READING
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Sam, Oxford, UK
At school, we're doing a proiect on how teenagers spend their free time. We have to collect
information from at least three different countries. Can you help me?
Gisella, Granada, Spain
After school, the first thing we do is go for a coffee. We talk about everything - school and our
homework, the latest music and films, and, of course, our plans for the weekend.
Jen, Boston, USA
At the weekend, I often meet my friends at the shopping mall. We haven't got much money, so we
spend most of the time looking in shop windows! In the evenings, I'm doing a lot of babysitting at the
moment. I need to earn some extra money because I'm saving up to buy a new mobile phone.
Chan Ho, Seoul, South Korea
What free time? I don't finish school until five o'clock. After dinner, I do even more studying. Like lots
of teenagers my age, I have private classes in the evenings. When I get home, I sometimes update my
blog. They're really popular in my country. Over 15 million South Koreans have a blog!
Hugo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
I do voluntary work in my free time. At the moment, I'm working at an animal shelter - a place
for homeless animals. There are a lot of them in Brazil. I work for three hOUfSevery Saturday. On
Sundays, I often go walking with our dogs. We've got three!
4;
e text quickly and write the correct
5 Hugo hasn't got any pets. __
6 Chan Ho writes his blog every day. __
7 Hugo gets some money for his work. _-_
8 Gisella talks to her friends abolir music
and films.
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to find information about teenagers'
rime?
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_ - - - crrra lessons after school? -----zo a café after school?
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job in their free time?
me text again. Are the sentences
3
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and
true (T)
(F)?
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Ho doesn't have much free time.
is from the UK.
~_ weekend, Jen buys Iots of things at the
ping mall. __
Match words 1-7 with the definitions A-G.
1 project
A the most recent
2 latest
B work that you don't get
money for
C a piece of school work about
3 update
a particular subject
D
get
money for doing work
4 babysitting
E without a place to live
5 earn
F add new information
6 voluntary
work
G looking after children when
7 homeless
their parents are not at home
nas gOt a new mobile phone. __
3
GRAMMAR·I
PRESENT
1
SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
4
Write the words in the correct order to make
sentences.
Write me quesriecs,
me present ro~
o
a / bank / dad / for / Swiss / My / works
Mv dad works for a Swiss bank.
1 m~ment / livi~g / Switzerland / the / He's
in/at
2 every / flies / weekend / home / He
/
.'
i
~
1--
3 the / at / plane / is / a / on / sitting / He /
moment
~--~---
4 likes / London / working / He / in
2 Match each sentence in exercise 1 to the uses of
the present simple and present continuous.
A Present simple for facts: _0_
B Present simple for habits and repeated actions:
ma
•
Tel
ab
y
/
C Present simple with stative verbs:
' __
D Present continuous for actions in progress now:
E Present continuous for temporary situations:
3 Complete
the sentences. Use the present simple
or present continuous form of the words in boldo
\
.
1 My little brother
upstairs
at the momento (play)
2 Which one .
- the blue
one or the red one? (you / prefer)
3 I'm sorry. 1
I
German.
(not speak)
4 She
tennis every
Saturday. (play)
5 What
? It looks nice!
(you I eat)
6 AlI my friends
now.
(leave)
7 He
watching movies.
(not Iike)
8 At the moment, she __
with
her aunt and unde. (live)
o
What / you / OJ /
What
do)'flU
you and your
P"lF
usz -
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i
4
I)o~
L your best
tn~
s:
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4 you / study / aí..J Z'E2~
5 Where / you /
6 itl rain /
sz:
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Starter unit
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Complete the sentences with the verbs in the
. . Use the present simple or the present
rontinuous.
sit
not use •
not rain •
go
be •
learn •
hang out
•
not know •
write
French and Spanish at
.A 1
me momento
B .\1y best friend
the date of
my birthday!
There
a special school bus in
rhe mornirig.
::J 1
on the bus right now.
E Ir
/
at the momento It's sunny.
- .Ar rhe weekend, I usually
with
.ends and we often
shopping.
G ~
the internet every day, but
mv best friend
his daily blog
e\-ery evenmg.
e
ch the questions in exercise 4 with the
ers in exercise 5.
8
Complete the sentences with a verb from column
A and a verb from column B.
B
A
can
,
read
cant
find
could
come
couldn't
do
will be able to
borrow
won't be able to
play
1 This is impossible! I
this
exercise. It's too difficult!
2 When I got home yesterday, I _-----'----'_
my key.
3
you
any
musical instruments when you were young?
4 I'm sorry. We
to your party
next Saturday. We're going on holiday.
5 I write a blog every day. You
it
on the internet.
6 I hope I
my parents' car when I
pass my test.
F
9 Write sentences with will/won't be able to.
-r
In ten years' time, ...
O I / drive / a car '"
1 will be able to drive a caro
1 I / buy my own flat '"
_
2 My parents / tell me when to come home X
ODALS OF ABILITY
3 computers / think / like humans?
Choose the correct answers.
~
to meet you tomorrow.
A won't be able
B can't
C couldn't
He
write his name when he was
only three!
.A can
13)could
C will be able to
e __
speak Spanish very well, but
we re learning.
A can't
B couldn't
C won't be able
When Tom arrives, we __
start playing.
A could
B can't
&/11 be able to
-:t __
playa musical instrument?
A Could you
B Can you
Will you be able
- 1__
swim until three years ago.
A won't be able to
B can't
couldn't
e
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4 My best friend / speak English better than me X
l
GRAMMAR
--~
_.
10
Get it right
Correct the errors.
1 1 won't be able go to my piano lesson tonight.
2 Are you leaveing now?
3 Does he practises with his guitar every day?
4 They're wanting to go and see a film.
5 Do you could talk when you were three?
6 I going out now.
5
VOCABU.1ARY
REvISION
1 Read the email. Complete the crossword with
'1¡
3
informal expressions for the words in boldo
Write questions and sentences. Use a §<::..,"i
an infinitive,
1 He can't stand / listen to / his
the violin.
SlS"lE' ~
2 She / hate / reading
3 you / enjoy / shop / with your
es:
4 What / you / want / do / this weekr-"::'
5 1 love / jog / but my besr friend preiL..~
play / basketball.
(5-+) Hello, Oliver!
How are you? You were (3-+) a little unhappy the last
time I emailed. Are things better now? Are you still (1-1-)
spending time with the same friends?
You told me about your school Spanish project - writing
the (4-+) online diary. Are you (2-+) making progress
OK? Send me the link to your website. I'd like to read it
- if I can!
(4-1-) Goodbye,
Eve
6 She doesn't mind / watch / TV
4
Complete the sentences with your o
Use a gerund or an infinitive in each
1 At the weekend, 1 like
1
2 When it's raining, 1 enjoy
1
3 In the summer, 1 hate
1
4 When 1 leave school, 1 want
•
j
Get it rig
VOCABULARY
5 Correct the errors.
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1 We enjoy hang in Out wirh our
me--
after school.
2 He writes his blug e\'er;
GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
I
~ 2 Complete the sentences with the gerund or
infinitive form of the verbs in boldo
1 He can't stand
bedroom.
2 1 don't mind
with her homework.
3 She wants
tonight.
4 He agreed
5 1 enjoy
me sum.mer.
(tidy) his
3 My brother hates homework,
do ir.
4 Did you agree
[Q
going ho
5 1 love geting up late on
(help) my sister
(do) her homework
(lend) me a CD.
(play) rennis .
6 We hare
[Q
srndyiag
Si!L..CZTI..
mI' i:CS
WRITING
I
Starter unit
-:
- ESSAY: YOUR TYPlCAL WEEKEND
WORD
ead Lauren's essay. Tick the three things that
lauren mentions.
4
A food
:3 shopping __
homework
:)TV
Ort
o
1 A Saturday morning busy
B busy Saturday morning
M~ t~piGa\ 'IIe.e."e.nd
e
--- Mi -.,¡ul:ends &tart on frida~ afternoons. When I
- gel home. I -.,¡ritea list of all m~ -.,¡eel:endhornevorx.
etírnes do a bit of m~ home-.,¡orl:immediatel~. Then
evenin9, I meet m~ friende. I live near the to-.,¡n
~
e, W I can -.,¡all:to the cinema or a c.afé.
2 A
B
e
3 A
B
~aturda~s, I get up earl'f. Dad mal:ef>breal:fast
then I get readi for hoc.l:e~. I pla~ in m~ sc.hool
e're -.,¡innin9the lea9ue at the momentl On
~tm1il'1 evenin9s, I have a bi9 meai -.,¡ithm~ famil~,
:e sometlrnee -.,¡atc.ha film.
e
4 A
B
e
-=- - nda'ff>are our laz.~ da~f>.~ometimes, m~ parente
5 A
to visit our relatívee - I al-.,¡a'fstr~ not to 90.
han9in9 out at borne. On ~unda~ añernoons. I
rest of m'f home-.,¡orl:because I hate doin9
ti: on ~unda~ ni9hts.
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Read Lauren's dad's description of his Saturday
morning and choose the correct answers.
1 have a (1) __
. At seven o'clock, (2) __
breakfast for Lauren and her sister, Ellen. They
(3) __
because they (4) __
on Friday
nights. Lauren and her sister are both (5) __
e
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ORDER AND AGREEMENT
tavourite part of íhe -.,¡eel:endis ~aturda'f ni9ht
en l'm goin9 to bed. I leve sleepin9 and I don't
get up earl~ on ~unda~!
B
e
Saturday busy morning
cooks
1 cook
cook
a1ways are tired
are a1ways tired
are tired a1ways
go a1ways out
go out always
always go out
good hockey players
goods hockey players
hockey players goods
PUNCTUATION
5
Add the correct punctuation
to these sentences.
1 its a ghost
•.:x:::;:¡¡;xr
paragraph descriptions A-D with the
paragraphs 1-4.
ia 'ourite
part of the weekend __
alY weekend usually starts __
- 1do on Sundays __
- = do on Saturdays __
e essay again and complete the table with
zcziviti es in the listo
ey •
•
sleep untillate •
watch a film •
ework
2 i think im busy on tuesday night
3 does mum like dads new haircut
4 we arent going to spain in july because its
simons party
5 is the united kingdoms flag red white and blue
Get it right
WRITING
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6 Correct the errors.
Activity
1 ·Every week, we go to my grandmother house.
meet friends
J
-
"; morrungs
(1)
.
:- everungs
(2)
.
~ IIlornlllgs
(3)
.
atternoons
(4)
.
2 Is very important to practise your English.
3 We get up a1ways late on Sundays.
4 My mothers Spanish, but my father isnt.
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WRITING
TASK
USEFUL LANGUAGE
My weekends start on ...
When 1get home, 1...
Then 1 ...
On Friday evenings / Saturday morr~.
1sometimes / usually / always ...
1like / hate / love ...
My favourite part of the weekend is _..
Write an essay about your typical weekend.
Use the Writing Template and the Useful
Language box to help you.
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WRITING
TEMPLATE
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Write a few sentences about the start of your
weekends.
,!!iD Use then to say what you do next.
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Paragraph 2: Saturdays
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Write about what you do on Saturdays.
!!Ji) Use adverbs of frequency, such as a/ways,
usual/y and sometimes, to say how often you
do things.
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Paragraph 3: Sundays
Write about what you do on Sundays.
étle) Don't repeat ideas you used in the first
two paragraphs.
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Paragraph 4: Your favourite part
Write about your favourite part of the weekend.
¡liD Give a reason for your choice.
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