Learning English at Duques de Nájera

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KEY: review 3


1. 1. has trekked 4. haven’t … broken
2. has sung 5. haven’t scored
3. have … seen

2. 1. Have you ever studied Japanese? No, I haven’t.
2. Has the teacher given you homework this week?
Yes, he / she has.
3. Has Tom ridden a motorbike? No, he hasn’t.
4. Have Greg and Frank had breakfast today?
Yes, they have.
5. Has Mrs Smith spoken to the students this morning?
No, she hasn’t.

3. 1. for 4. for
2. since 5. since
3. since

4. 1. Some 5. any
2. some 6. a
3. an 7. any
4. a


5. 1. a lot of 4. How much
2. How many 5. much
3. many

6. 1. There is 4. There is
2. There are 5. there isn’t
3. There aren’t

7. 1. Are there; there aren’t
2. Is there; there is
3. Is there; there isn’t
4. Are there; there are

(page 111)

8. 1. hers 4. yours
2. mine 5. ours
3. his

9. 1. his 4. theirs
2. hers 5. yours
3. ours

10. 1. couldn’t 4. Could
2. should 5. shouldn’t
3. Can

11. 1. must 4. can’t
2. can 5. can
3. mustn’t

12. 1. c 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. c
6. b 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. a

13. 1. am standing 6. began
2. am going to jump 7. have studied
3. will land / land 8. am jumping
4. decided 9. looks
5. saved 10. is

KEY: Grammar check

page 122

1. a       10. b        19. a
2. b       11. a        20. b
3. a       12. b        21. a
4. a       13. a        22. a
5. b      14. b        23. a
6. a      15. b        24. b
7. a      16. b        25. a
8. b      17. b
9. b      18. a

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Download the VOCABULARY TEST UNIT 9, HERE 

KEY: pages 79 and 80

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS (page 79)
1. 1. b 2. d 3. e 4. a 5. c

2. 1. confused 4. exhausted
2. angry 5. thrilled
3. worried

3. 1. lightning 6. alarm clock
2. aquarium 7. hotel
3. warm 8. uncle
4. niece 9. van
5. noisy 10. expensive

4. 1. could 4. can
2. should 5. must
3. mustn’t

5. 1. haven’t believed 6. will be
2. saw 7. were
3. were walking 8. Do … believe
4. flew 9. won’t go out
5. come 10. don’t want

6. 1. There were 4. bigger than
2. have got 5. mine
3. much

7. 1. He shouldn’t be embarrassed.
2. The students must carry heavy books.
3. If she steps on a crack, she will be worried.
4. You mustn’t drop the cake.
5. I was sweeping the house when the lamp broke.

(page 80)
8. 1. You look upset
2. Where were you
3. Claire was with me
4. So, what happened
5. How did you feel

9. 1. Halloween is on 31st October.
2. That’s amazing!
3. We had a very unusual trip.
4. John worked hard all day. Finally / Then, he went home.
5. Helen went to bed early because she was tired.

10. 1. You mustn’t put the shoes on the table.
2. You shouldn’t pick the flowers in the park.
3. If you sweep the house on Friday, it will bring bad luck.
4. You look really confused. Can I help you?
5. My sister was frightened when she saw your dog.

Activities: Review 3 pages 110 and 111

KEY: pages 119 and 120

1. 1. fantasy 5. horror
2. adventure 6. historical
3. science fiction 7. romance
4. mystery

2. When you like a book: 1, 4, 6, 8
When you don’t like a book: 2, 3, 5, 7

4. e, a, c, d, f, b

5. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

page 120
Correct It!
1. can make
2. couldn’t watch
3. is preparing
4. have liked
5. won’t sleep

Activities: Grammar check, page 122

KEY: pages 117 and 118


8. 1. d 5. f
2. a 6. e
3. b 7. c
4. g
page 118
Writing >> A Narrative

1. When: Henry’s 14th birthday
Where: theme park
Why went there: He got two tickets for his birthday.
Who with: Peter
What happened: went on rides, saw a magic show and an
ice skating show
Feeling about the experience: thrilled

3. Today was a really bad day at school. First, I was late for
school. Then, I had an exam in English and it was very
difficult. Later, I fell and hurt my arm in sport. At the
end of the day, the science teacher gave us 20 pages of
homework! I hope tomorrow is a better day.

Activities: page 119 and Correct it.

  KEY: page 116

1. thrilled, surprised, proud, excited

2. 1. frightened 4. angry
2. thrilled, proud 5. upset, worried
3. embarrassed 6. surprised

3. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

4. 1. upset 3. confused
2. excited 4. bored

Listening
5. Lily and her parents felt embarrassed.

6. 1. to London to visit her grandparents
2. study for the maths exam
3. watched a film on TV
4. the kitchen
5. the police

7. 1. She had pizza for dinner.
2. She fell asleep on the sofa.
3. They tried to climb through a window.

Activities: page 117: 8, 9
                  page 118 : 1 and 3

KEY: pages 76, 77 and 78

page 76)
1. 1. tail 4. getting married
2. a mirror 5. in a town
3. into the sea 6. onto the land

2. 1. Everyone on the ship will die and the mermaid will take their bodies into the sea.
2. She was confused.
3. They carried her onto the land, washed her and gave her clothes.
4. sea cows
 (page 77)
1. 1. angry 4. bored
2. thrilled 5. surprised
3. frightened 6. embarrassed

2. 1. upset 4. excited
2. worried 5. confused
3. proud

3. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

6. 1. I was next to the supermarket
2. Why did you go there
3. Were you alone
4. So, what happened
5. I was very embarrassed

(page 78)

7. 1. The students visited a museum on Monday.
2. What are you doing next week?
3. First, Jane got up and had breakfast. Then, she went to school.
4. We couldn’t swim because the water was very cold.
5. The lions were sleeping quietly under a shady tree.

8. The bolded words, letters and punctuation below should
be circled.
My
friend Colin and I have dreamed for years about winning money in the lottery. On 3rd October we bought a lottery ticket and we won a lot of money! We were thrilled! We have already decided what to do with the money. First, we’re going to put some of the money in the bank. Then, we’re going to have a big party for our friends. Next, we’re going to buy things for our rooms. Colin will probably buy
a computer and a TV and I’m going to get some new furniture for my room. We also want to buy something for our families. I’m going to buy my mum a new fridge and Colin is going to buy his dad a new car. Finally, we’re going to go on an exciting holiday around Europe with
our families.

9. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

10. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

Workbook: pages 79 and 80

KEY: page 115

1. 1. Past Simple 5. be going to
2. Present Continuous 6. will
3. Present Simple 7. First Conditional
4. Present Perfect Simple 8. Past Continuous

2. 1. reads
2. are preparing
3. was dreaming
4. will sleep
5. haven’t had
6. are going to see

3. 1. is shining 7. killed
2. knows 8. were
3. wasn’t 9. don’t believe
4. didn’t understand 10. has stayed
5. thought 11. go
6. captured 12. will see

4. 1. Have you got 7. a lot of
2. mine 8. isn’t looking
3. is 9. the funniest
4. their 10. always
5. have got 11. haven’t missed
6. must

5. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

Activities: page 116

Listen and repeat, click HERE to listen, exercises 1, 2 , 3 and 4
Listening: click HERE, exrecises 5, 6 and 7

KEY: page 114

1. Wookey Hole is a group of caves near Wookey Village in
Somerset, England. A witch lived there in the Middle Ages.

2. 1. People have lived around the caves for 50,000 years.
2. She had a dog and some goats, but she didn’t have any
family.
3. The people of the village hated the old woman.
4. When she saw Father Bernard, she screamed and ran
away.

3. The article answers questions 2, 4, 5, 6.
2. The witch had a dog and some goats.
4. The monk took some water from the river, blessed it
and threw it at the witch and she turned into stone.
5. No, she doesn’t always stay at the cave. She lives there
at weekends and school holidays.
6. The modern witch teaches visitors about the history of
the place and about life in the Middle Ages.

4. 1. The witch must work on Halloween.
2. You mustn’t be frightened of the dark to do this work.
3. Father Bernard threw water at the witch and she turned
into stone.
4. People lived around the caves for 50,000 years. The
witch’s salary is £50,000 a year.

Listening
5. the mice

6. 1. False. Jennifer read the book to her brother.
2. True
3. True
4. False. The main character goes on holiday with his
grandmother.
5. False. The boy and his grandmother turn the witches
into mice.

7. England

Activities: page 115, exercises 1, 2 ,3 , 4 and 5

KEY: PAGE 113

7. 1. mustn’t 4. mustn’t
2. mustn’t 5. must
3. must 6. mustn’t

8. 1. shouldn’t 5. should
2. should 6. shouldn’t
3. shouldn’t 7. should
4. should

Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
9. 1. Should I take an umbrella with me? d
2. Where should I shop for clothes? b
3. Which museums should my parents and I go to? f
4. Which type of transport should we take? a
5. What should we eat? c
6. Which superstitions should I know about? e

11. 1. can 6. must
2. should 7. can’t
3. must 8. couldn’t
4. can 9. could
5. mustn’t

 Activities: page 114, exercises 

READING, click HERE  to listen and 1, 2, 3 and 4
LISTENING click HERE to listen , and 5, 6 and 7

KEY: page 112

Modals
1. 1. Can Matching modals to uses:
2. can’t can: 4
3. could could: 5
4. could must: 2
5. shouldn’t mustn’t: 1
6. should should: 3
2. 1. Can … make 5. can’t go
2. can do 6. can’t cause
3. can … fly 7. can … perform
4. can walk

3. 1. I can pull a rabbit from a hat.
2. You can use my watch for your trick.
3. Can you explain your tricks to me?
4. You can watch my show on television.
5. He can’t walk on fire.
6. Can I have a volunteer, please?
The magician said: 1, 4, 6
The person in the audience said: 2, 3, 5

5. 1. couldn’t, could 3. could, couldn’t
2. couldn’t, could 4. couldn’t, could, could

6. 1. could / couldn’t 4. can / can’t
2. can / can’t 5. can / can’t
3. could / couldn’t 6. could / couldn’t

Activities page 113: 7, 8, 9 and 11

Activities : page 113: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13

Page 111: KEY

Reading >> A Factual Article
8. 1 and 3

9. 1. a person’s spirit
2. mercury
3. the number 13
4. levels of life in this world
5. Fridays

10. 1. Broken mirrors were dangerous in the past because
people made them with mercury, a very dangerous
element.
2. The number thirteen referred to the level in the
after-world.
3. Jesus died on a Friday.
4. To try to end the superstitions about Friday.
5. The HMS Friday disappeared.

Activities: page 112, exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5  and 6

KEY: page 111

Reading

7. Dylan

8.1. False. Sarah didn’t like the camping trip.
2. True
3. False. Dylan thinks his grandparents’ house is boring.
4. True
5. False. David visited a mosque last summer. / David is
going to Palma on the island of Majorca this summer.

9. 1. It was very hot.
2. There were millions of insects.
3. to the beach
4. in the mountains in Wales
5. Disneyland Paris
6. They’re fantastic.
7. He’s going to go surfing.

Aquí teneis unos cuantos enlaces para repasar los verbos con “going to”, para hacer frases del tipo: I´m going to study English in the afternoon.
 En primer lugar tenemos un vídeo donde se usa esta construcción:

Después tenemos un enlace a la explicación (en español) de “be going to”: usos, forma, afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa, formas cortas (contraidas) y ejercicios.

KEY  page 110

2. 1. ocean, waterfall, lake, river
2. mountain, island, canyon, beach, desert, forest, jungle,
valley, hill
3. glacier

3. Possible Answers
Deserts Rivers Oceans Mountains Islands
Kalahari Amazon Pacific Everest Greenland
Sahara Nile Atlantic Kilimanjaro Madagascar
Gobi Volga Indian Fuji Great Britain

4.island, beach, glacier, jungle, desert

5. 1. b
2. a
3. d
4. c

WORKBOOK : pages 71 and 72

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
 1. 1. actor
2. firefighter
3. soldier
 4. doctor
 5. secretary

2. 1. b 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. d

4. 1. didn’t fly; rode
2. did … live; died
3. didn’t try; climbed
4. did … do; invented
5. didn’t write; sang

5. 1. is doing; him
2. There isn’t; must
3. There wasn’t; wasn’t
4. haven’t got; Their
5. very quickly; it

6. 1. The builder built a model of our house.
2. Did the chef prepare dinner?
3. My secretary wrote an e-mail to my lawyer.
4. The artist didn’t paint this picture.
5. The factory workers went hiking.

(page 72)

7. 1. do last Saturday
2. with my family
3. Where
4. At nine o’clock at night
5. Did you have

8. 1. First 4. Then
2. Then 5. Finally
3. Next

9. 1. Gina prepared dinner and Tom washed the dishes.
2. Did you go to the dentist yesterday?
3. The plumber didn’t come to our house last night.
4. I downloaded some music an hour ago.
5. What did you do on Saturday?


Activities: for tomorrow Student´s book page 111, exercises 7, 8 and 9
                  workbook for the next week: pages 73,74 and 75



You can listen the READING  : Family Holidays HERE

Todas las actividades de la semana se DEBEN envíar los JUEVES  para su revisión.
Las tareas que se reciban más tarde no se valorarán de la misma manera.

KEY  : test unit 8, download HERE

Activities: page 110 : 1, 2, 3,  4, 5 and 6

1.- Listen and repeat : listen HERE

4. Listening: HERE

Download the test HERE

REMEMBER: when you finish send the activities of the week.

KEY

(page 70)
7.Name of programme:Britain’s Got Talent
When it’s on:Saturday evenings
What it’s about:it’s a competition
Who’s in it:singers, dancers and three judges
Why I like it:because it’s fun and the performers are
usually really good.



Sentence that doesn’t support the main idea:
The Queen is quite old.

8. Accept all logical answers.

9. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS (page 71)

1. 1. alarm clock 4. lawnmower
2. drill 5. Latin
3. saxophone

2. 1. explore, trek 4. horns, ears
2. pleasant, shady 5. suitcase, wallet
3. coach, referee

3. 1. an 4. much
2. a lot of 5. How many
3. any

4. 1. Are there 4. There is
2. There isn’t 5. There are
3. Is there

5. 1. his 4. mine
2. ours 5. theirs
3. hers

6. 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. a


7. 1. That hairdryer isn’t mine.
2. There is a lot of noise from the neighbour’s lawnmower.
3. Are there any country songs on your MP4 player?
4. There isn’t much cold air but the air conditioner is working.
5. Many people like reggae music.


8. 1. mind 4. don’t really
2. really like 5. I can’t stand
3. I just love

9. 1, 2, 5

10. 1. There are a lot of drums in this shop.
2. We always use the air conditioner in the summer.
3. There isn’t much noise in our school.
4. This hairdryer isn’t mine. It’s his / hers.
5. I can’t stand classical music. It’s too boring.



WORKBOOK FOR NEXT DAY: pages 73, 74 and 75