VOCABULARY
1 Match the sentence halves.
1 e (The shop exchanged the item because I had a receipt.) 2 d (We scored a goal in the last minute and we beat the other team.) 3 a (The young tennis player was confident and she won a medal.) 4 b (It poured with rain all night and I’m not surprised that there were a lot of floods.) 5 f (Mike is a talented canoeist and he’s just entered an international competition.) 6 c (I didn’t receive the letter in time, so I missed the opportunity to go on the trip.)
2 Complete each conversation with the correct form of one of the pairs of words in the box.
1 A: Did you see the forecast on TV last night? B: Yes, it would be sensible to take an umbrella. It’s going to rain.
2 A: Did you know the girl who served you in the shop? B: Yes, she joined the tennis club last week.
3 A: That’s the house that burned down last week. B: I know. I think someone did it deliberately. That’s really cruel!
4 A: That shop has promotions for students on Thursdays. B: Well, we’d better go there. We don’t want to miss the opportunity of a bargain!
5 A: There was a heavy snowstorm on Sunday, wasn’t there? We couldn’t go anywhere! B: Yes, but it gave me the chance to do my homework.
3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
1 There was a really bad storm, with thunder and lightning. 2 I took the item back to the store and got a refund. 3 We had to send back the game because it didn’t work on our computer. 4 Tess loves being with other people – she’s very sociable.
4 Unscramble the words and complete the sentences.
1 If Mel says she’ll do something, she will. She’s very reliable. 2 Angela always knows the answer – she’s really intelligent. 3 Our team is the best – we didn’t lose a match last year! 4 This is an expensive bag, but the shop gave me a really big discount on it. 5 It rained for days and we watched the water rise and get closer to our house.
GRAMMAR
1 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 Lucy didn’t buy any shoes on Saturday. 2 Sophia wants to buy some new pens for school. 3 There are plenty of places that sell accessories for phones. 4 I haven’t got much time – I have to go in 10 minutes. 5 How many exercises do we have to do? 6 No teens under the age of 18 can watch that film – it’s for over-18s only.
2 Complete the sentences with the -ing form of the verbs in the box.
1 Jason considered joining a football club. 2 My mum couldn’t stand doing sports when she was at school. 3 Jasmine and her mum enjoyed spending time together. 4 My brother doesn’t mind driving me to your house. 5 She imagined herself eating an ice cream. 6 Studying for exams can be really hard.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use the present simple or present continuous.
1 Mara enjoys going for a run every morning. 2 Look! The weather is getting worse. 3 I know the answer to the question. 4 It’s a really expensive bike. It costs over $400. 5 She is reading a book on her phone at the moment. 6 Marcia and Maisy are meeting their friends at the shopping centre tonight.
4 Complete the article with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.
EVERY YEAR IN AUSTRALIA there are a lot of bushfires. In 2013, there 1 was a particularly bad one that 2 affected an area called the Blue Mountains, very close to Sydney. My friend Olivia lives there and her house was very close to the fire. She said that the fire 3 burned for a long time and lots of people 4 lost their houses. Sadly, some animals 5 died too. But the fire services 6 were amazing and they 7 worked long, hard hours to try to stop the fires. Olivia 8 took lots of photos during the fires and she 9 posted them on her social media pages. She also 10 helped to raise money to give to the people who lost their homes in the fire.
5 Choose the correct option.
1 I used to spend a lot of money on clothes. 2 Many people are tired of spending so much time looking at screens. 3 Remember that we are meeting at the shopping centre at 8 pm tonight. 4 Could you give us the same discount we used to get?
6 Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 Last night, I bought a shirt and a pair of trousers online. 2 My best friend is very good at sailing. 3 I really like buying clothes online. 4 When we were younger, we used to visit my grandparents every weekend.
READING
1 For each question, choose the correct answer.
1 B (became) 2 D (purchase) 3 C (gave) 4 B (send) 5 A (refunds) 6 C (having)
2 For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap.
1 are 2 at 3 a 4 of 5 or 6 to
ABOUT YOU
04 Watch the video and then answer the questions.
Yes, I enjoy making things because it allows me to express my creativity and create something unique.
I believe learning manual skills is very important because practical abilities help us fix everyday items on our own and reduce unnecessary waste.
The last handmade item I bought was a woven friendship bracelet at a local craft fair.
VOCABULARY
1 Look at the photos and describe what you can see. What is the object now and what was it before?
Photo A shows a flower planter that used to be an old car tyre.
Photo B shows a homemade go-kart constructed from recycled wood and mechanical parts.
Photo C shows a musical instrument resembling a guitar made from old metal pipes, bicycle parts, and a clock.
Photo D shows a pair of fashionable trainers that were previously an old, torn pair of sports shoes before being repaired and decorated.
2 Listen to three teens, Mark, Leah and Will. Match each speaker to one of the photos.
- Mark: Photo C [page-32-track-18.mp3 00:05]
- Leah: Photo D [page-32-track-18.mp3 01:05]
- Will: Photo B [page-32-track-18.mp3 01:50]
3 Match the sentence halves. Then listen again and check.
1 b (My brother Jake was fixing the bike a couple of years ago.) 2 c (When we create something new from something old, it’s really satisfying.) 3 a (We all know it’s important to recycle.) 4 g (One of the trainers had a hole in it, so I had to mend it first.) 5 f (We had to customise them, you know, make them our own.) 6 d (First, we designed them on the computer and thought about how we wanted them to look.) 7 e (I drew a cool pattern with coloured pens, and I decided to sew some bits of material on, too.) 8 i (We decided to rebuild it.) 9 h (Then, we thought it would be a great idea to decorate it.)
4 Match the words in Exercise 3 to the meanings.
1 decorate 2 create 3 mend 4 recycle 5 design 6 customise 7 sew 8 rebuild 9 fix
5 Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
1 The last thing I created was a wooden birdhouse for our garden during technology class. I designed the pieces, cut the wood, and painted it with waterproof paint.
2 My dad generally fixes broken things in our home because he has lots of tools. If something simple breaks, like a loose screw on a chair, I usually try to repair it myself.
3 Yes, I have customised my school backpack and a pair of white sneakers. I used special fabric markers to draw cool patterns and added some metal badges to make them unique.
4 Yes, I think recycling is extremely important because it helps reduce waste and protects the environment. Making new items out of old materials saves valuable resources and energy.