Vocabulary
1 Write a sentence that you would say in each situation below. Use the expressions below. Make any necessary changes.
get together • unforgettable sight • public holiday • have an open mind • traditional dish • grow up
1. You’re going to your grandmother’s house for dinner this Sunday.
2. You’re telling your class about your childhood.
3. You’re introducing a friend to a new kind of music.
4. You want to make plans with a friend that you haven’t seen in a long time.
5. No one will go to school or work next Monday.
6. You’ve just seen the Taj Mahal.
2 Complete the sentences with one word to show that you understand the bold words.
1. Let’s go to the stall where they ………………… watches.
2. There were many guests at the ………………… .
3. Time goes by fast when I’m having ………………… .
4. This shirt goes well with your ………………… .
5. Many immigrants try to keep their ………………… alive.
6. I need to go over my ………………… before I give it to the teacher.
3 Complete the sentences below to show that you understand the bold words.
1. This is unique. I’ve never
.
2. You should get up now. The head teacher
.
3. That was quite impolite. You shouldn’t have
.
4. This festival is multicultural. There’s food
.
5. I’d like to know the source of this custom. I’ll look
.
6. I’ll get back quite late. Don’t
.
4 Name:
1. an example of bad manners
2. a belief that many people have
3. one thing that is done at a wedding
4. an event where you might see fireworks
5. something that you would see at a parade
6. an event where people dress up
5 Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes. There are more words than you need.
widespread • take on adult responsibilities • get married • get by
meaningful • go on • way of life • coming of age • ancestor • custom
Are We Adults Yet?
In traditional societies, 1. …………………… was an important and 2. …………………… time which was celebrated with rituals and ceremonies. After this, young people were expected to 3. …………………… . In modern society, however, many of these
4. …………………… have disappeared, and in fact, no one seems to know when the change from childhood to adulthood takes place. First of all, there’s adolescence, a period which 5. …………………… for many years, when people are neither children nor adults. Because of 6. …………………… economic problems, more and more people remain dependent on their parents well into their 30s. People also 7. …………………… and have children when they’re older than in the past. So when does a person become an adult? Obviously for our 8. …………………… , this question was easier to answer.
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the first, second or third conditional.
1. I like Japanese food. I …………………… (make) it if I …………………… (know) how.
2. The festival starts tomorrow. We …………………… (not get) tickets if we …………………… (not buy) them today.
3. Daniel was born in the Philippines. He …………………… (grow up) there if his parents ……………………
(not move) to the UK.
4. Nora fell and broke her shoulder. It …………………… (not happen) if she …………………… (look) where she was going.
5. Laura wasn’t invited to the party. If she …………………… (be), …………………… she …………………… (go)?
2 Write a second sentence to logically follow the first. Use the words in brackets to form conditional sentences. Make any necessary additions or changes.
1. Ethan isn’t very popular. (better manners / people like him more / .)
2. The parade was fabulous. (you enjoy / see it / .)
3. Let’s order some Indian curry. (you try it / like it / .)
4. Jeff missed his flight. (leave on time / not miss it / .)
5. Thomas may ask Janet to marry him. (say yes / he ask her / ?)
6. I don’t live near the market. (not shop / the supermarket / live near / the market / .)
3 Complete the sentences using conditionals.
1. I would have gone to the wedding if
.
2. If you post a video on YouTube,
.
3. I’ll come and visit you tonight unless
.
4. If you went to London,
.
4 Complete the passages using the correct form of the verbs below.
A like • be • not worry • not buy
It took me a long time to find the right Christmas present for my favourite
aunt. If she 1. …………………… me a beautiful expensive watch last year,
I 2. …………………… so much about what to get her. Soon we’ll be opening the presents. I 3. …………………… happy if she 4. …………………… the earrings
I bought.
B be • have • become • not find
Sharon is looking for a job. It 1. …………………… easier to find something if she
2. …………………… experience, but she has just finished school. She 3. …………………… frustrated if she 4. …………………… a job soon.
5 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets and a suitable conditional. Do not change the original meaning.
1. You have to take your shoes off before going into a Buddhist temple. (can’t)
2. We’ll see the fireworks if we leave now. (unless)
3. I bought these chocolate eggs because they were on sale. (wouldn’t)
4. This traditional dish is so oily that I don’t like it. (if)
5. I didn’t understand, so I asked the teacher for help. (if)
6. I wear glasses because I can’t see very well. (better)
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