Cambridge Vocabulary for PET by Sue Ireland and Joanna Kosta

Extra exercises

Countries
Unjumble these anagrams to nd the names of six countries. ITALY 1 TLYAI ................................... 3 XCOMIE ................................... 2 CEREEG ................................... 4 DNIAI ................................... 5 CNDAAA ................................... 6 KYTRUE ...................................

Colours
Circle the colours in this letter line.

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Adjectives
Match the adjectives (15) to the descriptions (AE). b 1 generous ...... 2 fashionable ...... 4 shy ...... 5 reliable ...... A B C D E 3 lazy ......

Francesca is nervous when she meets people for the rst time. Luca spends a lot of money on birthday presents for his family. Sergio stays in bed all day at the weekends and never does any housework. If Martina promises to do something, you can trust her to do it. Laura often reads magazines about clothes and loves going shopping.

Sport
SPEAKING Part 4 The examiner says: Id like you to talk about the sports you like to do and watch.

Speak for one minute about the sports you like to do and watch. You could record yourself speaking, then listen and try to improve what you said.

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Travel and holidays

Complete the crossword. All the words are about travel or holidays. You can use a dictionary to help you. Across 1 This tells you how much of another countrys money you get for your money (8, 4) 6 You have to show this when you hire a car (7, 7) 8 A vehicle like a small lorry (3) 11 You can pay by cash, credit card, or .. (6) 12 Taxis wait at the taxi .. (4) 14 The money used in the US (6) 16 You often put this in a box when you ll in forms (4) 18 The opposite of fast 19 You need this to visit some countries (4) 20 You use this word with .. bus, .. plane (2) 21 You use this when you are sightseeing to help you nd your way (3) 22 You use this word with .. sailing, .. sightseeing (2) 24 How fast you are going (5) 26 If you drive to your destination you need to plan this carefully (5) Down 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 17 23 25 The money used in a particular country (8) Trains travel by .. (4) To put things into a suitcase (4) To come back (6) Im staying .. Cambridge for a week (2) An American English word for holiday (8) The money used in France and Germany, for example (4) You can do this sport in winter (3) You need this document when you travel abroad (8) Hotel rooms are single or .. (6) A long journey by sea To travel over something, e.g. a bridge or a border (5) The train is .. in ve minutes (3) You use this word with .. some shopping (2)
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Places
Look at these places. Which do you normally nd in a town/city and which do you normally nd in the countryside? Write T (town) or C (countryside) by the word. T cathedral ...... eld ...... hospital ...... car park ...... cottage ...... park ...... oce block ...... bus station ...... museum ...... farm ...... shopping centre ...... railway station ......village ...... zoo ......

Books
Look at these types of book and match them to a description below. (auto)biography travel book 1 2 3 4 5 6 historical romance science ction thriller ghost story

travel book The Sahara on Two Wheels: An unforgettable motorcycle trip. ................. The Secret: What are the strange noises in the 400-year-old house? ............ Goal!: The life story of our favourite footballer ............ Dead and Alive: Three murders but who is the killer? ............ Sir Thomas: Will the hero be able to marry the woman he really loves? True romance set in the 18th century. ............ Planet Impossible: Travel into the future with this exciting tale of robots and spaceships. ............ Photocopiable
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Music
Find two performers, three types of music and four musical instruments in this wordsquare.

Films
WRITING Part 3 This is part of a letter you receive from an English friend.

A L F C R O C K

R F L U A L A L

T R U M P E T D

U T T D E P O P

L D E I F S R I

V A S S E T T E

I N T I R D I O

O C R N F U D R

L E Y G O A R D

I R E E L P U E

N D R R K O M R

Ive just been to see the latest James Bond film. It was great. What sort of films do you like? Can you recommend a good film to me?
Write a letter to your friend and answer their questions. Write about 100 words.

Food and drink

Look at the words below. Write F if they are fruit and V if they are vegetables. What is the word for them in your language? Write it on the dotted line. F apple .................. coconut .................. tomato .................. carrot .................. grapes .................. cauliower .................. pear .................. mushroom .................. lemon .................. spinach .................. pepper .................. onion .................. strawberry .................. celery .................. cabbage .................. melon .................. banana ..................

Answer key
Countries 2 GREECE Colours 3 MEXICO 4 INDIA 5 CANADA 6 TURKEY

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Adjectives 2E 3C 4A 5D Music A L F C R O C K R F L U A L A L T R U M P E T D U T T D E P O P L D E I F S R I V A S S E T T E I N T I R D I O O C R N F U D R L E Y G O A R D I R E E L P U E N D R R K O M R

Sport Your own answer Travel and holidays Across: 6 driving licence 8 van 11 cheque 12 rank 14 dollar 16 tick 18 slow 19 visa 20 by 21 map 22 go 24 speed 26 route Down: 2 currency 3 rail 4 pack 5 return 7 in 8 vacation 9 euro 10 ski 13 passport 14 double 15 voyage 17 cross 23 due 25 do Places TOWN/CITY: hospital, car park, park, oce block, bus station, museum, shopping centre, railway station, zoo. COUNTRYSIDE: eld, cottage, farm, village. Books 2 ghost story 3 (auto)biography 4 thriller 5 historical romance 6 science ction

Films Your own answer Food and drink Fruit: coconut, grapes, lemon, banana, pear, strawberry, melon, tomato. Vegetables: mushroom, pepper, celery, carrot, cauliower, onion, cabbage, spinach.

Cambridge Vocabulary for PET by Sue Ireland and Joanna Kosta.

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