<p> Name: ______Unit 1 RecuperoClass: ______Date: ______Grammar Present simple vs Present continuous</p><p>1 Choose the correct alternative.</p><p>→ I often go/am going shopping at the weekend.</p><p>1 We study/are studying hard for the test tomorrow.</p><p>2 I don’t do/am not doing very much right now, so I can help you.</p><p>3 Why do you watch/are you watching this film? You’ve already seen it!</p><p>4 Julia plays/is playing basketball three times a week.</p><p>5 Marco studies/is studying Chemistry in the library at the moment.</p><p>6 I have to go now, it gets/is getting late.</p><p>7 No, Sean and Roberta don’t live/are not living near Sara.</p><p>8 Do you use/Are you using that pen or can I borrow it for a minute?</p><p>Dynamic and stative verbs 2 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Two of the verbs must be in the Present continuous because they are used in a dynamic way. Kelly Hi, how are you? Gemma → I'm feeling (feel) great right now. Mr Johnson’s not here, so there’s no Maths test!</p><p>Kelly Lucky you! Hey, that new girl 1 __ (seem) really nice. What’s her name?</p><p>Gemma Sonia. She 2 __ (have) real problems remembering everyone’s name today.</p><p>Kelly Poor thing, it’s only her second day. 3 __ (you/know) anything about her?</p><p>Gemma Well I know she 4 __ (have) a sister in year three. Oh, yes, and </p><p> she 5 __ (live) near you, actually. She 6 __ (think) of joining the volleyball team, so maybe you’ll get to know her soon.</p><p>Kelly Great. She 7 __ (be) really tall. I hope she decides to join us.</p><p>Venture into First © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 1 Name: ______Unit 1 RecuperoClass: ______Date: ______Comparative and superlative forms 3 Complete the sentences using a comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets. → Helen is not as sociable (sociable) as Martin, she prefers staying in to going out.</p><p>1 Oxford is __ (small) than Manchester.</p><p>2 I’m so untidy. I’m the __ (organised) of all my friends.</p><p>3 Tim and Mark aren’t nearly __ (funny) as Isabel. She always makes me </p><p> laugh. She’s one of the __ (funny) people I know.</p><p>4 That’s the __ (bad) film I’ve ever seen and I saw it at the __ (expensive) cinema in town.</p><p>5 German is __ (difficult) than French, but not __ (difficult) as Chinese.</p><p>6 You never say anything. I think you’re the __ (shy) person in the class.</p><p>Modifiers 4 Complete the sentences using the modifier and a comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets. → Parma is a bit further (a bit/far) from Rome than Modena.</p><p>1 Bologna University is __ (a little/old) than Oxford University.</p><p>2 Jupiter is __ (by far/big) planet in our solar system.</p><p>3 American football is __ (a lot/popular) than soccer in the USA.</p><p>4 Alaska is __ (much/cold) than Hawaii.</p><p>5 The Po is __ (by far/long) river in Italy.</p><p>Present perfect with adverbs 5 Complete the sentences using the prompts in brackets. Pay attention to the position of the adverb. → Have you ever eaten a muffin? (eat a muffin/ever)</p><p>1 Pete’s car is so clean because he ______. (buy it/just) 2 She’s only 15, but she ______. (break the national record/already)</p><p>Venture into First © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 2 Name: ______Unit 1 RecuperoClass: ______Date: ______</p><p>3 We ______. (be to Sweden/never) 4 I ______. (not finish my lunch/yet) 5 ______? I haven’t. (you/see that movie/yet) 6 I’m so irritated! I’ve looked everywhere, but I ______. (not find my pen/still)</p><p>Vocabulary Talking about relationships 6 Underline the mistakes in the sentences. Then write out the corrections. There is one mistake in each sentence. → Paolo always sticks up from his best mate in class. Paolo always sticks up for his best mate in class. 1 No one went to talk to Gabby when she arrived. I think she felt left by. ______2 Can you rely to Chloe to be on time, or is she always late? ______3 I didn’t have time to get in know Mike. I really wanted to find out more about him. ______4 Dan and Laurie don’t get on for each other at all. They’re always arguing. ______5 I didn’t use to look up with my older brother, but now I admire him a lot. ______6 Liam and I like a lot of the same bands. We have a lot on common. ______7 Do you know why Adrian and Ollie fell up with each other? I thought they were really good friends. ______</p><p>Venture into First © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 3 Name: ______Unit 1 RecuperoClass: ______Date: ______Talking about likes and dislikes 7 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Use between two and three words, including the word given. → Robin really hates walking. DETESTS Robin detests walking. 1 I really, really don’t like country music. STAND I ______country music. 2 Jason thinks TV crime series are really interesting. INTERESTED Jason ______TV crime series. 3 Lila spends all her free time skateboarding. MAD Lila ______skateboarding. 4 Ben likes phone covers so he collects them. ADORES Ben ______phone covers. 5 They both go to football matches when they can. KEEN They are both ______football.</p><p>Word families 8 Choose the correct alternative. → Do you think this jacket suits/suitably me? 1 Tom appearance/appears outgoing, but he’s actually quite shy. 2 She thinks Ralph is more attractive/attractively than Alek. 3 I didn’t notice/noticeable what Maya was wearing. 4 My sister only likes restaurants where there’s a lot of choose/choice. 5 Ellie’s explanation/explain about the geometry homework was really useful. 6 Kate can never admittance/admit she’s wrong. It’s really annoying.</p><p>Venture into First © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 4 Name: ______Unit 1 RecuperoClass: ______Date: ______Negative prefixes 9 Make negative adjectives from the words below. Then write them in the table.</p><p> possible regular organised un- dis- im-</p><p> disorganised impossible</p><p> il- ir- in- irregular</p><p>Now complete the sentences with the best adjective from the table. → Someone who tells lies is dishonest.</p><p>1 If the police arrest you, it’s because you’ve done something __ .</p><p>2 A person who doesn’t like to be with other people is __ .</p><p>3 People who aren’t very confident in themselves are __ .</p><p>4 A wrong answer is an answer __ .</p><p>5 Something that tastes horrible is __ .</p><p>6 Someone who doesn’t like waiting in a queue is __ .</p><p>Venture into First © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 5</p>