Grammar
1 Choose the correct answers.
1 We have some / a lot of students at our
school this year.
2 A few / A little friends are coming round to
dinner this evening.
3 I haven’t got much / many time before I catch
the train.
4 Do you like some / any songs on their new
album?
5 Terry can speak a few / a little words in Greek!
6 I hope you like black coffee. There isn’t
some / any milk!
7 I haven’t seen much / many films this year.
Have you?
Choose the correct answers.
1 There isn’t / aren’t a lot of young people in the
village now.
2 The scenery isn’t / aren’t very nice around
here.
3 There is / are a lot of pollution in the city
centres.
4 There is / are several car parks in the town.
5 The entertainment in towns is / are usually
better than in the country.
6 There is / are always a lot of traffic on Fridays.
Complete the sentences with a, the or – (no
article).
1 Do you want to speak to Mum? She’s in
____________ kitchen.
2 ____________ fast cars can be dangerous.
3 I would love to live in ____________ country.
4 There is ____________ beautiful lake near our
house.
5 Did you see ____________ Queen on TV last
night?
6 My sister hates ____________ dogs.
7 We don’t buy a lot of food from ____________
shop in the village.
Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
rural tiny lonely extraordinary silent
1 I didn’t have many friends at university and I
was very ____________.
2 It’s sometimes difficult to get jobs in
____________ areas.
3 The school is ____________ when the children
go home.
4 My room is ____________. I have a small bed
and a table in it and that’s all!
5 Debby’s story about her holiday is
____________. I don’t believe her.
Mark /
Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.
1 There are going to be traffic jams tomorrow
because of the ____________.
A bus stops B traffic lights C road works
2 In winter the ____________ get very icy.
A fields B gates C pavements
3 We live in a lovely ____________ in the
countryside.
A cottage B lake C field
4 The ____________ aren’t working today.
A road signs B pedestrian crossings
C traffic lights
5 There’s a ____________ along the river.
A gate B footpath C post box
Reading
7 Read the text.
Busy roads
Drivers in the UK are very angry at the moment!
This is because they are soon going to have to
pay more to use the roads.
In the UK, as in many countries, there are more
cars on the roads every day and this is causing
problems. People want to live in the country and
travel to work in the towns and cities but the
result is busier roads and more traffic jams.
One way to help the problem is for drivers to
pay for the different roads they drive on. For
example, a driver on a motorway will pay more
than a driver on a country lane. But drivers are
not happy. One driver, Harry Smith, says, ‘We
have to use these roads to get to work. The
trains and buses aren’t very good so we don’t
have a choice. We have to drive. We already
pay a lot for petrol. The government just wants
more!’
Busy roads are definitely a problem but drivers
certainly don’t think that this idea is the answer.
8 Are the sentences true or false?
1 Cars are going to be more expensive. ___
2 More people are using country roads. ___
3 A lot of people travel a long way to work. ___
4 Drivers think paying to use roads is a good
idea. ___
5 The government is going to increase the price
of petrol. ___
Grammar
1 Choose the correct answers.
1 We have some / a lot of students at our
school this year.
2 A few / A little friends are coming round to
dinner this evening.
3 I haven’t got much / many time before I catch
the train.
4 Do you like some / any songs on their new
album?
5 Terry can speak a few / a little words in Greek!
6 I hope you like black coffee. There isn’t
some / any milk!
7 I haven’t seen much / many films this year.
Have you?
Choose the correct answers.
1 There isn’t / aren’t a lot of young people in the
village now.
2 The scenery isn’t / aren’t very nice around
here.
3 There is / are a lot of pollution in the city
centres.
4 There is / are several car parks in the town.
5 The entertainment in towns is / are usually
better than in the country.
6 There is / are always a lot of traffic on Fridays.
Complete the sentences with a, the or – (no
article).
1 Do you want to speak to Mum? She’s in
________THE____ kitchen.
2 ______-______ fast cars can be dangerous.
3 I would love to live in ____THE_______ country.
4 There is __A__________ beautiful lake near our
house.
5 Did you see _____THE_______ Queen on TV last
night?
6 My sister hates ____-________ dogs.
7 We don’t buy a lot of food from ______THE______
shop in the village.
Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
rural tiny lonely extraordinary silent
1 I didn’t have many friends at university and I
was very ___LONELY_________.
2 It’s sometimes difficult to get jobs in
____RURAL________ areas.
3 The school is ____SILENT________ when the children
go home.
4 My room is ___TINY_________. I have a small bed
and a table in it and that’s all!
5 Debby’s story about her holiday is
___EXTRAORDINARY_________. I don’t believe her.
Mark /
Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.
1 There are going to be traffic jams tomorrow
because of the _____C_______.
A bus stops B traffic lights C road works
2 In winter the ____C________ get very icy.
A fields B gates C pavements
3 We live in a lovely _____A_______ in the
countryside.
A cottage B lake C field
4 The _____C_______ aren’t working today.
A road signs B pedestrian crossings
C traffic lights
5 There’s a ____B________ along the river.
A gate B footpath C post box
Reading
7 Read the text.
Busy roads
Drivers in the UK are very angry at the moment!
This is because they are soon going to have to
pay more to use the roads.
In the UK, as in many countries, there are more
cars on the roads every day and this is causing
problems. People want to live in the country and
travel to work in the towns and cities but the
result is busier roads and more traffic jams.
One way to help the problem is for drivers to
pay for the different roads they drive on. For
example, a driver on a motorway will pay more
than a driver on a country lane. But drivers are
not happy. One driver, Harry Smith, says, ‘We
have to use these roads to get to work. The
trains and buses aren’t very good so we don’t
have a choice. We have to drive. We already
pay a lot for petrol. The government just wants
more!’
Busy roads are definitely a problem but drivers
certainly don’t think that this idea is the answer.
8 Are the sentences true or false?
1 Cars are going to be more expensive. _F__
2 More people are using country roads. _F__
3 A lot of people travel a long way to work. _T__
4 Drivers think paying to use roads is a good
idea. _F__
5 The government is going to increase the price
of petrol. _F__