Pre-intermediate 1 (Unit 1, p13: Sports and exercise) 1 Match each sport from the box with the correct clue a h. yoga B1 hockey A2 karate running A2 skiing A2 swimming A2 tennis A1 volleyball A2 Guess which sport I do! a I wear comfortable clothes and carry a small mat to every class. b It doesn t take me long to reach the bottom of a hill! c We play with sticks and try to hit the ball into a net. d We play with racquets and try to hit the ball over a net. e We do this in pairs. We usually wear white clothes and a dark belt. f We go around a track as fast as possible. g We play in teams and hit a large ball over a net with our hands. h I do this two or three times a week at an outdoor pool. 2 Are the underlined verbs correct? If not, correct them. a People say it s really healthy and relaxing to play yoga. b After my classes, I usually do running for about an hour. c Paul plays karate at a dojo, or training hall, near his house. d At school, we had to do hockey. I hated it! Extension e I play tennis when I can usually in the evenings after work. f Last winter, my family and I did skiing in the Rocky Mountains. g I played volleyball when I was younger and was quite good at it. h Would you like to do swimming with us tonight? 3 Match the pictures with eight new sports. A B C D E F G H gymnastics B1 jogging B1 skating A2 cycling A2 baseball A2 snowboarding A2 surfing A2 table tennis A2 4 Complete each fact with the name of a sport from 3. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Sports facts 1 In the United States, is called the national pastime, or national sport. 2 Nadia Comaneci of Romania was the first person in Olympic history to score a perfect 10.0 in. 3 The sport was first called snurfing, which is a combination of snow and surfing. 4 is good for fitness and weight loss. It can burn 500 calories in one hour but you need good shoes. 5 started 5000 years ago in Finland. The people tied animal bones to their feet to help them speed across ice. 6 In ordinary, the average speed for a short ride is about 25 km/h. In the Tour de France, the average speed is about 40 km/h but it lasts three weeks! 7 is one of the most popular sports in China. Its official name there is Ping Pong. 8 was invented in the Pacific Islands about 3000 years ago. It is thought that fishermen used this method to bring their fish home quickly.
Vocabulary Extra Pre-intermediate 2 (Unit 4, p39: Keyword: back) 1 Circle the correct expressions. a I m planning to 1go back to / get back to college in September. It will be great to 2go back / be back in class again. b c Sit in the front and I ll put your luggage 3on the back / on the back seat, OK? If the traffic s not bad, we ll probably 4get back home / go back home by lunchtime. Here, use my phone. You can 5text them back / give it back right now. d e Excuse me. You forgot to sign your name 6in the back /on the back of this form. This is my new motorbike. Why don t you get 7in the back / on the back and I ll give you a ride. f I m going to 8give this back / take this back to the shop. It s the wrong colour. 2 a Put the words of each sentence in the right order. 1 OK, on I ve back signed now the 4 love back I d to to college 2 I ll it you back take for 5 home a get 3 But I sit the 6 Thanks text but later them on want to don t back back hurry go! to I m in back I ll b Match each person s sentences in 1 with their friend s reply in 2a. For example: a > 4 Extension 3 Match each expression in the box with a picture. Write the expression in the correct space. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 call backa2 back doora2 sit backb1 back pocketa2 hurry backa2 put... backa1 back gardena2 write backa2 4 Cover 3 and try to complete each sentence with the correct expression. Then check. a Please b Did you as soon as you can. We have to leave at 6.00. the milk in the fridge? c Sorry, he s out right now. Could you later? d And that s all my news. Take care and e Your ticket? I think you put it in your soon. Love, Brenda. f When we get on the plane, we can and relax. g Everyone s sitting in the h Don t forget to lock the Vocabulary Extra. Go out and join them.. Photocopiable Cambridge University Press 2011 not
Pre-intermediate 3 (Unit 7, p59: The environment) 1 Read the clues and complete the crossword. 3 4 5 1 2 Across 3 the weather conditions of an area 5 a thick black liquid found deep inside the Earth 6 good for the environment 6 7 cars, trucks, buses, etc. using a road 9 fuel used for cooking 10 dirty or smoky 7 8 9 10 2 Circle the correct choice. Down 1 a lot of water covering an area that s usually dry 2 the heights of ocean water 4 moving goods from one place to another 8 not dirty We should try to keep our streets and roads 1 clean / green. It s difficult, however, because there s so much 2 transport / traffic. That s why our city air is getting more and more 3 clean / polluted. Experts say that the world s 4 flooding / climate is changing. Because of this, 5 sea levels / flooding are rising. This may cause more 6 sea levels / flooding in the future. We use 7 gas / oil for making parts of machines move smoothly. We usually use 8 gas / oil for heating our homes and for cooking. Extension 3 Read Brad s essay quickly for the main ideas. In which paragraphs (first, second or third) does he: a compare the earth to something else? b describe the earth? c describe what he s doing to help? 4 Read the essay again. Complete it with these words. fields A2 space B1 stars A2 environment B1 sun A1 air A2 island A2 moon A2 nature A2 planet B1 electricity A2 ground B1 I read a newspaper article recently that really made me think. It was by an American astronaut. He said that the view of the Earth from 1 is wonderful but he could see how small and alone the Earth is. He said it was just a little blue 2 with its small white 3 nearby, and farther away, the burning yellow 4. All around it are huge numbers of 5, but only the Earth has life on it as far as we know. After reading this, I decided to be more careful about the 6 in general. I really like 7 and often go walking in the forests and 8 near my home, but I also want to live in a town that s clean and green. So now I make sure never to drop papers and rubbish on the 9. I don t drive a car because I m not old enough, and I don t fly much, so I guess I m helping to keep the 10 clean. When I leave for school, I always turn off the lights, TV and computer in my room anything that uses 11. Maybe it s not much, but it s a start. When we re standing on the Earth, it seems very large. However, the astronaut said it s like a spaceship, or like an 12 in the middle of a sea of stars. We need to take care of it.
Pre-intermediate 4 (Unit 9, p75: Ordinary and extreme adjectives) 1 Find seven ordinary adjectives and seven extreme adjectives in the word puzzle. Write matching pairs in the lists below. The words go: or m a t d a n e i a l g s i b o g h l h n n t e r e s t d s i s p l f f r d p o Ordinary Extreme pleased delighted o d a u i u e r a a e e s a r h r l e r i e r a e i m n f p i i z f s b s z t a m a r n e e i p z e i i z f r i g h t e n e d n v e h p s c o l d g d d g e d o o e x h a u s t e d h z t x d t i r e d z g t m e d s o r y e o v s u r e 2 Complete what the speaker says. Match 1 7 with a g. 1 She was absolutely delighted 2 Aren t you freezing? 3 I worked till 10.30 last night. 4 I was amazed when he told me he 5 And then the plane dropped suddenly. a I m totally exhausted. b but I can t find it anywhere. c this is too much. I m boiling! d Here, you can use my scarf. e was moving to Italy. 6 I love summer weather but f with the flowers you sent. Thanks. 7 I m positive I left my mobile phone on my desk g I was absolutely terrified!
Extension Vocabulary Extra 3 Match the ordinary adjectives with eight new extreme adjectives. Good and bad match with two extreme adjectives each. Ordinary good A1 (x2) bad A1 (x2) large A2 small A1 surprised A2 old A1 Extreme terrible A2 tiny B1 shocked B1 fantastic A2 ancient B1 awful B1 huge B1 wonderful A2 4 Complete the conversations with extreme adjectives from 3. Try to use each one once. Conversations in Anya s office Monday ROB How was your weekend? ANYA It was absolutely 1! It never stopped raining so I stayed at home and felt bored. ROB True, the weather was 2. Tuesday ANYA Did you hear Rose is leaving the company? MIMI What! But she s got a 3 job and she s doing so well. I m 4! ANYA Well, maybe she wants to try something new. Wednesday MIMI Look! There s a 5 spider on my desk! ANYA You mean that? I can hardly see it. It s 6. MIMI It is not! Take it away. Please! Thursday ROB I really hate this computer. It s very, very, very slow. ANYA It s slow because it s 7. Mine s the same. I d love a new one. Friday ROB Friday at last! Any plans for the weekend? ANYA Yes. I m going cycling in the countryside with some friends. ROB That sounds 8! Much better than last weekend.
Pre-intermediate 5 (Unit 13, p111: Across cultures: Time) 1 Read the two paragraphs quickly for the main ideas. Circle the correct choice in statements a e. Well, this is New York and everything here is hurry, hurry, hurry. People 1 to work, to concerts, to restaurants, and then back home again. I don t know why but I guess life is just faster here. It s really important to be 2, especially in business, because time is money. But it s important for other things too, like meeting friends. I feel that when I m 3, it shows my friends that I know their time is valuable. I never make them wait. In fact, everything I do, I m always exactly on time 4 sometimes even early. It s my personal choice but it s also the way we do things here. Denise a Life / Business in New York is hurry, hurry, hurry. b Denise thinks her friends time is money / valuable. c She s always exactly on time because she likes to be / that s New York culture / she likes to be and it s New York culture. Blake I like to 5 doing everything. For example, I 6 getting up and getting dressed and having breakfast and stuff. I mean, usually my parents 8 do this or that, but I just think What s the rush? Everything will be fine in the end. Or maybe it won t. But does it matter if it s a bit late? I do the important things, like going to class, but 5 I never get there, and actually, I m usually 9. Well, anyway, not very late. My teachers don t complain about me. Well, anyway, not much. d Blake is surprised at people who get to class on time / worry about being late. e His teachers / parents are not always happy with him. 2 Read the paragraphs again. Complete the sentences with the best expression in the correct form. Some expressions are used more than once. right on time B1 on time B1 be in a hurry to B1 be always rushing B2 take one s time -ing
Extension 3 These web postings are a conversation between two people, but they re in the wrong order. Read the postings carefully, then number them in the right order. 1 Where I live, it s OK to be late for A1 work at most companies, but no more than half an hour late. Macy110 Maybe half an hour, 45 minutes late. That s normal for us. But when it s time to B1 go home, we re not sorry of course! Helios Good idea. Then they have time for B1 other things, like family life and their interests. Helios Really? Not here. In fact, we usually arrive early A2 every day, about twenty minutes early. And we finish late A2 as well. Helios Of course! Well, I usually work 8.30 to 4.30 but two of my colleagues actually start work early A1 so they can finish early A2 and go home. Macy110 Do you? How late? I hate it when I have to work late A2. Macy110 Yeah. Once I tried to copy them. I decided to be early for A1 work but I couldn t get up on time. In fact, I arrived late A2. Macy110 4 Cover exercise 3. Read the sentences, then complete the expressions with: late early time a I usually start work. It s nice and quiet because no one s there yet. b Last night, I had to work so I m a bit sleepy this morning. c If we arrive, we can have breakfast at the airport before we get on the plane. d In my job as a doctor, I usually finish. I have to do a lot of paperwork every day. e Don t arrive for class again, Kim. We start at 9.00 exactly. f Sorry, but it s to close the shop now. g I want to finish today so I can go to the sports bar and watch the game. h Sorry I m for my appointment. I couldn t find your office. i Hi, Anna. Do you have for coffee and cake after class? j Ah, you re for class today, Kim. Well done!
Pre-intermediate Answer Key Worksheet 1 Unit 1, p13: Sports and exercise 1 a yoga b skiing c hockey d tennis e karate f running g volleyball h swimming 2 a do b go c does d play e Correct f went g Correct h go 3 A snowboarding B cycling C gymnastics D table tennis E jogging F surfing G baseball H skating. 4 1 baseball 2 gymnastics 3 snowboarding 4 jogging 5 skating 6 cycling 7 table tennis 8 surfing Worksheet 2 Unit 4, p39: Keyword: back 1 1 go back to B1 2 be back A1 3 on the back seat A2 4 get back home A2 5 text them back A2 6 on the back A2 7 on the back A2 8 take this back B1 2 a 1 OK, I ve signed on the back now. 2 I ll take it back for you. 3 But I don t want to sit on the back. 4 I d love to go back to college! 5 I m not in a hurry to get back home. 6 Thanks, but I ll text them back later. 2 b a4 b5 c6 d1 e3 f2 3 A sit back B back pocket C write back D put... back E back door F call back G hurry back H back garden 4 a hurry back b put... back c call back d write back e back pocket f sit back g back garden h back door Worksheet 4 Unit 9, p75: Ordinary and extreme adjectives 1 pleased A2 > delighted B1 frightened B1 > terrified B1 cold A1 > freezing B1 tired A1 > exhausted B1 sure A2 > positive B2 hot A1 > boiling B2 surprised A2 > amazed B1 2 1f 2d 3a 4e 5g 6c 7b 3 good fantastic/wonderful bad terrible/awful large huge small tiny surprised shocked old ancient 4 1 terrible/awful 2 terrible/awful 3 wonderful/fantastic 4 shocked 5 huge 6 tiny 7 ancient 8 wonderful/fantastic Worksheet 5 Unit 13, p111: Across cultures: Time 1 a Life b valuable c she likes to be and it s New York culture d worry about being late e teachers 2 1 are always rushing 2 on time 3 on time 4 right on time 5 take my time 6 take my time 7 are in a hurry to 8 m... in a hurry to 9 on time 3 1 Where I live, it s OK to... 2 Really? Not here. In fact,... 3 Do you? How late?... 4 Maybe half an hour,... 5 Of course! Well, I usually... 6 Good idea. Then they... 7 Yeah. Once I tried to... 4 1 early 2 late 3 early 4 late 5 late 6 time 7 early 8 late 9 time 10 early Worksheet 3 Unit 7, p59: The environment 1 Down: 1 flooding B1 2 sea levels B2 3 transport B2 4 clean A1 ; Across: 5 climate B1 6 oil B1 7 green B2 8 traffic A2 9 gas A2 10 polluted B2 2 1 clean 2 traffic 3 polluted 4 climate 5 sea levels 6 flooding 7 oil 8 gas 3 a third paragraph b first paragraph c second paragraph 4 1 space 2 planet 3 moon 4 sun 5 stars 6 environment 7 nature 8 fields 9 ground 10 air 11 electricity 12 island