grammar

Q[4][SB][50] - Match the underlined phrases in the fact

sheet with the rules.
We use the infinitive:
1 after certain verbs, e.g. __________
2 after many adjectives, e.g. __________
3 to express purpose, e.g. __________
4 after first, second, third, last, etc., e.g. __________
We use the gerund:
5 after certain verbs, e.g. __________
6 after prepositions, e.g. __________
7 as the subject of a sentence, e.g. __________
8 after conjunctions like when, before, after, while, e.g.
__________
Answers:
1 to communicate 2 to ask 3 to help 4 to perceive 5 risk
damaging 6 instead of asking 7 Standing 8 When
greeting
Q[5][SB][50] - Write the verbs and verb phrases from the box under the correct headings.
can't help encourage fail feel like force happen have difficulty let make

gerund risk, ...

infinitive tend, ...
 object + infinitive with to enable, ...
object + infinitive without to help, ...
Answers:
gerund: risk, can't help, feel like, have difficulty
infinitive: tend, fail, happen
object + infinitive with to: encourage, force
object + infinitive without to: help, let, make

Q[7][SB][50] - Study Watch Out! Then complete the

sentences with the correct forms of used to, be used to
or get used to.
1 My contact lenses felt weird at first, but I ________
(wear) them eventually.
2 I ________ (not like) eating fish, but I love it now.
3 He ________ (sleep) on a hard mattress - it doesn't
bother him.
4 How ________ people ________ (deal) with poor
eyesight before the invention of glasses?
5 I'm full - I ________ (not eat) so much food.
Answers:
1 got used to wearing 2 didn't use to like 3 is used to
sleeping 4 did (people) use to deal 5 am not used to
eating

Q[4][SB][52] - Look at the sentences in Exercise 3.

Then complete rules a-d with infinitive and gerund or
choose the correct word.
a Some verbs like forget, go on, mean, regret,
remember, stop and try can be followed by 1 _____ or 2
_____ but the meaning changes depending on which
form we use.
b To talk about a completed action after the verbs feel,
hear, listen to, see and watch, we use object + 3 _____.
c To talk about an action in progress after those verbs,
we use object + 4 _____.
d After the verbs need, deserve and require the gerund
has 5 _____ a passive / an active sense.
Answers:
1 infinitive 2 gerund 3 infinitive 4 gerund 5 a passive

Q[5][SB][52] - Complete the pairs of sentences with

the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1 a Remember ________ (take) your swimming kit.
b I remember ________ (bring) my swimming kit, but
now I can't find it.
2 a Becoming a performer means ________ (give) up
spicy food.
b Oops! I didn't mean ________ (put) so much chilli
sauce on my chips!
3 a I'll never forget ________ (taste) ice cream for the
first time.
b Don't forget ________ (put) the ice cream in the
freezer.
4 a We regret ________ (inform) you that the restaurant
has closed down.
b I regret ________ (not study) harder last year.
Answers:
1 a to take b bringing 2 a giving b to put 3 a tasting b to
put 4 a to inform b not studying

Q[6][SB][52] - Complete the sentences with the

correct forms of the verbs from the box.
land practise score sign wash
1 I can hear my neighbour ________ his violin.
2 Hanan felt the mosquito ________ on her leg.
3 Did you see him ________ the winning goal?
4 Do these grapes need ________?
5 These documents require ________.
Answers:
1 practising 2 land/landing 3 score 4 washing 5 signing

Q[3][WB][38] - Complete the text with the correct

forms of the verbs in brackets.
I held a snake for the first time at a small zoo. I was
surprised to find (find) that it was dry and not wet.
While 2 ________ (hold) the snake, I felt it begin 3
________ (wrap) itself round my arm, but I didn't feel
threatened. I don't think it intended 4 ________ (do) me
any harm. In fact, it seemed 5 ________ (want) to show
me affection. Nothing about the snake was what I'd
expected. I felt lucky that it had let me 6 ________
(touch) it.
Answers:
2 holding 3 to wrap 4 to do 5 to want 6 touch

Q[4][WB][38] - Complete the texts with the correct

forms of the verbs in bold and an object where
necessary.
READ
Adnan tries to read for at least an hour every day. He
enjoys 2 ________ while he's travelling to school. His
mum won't let 3 ________ at the dinner table though.
DO
Abeer's parents make ________ her homework as soon
as she gets home. They encourage ________ it before
anything else. The only way she can avoid ________ it is
if she has after-school activities.
WATCH
Maha can't stand ________ violent films or TV series.
She refuses ________ anything where violence is shown
as entertainment. ________ comedies, on the other
hand, she finds a great pleasure.
Answers:
2 reading 3 him read 4 her do 5 her to do 6 doing 7
watching 8 to watch 9 Watching

Q[7][WB][38] - Complete the sentences with the

correct forms of (be/get) used to and the verbs in
brackets.
1 Although it's still a bit strange, Kamal is getting used to
living (live) in the student halls instead of at home with
his parents.
2 I couldn't concentrate on audiobooks at first, but now I
________ (listen) to them and prefer them to print
books.
3 When my sister was a child, she ________ (play) with
dolls.
Answers:
2 am/m used to listening 3 used to play
Q[8][WB][38] - Rewrite the sentences using the correct
forms of used to, be used to or get used to.
1 It's normal for me to find cat hairs on my clothes. I'm
used to finding cat hairs on my clothes.
2 Life on the island is slowly becoming normal for the
family.
3 Asma didn't like the smell of fish in the past.
4 Waking up early was slowly becoming normal for
Malak.
5 Maher played in a football team in the past.
6 It was normal for Dana to speak to large groups of
people.
Answers:
2 The family is/are (slowly) getting used to life on the
island. 3 Asma didn't use to like the smell of fish. 4 Malak
was (slowly) getting used to waking up early. 5 Maher
used to play in a football team. 6 Dana was used to
speaking to large groups of people.

Q[9][WB][38] - USE OF ENGLISH Complete the second

sentence using the word in bold so that it means the
same as the first one. Use between two and five words,
including the word in bold.
1 Using this switch, you can turn off all the lights in the
house.
ENABLES
This switch enables you to turn off all the lights in the
house.
2 It's my job to test people for colourblindness.
RESPONSIBLE
________ colour-blindness.
3 Would you like to try the smelly blue cheese?
FANCY
Do you ________ the smelly blue cheese?
Answers:
2 am/m responsible for testing 3 fancy trying

Q[1][WB][39] - Complete the sentences with the

structures from the box.
deserved discussing heard the bottle smash needs
paying regretted- drinking remember dreaming see
Jamal fall stop looking watched the children playing
1 Fawzi regretted drinking a second can of fizzy drink.
2 Did you ________ off his bike yesterday?
3 The water bill ________ this week.
4 I ________ could fly last night.
5 Khawla ________ as it hit the floor.
6 Mariam ________ together.
7 Khalil thought the idea ________.
8 Please ________ at your phone.
Answers:
2 see Jamal fall 3 needs paying 4 remember dreaming 5
heard the bottle smash 6 watched the children 7
deserved discussing 8 stop looking

Q[2][WB][39] - Match each pair of sentences with their

meanings a-b.
1 Why don't you try using a different app to see if it's any
better?
2 Huda tried to reach the highest shelf, but she couldn't
quite manage it.
a make an effort to do something difficult
b do something as an experiment to see what happens
3 Lubna remembered to add salt to the soup she was
making.
4 Farid remembered meeting Habib for the first time.
a remember something, then do it
b remember that you did something earlier
Answers:
1b 2a 3a 4b

Q[3][WB][39] - Complete the sentences with the

correct gerund or infinitive forms of the verbs in
brackets.
1 Always remember to wash (wash) your hands before
you start cooking.
2 Getting the grades I need for university means
________ (study) hard for the next six months.
3 Once your child can walk, he or she needs ________
(watch) all the time.
4 Can we stop at the service station ________ (use) the
bathroom?
5 I really regret ________ (go) out last night as I'm
exhausted this morning.
Answers:
2 studying 3 watching 4 to use 5 going

Q[4][WB][39] - Choose the correct forms to complete

the sentences. Then write C for a complete action or I
for an incomplete action.
1 We listened to Sana recite / reciting the poem from
beginning to end.
2 Reem stood in the garden and felt the rain fall / falling
on her face.
3 Did you see the racing cars touch / touching just then
on the corner?
4 He heard the baby next door cry / crying every night
through the thin walls.
Answers:
1 recite, C 2 falling, I 3 touch, C 4 crying, I

Q[5][WB][39] - Complete the text with the correct

forms of the verbs from the box.
go on/improve need/clean remember/smell
smell/food/cook stop/smell try/pay try/repeat would
like/improve
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SENSE OF SMELL
How well-developed is your sense of smell? Can you
smell food cooking in the neighbours' kitchen, or tell
when the bathroom ________ before anyone else? If you
________ your sense of smell, read on!
Step 1
________ more attention to familiar smells. For
example, before you drink your coffee, ________ the
delicious aroma. If you ________ your food and drink
regularly, your sense of smell will start to improve.
Step 2
________ your sense of smell by doing the following.
Choose a few familiar, pleasant scents and take a
minute to really smell them. ________ this several times
a day and your nose will become more sensitive.
Answers:
2 needs cleaning 3 would like to improve 4 Try
paying/Try to pay 5 stop to smell 6 remember to smell 7
Go on to improve 8 Try repeating/to repeat

Q[3][WB][44] - Complete the sentences with the

correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Soon after the car stopped ________ (make) a funny
noise, I stopped ________ (buy) some petrol.
2 Look at that boy ________ (leave) the shop! I saw him
________ (buy) a very expensive new laptop.
3 A This wardrobe needs ________ (sort) out. It's full of
old clothes!
B Sorry. I meant ________ (do) it last week!
4 A Did you remember ________ (bring) the tickets?
B Oh no! I remember ________ (put) them in my wallet
but I can't find them now!
Answers:
1 making, to buy 2 leaving, buying 3 sorting, to do 4 to
bring, putting

vocab

Q[3][SB][50] - Complete the sentences with the

highlighted words and phrases from page 48.
1 Your ________ is your ability to see.
2 If you are ________, you can't tell the difference
between some colours.
3 If you ________ something ________, you can see,
hear, or understand someone or something with some
difficulty.
4 ________ is another word for 'notice'.
5 ________ are the tiny bumps on your tongue that allow
you to recognise flavours.
6 ________ is another way of saying 'deafness'.
Answers:
1 eyesight 2 colour-blind 3 make (something) out 4
Perceive 5 Taste buds 6 Hearing loss

Q[3][SB][51] - Use the highlighted words from Exercise

2 to say which word(s) describes:
1 the smell of something delicious cooking.
2 something difficult to detect.
3 something which is too strong.
4 really bad smells.
5 delicious-tasting food.
6 a pleasant smell of flowers.
Answers:
1 aroma 2 subtle 3 overpowering 4 smelly (adj)/stench
(n) 5 mouth-watering 6 scent

Q[6][SB][51] - Check the meaning of the words in the

box and match them with the pictures.
(Image on SB page 51)
coarse fluffy prickly silky smooth spiky squishy sticky
Answers:
course: rough in texture, not smooth
fluffy: covered in soft fur or pieces of material
prickly: covered in small, short pointed spines or points
silky: soft and smooth like the material silk
smooth: having an even and regular surface
spiky: covered in many large pointed spikes or points
squishy: soft and a bit wet
sticky: something that is sticky stays on something that
touches it
A spiky, prickly B sticky C squishy

Q[5][SB][54] - Look at the highlighted words in the

article and discuss what other meanings each word
could have in a different context. Then complete the
pairs of sentences.
1 a He did it in a moment of ______ panic.
b She trains guide dogs for the ______.
2 a I would like to ______ a career in journalism.
b The police didn't ______ the speeding car as it was
going too fast.
3 a The new head teacher explained her ______ for the
future of the school.
b Cats have very good night ______.
4 a Her accident ______ her ______ riding horses.
b He ______ his degree for a year.
5 a She ______ her ambition of becoming a pilot.
b She ______ no one was listening.
6 a He found the exam very ______.
b She's a very ______ person. She isn't easily defeated.
Answers:
1 a blind, blind b blind 2 a pursue b pursue 3 a vision b
vision 4 a put ... off b put off 5 a realised b realised 6 a
tough b tough

Q[6][SB][54] - Complete the sentences with the

correct prepositions from the box.
about of to (x2) with
1 It wasn't until she went to boarding school for the blind
that she finally came to terms ________ her blindness.
2 She decided to travel to rural Tibet, to spread the
word ________ her Braille system.
3 Sabriye wanted to prove to the world that she was as
capable ________ doing things as anyone else.
4 Sabriye explains that to adjust ________ her
blindness, she had to make herself focus on what she
could rather than couldn't do.
5 Desperate ________ fit in, she did all she could to hide
her blindness.
Answers:
1 with 2 about 3 of 4 to 5 to

Q[1][SB][55] - Complete the recipe for tomato ketchup.

boil chill food processor pan peel puree simmer slice
stir whizz
Take 2 kg of tomatoes and ________ them in half (no
need to ________ them). Place in a large ________ then
________ in 500 ml of vinegar, 300 g of sugar and some
salt and pepper. Bring to the ________ then reduce the
heat and ________ gently for about 20 mins. Transfer to
a blender or ________ and ________ until you have a
smooth ________ before serving.
Answers:
1 slice 2 peel 3 pan 4 stir 5 boil 6 simmer 7 food
processor 8 whizz 9 puree 10 Chill

Q[4][SB][55] - Match words 1-5 with their opposites a-

e.
1 thick a sweet
2 crunchy b runny/watery
3 savoury c tasty
4 bland d mild
5 spicy e smooth
Answers:
1b 2e 3a 4c 5d

Q[5][SB][55] - Use the words in Exercise 4 to describe

the conditions in the pictures.
(Images of mayonnaise, chilli sauce, pickled gherkins on
SB page 55)
Answers:
Mayonnaise: smooth, mild, runny/watery
chilli sauce: spicy, tasty
pickled gherkins: crunchy, tasty

Q[1][WB][39] - Do the words describe pleasant or

unpleasant smells?
1 aroma 5 smelly
2 mouth-watering 6 stench
3 overpowering 7 stink
4 scent 8 subtle
Answers:
1 pleasant 2 pleasant 3 unpleasant 4 pleasant 5
unpleasant 6 unpleasant 7 unpleasant 8 pleasant

Q[2][WB][39] - Choose the correct words to complete

the description.
When I walked into the cafe near the river, I smelled the
1stink/ aroma of fresh coffee as soon as I opened the
door. I ordered a coffee and sat down by the window.
The seat was comfortable and whatever they were
preparing in the kitchen smelled 2mouthwatering/
overpowering. 'You can probably smell our fresh
croissants,' said the owner with considerable pride. So I
ordered two croissants with honey. The honey was
delicious; it was very 3smooth /spiky with a
4subtle/smelly hint of lavender. The lovely
5stench/scent of the flower garden at the rear of the
cafe came in through the window and added to the
pleasant sense of relaxation.
Answers:
1 aroma 2 mouth-watering 3 smooth 4 subtle 5 scent

Q[3][WB][39] - Match the words from the box with the

descriptions.
chirp crunch hum pop rustle screech sizzle thud
1 steaks under the grill
2 a room full of switched on computers
3 biting into a slice of well-toasted bread
4 a person putting a pin in a balloon
5 a heavy book dropped on a wooden floor
6 a car's tyres as the driver takes a corner too fast
7 hungry baby birds
8 a bag of sweets in the cinema
Answers:
2 hum 3 crunch 4 pop 5 thud 6 screech 7 chirp 8 rustle
Q[4][WB][39] - Complete the sentences with one
adjective in each gap.
1 The jar's paper label came off in the dishwasher, but
the sticky glue remained on the glass.
2 The children decided the hedgehog was simply too
s________ to pick up and left it alone.
3 The c________ cloth hurt the little girl's face as her
mother wiped her clean.
4 The si________ material of Amina's new dress felt
wonderful.
5 The f________ young chick weighed almost nothing in
her hand.
6 Manal didn't believe that the cream would make her
skin look young and s________.
Answers:
2 spiky 3 coarse 4 silky 5 fluffy 6 smooth

Q[1][WB][41] - Match the food words 1-5 with the words

that can describe them a-e.
1 yoghurt a runny
2 chilli sauce b sweet
3 nuts c smooth
4 soup d spicy
5 chocolate e crunchy
Answers:
1c 2d 3e 4a 5b

Q[2][WB][41] - Which food words can you describe as

the following?
1 thick
2 watery
3 savoury
4 tasty
5 bland
Answers:
1 mayonnaise 2 soup 3 potato chips 4 cake 5 white
bread

Q[3][WB][41] - Complete the recipe with the words

from the box.
(Image on WB page 41)
boiled food processor pan peel simmer slice whizz
Today we're going to make a cabbage soup. First, peel
one garlic and an onion. Chop them finely and cook
them in a ________ until they are soft. ________ some
cabbage into small pieces and add it to the garlic and
onions. ________ some water and add it to the mixture.
________ the mixture for a few minutes. Then pour the
mixture into a ________. ________ the mixture until you
have a nice, smooth soup.
Answers:
1 peel 2 pan 3 slice 4 Boil 5 Simmer 6 food processor 7
Whizz

Q[1][WB][44] - Complete the text with the correct

words.
I have a keen sense of 1aroma / smell and I could tell
something was burning in the restaurant's kitchen.
Added to that, my friend and I were seated at a table
near to the rubbish bins. The 2stench / scent when
someone opened the bins was so 3subtle /
overpowering that we felt sick.
Then, my friend told me the colour scheme wasn't very
attractive. I am 4short-sighted / colour-blind, so I
couldn't 5tell / see. My friend said the colour green was
putting her 6off / away from any food.
I don't like strong, 7savoury / spicy food so I ordered a
mild curry. It looked 8tasty / sweet enough, but the
reality was disappointing. It was 9bland / mouth-
watering and had very little taste.
Answers:
1 smell 2 stench 3 overpowering 4 colour-blind 5 tell 6
off 7 spicy 8 tasty 9 bland

Q[2][WB][44] - Choose the correct words to complete

the sentences.
1 Don't touch that cactus. It's super prickly / silky /
squishy.
2 The child's hands are very sticky / coarse / spiky
because she has been sticking things with glue.
3 We could smell the subtle scent / aroma / stink of
roses as we entered the room.
4 The Maths exam was really smooth / tough / bland but
I managed to get a good grade.
5 There was no noise except for the humming / buzzing
/ rustling of paper as the students began the test.
Answers:
1 prickly 2 sticky 3 scent 4 tough 5 rustling