Workbook Activities

1 Match these words with the descriptions.

1 My head hurts, I have a pain behind my eyes and I feel sick.

2 I cut my hand yesterday. Now it’s red and feels hot.

3 In the summer when I go outside, I have a runny nose and itchy eyes.

4 Sometimes it’s very difficult for me to breathe.

5 I can’t sleep at night.

6 I feel sick on long car journeys.

7 I ate some seafood earlier and now I’m feeling really sick.

8 I’ve broken my arm.

2 Complete the health problems in the comments.

1 Ouch! That looks like a nasty i!

2 Don’t give Tom any of those nuts – he has an a.

3 I feel terrible – I think I’ve got a v.

4 I love going for country walks, but my h f sometimes spoils it.

5 Make sure you wash that cut. You don’t want to get an i.

6 Our teacher isn’t here today. She’s at home with a stomach b.

3 COLLOCATIONS Match the verbs in A with the nouns in B.

A

B

get
lose
take
have
listen to
stay

your voice
in bed
lots of rest
a nose bleed
your chest
your temperature

4 COLLOCATIONS Choose a verb from A and a noun from B to complete the sentences.

A
come down · get · having · lost · stay · take

B
appetite · bed · check-up · flu · prescription · tablets

1 You must in until you feel better. Don’t even try to get up.

2 I don’t want anything to eat, thanks. I’ve my .

3 You need to these twice a day with food.

4 I need to see the doctor so I can a for my blood pressure medicine.

5 Sorry, I can’t make it to the game today. I’ve with the .

6 I’m going to the doctor’s today. Don’t worry, nothing’s wrong. I’m just a .

5 Complete the dialogue with these words.

Doctor: Good morning. What seems to be the ¹?

Alice: I’m in pain, doctor.

Doctor: I see. Where does it ² ?

Alice: Just here – above my stomach.

Doctor: OK … let me see. Now, take a ³ breath.

Alice: Is it ⁴ ?

Doctor: Oh no. It’s nothing to ⁵ about. It’s just a stomach bug.

Alice: That’s good. Is there anything I can ⁶ for it?

Doctor: Yes, here’s ⁷ for the pain.

6 WORD FORMATION Complete the table.

Noun	Verb	Adjective
asthma	-	¹
²	infect	³
⁴	-	ill
pain	-	⁵
⁶	prescribe	-

7 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective or noun form of these words.

asthma · ill · infect (x2) · pain · prescribe

1 The place where I cut myself is red and painful – I think the cut is .

2 The doctor gave me a for antibiotics.

3 Keep that cut covered up or you might get an .

4 I can’t move my leg – it’s too .

5 I have to use an inhaler because I’m .

6 Tara missed a lot of school this year because of her .

8 Complete the blog post with ONE word in each gap.

Nuts about nuts

On Saturday I woke up feeling really awful. I had ¹ my appetite and I felt sick. My mum ² my temperature and saw I ³ a rash all over my face and neck. She thought it might be ⁴ poisoning, so she immediately took me to the doctor’s. The doctor asked me, ‘What’s the ⁵ ?’ and I showed her the rash. I also told her it’s ⁶ when I swallow. In the end, she told me I have a food ⁷ – I’m ⁸ to nuts. She gave me a(n) ⁹ to take to the chemist’s and told me to stay in ¹⁰ until I felt better.

1 Match the direct statements and questions in A with the reported speech in B.

A

B

'I'm having a check-up.'
'Are you having a check-up?'
'I'll have a check-up.'
'I had a check-up.'
'What time is your check-up?'
'You can have a check-up.'

She asked me what time my check-up was.
She said she was having a check-up.
She told me she would have a check-up.
She said I could have a check-up.
She said she'd had a check-up.
She asked me if I was having a check-up.

2 Choose the correct option.

1 My dad asked me what time .

2 She said she had seen the doctor .

3 The doctor said he take my blood pressure.

4 Charles asked us going on holiday this year.

5 After the injury, Linda said she feel her arm.

3 Order the words to make reported statements and questions.

1 they / me / how often / the medicine / took / asked / I
.

2 James / wanted / if / I / asked / to go / me / for pizza
.

3 me / told / Julia / was feeling / she / bad
.

4 if / Carl / the doctor / asked / help / would / the medicine
.

5 the book / her / I / was enjoying / told / I
.

6 before / told / David / been / us / had / he / there
.

4 Rewrite the statements and questions in reported speech.

Who do you think will win the race?

1 She asked us .

I want to be a scientist.

2 He said .

I went to the doctor yesterday.

3 She said .

What can we do to help Gary pass his exams?

4 He asked us .

I’m having a party this weekend.

5 She told us .

Do you study Biology at school?

6 He asked me .

5 Read the description. Choose the correct option.

The other day my sister Claire and her husband told me some excellent news. They said they ¹ a baby, and that I ² an uncle! They said they ³ the week before, but wanted to be sure everything was OK before they told me. The doctor said he ⁴ worried at first because my sister ⁵ ill recently, but he checked carefully and the baby girl is healthy. They asked me ⁶ any ideas about her name. I told them I ⁷ to call her Carla because my name’s Carl. Unfortunately, they said they ⁸ that idea!

1 Look at the pictures and complete the words for extreme sports.

1 B

2 s

3 h-g

4 s

5 k-s

6 c

7 f
r

8 b
j

9 s-d

10 b

11 a

12 p

13 w-w
r

14 p

2 Complete what the people are saying. Use these extreme sports.

1 I tried for the first time on holiday. We went down the dunes in the desert. It was really exciting!

2 is scary at first, but as soon as you jump out of the plane, you forget to be afraid and just enjoy the view.

3 I’ve been into since I was little. It’s great fun to compete in races and being on a bike keeps you fit.

4 I could never do . I hate high places, so I find the idea of going down a rock with a rope terrifying.

5 is great fun, but if it’s not windy enough, then you get very wet when you fall into the sea!

6 I’ve done once – from a really high bridge in South Africa. Amazing!

3Listen to Kieran talking about an extreme sports camp. Put the sports in the order he talks about them.

4Listen. Complete the notes with the missing information.

ESC

ESC = Extreme Sports ¹
How long: ² weeks
BMX: you’ll learn how to go fast, plus impressive ³
Abseiling: first practise on the indoor climbing ⁴
Parachuting: ⁵ days training
Check your health with a short ⁶
Book by: ⁷ June
Cost: £ ⁸ – includes food, ⁹ and equipment

1 Match these words with the definitions.

1 something which isn’t true

2 the area at the back of your mouth

3 a head injury that makes you feel ill or become unconscious

4 a long thin piece of material that you put around a cut

5 an injury you get from touching something very hot

6 one of the effects of an illness

2 Read the article. Match pictures 1-5 with 'myths' A-E.

3 MULTIPLE MATCHING Read the article. For questions 1–6, choose from parts A–E. You can choose each part more than once.

Which part of the article mentions ...

1 placing something on an injury after doing something else?

2 something that the writer has seen?

3 waiting for a short time?

4 isn’t really affected by a lack of heat?

5 something that can be worse when it returns?

6 dealing with a problem by resting?

4 Answer the questions. Use no more than three words.

1 After putting your head down, what should you do to stop a nosebleed?

2 What might poison do if you make yourself sick?

3 What might you get if you put butter on a burn?

4 What must you be able to do for it to be OK to sleep with concussion?

5 What causes the flu?

1 Complete the sentences with these words.

1 ‘Put it down.’
She me to put it down.

2 ‘Lie down, please.’
The doctor me to lie down.

3 ‘Everybody, listen carefully, please.’
The teacher asked to listen carefully.

4 ‘Don’t work too hard.’
He told us to work too hard.

5 ‘Lift your arm, please.’
The nurse asked to lift my arm.

6 ‘Fill in the form.’
The man told me fill in the form.

2 Choose the correct option.

1

Dad: Hey! I asked you ¹ quiet!

Molly: Sorry! It’s just that Jane ² help her with her Music project.

Dad: OK, but turn the volume down. Mum’s trying to sleep and she asked us ³ any noise.

2

Meg: Jamie, can you help me with my Maths homework? I ⁴ Dad to help, but he’s busy.

Jamie: Sure, what do you have to do?

Meg: The teacher told us ⁵ the exercises on this page.

3 Order the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1 He asked (attention / us / pay / to).

2 The doctor (me / stay / to / told) in bed.

3 My sister asked (her / take / me / to) temperature.

4 I (be / you / told / to) quiet!

5 She told (her / not / me / read / to) diary.

6 I (to / asked / use / not / you) your mobile phone in class.

4 Use the prompts to write reported commands and requests.

1 the teacher / ask / we / listen / carefully
.

2 Carole / tell / we / not leave / rubbish / in her car
.

3 I / ask / they / sit / over there
.

4 doctor / tell / me / not play / sport / for two weeks
.

5 Sarah / ask / James / meet / she / after school
.

5 Rewrite the offers and suggestions in reported speech. Use the information in brackets.

1 ‘Let’s buy some cream for your rash,’ said Molly to Jack. (suggest)
Molly .

2 ‘I can help you with your depression,’ said the psychologist. (offer / me)
The psychologist .

3 ‘You should have an allergy test,’ said the doctor. (suggest / I)
The doctor .

4 ‘I can take you to the hospital,’ David said to Mary. (offer / her)
David .

5 ‘Why don’t you have a flu vaccination,’ said the nurse. (suggest / they)
The nurse .

6 Complete the description with reported speech. Use the correct form of these prompts.

ask/me/call · ask/me/describe · ask/me/tell
ask/they/let · suggest/I/have · tell/he/sit down
offer/phone · tell/me/make sure · tell/me/not panic

Last week, I was with my friend Joel when he said he was in pain and he ¹ an ambulance. I called 999 and the woman on the phone ² the problem. She also ³ her if Joel was taking any medicine. Then she ⁴ he was comfortable, so I ⁵ and not move. The woman on the phone said the ambulance would be there in a few minutes and ⁶ , which was difficult!

When the ambulance arrived, they took Joel to hospital and I ⁷ me come too. When we got there, they told me he had appendicitis. And I ⁸ his parents. Later, they ⁹ a coffee and wait in the waiting room. In the end, he had an operation and was fine.

1 Match A with B to make dialogues.

A

B

I've got a sore throat. What's your advice?
I've got a nosebleed. Any ideas what to do?
Ugh! I feel sick. If you were me, what would you do?
I've got a weird rash on my arm. What do you suggest?
I've got a migraine. Any ideas what to do?

I'd recommend sitting down and holding your nose.
You should stop eating all those chocolates!
Have you tried drinking some tea with honey and lemon?
Try putting some cream on it.
If I were you, I'd stop playing on your computer.

2 Order the words to make sentences.

1 suggest / do / what / you
?

2 go / if / you, / I’d / to the doctor / I / were
.

3 taking / have / tried / you / vitamin C
?

4 to / any / what / do / ideas
?

5 help / could / wish / I / I
.

6 afraid / you / I / can’t / I’m / help / really
.

3 Complete the sentences with ONE word in each gap.

1 You to have a check-up.

2 If you were me, what you do?

3 I wish I suggest something, but I can’t.

4 Have you thought eating more healthily?

5 is your advice?

6 I don’t know what to suggest, I’m .

7 It be a good idea to see a doctor.

8 You’d go to bed until you feel better.

4Complete the dialogue with ONE word in each gap. Listen and check.

Jan: What’s the matter, Liz? You look ill.

Liz: I keep getting these headaches. They get worse when I’m stressed, but I have to study for my exams at the moment. Any ¹ what to do?

Jan: I’m ² I can’t really help you. Have you ³ about asking Ed?

Liz: That’s a good idea. I’ll be seeing him later. Oh, wait. There he is now. Ed! Over here!

Ed: Hi, girls! How are things?

Jan: Well, I’m fine, but Liz here keeps getting headaches. I’m not sure what she should do.

Liz: That’s right. Jan recommended I speak to you. What do you ⁴ ?

Ed: You ⁵ take a painkiller.

Liz: I’d prefer not to, if possible. I don’t really like taking medicine.

Ed: Well, maybe you don’t drink enough water. It might be a good ⁶ to carry a bottle around with you.

Liz: Like this, you mean? I drink loads of water!

Ed: Hmm … Well, I don’t know what else to suggest, I’m afraid. If I ⁷ you, I ⁸ make an appointment to see the doctor.

Liz: Yes, I think I will do that.

2 Choose the correct option.

1 Have you ever done extreme sports?

2 Sandra’s neither fit healthy.

3 I didn’t like of the films we watched.

4 You can have soup or a sandwich.

5 I’ve taken of the medicine yet.

6 Both Jess and Tom their doctor.

3 Complete the dialogues with one word in each gap.

1 Tim: I feel sick.
Rob: I’m not surprised. You’ve eaten all the cake and the chocolate!

2 Nick: Where shall we all go for your birthday?
Erika: Well, I’d like to have pizza, but Jenny nor Amanda like pizza.

3 Mike: The shop has five new types of cakes. Have you tried of them?
Tom: No, I’ve tried of them.

4 Aisha: Who ate the biscuits?
Shane: It wasn’t me!

5 Emma: Did you ask your brothers if they can come to the party?
Anna: Yes, Mark and James can come!

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. You must use between 2-5 words, including the word given.

1 Jack has hay fever. Gary has hay fever. BOTH

hay fever.

2 I didn’t eat any of the sandwiches. NONE

I the sandwiches.

3 Sue hasn’t got a temperature. She hasn’t got a rash. NEITHER

Sue has got a rash.

4 You can have a party or you can go out for dinner. EITHER

You can go out for dinner.

5 My mum doesn’t like broccoli. My sister doesn’t like broccoli. NOR

Neither my mum broccoli.

6 I play many sports at school. I enjoy every sport. ALL

I enjoy we play at school.

5 MULTIPLE CHOICE Read the text. Choose the correct option.

Very extreme sports

Abseiling, sandboarding, bungee jumping – ¹ of these are extreme sports, but ² of them is a very extreme sport.

What about volcano surfing? Despite the name, you can do this ³ on a volcano or on a mountain. You’ll need ⁴ a helmet and a special suit though, as it’s very dangerous. You can reach speeds of up to eighty kilometres per hour!

Then there’s crocodile bungee – jumping into and out of water full of crocodiles! But ⁵ volcano surfing nor crocodile bungee seem as scary as cliff-diving. This is where you jump off a cliff into water, using ⁶ of the protective equipment of other extreme sports.

Would you try ⁷ of these? I certainly wouldn’t. I’m neither adventurous ⁸ crazy!

1 Read Liam's post. Answer the questions.

1 What was the course? A course on .

2 Whose idea was the course? Liam’s teacher recommended the course.

3 Had Liam done the course before? , he .

4 Did he enjoy it? , he .

5 Who does he think this course is good for? He thinks it is good for people who think is difficult.

2 Order the reporting verbs as they appear in the text.

4 Match the paragraph functions in A with example sentences in B.

A

B

Get your reader's attention and basic details
Report about the training/event
Describe what happened next
Describe what happened in the end
Summary recommendation

After that, we tried to make a camp fire.
In the end, we arrived at our destination.
The trainer explained to us how to survive in the wild.
If you really want to try something different, I highly recommend this course.
I've got to tell you about my outdoor survival course.

1 Complete the sentences with these words.

1 Every summer it’s the same: my makes me sneeze all day!

2 Scott got a bad when he was playing football last week.

3 Take this medicine. It will stop you getting when you’re on the boat.

4 I can’t eat that. I have a food .

5 The doctor said I have that that’s going round at the moment.

6 I tried once, but I was too scared to climb down the wall.

2 Write words using suffixes.

1 the noun from operate

2 the adjective from asthma

3 the adjective from stress

4 the adjective from pain

5 the noun from sick

3 Read the dialogue. Then complete the text reporting the conversation. Use ONE word in each gap.

John told the receptionist that his appointment ¹ been half an hour before and he ² still waiting. The receptionist apologised and said the doctor ³ very busy ⁴ day. She said she ⁵ call him when he was ready and asked him if he ⁶ a coffee while he waited. John said he ⁷ feel well and asked when the doctor ⁸ be ready to see ⁹ . The receptionist said she ¹⁰ know.

4 **Rewrite the commands and requests in reported speech. Use told or asked and the words in brackets.**

1 ‘Stay in bed.’ (doctor / me)

2 ‘Can you help me change my bandage, please?’ (I / my friend)

3 ‘Take this medicine twice a day’. (nurse / him)

4 ‘Please be quiet.’ (Sally / us)

5 ‘Don’t touch that.’ (Kevin’s mum / him)

5 Order the words to make sentences. You are given the first word.

1 Mum / to / help / with / my / offered / research / me
Mum .

2 pharmacy / go / to / suggested / that / Tim / we / the
Tim .

3 to / town / show / the / they / us / around / offered
They .

4 home / my / take / to / me / neighbour / offered
My .

5 tablets / suggested / some / I / buying
I .

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VOCABULARY

1 Match these words with the descriptions.

VOCABULARY

2 Complete the health problems in the comments.

VOCABULARY

3 COLLOCATIONS Match the verbs in A with the nouns in B.

VOCABULARY

4 COLLOCATIONS Choose a verb from A and a noun from B to complete the sentences.

VOCABULARY

5 Complete the dialogue with these words.

VOCABULARY

6 WORD FORMATION Complete the table.

VOCABULARY

7 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective or noun form of these words.

VOCABULARY

8 Complete the blog post with ONE word in each gap.

Nuts about nuts

GRAMMAR

1 Match the direct statements and questions in A with the reported speech in B.

GRAMMAR

2 Choose the correct option.

GRAMMAR

3 Order the words to make reported statements and questions.

GRAMMAR

4 Rewrite the statements and questions in reported speech.

GRAMMAR

5 Read the description. Choose the correct option.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

1 Look at the pictures and complete the words for extreme sports.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

2 Complete what the people are saying. Use these extreme sports.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

3Listen to Kieran talking about an extreme sports camp. Put the sports in the order he talks about them.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

4Listen. Complete the notes with the missing information.

ESC

READING and VOCABULARY

1 Match these words with the definitions.

READING and VOCABULARY

2 Read the article. Match pictures 1-5 with 'myths' A-E.

READING and VOCABULARY

3 MULTIPLE MATCHING Read the article. For questions 1–6, choose from parts A–E. You can choose each part more than once.

READING and VOCABULARY

4 Answer the questions. Use no more than three words.

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with these words.

GRAMMAR

2 Choose the correct option.

GRAMMAR

3 Order the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

GRAMMAR

4 Use the prompts to write reported commands and requests.

GRAMMAR

5 Rewrite the offers and suggestions in reported speech. Use the information in brackets.

GRAMMAR

6 Complete the description with reported speech. Use the correct form of these prompts.

SPEAKING

1 Match A with B to make dialogues.

SPEAKING

2 Order the words to make sentences.

SPEAKING

3 Complete the sentences with ONE word in each gap.

SPEAKING

4Complete the dialogue with ONE word in each gap. Listen and check.

USE OF ENGLISH

1 Decide if the pairs of sentences are the same or different.

USE OF ENGLISH

2 Choose the correct option.

USE OF ENGLISH

3 Complete the dialogues with one word in each gap.

USE OF ENGLISH

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. You must use between 2-5 words, including the word given.

USE OF ENGLISH

5 MULTIPLE CHOICE Read the text. Choose the correct option.

WRITING

1 Read Liam's post. Answer the questions.

WRITING

4 **Rewrite the commands and requests in reported speech. Use told or asked and the words in brackets.**