Unit 2 VOCABULARY Basic

Adjectives and synonyms Extra: Art and artists

1 Match the adjectives to the synonyms below. 5 Label the photos with the words below.
huge ​
incredible ​
pretty ​terrible ​unusual design ​illustrator ​musician ​painting ​
photographer ​street art
1 attractive pretty
2 enormous
3 strange
4 awful
5 brilliant

2 Choose the correct adjectives.

1 ‘That painting is big.’
‘I agree. It’s … !’
a bright b huge c colourful 1 design 2
2 ‘Do you think this scarf is nice?’
‘Yes, it’s … .’
a awful b pretty c strange
3 ‘This photo of me is really bad.’
‘I disagree. It isn’t an … picture of you. It’s very good.’
a enormous b unusual c awful
4 ‘I like this red and yellow hoodie.’
‘Yes, it’s really … .’ 3 4
a colourful b strange c enormous
5 ‘Tom’s picture is wonderful!’
‘I agree. It’s … .’
a huge b incredible c terrible

Materials
3 Match the materials with the objects.
5 6
1 d glass a violin
2 metal b boots 6 Choose the correct words.
3 wood c shirt 1 Michelangelo was famous for … .
4 paper d window a sculpture b sculptor
5 cotton e notebook 2 Banksy is a well-known … .
6 leather f trumpet a street art b street artist
4 Complete the dialogues with the vowels a, e, i or o. 3 Are you interested in … ?
1 ‘I can’t eat with this fork!’ a photography b photographer
‘Oh no. Is it made of pl a st i c?’ 4 That … is good. She can move quickly.
2 ‘I like that jumper.’ a dance b dancer
‘Yes, it’s made of nice w l.’ 5 Frida Kahlo was a Mexican … .
3 ‘These shoes look good. What do you think?’ a painting b painter
‘I like them. Are they made of l th r?’
6 I’d like to study theatre … .
4 ‘I want to take my coffee outside the café.’
a design b designer
‘That’s OK. I’ll put it in a c rdb rd cup.’
7 Look at this … . It’s brilliant!
5 ‘This old table is beautiful.’
a illustration b illustrator
‘Yes, it’s made of very expensive w d.’

For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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Unit 2 GRAMMAR Basic

Past continuous 3 While we … the match, it started to rain.

a watched
1 Choose the correct verb forms. b was watching
1 What … you doing at seven o’clock this morning? c were watching
a was b were
4 He was running fast when he … an accident.
2 This time yesterday, I was … a picture in class. a were having
a drawing b draw b was having
3 We … watching TV at 9.30 p.m. last night. c had
a wasn’t b weren’t 5 When the teacher asked a question, they … .
4 … Carmen making a cake earlier? a weren’t listening
a Was b Were b wasn’t listening
5 I … reading a good book in the library. c didn’t listen
a were b was 6 What … when you saw Emma?
6 Charlie … studying hard in class. a you were doing
a wasn’t b weren’t b was you doing
c were you doing
2 Complete the sentences with the verb forms below.
5 Choose the correct sentence.
was ​was ​wasn’t ​wasn’t ​were ​weren’t
1 a I was walking in the park when I found some
1 I was visiting the museum at 10 a.m. yesterday. money.
2 ‘Were you walking through Barcelona in this photo?’ b I walked in the park when I found some money.
‘Yes, we .’ 2 a W
e were meeting a French girl while we were
3 It was sunny this morning. It raining. travelling.
4 They were playing football just now. They b We met a French girl while we were travelling.
doing their homework. 3 a They cycled when they suddenly saw the dog.
5 ‘Were you playing that new video game with Nuria b They were cycling when they suddenly saw the dog.
earlier?’ 4 a You weren’t waiting when we arrived.
‘No, I .’ b You weren’t waiting when we were arriving.
6 Carlos waiting at the bus stop when I
5 a Did Kate phone while you ate dinner?
arrived. He said ‘hello’.
b Did Kate phone while you were eating dinner?
3 Are the sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)?
1 We was waiting for you earlier. C I 
6 Complete the sentences with the words below.
2 I was playing basketball at 2 p.m. C I As ​As ​As ​doing ​having ​listening ​singing ​
3 They wasn’t looking at the art. C I talking ​walking ​was ​
watching ​​were ​were
4 What was Pablo doing last week? C I
1 As we were watching TV, we were
5 Was you feeling tired in class? C I
6 My friends weren’t listening to me. C I doing our maths homework.
2 As my parents having breakfast, they
Past continuous and past simple reading the newspaper.
3 he was a shower, he was
4 Choose the correct verb forms. a song.
1 While I … my art homework yesterday, Diego called. 4 As I playing the video game, I was
a did to my friend.
b was doing 5 you were to school, you
c were doing were to music.
2 I was walking around the art gallery when I … my
school friend.
a met
b were meeting
c was meeting

For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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Unit 2 VOCABULARY Standard

Adjectives and synonyms 3 4

1 Complete the definitions with the adjectives below.

attractive ​awful ​bright ​brilliant ​colourful ​
enormous ​ huge ​ incredible ​ pretty ​strange ​
terrible ​unusual

1 Different or surprising: strange unusual 5 6

2 Very big:
3 Excellent and wonderful:
4 Nice to look at:
5 With strong colour or a lot of colour:

6 Very bad: 1 This shopping bag isn’t made of plastic – it’s

2 Complete the synonyms for the underlined words in made of .
the dialogue. 2 The jacket is made of and
Dad Hi Mia! You’re home late. How was your trip to the .
Tate Modern art gallery in London? 3 My online shopping arrived in a box
with inside.
Mia The journey home was awful 1 terrible ,
4 Our door is made of and
but I thought that the art gallery was brilliant
.
2
i !
5 These bottles aren’t made of – they’re
Dad Did you have time to see everything?
made of .
Mia No, it’s really huge 3 e so we only
6 Those gloves are made of and they’re
saw two of the exhibitions. They were really
on a table made of .
good – but one or two of the pictures were a bit
unusual 4 s ! 4 Match the two parts to make complete sentences.
Dad Did you go to any other places? 1 d Winter hats are usually made of a cardboard.
Mia Yes, we walked to St James’s Park. There was 2 Shoes and bags are often made of b paper.
some street art near there – it was really pretty 3 The pages of a book are made of c leather.
5
a . I took a lot of photos of that and 4 Classical guitars are made of d wool.
also the bright c6
flowers inside the 5 Car windows are made of e wood.
park. I’ll show you later. 6 Cereal boxes are always made of f glass.

Materials Extra: Art and artists

3 Look at the photos and complete the sentences with 5 Complete the sentences.
the materials below.
1 Dan is a very good dancer. He knows a lot about
cardboard ​cotton ​glass ​glass ​leather ​ dance .
metal ​paper ​plastic ​plastic ​wool ​ 2 Carmen often plays music. She’s a .
wood ​wood 3 Emma does a lot of photography. She’s a
.
1 2 4 My cousin Javi is a street artist. He does a lot of
.
5 Our art teacher is a sculptor. He knows a lot about
.
6 My aunt Maria is good at design. She’s a
.
7 Their neighbour is a painter. He’s very interested in
.

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Unit 2 GRAMMAR Standard

Past continuous 3 Maya (lose) her new

phone while she (run)
1 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences to school.
and questions.
4 When we (take) that
1 were / in / painting / our / We / pictures / colourful /
photo, you (not look)
class / art / morning / this
at the camera.
We were painting colourful pictures in our art class this
5 Where (your friends /
morning .
go) when you (meet)
2 teacher / Our / walking / the / around / room / was
them in the street?
.
6 (Dad / work) when I
3 concentrating / Everybody / hard / was
(phone) earlier?
.
4 wasn’t / talking / friend / my / to / I 4 Choose the correct words to complete the text.
.
5 noise / weren’t / any / making / They Student finds old painting in sofa
One day, a young German student 1 a market in
.
Berlin. The people at the market were very busy
6 painting / you / picture / a / Were / of / sister / your that day – they 2 a lot of old furniture. While the
? student 3 at this furniture, she 4 a nice
7 next / sitting / to / Was / Nerea / you sofa-bed and she 5 it for 150 euros.
? At home, while she 6 the sofa-bed, she suddenly
7
a very small Italian painting inside. It came
2 Write questions with the past continuous. Then write from the 17th century. She later 8 the painting
answers that are true for you. for 19,200 euros!
1 you / study / late last night
Were you studying late last night? 1 a were visiting b was visiting c wasn’t visiting
No, I wasn’t. 2 a were selling b was selling c weren’t selling
2 you / watch a film / at eight o’clock / yesterday 3 a looked b were looking c was looking
evening 4 a found b was finding c were finding
? 5 a were buying b bought c was buying
6 a were opening b opened c was opening
3 your friend / message you / after school yesterday 7 a saw b was seeing c were seeing
? 8 a was selling b were selling c sold
5 Write sentences using as and the past continuous.
4 it / rain / early this morning 1 I / read my book / I / listen to music
? As I was reading my book, I was listening to music.
2 we / play basketball / we / laugh
5 your friends / wear jeans / today
? 3 my dad / make dinner / he / talk to me

6 you / have breakfast / at half past seven / this morning 4 they / take a selfie / they / smile
?
5 Sofia / have lunch / she / look at her phone

Past continuous and past simple 6 I / brush my teeth / I / look in the mirror
3 Complete the sentences with the past continuous or
the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 7 you / walk to school / it / rain
1 We saw (see) a beautiful bird
while we were sitting (sit) in the park.
2 I (not feel) well when
I (wake up) this
morning.
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Unit 2 VOCABULARY Challenge

Adjectives and synonyms 4 Look at the objects in the photo. Write five more
sentences describing the materials they are made of.
1 Rewrite the sentences using a synonym of the
adjectives in bold.
1 The design on that book is very attractive.
The design on that book is very pretty.
2 Everyone likes that picture but I think it’s awful.

3 Your new trainers are really bright.

4 Look at the whale in that photo – it’s enormous!

5 Those detective stories are very unusual.

6 That 3D movie was incredible and we want to see it
again. I think the toy car is made of metal and plastic.

2 Write sentences about four more things that you saw
recently. Use synonyms. Choose four of these things:
• something full of colour
• something really large
• something very good
• something really bad Extra: Art and artists
• something nice to look at
• something very different 5 Imagine that you are an artist. Choose two more types
We saw a colourful snake at the zoo last week – it was of artist below and write about the type of art you
really bright. I put some photos of it online. would like to create.
dance ​dancer ​design ​designer ​music ​
musician ​painting ​painter ​photography ​
photographer ​sculpture ​sculptor ​street art ​
street artist

I’d like to be a sculptor and create big modern sculptures

of people, animals or plants.

Materials
3 Complete the sentences with a material.
1 Those joggers are made of 100% cotton .
They’re great for sport.
2 My new jacket is made of w . It will be
good for our adventure trip to the mountains.
3 I’d love one of those Olympic bikes. They aren’t heavy. Consolidation
They’re made of very light m . 6 Write five more sentences to describe your dream
4 ‘I like your notebook.’ classroom. Use adjectives and materials.
‘Thanks! It’s made of recycled p .’ My dream classroom has colourful walls. The desks and chairs
5 You can buy this type of lemonade in p are made of wood.
or g bottles.
6 My sister has got a new desk in her bedroom. It’s
made of w .
7 I’m putting all my old books in this c box.
It’s very strong.
8 Did you buy that l bag on holiday?
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Unit 2 GRAMMAR Challenge

Past continuous 4 What were you doing last Saturday morning?

1 Complete the messages with the past continuous form
of the verbs below.
do ​eat ​laugh ​make ​not feel ​not play ​
sit ​work Past continuous and past simple
3 Write sentences and questions using the past simple
Arrow-circle-left Freya Chevron-left    Chevron-right and past continuous.
Here’s a photo from our trip to the beach last 1 while we / walk in the mountains / we / discover an
year! It was my birthday – do you remember? old castle
We all look relaxed and happy in it. While we were walking in the mountains, we discovered an
We 1 were sitting on our towels and we old castle .
2
some birthday cake – all 2 while I / sit in the park / some of my friends / appear
except my little brother, Ollie. He didn’t have .
any cake because he 3 very
hungry. That’s unusual for him! 3 it / rain / when / I / wake up / this morning
.
REPLY SEND 4 while / Dan / walk to the sports centre / he find a phone
.
5 when / I see them / they talk / to Sam and Emma
Arrow-circle-left Alex Chevron-left    Chevron-right .
Yes – I remember that day! There were some 6 I / not concentrate / when / I fall off my bike
annoying people near us! They started a .
volleyball match, but they 7 Ava / do / her homework / when / I / call
4
carefully and their ball ?
went into your birthday cake! 8 you / lose the football / while / you / play / in the
They 5 loudly and they
6
a lot of noise, too – but garden
they soon disappeared. ?
Why isn’t your older sister in the photo?
What 7 she
4 Look at the picture. Write three more past continuous
sentences using as.
?8 she
at the hospital that day?
It’s your birthday next month. Let’s go to the Mum
beach again!
Daniel
REPLY SEND

2 Answer the questions. Write two or three complete

sentences for each question. Use the affirmative or Emily
negative past continuous. Toby
1 What were you doing this time last week?
I was making a video with my friends from the school
drama club. We weren’t making it at school, we were Jessica
filming it in our local park.
2 What were you wearing yesterday?
As Daniel was eating an apple, he was reading a book.






3 What were you studying in your first lesson this

morning?





For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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