Grammar 3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the

sentences.
1 Complete the short dialogues with the correct
1 I didn’t watch/wasn’t watching scary films when I was
past simple form of the verbs given.
a child.
1 A: Did you like travelling in cars when you were 2 We arrived/were arriving at the theatre at 6.30.
a child? 3 I tried/was trying to write a story for our English class
when you phoned me last night.
B: No, I ……………………… (do). I always felt sick.
4 He bought/was buying that new computer game last
2 A: Why did Wendy come home early?
Saturday. He’s playing it now.
B: She ……………………… (not go) swimming after school 5 I read/was reading a good book before you arrived. It
because the swimming pool was closed. was really interesting.
3 A: Did you find the book you were looking for
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because it was too expensive.
4 A: How was the film?
B: I ……………………… (not like) it. It wasn’t very exciting.
5 A: Where ……………………… (you/go) yesterday? Vocabulary
B: To the park. We played football all afternoon. 4 Complete the sentences with these words.
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clinic • factory • garage • office
outdoors
2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One
sentence is correct. 1 We had a problem with our car while we were on
holiday so my dad took it to a/an ……………………… .
1 Where were Helen and her family lived when her
2 My sister is working in a/an ……………………… this summer.
parents decided to move to Paris?
She can type and she is good at organising things.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
3 There is a new ……………………… in our town. It makes
2 I didn’t like the concert, so I was leaving after half
cars so my brother wants to work there.
an hour.
4 My baby sister has a bad cold so my mum is taking her
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
to the ……………………… this morning.
3 Why did you decide to study languages?
5 My uncle doesn’t like cities. He works ……………………… on
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
a farm.
4 Jenny wasn’t finishing the book yesterday.
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

5 How long did you waiting for the bus this morning?
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

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5 Complete the sentences with words for jobs.
6 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the
1 I have a problem with my teeth – I need to go and see sentences.
the …………………………………………… .
2 My mum wanted a new wall for our garden, so she 1 Mozart was an amazing composer/dancer. He wrote

hired a ……………………………………………. some wonderful music.

3 We couldn’t find the boots we wanted, so we asked the 2 We saw a good play at the cinema/theatre last night.

…………………………………………… to help us. The actors were fantastic.

4 My sister is a ……………………………………………. She always 3 The book by the new director/writer was very

cuts my hair. interesting. They’re making it into a film.

5 My dad’s friend Pat is a good ………………………………………. 4 I loved the songs in the opera/ballet, even though they

Dad always takes his car to him for repairs. were in Italian.
5 I want to be an actress/engineer. I like doing difficult
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maths problems and building things.

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Use of English
7 Complete the email with one word in each gap.

Hi Beth,
How are you? I started my holiday job last week. I (1) ……………………… at the farm shop for three mornings. It was good fun.
Then I went shopping! I bought lots of DVDs, but I (2) ……………………… buy the new Keira Knightley DVD because I borrowed it
from Jason. He was (3) ……………………… at the farm last week too, but outdoors.

(4) ……………………… you get the summer job you wanted? I phoned you this morning, but there was no answer. Maybe you
(5) ……………………… sleeping.

Last weekend, I (6) ……………………… to a concert with Susanna. We bought the tickets a long time ago. It (7) ………………………
amazing!

(8) ……………………… did you go last weekend? I phoned you then as well, but you weren’t at home.

Call me soon!

Amanda

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 Reading
8 Read the magazine interview. Are these statements True (T), False (F) or is the information
Not Mentioned (NM)?

Mike: Hi! I’m Mike Prior. I’m interviewing people for the school magazine. Is it OK if I ask you some questions?
Paula: Of course. I’m Paula. What do you want to know?
Mike: I want to know what people think of the new school film club.
Paula: Oh, I think it’s great! Our teacher, Mr Rogers, knows a lot about films and books and we learnt a lot.
Mike: And did you like the film?
Paula: I did, but my friends didn’t. They wanted to see a film with more action. But I’m interested in history and I really
liked the story.
Mike: Did you read Great Expectations before you saw the film? Charles Dickens isn’t an easy writer.
Paula: I tried, but it’s very difficult. That’s why the film club is so good. Mr Rogers showed the same chapter in three
different films. That was great. Every director did something different.
Mike: Do you think it’s a good idea for the film club to show films made from books?
Paula: Yes, I do. It can help with homework. It’s easy to understand the story with a film. And some people don’t like
reading, but the film can make them interested in the book.
Mike: What’s next for the film club?
Paula: Divergent. I didn’t know the film came from a book. I started reading it yesterday and it’s really good. I can’t
wait to see what the director does in the film. I can learn a lot.

1 Mike Prior is a newspaper journalist. T/F/NM

2 Paula read Great Expectations before she saw the film. T/F/NM
3 Her friends don’t like history. T/F/NM
4 Films made from books are all the same. T/F/NM
5 Paula thinks the film club helps students with their work. T/F/NM
6 She likes films by the director of Divergent. T/F/NM

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9 Read the magazine interview again and choose the best answers, A, B or C.
1 Mike wants to know Paula’s opinion of ……………………… . 4 She thinks ……………………… is difficult to understand.
A films and books A Mr Rogers
B the film club B the story in the film
C the teacher C the story in the book
2 Paula is interested in seeing films ……………………… . 5 She thinks that showing films of books is ……………………… .
A about the past A a good way to help students with reading
B with lots of action B only interesting for students who like reading
C by top directors C too difficult for some students
3 Paula read ……………………… of Great Expectations before 6 Paula ……………………… the film of Divergent before she
she watched the film. started reading the book.
A all A saw
B some B knew about
C three chapters C didn’t know about

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 Listening
10 Listen to three conversations. Choose the best pictures, A, B or C.

1 What did the girl do yesterday?

A B C

2 What job is Karen going to do this summer?

A B C

3 What does the boy suggest to help the girl?

A B C

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11 Listen again and choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.
Conversation 1 Conversation 3
1 The film was at the High Street/Filmhouse cinema. 5 The boy is doing homework/playing computer games.
2 Jacky was in the cinema/shopping centre. 6 The girl has to write about a novel/play.
7 The boy saw Romeo and Juliet at the theatre/cinema.
Conversation 2
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3 Last year, Karen worked with her mum/dad.
4 She doesn’t know/knows how to repair cars.
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 Writing
12 Write a story about something happy, sad, interesting or unusual which happened to you while you were
on holiday or on a school trip.

Write about:
 when and where the story took place.
 who you were with.
 what you were doing when it happened.
 what happened next.
 what happened in the end.

Write 35–50 words.

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Speaking
13 Imagine you went to a special event last week. Tell your friend all about it.

 what the event was.

 where it happened.
 who you went with.
 why you enjoyed the event.

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