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