A2 Extra Tasks For Early Finishers-Đã G P
A2 Extra Tasks For Early Finishers-Đã G P
Unit 1
Vocabulary and Use your English
A Match 1–8 with a–h.
1 forty-seven a the twenty-fourth of February
2 34 b 3/12
3 sixty-eight c 47
4 the third of June d 1/9
5 24/2 e thirty-four
6 13/6 f 3/6
7 the first of September g 68
8 the third of December h the thirteenth of June
Grammar
A Circle the correct words.
1 Sammy and his little sister usually go / goes to bed early.
2 What do you and your friends do / does in the holidays?
3 What / Where does your grandmother live?
4 What do you have usually / usually have for dinner?
5 It hardly ever / ever hardly rains in the desert.
6 Who / Why does your brother go to a different school?
7 When / What time is your first English class?
8 We usually hang / hanging out with Annie and Sarah after school.
B Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of these verbs.
Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of these verbs.
B Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Andres _______________ (live) in Mexico when he met Pedro for the first time.
2 What time _______________ (you / get) home last night?
3 They _______________ (drive) to work when the accident happened. Luckily everybody was OK.
4 Sylvia _______________ (hang out) with her friends when her mum called to say it was time to come home.
5 The first time I tried tomatoes, I _______________ (hate) them.
6 When he _______________ (study) for his exams, he only went out with his friends once a week.
Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of these verbs.
1 On Thursday, we_______________to my aunt’s house. It takes about an hour to get there by car.
2 We_______________computer games after school.
3 Jack_______________his room when he gets back from Luc’s house.
4 Laila_______________Sara at the mall. She wants to buy a new bag.
5 Ahmed_______________relatives in Leeds at the weekend. He’s staying with them for a few days.
6 I can’t meet you on Tuesday because I_______________homework after school.
7 They_______________swimming on Sunday morning.
8 She_______________some new music for the party.
Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of will or be going to and one of these verbs.
Grammar
A Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect form of these verbs.
not change enjoy not have learn never live ever stay never travel try
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3 11
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1 Don’t forget to___________your books to the library.
2 I never buy books. I always go to the___________.
3 I had a wonderful, calm, quiet weekend. It was so___________.
4 The___________was full when we went to the football match. We were lucky to get tickets.
5 This city is very___________. The air isn’t at all clean.
6 Your children are very___________. Please ask them to be quiet.
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7 They_____ _____a fantastic play at school last night. The actors were brilliant.
8 a more formal way of saying ‘come in’
9 where workers make things with machines
10 not at all interesting
11 The room was so_________it was difficult to get from one side to the other. There were too many people.
12 This is a great car. It’s very well made. It won’t_______ _______.
Grammar
A Complete the sentences with this, that, these or those.
1 Look over there at_____building. Can you see it?
2 Look over here.____are the shoes I was telling you about. Aren’t they lovely?
3 ‘Hi, Anna. _____is Stella.’ ‘Nice to meet you, Stella.’
4 _____people from that shop over there weren’t very nice.
5 ‘What are_____spots on your arm?’ ‘They’re freckles!’
6 _____coffee is delicious. Thank you.
Grammar
A Complete the conditional sentences using the verbs in brackets.
1 I don’t buy things if I__________(not need) them.
2 She’s annoyed if I__________(be) late for school.
3 If it’s a nice day tomorrow, we__________(go) to the beach.
4 I’ll go to the cinema if there__________(be) a good film on.
5 You__________(not be) tired tomorrow if you sleep well tonight.
6 They always__________(visit) their grandparents when they go to Athens.
7 If I do my shopping in the market, I always__________(pay) with cash.
8 If this washing machine__________(break) down again, I’m going to buy a new one.
1 You can play__________on a court or on the beach. All you need is a net and a ball.
2 To play__________you need a court, a ball and a racket.
3 People usually play__________outside on a pitch. They need a ball, a bat and protective clothes like gloves
and helmets.
4 If you are playing singles tennis, you have only one__________.
5 The__________of a football team usually chooses the players.
6 The__________club is doing long jump and hurdles today.
7 Each football team has ten players and one__________.
8 Good__________don’t like one team or player more than the others. They are always fair.
Grammar
A Choose the correct answers.
1 _____I borrow your car today, please? I need to visit granny.
a Should b Can c Shall
2 I’m sorry. You_____borrow the car. I broke down last night on my way home.
a can b can’t c won’t
3 Oh, dear! I think you_____go to the doctor. Your arm doesn’t look good.
a should b shall c may
4 When he was young, he_____sing really well.
a can b could c shall
5 _____I help you with these bags? They look heavy.
a Must b Will c Shall
6 I_____win next time. I won’t lose again. You’ll see!
a can b can’t c shall
Grammar
A Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun if necessary.
1 Annie is the tour guide_____is taking us to the museum.
2 Sami is the athlete_____we invited to join our club.
3 Is that the cat_____had kittens the other day?
4 This is the table_____we sat at the last time we came to this restaurant.
5 She’s the waitress_____took our order the last time.
6 Oh, dear. This isn’t the hotel_____we booked.
7 She’s the hotel receptionist_____helped us this morning.
8 Isn’t he the boy_____they met last night?
B There is ONE mistake in each sentence. Underline it and write the correct word.
1 Tom plays the piano good. __________
2 The little girl is very sweetly. __________
3 We didn’t sleep very deep last night. __________
4 They were so hungrily they ate everything on their plates. __________
5 He drives too fastly! __________
6 Ask her polite and she will help you. __________
B The words in bold are in the wrong sentences. Write the word next to the sentence it belongs to.
1 There is a lot of traffic on the platform at this time of the day.__________
2 Is there a lorry near here? I need to fill the car up.__________
3 ‘What time do we need to get to the bus stop?’ ‘Our train leaves at 4pm, so 3.30pm or 3.45pm at the
latest.’__________
4 ‘Do you know what coach our train goes from?’ ‘Six, I think.’__________
5 When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a destination driver like my uncle.__________
6 I’m going to take the motorway to Bristol because it’s much cheaper than going on the train.__________
7 Our petrol station is just round the corner. It’s opposite the bank.__________
8 When you select your train station, you choose where you want to go.__________
Grammar
A Change the sentences into the passive voice.
1 People make these cars in Germany.
____________________________________________________________
2 People grow this coffee in Kenya.
____________________________________________________________
3 People pick these berries by hand.
____________________________________________________________
4 Bad weather delays lots of flights.
____________________________________________________________
5 You can only find this species of butterfly in Brazil.
____________________________________________________________
6 Plants die if you don’t water them.
____________________________________________________________
B Complete the sentences with the Past Simple Passive form of these verbs.
Grammar
A Complete the sentences with a comparative adjective or adverb. Use the words in brackets.
1 I read_______________than you, so you’ll finish your book before I do. (slow)
2 I feel_______________today than I felt yesterday. I have to stay in bed another day. (bad)
3 Surprisingly, the children did the exercise_______________than the adults. We thought the adults would be
faster. (quick)
4 It’s_______________at this time of year than any other. You’ll need an umbrella. (wet)
5 We completed the job_______________this time because we’d done it once before. (easy)
6 The rain fell_______________this morning than any other day this week. (heavy)
7 The journey was much_______________than we imagined. (long)
8 It was_______________to get there than last time because of the rain. (difficult)
Grammar
A Put these words in the correct order. Then write complete sentences with the descriptions.
1 lady old little
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2 big box wooden
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3 red and blue beautiful carpet old
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4 cotton yellow dress lovely
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5 wool cosy jumper new
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6 about the environment new interesting book
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B Complete the sentences with adjectives made from these verbs. Two of the words can be used
more than once.
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 My friends ___________ (be) at my house last night.
2 Jack ___________ (catch) the ball before it went into the net.
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3 I ___________ (not used to) like fish when I was young.
4 Greg ___________ (make) dinner when the phone rang.
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5 We ___________ (not see) the film in the cinema. It was on TV.
6 Brian used ___________ (worry) about his freckles, but he likes them now.
7 ___________ you ___________ (go) to the tennis club yesterday?
8 It was a hot day so they ___________ (drink) a lot of water.
9 Mum cut my hair last week and it ___________ (look) horrible at first.
10 I ___________ (think) our teacher was American, but he’s from Canada.
From: Wendy
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To: Jane
Hi Jane,
What are you doing 1 ___________ Saturday evening? We’re having a party, so I’m sending invitations
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___________ all the family. I’m inviting all my sister Tracy’s friends, but I’m not telling her 3 ___________ it.
It’s a surprise party for her birthday and she thinks we’re going 4 ___________ a quiet dinner.
We’re getting ready for the party while Tracy is playing basketball 5 ___________ the afternoon. We’re
planning to have the party in a big room 6 ___________ the back of the Italian restaurant. There will be lots
of presents and a huge birthday cake with candles 7 ___________ it. When Tracy walks 8 ___________ the
room, everyone will sing ‘Happy Birthday’. Our friend Hugh is downloading music for the party and we can
dance 9 ___________ the middle of the room.
Our parents are driving us home 10 ___________ the end of the night.
Wendy
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2 The phone’s ringing. Don’t get up; I answer it.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3 I’m sure you’re going to enjoy your holiday.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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B Circle the correct words.
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1 We sailed across an / – / the Atlantic Ocean.
2 Tomorrow we’re going to visit this / that / these museum over there.
3 I took a / an / the amazing photo of the Eiffel Tower.
4 They’ve built a / an / – new bridge over the River Forth.
5 Have you ever been to – / the / a London?
6 Do you like this / these / those shoes I am wearing?
7 Excuse me, does this / that / these bus here go to Hyde Park?
8 Are this / that / those cafes in Plaka always busy?
B Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Are you interested in ___________ (go) camping this weekend?
2 No, I’d rather ___________ (stay) in a hotel.
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1 Athletes ___ always warm up before a race.
a could b need c should
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2 ___ Thomas take extra swimming lessons?
a Musn’t b Should c Shall
3 ___ I borrow your racket to play tennis, please?
a May b Shall c Must
4 You ___ bring your own skis; you can rent them at the ski centre.
a mustn’t b can’t c don’t have to
5 Climbers and riders ___ wear helmets.
a must b could c needn’t
6 ___ we go to the stadium and watch the races? It’ll be fun!
a Need b Must c Shall
7 You ___ pay to swim in this pool; it’s free.
a can’t b couldn’t c needn’t
8 ___ I have a glass of water, please?
a Must b Could c Should
5 Andrea is a tour guide which takes people all around the castle.
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airport bus stop ferry flight licence lorry mechanic
platform port roundabout
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B Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
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1 Many ships ___________ (delay) by bad weather every winter.
2 How many meals ___________ (serve) in this restaurant every day?
3 ___________ tickets ___________ (sell) online or at the port?
4 Now all passports ___________ (check) at the airport.
5 Who ___________ those photos ___________ (take) by?
6 The ship’s cat ___________ (find) in the captain’s room.
7 Our tickets ___________ (send) by email when we paid for them.
8 How much money ___________ (steal) from your bag?
B Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets.
1 Siobhan likes living in Spain because it’s ___________ (sunny) than Ireland.
2 Which is ___________ (long) day of the year in New Zealand?
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3 The weather conditions are ___________ (difficult) in the north of Europe than in the south.
4 That was ___________ (exciting) journey I’ve ever been on.
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1 TV • interesting • new
Last night, we saw that ________________ documentary about plants.
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2 stone • rectangular • tall
There was a ________________ tower on top of the hill near the castle.
3 black • big • Belgian
Peter has got two ________________ sheepdogs.
4 honey • busy • yellow
A ________________ bee was flying above the roses.
5 frightening • brown • massive
The ________________ bear came running towards our picnic table.
6 metal • round • biscuit • old
On the top shelf is our ________________ tin.
7 polluted • horrible • sea • green
I don’t want to swim in that ________________ water.
8 Italian • large • cheese • tasty
I ate all of the ________________ pizza.