Grammarunit 5
Ability: can and could
1Complete the dialogue with the correct form of can and could.
SueJim, (1) ______you swim?
JimYes, I can.
Sue(2) ______you swim when you were seven?
JimYes, I (3) ______.
Sue(4) ______you swim when you were five?
JimNo, I (5) ______.
Sue(6) ______you play the guitar when you were seven?
JimNo, and I (7) ______play it when I was five but I (8) ______play it now. I’m very good.
Questions with how
2Complete the questions with the words in the box. Then match questions 1–6 with answers
a–f.
1______water have we got?
2______students are in your class?
3______can a cheetah run?
4______is it from London to
Edinburgh?
5______is the River Nile?
6______is the Eiffel Tower?
aAbout 1,500 kilometres.
bAbout 550 kilometres.
cAbout 300 metres.
dAbout two litres.
eSeventy-five kilometres per hour.
fThere are about twenty-five, I think.
Comparative and superlative adjectives
3Write the comparative form of the adjectives in the correct place in the table.
-er / double consonant+ -er / y+ -ier
______/ ______/ ______
______/ ______/ ______
more / irregular
______/ ______
______/ ______
4 Complete the sentences with the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.
Science is more difficult than geography but maths is the most difficult. (difficult)
1Mount Blanc is ______
the Matterhorn but Mount Everest is ______mountain. (high)
2Meg is ______Kate but Jim is ______. (short)
3Scotland is ______Wales but England is ______country in the UK. (big)
4Jan is ______David but Simon is ______. (funny)
5Sam is ______Rosie but Jill is ______. (intelligent)
6Manchester United is ______Chelsea but Barcelona is ______football team. (good)
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Vocabularyunit 5
Summary
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Vocabularyunit 5
Skills and people
1 Match 1–9 with a–i to make skills.
1coaint
2probnce
3dacgramme
4pldng
5wreay
6wfpose
7comgin
8sihite
9paiok
2Read the definitions and write the person.
1This person works in a studio. Colour is usually important in their work.______
2This person works with food in a kitchen.______
3This person works with computers.______
4This person moves their body and feet to music.______
5The voice is very important for this person.______
6This person works with words.______
7This person writes music.______
8The person who comes first in a race or a competition.______
9This person participates in team games.______
Adjectives
3Write the opposite of the adjectives.
1aggressive______
2stupid______
3common______
4heavy ______
5wild______
6fast______
4Complete the sentences. Use words from the summary.
1Many people think that donkeys are stupid but in fact they are quite ______.
2Ann is great at drawing. She’s very ______.
3In Spain there are ______pigs that live in the forests and mountains.
4My bag is really ______. I can’t lift it.
5The white tiger is a very ______animal. There are only a few hundred in the world.
5Choose the correct words.
Gillian is an artist and she likes to paint (1) wild / domesticated animals in Africa. Last year she went into the mountain forests to paint the gorillas. These gorillas are very (2) common / rare and difficult to find. Finally, she found a group of gorillas. Gorillas are usually very quiet and (3) aggressive / peaceful animals but they can sometimes be very (4) peaceful / aggressive if they are not sure of a situation. Suddenly, one of the males ran towards her. A gorilla is very (5) light / heavy but it is also very (6) slow / fast. Gillian climbed a tree and waited for the gorillas to move away.
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