B1 Extra Tasks for Early Finishers

Extra tasks (for early finishers) Unit 1 Vocabulary and Use your English Circle the correct words.



1  We were very sad when our aunt passed down / away.

5  Who do you brought / look up to more than any one else?

2  I’m not very keen on / in family get-togethers.

6  Do you matter / mind if I sit here?

3  Jane is the most honest / reliable person I know. She never tells lies.

7  You shouldn’t wear arrogant / scruffy clothes to a wedding.

4  Granddad says he feels as young / elderly as a twenty-year-old.

8 His parents broke / turned up when he was six.

Grammar Choose the correct answers. 1 Does water at 0oC? a freezes b freeze c freezing

the baby at the moment. 5 They a aren’t feeding b don’t feed c feed

of moving house next year. 2 We living in the city? 6 Why a are thinking b think c is thinking a you hate b do you hate c hate you interrupting me? 3 Why are you a today b at the moment c always

the dentist at 6.30 pm. 7 I a am seeing b see c sees

frog’s legs? 4 Is it true that French people a are eating b do eat c eat

afternoon. 8 Dad takes the dog for a walk a this b every c in

Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences with these words.



compliment diary divorced family love married pieces secret sympathy visit

1 Jack keeps a

and writes all important events in it.

2 Charlene fell to

when Paul broke up with her.

3 Do you want to get

in a church?

4 Is it true that two out of three married couples get 5 He paid her a

?

because she looked nice.

6 I don’t want to have a

until I earn enough money.

7 Martha can’t keep a

so I don’t tell her anything.

8 Let’s pay a Uncle Bruce a

tomorrow. We haven’t seen him for ages.

9 Claire seems to fall in

with somebody new every week!

10 I have a lot of

for those people who were involved in the accident.

Grammar Complete the sentences with these words.



a bowl of a carton of a cup of a glass of a jar of a kilo of a loaf of a packet of

1  I’m having

soup for lunch. 5 There’s

2 Shall I buy

crisps?

3 We don’t need 4  Let’s have a break. Would you like coffee?

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milk in the fridge.

6 The recipe says I need

bread today. 7  Would you like dinner?

meat. water with your

honey in the cupboard if 8  There’s you want some in your tea.

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Unit 2 Vocabulary and Use your English Write the words in bold next to the correct sentence.

1 These crisps are bland. They have no salt and no flavour!



2 My mum’s tooth broke so she can only eat spicy food today.



3 Tom doesn’t like horrible food because it makes him sweat and turn red.



4 The cake looked nice but it was processed. I used salt instead of sugar!



5 Martin doesn’t like cooking so he buys tasteless food from the supermarket.

Grammar Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of these verbs.



bake call chop cook cut not drink order put on ring start walk

1 I

dinner when the door bell

2 My sister

her finger while she

3 The chef

up the vegetables.

into the kitchen,

4 They 5

. his apron and

cooking.

a pasta dish and a salad last night at the restaurant. you

6 Jack

a cake when I

you?

coffee at his desk earlier.

Vocabulary and Use your English

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Complete the crossword. 1  There’s so much in this shop, I don’t know what to buy.

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2  These pink, green and yellow cupcakes are . very 3  There are 15 on the menu.

of pizza

4  The Hummingbird Bakery is very and decorated with brightly-coloured art.

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5  Tzatziki is a delicious of yoghurt, garlic and cucumber. 6  Yummy! These strawberries are really . 7  Is moussaka a your country?

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dish in

8  Mr Brown is a regular at the Italian restaurant.

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Grammar Circle the correct words. 1  Harry would love / used to love school when he was young.

5  I got used to / used eating spicy food when I was in India.

We used to / are used to the new chef’s food now. 2 I can’t get used / be used to living in the countryside. 6 7 Gran used to putting / put a lot of salt on her food. 3 Didn’t Mandy used / use to own a dog? Did you use to / Would you be a waiter at the Roger’s 4  Would you going / go for long walks every Sunday as 8  tavern last year? a child?

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Unit 3 Vocabulary and Use your English Match. 1 fossil

a energy

2 endangered

b station

3 renewable

c warming

4 power

d fuel

5 global

e area

6 organic

f food

7 natural

g species

8 conservation



h habitat

Grammar Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 1  Why

(cut down) all the trees in the park?

they

(complain) about the rubbish for weeks now.

2  Residents

(just read) a fascinating article on koala bears.

3 I

(you/watch) that wildlife documentary?

4  How long

(rain) all morning.

5 It

(clean up) the beach for five hours now.

6  We’re tired because we

Vocabulary and Use your English Match. 1 Giraffes aren’t in danger

a save energy.

2 The article brings attention

b research on the panda.

3 Have a shower not a bath and you will

c to take action.

4 Let’s do some more

d of extinction.

5 Local residents decided it was time

e consuming less and recycling.

6 Fight pollution by

f to a serious issue.

Grammar Complete the sentences with a, an, the or -. 1

Alps are usually covered in

2

hotel we’re staying at serves

3 In

2000, my dad went on

4 John is 5

mountain guide. use of

6  Students at animals in

snow. dinner at 7.30 pm. expedition to

fossil fuels has led to

global warming.

University in town are studying zoos.

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Nepal.

job he does can be dangerous. behaviour of

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Unit 4 Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences with to, with, of or on. 1 I didn’t keep Ben’s secret and now he’s upset. I feel ashamed 2 Listen

myself.

my neighbour playing the piano. Isn’t it amazing?

3 Don’t worry about what others do. Concentrate 4 They don’t think they can rely 5 I’m not angry

your work and do it well. Martin because he always loses things.

you, I’m just disappointed.

6 The first exercise is similar

the last one but it’s a bit harder.

Grammar Choose the correct answers. 1 There’s the man fixed my dad’s car. a that b whose c which

my parents got married. 4 1999 was the year a which b where c when

lives next door is in my class. 5 The boy these keys belong to? 2 Do you know a where b that c whose a whose b who c that my uncle used to take me. 3 That’s the park a that b which c where

is called Shirley, is too strict. 6 My babysitter, a who b that c whose

Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences using both words.



angry proud

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with people if I didn’t

them.

Penny, but I’m worried she doesn’t want to

with me.

boring embarrassed

5 The teacher



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ask out hang out

4 I really want to



my sister and hope we never

get on respect

3 I could never



when people don’t like my paintings.

grow apart look up to

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of my art and I get

me in front of the class because I said his lessons were

.

arguments sympathetic

6 My parents are never

when I tell them that I often get into

in class.

Grammar Circle the correct words. 1 I won’t come home by the time / until I’ve found something to wear to the party. 2 When I finish / will finish my homework, we’ll go to the park. 3 We’ll have dinner as soon as / until Peter gets home. 4 Send me an email before / the moment you hear anything. 5 Check you have your wallet by the time / before you leave home. 6 By the time / As soon as Angela turns up, the meeting will be over.

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Unit 5 Vocabulary and Use your English Circle the eight home-related words and complete the sentences. W

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8  It’s a nice day so let’s have lunch on the

so it only has one storey.

. in the country.

. into an upstairs on this flat is £650 per month. house .

Grammar Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Future Simple or be going to of the verbs.



be crash do open rain visit wash write

1 I think I

home late tonight.

2  Be careful! You

into that tree!

3  Look at the sky. I think it

again.

4  Kelly promises she tomorrow.

the essay by

5  I’m sure you

well in your exams.

6  The restaurant

next weekend.

Henry 7  Joanna this afternoon? 8  I It’s very dirty.

the car tomorrow.

Vocabulary and Use your English Circle the correct words. 1  Can you do the dinner / dishes after we’ve finished eating? 2 We weren’t prepared about / for such a heavy storm. 3 Why don’t you make / take a bath before we go out? 4  Will you please make your bed / mess before you go to school? 5 I need a ladder to paint the ceiling / roof. It’s too high and I can’t reach. 6 Do / Take a break once you’ve cleaned the bedroom. 7  We moved home / house because my dad got a new job. 8  Sometimes not moving with the time / times isn’t a bad thing. I like talking to people instead of texting or checking their Facebook account.

Grammar Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Future Continuous or Future Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets. 1 By winter, they

(build) the house.

2 When

(she/decorate) her bedroom?

3 People

(not live) on Mars by 2080.

4  Aunt Patty home.

(arrive) by the time we get

5  (they/have) lunch on the balcony or in the kitchen? 6  They Sunday.

(not hang up) new curtains by

7 Dad

(cut) the grass at 6 pm.

8 Robots

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(serve) us dinner in 2070.

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Unit 6 Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the crossword. 1

2

is my favourite water sport.

2  If you want to must try very hard.

3

something you

3  The tennis players left the because it started to rain. 4  The racing driver put on his got into the car.

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and 5

gave the player a red card 5  The and sent him off the pitch.

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6  The crowd cheered as the footballer held the in the air. 7 On your

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, get set, go!!

8 A baseball

is made out of wood.

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Grammar Complete the sentences with your own words. 1 If you go jogging every day,

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2 If I were an athlete,

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3 If we went for a walk on the beach,

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4 Unless the coach cancels training,

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5 If Dad is watching football on TV,

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6 When the match is over,

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7 The team won’t win,

.

8 I wouldn’t buy those trainers,

.

Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold. 1 Be careful! The sea

3 What does ‘compete’ mean? Can anyone give me a 4 I never go to school with Helen. Her dad drives really 5 When I’m older, I’ll have the 6 The

DEEP

a lot here. Can you swim?

2 It’s a new pop group but they already have 2,000

on Twitter. ? !

to stay out as late as I want.

who came last were given a photo and some flowers.

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Grammar Circle the correct words. 1 If only I play / could play cricket. 2 Frank wishes he hadn’t taken / wouldn’t take up golf. 3  If the runner tripped / had tripped, she wouldn’t have won. 4  Would they have lost the tournament if Lara had been / was playing? 5  If I had broken the window, I would have paid / will pay for it to be fixed. 6  We would have seen the football player if we hadn’t got / didn’t get to the hotel late.

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Unit 7 Vocabulary and Use your English Circle the eight extreme situations-related words and then complete the sentences. 1  The soon as they arrived.

was long and tiring, so they went to sleep as

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with floods every year.

near a school is 20km per hour. Cars

5 Mum always tells us we should 6  I

our fears.

my elbow every time I play tennis. It’s so annoying! with being alone for so long? quickly in difficult

Grammar Choose the correct answers. 1 They never been surfing before. a had b were c hadn’t 2 Until the rescuers , they had thought they wouldn’t survive. a had arrived b arrived c had been arriving 3 you take a torch with you when you went camping? a Had b Were c Did 4 Helen for hours when her bicycle broke. a cycled b had been cycling c had cycled 5 They rock climbing so they were exhausted. a had been b had c did 6 bungee jumping before today? a Had you been b Did you go c Had you been going

Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences with these words.



above across below do get keep make

5  How many metres this village?

1  In an emergency, you must try to calm. 2  We should all try to school.

our best at

3  It was the coldest day that winter with temperatures freezing. well 4  I’d love to

sea level is

6  The Sahara Desert stretches North Africa. 7  Take a map so that you don’t lost.

a journey to Peru.

Grammar Match. 1 You climbed Mount Everest,

a have they?

2 Who told you

b shall we?

3 They haven’t reached the summit yet,

c the rucksacks to?

4 Who did they give

d aren’t I?

5 Isn’t that the most beautiful sight

e about the earthquake?

6 Let’s head off at dawn,

f didn’t you?

7 I’m the leader of the expedition,

g supplies with them?

8 Didn’t they take

h you have seen?

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Unit 8 2

Vocabulary and Use your English 1  I love dancing, but appeal to me.

doesn’t really

2  Didn’t you get the other day?

I sent you the

3  What do you do in your

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4 5 6

time?

4  I like making things out of stone so I think I’ll sign up class. for a 5  You shouldn’t Internet. It’s against the law.

films from the

6  I did a great my art class today.

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of some flowers in

7  Not only was the TV show entertaining it was as well.

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8  Ben made a cheese pie in his class earlier.

Grammar Circle the correct words. 1  You shouldn’t / needn’t go swimming because you have just eaten. 2 May / Should I go the park, please Mum? 3 You must / can be exhausted after your long journey. 4  Barry can’t / must have gone to the gym because it’s closed today. 5 We ought / should to relax more. 6  Were / Could you able to ride a bike when you were three? 7  Sharon doesn’t have to / couldn’t babysit if she has other plans. 8  You may not / needn’t bring any food with you as we have made plenty.

Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs.



show off  take up  find out  cut out for  try out for

1  Julie can’t make people laugh so she’s just not

for the role. Let’s ask her to play in the drama instead.

2 My brother read a lot about martial arts. In the end, he

aikido.

3 We know you got the leading role, John, but you don’t have to 4 Louise used to hate art but now she’s 5 I’m going to 6 When did you

.

drawing thanks to her teacher, Mr Johnson.

the role of Romeo! Wish me luck! that the play was cancelled? I had no idea!

Grammar Complete the second sentences so that they have a similar meaning to the first sentences using the words in bold. 1  It was wrong of Joan to leave the rest of the group. Joan

the rest of the group.

2 It’s impossible that you saw Derek because he’s in France. You

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MUST

a fabulous time at the funfair.

5 It’s possible they went to the library. They

HAVE

in advance because the theatre was empty.

4 I’m sure you had a fabulous time at the funfair. You

SEEN

because he’s in France.

3 They booked seats in advance but the theatre was empty. They

SHOULD

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Unit 9 Vocabulary and Use your English Find eight technology-related words and then complete the sentences. C

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3  Where did you put that CD? I need it to the program on your PC.

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hadn’t ever. in

Grammar Change the sentences into the passive voice. 1 Leo gave me this robot pet as a present.

4 They sent the Hubble Telescope into space.





2 A fire destroyed the lab.

5 Fumes filled the air.





3 John Logie Baird invented the TV.

6  He hit the door with a hammer.





Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences with these prepositions.



in  under  to  of  with  for

1 I use skype a lot to communicate 2 Privacy has come

my friends who are abroad. threat because of all these social networking sites.

3 We use tablets at school instead

laptops.

4 Some people think Facebook has lead

an increase of bullying.

5 Diana is an expert

technology. She can fix your PC if it crashes.

6 You can now look

the answers at the back of your book.

Grammar Circle the correct words. 1 Mobile phones must ban / be banned from schools. 2  Jack imagines that being / to be served meals by a robot is great. 3  Can the DVD player turn off / be turned off with your mobile phone? 4  Does the research project have to being / be handed in today? 5  A new information technology teacher is going to be employed / is employing next term.

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Unit 10 Vocabulary and Use your English Circle the odd ones out. 1 composer singer 2 stage

box office

documentary soap opera

3 classical funny

talented

4 lines album lyrics 5 beat plot

rhythm

6 singer producer director

Grammar Change the reported speech into direct speech. 1 Matthew said that the show was excellent. 2 Jane told us that she had written the lyrics the previous summer. 3 Gary said that he has never been to New York. 4 Mum said that we had arrived at the theatre earlier. 5 Sam told us that her grandma had been a ballet dancer years ago. 6 The director told the actors that she was extremely pleased with the previous night’s performance.

Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs.



turn up  act out  give out  turn out  turn up  switch off  catch on  turn down

1 The series was really boring at first, but now it’s really

.

2 I thought he was the goodie, but he 3 They had

to be the baddie in this film.

the air conditioning at the cinema so it was too hot!

4 Sally didn’t expect her cousin would

at the cinema. She thought he was sick.

5 She really felt like Juliet when she was 6 Have you

her role in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

the tickets? I haven’t got mine yet.

7 The TV is too loud!

it

8 Can you hear what they’re saying?

please. it

please.

Grammar The words in bold are wrong. Write the correct words. 1 They promised giving me front row seats. 2 Clark denied to work for another company. 3 The band advised we to stay after the show. 4 The interviewer asked the musician did he enjoy making the CD. 5 The teacher told us to not play with the instruments. 6 I suggested if we bought his latest track.

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Unit 11 Vocabulary and Use your English Find eight education-related words and then complete the sentences. O

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Grammar Write sentences using these words. Use the causative form in the tenses or forms shown in brackets. 1 The librarian / deliver / new shelves / tomorrow (Present Continuous) 2 The student / write / her essay / by a classmate (Past Simple) 3 You / approve / your application / by a lecture / on time (must) 4 We / install / interactive whiteboards / next term (Future Simple) 5 Let’s / take / our photograph / at the beginning and end of each term (imperative)

Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the sentences with these words.



books effort hang progress rules taste

1 I always make

fast when I concentrate on a subject.

2 Bob hated geography at first, but he’s got a

for it now.

3 Jane is always in the teacher’s good

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4 Don’t worry, after a few lessons, you’ll get the 5 Why don’t you make an

of pottery.

at school? You’re so lazy.

6 If you break the

, you’ll be sent home from school.

Grammar Complete the sentences with the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in brackets. 1 I’m too proud

(ask) the tutor for help.

2 Do you remember

(learn) about the human body?

3 The lecturer is too sick 4

(give) the lecture today.

(do) experiments is part of this course.

5 Is it worth

(sign up) for the sculpture course at the local college?

6 We called the students

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(inform) them the class had been cancelled.

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Unit 12 Vocabulary and Use your English Complete the crossword. 1  A and cheeks.

is hair that grows on a man’s chin

2  Your four fingers.

is on your hand next to your

3  Your joins your leg.

is the bone where your foot

4  Your your legs.

are the bones at the top of

5  Your have eaten it.

is where food goes after you

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is where the upper and lower 7  Your parts of your arms are joined. 8  Your knee.

is between your ankle and your

Grammar Choose the correct answers. 1 This is fantastic book. a such a b so c such 2 There’s a gym for anyone in sports. a interesting b interest c interested 3 Put those notebooks on my desk . a neatly b often c really 4 What a lesson! a bore b bored c boring 5 Exercising is important. a such b so c such an 6 The student bought a jacket. a black cheap leather b cheap black leather c leather cheap black

Vocabulary and Use your English Circle the correct prepositions. 1 The students were very quiet as the teacher handed off / out the tests. 2 When I ran the 5km, I couldn’t say a word. I had ran out of / around breath. 3 Hand that over / against to me. It’s my phone! 4 George started to back out of / away when he saw the big dog. 5 My mum thought together / over the offer, but she didn’t accept the job. 6 The climbers were headed for / off High Mountain but nobody had seen them.

Grammar Circle the correct words. 1 I can’t run as fast / faster as Jade.

5 This is the worst / worse match I’ve ever seen.

6  The thighbone isn’t the smallest / as small as bone in the body. 3 These trainers are better than / the best those ones. 7  I don’t walk as far as / further you do to get to the stadium. 4 Let’s all try harder / as hard as next time. 2 Our coach is stricter / the strictest of them all.

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