Vocabulary unit 8. Fill the gaps with the correct word.

1. Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence are famous a…………………..

2. Toti Martinez de Lezea is a famous w……………….
3. The c……………… of this restaurant is one the most famous.
4. Monik is 1.70 metres tall, is beautiful and thin. She should be a m………………..
5. Wolfang Amadeus Mozart was a famous……………….
6. My computer system got broken yesterday. I am calling to the c…………………..
p…………………………
7. I like planes. I always wanted to be a p………………….
8. The president of the government is a p………………….
9. The b……………….. and the b……………….. are people who works for company and make
money for them.
10. My hair looks horrible. Tomorrow I am going to the h……………………..
11. The……………. designs houses.
12. Albert Einstein was a famous s……………… and physics.

Complete the sentences with past simple forms

EAT/ BREAK/ VISIT/ SLEEP/ WEAR/ COME/ NOT DRINK/ SWIM/ HAVE
1. I ..................................a lots of interesting places on my holidays.
1. ...............you....................... in the sea 3 weeks ago?
2. John .................................... his leg 2 days ago.
3. We .................................... sandwiches for breakfast today morning.
4. I .................................... shorts and T-shirt in the summer.
5. She ..................................... hot coffee 2 hours ago.
6. ………………William ................................. to my birthday party yesterday?
7. I .....................................a lot last summer, I got up at 11 o’clock!
8. We .................................... a great time at the campsite last year.

Choose the correct answer. Food can change the world.

Do you know that food can change the world? Here are two examples of common food items
and their effect on history.
People all over the world eat 1) chips/ juice/ fizzy drinks and other food items from 2)
chicken/ potatoes/ carrots. Until the 16th century, not many Europeans knew about this 3) boring/
terrible/ tasty plans. The ancient Incas grew them in the high 4) beaches/ oceans/ mountains of Peru
and Chile. Then Spanish explorers 5) donated/ discovered/ organized them in 1535 and brought
them back to Spain. At the time, many Europeans didn’t have food. Potatoes 6) competed/ received/
saved the lives of many hungry people, because they were easy to grow.
Tomatoes are also from South America. Cortez saw them growing in Montezuma’s garden and
he brought them back to Europe. People didn’t like them at first – in fact, they thought there were 7)
crowded/ disgusting/ delicious. In the 16th century, the Italians began growing tomatoes, and they
added a sauce from tomatoes to 8) noodles/ butter/ ice cream. Today pasta with tomato sauce is
popular all over the world. The rest is history.
Write a question for each answer. Use the words in bold to help you.
1.
They usually come home at 4:00
2.
She is studying with friends after school.
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He can make a delicious chocolate cake.
4.
They moved to London a year ago.
5.
I bought some jeans at the shopping centre.
6.
Peter and Tony were at home at 10:0
7.
Yes, she has got two pets at home.
8.
No, they didn’t stay in that hotel

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. There may be more than
one correct answer.
1. What………. you usually …………… (do) at weekends?
2. I …………………….. (have) breakfast at the moment.
3. Mmm This cake ………………. (taste) delicious.
4. Dan ………………….. (not be) at home last night.
5. It ………………. (stop) raining an hour ago.
6. We ……………… (meet) at the park yesterday.
7. Where……………… Peter …………….. (go) after school yesterday.?
8. Listen ……………… you ……………… (hear) that?
Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the verb in brackets or the correct form of to be/
there is/ there are/ there was/ there were or can.
What (1)…………… you usually………. (do) at the weekend? (2)………… you and your sister
always……………. (go) to the beach when it is sunny?(3) ……… you…………… (want) to come to my
house?.
(4)........................... a fantastic new television series about ancient Rome. (5) It ……………… on TV at
12: 00 every Saturday. (6) I ………………… (watch) last week and I really (7)………………. (enjoy) it.
Did you know that the ancient Romans watched people fighting for fun? (8) ………………….. a special
building in Roman towns for this terrible sport. Athletes called gladiators (9) …………………. (fight)
there and someone always died.
Of course, the Romans also (10) ……………… (do) other things. Sport (11)……………….very
popular and (12)................... theatres and libraries. Two week ago, the programme (13) …………….
About Roman feasts- another popular type of entertainment.

Fill the gap with the correct comparative.

1. Obelix is __________ (fat) Asterix.
2. Panoramix is __________ (thin) Obelix.
3. Mexico is __________ (hot) Sweden.
4. A baby is __________ (small) a child.
A major is ___________________ (important) a sergeant.
 Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns (subject or object)

1. Peter is my friend. ........... lives in England. …………… are friend for a long time.
2. Tina works as a secretary. ………… is married and has got two children.
3. It is Linda’s birthday. We are buying ………… a nice present now.
4. Paul and Jim are in London because ……….. want to improve their English.
5. Mary is my best friend. ……….. always receive a letter from ……… .
6. Henry and I are on a trip to the USA. ……….are having wonderful time.
7. The cat is on the table. …….. is very naughty and I must punish ……… .
8. Our friends live in Barcelona. ……….. often come

Complete the sentences with my / our / your / his / her / their / its.

1. I like …………………… job.

2. Do you like …………………… job?
3. Does your father like …………………… job?
4. Sally is married. …………………… husband works in a bank.
5. I know Mr Watson but I don’t know …………………… wife.
6. Put …………………… coat when you go out. It’s very cold.
7. …………………… favourite sport is tennis. I play a lot in summer.
8. My sister plays tennis too but …………………… favourite sport is athletics.
9. We’re staying at a very nice hotel. ……………………rooms are very comfortable.
10. Mr and Mrs Baker live in London but …………………… son lives in Australia.

Write some, any, a or an.

1. There is _____ bread on the table.
2. There aren’t _____ sausages in the kitchen.
3. There is _____ mouse in the house.
4. There is _____ apple in the basket.
5. is there _____ jam?
6. I’ve got _____ banana.
7. There is _____ sugar on the shelf