Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________

2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Matt Did you enjoy (you enjoy) your trip to Spain?
Colin I had a great time!
Matt That’s good. Where 1 _______________ (you stay)?
Colin In a really nice hotel in Malaga.
Matt Who 2 _______________ (you go) with?
Colin Ben and Nigel. We had a few problems while we were there.
Matt What 3 _______________ (happen)?
Colin Nigel lost his passport and his wallet.
Matt Really? What 4 _______________ (he do)?
Colin We went to the police station.
Matt What 5 ______________ (they say)?
Colin Well – Nigel’s things were there!
Matt That was lucky! Who 6 _______________ (find) them?
Colin Two tourists – at the beach.
Matt That was very lucky!
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2 Complete the sentences with so, because, but, or although.

Example: We’re learning Portuguese because we want to visit Brazil.
1 It was raining, __________ they stayed at home.
2 We asked Max to come to the pub with us, ___________ he was too busy.
3 __________ we didn’t have a lot of money, we were happy.
4 Fabian doesn’t eat chocolate _________ he’s on a diet.
5 It was cold, __________ I wore my jumper.
6 __________ it was late, we weren’t tired.
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3 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the past simple or the past
continuous.
Example: I met Jeremy when I was driving (drive) down the High Street.
1 _______________ you _______________ (walk) to work yesterday?
2 Last week they _______________ (buy) a new TV.
3 _______________ Julie ________________ (wear) her new dress when you saw her?
4 Naomi _______________ (not study) when I rang.
5 We _______________ (see) Javier at the sports centre yesterday afternoon.
6 I _______________ (not go) to the cinema with them last night.
7 What _______________ you _______________ (do) at eight o’clock last night?
8 It _______________ (not rain) when we got up this morning.
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Grammar total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: Did you buy any souvenirs when you were in the USA?
buy take have
1 Tim and Alice __________ most of their time at the beach when they’re on holiday.
go buy spend
2 The weather was awful. It was __________ every day.
foggy warm sunny
3 You need a passport if you want to go __________.
abroad by plane on holiday
4 Concha and Miguel __________ the flights online.
hired booked rented
5 We didn’t __________ many photos when we went to Russia.
do have take
6 They went __________ for a few days over Christmas.
out away by car
7 The food at the hotel was __________.
crowded delicious comfortable
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5 Complete the sentences with at, in, or on.

Example: There was nowhere to sit on the bus.
1 They had breakfast __________ the balcony.
2 I arrived __________ the station ten minutes before the train left.
3 Martha was born __________ London.
4 What did you do __________ the weekend?
5 They played football __________ the afternoon.
6 We got married __________ 12th October.
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6 Underline the correct verb.

Example: invite / give / drive someone to dinner
1 run / wait / invite for a friend
2 play / run / be in a hurry
3 drive / meet / wait along the street
4 take / give / play a song
5 leave / have / wait a good time
6 be / take / have someone to a restaurant
7 have / run / meet across the road
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Vocabulary total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B

PRONUNCIATION

7 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: a|part|ment
1 sight|see|ing
2 a|broad
3 in|vite
4 friend|ly
5 com|for|ta|ble
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8 Match the words with the past forms which have the same sound.

could dog rented said saw tie

Example: bought saw

1 argued __________
2 understood __________
3 asked __________
4 started __________
5 read __________
5
Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

2 Reading and Writing B

READING

1 Read the article from a travel magazine and tick () A, B, or C.

My holiday disaster
Although I work in the centre of London now, I like going to the mountains when I can. Last
winter I decided to spend a week in Scotland. I wanted to go skiing and walking in the
mountains. I looked on the internet and booked a cottage (a small house) for a week. One
Friday night last November, I packed my bags, went to Heathrow airport, and waited to get
on a plane to Inverness.

Then the problems started. The plane didn’t leave that night. There was a lot of snow in
Scotland and they closed Inverness airport. So I spent the night in Heathrow. I drank a lot of
tea and read a lot of newspapers. I tried to sleep but I wasn’t comfortable. Next morning,
Inverness airport opened again, and we arrived in Scotland. But my bags weren’t there.

I hired a car and drove to the cottage. It was a twenty-minute drive from the airport. When I
arrived, there was a family with two little children in the cottage! They booked on the internet,
too – for the same week. The family was very kind. They said I could sleep in the lounge,
and they cooked dinner for me.

Next day, I got my bags from the airport and decided to go skiing. But the mountain road was
closed because of the snow. I didn’t ski and I didn’t go walking in the mountains. I spent the
week in the cottage waiting to go home – it wasn’t my favourite holiday!

Example: The writer works in a bank.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
1 The writer decided to spend three weeks in Scotland.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 He wanted to go skiing in the mountains.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
3 He went to Heathrow airport on Friday night.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
4 The weather in Scotland was good.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
5 The writer spent the night in an airport hotel.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
6 The next day he arrived at Inverness airport before midday.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
7 There was a family staying at the cottage.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
8 At the cottage, the family made pizza for the writer.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
9 Next day, the mountain road was closed because of the snow.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
10 The writer didn’t go skiing or walking in the mountains.
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

2 Reading and Writing B

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 

10

2 Read the article again and answer the questions.

1 Where does the writer work?
______________________________________________
2 How did the writer book the cottage?
______________________________________________
3 What did the writer drink at the airport?
______________________________________________
4 What didn’t arrive at Inverness airport?
______________________________________________
5 How did the writer travel to the cottage?
______________________________________________
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Reading total 15

WRITING

Write a short essay about a holiday you really enjoyed. Answer these questions (100–
150 words):
• Where did you go on holiday?
• Who did you go with?
• How did you travel?
• What did you do?
• What was the weather like?

A holiday I enjoyed

I went to …

Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

2 Listening and Speaking B

LISTENING

1 Listen to Annette describing a holiday. Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

1 Annette went on holiday _____.
A last spring  B last winter  C last summer 
2 At the beach party, her boyfriend talked to _____.
A another girl  B Annette  C the young people 
3 On the safari bus, they saw _____ again.
A the young people  B the girl from the party  C their friends 
4 On safari, they stayed in a _____.
A tent  B hotel  C hut 
5 When they got home, Annette and her boyfriend _____.
A moved to Manchester  B planned their next holiday  C broke up 
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2 Listen to Nicole describing her photos. Match 1–5 with A–E.

1 At 14 … 
2 At 15 … 
3 At 24 … 
4 At 25 … 
5 At 28 … 
A she was crying because her brother was leaving.
B she went on holiday to Spain with her family.
C she ate in expensive restaurants in Paris.
D she worked in a café in Sydney.
E she went skiing in Italy with her school.
5
Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Answer your partner’s questions.

Now ask your partner these questions.
1 Do you enjoy taking photos when you go on holiday? Why (not)?
2 What’s your favourite photo from when you were young? Can you describe it?
3 What’s the best photo you’ve ever seen / taken? Where were you at the time?

2 Make questions and ask your partner about a famous photo.

• What / name / photo?
• Who / take?
• What year / take?
• Can / describe?
• Why / famous?
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

2 Listening and Speaking B

3 Now read the information about a famous photo and answer your partner’s
questions.

Name of photo: ‘Lunchtime atop a Skyscraper’

Photographer: Charles Ebbets
Year: 1932
Description: eleven men having lunch / sitting high
above the streets on a metal bar / can see New York
streets below
Reason it is famous: amazing photo / men sitting high
up in the sky / New York looks very far below them

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25