PRIME TIME 1

NAME _________________________
DATE: _________________________

1 Write the opposites.

1 dark hair ≠ ................................ 5 young ≠ ................................

2 small eyes ≠ ................................ 6 short hair ≠ ................................
3 short ≠ ................................ 7 big nose ≠ ................................
4 curly hair ≠ ................................ 8 thin lips ≠ ................................

2 Fill in: medals, awards, club, hero, record, players, athletes, dream.

1 Lionel Messi is one of the most famous football ............................ in the world.
2 He has got three Olympic ............................ .
3 Yelena Isinbayena is one of the best Russian ............................ .
4 My ............................ is to become a famous basketball player.
5 I’m in the school tennis ............................ .
6 Peter is the winner of many ............................ .
7 Yelena Isinbayeva is my ............................ . She is the best pole vaulter in Russia.
8 He’s got the world ............................ in cycling.

3 Choose the best answer.

1 New Year’s Day is ......... 1st January. 5 They are all pilots except ......... James.
A on B in C at A of B for C with

2 He’s very good ......... Maths. 6 I’ve got a tennis lesson ......... Thursday.
A with B at C in A in B on C at

3 The Dayak women are famous ......... their 7 Coelho’s stories are full ......... magic.
heavy earrings. A of B with C in
A of B with C for
8 The Union Flag is ......... display on
4 My birthday is ......... March. Commonwealth Day.
A in B at C on A for B in C on

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4 Fill in the gaps with am/’m, is/’s, are/’re or are not/aren’t.

Hi!
My name 1) .................. Jane and I 2) .................. from Manchester, England. I 3) .................. 17
years old. My brother’s name 4) .................. Scott. We 5) .................. twins. We 6) .................. tall
and slim and we both have brown eyes and dark hair. My favourite sport 7) .................. tennis. My
brother’s dream 8) .................. to become a famous footballer. His favourite football team
9) ........... Arsenal. 10) .................. you keen on sports? Write back soon.
Love,
Jane

Hi Bob,
My name 11) .................. Giuseppe. I 12) .................. 18 and I’ve got a brother too! We 13) ..........
from Italy. We 14) .................. very keen on sports, but we 15) .................. very good at art. My
father 16) .................. a painter and my mother 17) .................. a sculptor. I 18) .................. very
good at playing the guitar and my brother 19) .................. a talented photographer. I 20) ...............
very busy at the moment rehearsing for the end-of-the-year concert. Keep in touch.
Yours,
Giuseppe

5 Replace the word in bold with the correct pronoun.

1 Pedro is from Portugal. .........................

2 My father and I have fair hair.
3 Steve and Peter are fire fighters.
4 Anna is new at school.
5 The blue bag is your bag.
6 This is my ball. The ball is mine.
7 Look at this dog. It’s like Tina’s dog!
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................

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6 Choose the correct word.

1 Her/Hers name is Olga and she/her is from 6 Can I/me talk to you?
Russia. 7 Their/Theirs house is big. It’s/They’re
2 I/He have a dog. Hers/Its name is Sally. not small.
3 William and I are 13. Our/We’re twins. 8 She/Her has a new bike. The new bike
Our/Their favourite teacher is Mr Simmons. is her/hers.
4 I have a new camera. The new camera is 9 Are they/their British? Yes.
my/mine. 10 I’m Sandra and his/he is my friend.
5 How old are they/their? They’re/Their 12. His/He name is Mike.

7 Fill in the gaps with have/’ve, has/’s, have not/haven’t or has not/hasn’t.

1 I ................... got dark hair and brown eyes.
2 ................... he got a black car?
3 ................... they got two daughters? No,
they ................... .
4 George ................... got a brother. He has
got a sister.
5 ............... she got a dog? Yes,
she ............... .
6 Julie ................... got beautiful fair hair.
7 Tina and John ................... got a big
house in France.
8 ............... you got a brother? Yes,
I ............... .

8 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the comparative or the

superlative form.

1 Michael Phelps is ....................................... 5 Pygmies are .............................. (short)

(successful) swimmer in the world. people in the world.
2 Isn’t he .............................. (good) student 6 Their house is .............................. (big)
in his class? than ours.
3 She’s .............................. (tall) than her 7 The Massai are one of ............................
sister. (old) tribes in Africa.
4 She is one of ................................................ 8 The Taj Mahal is one
(beautiful) models in history. of .......................... ......................
(popular) landmarks in India.

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9 Fill in the gaps with where, what, how, who, which or how old.

1 ........................ is your grandma? She’s 93. 4 .........................’s this? It’s a book.

2 ........................ is it going? Not bad, thanks. 5 .........................’s José from? Peru.
3 ........................ is your favourite colour: red 6 .........................’s he? James.
or green? Red.

10 Choose the best answer.

1 ........... he Argentinian? No, he’s Brazilian. 6 ........... she dance? Yes.

A Is B Has C Was A Has B Can C Is

2 Georgia and Christine ........... sisters. 7 ........... month is longer: January or

A isn’t B aren’t C haven’t February?
A Which B What C Who
3 Carlos and I ........... friends.
A are B am C is 8 It isn’t your turn. It’s ........... .
A her B hers C him
4 The Emerald Buddha is ........... Thailand.
A in B at C on 9 They ........... got a sister. Her name is
Mary.
5 She is the ........... successful athlete in the
A haven’t B have C are
world.
A most B more C many 10 She is ........... than her brother.
A smarter B smartest C smart

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