Lisa has just moved into a new flat. Complete the email with the sentences below.

Grammar

Future forms for personal plans

Choose the correct answer in italics.

I will meet / I’m meeting Alex at 5 as we’ve arranged to play tennis.

1 I’m going to start / ‘m starting looking for a new job soon.

2 Don’t worry. I’ll answer / I’m going to answer the door.

3 We can’t come to your house-warming party because we’ll visit / we’re visiting my parents.

4 I think it’s going to rain / it’s raining soon. Just look at those black clouds.

5 What are you doing / will you do this weekend? Would you like to meet up?

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Comparatives and superlatives

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives from the box. You may need to use some extra words.

bad big exciting funny ~~good~~ useful

Which is ____ football team in your country?

Which is the best football team in your country?

1 Laura is _______ me at speaking French – you really can’t understand a word she says.

2 Giorgio is _______ person in the class. He makes everyone laugh with his crazy jokes.

3 I would say that English is probably _______ language in the world.

4 That was _______ film I’ve ever seen. I was on the edge of my seat.

5 London is _______ Rome, isn’t it?

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Future possibility

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

I don’t know if the restaurant is open yet. (might not)

The restaurant might not be open yet.

1 I don’t think I’ll go on holiday this summer. (probably)

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2 Our neighbours are sure they’ll move soon. (definitely)

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3 Perhaps Tony will come over this evening. (may)

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4 I know I won’t enjoy living in the countryside. (certainly)

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5 Paul thinks he’ll start looking for a flat next year. (probably)

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Vocabulary

Home

Complete the sentences.

You’ll need to use the l _ _ _ to get to our flat as we live on the tenth floor.

You’ll need to use the lift to get to our flat as we live on the tenth floor.

1 I’ve just bought a s _ _ _ _ _ flat in the city centre but it’s only just big enough for me.

2 As we live in a d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ house in the country we can make as much noise as we like.

3 Why don’t you park your car in our d _ _ _ _ so it’s off the road?

4 I must clear out the a _ _ _ _. There’s so much old stuff up there.

5 The s _ _ _ _ _ _ are much quieter than the city centre.

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Compound nouns

Complete the sentences.

I’ve lost my _______ phone again. What am I going to do?

I’ve lost my mobile phone again. What am I going to do?

1 You can stay with us for as long as you like. We’ve got a really comfortable sofa _______

2 The air _______ isn’t working again. It’s really hot in here.

3 We must take down those _______ cabinets. They’re so ugly.

4 Jack really enjoys sleeping in the top _______ bed.

5 I’ve taken all your clean clothes out of the _______ machine. Please hang them up outside.

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Prefixes and suffixes

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.

Thank you. You’ve been most _______ . (help)

Thank you. You’ve been most helpful.

1 I’m sorry to tell you that your application has been _______ . (success)

2 Peter is very _______ and often makes silly mistakes. (care)

3 I found that programme really _______ . In fact, I almost fell asleep a couple of times. (interest)

4 People often _______ my name because it’s quite unusual. (pronounce)

5 I had an _______ time at the party because lots of my old friends were there. (enjoy)

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Pronunciation

Word stress in compound nouns

Listen and underline the stressed word in each compound noun.

washing machine

1 wall cabinets

2 sofa bed

3 central heating

4 mobile phone

5 fish tank

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Word stress in compound nouns

Listen and write down the words you hear.

washing machine

1 _______ screen

2 DVD _______

3 air _______

4 swimming _______

5 _______ bed

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How to …

Complain politely

Put the words in the correct order.

refund / like / to / I’d / money / you / my

I’d like you to refund my money.

1 inconvenience / for / I / the / apologise / do

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2 it / good / sorry / I’m / enough / isn’t / just / but

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3 apology / you / I / write / think / us / letter / should / a / of

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4 the / bad / had / apologise / must / for / We / you’ve / service

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5 stay / to / that / I’m / didn’t / sorry / enjoy / you / your / hear

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Reading

Lisa has just moved into a new flat. Complete the email with the sentences below.

Hi Ben

How are you and how are the children? (0) _____b_______ I can’t believe it’s September and I’ve already been here for a month. I’m sorry it’s taken so long to write to you but I had to wait for my computer to be connected to the Internet. (1) _____________________________________

I can’t remember if you’ve been to Prague before but I can honestly say that it’s one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever seen. (2) _______________________________ Although the centre is touristy, there are lots of green spaces so it doesn’t feel too crowded and of course there’s a river as well so that gives you a sense of space.

I decided to wait until I got here before looking for somewhere to live because I wanted to get an idea of what the different neighbourhoods were like. I think it’s hard to make a decision without seeing a place first so I spent a couple of weeks with Jana when I first arrived and was lucky to find a small apartment in a residential area near the city centre. (3) ___________________________ As you know, I really enjoy going out in the evenings so this is ideal because I can walk home most of the time and it’s only a couple of stops on the tram or metro.

The flat’s on the fourth floor with a great view over an enormous square. At night it’s pretty quiet but during the day the square’s always bustling with lots of people. There are lots of traditional street cafés and bars so there’s a great atmosphere and I often go downstairs to have a coffee and read the paper. (4) _______________

I’ve got two bedrooms as well as a large living room so you must come and stay. (5) ______________________________________ I’ve already discovered lots of interesting places so there’ll be plenty for you to do.

Write soon and let me know your news.

Love

Lisa x

a Although it’s more expensive to live where I am, I didn’t want to be in the suburbs because it takes so long to get home at night.

~~b Did you have a good time in Spain?~~

c Would you believe, there’s actually a cosy little café on the ground floor of this building.

d There’s so much to tell you but let me start with a short description of my new flat and the area.

e There’s plenty of room for all of you so book your flights and stay for as long as you want.

f The architecture is amazing and you can see the most incredible buildings wherever you look.

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