ wash the dishes ñ listen to music
football. (never) ñ cook dinner ñ watch TV
2 Do they ..... go ..... jogging in the morning? ñ play sports ñ go to the cinema
(always) ñ see your friends ñ eat chocolate
3 Chris ..... goes ..... to the supermarket on ñ buy magazines ñ go shopping
Saturday. (rarely) ñ use a computer ñ eat out
4 Does Liana ..... finish work ..... at 3 o’ clock?
(usually) ® Mary sometimes washes the dishes.
5 The postman ..... doesn’t ..... come in the She rarely cooks dinner.
morning. (always)
6 My mother ..... has ..... a snack at noon. (often)
Complete the second sentence so that it
7 Our cat ..... likes ..... to sleep on our bed.
7 means the same as the first. Use no more than
(sometimes)
three words.
8 Aunt Mary ..... can ..... understand how to use a
computer! (never) 1 The Smiths always get up late at the weekend.
® The Smiths never get up early at the weekend.
2 What’s your father’s job?
Put the words into the correct order to form
What ................................................ do?
sentences.
3 Brian doesn’t ever forget to feed his cat.
4
1 practice/Jack/football/misses/never Brian always ...........................................
® Jack never misses football practice. his cat.
2 you/often/films/watch/do? 4 Rose and Jack don’t travel abroad very often.
............................................................ Rose and Jack rarely ..................................
3 to/does/father/drive/my/always/work/not abroad.
............................................................
4 out/George/late/sometimes/stays
Correct the mistakes.
............................................................
5 breakfast/she/coffee/has/at/seldom
81 Tina wash her hair every day.
............................................................
® Tina washes her hair every day.
6 my/forget/to/always/set/I/alarm clock
2 Do you watch TV always in the evenings?
............................................................
............................................................
7 rarely/six/the/John/up/morning/at/gets/in
3 Ian don’t know anything about the party.
............................................................
............................................................
8 Sundays/not/wake/early/on/they/up/usually/do
4 Betty doesn’t likes fish.
............................................................
............................................................
5 Does she work late? Yes, she do.
Write true sentences about yourself or your ............................................................
5 family, using adverbs of frequency. 6 Do they lives in Madrid?
............................................................
1 ® I always have breakfast in the morning.
7 Tom doesn’t sleep early usually.
2 ....................................... at the weekend.
............................................................
3 ........................................ in the evening.
8 Jim rarely is late for work.
4 ............................................ on Sundays.
............................................................
5 ......................................... in the summer.
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 Question Words

We use the following question words to ask about people,

places, things, etc.

ñ People: who/whose
Who delivers the post to the office?
The postman does.
Whose car is that? Jim’s.
ñ Things: what/which
What is used alone or before a noun to ask about Where is Susan? She’s in the kitchen.
things. What books do you like? Science fiction. What is she doing? She’s making a salad.
(What? ― There are many books to choose from.)
Which is used alone, or before nouns, one/ones
or of, to ask about people, animals or things. ñ Quantity: how much
Which is normally used when there is only a How much sugar do you put in your coffee?
limited choice of answers. Which T-shirt is yours, Not much.
the blue one or the red one? The blue one. (Which ñ Number: how many
of the two? ― limited choice) How many people are at this party?
ñ Place: where About a hundred!
Where is he taking us for dinner? ñ Manner: how
To a new restaurant by the sea. How is Alex getting to Italy?
ñ Time: when/how long (ago)/how often/ By plane.
what time ñ Reason: why
When does the play start? Why is Helen so sad?
At 8:00 pm, I think. Because she misses her friends.
How long are you staying? ñ Age: how old
One more hour. How old is your brother?
How often do you go surfing? Thirty-seven.
Every weekend in the summer months. ñ Distance: how far
What time do your English lessons start? How far is your house from the beach?
At 4:00 pm. About half a mile.

Choose the correct item.

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1 ...... do we need to make a cake? 6 ...... does Ken hang out with his friends?
A Where B What C How A Whose B What C Where
2 ...... stars in The Pirates of the Caribbean? 7 ...... do they eat out?
A Who B When C Why A How often B How many C How long
3 ...... is your school from your house? 8 ...... do the summer holidays begin?
A How much B How long C How far A Whose B Who C When
4 ...... does Sue always carry an umbrella with her? 9 How ...... times do I need to tell you?
A Which B Why C Who A much B many C long
5 ...... is that pen? 10 ...... does Sylvia travel abroad?
A Whose B Who C What A How long B How often C How far

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Write questions to which the words in bold are 6 ................... is it to the station?
2 the answers. About five minutes’ walk.
7 ................... lemons do we need to make
lemonade? Ten are enough.
8 ................... can I find information about
lions? On the Internet.
Pierre is 1) 30 years old. He 9 ................... is our new geography teacher? Mrs
Collins.
comes from 2) Paris, France,
10 .................. is David?
but he now lives in London,
He’s twenty-three.
3) because he has a very good job 11 ................... can we get to the museum? Take
there as 4) a computer programmer. His work the number 23 bus.
is very close to his house, so 5) he walks to the 12 ................... does it take Christina to drive to
office every day. Pierre likes doing many things work? Almost half an hour.
but his favourite hobby is 6) bungee jumping. 13 ................... do you need a new TV? Because
my old one doesn’t work.
He is a member of the UK Bungee Club, and
14 ................... is your mother’s birthday?
7) every second Saturday they go to Berkshire
On 20th July.
to practise their favourite sport. Pierre also jogs 15 ........................ milk do we need?
8) for 30 minutes before he goes to work every Two bottles.
morning. His favourite singer is 9) Britney
Spears and his birthday is on 10) 16th August.
Complete the sentences with the correct
4 question word(s).
1 How ® old is Pierre? 1 A: ® Where are my books?
2 Where .................................................? B: On the table.
3 Why ....................................................?
2 A: ................ do you take your dog for a walk?
4 ..........................................................?
B: Twice a day.
5 ..........................................................?
6 ..........................................................? 3 A: ............... does Stephen do in his free time?
7 ..........................................................? B: He reads books.
8 ..........................................................?
4 A: ............... is it from here to the stadium?
9 ..........................................................?
B: About two kilometres.
10 ..........................................................?
5 A: ..................... is your grandmother?
B: She’s eighty-two.
Fill in: where, how old, what, who, how long,
3 why, how many, when, how, whose, how much, 6 A: ................ do you make model aeroplanes?
how often, what time, how far or which. B: It’s easy. Follow the instructions on the box!

1 ® Which bag is yours? The brown one. 7 A: ............... is your house from the bus stop?
2 ................... is your dog’s name? Rex. B: 10 minutes on foot.
3 ................... does your dad wash his car? 8 A: ......................... does Pete live?
Every Sunday. B: In Barcelona.
4 ................... phone number is this?
It’s John Smith’s.
5 ................... does Helen come back from work?
At six.
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Fill in the gaps with the correct Fill in: what (x2), who, how (x2), how old.
5 question word(s). Then choose the 7
correct answer to each question. A: Good morning, sir. 1) ® How can I help you?
B: Good morning. I’m looking for a birthday present for my son.
A: Certainly. 2) .......................... are you looking for?
B: A pair of trainers. Can you suggest a brand?
A: Of course. 3) .......................... is your son?
B: Fifteen.
A: Well, Nike and Adidas are very popular with teens. 4) .............
sport does your son play?
B: Football.
A: And 5) .......................... is his favourite football player?
B: It’s Fabio Cannavaro.
A: Well, Cannavaro wears Nike. Let’s look at Nike.
B: OK.
A: 6) .......................... about these red Nike shoes?
1 ® Where is England?
B: Yes. They look great. I’ll take them.
A In western Europe
B In northern Europe
C In north–western Europe Speaking
2 .............. is the capital of England? In pairs, ask and answer questions to complete the
A Edinburgh questionnaire about your partner.
B London
C Liverpool
3 .............. is the Queen of England?
A Queen Elizabeth II
B Queen Sophia
C Queen Mary
4 .............. many official languages
are there in England? We want to keep giving you the best service we can! Help us by
A One B Two C Four taking a moment to fill in our questionnaire.
5 .............. is the currency of England?
Gender: M F
A Euros B Pounds C Dollars
Age: 10-15 16-20 21-25 Over 25
Occupation: .....................................

Fill in: what or which. I buy CDs: every week every month
6 once/twice a year
1 ......... colour hair has she got? I like reading music magazines because:
Brown. .........................................................................
2 ......... shall we do this weekend? — I prefer to buy music: online at a shop
Let’s go to the beach. — I like listening to: pop rock jazz
3 ......... shoes do you like, the
brown ones or the black ones? The
brown ones.
Thank you for helping us!
4 ......... is your bike? The blue one.
® A: How old are you?
5 ......... is the capital of Egypt? Cairo.
B: I’m ... etc
6 ......... is your jacket? The red one.
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