Grammar unit 1
used to
1 Complete the text with used to or didnt use to
and the verbs in the box.
be contact have play talk watch write
Things were very different in the 1980s. People
used to have TVs, and the lucky ones
(1)________________________ videos on them.
People (2)________________________ very simple
games on their computers, but the games
(3)________________________ colourful or look very
exciting very different from today! My dad
(4)________________________ to people on his
mobile phone, but the phone was really big and
looked very silly. The internet didnt exist in the
1980s, so teenagers (5)________________________
each other through networking sites. Instead, they
(6)________________________ letters to their friends
in the holidays. It seems hard to believe now!
Past perfect and past simple
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the
correct place. Use the past perfect and past
simple form in each sentence.
When my parents arrived home, the party
hadnt ended. (not end / arrive)
1 After Josey _______________ her driving test, her
dad _______________ her a car. (buy / pass)
2 We _______________ in the caf after our exams
_______________. (celebrate / finish)
3 By the time he _______________ ten, David
_______________ that he wanted to be a doctor.
(be / decide)
4 I _______________ the school where my dad
_______________ a student. (be / see)
5 Joe _______________ any of my friends before
he _______________ to the picnic. (come / not
meet)
6 Jessie _______________ scared because she
_______________ on a plane before. (not be /
feel)
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Past simple and past continuous
3 Complete each question with a past simple and
past continuous form. Then match 14 with ae.
What was Mozart writing (Mozart / write)
when he died (he / die)? d
1 Where ______________________ (Amelia Earhart
/ fly) when ______________________ (her plane /
disappear)?
2 What ______________________ (fall) on Sir Isaac
Newtons head while ______________________
(he / sit) under a tree?
3 When ______________________ (Antoni Gaud /
die), what ______________________ (he /
build)?
4 Who ______________________ (start) painting
while ______________________ (she / get better)
after an accident?
a an apple
b Frida Kahlo
c the Sagrada Famlia in Barcelona
d Requiem, a piece of church music
e over the Pacific Ocean
4 Complete the text with the past simple or past
continuous form of the verbs.
On the Apollo 11 journey to the moon, some things
went (go) wrong. While Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin (1)________________ (prepare) to land on the
moon, their computer (2)________________ (start) to
have problems. They also (3)________________
(notice) that their spacecraft (4)________________
(travel) towards the wrong part of the moon. In the
end, they (5)________________ (land) safely, but
with only a little fuel left. On the moon, the two
astronauts (6)________________ (take) photos
while the third astronaut, Michael Collins,
(7)________________ (control) the spacecraft
above them. They also (8)________________ (put)
an American flag on the moon. But while they
(9)________________ (leave) the moon, the flag
(10)________________ (fall) over!
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Vocabulary unit 1
Summary
Nouns: generations
birth boom craze death fashion gadget hairstyle icon invention look peace war
Uses of get
get a bus get a driving licence get a goal get a job get away get better get a present get dark
get home get the flu get tired get together get to school get up get upset

Nouns: generations 3 Complete the dialogue with get and the words in
the box.
1 Complete the interview with the words in
the box. ill a bus scared tired together up

births boom fashion hairstyle icon Anna Hi, Joe. You look terrible! Did you
George Can I interview you for a school project? (1)_______________ late this morning?

Grandad Of course, what do you want to ask? Joe No, but I was studying until 1 a.m. and I
George When were you born? (2)_______________ when I go to bed late.
Grandad Im a child of the baby boom. I was born Anna Im not surprised! I think 1 a.m. is too late.

in 1946. There were a lot of Joe You sound just like my mum. She thinks Im
(1)_______________ that year! going to (3)_______________ because I work
George Who was your favourite film star? too hard. Anyway, are you cycling to school?

Grandad Carey Grant. He was a great Anna No, I think Ill (4)_______________ .
(2)_______________ in those days. Joe Ill come with you. Hey, do you want to
George What was your hair like in the 60s? (5)_______________ this weekend? Theres

Grandad It was short. Your grandmother had a a good film on at the cinema.
beehive. She loved that Anna OK, but I hope you dont mean the horror
(3)_______________. one. I always (6)_______________!

George And what about the 70s?

4 Replace the bold words with the correct form of
Grandad Ah, it was different then long hair,
big jeans and platform boots.
(4)_______________ has changed a lot,
you know!
2 Complete the sentences. Use words from the
summary.
1 When you create something new, its an
______________.
2 ______________ is when countries arent fighting
each other.
3 When a lot of people become very interested
about something new, this is a ______________.
4 A ______________ is a small electrical object that
does something useful.
5 When someones life ends, this is called their
______________.
get and phrases from the summary.
Jacks team won the match because he scored.
got a goal
1 If you want to drive, you must have the correct
documents. ______________________
2 On Jessicas birthday Lucy bought something
for her. ______________________
3 Isabel feels sad when she argues with her
friends. ______________________
4 I dont walk to school. I use public transport.
______________________
5 When I leave school, Ill work.
______________________
6 Mark has been ill but hes starting to feel well
again. ______________________

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