A. Match the sentences to the replies.
1 What have you got in that bag?
2 Who’s your teacher this year?
3 Can you see Mark?
4 Have you enjoyed the training?
5 Can you see any seats?
6 Sorry, I can’t find that number.
7 Look! It’s really late!
8 Was that the bell?
a Yes, it’s time we went home.
b Yes, there’s some at the front.
c It doesn’t matter. Jay will have it.
d No, there’s no sign of him.
e Yes, there’s someone at the door.
f It’s a surprise.
g It’s Miss Collins.
h Yes, but there’s no guarantee of a job at the end of it.
Answers
1 f 2 g 3 d 4 h 5 b 6 c 7 a 8 e
B. Circle the correct option. Sometimes more than one option is possible.
1 It is best …………… honest.
a to be b that you are c be
2 …………… safe to drink the water?
a Is there b Is it c Is she
3 Thanks again – it has been lovely …………… to you.
a that talk b talking c to talk
4 She’s a great dancer. It’s a shame ……………
a that she’s giving up
b she to give up
c give up
5 …………… no need to get upset.
a It’s b There are c There’s
6 She didn’t phone to say where she was. …………… was very worrying.
a This b There c It
7 …………… reported to be fewer than 2,000 Giant Pandas left in the world.
a It is b There are c There’s
8 I hate …………… when you talk to me like that.
a it b this c there
Answers
2 b 3 b or c 4 a 5 c 6 a or c
7 b or c 8 a
C. Complete the sentences with it or there.
1 How long does ……it…… take to get to the airport?
2 Who were you talking to last night? ………………… was Tina.
3 Go straight on. …………………’s a post box on the corner of the street.
4 ………………… seems strange that walking to school is now often quicker than going by car.
5 A: What can you do at the sports centre?
B: …………………’s lots of different exercise classes.
6 …………………’s nearly my birthday!
7 I knew something had happened to her. ………………… was just a feeling I had.
8 This year ………………… has been a big increase in crime in this area.
Answers
2 It 3 There 4 It 5 There 6 It
7 It 8 there
D. Complete the text with the words in the box.
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clear doubt important impossible matter nothing point thought |
Bullying is a problem which affects millions of teenage students.
It is 1……thought…… that nearly half of all teenagers have suffered from cyber-bullying: on mobile phones or the Internet.
What can you do if it happens to you?
Be positive. Don’t think this is your fault and there’s 2………………… you can do about it.
● Walk away. If you walk away or ignore someone’s rude messages, you are making it 3………………… that you just don’t care. He or she will soon get bored.
● Don’t reply. There’s no 4………………… trying to fight back or reply to the messages. It’ll only make things worse.
● It’s 5………………… to build your confidence. It doesn’t 6………………… if it’s karate or computers – join a club and do something you enjoy.
● There’s no 7………………… talking to someone will help you. Talk to an adult you can trust.
● Think carefully about sharing personal information or photos. Once you’ve put a photo or message online, it can be 8………………… to delete.
Answers
2 nothing 3 clear 4 point 5 important
6 matter 7 doubt 8 impossible
E. Write two sentences using it and two sentences using there for each picture. Use the labels to help you.
1 ……It’s night. ……
2 …………………………………
3 …There are some stars. …
4 …………………………………
5 …………………………………
6 …………………………………
7 …………………………………
8 …………………………………
9 …………………………………
10 …………………………………
11 …………………………………
12 …………………………………
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2 It’s snowy. 4 There’s a fox.
5 It’s half past three. 6 It’s 14 November.
7 There’s one customer.
8 There are lots of clocks. 9 It’s a hot day.
10 It’s 40°C. 11 There’s nobody in the café.
12 There are a lot of empty tables.
F. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the word in brackets.
1 There was no point. (worth)
It wasn’t worth it.
2 It’s not necessary for you to know. (There’s)
…………………………………………………..
3 It’s time for you to leave. (left)
…………………………………………………..
4 There’s no use in talking to him. (good)
…………………………………………………..
5 I needed three hours to finish it. (me)
…………………………………………………..
6 People say there are 500,000 words in the English language. (said)
…………………………………………………..
7 I’m definitely not going on my own. (way)
…………………………………………………..
8 The winner is certain. (doubt)
…………………………………………………..
9 I was really surprised when they walked in the room. (couldn’t)
…………………………………………………..
Answers
2 There’s no need for you to know.
3 It’s time you left.
4 It’s no good talking to him.
5 It took me three hours to finish it.
6 There are said to be / It is said (that) there are 500,000 words in the English language.
7 There’s no way I’m going on my own.
8 There’s / can be no doubt about the winner. / There’s / can be no doubt who the winner is.
9 I couldn’t believe it when they walked in the room.
G. Complete the sentences about your feelings and experience of learning English. Use a different structure in each sentence.
1 …It’s a good idea to…… watch the news in English.
2 ……………………………… understand people on the phone.
3 ……………………………… visiting an English-speaking country is helpful.
4 ……………………………… make mistakes.
5 ……………………………… understand a joke in English.
6 ……………………………… people talk too fast.
7 ……………………………… learning long lists of vocabulary.
8 ……………………………… remember new words.
Answers
your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 …………… been very cold at night.
a It b It’s c There
2 It’s good …………… to someone who understands.
a that talk b to talk c talk
3 I find …………… hard to study when I’m tired.
a I’m b it c there
4 …………… doubt in my mind.
a There are no
b It’s no
c There’s no
5 …………… lots of people at the party.
a There were
b They were
c It was
Answers
1 b 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 a