STARTER UNIT

UNIT 1 STARTER UNIT

STARTER UNIT

Lead-in

1 Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. There is one extra word.

resorts rent ruins camp sunscreen resting cuisine

1 I like spending my holiday _______________ at home. 2 I never go to the beach without a _______________ lotion. 3 Egypt is famous for its hotel _______________ . 4 When we go to the seaside, we usually _______________ an apartment. 5 The hotel we are staying at serves excellent local _______________ . 6 When we were in Athens last year, we visited all the _______________ of Acropolis. .

2 Circle the odd one out.

1 holiday seaside travel trip patient passport luggage suitcase 2 learning teaching campus life students skills knowledge lessons 3 landscape scenery cuisine countryside valley mountains nature 4 hostel room hotel camp tourist cottage resort motel

Reading

1 Complete each expression and then write whether it is formal (F) or informal (I).

1 Yours _______________, Sophie 2 To _______________ with... 3 We’re having a _______________ ! 4 As you have politely _______________ ... 5 _______________ hi to everybody.

2 Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective after the verb get.

The fi rst letter is given.

1 My brother gets really e ______________ when he goes kitesurfi ng. He loves this sport. 2 My sister usually cries and gets a ______________ when she fails her exam. 3 I always get w ______________ when it’s raining, even if I carry my umbrella. 4 I always get n ______________ when I travel by plane. I don’t like fl ying. 5 My English is getting b ______________ each day. I can speak it fl uently. 6 I am getting really t ______________ of waiting for Lydia. She’s always late.

3 Complete the compound nouns.

feed __________ __________ case

wind __________

__________ tan back __________ lap__________ __________skiing __________boarding

__________ board

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Word pyramid ■ Build a pyramid of words using the explanations. ti Use the highlighted letters to make a new compound noun.

compound noun

s

the clear liquid with no colour, taste or smell

a small, useful device often thought of as a novelty

a location on the Internet that maintains one or more webpages

helpful information or criticism about prior action communicated to another person and is used as a basis for improvement

information and skills gained through learning and experience

your family, education, experience and social circumstances

a water sport in which you use a kite, a board and the power of the wind to move across water

waterskiing on a short board in a kneeling position

5 Complete the compound nouns in the sentences.

1 ___________ surfing is a fun and challenging sport for which you need a board and a sail. 2 ___________tops are more popular than desktop computers. 3 Some people are obsessed with ___________ tanning. They are completely unaware of skin cancer risks and other conditions associated with exposure to UV light. 4 I found Miss Pambleton’s ___________ back on my essay quite useful. 5 ___________ board markers are user-friendly as they do not produce any dust. 6 What a stunning sun ___________! Let’s take a photo. e a photo.

6 Match the adjectives 1–6 with the nouns a–f.

1 picturesque 2 beautiful 3 interactive 4 experienced 5 friendly 6 full board a) teacher b) environment c) town d) accommodation on e) scenery f) whiteboard

Grammar Tense Revision

1a Circle the odd one out.

always now sometimes every morning already a minute ago yesterday last year right now at the moment this minute normally since 2010 when I was ten yet so far

1b Insert a suitable circled time phrase from exercise 1a into each sentence. nce.

1 I tried waterskiing for the fi rst time _________________________________ . _____ . 2 We _____________________________ go shopping for souvenirs at the end of our stay. 3 My mum is sitting by the pool __________________________ . 4 We’ve ____________________________ visited the Louvre.

2 Circle the correct verb forms.

1 Look! Poppy tries / is trying to climb the rock. 2 Olivia’s brother taught / has taught her to swim when she was fi ve. 3 I haven’t bought / didn’t buy the plane tickets yet. 4 My parents always have booked / book our flights in advance.

3 Write questions for the underlined words.

1 The Smiths have just returned home from holiday. _______________________________________________________________________________ ? 2 People say that Corsica is an ideal holiday destination. _______________________________________________________________________________ ? 3 Leo is travelling abroad tonight. _______________________________________________________________________________ ? 4 We enjoyed our holiday because it was exciting. _______________________________________________________________________________ ?

4a Complete the email using the correct Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi, Archie!

How’s it going? ____________________ 1 (you/enjoy) your holiday? __________________ 2 (you / like) Sicily? I ___________________ 3 (have) ve) a whale of a time in Greece. We ____________________ 4 (not/stay) in a a hotel this year, we __________________ 5 (camp). We ______________ 6 _ 6 (love) being outdoors all the time. People here are outgoing and it‘s so easy to make new friends. We ________________ 7 (get) together every evening and __________________ 8 (have) barbecue parties till dawn. Even though we ________________ 9 (party) every night, I ________________ 10 (get up) quite early and _______________ 11 (go) to the beach for a whole day of sunbathing and swimming.

I have to go now and get ready for another barbecue party.

See you in a week.

Freddie

4b Complete the email using the correct Past Simple or Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

Hey, my penfriend!

How’s life? We ________________ 1 (not/be) in touch for a few months. I ths. I ________________ 2 (attend) a language school in London a month ago. It o. It ________________ 3 (be) great! I learned a lot and I ________________ 4 __ 4 (meet) so many nice people there. I made friends with this Spanish girl rl Carmen. We ________________ 5 (be) very good friends from day one. In London, Carmen and I ________________ 6 (go) to all the classes together and on sightseeing tours. We ________________7 (have) so much fun together so we ________________ 8 (keep) in touch ever since we parted. Last time we ________________ 9 (write) to each other, we decided to go on holiday together next month. Our parents ________________ 10 (agree). We decided to meet in Barcelona on the 21st of next month. I ________________ 11 (already/book) a flight.

Write soon and give me the latest news about your holiday.

All the best,

Paola