2nd ESO Revision Unit 5

Skills and people

1 Match 1–9 with a–i to make skills.

1 co       a int

2 pro      b nce

3 da       c gramme

4 pl        d ng

5 wr       e ay

6 w        f pose

7 com     g in

8 si        h ite

9 pa       i ok

 

2 Read the definitions and write the person.

1 This person works in a studio. Colour is usually important in their work. _______________

2 This person works with food in a kitchen. _______________

3 This person works with computers. _______________

4 This person moves their body and feet to music. _______________

5 The voice is very important for this person. _______________

6 This person works with words. _______________

7 This person writes music. _______________

8 The person who comes first in a race or a competition. _______________

9 This person participates in team games. _______________

Adjectives

3 Choose the correct words.

Formula 1 cars are very slow / fast.

1 A cow is a domesticated / wild animal.

2 Van Gogh was very practical / artistic.

3 An mp3 player is very light / heavy.

4 An Atlantic marlin is very peaceful / aggressive.

5 Siberian tigers are very common / rare.

 

4 Write the opposite of the adjectives.

1 aggressive _______________

2 stupid _______________

3 common _______________

4 heavy _______________

5 wild _______________

6 fast _______________

Ability: can and could

5 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of can and could.

Sue Jim, (1) _______________ you swim?

Jim Yes, I can.

Sue (2) _______________ you swim when you were seven?

Jim Yes, I (3) _______________.

Sue (4) _______________ you swim when you were five?

Jim No, I (5) _______________.

Sue (6) _______________ you play the guitar when you were seven?

Jim No, and I (7) _______________ play it when I was five but I (8) _______________ play it now. I’m very good.

Comparative and superlative adjectives

6 Write the comparative form of the adjectives in the correct place in the table.

aggressive bad big expensive fast fat good heavy lovely slow

-er	double consonant + -er		y + -ier
_____________	_____________		_____________
_____________	_____________		_____________
more		irregular
_______________________		__________________
_______________________		__________________

 

7 Complete the table.

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
fast	faster	fastest
(1) young	___________	___________
(2) ________	bigger	___________
(3) short	___________	___________
(4) ________	___________	heaviest
(5) light	___________	___________
(6) ________	___________	most intelligent
(7) ________	better	___________

8 Complete the sentences with the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.

Science is more difficult than geography but maths is the most difficult. (difficult)

1 Mount Blanc is _______________________
the Matterhorn but Mount Everest is _______________________ mountain. (high)

2 Meg is _______________________ Kate but Jim is _______________________. (short)

3 Scotland is _______________________ Wales but England is _______________________ country in the UK. (big)

4 Jan is _______________________ David but Simon is _______________________. (funny)

5 Sam is _______________________ Rosie but Jill is _______________________. (intelligent)

6 Manchester United is ______________________ Chelsea but Barcelona is _____________________ football team. (good)

ANSWERS

Exercise 1

     1 i cook
2 c programme
3 b dance
4 e play
5 h write
6 g win
7 f compose
8 d sing
9 a paint

Exercise 2

1 painter 6 writer
2 cook 7 composer
3 programmer 8 winner
4 dancer 9 player
5 singer

Exercise 3

1domesticated 2 artistic 3 light 4 aggressive 5 aggressive 6 rare

Exercise 4

1 peaceful       4 light
2 intelligent      5 domesticated
3 rare             6 slow

Exercise 5

1 can     4 Could        7 couldn’t
2 Could   5 couldn’t     8 can
3 could   6 Could

Exercise 6

-er: faster, slower
double consonant + -er: bigger, fatter
y + -ier: heavier, lovelier
more: more aggressive, more expensive
irregular: worse, better

Exercise 7

1younger … youngest
2 big … biggest
3 shorter … shortest
4 heavy … heavier
5 lighter … lightest
6 intelligent … more intelligent
7 good … best

Exercise 8

1 higher than … the highest
2 shorter than … the shortest
3 bigger than … the biggest
4 funnier than … the funniest
5 more intelligent than … the most intelligent
6 better than … the best

1ESO Revision Unit 6

1 Complete the sentences with anything or something.

Is there anything to eat?

1 There isn’t ______________ to read here.

2 We have got ______________ to drink.

3 Is there ______________ to do?

4 He has ______________ in his bag.

5 She isn’t eating ______________.

2 Complete the sentences with anything or something.

I want something to eat.

1 We haven’t got __________________ to drink.

2 They have got __________________ to read.

3 Is there __________________ to do here?

4 I have got __________________ to write.

5 Has he got __________________ to wear?

6 I’d like __________________ to drink.

 

3 Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs in the box.

go meet revise swim watch

1 We ________________ in the sea tomorrow.

2 She ________________ friends in town on Saturday.

3 I ________________ to the cinema on Saturday.

4 They ________________ the film after school.

5 He ________________ for his exams this evening.

 

4 Order the words to make questions.

1 Are / playing / you / football / tomorrow morning?_____________________________________

2 he / doing / Is / tonight? / his homework___________________________________________

3 going / you / Where / on holiday? / are____________________________________________

4 is / she / What / tonight? / doing_________________________________________________

5 at eight o’clock? / Am / meeting / you / I_________________________________________

5 Write subjects or activities for the definitions. 

1 In this subject, students study how things work. They study biology, chemistry and physics. _______________

2 In this sport, players jump a lot. There are five players in a team. _______________

3 In this subject, students study and use numbers. _______________

4 In this subject, students study places. _______________

5 In this subject, students study writers (e.g. Shakespeare or Lope de Vega) and the theatre. _______________

6 In this sport, there are eleven players in a team. _______________

7 In this subject, students study drawing and painting. _______________

8 This is an instrument. People play it in pop and rock groups. _______________

9 In this subject, students study the past (old events). _______________

10 This is a game. You play it with black and white pieces. _______________

  

6 Complete the food words.

1 b___ ___g___r and c___i___s

2 s___ ___a d and a s a___i___

3 i___ ___ c___e___m and f___ ___ ___t

4 s w___ ___ ___s and c___i___p s

5 r___ ___e and v___g___t___b___ ___s

7 Complete the sentences with food and drink words.

1 _______________ is an Italian food.

2 Salmon and tuna are _______________.

3 _______________ is usually yellow or white. It is popular in sandwiches.

4 People often eat _______________ as a snack. They are healthier than crisps or sweets. They are small and brown.

5 People often have _______________ or a salad before they eat a main meal.

6 You use a lot of _______________ s to make a tortilla!

8 Fill in the gaps with the present simple or continuous.

1. _______________________(study) English every day?
2. Mark ___________________(do) a difficult exercise now.
3. ___________________(John/send) the email tomorrow?
4. I _____________________( not understand) this sentence.
5. My dad _________________(usually/cook) dinner
6. My parents ________________(go) to Italy every year.
7. We ___________________(have) lunch now.
8. ______________________(your sister/walk) to school every day?
9. ___________________(your friends/play) tennis now?
10. Tom __________________(sometimes/eat) pizza at the weekends.
11. Next year, Jane _________________(go) to university.

ANSWERS

Exercise 1

1 anything      3 anything    5 anything

2 something   4 something

Exercise 2

1 anything      4 something

2 something    5 anything

3 anything       6 something

Exercise 3

1 are swimming     4 are watching

2 is meeting           5 is revising

3 am going

 Exercise 4

1 Are you playing football tomorrow morning?

2 Is he doing his homework tonight?

3 Where are you going on holiday?

4 What is she doing tonight?

5 Am I meeting you at eight o’clock?

Exercise 5

1 science         5 drama      8 guitar

2 basketball     6 football    9 history

3 maths           7 art            10 chess

4 geography

Exercise 6

1 burger, chips

2 salad, sandwich

3 ice cream, fruit

4 sweets, crisps

5 rice, vegetables

Exercise 7

1 Pasta    3 Cheese   5 soup

2 fish      4 nuts         6 egg

Exercise 8

1. Do you study
2. is doing
3. Is John sending
4. don't understand.
5. usually cooks
6. go
7. Are having
8. Does your sister walk
9. Are your friends playing
10. sometimes eats
11. is going

4ESO Revision Unit 6

Indefinite pronouns: some-, any-, no-, every-

2 Complete the text with the words in the box.

anyone anything everybody  everywhere nobody nothing nowhere

In my town, there’s nowhere in the centre for young people. Last year, we could meet on the grass. It was great, especially in summer, and it didn’t cost (1)_______________. (2)_______________ had arguments – (3)_______________ got on well: emos, Goths, skateboarders. It was brilliant. We did (4)_______________ to annoy or upset people. We just enjoyed ourselves. But people started to complain because there were kids on skateboards (5)_______________. So the police told us that we couldn’t meet there any more. Now I don’t see (6)_______________ I know sitting on the grass anymore. Is that good for young people?

Verbs and adjectives: feelings

3 Complete the sentences with the verb, -ed adjective or -ing adjective form of the words.

I’m worried (worry) about you.

1 The match was really _____________ (excite).

2 I often _____________ (surprise) my friends on their birthdays.

3 I’m _____________ (bore). Let’s do something!

4 We aren’t _____________ (interest) in fashion.

5 Toby loves to _____________ (shock) people with his make-up.

6 My little brother is really _____________ (annoy). Sometimes I can’t stand him!

7 Karen thinks spiders are really _____________ (frighten).

     8 I don’t feel _____________ (relax) before exams.

ANSWERS

1. Exercise 2

1 anything 4 nothing
2 Nobody 5 everywhere
3 Everybody 6 anyone

Exercise 3

1 exciting 4 interested 7 frightening
2 surprise 5 shock 8 relaxed
3 bored 6 annoying

3ESO Revision Past simple or present perfect?

1 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. William _________________(tidy / already) up his room.
2. Caroline _________________(miss) the schoolbus yesterday.
3. I ________________(finish / just) my homework.
4. I cannot go out tonight. My grandparents __________________(come) to see us today.
5. In 2004, the Olympic Summer Games ______________(take) place in Athens.
6. He_________________ (leave / just) his house.
7. We__________________ (build) a tree house last week.
8. Two years ago, Fiona _________________(break) her leg.
9. I _________________(wash / already) the dishes.
10. The other day, our cat _____________________(bring) home a mouse.
11. When_______________________ (she / become) a teacher?
12. __________________________(you / ride / ever) an elephant?
13. I_____________________ (clean / just) my house so I can show them around. Now everything is perfect.
14. Beatriz: How long ________________(you/live) in Madrid?Andy: Since last October.
15. My best friend Laura _____________________from university last July. (graduate)
16. I_________________________ the movie 'Lost in Space' two times this week. I'm going to see it again tonight. (see)
17. Jack _________________ (live) in Boston for the past 15 years.
18. Dad, ________________ (you/finish) reading the paper yet?
19. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I ____________________ (eat/already).
20. We ___________________ (not finish) the essay yesterday.

Answers

Exercise 1

1. Has already tidied
2. missed
3. have just finished
4. have come
5. took
6. have just left
7. built
8. broke
9. have already washed
10. brought
11. did she become
    
12. have you ever ridden
    
13. have just cleaned
    
14. have you lived
    
15. graduated
    
16. have seen
    
17. has lived
    
18. have you finished
    
19. have already eaten
    
20. didn't finish
    

3ESO Revision Unit 6 (modal verbs)

should and must

1 Complete the sentences with should, shouldn’t, must or mustn’t.

1 You _____________ smoke in school. It’s against the school rules.

2 You _____________ do your homework on the bus. It’s better to do it at home or in the library.

3 At my school we _____________ wear a school uniform. We aren’t allowed to wear our own clothes.

4 Students _____________ listen to their teachers. Then they will learn more quickly.

5 Students _____________ cheat in exams. Our school expels students who cheat.

6 You _____________ get up late on a school day. You need time to get ready for school.

7 Our school is very strict. We _____________ stand up when the headteacher enters the classroom.

have to and don’t have to

2 Complete the text with have to, has to, don’t have to or doesn’t have to and the verbs in the box.

cook do revise tidy wash wear (x2)

Sometimes life isn’t fair. I have to wear a horrible school uniform, which I hate. My brother (1) __________________________ one because he’s older and goes to a different school. But he (2) __________________________ for his exams and he often complains about that. I’m younger, so I (3) __________________________ any important exams this year. Of course, we both (4)__________________________ our bedrooms and we hate doing that! But we (5)__________________________ the evening meal – our mum does it – and we (6) __________________________ the dishes: that’s Dad’s job, and he often complains about it!

3 Write questions for the answers. Use do / does … have to and the prompts in the box.

your mum / work / today           I / get / up now           you / help / your parents Tom / wear / a uniform            we / study / this evening

1 __________________________________________?

No, he doesn’t. He goes to school in jeans.

2 __________________________________________?

Yes, you do. You’ve got exams next week!

3 ___________________________________________
__________________________________________?

No, of course not. It’s Sunday. She doesn’t work at the weekend.

4 __________________________________________?

Yes, you do, now! Or you’ll be late for school.

5 __________________________________________?

Yes, I do. I have to wash the dishes after dinner.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the school life verbs .

I passed the exam because I revised a lot.

1 Don’t ______________ my ______________ ! Find your own answers!

2 Tom ______________ ______________ when he was sixteen and started working in a radio station.

3 When Joe and Ben ______________ ______________ from school, they usually spend all day in the park.

4 Sally is really shy and it’s hard for her to ______________ ______________.

5 I got a ______________ ______________ for my history essay and I have to write it again.

5 Complete the table with the words in the box.

boarding holidays leaving age private rules secondary single-sex state subjects uniforms

school ...	… school
__________________	boarding
__________________	__________________
__________________	__________________
__________________	__________________
__________________	__________________

6 Write the correct modal verb.

1. You ___________ finish the exercise now. You can finish it at home.
2. You _____________ buy a travel guide before you go to Central America.
3. In Spain you _______________ go to school till you are 16.
4. It's OK. You ___________ pay now. You can pay me at the end of the month.
5. You _____________ smoke in hospitals.
6. You ___________ go to the shop. I've already bought the milk.
7. You ____________ look at your book in an exam.
8. Tomorrow's a holiday. We ________ get up early.
9. In class, you _________________ ask for permission to go to the toilet.

Exercise 1

1 mustn’t      4 should      6 shouldn’t

2 shouldn’t     5 mustn’t      7 must

3 must

Exercise 2

1 doesn’t have to wear
2 has to revise
3 don’t have to do
4 have to tidy
5 don’t have to cook
6 don’t have to wash

Exercise 3

1 Does Tom have to wear a uniform?
2 Do we have to study this evening?
3 Does your mum have to work today?
4 Do I have to get up now?
5 Do you have to help your parents?

Exercise 4

1 copy … work 4 make friends
2 left school 5 bad mark
3 play truant

Exercise 5

school …	… school
holidays leaving age rules subjects uniforms	boarding private secondary single-sex state

Exercise 6

1. Don't have to
2. should
3. must/have to
4. don't have to
5. mustn't
6. don't have to
7. mustn't
8. don't have to
9. must