1 2 4 3 Read about Luke and Hannah and complete the text. Choose a), b) or c). Luke and Hannah are brother…

2 Read the text and for each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

My name is Bill. I’m 14 years old. I’s a student at

Royston Secondary School. I live with my mum, sy dad

and my brother, Todd. My mum’s name is Diane. She’s

a doctor. My dad’s name is Richard. He’s a teacher.

My brother Todd is nine years old. He plays computer

games. He’s a great little brother!

I play football in a sports club at school. I also play

the guitar in a music club. I like clubs a lot. I read

books in my free time and I also read things online.

I don’t watch TV, and I don’t chat online.

My friends are Paul and Tony. We play football in the

sports club together and we go to the cinema at the

weekend. They’re great friends. I have some pictures

of us from last weekend. They’re really funny! We

always have a great time together.

That’s all for now. Thanks for reading about me!

1 Where can you read a piece of writing like this?

A in a book

B in a blog

C in a newspaper

2 What does the writer describe?

A things happening right now

B general situations

C things the writer does with his family

Formative work

Choose the correct option in each sentence.

1. He is so ; he loves buying everyone expensive presents.

B optimistic

C warm

A generous

D considerate

2. That’s the most amazing plan! I don’t know how you always up such good ideas

A brin

B come

C turn

D think

3. I don’t have any brothers or sisters, so I am a (an) child.

A free

B only

Calone

D single

4. Peter is very unkind to his half sister. I think he’s a really person

A dishonest

B hot-tempered

C cold-hearted

D unfair

5. I don’t know who my real parents are because I was when I was a very small baby.

A divorced

B looked after

C brought up

D adopted

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold. You should use negative prefixes.

6. She’s so clever; she’s of failing an exam. CAPABLE

7. Don’t you know that it’s to travel without a ticket? LEGAL

8. He was quite as a baby, but now he is very good looking. ATTRACTIVE

9. My stepbrother is really because he cheats in tests and tells lies. HONEST

10. That’s a really rude thing to say! I didn’t expect you to be so POLITE

Complete the sentence with correct preposition.

11. I keep touch with my friends by email.

12. I get well with my younger sister

13. My brother blamed me losing his book.

14. When my mother is at work, our neighbour looks us

15. I am going to complain

your behaviour

16. My father deals a lot of different people at work.

Choose the correct answer.

17. My brother and I speak/are speaking Spanish because our stepfather is from Cuba.

18. My sister is very ambitious and always studies / is studying very hard.

19. Until we move to our new house next month, I share / am sharing a room with my stepsister.

20. You look/ are looking as if you have seen a ghost. Are you okay?

21. The flowers Mum received for her birthday smell / are smelling, wonderful.

22. You can’t speak to Paul now because he is taking/takes a bath.

23. My new job is great now! I love / am loving it!

24. Sandra tastes/ is tasting the food to see if it needs more salt.

13. Why
(you/believe) him? He
(tell/never)
the truth. He
(lie/always).
14. She
(decide) to visit London last month. She
(meet) interesting people,
(see)
wonderful sights, and
(enjoy) herself a lot
15. Where
(she/be)? I
(wait) for her.
16.
(they/know) that water
(boil) at 100
degrees Celsius?
17.My parents
(build) the house in 1985.
18. He
(not/marry) her because she
(break)
up with him last year.
19. Look at her! She
(sit) in the park over there. Isn’t she
wonderful?
20.
(he/like) the book he
(borrow) yesterday?​

Choose the correct item.

1 Wow, your house . . . . great!

A is looking B looked C looks

2 Nowadays, people . more hours than

before.

A works

B are working

C have been working

3 My dad . for work early every morning.

A is leaving B leaves C has left

4 Colin isn’t here; he . . . . to football

practice.

A has gone B has been C goes

5 The show . . . . at 9 o’clock.

A is ending B will end C ends

6 I have lived in Spain . I was ten.

A ever B for C since

7 Tracy seldom . . . . to the cinema.

A has gone B goes C has been

8 Jason . still . in the garden.

A is / working

B has / worked

C has / been working

9 We . a party tomorrow.

A have

B are having

C have been having

10 This soup . awful!

A is tasting B taste C tastes

11 I . with what you are saying.

A agree

B am agreeing

C have agreed . 12 Ken . twenty emails since this

morning.

A has send B has been sending

C has sent

13 John has . . . . finished his homework.

A yet B already C since

14 I . Joan is very nice.

A am thinking

B have thought

C think

15 I never . George at school.

A see B have seen

C am seeing

16 The baby often . . . . at night.

A is crying B cry C cries

17 The boys .• . . to CDs in their bedroom

now.

A listen

C listens

B are listening

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How long . you • . . . the piano?

A are / playing

B has / played

C have / been playing

I have . • . •• been to the theatre before.

A never Bever C seldom

Joe is ••••. on time for school. She’s never

late.

A usually B rarely C always

Craig has been a doctor • • • •• ten years.

A since B for C yet

. . . •. have you been working as a teacher?

A When B How long ago

C How long

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(Unit 1)

Candice sometimes • • • •• TV in the

evening.

A watch B is watching

C watches

Who . • • •• my shoes? They’re dirty!

A is wearing B has been wearing

C wears

Charlie ••••• recently •.••• to the

dentist.

A has / been

B is / going

C has / been going

1. What is that? [A — They / B — It / C — There] is my computer.

2. My brother is (A — one /B — a/C~ an] officer.

3. [A — This/ B — — These/C— That) flowers are very beautiful.

4. Are [A — those / B — that / C — there] books interesting?

5. [A — It has/B — It is/C — There is) a dog in the garden.

6. Kate is here, but her parents [A — isn’t/ B wasn’t/ C — aren’t).

7. There aren’t [A — a lot/ B — many /C- much] people here today.

8. [A — Is/B — Has/ C — Does] she get up early every day?

9.The boys [A

play / B is playing /C are playing]

football at the moment.

—

10. She [A — caught/B — catches /C- will catch] the 7.30 train yesterday.

11. Kate [A — loses/B 3 — has lost/ C — lost] her pencils very often.

12.[A — Did you do/ B Do you do/C Have you done] much work

yesterday?

13.Our holidays are [A — in/B — at/ C-on] August.

14. This book is [A — my/B me /C- mine)

15.Don’t help him. He will do everything [A

myself B

— himself/ C C- yourself]-

16. We are playing [A — ours / B — our/C — us] favourite game.

17.It is much (A — warm/B warmer/C

more warm] here.

18. Ann is [A — very/B — more/C — much] intelligent than Max.

19. Yesterday was the [A — shortest/ B most short/ C — very short] day this

year.

20. He is the [A ~very good/ B — best/C — better] student in the group.

С

21.[A— Where/B– Why/Q- Who] wrote that letter?

22. [A — Who/ B — Where/C- When) did you put my book?

1 B Read the question. Write the short answer. Has Ryan got a dog? — No, he _____ 2 Do you do a lot of sport? — Yes, I _____ 3Is green your favourite colour? — No, it _____4 Do the students have an art class every week? — Yes, they ______ 5 Have you both got a diary? — Yes, we _____ 6 Are the children creative? — Yes, they _____ 7 Does your tortoise like apple? — No, it -____​

1. Last Sunday we our parents
a) was visiting b) were visiting c) visited d) had visited
2. Mary visit her friends tomorrow
a) didn’t b) doesn’t c) hadn’t d) won’t
1
a
3. Ann
TV now.
1
a) is watching b) are watching c) watch d) watches
4. He lives on
floor
a
a) three b) the threeth c) the third d) third
5. Tom has got
apple.
a) a b) the c) an d) some
6. There
a ball in the box.
a) were b) am c) are d) is
7. Is there butter in the fridge?
a) some b) no c) any d) a
8. Yesterday at 6 o’clock we
the text.
a) were translating b) was translating c) had translated d) translated
9. игры детей
a) child’s games b) children’s games c) childs’ games d) game’s childs
10. He always
coffee in the morning.
a) is drinking b) drink c) to drink d) drinks
11. This computer is
than that one.
a) more expensive b) expensiver c) the most expensive d) the
expensivest
12. Helen already her room
a) had decorated b) has decorated c) had decorated d)decorated
13. By 8 o’clock yesterday ! my homework.
a) has done b) had done c) have done d) did
14. Спальня сестер
a) sister’s bedroom b) sister’s bedrooms c) sisters’ bedrooms
d)sisters’ bedroom
15.
they
at the moment?
a) am . playing b) are . playing c) is . playing d) do . play
16. We
History exam next week.
a) will b) will to have c) will have d) to have
17. Did they
to Moscow in 2017?
a) went b) to go c) goes d) go
18. He
to play tennis.
a) don’t like b) doesn’t like c) don’t likes d) doesn’t likes
19. Alexis
pupil in our class.
a) gooder b) better c) the goodest d) the best
20.
flowers are beautiful.
a) this b) what c) these d) that
21. My wife
the room all evening yesterday.
a) was cleaning b) were cleaning c) cleaned d) had cleaned
22.
2 pictures on the wall?
a) there is b) there are c) are there d) is there​

15 Mark makes me laugh. He’s so .
A funny B noisy C naughty
16 How are you? !
A Fine, thanks B Nice to meet you
C See you later
17 Where are they from? They’re from
A Canadian B American C Japan
18 My mum is an actress. . films are great!
A His
B She
C Her​

1 Match each question with an answer. www.ten school.org/pupil website articles Short stories and poems Letters and emails Interesting articles and reviews Interview with Mr Jennings Our Head kindly answers questions! How old are you? 1 d How many children do you have? 2 h Who is your favourite actor? 3 Where do you live? 4 What do you like doing in your free time? 5 What time do you get up? 6 a When do you go to bed? 7 10 Why do you ride a bike to school every day? 8 Which programme do you prefer — The X Factor’ or ‘Britain’s Got Talent’? 9 How do you always stay so happy? 10​

3. Read the text again and mark the sentences True (T),
False (F), Not Stated (NS). Correct the wrong statements.

1. There are five of them in Masha’s family.
2. Her mother Nina is a music teacher.
3. Her Dad is a pilot.
4. Natasha is Masha’s mother, she’s a history teacher.
5. Igor is sixteen; he goes to university.
6. They’ve got a dog, Alex by name.
7. The cat Fabio is clever but naughty.
8. Masha’s grandparents are forty.
9. Natasha plays the violin and the piano.
10. Natasha is a very good student.

4. Fill in the missing sentences to complete the dialogue. One
sentence is extra.
How old is she? Who is she? Yes, it is fantastic. Come and
meet her. The one with dark long hair and big blue eyes?
What’s her name? She’s friendly and kind, a good friend.
Sally: The film is wonderful!
Kate:
Sally: There were so many people at the cinema. Look at the
girl over there. She’s looking at us.
Kate:
Sally: Yes
Kate: She’s my sister’s friend.​