Grammar Unit 5
7 A When ________ you last ________ a tweet?
Question forms
1 Choose the correct options to complete the text.
Hi Olivia,
How are you? Are you enjoying your holiday? You
knew that I’m staying at my grandma’s house for a
week, you did / did you / didn’t you? I’m having a
great time – Gran’s brilliant. You’ve met her,
(1) haven’t you / hasn’t she / didn’t you?
Something funny happened last night when I was
using my tablet. Gran said to me, ‘What (2) for is
that gadget / does that gadget for / is that
gadget for?’ She’d never seen a tablet before! I
showed her how it works and now she wants to get
one! That’s cool, (3) doesn’t it / it is / isn’t it?
So, you said that you saw the new X Men film
recently. Who (4) did you go / you went /
went you with? Was the film good? I’ve seen the
advert for it, but I haven’t actually seen the film.
What (5) happened / did happen / was happened
at the end of it? I’m really excited about meeting you
after I get home from Gran’s, by the way. Which bus
(6) is stop / stops / does stop at Waterloo Station?
That’s where we’re meeting, (7) isn’t it / it is /
are we? Let me know!
Miss you,
Liam
2 Read the answers in the dialogues. Then
complete the questions. Use the underlined
verbs.
A Which film are you going to see?
B I’m going to see the one about pirates.
1 A What ________ you ________ ?
B I bought some things to make lunch.
2 A What ________ the ________ ________ ?
B Wet roads caused the car accident.
3 A Who ________ ________ about the festival?
B Andrew told me about it.
4 A Which article ________ you ________ ?
B I’m reading the one about manners
in the past.
5 A Who _________ the party?
B Jamie and Sam organized it.
6 A Who _______ the book ________
________ ?
B It was written for my auntie. There’s a
dedication to her in the front.
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B I last sent a tweet this morning.
Verbs with -ing and to
3 Choose the correct meanings.
We remember travelling on a plane for the first
time quite well. We were about six years old.
a We remember something we did in the past.
b We remember that we have to do something.
1 She showed us a video and then went on to
discuss it.
a She continued with an action.
b She changed her activity.
2 I regret not asking my cousins to go with us.
a I’m sorry about my past action.
b I’m sorry about an action I’m not going to do.
3 Nick stopped to visit me on his way home.
a Nick did something in the past, but doesn’t do
it now.
b Nick interrupted an action and did something
else briefly.
4 He remembered to buy a present for Mum.
a He remembered something that he needed to
do.
b He remembers something he did in the past.
5 I tried going to the gym and I actually lost weight!
a I did an experiment to see if something
works, and it did.
b I made an effort to do something that was
difficult, and it failed.
Modals of deduction and possibility
4 Match the sentences.
Katie hasn’t eaten all day. D
1 Pete can’t be happy. ___
2 Clara lives in a big house. ___
3 Tom didn’t answer my call. ___
4 Ana isn’t on her usual train. ___
5 The light in Daniel’s room is off. ___
6 It might rain later. ___
A She must be rich.
B She could be on the next one.
C He can’t be there.
D She must be hungry.
E Take an umbrella with you.
F He just argued with his girlfriend.
G He may not have his phone with him.
Vocabulary Unit 5
Digital technology Extra vocabulary

1 Complete the words in the text. 3 Choose the correct option.

My grandmother brought / put up six children
The internet: a guide for grandparents
on her own. She’s amazing.
So, you’ve bought a computer – welcome to the
1 It always cheers / puts me up when I watch a
digital world! You’ll probably want to connect to the
funny film.
internet. Here are a few things you can do online:
2 We always catch / put up the Christmas tree on
 Look at websites. You can bookmark your 1st December.
favourites, so it’s easy to find them again. 3 You should always cheer / make up with
someone after an argument.
 (1) ____ign up for weekly emails from your
4 The police officer ran and caught / brought up
favourite travel websites, so you can find out about
with the thieves and arrested them.
the best places to go on holiday. If you want to buy
something, you’ll need to (2) ___og in with a 4 Match the words with the sentences A–E.
username and a password.
manners E
 (3) ____load your favourite photos, and 1 mate ___
(4) ____are them with family and friends. 2 wealthy ___
 If you like writing, you can (5) bl____ on a subject 3 respectful ___
4 poverty ___
that really interests you. You’ll enjoy
(6) ____sponding to the comments that you get on
A Alice lives in a large house and drives a Ferrari.
it.
B Mark is a good friend of mine.
 (7) ____scribe to online services, to get regular C Her family doesn’t have enough money for food
news, films or online magazines. or clothes.
D Andrew is always polite and thinks of others.
Manners E Sheila knows how to behave in different
situations.
2 Answer the questions with the words in the box.
appreciation behaviour consideration netiquette Making suggestions, expressing certainty
politeness tradition and expressing doubt

English vocabulary quiz 5 Match the halves of the sentences. Then mark
them S (making a suggestion), C (expressing
What is the opposite of rudeness?
certainty) or D (expressing doubt).
politeness
We’d better B
1 What do we call the set of rules we should
1 That’s definitely ___
follow when we are online?
2 It’s unlikely ___
______________
3 There’s sure ___
2 What’s the word for the happy feeling of
4 Why don’t ___
seeing the good qualities of something?
5 How about ___
______________
6 It’d be great if ___
3 What do we call the quality of being kind to
others and thinking about their feelings?
A we spend the day at the beach? ___
______________
B not go out while it’s raining. S
4 What’s another word for a belief, custom or
C going shopping later? ___
way of doing something?
D a good idea. ___
______________
E we could go camping this weekend. ___
5 What’s the word for the things we do and say,
F to be lots of food at the party. ___
and how we do and say them?
G that we’ll have enough money. ___
______________

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Skills preparation Unit 5
All page numbers refer to Spectrum Student’s Book 4

Page 60 Reading preparation Page 67 Speaking preparation

You’re going to read an article about Do we use these phrases to make a suggestion
community. Complete the words with the (S), express certainty (C) or express doubt (D)?
prefixes and suffixes in the box.
1 I’m not really sure … (+ that clause) ____
ex hood ity on sub up 2 It’s sure to … (+ infinitive) ____
1 commun_____ 3 It’s unlikely that … ____
2 neighbour_____ 4 It’d be great if we could … (+ infinitive) ____
3 _____line 5 Perhaps we could … (+ infinitive) ____
4 _____scribe 6 There’s no doubt … (+ that clause) ____
5 _____load 7 We could consider … (+ -ing) ____
6 _____change
Page 69 Writing preparation
Page 62 Listening preparation
Complete the phrases with the correct words
You’re going to listen to a report about manners. from the box.
Match words and phrases 1–6 with definitions announce forget holding hope
A–F. idea invited pleased wants
1 change with the times ____
1 Who _____________ to … ?
2 alone ____
2 We’re _____________ … (e.g. training sessions)
3 notice ____
3 We’re excited to _____________ … (an event)
4 the worst kind of rudeness ____
4 The _____________ is to …
5 an empty plate ____
5 All members are _____________ to …
6 be everything ____
(an event)
6 We _____________ to see you there!
A very offensive
7 We’re _____________ to announce that …
B with no food on it
8 Don’t _____________ to …
C become conscious of
D be the most important thing
E without any people
F become more modern

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Communication: Pairwork Unit 5
Student A and Student B
1 You’re doing a school project about British customs. Your teacher has given you some useful web links.
Use the prompts below, the Useful language and your own ideas to make a conversation.
A Why don’t I … ? B OK, but … .

A Suggest that you look at the web links that your teacher has given you.

B Tell Student A that you did it yesterday. Suggest that you both look for information in the library, too.

A Suggest that you look at the web links while Student B looks at books.

B Agree. Suggest that you have a break in an hour and compare what you’ve found.

2 Look at the pictures. Discuss what you think is happening in each situation.
Then complete the sentences.
1 2 3 4

He could be … . The girl might be … . The dog might be … . He must be … .

3 Now decide what to do (or not do) in each situation. Use the Useful language to help you.
Why don’t we offer to help him? We’d better not try to catch it. It might be … .

4 Choose one picture from exercise 2 and write a short dialogue, making suggestions.
Use your dialogue from exercise 1 and the Useful language to help you.

Speaking strategy: Expressing certainty Useful language

Show how certain or uncertain you are by:
• using fillers such as er or um
• emphasizing certain words
• pausing before or after phrases
• changing the speed you speak at
Making suggestions
It’d be great if we could … (+ infinitive).
Why don’t we … (+ infinitive)?
We’d better (not) … (+ infinitive).
How / What about … (+-ing / noun)?
Expressing certainty
It’s / There is / are sure to … (+ infinitive).
That’s definitely … (+ noun / adjective).
Expressing doubt
I’m not really sure / It’s unlikely … (+ that clause).

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