Extra Tasks (for Early Finishers)

Unit 1
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Look at the family tree. Decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False).
1 Frank is Zoe’s dad. 
2 Robert is Wendy’s husband. 
3 Andrea is Tom’s wife. 
4 Julia is Dylan’s sister. 
5 Helen is Julia’s mum. 
6 Kevin is Dylan’s uncle. 
7 Zoe is Kevin’s sister. 
8 Tom is Robert’s grandfather. 

B Circle the odd word out.

1 Mexico Italian Germany
2 cow hamster tortoise
3 horse riding swimming photograph
4 pineapple watermelon diary
5 teenager smartphone watch
6 fifty ninety-five eighty

Grammar
A Circle the correct words.
1 What is / are your favourite fruit?
2 My favourite colours is / are green and blue.
3 My grandfather is / has seventy-eight years old.
4 Have / Has your grandparents got a dog?
5 Petra is / isn’t an only child. She has a brother.
6 ‘Are Monica and Carmen Spanish?’ ‘Yes, they’re / they are.’
7 My parents hasn’t / haven’t got a car.
8 Where is / are Hanz and Frederika from?

B Match the questions (1–8) with the answers (a–h).

1 Where are you from? a One sister and two brothers.

2 How old are you? b Because it’s fun.
3 What’s your address? c Portugal.
4 How many brothers and sisters have you got? d Red.
5 What’s your favourite colour? e Fifteen.
6 Who are they? f A kite.
7 Why is mountain biking your favourite sport? g My cousins.
8 What’s that? h 37 Upton Road, Manchester.

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Unit 2
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Match 1–8 with a–h.

1 It’s an activity you do in a theatre. a basketball

2 It’s a game you play with a ball. b trousers
3 It’s an activity you do in water. c sociable
4 It describes a person who plays a lot of sport. d sporty
5 They are something you wear on your feet. e swimming
6 They are something you wear on your legs. f chess
7 It’s a popular board game. g drama
8 It describes a person who enjoys going out. h trainers

B Circle the correct words.

1 I chat to / at my best friend once a day on my smartphone.
2 Gabriella and I meet up / on every Saturday.
3 The football players usually go from / for a pizza after training.
4 Jacob never hangs up /out with his sister’s friends.
5 My parents go up / out with their friends once a month.
6 Helen doesn’t get on / in with her teacher.

Grammar
A There is ONE mistake in each sentence. Correct each mistake.
1 Emily cycle to the park every Sunday.
2 ‘Do you enjoy running?’ ‘Yes, I enjoy.’
3 Jamie don’t have a hobby.
4 I visit my grandmother in Wednesday afternoons.
5 My mum has a painting class at the evening.
6 I walk usually to school.
7 Dance classes always are fun.
8 The photography club meets once on month.

B Put the sentences in the correct order.

1 classes / do / swimming / start / When?
___________________________________________________________

2 to / you / on / Who / chat / the / do / phone?

___________________________________________________________

3 have / a / Does / friend / hobby / your / best?

___________________________________________________________

4 chess / I / with / my / sometimes / grandfather / play

___________________________________________________________

5 always / her / house / sister / friend’s / My / at / is

___________________________________________________________

6 sport / Sunday / on / play / We / never / afternoons

___________________________________________________________

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Unit 3
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Match 1–6 with a–f.
1 You buy meat a at the bookshop.
2 You buy pills and medicine
b at the greengrocer’s.
3 You buy books
c at the butcher’s.
4 You buy fruit and vegetables
d at the bakery.
5 You buy fish
e at the chemist’s.
6 You buy bread and cakes
f at the fishmonger’s.

B Circle eight jobs or people. Complete the sentences.

A B P H I O H L U Y T P E
S H O P A S S I S T A N T
F T L S U J L B R C V S R
W A I T E R S R T T T E N
P P C Y Y T D A S F E U H
U D E Y H N U R S E E E K
A R O H C X W I B Y D X W
L O F K T S O A X A E G Y
O P F K F R P N X C Y E A
P F I R E F I G H T E R F
P R C V Y J F D P O N E D
S P E C T A T O R R N O R
P E R A L T E K M V R H D

1 A(n) ____________________________ works in the theatre or in films.

2 A(n) ____________________________ puts out fires.
3 A(n) ____________________________ watches sport in a stadium.
4 A(n) ____________________________ helps you in a shop.
5 A(n) ____________________________ looks after you in a hospital.
6 A(n) ____________________________ serves you food in a restaurant.
7 A(n) ____________________________ works in a library.
8 A(n) ____________________________ stops criminals.

Grammar
A Circle the correct words.
1 Look at that big boat going on / under the bridge!
2 My dog always sits in front of / behind the TV so I can’t see the screen.
3 There are ten children swimming next to / in the river.
4 My best friend lives under /opposite me. I can see her in her living room!
5 Mexico is opposite / near Colombia.
6 The fire station is next to / on the police station.

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.
1 There _____________ five supermarkets in my village!
2 _____________ there a bakery in the town centre?
3 There _____________ (not) many people at the museum today.
4 The police officer _____________ (not) walking, he _____________ running fast!
5 Debbie and Jenny _____________ walking next to the river.
6 Excuse me, I _____________ looking for the police station.
7 _____________ your sister working at the supermarket?
8 ‘What _____________ you doing?’ ‘We _____________ watching football at the stadium.’

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Unit 4
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Circle the odd word out.
1 cake confetti sweets
2 decorations fancy dress costume
3 autumn spring June
4 Halloween Saturday New Year
5 card/tricks pumpkin spiders
6 wedding bonfire birthday

B Complete the sentences with the correct words.

barbecue card confetti decorations fireworks presents pumpkin wedding

1 Can you hear the _____________ up in the sky?

2 Let’s throw _____________ over the bride and her husband.
3 Many people open their _____________ on Christmas morning.
4 I’m buying some meat at the butcher’s for the _____________.
5 It’s my _____________ today! I’m getting married.
6 Luca is putting a big, orange _____________ in front of his house for Halloween.
7 My sister is making a birthday _____________ for my dad.
8 There are lots of pretty lights and _____________ in the streets today.

Grammar
A Circle the correct words.
1 I’m sending Sofia a / an invitation to my wedding.
2 There aren’t some / any decorations for the party.
3 We have some / any red and purple balloons.
4 There are much / many New Year celebrations around the world.
5 We don’t have much / some time to buy a present.
6 There are lot of / lots of beautiful flowers everywhere.
7 How much / many fruit do you usually eat?
8 How much / many days do people celebrate Divali for?

B Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I ______________ (give) my mum some flowers today because it’s Mother’s Day.
2 At Halloween, children usually ______________ (visit) neighbours to collect sweets.
3 Can you hear the children outside? They ______________ (sing) traditional songs.
4 Today Jacob ______________ (wear) fancy dress to school because it’s Carnival.
5 Alice always ______________ (write) thank-you cards after her birthday.
6 We ______________ (not celebrate) New Year at home. We go to a restaurant.
7 ‘What ______________ (you / do)?’ ‘I’m preparing the pumpkin.’
8 ‘Where ______________ (you / go) in winter?’ ‘I go to Australia. It’s summer there!’

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Unit 5
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Complete the crossword with compound nouns. Then find the hidden word.
1

10

11

12

13

1 A person who cuts your hair. 7 You eat this in hot weather.
2 You walk on this through a forest. 8 You ride this on snow.
3 You walk up here for good views. 9 A plant that grows in the sea.
4 A type of park with animals. 10 You can ride this at an amusement park.
5 The best friend or sister of the bride at her 11 A tower that helps boats know their location.
wedding. 12 Something you wear in an ear.
6 Night becomes day at this moment. 13 One way to travel on a river.
B Circle the correct words.
1 Let’s take part / attend in the summer fun run around the park.
2 Mr and Mrs Herbert took / had a picnic with their children by the lake.
3 Can very young children run / ride on a Ferris wheel?
4 My cousins went on / took part in ten waterslides yesterday afternoon.
5 Shall we attend / visit the wildlife park or the snow park?
6 Can I take / have a go on your snowboard, please?

Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the correct Past Simple form of the verb to be.
1 The sunrise _____________ beautiful this morning.
2 There _____________ lots of boats on the lake yesterday.
3 We _____________ at the amusement park, we _____________ at the snow park with our snowboards.
4 Nina _____________ at the wedding because she _____________ on holiday in Greece!
5 _____________ that wildlife programme on TV last night?
6 _____________ the children happy at the fair?
B Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Joseph ___________ (visit) the lighthouse with his uncle yesterday morning.
2 My mum ___________ (take) my younger brother to the water park on Sunday.
3 Did Karima ___________ (make) a chocolate cake for your birthday?
4 Tim ___________ (not buy) a ticket for the concert.
5 The teenagers ___________ (ride) the quad bikes in the desert.
6 She ___________ (stop) the car to take a photo.
7 I ___________ (study) for five hours yesterday in the library.
8 Why ___________ (you / wear) shorts in the snow park?

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Unit 6
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Circle the odd word out.
1 mammal herbivore carnivore
2 tortoise frog crocodile
3 ostrich puffin bat
4 amphibian endangered reptile
5 wings feathers fins
6 body furry tiny
7 poisonous predator dangerous
8 butterfly parrot dolphin

B Complete the sentences with the plurals of the words in brackets.

1 Be careful! ______________ (goose) can be dangerous!
2 ______________ (ostrich) can run 70 km. an hour!
3 Some crocodiles carry their ______________ (baby) in their mouths.
4 It’s important to protect ______________ (bee).
5 Damian has two white ______________ (mouse).
6 Those ______________ (butterfly) are very colourful.
7 Pigs don’t have ______________ (foot), they have trotters.
8 Young cows are called ______________ (calf).

Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the comparative adjective form of the words in brackets.
1 An eagle’s claws are ____________ (sharp) than an owl’s claws.
2 Amphibians have ____________ (wet) skin than reptiles.
3 I think a tarantula is ____________ (ugly) than a bat.
4 A goose is ____________ (noisy) than a sheep.
5 An Amazonian tree frog is ____________ (poisonous) than a gecko.
6 A parrot is ____________ (colourful) than an ostrich.
7 A puffin isn’t as ____________ (big) as a penguin.
8 A puppy is as ____________ (cute) as a kitten.

B Circle the correct words.

1 A toucan is different to / as a parrot. It has a bigger beak.
2 Elephants’ feet look / look like very strong.
3 A zebra looks / looks like a horse but it’s black and white.
4 Is a mouse the same as / from a hamster?
5 A dolphin is a good / better swimmer than me!
6 Birdsong in the morning sounds / sounds like beautiful.
7 What’s this? It feels / feels like a ball.
8 How big / bigger is an ostrich egg?

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Unit 7
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Complete the sentences with these words.

earphones handle light bulbs phone charger remote control washing machine

1 In the past, people washed their clothes by hand. Now many people use a ________________________.
2 Five hundred years ago people used candles in their homes. Now we use ________________________.
3 Many doors have a ________________________ to help you open and close them.
4 You can use a ________________________ to change the channels and volume on your television.
5 I can’t turn on my phone. Do you have a ________________________?
6 ‘What do you have in your ears?’ ‘They’re ________________________. I’m listening to music.’

B Remember the word order for adjectives. Choose the correct answers.
1 What a big, red, ___ kite you have!
a square b paper
2 There’s a ___, rectangular, white machine in my kitchen.
a tall b metal
3 I need to buy a round, ___, wooden table for the dining room.
a brown b big
4 My dad bought a ___, silver computer for his work.
a metal b rectangular
5 The children are playing with an enormous, orange, ___ ball in the swimming pool.
a round b plastic
6 Sophie is wearing ___, oval, green earrings.
a glass b long

Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the superlative adjective form of the words in brackets.
1 August is ____________ (hot) month of the year in my country.
2 These smartphones are ____________ (easy) ones to use.
3 My grandmother is ____________ (good) cook in our family.
4 A hairdryer is ____________ (noisy) machine in my bedroom.
5 I think the science museum has ____________ (interesting) exhibitions.
6 Don’t go and see Future Land. It was ____________ (bad) film ever!
7 This is ____________ (useful) book to read for your project.
8 Charlie’s boat sailed ____________ (far) on the lake.

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I use this box to _______ (take) my snack to school.
2 Trees are used for _______ (make) paper.
3 You can use this remote control to _______ (open) the windows!
4 One day an astronaut _______ (walk) on the planet Mars.
5 In the future, children _______ (not study) at school but on home computers.
6 When I am older I _______ (be) a scientist.

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Unit 8
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Match 1–8 with a–h.

1 First you spin a the score?

2 Don’t forget to shuffle b a turn.
3 Who will keep c cheat!
4 It’s my turn to roll d last.
5 Please don’t e the wheel.
6 You have to miss f a game.
7 You can win or lose g the dice.
8 I don’t like coming h the cards.

B Circle the correct words.

1 We played Uno™ and Toby beat / won me!
2 ‘Is Monopoly™ a board / an outdoor game?’ ‘Yes, it is.’
3 Zara is very shy / competitive. She loves winning!
4 Move your counter front / forwards three spaces.
5 What game shall / let’s we play?
6 George cries when he misses / loses a game.
7 We lost / missed the dice and now we can’t play!
8 Cheating is not counter / fair!

Grammar
A There is ONE mistake in each sentence. Correct each mistake.
1 If you land on a purple square, you are having another turn.
2 So soon as my brother arrives home, he plays a video game.
3 My friends often play board games, when it rains.
4 Before start the game, get a pencil and pen to write down the score.
5 After we playing, we always tidy up.
6 Let’s wait here until my mum is coming.
7 I lost three card games but the end I was the winner!
8 Ricky always wears earphones while plays video games.

B Circle the correct words.

1 The students have to / don’t have be at school until 3.30 p.m.
2 You mustn’t / must read the instructions to understand how to play.
3 While / When Silvia misses the bus, she takes a taxi.
4 We have to /can’t swim in the pool because it’s dirty.
5 Please don’t / not play games in the library.
6 Teachers don’t have to / can wear a uniform to school.
7 Players mustn’t / must cheat to win the game.
8 If I have time, I don’t have to / can help you organise the games for the party.

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Unit 9
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Circle eleven types of sports equipment. Complete the sentences.

R A H M A N A B D U L R A
S L E V P A R A C H U T E
W A L A O M E T R V W P U
I L M U T H B O A R D Q P
M L E S S A K I M U T H U
W E T S U I T O P H O P T
E A R I N C H J O T C A P
A K I L L E A T N O I D A
R L R G D A I E S K I S G
P T H K R X S Y E D A L I
G O G G L E S O A P S T B
A S I K L F L I P P E R S
1 You need an _______ _______ and _______ if you go ice climbing.
2 Put on your _______ and get your _______ and let’s go surfing!
3 Skateboarders need to wear a _______ and knee and elbow _______ for protection.
4 When you are scuba diving, a _______ keeps your body warm and _______ help you swim.
5 You can’t skydive without a _______.
6 When I go skiing I put my _______ on my feet and my _______ over my eyes.

B Complete the sentences with these words.

down into off onto out of round

1 The rescue team jumped ______ the helicopter while flying over the sea.
2 The cat climbed up the tree and then couldn’t come ______!
3 The Olympic swimmers dived ______ the pool quickly.
4 The firefighter went up ______ the roof of the house to put out the fire.
5 Sometimes kite surfers can spin ______ in circles with their kites.
6 When I went bungee jumping with my friends, I jumped ______ the bridge first.

Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the past participle of the verbs in brackets.
1 My aunt has _______ (meet) the writer J.K. Rowling.
2 The Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has _______ (win) 23 gold medals.
3 I’ve never _______ (swim) in the Pacific Ocean.
4 Have your parents _______ (be) to this restaurant before?
5 My classmates haven’t _______ (see) the new King Kong film.
6 Have you ever _______ (fly) on the Airbus 380? It’s an enormous plane!
7 Jacob has _______ (break) his leg three times.
8 Rachel and Andy have _______ (do) five different extreme sports.

B Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 If you _____________ (jump) out of that plane, you _____________ (need) a parachute.
2 If I _____________ (find) a good diving school, I _____________ (tell) you about it.
3 They _____________ (not ski) this afternoon if there _____________ (not be) snow.
4 If Edgar _____________ (go) swimming, I _____________ (give) him my goggles.
5 The children _____________ (not give up) if they _____________ (be) happy.
6 We _____________ (watch) the race if it _____________ (not rain).
7 If Alison _____________ (like) paragliding, she _____________ (love) wing suit flying!
8 If Lewis Hamilton _____________ (drive) well today, he _____________ (win) the championship.

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Unit 10
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Circle the odd word out.
1 pineapple cauliflower strawberry
2 carrot potato tomato
3 yoghurt rice cheese
4 eggs juice water
5 avocado biscuits doughnuts
6 vitamins proteins crisps

B Complete the sentences with these words.

delicious fresh healthy salty stomach ache sweet temperature tooth

1 You can’t drink sea water because it’s very __________________.

2 Cereals are __________________ because they have a lot of sugar in them.
3 Maria drank a lot of fizzy drinks at the party and now she has a __________________.
4 Vitamins and proteins keep your body __________________.
5 Eating a lot of food with sugar can cause __________________ decay.
6 Food that is frozen or comes in a can isn’t __________________.
7 Betty’s Bakery makes the best chocolate cakes. They’re __________________!
8 I feel very hot. I think I have a __________________.

Grammar
A Match the problems (1–8) with the advice (a–h).

1 Carlos never eats fruit. a Don’t eat food with lots of sugar.
2 I’m exhausted! b Buy some new comfortable ones.
3 I’ve been to the dentist three times this year! c She shouldn’t ride her bike dangerously!
4 Oscar and Bruno don’t do any exercise. d He should take a banana or apple to school every day.
5 These shoes hurt my feet. e Why don’t they join a sports club?
6 It’s so hot at the beach. I’m always thirsty. f Cook it first!
7 Tina has a broken arm. g Why don’t you have a rest?
8 This egg is raw! h You should always take water with you.

B Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Lots of people _______________ (buy) fruit at the market this morning.
2 I _______________ (run) in the park when I saw all the kites.
3 The children _______________ (enjoy) ice-cream on the beach.
4 Hannah was not happy while she _______________ (sit) in the dentist’s chair.
5 Our teacher _______________ (not feel) well today and went home.
6 Nico _______________ (race) down the slope when he fell.
7 What _______________ (you / do) on Saturday morning?
8 The divers _______________ (not wear) wetsuits when they jumped into the sea.

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Unit 11
Vocabulary and Use your English
A The words in bold are incorrect. Write the correct word.
1 All the authors played their instruments beautifully. ____________
2 The chairs in the theatre are in rows. ____________
3 The aisle clapped when the play ended. ____________
4 What’s the ticket of the book you are reading? ____________
5 The actor who wrote that book lives in my town. ____________
6 You can read a description of the story on the front cover. ____________
7 The artist painted on an enormous instrument. ____________
8 The orchestra watched the novel in front of them as they played. ____________

B Complete the sentences with these words.

about at in for of with

1 My dad is bad _________ dancing. He always steps on my mum’s toes.

2 The musicians weren’t happy _________ the music they were playing.
3 Some of my friends are interested _________ starting a band.
4 Daniel Radcliffe, the actor, is famous _________ being Harry Potter.
5 The children were tired _________ sitting in their seats for two hours.
6 I’m unhappy _________ sitting in this row. I can’t see the stage.

Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the Present Passive voice (1–4) and the Past Passive voice (5–8) of the
verbs in brackets.
1 I can’t read this novel. It _____________ (write) in German.
2 This costume _____________ (make) of cotton.
3 Twenty-two official languages _____________ (speak) in India.
4 About five billion YouTube videos _____________ (watch) by people every day.
5 After the 6th of June, tickets _____________ (sell) on the Internet.
6 The city _____________ (design) by a French architect.
7 The paintings in that cave _____________ (paint) 35,000 years ago!
8 The family photo _____________ (take) ten times before it was perfect.

B Circle the correct words.

1 The children explored / were exploring the old house when they discovered a secret door.
2 They went through the door and discovered / were discovering a city covered in snow.
3 As they were walking through the snow, they met / were meeting a white horse.
4 The white horse spoke to the children and took / was taking them to a big, white palace.
5 In the palace they saw / were seeing lots of different white animals.
6 While the children looked / were looking at them, the animals changed colour.
7 After the animals changed / were changing colour, they disappeared.
8 Suddenly, the children found / were finding themselves back in the old house.

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Unit 12
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Circle the odd word out.
1 cruise seatbelt cabin
2 motorway beach road
3 cabin platform train
4 coast beach pool
5 views passport suitcase
6 tent caravan lake
7 cloudy July stormy
8 coach taxi seat

B Complete the crossword.

1 2

Across
1 Let’s go _________ and see all the interesting places here.
3 Our train leaves from _________ 2 in five minutes.
5 We need to book the plane _________ from Madrid to Bogota.
7 Put on _________ if you are going to sunbathe by the pool.

Down
1 I bought some _________ on holiday to give to my friends.
2 I’m going to pack my _________.
4 Our _________ is on the coast. We have great views from our room.
6 Andy is building sandcastles on the _________ and Julia is swimming in the sea.

Grammar
A Put the sentences in the correct order.
1 going / ice-cream / We / buy / an / to / are
__________________________________________________________________________________.
2 cruise ship / is / Mediterranean / to / around / sail / The / the / going
__________________________________________________________________________________.
3 by / Olga / going / around / to / travel / Bertrand and / are / Europe/ train
__________________________________________________________________________________.
4 go / are / to / camping / children / The / going
__________________________________________________________________________________.
5 summer / It’s / be / hot / going / a / to
__________________________________________________________________________________.
6 in / not / August / They’re / holiday / going / on
__________________________________________________________________________________.

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B Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Then match
sentences (1–8) with the correct reply (a–h).

1 Where _______________ (you / go) on holiday? a At seven o’clock.

b On 15th of July.
2 What _______________ (they / do) tomorrow?
c Because I have a lot of clothes and shoes!
3 Who _______________ (you / travel) with?
4 When _______________ (he / come) back? d No, she’s travelling by plane.
5 _______________ (she / travel) by train? e To Morocco.
6 Why _______________ (you / take) three f By taxi.
suitcases? g They are going sightseeing.
7 What time _______________ (the plane / h With my two cousins.
leave)?
8 How _______________ (they / get) to the
airport?

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