8 People and places Extra Practice

8.1 Vocabulary
Landscape places

1 * Complete the list with the features. 3 *** Complete the sentences with the correct words.

cave cliff coral reef forest mountain rainforest valley 1 The Tajo is the longest ......................... in Spain.
2 A forest in a hot, tropical country is a ......................... .
Things I want to do:
3 Ibiza is an ......................... in the Mediterranean.
meet a tribe in the Amazonian rainforest
4 The Sahara is a ......................... in Africa.
1 climb the highest ......................... in the world – Everest 5 Copacabana is a famous ......................... in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2 go scuba diving on a ......................... in Australia 6 The Niagara Falls is a famous ......................... .
3 live like a troglodyte in a ......................... 7 The Pacific is the largest ......................... in the world.
4 climb the world’s highest tree in a ......................... in California
5 ski down Mont Blanc to the ......................... below
6 dive off a ......................... into the sea

2 ** Choose the option that isn’t correct.

1 go swimming in a river / the ocean / a mountain

2 climb up an island / a mountain / a cliff

3 walk through a cliff / a forest / a valley

4 go diving on a coral reef / in a forest / in a waterfall

5 live in a cave / beach / rainforest

6 walk across an island / the desert / a coral reef

Student’s Book 8.1 Unit 8 1

8 People and places Extra Practice
8.1 Grammar
Past simple: irregular and regular verbs

1 * Choose the correct option.

4 (have) They () ......................... any food. They () .........................
1 They climb / climbed Mont Blanc in 2010. some water.

They didn’t climb / climbed the Matterhorn. 5 (travel) You () ......................... by train. You () ......................... by
bus.
2 I didn’t go / went to Spain last July.
I go / went to Portugal. 6 (take) He () ......................... a video camera. He () .........................
his mobile phone.
3 He didn’t made / make a TV series.
He made / make a film.
4 You ate / eat insects in the jungle. 3 *** Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs.
You didn’t ate./ eat any crabs.
go not go not see stop swim took travel
5 It didn’t live / lived in a cave.
It live / lived in a forest. I (1) ......................... scuba diving in Australia last year, but I

6 We didn’t fall / fell into a river. (2) ......................... on a whale-watching trip. We (3) .........................

We fall / fell into the sea. 10 km into the Indian Ocean by boat to an area where it’s common to
see whales. Suddenly, everyone (4) ......................... talking. There
2 ** Complete the sentences with the affirmative and negative past
simple forms of the verbs. was something in the water, but it wasn’t a whale. It was some
dolphins. They (5) ......................... next to the boat for ages. It was
1 (see) She () ......................... some birds. She () .........................
any elephants. incredible. Everyone (6) ......................... lots of photos. After two

2 (dive) We () ......................... off a cliff. We () ......................... near hours, we returned home, but guess what? We (7) ......................... any
a coral reef. whales on the whole trip!

3 (stop) I () ......................... to take a photo. I () ......................... to

feed the animals.

Student’s Book 8.1 Unit 8 2

8 People and places Extra Practice
8.2 Vocabulary
Places in town

1 * Complete the sentences with centre, office, station or store.

4 She bought his latest book at the takeaway.
1 You buy petrol at a petrol ......................... .
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2 You do sports at a sports ......................... .
5 I work on the 10th floor of an bakery.
3 You catch a train from a train ......................... .
4 There are lots of different shops in a shopping ......................... . .................................................................................................................
5 You buy stamps at the post ......................... . 6 He went to the sweet shop to get some medicine.
6 You go shopping in a department ......................... .
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2 ** The words in bold are in the wrong sentences. Rewrite the 3 *** Write about how often you go these places. Give your reasons.
sentences with the correct words.
bakery bookshop chemist’s church cinema
1 I bought some delicious bread at the bookshop.
department store newsagent’s office block petrol station
................................................................................................................. post office shopping centre sports centre sweet shop
takeaway train station
2 They sell some lovely chocolate at that office block.
I go to the newsagent’s every week to buy my favourite magazine.
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I never go to the petrol station because I can’t drive.
3 The curry from that chemist’s is really tasty.
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Student’s Book 8.2 Unit 8 3

8 People and places Extra Practice
8.2 Grammar
Past simple: questions

1 * Complete the dialogue.

4 your parents / buy food from a takeaway / last week?
Did did I did I didn’t it did listen Who
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Ian Where (1) ......................... you go last weekend?
5 your teacher / travel by car / today?
Jo I went to London.
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Ian (2) ......................... you go by train?
Jo No, (3) ......................... . I went by coach. 6 what / you / eat / this morning?

Ian Did it take a long time? ................................................................................................................

Jo Yes, (4) ......................... . It took about five hours.
3 *** Write three Yes / No questions and three Wh- questions about
Ian (5) ......................... did you talk to on the coach? the text. Then write the correct answers.
Jo No one. I sat on my own.
Louise took the bus into town last Saturday because she wanted to
Ian Did you (6) ......................... to music? buy a birthday present for her dad. First, she looked at the latest books
Jo Yes, (7) ......................... . in the bookshop, but she didn’t find anything interesting. Then she tried
the department store. She found a really nice shirt for him, but it was
very expensive. Finally, she saw some delicious chocolates in a sweet
2 ** Write past simple questions. Then write true answers. shop so she bought him a big box. She met her friend Danny on the
way home and they decided to go and see a film.
1 you / do your homework / last night?

................................................................................................................. Did Louise travel by train? No, she didn’t.

When did Louise go into town? Last Saturday.
2 it / rain / yesterday?

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3 you and your friends / go to the cinema / on Saturday?
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