Grammar and Vocabulary book

answer key
Unit 1
Grammar (page 2)
1 2 doesn’t watch 3 listen, make 4 don’t dance
5 dreams 6 play 7 doesn’t work, works
2 2 Does Pavlos like 3 Does your teacher perform
4 Do you play 5 Does Tom spend 6 Do I buy
7 Does the school bus leave
3 2 No, he doesn’t. 3 No, they don’t.
4 Yes, he does. 5 No, she doesn’t.
6 Yes, they do. 7 No, she doesn’t.
8 Yes, they do.
4 2 go 3 teaches 4 have 5 doesn’t like 6 is
7 wins 8 don’t have 9 don’t like 10 play
5 2 never 3 always 4 normally 5 Sometimes
6 often 7 every week
6 2 Do you play chess in the evenings?
3 Dad washes his car at the weekend.
4 He goes shopping on Saturdays.
5 Rosie and Katie practise their dance every day.
6 Paul never enters competitions.
7 Her act is usually first in the show.
8 The winner is always very happy.
3 2 ’s going swimming 3 ’s studying
4 ’s playing 5 is making 6 ’s cooking
7 ’s visiting
4 2 are marching 3 do 4 ’m wearing
5 ’s making 6 makes 7 helps 8 ’m going
9 ’m meeting
5 2 beautifully 3 quietly 4 happily 5 slowly
6 quickly
6 2 paints wonderfully 3 runs fast 4 work slowly
5 sing badly 6 speaks quietly 7 teaches well
Vocabulary (page 10)
1 2 guest 3 costume 4 decoration 5 parade
6 feast
2 2c 3a 4e 5b
3 2 tradition 3 decorations 4 parade
5 costumes 6 competition 7 winner
8 fireworks
4 2 with 3 on 4 from 5 at 6 for 7 of 8 in
5 2 play a trick 3 Tell a joke 4 guess the answer
6 2 near 3 next to 4 opposite 5 in the middle of
6 in front of 7 between

Vocabulary (page 4) Exam practice (page 12)

1 2 contestant 3 judge 4 winner 5 dream 1 2B 3A 4C 5A 6B 7C 8A 9B
6 show 7 hobby 8 talent 2 2H 3F 4A 5B 6C
2 2C 3A 4B 5A 6B 7C 8B 3 2 at 3 from 4 am/’m 5 you 6 the
3 2 performance/performer 3 dream 4 2B 3A 4B 5C 6A
4 entertainment/entertainer 5 show
6 win/winner 7 judge 8 life 9 practise
4 2 perform 3 live 4 judges 5 act/performance
Unit 3
6 entertainment 7 practises 8 winner Grammar (page 14)
9 dream 1
5 2d 3e 4b 5a 6c 7f Add -ed Add -d Change -y Double
to -i and consonant
Exam practice (page 6) add -ed and add -ed
1 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C asked arrived carried stopped
2 2B 3C 4A 5B 6A 7C listened decided studied travelled
3 2G 3H 4B 5E 6A
practised tried
4 2 are 3 a 4 is 5 because 6 but 7 of 8 in
9 there 10 At 11 the 2 2 tried 3 stopped 4 carried 5 studied 6 joined
7 travelled 8 listened 9 asked
3 2 come 3 had 4 be 5 drank 6 catch 7 told
Unit 2 8 hear
Grammar (page 8) 4 2 had 3 ate 4 finished 5 saw 6 enjoyed
1 2 ’m going 3 ’m not wearing 4 are watching 7 went 8 practised
5 ’s making 6 aren’t dancing 7 ’s performing 5 2 was 3 were 4 was 5 wasn’t 6 didn’t have
8 aren’t entering 7 weren’t 8 had 9 was
2 2 is cooking 3 loves 4 is decorating 5 is starting 6 2 play 3 forget 4 like 5 have 6 rain 7 tell
6 comes 7 ’s working 8 finish

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7 2 What was your best subject?
3 Did you always do your homework?
4 Did you have a favourite teacher?
5 Were you good at sports?
6 Did you make any good friends at school?
Vocabulary (page 16)
1 2 Art 3 PE 4 French 5 Geography 6 History
7 Maths 8 English 9 Computer Studies
2 2 notebook 3 book shop 4 sunglasses 5 bus stop
3 2 uniform 3 match 4 bin 5 primary school
6 secretary
4
Casual Smart
jeans jumper
sweatshirt shirt
trainers shoes
T-shirt skirt
tie
trousers
5 2 skirt 3 jeans 4 shirt 5 tie 6 T-shirt
7 sweatshirt 8 jacket 9 blazer 10 jumper
6 2 do 3 have 4 do 5 do 6 have 7 do
8 have 9 have
Exam practice (page 18)
1 2 playground 3 uniform 4 hall 5 timetable
6 break
2 2E 3F 4B 5D 6A
3 2A 3B 4A 5C 6A 7B 8C
4 2 because 3 homework 4 ran 5 over 6 races
Unit 4
Grammar (page 20)
1 2 was listening 3 were waiting 4 was doing
5 were watching 6 were visiting, were shopping
7 was working 8 was crying
2 2 Were the students studying 3 weren’t exploring
4 Was Mandy cleaning 5 wasn’t writing
6 wasn’t sitting 7 Were you walking
8 was she doing
3 2 wasn’t listening, asked 3 didn’t go
4 were studying, arrived 5 was sleeping, rang
6 was, wasn’t wearing 7 was snowing, left
8 was watching, rang 9 was running, fell
10 was looking, saw
4 2 while 3 when 4 as 5 when 6 while
5 2 found 3 was digging 4 felt 5 was opening
6 fell
6 2 to show 3 to find 4 visiting 5 Travelling
6 going 7 to go 8 visiting 9 walking 10 staying
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Vocabulary (page 22)
1 2h 3g 4e 5a 6c 7f 8b
2 2 in 3 in 4 in 5 on
6 nineteen seventy-five
7 the second of March
8 two thousand and six
3 2B 3A 4C 5A 6A 7C 8B
4 2B 3A 4B 5C 6B 7A 8C 9C 10 B
5 2 Go straight on and it’s on your left.
3 Go past the hospital and turn right.
4 Cross the road and go straight on.
5 Turn left and go straight on.
Exam practice (page 24)
1 2 stories 3 digging 4 photos 5 see 6 picture
2 2 No 3 Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 8 No
3 2 Tuesday 3 3.35 4 Desert Adventure
5 food 6 Mrs Crew
4 2H 3A 4F 5C 6B
Progress check 1
1 2A 3C 4B 5A 6C
2 3 sing 4 isn’t 5 dance 6 are 7 make
8 don’t ride 9 doesn’t paint 10 cooks
11 loves 12 don’t like
3 2 I often play the piano.
3 The audience is never quiet.
4 She usually performs in the school show.
5 They practise their music every weekend.
6 We normally watch the show on TV.
7 Marc and Stefan never dance at parties.
8 He sometimes goes swimming with me.
4 2 celebrate 3 invite 4 march 5 present
6 decorations 7 guests
5 2 ’m performing 3 are doing
4 ’re wearing 5 is looking
6 ’re practising 7 ’m going
8 is making 9 ’m feeling
10 are coming
6 2 decide 3 tried 4 go 5 stopped
6 see 7 carried 8 travelled 9 ask
10 gave
7 2 Did she go 3 Did the teacher give
4 Did you practise 5 Did they wear
6 Did you have 7 Did Joe see
8 Did Tom and Susie finish
9 Did your parents drive
10 Did I pass 11 Did Robert take
8 2 stayed 3 gave 4 practised 5 wore 6 had
7 saw 8 finished 9 drove 10 got 11 took
9 2A 3C 4B 5A 6B 7C 8B
10 2 classroom 3 ruins 4 Mayan
5 archaeologist 6 coins 7 homework
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Unit 5 Unit 6
Grammar (page 28) Grammar (page 34)
1 1 short answers 2 arrangement 1 2 has 3 have 4 have 5 has 6 has
3 prediction 4 promise 2
2 2 prediction 3 prediction For Since
4 promise 5 promise five days 2006
6 prediction
ten years January
3 2b 3f 4e 5a 6c
4 2 Will we get to the hotel before dinner? No, we three weeks last week
won’t. two hours three o’clock
3 Will your cousin go with you? Yes, he/she will. Tuesday
4 Will David miss his mum’s cooking? No, he won’t.
5 Will you help me? Yes, I will. 3 2 has worked, since 3 have lived, for
6 Will it be sunny tomorrow? No, it won’t. 4 have known, for 5 hasn’t worn, since
6 has sold, since
5 2 ’re going to arrive 3 ’m going to visit
4 ’re not going to walk 5 ’re going to have 4 2 gone 3 been 4 been 5 gone 6 gone
6 isn’t going to come 7 ’s going to read 7 been 8 gone
8 ’s going to be 5 2 ‘ve spent 3 bought 4 went 5 was
6 2 ’re going to travel 3 ’re going to leave 6 ’ve visited 7 went 8 have taken
4 ’re going to do 5 aren’t going to be 6 2 have you decided 3 Has your dad sold
6 ’re going to have 4 Have you ever bought 5 Have you visited
7 2 Shall 3 Shall 4 ’ll 5 won’t 6 have you tried on
6 ’ll 7 ’m going to 7 2 hasn’t picked up her/the jacket from the cleaner’s
yet.
Vocabulary (page 30) 3 ’s already bought a present for Mum’s/her mum’s
1 birthday.
4 hasn’t posted Dad’s/her dad’s letters yet.
Land Air Sea
5 ’s already bought some socks.
bus helicopter boat 6 ’s already met Susie and Kate for lunch.
car plane cruise ship
lorry Vocabulary (page 36)
1 2 clothes shop 3 sports shop 4 music shop
motorbike
5 library
taxi 2 2 pay 3 spend 4 cost 5 cheap 6 buy 7 swap
train 8 expensive
truck 3 2 poster 3 necklace 4 sports gear 5 customer
6 shop assistant 7 wallet 8 credit card
van
4 2 buy 3 spend 4 department store 5 try on
2 2 took 3 fly 4 take 5 sailed 6 flies 7 drive 6 expensive 7 price 8 pay
3 2c 3f 4a 5d 6b 5 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 A 6 B 7 A 8 B 9 B 10 C
4 2e 3a 4b 5c 6d 7g 6 2 look 3 know 4 friendly 5 polite 6 Maths
5 2b 3f 4g 5a 6e 7h 8c 7 cheap 8 price
6 2 rucksack 3 miss 4 chocolate 5 pack
6 lip gloss 7 mobile 8 forward Exam practice (page 38)
1 2F 3D 4H 5B 6G
Exam practice (page 32) 2 2 in 3 have/’ve 4 the 5 been 6 is/’s 7 store
1 2 taxi 3 boat 4 bus 5 suitcase 6 plane 8 bought 9 of 10 than
2 2A 3C 4B 5C 6A 3 2 Saturday 3 10.30 4 £1.00 5 bus 6 335 765
3 2B 3A 4C 5B 6C 7A 8B 9C 4 2 price 3 supermarket 4 bank 5 cash
4 2B 3C 4G 5A 6D 6 magazine 7 bracelet 8 trousers 9 size
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4 2E 3A 4D 5F 6B
Unit 7
5 2 tigers 3 elephants 4 giraffes 5 dolphins
Grammar (page 40) 6 temperatures 7 snakes
1 2 can 3 can 4 can’t 5 can 6 can’t 7 can’t 6 2 difficult 3 interesting 4 fun 5 funny
8 can 6 dangerous
2 2 couldn’t 3 can/could 4 Can 5 can’t 6 can 7 2 rainy 3 lake 4 elephants 5 dangerous
7 couldn’t 8 can 6 exciting 7 worst
3 2 has to 3 don’t have to 4 have to 5 have to
6 have to 7 doesn’t have to 8 have to Exam practice (page 50)
4 2A 3A 4C 5C 6B 7C 8A 1 2 at 3 ago 4 there 5 are/’re 6 than 7 it
5 2B 3A 4D 8 to 9 with 10 most 11 are/’re
2 allowed 3 can’t 4 have to 2 2 rainforest 3 desert 4 mountain 5 island
6 lake
Vocabulary (page 42) 3 2B 3B 4C 5A 6B 7C 8B 9B
1 2A 3D 4C 4 2G 3A 4C 5H 6F
2 court: tennis, volleyball
track: race, running
pitch: baseball, hockey Progress check 2
pool: diving, water polo
1 2 boat 3 car 4 plane 5 motorbike 6 bus
3 2 go skateboarding 3 play tennis 4 go diving 7 train 8 lorry
5 go BMX riding 6 play hockey
2 2 ’re going to 3 Shall we 4 ’ll
4 2 brave 3 dangerous 4 nervous 5 fast 5 are you going to 6 ’ll 7 shall 8 ’re going to
5 2e 3a 4d 5g 6b 7f 3 2 A 3 A 4 C 5 B 6 C 7 B 8 B 9 A 10 A
6 2b 3a 4e 5d 6c 4 2b 3c 4a 5e 6d
7 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C 5 2 have to 3 don’t have to 4 have to
5 ’re allowed 6 aren’t allowed to
Exam practice (page 44) 6 2 courts 3 track 4 racquet 5 trainers 6 pitch
1 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 B 7 B 8 C 9 A 10 C 7 elbow pads 8 pool
11 A 12 C 7 2 worked 3 would watch 4 were 5 needed
2 2B 3C 4C 5B 6A 7C 6 lived
3 2 looking 3 you 4 the 5 any 6 my 7 go 8 2 hotter 3 best 4 drier 5 wettest
8 allowed 9 an 10 going 11 to 6 colder 7 bigger 8 better
4 2B 3A 4B 5C 6C 7C 8A 9 most expensive
9 2 which 3 that 4 which 5 who 6 that

Unit 8
Grammar (page 46) Unit 9
1 2 wetter 3 than 4 as 5 better 6 faster Grammar (page 54)
2 2 better than 1 2 must 3 mustn’t 4 must 5 mustn’t 6 must
3 less interesting than/more boring than 2 2 doesn’t need to 3 needs to 4 needs to
4 faster than 5 safer than/are less dangerous than 5 doesn’t need to 6 doesn’t need to
6 bigger/larger than 3 2 don’t need to 3 need to 4 mustn’t
3 2 foggier than 3 sunnier than 4 big 5 taller than 5 don’t need to 6 must
6 scary 7 drier than 4 2 should ask 3 should practise 4 should exercise
4 2 fastest 3 longest 4 tallest 5 highest 5 should cook 6 should tell
6 most intelligent 7 biggest 5 2 should I make 3 should I buy
5 2C 3B 4C 5A 6A 7B 4 Should I invite 5 should I ask
6 should I play 7 should I chop
Vocabulary (page 48) 8 Should I decorate
1 2 windy 3 cloud 4 sunny 5 storm 6 wet 7 ice 6 2 must 3 mustn’t 4 should 5 need
2 2e 3f 4c 5a 6d 6 mustn’t 7 don’t need 8 must
3 2 ocean 3 river 4 igloos 5 rainforest 6 sledge 7 2 should 3 need to 4 mustn’t 5 need to
7 wood 8 hill 6 should 7 need to

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Vocabulary (page 56) 4 windmill, treehouse

1 2 milk 3 cut 4 hard 5 liquid 6 stir 7 sugar 5 2 caravan 3 farm 4 tower 5 lighthouse
8 add 6 tent 7 cottage 8 barge
2 6 2 tent 3 castle 4 bedrooms 5 tower
Meat Vegetables Liquids Other 6 dining room 7 forest
chicken cabbage juice bread 7 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C 7C 8A
steak carrot sauce butter 8 2b 3f 4c 5a 6d

potato yoghurt flour

rice
3 2 fry 3 chop 4 grill 5 burn 6 boils 7 stir
8 slice
4 2 roasted 3 grilled 4 boiled 5 cooked
6 heated 7 Sliced
5 2 fish 3 grilled 4 juice 5 dairy foods 6 spots
7 energy 8 soup 9 fat 10 eggs 11 snack
12 sweets
6 2 taste 3 smells 4 tastes 5 look 6 looks
7 smells 8 taste
Exam practice (page 58)
1 2C 3A 4H 5D 6F
2 2 spoon 3 oven 4 vegetable 5 sauce 6 oil
7 fish 8 juice 9 sugar 10 milk
3 2B 3A 4C 5A 6B
4 2A 5A 6C 7A 8C
Unit 10
Grammar (page 60)
1 2 are 3 are 4 is 5 are 6 is 7 ’m 8 is
2 2 is made 3 are kept 4 is enjoyed
5 are grown 6 are asked 7 is surrounded
8 are taken
3 2 are sold 3 includes 4 are shown 5 are told
6 is served 7 is cooked 8 play
4 2 were allowed 3 were discovered
4 was given 5 were finished 6 was designed
7 were held
5 2 Our letters are delivered by the postman.
3 Activity holidays are organised by the tour
company.
4 Were all these emails sent by you?
5 Money is changed into Euros by the local bank.
6 This tourist guide was written by a famous travel
expert.
7 Sydney Opera House is visited by millions of
tourists.
6 2A 3C 4B 5A 6B 7A
Exam practice (page 64)
1 3 No 4 Yes 5 Yes 6 No 7 No 8 Yes 9 Yes
2 2 caravan 3 cottage 4 lighthouse 5 farm 6 tent
3 2 dining room 3 living room 4 stairs 5 first floor
6 balcony
4 2A 3B 4C 5A 6C 7A 8B 9A
Unit 11
Grammar (page 66)
1 2f 3a 4e 5b 6d
2 2 practises 3 don’t do 4 miss 5 passes
6 don’t understand
3 2 ’ll work, ’s 3 becomes, ’ll have to
4 ’ll have to, want 5 see, ’ll ask
6 ’ll become, grow up 7 gets, ’ll move
8 ’ll have to, ’s 9 likes, ’ll be 10 pass, ’ll go
4 2 must 3 won’t 4 might 5 should 6 must
7 might 8 can
Vocabulary (page 68)
1 2 taxi driver 3 hairdresser 4 teacher
5 office worker 6 police officer 7 vet
8 TV presenter 9 doctor 10 fashion model
2 2 reports 3 writes 4 farms/grows 5 paints
6 photographs 7 sings 8 teaches
3 2 vet 3 photographer 4 teacher
5 clothes designer 6 fashion models
4 2d 3c 4f 5a 6b
5 2 helped out 3 carried on 4 hang on
5 deal with 6 looked after
6 2 part-time 3 babysitter 4 do 5 save
7 2B 3A 4A 5C 6B
Exam practice (page 70)
1 2 Friday 3 coach 4 £12 5 Mr Holden
6 lunch/food
2 2B 3C 4A 5B 6C
3 2 and 3 I 4 ’ll 5 not/n’t 6 My
4 2C 3B 4C 5C 6B 7A 8B

Vocabulary (page 62)

1 2 volcano 3 forest 4 island 5 cave 6 canal
2 2d 3a 4e 5b
3 2 manor 3 windmill 4 hotel 5 treehouse

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Unit 12 Progress check 3

Grammar (page 72)
1 2 could 3 liked 4 would 5 studied 6 could
7 would 8 was
2 2 said 3 told 4 said 5 told 6 said 7 said
8 told
3 2 is 3 can help 4 ’ll buy 5 ’s 6 can’t do
4 2 It’s really difficult. 3 I’m good at Science.
4 I can’t do question five.
5 The answer is twenty-five.
6 I’ll buy you a drink from the café.
5 2 that/which 3 who 4 that/which 5 which
6 who 7 who 8 that/which
6 Tim Berners-Lee is the man 1) who invented
the World Wide Web. Berners-Lee, 2) who now
works for Southampton University, was born in
London. His university degree, 3) which he got
from Oxford University, was in Physics. It was
his experience as an engineer and computer
scientist 4) which/that helped Berners-Lee
invent the World Wide Web in 1989. We can
certainly say that Berners-Lee is the man
5) who/that is responsible for changing the way
we use computers.
1 2 teacher 3 foggy 4 add 5 job 6 steak
7 built 8 ferry 9 stir 10 laboratory 11 burn
12 truck
2 2 caravan 3 farm 4 cottage 5 lighthouse
6 manor 7 castle 8 tent
3 2A 3C 4B 5A 6A 7C 8C 9B
4 2 was completed 3 aren’t allowed 4 is enjoyed
5 were built 6 was finished 7 was designed
8 are visited 9 is made
5 2 help out 3 grows up 4 hang on 5 deal with
6 carried on 7 look after 8 deal with
6 2g 3a 4e 5b 6f 7h 8c
7 2 robot 3 turn off 4 Look out 5 find out
6 look for 7 experiment 8 laboratory
8 2 wanted 3 were 4 liked 5 could 6 couldn’t
7 made 8 didn’t work

Vocabulary (page 74)

1 2 d 3 f 4 h 5 i 6 j 7 a 8 c 9 e 10 g
2 2 experiments 3 explosion 4 robot
5 laboratory 6 bust 7 invented 8 myth
9 Satellites 10 code
3 2c 3e 4d 5b
4 2 turned off 3 turn on 4 Look out 5 found out
5 2 temperature 3 metres 4 kilograms 5 litres
6 kilometres
6 2 screen 3 desktop 4 keyboard 5 mouse
6 printer
7 1b 2c 3a

Exam practice (page 76)

1 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 B 6 C 7 B 8 A 9 C 10 B
11 A
2 2E 3A 4F 5C 6H
3 2 kilometres 3 centimetres 4 temperature
5 metres 6 litres
4 2 you 3 ’m 4 me 5 I 6 the 7 with 8 at
9 as 10 my 11 on
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Common European Framework (CEF)
Learning and Exam skills
Content & Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
LEVEL CEF ALTE UCLES IELTS TOEIC© TOEFL PTE

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A1 0 – 0–245 0–95
A2 A2 1 KET 3.0 246–380 96–125 1
A2++ – 381–500 126–160 2
B1 B1 2 PET 4.0 500–650 160–180 3
B1+ B1+
B2 B2 3 FCE 5.0 650–720 180–235 4
C1 4 CAE 6.0–m7.0 720–910 236–275 5

Chart correlating main exam types and grading systems

Unit 1 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can read four short articles about contestants in a talent 8–9 A1 Find information, complete a chart Arts: public
Reading show. A2 Read an interview and understand words performance
B1 from context
Vocabulary: talents and hobbies 10–11
Collocation: verbs and nouns
Language Word families: perform – performer – performance
Present simple
Adverbs of frequency and time expressions
I can describe another person’s abilities. 13 A1 Attitudes to mistakes and correction Mistakes and
I can say how good they are. A1 Summarise text correction:
I can say who I want to win and give my reasons. A2 Describe activities learning
I can ask about and describe regular activities. A2 Preferences strategies
I can ask/say how many hobbies I have. A2
Speaking
I can ask/say what types of hobby I prefer. B1
I can ask/say how many hours I spend doing something.
I can say what I love/don’t mind/can’t stand doing.
I can ask/say what my ambition is.
I can talk about my likes/dislikes.

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I can understand people talking about their spare time 12 A1 Combine information from different
Listening activities. A2 sources
A2 Answer Y/N questions
I can describe regular activities. 14–15 A1 Cloze passages Form completion
Conjunctions: and, but, because, so, too. A1 Complete a form
Writing I can complete an information form. A2
I can complete an application form with personal information. A2
I can write a short paragraph about my hopes and dreams.

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Unit 2 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can read a webpage about four different festivals. 16–17 A2 Read quickly/identify topics Traditional
A2 Complete gaps in the text with given festivals in
Reading
B1 sentences four different
Use context to understand unknown words countries
Vocabulary: Festivals and celebrations 18–19
Collocations: making phrases, prepositions with verbs
Language Present continuous for now or the near future
Simple adverbs
Prepositions of place
I can talk about my favourite festivals. 21 A2 Describe what is happening in a picture
I can talk about local, national and religious festivals. B1
I can summarise information from a webpage.
Speaking
I can describe a festival saying when and where it takes place,
what happens, the food people eat and what people do.
I can say how people are doing things.
I can understand a talk about what five people are doing on 20 A2
Listening
April Fool’s Day. A2
I can complete a blog. 22–23 A2 Make sentences from notes
I can complete a letter about current activities. A2
Writing
I can write a blog about where I am, who I am with, what I A2
am doing and how I feel.

Unit 3 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand short instructions, advertisements and 26–27 A1 Answer comprehension questions Music: choral
announcements. A2 singing, choirs
Reading I can understand a magazine article. A2
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B1

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uniforms, clothes schools in
Compound nouns different
Language
Past simple countries
Timetables and past time expressions
Linking words for sequencing events
I can describe what someone is wearing. 31 A1 Give a brief summary of an article

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I can ask and talk about past events. A2
Speaking I can ask and answer questions about schools. A2
I can discuss school, saying what I think is most/least B1
important.
I can understand a boy describing his school, his teachers and 30 A2 Answer multiple-choice questions
his favourite subjects. A2 Describe a school
Listening
I can describe a school in a photograph. A2 Write a short story about a personal
experience
I can complete a diary entry. 32–33 A2
Writing I can organise ideas into a blog. A2
I can write a short story about my first day at school. A2

Unit 4 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand a short fictional story. 34–35 A2 Answer comprehension questions History: Ancient
B1 Answer Y/N questions cultures –
B1 Read a story/identify the order of events Mayans,
Reading
Aztecs, Incas,
Romans, Greeks,
Egyptians
Vocabulary: History and dates 36–37 History: calendar
Archaeology and museums dates and years
Past continuous
Language
Past continuous and past simple
Forming questions and negatives
Gerunds and infinitives
I can ask/talk about past, present and future events in my life. 39 A2 Summarise a story
Speaking I can ask for and give directions to places in a town. B1 Use linkers/show order of events
I can use Please and Thank you correctly. Give directions
I can understand Milly talking about a computer game. 38 A2 Use maps
Listening
I can use a map to help me to understand her description. A2

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I can write a paragraph about what I did on an important day. 40–41 Complete a newspaper article
Writing
I can write a story, using a given opening sentence. Complete a diary entry

Unit 5 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand a radio interview. 44–45 A2 Find information/complete form Geography:

A2 Insert missing answers sailing round
Reading
A2 Organise parts of an email in correct order Cape Horn/
B1 weather

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Vocabulary: travel/means of transport 46–47 Geography:
Collocations Transportation
Future: Future simple
Language Present continuous
going to
shall for suggestions
Prepositions of direction and time
I can choose items to take on a boat trip and give my reasons. 49 A2 Summarise a radio interview from
I can talk about the last time I felt seasick. A2 memory
Speaking
I can talk about my immediate plans. A2
I can talk about possible plans. B1
I can understand instructions concerning a school trip and 48 A2 Take notes
Listening take notes. A2
I can understand a discussion about immediate plans. A2
I can complete an email. 50–51 A2 Take notes Note taking
I can complete a TV review. A2 Structure an email
I can write sentences about the car I will have when I’m A2
Writing
an adult. B1
I can write a correctly structured email describing my
future plans.

Unit 6 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand a webpage about possessions. 52–53 A2 Combine information from different Economics:
I can understand comments about shops. A2 sources shopping and
Reading I can understand a shopping dialogue. A2 exchange
I can understand a party invitation. A2
I can understand a notice about a swap party.
Vocabulary: shopping/types of shop and service 54–55
Language Present perfect simple with for and since
Forming questions with ever/never/already/just/yet

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 I can talk about how I like to shop and give my reasons. 57 A2 Summarise and give reasons
I can role play shopping procedures. A2
Speaking A2
A2
B1
I can understand several speakers talking about shopping. 56 A2 Combine information from different
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B1 Complete a dialogue
I can complete a web chat dialogue. 58–59 A1 Write an invitation with details
Writing I can write an invitation giving details of the time, place A2
and event. A2

Unit 7 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand a factfile about an Olympic BMX cyclist. 62–63 A2 Search for information to answer Sports: Olympic
I can read a collection of signs and say where I would expect A2 comprehension questions sports
Reading
to see them. B1 Select words from multiple-choice options Danger in sports
to complete the text
Vocabulary: Olympic Games: events, medals, locations 64–65 Olympic Games
Language
Modals: ability, possibility, obligation, permission
I can describe a series of events using conjunctions to mark 67 A2 Use questions to summarise key
the sequence. A2 information from a text
Speaking I can talk about the sports I play and watch on TV. A2 Say when not sure of meaning
I can describe the locations, equipment and danger. A2
I can explain the meaning of a sign. B1
I can understand short conversations. 66 A2 Answer multiple-choice questions
Listening
B1
I can complete a series of diary entries. 68–69 A2 Complete an article Citizenship:
I can write a paragraph about my favourite sport. A2 Write a factfile attitudes to
Writing
I can complete an article about the Paralympics. A2 disability
I can write a factfile in five or six sentences. B1

Unit 8 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand an article about an explorer. 70–71 A2 Read quickly for gist Geography:
I can read a short advertisement for an Arctic holiday. A2 Read in detail and answer Y/N questions hostile
Reading I can understand a holiday postcard from the Arctic. A2 landscapes
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Vocabulary: describing landscapes and weather, wild animals 72–73 Geography:
Comparatives with -er/more/less describing
Irregular comparatives: better than/ worse than, etc. landscapes and
Language
Comparative constructions weather
Superlatives: -est/most/least + irregular. Natural science:
Superlative constructions. animals
I can talk about where I would or wouldn’t like to travel and 75 A2 Summarise a text in the author’s words Cross-cultural
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I can describe the weather in my own country. A2
I can discuss what I need to know before travelling to another A2
country. B1
Speaking
I can ask questions about another country. B1
I can describe my feelings about landscapes and animals. B1
I can ask and answer questions about another country.
I can discuss the best country to visit and give my reasons.
I can describe a holiday to my partner.
I can understand a conversation about animals. 74 A2 Listen/complete a table
Listening
B1
I can write what I know about the UK. 76–77 A.2 Write questions to ask information Research skills
I can compare my country with the UK. B1 Write a postcard
Writing
I can complete a postcard from Australia. B1
I can write a postcard from an amazing holiday. B1

Unit 9 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand an article about growing cocoa beans and 80–81 B1 Place photographs in the correct order Food science
Reading making chocolate. B1 Match headings to paragraphs
I can understand an article about how to cook snails. Answer Y/N questions
Vocabulary: Food and cooking 82–83
Word formation: verbs – adjectives
Language
Modals: obligation and permission
Quantifiers: some, any
I can say where cocoa beans grow and list some of the things 85 A2 Describe a process Food science
needed to make chocolate. B1
I can say if I would like to eat various unusual chocolate foods B1
Speaking
and give my reasons. B1
I can describe different processes to prepare and cook food.
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 I can understand different people talking about the food they 84 A2 Complete conversations, shopping lists, Health: diet and
eat. B1 sets of rules exercise
Listening
I can understand an expert giving them advice on their diets. Write what I must/mustn’t do
I can understand an expert giving advice on exercise. Complete sentences giving advice
I can write an article for a website about my favourite 86–87 B1
Writing
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I can understand emails from people asking about holiday 88–89 B1 Geography:
Reading accommodation. I can understand brochures about holiday B1 landscapes
accommodation.
Vocabulary: landscapes, different kinds of homes 90–91
Compound nouns
Language Present simple passive
Active/passive
Past simple passive
I can say why each selected holiday is good for each person 93 A2 Express opinions and give reasons History,
and give my reasons. B1 Geography.
I can ask and answer questions about places. B1 Materials,
Speaking
I can describe different places where I have stayed. B1 technology
I can talk about famous buildings in different countries. B1
I can talk about what things are made of.
Listening I can understand a description of an unusual holiday. 92 B1
I can write an invitation. 94–95 A2 Complete an advertisement for a
I can write a brochure about a place nearby. A2 sandcastle competition
Writing
A2 Complete a brochure about a famous
B1 library

Unit 11 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand a short article about a girl with three jobs. 98– 99 A2 Skim for gist and scan for details Careers
Reading I can understand a discussion between a teacher and B1 Reading skills
students about work. B1
Vocabulary: work and jobs 100–
Phrasal verbs and their meanings 101
Language
Zero and first conditional
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I can say if I think it is a good idea for young children to work 103 B1 Express opinion and give reasons
and give my reasons. B1 Give advice
Speaking
I can discuss the types of work children can do. B1
I can give advice.
I can understand a radio programme about the school reports 102 A2 Listening strategies
Listening
of famous people. B1
I can write a school report for a famous person, reporting on 104–105 A2 Complete a text about a celebrity visit
work done in two subjects and suggesting a suitable career. B1 Complete a text about becoming a TV

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Writing
B1 presenter
Complete a school report

Unit 12 CEF Page CEF ref Learning and Exam skills CLIL

I can understand a long magazine article about urban myths. 106–107 A2 Match topics to paragraphs Science: testing
Reading I can understand a short negative review of a museum. B1 Answer multiple-choice questions theories with
experiments
Vocabulary: science and technology, measurements 108–109 Science and
Phrasal verbs technology
Language
Reporting statements and questions
Relative clauses
I can describe a successful experiment. 111 B1 Ask and answer detailed questions about
Speaking B1 a visit to a museum
Describe a sequence of actions
I can understand Simon taking about why his friends use 110 B1 Understand reported speech
Listening
computers. B1
I can complete an article about secret codes. 112–113 B1 Plan, write and edit a review
I can report what people said to me. B1
Writing I can plan and write a review of a museum, describing it,
saying what I liked and didn’t like and summarising my
opinion.

Note on CEF references: The numbers above refer to an approved list of descriptors prepared for secondary schools in Switzerland. The appearance
of a reference in the table above, indicate that Activate! A2 contains an exercise which will contribute to the development of this communicative skill.
It does not indicate that this skill has been achieved by the learner, but that the exercise will help learners move towards achievement of that skill.
You will notice references to some skills listed as A1 and to some listed as B1: the A1 references are consolidation, the B1 references are the
introduction of communicative skills at B1 level.
Activate! A2 is very good in training learning skills and also unusual in training students to express and give reasons for their opinions. The training in
giving an oral summary of information and opinions from reading texts is a valuable addition to the skills which are normally taught at A2 level.

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