ESO, 4th

Summer homework

For those who have to come back in September, it´s compulsory
to bring the workbook: Hoilday Oxford 4 ESO.

If you have passed he subject but you feel like revising, please, feel free to do it as well.
And listen to English as much as you can. Enjoy!!!

Grammar. Unit 3
Ability: could, can, will be able to
1 Complete the sentences with the affirmative or
negative form of could, can or will be able to.
 One day nanobots will be able to treat diseases.
1 After the discovery of antibiotics in 1928, doctors
____________________ cure more illnesses.
2 Even in the future, people ____________________
live forever.
3 Before X-rays, doctors ____________________
treat people with broken bones.
4 These days, surgeons ____________________
transplant human faces.
5 Even today in the 21st century, doctors
____________________ find a cure for the
common cold.
2 Complete the questions with the phrases in the
box and can, could or will be able to.
animals / help  doctors / operate
doctors / transplant  nanobots / fight
scientists / clone  smoking / damage
Could doctors operate before the development
of anaesthetic?
 Yes, but the patients suffered terrible pain!
1  ___________________________________________
diseases from inside our bodies?
 Hopefully – scientists are working on their
development now.
2  ___________________________________________
people with diseases?
 Maybe – a lot of people believe that ill people
feel better around them.
3  ___________________________________________
human brains one day?
 I hope not. It seems very dangerous to give a
person a new personality!
4  ___________________________________________
your health?
 Of course! It’s really bad for you!
5  ___________________________________________
humans in the 20th century?
 No, not humans, but they made animals from
other animals.
Possibility and certainty: may,
might, could, must, can’t
3 Correct the mistakes. Two sentences are
correct.
 It might to rain tomorrow.
 It might rain tomorrow.
1 James coulds be an athlete when he’s older.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2 You must be tired after your journey.
___________________________________________
3 You can be serious. I don’t believe you!
___________________________________________
4 The doctor may tries a new treatment.
___________________________________________
5 Nanobots might cure diseases in the future.
___________________________________________
6 The answer might be right. I’m sure of it!
___________________________________________
Advice and obligation: should,
must, have to
4 Complete the text with the words in the box.
don’t have to have to mustn’t
should shouldn’t
When I was twelve, I broke my leg quite badly. The
doctors said, ‘You need to stay in hospital because
we (1)__________________ treat your leg.’ At first I
was too ill to get up, but then I started to feel better
and tried to walk. When the nurse saw me, she
said, ‘Don’t do that! You (2)__________________
walk yet.’
After a week, my doctor told me, ‘You can go home
now. You (3)__________________ stay here
anymore.’ But before I left, he had some advice.
‘Your leg is getting better,’ he said, ‘so you can walk
a little bit. But you (4)__________________ try to
walk too much at first. When you sit down, you
(5__________________ rest your leg on a chair. And
don’t do anything silly!’


Grammar. Unit 2


Present perfect + ever and never;
just, still, already and yet
1 Complete the dialogue with the present perfect
form of the verbs and ever, never, just, still,
already or yet.
Louise What’s the matter, Amina?
Amina My mum has just told (tell) me that she
and Dad want an arranged marriage for me.
Louise I (1)_________________ (meet) anyone in
an arranged marriage! I thought they didn’t
exist anymore.
Amina Well, it’s normal in my culture. I guess (2)
your parents _________________ (try) to
find a boyfriend for you, have they?
Louise No, never! What will you do?
Amina I’ll do what my parents want, but it seems
strange. I’m only fifteen years old – I
(3)_________________ (not do) my school
exams _________________, but my mum
(4)_________________ (plan) my marriage!
Louise Is he nice? Good-looking?
Amina I’ve got no idea! I (5)_________________
(not meet) him!
Present perfect + for and since
2 Read the information about Matt and Ella.
Imagine it’s the year 2012. Then complete the
sentences. Use the present perfect form of the
phrases in the box and for or since.
Matt and Ella met as children in 1982.
They got married in 2003.
They bought their first house in 2004.
Matt got a job in New York in April.
be / married know / Ella
own / our home work / in New York
1 ‘I _________________________ years,’ says Matt.
2 They ___________________________ nine years.
3 ‘We _________________________________ 2004.’
4 Matt _________________________________ April.
Present perfect and past simple
3 Complete the text with the present perfect or
past simple form of the verbs in the box.
appear be become cost get
not change not forget spend
When David and Victoria Beckham got married in
1999, the couple (1)_________________ £500,000
for their special day. At the time this
(2)_________________ a lot of money, but since
1999, incredibly expensive weddings
(3)_________________ fashionable in the world of
football. In 2009, one footballer’s wedding
(4)_________________ £3 million!
But we (5)_________________ David and Victoria’s
wedding. And since then, the couple and their
children (6)_________________ regularly in
magazines all over the world. Unlike footballers’
weddings, that’s something that
(7)_________________ !
Present perfect simple and
continuous
4 Write sentences and questions. Use the present
perfect simple or continuous form.
 I / wait / for the bus / for half an hour
 I’ve been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
1 you / introduce / Emma to Joe / ?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2 we / talk / about music / for ages
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3 Tom and Sally / split / up
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
4 Maria / study / for a long time / ?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5 I / not finish / the book / yet
___________________________________________
___________________________________________ Vocabulary  unit 2:  
Summary
Verbs: relationships
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
phrases from the summary.
 Jane and her brother aren’t speaking to each
other. I think they’ve had an argument.
1 Diego and Martha both like cycling, going to the
cinema and reading Japanese comics. They
____________________.
2 Tom said he ____________________ one of my
friends at a party yesterday. He says she’s got
long dark hair and green eyes. That’s you!
3 Jake is chatting and joking with Lydia. I’m sure
he ____________________ her.
4 Sarah has told Mark their relationship is over.
I can’t believe they ____________________.
5 Carl wants to ________________ Amy
________________, but he’s too shy to talk to her.
2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
phrases from the summary. Then number the
sentences in order.
a I asked my best friend who he was and she
________________ me to him.
b I saw this tall, good-looking man and I really
________________ him!
c I ________________ David at a party three years
ago.
d David phoned the next day to ________________
me ________________.
e We ________________ last year! I wore a
beautiful, white dress.
f We ________________ with each other
immediately.
Extreme adjectives
3 Complete the table.
Adjective  Extreme adjective
 (1)  _______________ gorgeous
 (2)  _______________ terrifying
 (3) unpleasant  ____________________
 (4) good  ____________________
 (5) _______________ awful
 (6) interesting  ____________________
 (7) _______________ furious
 (8) _______________ exhausting
 (9) funny  ____________________
(10) memorable  ____________________
4 Complete the sentences with some of the pairs
of adjectives in exercise 3.
 When Alice failed her maths exam, her parents
were angry, but when she failed English, too,
they were furious!
1 Last night I felt ______________ and this morning
I feel _____________! I have to stay in bed today.
2 This book isn’t ______________ – I haven’t
laughed once. The last one was better. In fact, it
was ______________!
3 Daniel is ______________, but Laura really
fancies Ben. She thinks he’s ______________!
4 The fifteen-kilometre walk was ______________,
but the forty-kilometre walk was ______________.
5 I like reading about English history. It’s very
______________, especially Henry VIII and all his
wives. I find them ______________.
1
Verbs: relationships
ask (someone) out fancy finish with flirt with get married get on well with go out with


Grammar  unit 1

used to 
1 Complete the text with used to or didn’t 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 didn’t 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 
hadn’t ended. (not end / arrive) 
1 After Josey _______________ her driving test, her 
dad _______________ her a car. (buy / pass) 
2 We _______________ in the café 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) 
Past simple and past continuous 
3 Complete each question with a past simple and 
past continuous form. Then match 1–4 with a–e. 
 What was Mozart writing (Mozart / write)  
when he died (he / die)?
1 Where ______________________ (Amelia Earhart 
/ fly) when ______________________ (her plane / 
disappear)?
2 What ______________________ (fall) on Sir Isaac 
Newton’s head while ______________________
(he / sit) under a tree?
3 When ______________________ (Antoni Gaudí / 
die), what ______________________ (he /  
build)?
4 Who ______________________ (start) painting 
while ______________________ (she / get better) 
after an accident?
a an apple 
b Frida Kahlo 
c the Sagrada Família 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! 

Vocabulary  unit 1

Summary 
Nouns: generations 
1 Complete the interview with the words in  
the box. 
births boom fashion hairstyle icon
George Can I interview you for a school project? 
Grandad Of course, what do you want to ask? 
George When were you born? 
Grandad I’m a child of the baby boom. I was born 
in 1946. There were a lot of  
(1)_______________ that year! 
George Who was your favourite film star? 
Grandad Carey Grant. He was a great  
(2)_______________ in those days. 
George What was your hair like in the 60s? 
Grandad It was short. Your grandmother had a 
beehive. She loved that  
(3)_______________. 
George And what about the 70s? 
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, it’s an 
______________. 
2  ______________ is when countries aren’t 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 someone’s life ends, this is called their 
______________. 
3 Complete the dialogue with get and the words in 
the box. 
ill a bus scared tired together up
Anna Hi, Joe. You look terrible! Did you  
(1)_______________ late this morning? 
Joe No, but I was studying until 1 a.m. and I  
(2)_______________ when I go to bed late. 
Anna I’m not surprised! I think 1 a.m. is too late. 
Joe You sound just like my mum. She thinks I’m 
going to (3)_______________ because I work 
too hard. Anyway, are you cycling to school? 
Anna No, I think I’ll (4)_______________ . 
Joe I’ll come with you. Hey, do you want to  
(5)_______________ this weekend? There’s 
a good film on at the cinema. 
Anna OK, but I hope you don’t mean the horror 
one. I always (6)_______________! 
4 Replace the bold words with the correct form of 
get and phrases from the summary. 
 Jack’s team won the match because he scored. 
got a goal
1 If you want to drive, you must have the correct 
documents. ______________________
2 On Jessica’s birthday Lucy bought something
for her. ______________________
3 Isabel feels sad when she argues with her 
friends. ______________________
4 I don’t walk to school. I use public transport. 
______________________
5 When I leave school, I’ll work. 
______________________
6 Mark has been ill but he’s starting to feel well 
again. ______________________

Gramar. Unit 5

Summary
Adjectives: fashion
1 Write the opposites of the adjectives.
 sophisticated  simple
1 colourful  ________________
2 uncomfortable  ________________
3 casual  ________________
4 cool  ________________
5 impractical  ________________
6 tight  ________________
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
words.
 At Dad’s company, they don’t have to wear
smart clothes. They can wear casual clothes,
like jeans. (casual / simple / smart / colourful)
1 I hate wearing _______________ clothes. I always
feel _______________ in them.
(colourful / comfortable / tight / uncomfortable)
2 Ben’s jeans are so _______________ they’re
falling down! But a lot of teenagers think that’s
_______________.
(baggy / cool / impractical / tight)
3 You can’t lose Maya in a crowd because her
clothes are so _______________. She doesn’t like
_______________ things.
(colourful / baggy / plain / sophisticated)
4 I walk a long way every day, so I need
_______________ shoes. They look
_______________, but I don’t mind!
(colourful / comfortable / smart / uncool)
5 I bought these shoes three years ago. They look
really _______________ now! But I’m not
interested in being _______________.
(casual / fashionable / old-fashioned / practical)
Verbs and nouns: commerce
3 Order the words and choose the correct word
from the summary to complete the sentences.
 (factories / chemicals / produce / these)
These factories produce chemicals to make
denim soft.
1 (hasn’t / the / s________ / sent)
___________________________ enough T-shirts.
2 (by / g________ / a local)
 Our cotton is supplied ______________________.
3 (w________ / my uncle / on)
______________________________ a cotton farm.
4 (clothes / d________ / we)
______________________ for a fashion company.
5 (e________ / send / clothes)
___________________________ all over the world.
6 (to buy / s________ / want)
____________________________ cheaper clothes.
4 Complete the text with the correct verb or noun
form of the words in the box.
export grow import manufacture
produce shop supply
Millions of T-shirts are produced every year, but
how are they made and how do they arrive in
shops? A T-shirt begins its life in farms across the
world, where farmers (1)_______________ cotton.
The cotton is then used to (2)_______________ the
T-shirts. The factories then (3)_______________ the
T-shirts all over the world to (4)_______________ .
They (5)_______________ the T-shirts to different
shops and the (6)______

Relative exercises
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4219

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