Grammar 1 Complete the sentences with the correct present perfect form of the verbs in the box.
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1 I my work and now I can go out!
2 You all the milk. Can you buy some more?
3 I that book. Have you got another?
4 I that the café is closing. Is it true?
5 She a letter to the newspaper.
6 My friend a new car. It’s very fast!
7 We don’t have to take the exam today. The school the exam papers!
2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 you yet Carly money given the has?
2 just bus we the missed have
3 to Max the trip already spoken I about have
4 but I’m sent yet haven’t sorry e-mail I the
5 his packed already bags he’s
6 heard the yet have results their students?
3 Complete the sentences with some or any.
1 Is there sugar in the bowl?
2 I haven’t got books about South America.
3 Do you want a pen? There are in my bag.
4 There isn’t water in the bottle.
5 When you went to the zoo did you see lions?
6 Please buy apples when you go shopping.
7 Are there cafés near here?
Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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1 I always have a of coffee when I get up in the morning.
2 Would you like a of toast with your breakfast?
3 The waiter brought me a of orange juice with my meal.
4Can you get a of milk when you go shopping please?
5It’s good for you to have a of cereal before you go to work.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 We couldn’t see because it was .
A sunny B windy C foggy
2 It’s hard to walk when the path is .
A cold B rainy C icy
3 It was very last night. There’s a tree across the road.
A windy B cloudy C icy
4 Last night it was in my room.
A snowy B freezing C stormy
5 You can’t see the moon. It’s very .
A cloudy B windy C freezing
Reading
6 Read the text.
A near accident
Pam Tyler has just returned from a winter holiday and has a story to tell about a very near accident.
Pam travelled with her husband, Steve, and her two children, Kev and Lucy. They were very happy when they started the journey. ‘The children were so excited,’ says Pam. ‘Christmas with lots of snow. It was the perfect holiday!’
The Tyler family went by car and took the car ferry from England to Norway. ‘It was very cold,’ continues Pam. ‘And the children asked again and again, “Is it snowing in Norway?” When the boat arrived it was amazing. The snow was really heavy!’
They arrived at 6.30 in the evening and they had to drive for two hours to get to their holiday home. But first they had to drive through the town – on the right hand side of the road! Pam was the driver with Steve beside her and the children were in the back. At that time of the evening it was dark and snowy and it was difficult to see the road. Pam drove slowly. Suddenly she saw a red light and stopped quickly. She was just past the light.
Steve shouted, ‘Drive!’
‘But it’s red,’ said Pam.
‘Just drive!’ Steve shouted. ‘Now!’
Pam drove and a few seconds later a tram passed behind them. The red light was there to stop the cars when the trams passed. In the snow Pam stopped the car after the light and she stopped ON the tram lines. Luckily, Steve saw the tram and saved their lives!
‘There aren’t any trams in my town in England,’ says Pam. ‘I didn’t know about the tram lines. We nearly died. We were very lucky. Of course, Steve drove for the rest of the holiday!’
7 Answer the questions.
1 Why were the children excited about the holiday?
2 What was the weather like when they arrived in Norway?
3 Why was it difficult to drive?
4 What did Pam see and what did she do?
5 Why did Steve shout ‘Drive!’?
Writing
8 Imagine you are on holiday in a big city. Write an e-mail to a friend. Write about these things:
• where you are
• what the weather’s like
• what you have already done
• what you haven’t done yet
