Grammar
1 Choose the correct alternative. 1 I can’t find the key to my hotel room. I haven’t seen/didn’t see it for hours. 2 I have downloaded/downloaded an app about Rome last week, and it’s great. 3 Have you been/Did you go to that restaurant downtown yet? It’s fantastic! 4 I have known/knew him since we were young. He’s like a brother to me. 5 Have you watched/Did you watch that programme about eco-cities last night? 2 Complete the sentences with these adverbs. already • ever • for • just • never • s ince • yet 1 Have you saved up enough money for your trip? 2 Tracy has moved to the city and she’s not sure if she likes it . 3 I’ve been in the library four hours. 4 I’ve lived in Perth I was four years old. 5 Have you stayed in a youth hostel? No, I’ve stayed in one. 3 Answer the questions with the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous form of the verbs given. 1 Why are you so tired? (play / tennis)
3 Why are you so hungry? (not eat / nine o'clock)
4 Why are you so happy? (win / an award / school)
3 Complete the sentences with an extreme adjective. 1 A: Is it hot in Cairo in July? B: Hot? It’s absolutely b ! 2 The underground was so p , you could hardly move. 3 The view from the top was s . I took so many photos. 4 The comedian was totally h . We laughed so much we cried! 4 Match the halves to make sentences. 1 They live in a cottage … 2 There was a delay of two hours … 3 I think Tom has done well … 4 He set off early so he could arrive … 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given. 1 My mum (travel) around the world when she was young. 2 While she (travel) around Brazil, she (go) to Rio de Janeiro. 3 After they (choose) their favourite city, they wrote an amazing article. 4 I (think) cities (become) larger as the world population increases. 5 I (save up) for a trip to Berlin since my last birthday. 6 Maya (read) travel guides for the last three months. 7 It (get) late now and I (not want) to miss the last bus. 8 Right now we (drive) our caravan around the UK while we (sell) our house. 9 The excursion wasn’t much fun because the tour guide (not speak) good English. 10 I (get) used to living here though I didn’t like it at first.
2 Why are you so wet? (run / the rain)
Vocabulary
1 Complete the adjectives to describe cities with the correct vowels ( a , e , i , o , u ). 1 c h r m g 2 c l n 3 c r w d d 4 d r t y 5 h s t r c 6 m p r s s v 7 l v ly 8 p c f l 9 q t 10 r n - d w n 2 Match the words to the descriptions. block of flats • c ottage • factory • p ort • square • town hall 1 It’s an open place in the centre of our town with lots of restaurants and cafés. 2 It’s a tall building in an inner-city area where lots of people live. 3 It’s a place where people work making parts for cars. 4 Ferries and other boats leave from here. 5 It’s an old style of building where people live. It’s often pretty and has a garden. 6 This is where the mayor works. It’s sometimes a historic building.
5 Our plan was to get away … a from the city that weekend. b because our flight was cancelled. c by lunchtime. d on the outskirts of the town. e because he is so determined.
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