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9  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B Elementary

GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
1 Underline the correct word or phrase. 4 Write the words in the correct places.
Example: Sylvia buys many / a lot of fruit. She’s very
pineapples milk bananas lettuce potatoes
healthy. tea fruit juice strawberries onions
1 He didn’t eat any / no food. He wasn’t hungry.
Fruit Vegetables Drinks
2 We need some coffee. There’s any / none in the
cupboard. pineapples 3 __________ 6 __________

3 How much coffee do you drink? A lot / A lot of. 1 __________ 4 __________ 7 __________

4 I work very hard so I don’t have much / many free 2 __________ 5 __________ 8 __________
time. 8
5 Put a few / a little salt in the soup.
6 How much / many glasses of water do you drink? 5 Underline the correct word.
6 Example: a tin / carton of tomatoes
1 a jar / carton of pineapple juice
2 Complete the sentences with the comparative 2 a bottle / packet of fresh milk
form of the adjective in brackets.
3 a box / can of chocolates
Example: I think villages are more interesting 4 a packet / tin of biscuits
(interesting) than cities.
5 a bottle / jar of strawberry jam
1 She’s _______________ (happy) now than when she 6 a carton / can of cola
was a teenager.
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2 Your iPod is _______________ (expensive) than
mine.
6 Write the numbers as words.
3 Harry’s a _______________ (bad) cook than me.
4 This year’s class is _______________ (hard) than last Example: 12,000,000  twelve million
year’s. 1 569 ____________________
5 Kate is _______________ (beautiful) than her sister. 2 888,888 ____________________
6 It’s _______________ (hot) in Australia than in 3 4,250 ____________________
England. 4 42,000,000 ____________________
7 Carol’s a _______________ (good) dancer than you. 5 97,000 ____________________
8 Swimming in the sea is _______________ 5 3,005 ____________________
(dangerous) than swimming in a pool.
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Vocabulary total 20
3 Complete the sentences with a, an, some, or any.
Example: There’s a bottle of milk in the fridge.
1 ‘Can we have some toast, please?’  ‘Sorry. There
isn’t __________ bread.’
2 I had __________ cup of coffee for breakfast.
3 Are there __________eggs in the fridge?
4 There are __________ strawberries on the table.
5 ‘I’m hungry.’  ‘Do you want __________ apple?’
6 Let’s make __________ pasta this evening.

Grammar total 20

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9  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B Elementary

PRONUNCIATION
7 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: mi|llion
1 con|tai|ner
2 pa|cket
3 hun|dred
4 de|li|cious
5 thou|sand
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8 Match the words with the same sound.

egg  pasta  crisps  cake mushroom peas

Example: butter  pasta

1 sugar __________
2 steak __________
3 meat __________
4 breakfast __________
5 sandwich __________
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Pronunciation total 10

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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9  Reading and Writing   B Elementary

READING Example: The information is for _____.

A visitors from other countries  ■
✓
1 Read the text and choose A, B, or C. B people who live in England  ■
C visitors from England  ■
Meals in England 1 People have their ‘elevenses’_____.
– a guide for visitors A  before breakfast  ■ 
B  between breakfast and lunch  ■ 
Meals and Snacks
C  after lunch  ■
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are the three main meals. A lot
of workers have a 10-minute break in the morning (one 2 Afternoon tea is _____.
name for this is ‘elevenses’) when they stop work to enjoy a A  a drink  ■  B  a dessert  ■ 
cup of tea (or coffee) with a biscuit. They have a similar C  a small meal  ■
break for a drink and a snack in the afternoon. Many hotels 3 Women need around _____ calories every day.
and restaurants in England serve ‘afternoon tea’ between A 1,000 ■  B 2,000 ■  C 2,500 ■
2–5 p.m. This is a light meal of tea, sandwiches, and cakes 4 It’s more usual to have _____ in the morning.
and it’s very popular with shoppers and tourists.
A  toast or cereal  ■  B  nothing at all  ■ 
Breakfast C  a big breakfast  ■
A traditional full English breakfast is what many hotels 5 People sometimes have lunch _____ to celebrate a
serve to guests. It includes egg, bacon, sausage, beans, special day.
mushrooms, tomatoes, and toast, with tea or coffee and it A  in a takeaway  ■  B  at work  ■ 
contains around 1,000 calories (women need around 2,000 C  in a restaurant  ■
calories a day, and men need around 2,500). However, most
6 In the past, many people ate _____ at the end of the
people start their working day with a piece of toast or some
week.
cereal – some don’t have anything at all.
A fish ■  B  meat and veg  ■ 
Lunch C  Indian food  ■
Lunch is between midday and 1.30 p.m., and in England
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people are more likely to have a smaller meal in the middle
of the day. For example, a sandwich and a packet of crisps,
or a takeaway, which they can eat at their desk. They often 2 Read the text again. Underline the correct answer.
work while they eat. If it’s someone’s birthday, a group of Example: ‘Elevenses’ is a small snack / a big meal.
people who work together might go to a restaurant or a pub
for lunch.
1 In the south of England you have supper when you
get up / in the evening.
Dinner
2 Hotels in England usually serve toast or cereal / a
Dinner (also called ‘supper’ in the south of the country and
cooked breakfast in the morning.
‘tea’ in the north) is the biggest meal of the day and we have
it between 6 and 8 p.m. In the past, the traditional evening 3 Vegetarians can / can’t eat a full English breakfast.
meal was ‘meat and two veg (vegetables)’ then a pudding, 4 Most people in England eat / don’t eat around
and, on Fridays, a lot of people ate fish. Today, many 1,000 calories before they go to work.
families enjoy a traditional dinner on Sundays, but during 5 People don’t always / always stop work to eat their
the rest of the week we like to cook lots of different things, lunch.
including food from other countries. Indian food is now more
6 You can / can’t get a midday meal in a pub.
popular in England than fish and chips. Around two million
of us go to Indian restaurants every week!
7 Many families have a meal of meat and two veg /
fish and chips on Sundays.
8 Fish and chips were more popular in the past /
are more popular now than Indian food.
9 Each month / week around 2,000,000 people go to
Indian restaurants in England.
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Reading total 15

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9  Reading and Writing   B Elementary

WRITING
Describe the meals in your country. Answer these
questions, then write a text. (75–100 words)
1 What meals do people have? When do they have their
meals?
2 What do people usually have for breakfast / lunch /
dinner?
3 What types of food / drink are popular in your country?
4 Where do people shop for food?
5 Do people often eat out in restaurants?

We usually have … meals a day in my country …

Writing total 10

Reading and Writing total 25

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9  Listening and Speaking   B Elementary

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to two friends doing a magazine quiz. 1 Answer your partner’s questions.
Tick (✓) A or B.
Now ask your partner these food and drink
1 Fruit juice is better for you than milk. questions.
A True ■  B False ■ 1 What do you usually have for breakfast?
2 English people have a healthier diet than Scottish 2 Do you enjoy cooking? Why? Why not?
people. 3 What’s your favourite dish?
A True ■  B False ■ 4 Do you think your diet is healthy? Why? Why not?
3 People are heavier in winter because they don’t do 5 How often do you eat in restaurants?
much exercise.
A True ■  B False ■ 2 Ask your partner about what Celia ate and drank
4 Long thin chips are better for your health than short
on Sunday.
fat chips. How much / How many … ?
A True ■  B False ■ • water / drink • apples / eat
5 Eating chocolate can make people feel happier. • bananas / eat • cola / drink
A True ■  B False ■ • eggs / eat • tea / drink
• milk / drink • packets of crisps / eat
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3 Read David’s food diary and answer your
2 Listen to five conversations at a dinner party. partner’s questions.
Tick (✓) A or B.
1 _____ is cooking dinner for her friends. David’s food diary
A Jane ■  B Imogen ■ SUNDAY

2 The starter is _____ soup. cola ½ litre sandwiches 3

coffee X water 4 glasses
A chicken ■  B onion ■
oranges 1 fruit juice 1 glass
3 There _____ chicken left. sweets 5 eggs X
A  isn’t much  ■  B  is a lot of  ■
4 What does Jane want to drink?
Speaking total 15
A  some cola  ■  B  some water  ■
5 Who doesn’t have dessert? Listening and Speaking total 25
A Tony ■  B Ed ■
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Listening total 10

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