FALSE FRIENDS ARE AROUND!

Did you know about false friends? Be careful! They sound like a Spanish word, but they actually (which is in turn a false friend) will confuse you. Learn them by heart!


Here you have a set of exercises to practice a bit.

Exercise 1.
Exercise 2.
Exercise 3.

And now, if you want to have a list of many of them, click here!

UNDERGROUND MAP

Hello students! 

If you want to write a real conversation for our speaking exercise, check out this map of London's underground by clicking here!

HOW ARE YOU LIKE?

In unit 5 we have learnt how to describe the personality of someone.

Would you like to know how good you are on this? Click on the picture to start the exercise.

HOUSEWORK

¿Cómo se te dan los trabajos de casa?

Para repasar un poco el vocabulario que hemos visto en clase te hemos preparado un ejercicio.

Si quieres hacerlo, pincha aquí.

GET

EXERCISES

1 Match the sentences (1–5) with the meanings of get (a–e).
1__ 2__ 3__ 4__ 5__
1 Let’s go home before it gets dark.
2 Can you get some milk when you go to the shop?
3 I usually get to school at 8.30.
4 I got an email from John today!
5 Could you get me a glass of water from the kitchen, please?

a) arrive
b) bring
c) become
d) buy
e) receive

2 What does get mean? Write an alternative verb for each list.
1 get (to) / ………… (at) home, (at) school, (at) Madrid
2 get / ………… late, hot, thirsty, hungry
3 get / ………… a newspaper, a drink, some new shoes
4 get / ………… a letter, some bad news, a good mark
5 get / ………… a glass of water, my book, a plate from the cupboard

3. Write the sentences using a different verb
1. My mum gets angry if I stay out late ________________________________
2. I got these trainers at a sports shop in town____________________________
3. David got to school at eight this morning_______________________________
4. I got a letter from my cousin this morning______________________________
5. Can you get a dictionary from the shelf over there?________________________
6. It´s getting late. I muat go home____________________________________
7.Go and get a plate from the cupboard__________________________________
8. I´m going to the shop to get some bread________________________________
9. What time did the train get to Oxford?_________________________________
10. Open the window. It´s getting hot in here______________________________

4. In pairs, ask and answer the questions
1. What did you get for your birthday?
2. What time did you get home from school?
3. Last time you went shopping, did you get any CDs?
4. What time does it get dark on the shortest day of the year?/ the longest day of the year?

ADVENTURE SPORTS

EXERCISES

1 Complete the adventure sports.
Activity Centre. Come and learn new sports and have fun this summer!
Water sports:
1 k _ y _ k _ n _
2 w _ t _ r - s _ i _ n _
3 w _ n _ s _ r _ i_ g
Mountain sports:
4 m _ u _ t _ i _ b _ k _ n _
5 r _ c _ - c _ i _ b _ n _
6 s _ o _ b _ a _ d _ n _
Street sports:
7 r _ l _ e _ b _ a _ i _ g
8 s _ a _ e _ o _ r _ i _ g
And, for the most adventurous:
9 b _ n _ e _ j _ m _ i _ g
10 p _ r _ c _ u _ i _ g

2. Write your opinions. Which are the three...?
Most dangerous sports? ________________, ______________, ______________
Most exciting sports? __________________, ______________, ______________

3. Look at the definitions. Complete the sports.
1. Paddle down the river___________________
2. See amazing fish ____________________
3. Ski behind a speed boat _______________
4. Jump off a high bridge! ________________
5. Jump off a cliff with your own wings! _____________
6. Jump out of an aeroplane! _____________________
7. Cycle in the mountains ________________
8. Climb a cliff – don’t look down! __________________
9. Go down snow-covered mountains on your board! _________________
10. Race your friends down the hill on your boards __________________

MAKE & DO

EXERCISES

1. Complete the diagram with the words and phrases in the box.
a mistake / a phone call / friends /my homework / the bed / the ironing
the shopping / the washing

make__________, ____________, _____________, _____________
do____________, ____________, _____________, _____________

2. Complete the sentences with the phrases from exercise 1.
1 My dad …………………… in our house. He makes a great tortilla!
2 Juan is a new student, but he …………………… easily because he’s sociable.
3 I always …………………… on the same day the teacher gives it to us.
4 Alicia, are you still using the phone? I need to …………………… .
5 I …………………… when I sent the text message to Sally instead of Steve.
6 Charlie …………………… in the morning before he has a shower.
7 I …………………… every weekend so I have clean clothes for the week.
8 I don’t like …………………… because it makes me hot and I burn the clothes!

HOUSEWORK

Housework vocabulary isn't difficult. Would you like to try first with a nice online exercise? Click here and good luck!

1. Complete the phrases with the following words

do /do /hoover/ make /tidy/ the dishes/ the floor

the rubbish out /the shopping/ the washing

a) __________the ironing

b) __________the carpets

c) __________your bed

d) Wash ______________

e) Do ________________

f) __________your room

g)__________the cooking

h) Do ________________

i) Take _______________

j) Clean _______________

2. Are these sentences true or false for you? Correct the false ones

a) I hardly ever wash the dishes _____________________________________

b) I never tidy my room ___________________________________________

c) I always make my bed ___________________________________________

d) I often take the rubbish out _______________________________________

3. How much housework do you do? Write five sentences

a) ___________________________________

b) ___________________________________

c) ___________________________________

d) ___________________________________

e) ___________________________________

4. Complete the text with housework vocabulary
James and Laura,
I’m going to work now. Can you (1) ………… your rooms? And don’t forget to (2) ………… your beds!
Aunt Jill is coming this afternoon, so please (3) ………… the carpets, (4) ………… the kitchen floor and (5) ………… the rubbish out. Could you also (6) ………… the shopping before dinner? Don’t worry – I’ll (7) ………… the dishes later!

Thanks,
Mum

NEGATIVE PREFIXES

EXERCISES

1. Write the opposites. Use the prefixes in-, un- and im-
a) comfortable ________________
b) correct ___________________
c) friendly ___________________
d) patient ___________________
e) polite ____________________
f) possible ___________________
g) sensitive __________________
h) tidy _____________________
i) tolerant ___________________

2. Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the adjectives in the box.
comfortable friendly patient polite possible sensitive tidy tolerant
1 My bedroom is always……………………… .
2 Everyone does things differently – you shouldn’t be ……………………… .
3 It’s ……………………… if you don’t say ‘Thank you’ in English.
4 I bought a new bed because the old one was quite ……………………… .
5 I think it’s ……………………… to get all the answers correct!
6 He laughed at her when she was upset. He’s very ……………………… .
7 Our new neighbours are a bit ……………………… . They didn’t say ‘hello’ this morning.
8 Wait a minute! Don’t be so ……………………… .

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PERSONALITY

1. Match adjectives in A with adjectives in B to make pairs of opposites

A: cheerful, generous, hard-working, loud, nice, serious, shy
B: confident, funny, lazy, mean, moody, nasty, quiet

2. Write four sentences describing yourself, your best friend and members of your family. Use 3 adjectives in each sentence
a) __________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________
c) __________________________________________________
d) __________________________________________________

3. Complete the sentences. Use the adjectives in the box.
funny generous lazy loud moody nice shy
1 Bob is always making jokes – he’s really ____________ .
2 Jane never does the housework – she’s so ____________ .
3 Tanya is a really ____________ person – kind, friendly and generous.
4 My aunt is really ____________ – she often gives me presents.
5 Dave is always shouting – he’s so !
6 My brother finds it difficult to meet people. He’s really ____________ .
7 Laura is quite ____________ – she’s sometimes friendly and sometimes unfriendly.

SHOPS

EXERCISES

1. Look at the shopping list. Match each item with a shop
a newspaper ____________
some aspirin ____________
some earrings ___________
some money ____________
some stamps ____________
a pair of trainers __________
a T-shirt _______________
a DVD player ____________

2 Write the names of the shops.
1 Where can you buy a T-shirt, a jacket or a tracksuit? ……………………
2 Where can you buy some earrings, a necklace or a ring? ……………………
3 Where can you buy a newspaper, a notebook or a magazine? ……………………
4 Where can you buy bananas, potatoes or water? ……………………
5 Where can you buy some aspirin or some cough medicine? ……………………
6 Where can you buy an MP3 player, a television or a computer? ……………………
7 Where can you buy trainers or shoes? ……………………

3. Make a list of the shops in a street in your town
There´s a .................................................................................................

4. Write 3 things you can buy at each shop
a) a supermarket: _____________________________________________
b) a clothes shop: ______________________________________________
c) a computer shop: ____________________________________________

TWO-WORD NOUNS

EXERCISES

1. Put the letters into the correct order to make words. Write them in front of 1–8 to make compound nouns.
gpniposh stop tenterin lepoic
hestolc gimmswin rutyesci traptenmed

1 ___________ café
2 ___________ store
3 ___________ pool
4 ___________ shop
5 ___________ centre
6 ___________ office
7 ___________ officer
8 ___________ guard

2. Match 1-8 with a-h to make two-word nouns
1. security
2. police
3. post
4. shopping
5. clothes
6. swimming
7. department
8. internet

a. office
b. shop
c. guard
d. pool
e. store
f. officer
g. café
h. centre

3. Find the word. Use the two-word nouns from exercise 2
a) He catches criminals ________________
b)She tries to stop thieves stealing from shops _________________
c) You can buy jeans, skirts, shirts, etc. here ___________________
d) You buy stamps here ________________
e) You can send emails here _______________
f) A large shop where you buy lots of different things ________________
g) There are lots of different shops here ____________________