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1 Circle the question that matches the answer.

1 He’s in his forties. 2 Complete the questions with the words from the box.
a Where is Mark? b How tall is Mark?
c How old is Mark? are big colour do does far hair is
long many size
2 It’s about 82 square metres.
1 ‘What’s her hair like?’ ‘Long and curly.’
a How big is your flat? b What’s your flat
like? c How far is the centre from your flat? 2 ‘What shoes do you wear?’ ‘44.’
3 ‘How brothers have you got?’ ‘I haven’t got
3 Quite casual – she doesn’t like formal
a brother.’
clothes. a What does Ann wear?
b What kind of clothes does Ann wear? 4 ‘How is your school?’ ‘It’s got 700 students.’
c What does Ann look like? 5 ‘What hair has he got?’ ‘Dark brown.’
4 He’s a bit like his father – sociable and good fun. 6 ‘How much it cost?’ ‘Twenty euros.’
a What’s Nick like? b What does Nick look 7 ‘How did you have to wait?’ ‘Half an hour.’
like? c What does Nick like doing? 8 ‘What they do?’ ‘They’re both lawyers.’
5 We’re fine, thanks. 9 ‘What this button for?’ ‘It turns on the
a What are you like? b Are you camera.’
fine? c How are you? 10 ‘What you like?’ ‘I’m quite easy-going.’
6 Grey-ish blue, just like me. 11 ‘How is it to school?’ ‘A ten-minute walk.’
a What does your mother look like? 1 point for each correct 10
b What kind of clothes does your mother wear? answer
c What colour eyes has your mother got?
7 I like playing tennis and football. 3 Write a question for each answer with the word like.
a What do you do? b What do you look 1 What do you like doing?
like? c What do you like doing? I enjoy playing golf.
8 About two metres. 2 Yes, I do. I think Italian food’s really delicious.
a How much do you weigh? b How tall are 3 I’ll have a sandwich and some mineral water,
you? c What’s your size? please.
9 It’s in the centre of town. 4 I’m quite hard-working, and a bit impatient.
a Which part of town is your school in? 5 I’m medium height, and I’m not very slim.
b How far is your school from here?
6 The food in Italy is really delicious.
c What is your school like?
10 I’d like some brown bread,
please. a Do you like brown
bread?
b What sort of bread would you like?
c What’s this bread like?
11 Japan.
a What is this car like? b Where is this car
from? c What is this car made of?

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4 Match the questions with the answers. There’s 6 Circle the most suitable word.
one answer you don’t need.
1 Dave’s a tight / close / deep friend of mine.
1 How tall is your brother? c
2 Which floor is your flat on? 2 I really fancy Tom. He’s tall, dark, and pretty /
nice / good-looking.
3 How much does this machine weigh?
3 The house has a mature / creative / cloudy
4 How old is your grandfather?
garden with several large trees, many plants, and
5 How far is the city centre? flowers.
6 What size is your kitchen? 4 Marissa has her own style. She has no interest
a The second. in the fresh / latest / stunning fashions.
b About ten kilos, I 5 Being a teacher is a challenging / heavy / stunning
job.
think. c He’s 1m 98.
6 Lisa’s really well-dressed / attractive / eccentric.
d About half an hour by bus. Men always fall in love with her.
e Four metres by three. 7 We moved to Wellington because it’s such a
f Size 38. mature / thrilling / cosmopolitan city.
g He’s in his eighties. 8 If you want to be healthy, eat a lot of spicy /
fresh / latest fruit and vegetables.
1 point for each correct 5
9 This cottage is situated in a good-looking / a cosy
5 Complete the adjectives with -ed or -ing. / a charming old village.
1 I saw an interest ing programme on TV. 10 Did you make this pizza yourself? It really tastes
2 Last weekend wasn’t very relax . I had to home-made / old-fashioned / memorable.
work a lot. 11 Lots of people in close / crowded / tight rooms
3 I can’t sleep. I’m so excit about going to make me nervous.
Disneyland! 1 point for each correct 10
4 She’s quite relax . She doesn’t worry answer
about things.
7 Complete the compound adjectives.
5 My brother’s interest in space exploration.
1 My parents are really old -fashioned. They
6 We’re feeling exhaust . The flight was tiring. want to meet every girl I go out with.
7 Were you disappoint when you failed the 2 Our neighbours have got really -behaved
exam? children. They are so rude.
8 The film had amaz special effects. We 3 Is this car new? Or did you buy it -hand?
really enjoyed it.
4 Angela’s a -working employee. She
9 The lesson was disappoint . We didn’t should get a better salary.
learn anything new.
5 After just six months working abroad, I realised
10 Are you surpris to see me here? I was -sick. I missed my family so much.
11 I met a charm young man on the train. 6 Her parents are quite -going. They
don’t worry about what she does.
7 I don’t work -time. I only do four hours
1 point for each correct 10 a day.
8 Many middle- people own their own home.
Most young people can’t afford to buy a house.
9 Jamil sold his much- bike online. He had
used it almost every day for five years.
10 My sister bought me a brand- smartphone.
It’s got a really good camera.
11 These tables are well- using the best
materials. As a result, they are very strong, but
also beautiful.
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8 Complete each sentence with an adjective from 10 Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning,
the box. There are three adjectives you don’t adding emphasis and starting with the words given.
need. 1 I love her sense of humour.
generous sociable optimistic moody untidy
ambitious talkative lazy reserved
What I love about her is her sense of
humour .
2 I really miss my mum’s cooking.
1 Marcus is very sociable . He enjoys
meeting new people and being in a group. One thing I really .
2 I like Marcus too, but he’s so that 3 My friend Anna is really funny.
it’s hard to have a proper conversation with him She’s .
around. 4 I adore the way she sings.
3 Amy’s quite . We’ve worked What I adore .
together for years, but I don’t know much about
5 I hate the way he interrupts our teacher.
her.
What I hate .
4 Have you noticed that Ellen can be a bit
when she’s hungry? So don’t worry 6 I enjoy talking to Ricardo.
if she seems grumpy before lunch! Ricardo, .
5 Do you think you’re an person? For 2 points for each correct answer 10
example, do you think people will resolve the
problem of climate change? 11 Correct the mistakes.
6 Sonja is very for her children. She 1 How many bedrooms is there? are
wants them to achieve the best exam grades and
2 For your sandwich, you would prefer cheese or egg?
go to university.

1 point for each correct 5 3 I look OK in styled clothes, but I find

them uncomfortable.
9 Circle the appropriate response.
4 What do he like to do?
1 My grandfather has been taken to
5 Abi has waved hair. She hates it, but I think
hospital. He did what? / How awful. it’s really attractive.
2 He says he wants a family while he’s still 6 How you are today?
young. Fair enough. / Bad luck. 7 The teacher was so exciting that she knocked
3 I’ve lost my winning lottery over her chair by mistake!
ticket. You’re kidding! / 8 Who glasses are these? They’re not mine.
Congratulations.
9 How many memory has your laptop got?
4 Nick asked me to marry him.
You did what? / How
fantastic!
5 Right, I’m going to tell her how I feel.
Good for you. / Lovely! taking the car.
6 Do you think this dress suits Did you? / OK.
me? Definitely. / Really?
7 We’re organizing a party for Duncan’s
birthday. Of course. / That’s great!
8 Oh, dear! I’ve broken my teacher’s
pen. You haven’t! / Fine.
9 Carly spent £300 on a
handbag. She did what? / Fair
enough.
10 I’ve lost my keys again.
That’s too bad. /
Absolutely.
11 I walked to work this morning instead of
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10 There were some bad-behaved children
on the flight. I saw them kicking the
chairs in front of them.
11 Noura can only study English partly-time
because she also works at the hospital.
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