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 CONTENTS
UNIT 1 : 1 Simple present 2 Present progressive 3 Simple past 4 Past progressive . . . . . . . . . . . 4
UNIT 2 : 1 Simple present perfect 2 Present perfect progressive 3 Simple past perfect
4 Past perfect progressive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
UNIT 3 : 1 Simple future - Future forms 2 Future progressive 3 Simple future perfect
4 Future perfect progressive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
UNIT 4 : The indefinite article: a / an 2 The definite article: the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
UNIT 5 : 1 Plurals 2 Countable / Uncountable nouns 3 Singular or plural verb?
4 Collective nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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REVISION 1 : [Units 1-5] ....................................................................... 27
UNIT 6 : 1 Some, Any 2 No, No one, None 3 Many, Much, (A) few, (A)) little, le, Plenty of,
A great deal of, A lot of / Lots of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
UNIT 7 : 1 Adjectives 2 Comparison 3 Very, Too, Enough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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UNIT 8 : Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
UNIT 9 : 1 Imperative 2 Question tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
UNIT 10 : 1 So do I - Neither / Nor do I 2 Either, Neither,
REVISION 2 : [Units 1-10]
UNIT 11
ither, None, Not
No one PA
on 3 Both, All, Whole . . . . . .
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: The infinitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
53
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UNIT 12 : 1 The gerund 2 Infinitive or ge
gerund? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
UNIT 13 I ) 1 can, coul
: Modal / Auxiliary Verbss (I
(I) could, be able to 2 may, might 3 must, have to . . 66
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UNIT 14 : Modal / Auxiliary Verbs II) 1 will, w

erbs ((II)
er would 2 shall 3 should, ought to 4 need . . . . . . . 70
UNIT 15 : Conditionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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REVISION 3 : [Units 1-15] ..................................................................... 78

UNIT 16 : 1 Unreal past 2 Would
W rrather, Had better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
UNIT 17 : 1 Conjunctions
njunctions 2 Exclamatory
Exc structures 3 Emphatic structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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UNIT 18 : The
he ‘causative’
causative’ use
us of have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
UNIT 19 : The passive vo
voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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UNIT 20 : Direct and Reported speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

REVISION
ION
ON 4 : [Units 1-20] ..................................................................... 106
UNIT 21 Relative clauses 2 Clauses of contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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UNIT 22 : 1 Causes of result 2 Clauses of reason 3 Clauses of time
4 Clauses of purpose 5 Inversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
UNIT 23 : 1 Two objects 2 It 3 Participles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
REVISION 5 : [Units 1-23] ..................................................................... 125
Irregular Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns with prepositions ................................................. 134
Prepositional phrases ......................................................................... 138
 1 Simple present 3 Simple past
1 2 Present progressive 4 Past progressive

1 Simple present
XÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈ›ٷÈ: 4 Û ÂÈʈÓËÌ·ÙÈΤ˜ ÚÔÙ¿ÛÂȘ Ô˘ ·Ú¯›˙Ô˘Ó Ì ÙȘ
1 ÁÈ· Ì›· Ú¿ÍË Ô˘ Á›ÓÂÙ·È ¿ÓÙ·, Û˘¯Ó¿, Û˘Ó‹ıˆ˜ ϤÍÂȘ Here ‹ There Î·È Û˘Ó‹ıˆ˜ ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÔ‡Ó Ù·
ÎÏ. (‰ËÏ. fi¯È ÚÔÛˆÚÈÓ¿). Ú‹Ì·Ù· come ‹ go.
I always / usually get up at seven. Here comes John! [‹: Here he comes!]
Does he work in a bank? There goes our bus! [‹: There it go
goes!]
2 ÁÈ· Ì›· ÌÂÏÏÔÓÙÈ΋ ÚÔÁÚ·ÌÌ·ÙÈṲ̂ÓË Ú¿ÍË, 5 Û ÂÈÎÂÊ·Ï›‰Â˜ ÂÊËÌÂÚ›‰ˆÓ ÁÈ· ÚfiÛÊ·Ù·
ÚfiÛÊ ÁÂÁÔÓfiÙ·.
΢ڛˆ˜ ÁÈ· ‰ÚÔÌÔÏfiÁÈ· ÌÂÙ·ÊÔÚÈÎÒÓ Ì¤ÛˆÓ,

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ÚÔÁÚ¿ÌÌ·Ù· Ù·Íȉ›ˆÓ, Û¯ÔÏ›ˆÓ ÎÏ. TERRORISTS STRIK
STRIKE AG
AGAIN
Our plane leaves at nine tomorrow morning.
The Olympic Games start next Monday.
3 Û ·Ó·ÌÂÙ·‰fiÛÂȘ ·ÁÒÓˆÓ (Ô‰ÔÛÊ·›ÚÔ˘, Ì¿ÛÎÂÙ PRINCE
CE MARRIES MO
MODEL
ÎÏ.).

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Williams takes the ball, crosses to Perry who
shoots it straight into the net.

2 Present progressive
XÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈ›ٷÈ:
1 ÁÈ· Ì›· Ú¿ÍË Ô˘ Á›ÓÂÙ·È ·˘Ù‹Ó
ÙË ÛÙÈÁÌ‹ ‹ ·˘Ù‹Ó ÙËÓ ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô.
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5 ÌÂ
(=
 ÙȘ ϤÍÂȘ alw
= Û˘Ó¯Ҙ)
Û˘ÓÂ
Û Î
always, continually, constantly
al
Î·È forever ÁÈ· Ó· ‰Â›ÍÔ˘Ì ÂÓfi¯ÏËÛË /
¢ÚÈÛ ‹ ÁÈ· Ó· ÙÔÓ›ÛÔ˘Ì fiÙÈ Ë Ú¿ÍË Á›ÓÂÙ·È
ÂÎÓ¢ÚÈÛÌfi
¢ÚÈÛÌfi
I’m studying Italian this year. ¿Ú· Ôχ Û˘¯Ó¿.
2 ÁÈ· Ì›· Ú¿ÍË Ô˘ He’s constantly complaining.
Â·Ó·Ï·Ì‚¿ÓÂÙ·È ·ÏÏ¿ fï˜ ÁÈ· They’re so kind; they’re always helping the poor.
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¤Ó· Û˘ÁÎÂÎÚÈ̤ÓÔ ‰È¿ÛÙËÌ·, ■ T· ·Ú·Î¿Ùˆ Ú‹Ì·Ù· ‰ÂÓ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÔ‡ÓÙ·È ÛÂ

Shee’s sl
sleeping now.
ow.
‰ËÏ·‰‹ ÚÔÛˆÚÈÓ¿. ¯ÚfiÓÔ˘˜ ‰È·ÚΛ·˜: believe, know, see, like, love,
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He’s getting up at six o’clock every

very day this
his week.
week prefer, hear, think (= ÓÔÌ›˙ˆ), have [= (ηÙ)¤¯ˆ], want,
hope, wish, taste, smell ÎÏ.
3 ÁÈ· Ì›· Ú¿ÍË Ô˘ ¤¯Ô˘Ì ÚÔÁÚ·ÌÌ·Ù›ÛÂÈ
ÚÔÁÚ·ÌÌ·Ù›Û Ó·
ÚÔÁÚ·ÌÌ·Ù›ÛÂÈ
ŸÙ·Ó Ù· Ú‹Ì·Ù· see, think Î·È have ‚Ú›ÛÎÔÓÙ·È ÛÂ
οÓÔ˘Ì ÛÙÔ ÎÔÓÙÈÓfi ̤ÏÏÔÓ.ÔÓ.
¯ÚfiÓÔ˘˜ ‰È·ÚΛ·˜, ÙfiÙ ¤¯Ô˘Ó ‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈ΋ ¤ÓÓÔÈ·:
We’re leaving tomorrow
row morning.
1 I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow. ( = ÂÈÛΤÙÔÌ·È)
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I’m having dinner with

ith Jane on Satu
Saturday.
Satur
g married next wee
They’re getting week. 2 Aren’t you seeing her tonight? (= Û˘Ó·ÓÙÒ)
3 What are you thinking about? (= ÛΤÙÔÌ·È)
4 ÁÈ· Ì›· ηٿÛÙ·ÛË
ÛÙ·ÛË Ë Ô˘ ÂÍÂÏ›ÛÛÂ
ÂÍÂÏ›ÛÛÂÙ·È ‹ ·ÏÏ¿˙ÂÈ
ÂÍÂÏ›ÛÛ
4 She’s having lunch right now. (= ÙÚÒˆ)
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ÛÙ·‰È·Î¿.
5 He’s having a bath at the moment. (= οӈ)
Her cooking is gettin
getting b
better.

3 Simple past
ast
XÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈ›ٷÈ: 3 ÁÈ· Ú¿ÍÂȘ Ô˘ ¤ÁÈÓ·Ó ÛÙÔ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓ Ë Ì›· ÌÂÙ¿
1 ÁÈ· Ì›· Ú¿ÍË Ô˘ ¤ÁÈÓ ÛÙÔ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓ. (TÔ fiÙ ÙËÓ ¿ÏÏË.
¤ÁÈÓ ·Ó·Ê¤ÚÂÙ·È ‹ ÂÓÓÔ›ٷÈ.) He brushed his teeth, put on his pyjamas
They went to a nightclub last night. and went to bed.
They danced all night long.
4 ÁÈ· Ì›· Ú¿ÍË Ô˘ ¤ÁÈÓ ÛÙÔ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓ ·fi οÔÈÔÓ
2 Ì ¯ÚÔÓÈΤ˜ ÂÎÊÚ¿ÛÂȘ fiˆ˜: Ô˘ ‰ÂÓ ˙ÂÈ ϤÔÓ.
how long ago, a week / month / a year ago ÎÏ. Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.
How long ago did you buy your car? [OXI: Shakespeare has written ...]
We moved here a year ago.

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5 ÁÈ· Ì›· Ú¿ÍË Ô˘ Â·Ó·Ï·Ì‚·ÓfiÙ·Ó ÛÙÔ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓ. ¶ÚfiÛÂÍÂ: be used to + Ú‹Ì· -ing (= Â›Ì·È Û˘ÓËıÈṲ̂ÓÔ˜
(¢Â›¯ÓÂÈ Û˘Ó‹ıÂÈ·.) Ó·, ¤¯ˆ Û˘ÓËı›ÛÂÈ Ó·)
I worked very hard when I was young. I’m used to getting up early.
When we were on holiday, we got up late get used to + Ú‹Ì· -ing (= ·Ú¯›˙ˆ Ó· Û˘ÓËı›˙ˆ,
and went to the beach. Û˘ÓËı›˙ˆ ÛÈÁ¿-ÛÈÁ¿)
It is hard to get used to living in a different
■ ™˘Ó‹ıÂÈ· ÛÙÔ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓ ÂÎÊÚ¿˙ÂÙ·È Â›Û˘ ÌÂ:
country.
used to, would ‹ was / were in the habit of.
We used to / would go out every Friday. ∂›Û˘: be in the habit of + Ú‹Ì· -ing (= Û˘ÓËı›˙ˆ)
‘I’m not in the habit of lending people my car,’
Did you use to play golf every Saturday?
he said.
He was in the habit of falling asleep with the TV on.

4 Past progressive
XÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈ›ٷÈ:
1 ÁÈ· Ì›· Ú¿ÍË Ô˘ ÁÈÓfiÙ·Ó (ÚÔÛˆÚÈÓ¿) Û οÔÈ· 2 Ì ÙȘ ϤÍÂȘ always, continually, constantly ÁÈ· Ó·
ntinually, constan
constantl

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ÛÙÈÁÌ‹ ÛÙÔ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓ. ‰Â›ÍÔ˘Ì ÂÓfi¯ÏËÛË / ÂÎÓ¢ÚÈÛÌfi
ÂÎÓ¢ÚÈÛ ‹ ÁÈ· Ó· ÙÔÓ›ÛÔ˘ÌÂ

}
I was sleeping when John fiÙÈ Ë Ú¿ÍË ÁÈÓfiÙ·Ó
·Ó ¿Ú· Ôχ Û˘¯
Û˘¯Ó¿
Û˘¯Ó¿.
arrived. Her parents
nts were continually arguing when
I was sleeping while Bob (KÔÈÌfiÌÔ˘Ó ...) she was young.
was working. She was
as always
ays help
helping
el people in need.

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I was sleeping at eleven
o’clock last night.

Mary was watching TV while her

mum and dad were reading.

Exercises
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1 Fill in the simple present or the present

ent progressive.
progressive. 2 Fill in the simple present or the present progressive.
1 Davis __________ the ball, __________ and
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__________ the first goal.l. (steal, shoot, scor

score)
score
Dear Alison,
2 She __________ veryy early this mmonth b
because
How are you? I [1] ___________
of the new project at work.
ork. (wake u
up)
(hope) that you [2] ___________
3 ‘Why are you so o annoyed with her
her?’
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(feel) better. How long [3] _____ you

‘Because shehe _____ __________ me!’
___ always __
_________ (stay) in hospital?
(interrupt)
t)
Our exams [4] _____________ (start)
4 ‘Yourr German
an _______
________
__________ , John,’ said the
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on the 15th, so at the moment we

teacher.
acher. (improve)
(improv
[5] ___________ (study) and we [6] ___________
5 Here
ere _________
__________ the bride! (come)
(not have) time to do the things we usually
6 Cann you
ou call b
back later? I _________ a shower
[7] ___________ (enjoy). However, next week I
right now.
ow. (have)
[8] ___________ (have) dinner with Marion as she
7 ‘British ship _________ off the coast of Sardinia,’
the headline read. (sink) [9] ___________ (visit) her aunt who lives near us.
Mum and Dad send you their love and want you to
8 _____ you _______ he’s clever? (think)
know that they [10] ___________ (think) about you.
9 I can’t come with you this evening. I __________
an old friend of mine. (see) Love,
Stephanie
10 What _____ you _______ tomorrow afternoon?
(do)
11 I __________ the answer to that. (not know)
12 Frank __________ a letter at the moment. (write)
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3 TRANSFORMATION 4 Fill in the simple past or the past progressive.
a Look at the examples.
1 ‘Why ____ they _____ [miss] the party last night?’
‘They ___________ [expect] an important phone
1 He rarely visits his uncle. call.’
visit He _________________
doesn’t visit his uncle often.
2 ‘How ____ you _____ [find] your way there?’
2 She has got a job at a small hotel this summer. ‘I ___________ [ask] a policeman.’
is is working
She ______________ at a small hotel this
3 Lauren ___________ [put on] her coat,
summer.
___________ [take] her bag and ___________
3 She hasn’t finished writing his biography.
[leave] the house.
still She _______________
is still writing his biography.
4 ‘Why ____ you ______ [make] so much noise
4 They are considering going to Cyprus this year.
in the kitchen earlier?’
thinking They _________________
are thinking of going to Cyprus this
‘I ___________ [do] the dishes.’
hes.’
es.’
year.
5 ‘When ____ you ______ _ [learn] to ski?’

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5 Look! The boss is coming. ‘I __________ [have] lessons last year in Austria.’
Here Look! ______________
Here comes the boss!
6 Picasso ___________
______ [paint] a lot
ot of interesting
6 Why do you argue with your sister all the time? paintings.
always are you always arguing with your
Why _________________
7 We ______________
___ [open]
pen] this bu
business five years ago.
bus
sister?

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8 I __________
_____ [get up
up] very
ver early when I was in Italy.

b Complete each sentence with two to five words,

including the word given.
1 Debbie hasn’t finished
making the salad yet.
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5 Choose
oose the correct an
GRANDMA
RAN : When I w
twen
ans
answer.
was about
twenty, I [1] ___ at
a baker’s.
still Debbie ________
CLARE: So you [2] ___ early every morning?
________ salad.
GRANDM
RANDMA: Yes, and I [3] ___ it, especially in the winter.
2 Quick! The train is coming. CLARE: Did you ever [4] ___ to it?
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Here Quick! ___________

GRANDMA: Not really.
the train!
CLARE: [5] ___ there when you [6] ___ Grandad?
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3 Why do you shout at your GRANDMA: Yes. I [7] ___ some bread out of the oven
little brother all the time?
one day when I [8] ___ someone come into
always Why _________________
_______
______ at your
y little
the shop. When I [9] ___ , I
brother?
[10] ___ a handsome man smiling at me.
4 Our neighbours are considering
onsidering visitin
visiting Egypt this
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He [11] ___ a smart suit that day. Your

year.
grandad [12] ___ buying himself new
thinking Our neighbours
eighbours
ghbours _________________
________
______
clothes.
ypt thiss year.
Egypt
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1 a was used to working b used to work

5 Rob hardly
ardly
rdly ever goes out d
during the week.
go Rob _________________
________ very often during 2 a got up b were getting up
the
he week. 3 a was hating b hated
6 Sally and I have arranged to have lunch together 4 a get used b used
tomorrow. 5 a Did you work b Were you working
having Sally and I _________________ together 6 a met b were meeting
tomorrow. 7 a used to take b was taking
7 She doesn’t usually get up so early. 8 a was hearing b heard
rarely She _________________ so early. 9 a looked up b was looking up
8 I have an appointment with my dentist tomorrow. 10 a was seeing b saw
am I ______________ my dentist tomorrow. 11 a was wearing b used to wear
12 a used to b was always

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6 Fill in the correct form of used to, be used to or get 8 TRANSFORMATION
used to and the verb given. a Look at the examples.
1 I __________________ [get up] at five in the 1 She used to cook roast beef on Sundays.
morning now that I work as a baker. would She ________________
would cook roast beef on
Sundays.
2 You will have to _______________ [drive] on the
left when you live in England. 2 She started crying as soon as her mother left.
until She __________________
didn’t start crying until her mother left.
3 ____ you __________ [read] a lot when you were 3 Helen watered the flowers and her husband
at school, Grandad? prepared the meal.
while Helen was watering the flowers
4 John _______________ [not like] ice cream when
while her husband was preparing
_________________________
_____ the meal.
he was younger, but now he eats it every day.
4 When did she get here?

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5 When I was younger, I _______________ [go] to ago How ______________________
__________
long ago ____________
did she get here?
France with my family every summer. 5 When I was younger,
ger, I played footba
football.
used When I was younger, I ____
_________
used to play football.
6 Harry _______________ [not study] in the library.
6 I haven’t been
en to the theatre ssince Christmas.
He prefers to study at home.
last The ______________
_________________
last time I went to the theatre

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was att Christmas.
7 a PHRASAL VERBS 7 When
en did you leave school?
since How long _ ____________________
is it since you left school?
1 back up = help or support sb – ˘ÔÛÙËÚ›˙ˆ
2 blow up = destroy sth using explosives – ·Ó·ÙÈÓ¿˙ˆ
3 break down = stop working (of a vehicle, machine,
etc.) – ¯·ÏÒ, ·ı·›Óˆ ‚Ï¿‚Ë
PA8 He used tto get up at six.
habit
9 Th
Heew in the habit of getting up at six.
was _________________
They argued all the time in those days.
uing They _________________
arguing were always arguing in those days.
4 break into = enter a place illegally – οӈ ‰È¿ÚÚËÍË
ÚËÍ
ËÍ
5 break out = start suddenly (of a fire, war, etc.)
tc.)) – 10 I haven’t written to him for months.
since It _________________
is months since I wrote to him.
ÍÂÛÒ (ÁÈ· ʈÙÈ¿, fiÏÂÌÔ ÎÏ.) Ï.
.))
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6 break up = stop for a holiday (of schools) – 11 A fire started in the factory last night.
ÛÙ·Ì·ÙÒ ÁÈ· ‰È·ÎÔ¤˜ (Û¯ÔÏ Û¯ÔÏ›Ô) broke A fire ___________
broke out in the factory last night.
7 bring about = cause – ÚÔÍÂÓÒ Ò 12 The flooding was caused by the continual rain.
8 bring up = raise a child – ·Ó·Ùڤʈ
Ó·ÙÙÚ Êˆ about was brought about by the
The flooding _______________
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continual rain.
b Fill in the correct phrasal
al verb inn the aappropriate
form. b Complete each sentence with two to five words,
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1 My car has ___________

_________ including the word given.
again. 1 When he was younger, he didn’t like fish.
use When he was younger, he ______________
SA

ldie __________
2 The soldiers ___
the bridge
bridge. fish.
eves ___________
3 Thieves __ 2 He always used to tell us a bedtime story.
the manager’s
nager’s office would He __________________ a bedtime story.
last night. 3 They haven’t been to Spain since 1997.
4 He was ___________ by his grandparents. last The _________________ to Spain was in 1997.
5 When does the school ___________ for 4 Dad cooked and Mum watched TV.
Christmas? while Dad was cooking __________________ TV.
6 Are you going to _____ him _____ ? He needs 5 How long is it since you met your wife?
your support. meet When __________________ your wife?
7 I’m afraid a war will soon ___________ between 6 It’s difficult to raise a child on your own.
the two countries. up It’s difficult to __________________ a child on
8 What ___________ the car accident? your own.

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 7 He didn’t open the wine until the guests arrived.
10 WORD CONFUSION
soon He _________________ as the guests
arrived. Complete the sentences with the words given.
8 He used to do his own washing. a natural: normal; not artificial
habit He was _________________ his own physical: related to the body
washing.
1 It is _________ to be disappointed when you fail an
9 She hasn’t had a holiday for years. exam.
since It _________________ a holiday.
2 Parents should not use _________ punishment as it
10 He used to complain all the time when he was in
is wrong to hit children.
hospital.
complaining He _________________ when he was 3 Is that your _________ hair colour or is it dyed?
in hospital. 4 Regular _________ activity is good
ood for the health.
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vacant: available for sb
b to use / occupy
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at this time of day.
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on the left.
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always
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studying in the kitchen. a some work b some job c a work
6 My parents were never used to 6 ______
smoke.
7 Look! There it goes our bus! 7 ______
8 I’m not used to spending so much 8 ______
money, you know.
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