Unit 1: LOOKING BACK
PRONUNCIATION
1. Tick the word that does not have the same sounds as the other two.
1. brick
2. dare
3. wet
4. soon
5. greet
6. bay
2. Listen and write the correct homophones to complete the sentences.
1. wood, Would
2. bored, board
3. weather, whether
4. hole, whole
VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences
1. historical figures
2. a reputation
3. respectable
4. dedication
5. achievement
6.a distinguished
GRAMMAR
1. Put the verbs in the past simple or the past continuous.
1. was
2. began
3. gathered
4. was
5. became
6. was shouting
7. came
8. gave
9. ordered
10. was discussing
11. was still waiting
12. got
13. crushed
14. began
15. managed
16. were fighting
17. was always dashing
2. Adding articles where necessary.
1. a great time, the USA
2. the army, a soldier, the country
3. the English
4. a two-week holiday, the Philippines
5. the Louvre, a boat trip, the Seine
6. a warm hat, a new coat, a pair
7. the bank, the supermarket, the theater, the way
8. the rush hour, a taxi