Efl prepare Workbook Grade 9

1
Complete the transport words with the missing vowels.
1
 
p l 
 
n 
 
5
 
h 
 
l 
 
c
 
p t 
 
r 
9
 
s h 
 
p
2
 
b 
 
k 
 
6
 
 
n f 
 
 
t
10
 
t r 
 
m
3
 
b 
 
 
t 
7
 
m 
 
t 
 
r b 
 
k 
 
11
 
 
n d 
 
r g r 
 
 
n d 
4
 
c 
 
 
c h 
8
 
s c 
 
 
t 
 
r
2
Complete the table with the words in Exercise 1.
What kind of transport travels ...
on the sea?
on a road or path?
on a railway line or track?
in the sky?
plane
VOCABULARY
Past simple
1
Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the 
verbs in brackets.
1
 
The train to London 
 
(be) really fast. 
2
 
Martin’s family 
 
(go)
to Paris by coach 
because it was the cheapest way.
3
 
Jane was only 15 but she 
 
(know)
more 
than most adults about computers.
4
 
How 
 
you 
 
(get) 
to Moscow? 
5
 
 
(be) Tom in Ankara or in Istanbul 
last week?
6
 
We 
 
(not have)
a good time on our 
holiday because we were all ill.
7
 
There 
 
(not be)
any trams yesterday 
because it snowed.
GRAMMAR
3
Match the sentence halves.
1
 
I need exercise so I go to school 
 
2
 
My dad drives me to school, but 
we don’t have a car. I go to school
 
 
3
 
I sail from my home to school 
across a river. I go to school
 
 
4
 
I live very near one of the 
stations so I go to school 
 
5
 
There are too many cars on 
the roads, and I often dream of 
flying to school 
 
a 
by underground.
b 
by helicopter!
c 
by motorbike.
d 
by bike or on foot.
e 
by boat.
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UNIT 3
3
ON HOLIDAY

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3
Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1
 
I went to Mar del Plata. I have a lovely day.
 
 
2
 
Last night I forgot my history book in your house.
 
 
3
 
I went shopping yesterday. I brought a very nice 
skirt and a sweater.
 
 
4
 
I liked the weather last week because it is hot.
 
 
2
Complete the article with the past simple form of 
the verbs in the box.
arrive
be
do
not 
stop
spend 
start
travel
visit
wait
4
Which past simple questions need the word 
did
?
0
 
Who 
–
wanted to climb the 
old tower?
1
 
Who 
 
you see on the plane?
2
 
Who 
 
you go on holiday with?
3
 
Who 
 
flew the plane?
4
 
Who 
 
you meet at the hotel?
5
 
Who 
 
found the bags?
6
 
Who 
 
spoke to the passengers?
Holiday vocabulary
1
Put the letters in the correct order to make 
holiday words. The first letter is given.
1
 
p m a 
m
 
2
 
s t e g u 
g
 
3 
t r o i s v i 
v
 
4
 
s c u a i s t e 
s
 
5
 
g e u l g a g 
l
 
6
 
p r t c i e i o s e t n 
r
 
7
 
s u t r o i t 
t
 
8
 
u d o g i k e b o 
g
 
2
Complete the text with words in Exercise 1. 
VOCABULARY
Adventure
Between 2009 and 2012, Graham Hughes 
0
 
visited
 
all the countries in the world. At that 
time, there 
1
 
 
201 countries. There are 
now only 195. Graham 
2
 
 
this without 
taking a flight. He 
3
 
 
by boat, bus and 
train, by taxi and on foot, and he 
4
 
 
$100 a week on his journey. He 
5
 
 
his amazing journey on New Year’s Day 2009. It was 
sometimes very difficult. He often 
6
 
 
for weeks for a boat. But Graham 
7
 
 
,
 
and on Monday 26th November 2012, the 1,426th day 
of his journey, he 
8
 
 
in the last country: 
South Sudan. Graham is the only person
to see every country in
the world without
taking a flight.
Graham’s Big
Highland 
Hotel
Dear 
1
 
 
,
Welcome to your room at the Highland Hotel! 
We hope you enjoy staying here.
Everything you need is here at the hotel: 
two excellent restaurants, two pools and an 
exercise room.
You will find the rooms are large, with extra 
space for all your 
2
 
 
in the 
cupboard next to the bathroom.
Please also remember that 
3
 
 
s 
to the museum and the theatre get a 25% 
discount if they are staying with us. We can 
give you a 
4
 
of the town so 
you can easily find these places.
You will also find a small 
5
 
with information about other local tourist 
attractions in your room.
Please phone the 
6
 
 
if there 
is anything else you need. He or she will be 
happy to help.
From
The 
Highland Hotel
 staff team
13
ON HOLIDAY

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1
Read the article quickly. What is unusual about this bookshop?
 
READING
Elena
The bookshop belongs to Luigi Frizzo. His ideas for the shop are great. 
During the winter, the sea enters many of the buildings in Venice. But 
Luigi’s books don’t get wet because he keeps them in boats and baths 
instead of bookcases! And not all the books are for people to buy. Old 
textbooks and dictionaries are now pieces of furniture and art. There are 
also books on top of each other to make some stairs. I loved climbing up 
them to the roof and looking out over the city.
Rosie
Last May, I spent a week in Venice with my parents and walked around the 
city every day. One day, we saw the 
Libreria Acqua Alta
, or ‘High Water 
Bookshop’ in English. Outside, it looked like other bookshops. We went in 
because I wanted a map. We then saw it was very different. It wasn’t tidy, 
but was full of wonderful things: thousands of books and about ten friendly 
cats! This bookshop was my favourite place in Venice.
Christina
I visited 
Libreria Acqua Alta
one morning in June and I loved it. Many 
visitors in the shop felt the same as me. I spoke to a lot, and they were 
not only tourists. Local families enjoy visiting the shop too because it is so 
different, and you can find every kind of book there. Luigi Frizzo owns the 
shop, and he was there that morning. He took me to see the building’s fire 
exit. It was very funny – the door just opens onto the water!