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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