UNIT 3

UNIT 3

1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH: this, that, these, those

     1) Can I introduce you? Sandra, __________ is John. John, __________ is Sandra.

     2) Is __________ Peter over there? No, __________ is Tim.

     3) I’m really busy _______________ morning.

     4) Is __________ a kitten over there?

     5) Sorry, is __________ your pencilcase? Oh, yes. Thank you.

     6) Who are __________ tall men over there in front of the newsagent?

     7) Excuse me! Is __________ seat free? No, it isnt.

     8) What are __________ over there? Are they owls? Yes, they are.

     9) I’m sorry I’m late. __________ is all right. Come and sit.

   10) _______________ cake you made last week was delicious. 

   11) Let me introduce you. Sue, _______________ is Tom. 

   12) I’m going to take back _______________ shoes I bought last week. 

   13) Are you going to watch _______________ DVD with us? 

   14) First you need to chop up _______________ tomatoes over there. 

   15) Hello, _______________ is Nick speaking. 

   16) Yes, _______________’s right. I completely agree with you.

   17) _______________ is my dog Bob and _______________ is his hut over there.

   18) Is _______________ your car behind the tree?

   19) _______________ are our flowers. Look at them! They are colourful.

   20) _______________ are Phil’s books over there.

   21) Is _______________ your bag under the chair?

   22) Look at _______________ newspaper here.

   23) _______________ are my grandparents and _______________ people over there 

         are my grandparents’ friends.

   24) _______________ building over there is the Chrysler Building.

   

2.- FILL IN THE GAPS WITH ONE or ONES

     1) There are three helmets on the shelf, two green _______________ and a 

          red ______________. 

    2) David wants to buy a new football. He can choose between a black 

         _______________ and a blue _______________. 

    3) He must buy a new T-shirt. His old _________________ is too small. 

    4) They’ve got lots of socks here, but the white ________________ are the best. 

    5) If you buy two table tennis balls, you get a third _______________ free. 

    6) Steve needs some new white shorts, but the sports shop has only got blue 

       ______________.

     7) I don’t like this Tshirt please show me another ___________.

     8) I like Austrian music better than Spanish ___________.

     9) Does John drink Italian wines or Spanish ___________.

   10) Do you want a big dog or a small ___________?

   11) Mike has got new CDs and old ___________.

   12) There are five building blocks on the table. Four pink ___________ and a 

         yellow ___________ . 

   13) I’d like to try this suit on. Which ___________? The black ___________ . I 

        don’t like the colour of the other ___________.  

   14) Give me the peppers, please. There are three different ___________ . The 

         green ___________, the red ___________ and the yellow ___________. 

   15) Look at those trousers! I really like them. Which ___________ are you talking 

        about? The blue ___________ or the black ___________.

3.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 

1) How …..   children do you and Tony have?

    a) much          b) little           c) many          d) a little

2) I don't have …..  patience and I find jigsaw puzzles boring.

     a) any          b) few          c) some           c) many

3) My mum gave me ….. money for the shopping so I gave it  some back 

     a) little          b) many           c) too much           d) too many

4) We only have  ….. carrots. We should go and buy some more.

     a) many           b) a few          c) a little          d) few

5) "Do we need any mushrooms?" "No, we have …..  . Look, 1 bag!"

     a) much            b) little          c) few          d) enough

6) There was an explosion at the factory and …..  people were injured. We don't know 

     how many yet.

     a) any           b) some           c) much          d) too much

7) Do you think there are ….. cars on the roads these days?

    a) few          b) too much          c) enough          d) too many

8) When you make the pie, put …..  wine in too. But not too much! It makes it really 

    tasty.

     a) much          b) many          c) a few          d) a little

9) There are ….. mangoes on the tree .

    a) so many          b) so much          c) little          d) much

10) When you go out, buy me …..  apple and a bottle of Coke.

    a) a          b) an          c) some          d) any

11) I don't need …..  advice from you. You don't understand the problem!

     a) some          b) much          c) any          d) many

12) "Do you like this programme?" "Not ….. . You can change the channel if you 

     want."

     a) many          b) much          c) some          d) any 

13) I have never eaten ….. food in my life.

     a) so many          b) too many          c) too much          d) so much

14) I have been to America …..  times. Twice in 1996 and again last year.

      a) many           b) much          c) a litte          d) a few

15) Can you give me …..  information about the buses in the city centre please?

     a) some          b) an          c) much         d) many

16)   ….. people think he is stupid, but he's actually quite intelligent.

        a) Much          b) Any           c) Many          d) Few

17) I didn’t know that there were ….. animals in that zoo.

     a) so much          b) much          c) enough          d) so many

18) Don’t put ….. sugar in my cup, please.

     a) so much          b) so many          c) a few          d) too many 

      19) Venice has ….. tourists in summer.

            a) too much          b) too many           c) few          d) much

      20) It is ….. warm here, I’ll open the window.

            a) a little          b) many          c) too many          d) too much

4.- ADD THE TAG QUESTIONS

     1) There are no pencils in the pencil case, _________________________?

     2) I am happy with my students, _________________________?

3) He is late this morning, _______________________? 

4) The hotel was quite good, ________________________? 

5) She cooks well, _______________________? 

6) You can’t tell the difference, _________________________? 

7) They always sleep after lunch, __________________________? 

8) You’re coming with us, _______________________?

9) Mary plays football, ________________________? 

10) You didn’t have any lessons this morning, _______________________? 

11) Ann is on holiday, ______________________? 

12). The students see it everyday, ________________________? 

13) Mr Priestley doesn’t know your father, ______________________? 

14) Finding a job isn’t easy, _______________________?  

15) I am not disturbing you, _____________________? 

16) Tom does his work very well, ________________________? 

17) . Smoking ruins our health, ________________________?

18) She likes quiet places, ______________________? 

19) Tom doesn’t play the piano, _______________________? 

20) They didn’t hurt the child, _______________________? 

21) There were two car accidents yesterday, _______________________? 

22) Tourists used to come here, ________________________? 

23) You haven’t got a computer, ________________________? 

24) You don’t have to follow him, ________________________? 

25) Most people cannot go to Africa, ________________________?

26) He didn’t have to choose one, _______________________?

27) He has got to leave, ______________________?

28) Jennifer won’t finish her housework on time, _________________________?

29) Harry will have to tell the truth, _________________________?

30) We can’t stop here, _________________________?

5.- CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH

     1) “Open the window, Bob” she told.

          

     2) “Don’t be late, Jim”, his mother told.

           

     3) “Do your homework or I’ll punish you” Ann’s mother told her.

     4) “Don’t talk to strange” he told me.

     5) “Get out of my way, Charlie” she told.

     6) “Don’t believe a word what he says” she told me.

          

     7) “Take it three times a day” the doctor told him.

          

     8) “Don’t accuse me” Tom told us.

           

     9) “Bring me some food” the beggar told her.

           

   10) “Don’t trust your colleagues” he told me.

          

   11) “Call me tomorrow” he told her.

   12) “Don’t make so much noise” the teacher told the students.

          

   13) “Stop making excuses” they told him

          

   14) “Don’t threaten me” the boy told the bully.

           

   15) “Open your mouth” the dentist told me.

          

   16) “Stand in the line” the colonel ordered us.

          

   17) “Don’t blame yourself” my mum told me.

 

   18) “Don’t scratch the sofa, Minnie” Robert told.

           

   19) “Stay away from the dog when he is eating, children” the mother told.

           

   20) “Don’t eat so much junk food” the doctor told me.

   21) “Don’t put on your shoes” Ann’s mother told her.

          

   22) “Open your book” the teacher told us.

         

   23) “Don’t be mad at me” she told him.

         

  24) “Get on your feet” the coach told Arthur.

         

  25) “Give me your receipt” the cashier told me.

         

   26) “Help me with my homework” we told her.

          

   27) “Don’t park here” the officer told us.

           

   28) “Move out of the way” the ambulance driver told the pedestrians.

   29) “Wait for me” Daniel told his mother.

          

   30) “Don’t act like a child” the father told her.

          

UNIT 2 ___________SOLUTIONS

UNIT 2 - SOLUTIONS

SEQUENCE CONNECTORS

1.- PUT THE SENTENCES BELOW IN THE CORRECT ORDER.
     a) First, Anne published the book in 1973.    2
     b) Finally, in 1994, Interview with the Vampire became a popular film around the
         world.    4
     c) Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire is a very famous story.   1
     d) After that, Neil Jordan decided to make the book into a film.    3

a) By 13,000 BC, people were making lamps from stones and bones.    3
b) Before there was fire, man did not have light at night.    1
c) Finally, in 1879, the electric light was invented by Thomas Edison and the world was bright at night.    5
d) Then, in 400,000 BC, man discovered fire and could create artificial light.    2
e) Eventually, in 400 AD, people began using candles.    4

2.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT CONNECTOR TO COMPLETE PARAGRAPH
THE PARTY
      Tonight, Cindy is going to have a party. She’s got a lot of things to do today.
      Before / Later  she stars preparing everything, she’s going to go shopping.
      Then / After  she has finished shopping, she’s going to decorate the room for the
      party. Then / Before,  she’s going to make the food. After / Later,  she’s going to
      have a shower and get dressed. Finally / Before,  she’s going to start dancing!

THE COOKER
     In every modern kitchen, you can find a cooker which is used for preparing food.
     Although people have been cooking for thousands of years, the cooker wasn’t
     widely used until the end of the 19th century.
     Before / By / Eventually  there were cookers, people cooked food on open fires.
     This was dangerous and dirty. Then / By / At last  the 16th century, inventors had
     begun to look for a safer way to cook food. Stone walls were built around the fire
     and it was covered with a metal plate. By the time / Finally / Then,  at the
     beginning of the 19th century, the British inventor Benjamin Thompson designed
     the first cooker. By / Eventually / Before,  in 1826, another Englishman, James
     Sharp, invented a gas cooker. This was not a big success until later in the century
     because most homes didn’t have gas. Finally / By / Before,  in 1893, the electric
     cooker was invented.
     With the development of gas lines and electricity, the use of gas and electric
     cookers became more common. At last / By the time / First at all,  people could
     use a cooker that was clean, efficient and safe.
CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING CAN / CAN’T
     1) I _______can’t do_____________ (do) my homework. It’s very hard.
     2) Babies _______can’t drive_____________ (drive) cars.
     3) Tigers ______can run______________ (run) very quickly.
     4) I ______can’t sit______________ (sit) here. It’s the teacher’s chair.
     5) _____Can I go_______________ (I, go) to the cinema, please?
     6) We _______can’t eat_____________ (eat) the cake.It isn’t for us.
     7) ______Can you speak______________ (you, speak) French, well?
     8) You _______can take_____________ (take) my umbrella. Here you are!
     9) He _____can play_______________ (play) football very well but he
         _______can’t play_____________ (play) rugby, he’s not good at rugby.
   10) This cake is delicious, you _______can cook_____________ (cook) very well.
   11) I’m sure you _______can do_____________ (do) this exercise alone, it’s very
         easy.
   12) This is too difficult! I ______can’t do______________ (do) it.
   13) My uncle is trilingual. He _____can speak_______________ (speak) French,
         English and Chinese.
   14) I _____can’t carry_______________ (carry) this bag: it’s too heavy for me.
   15) Sorry, but I ______can’t hear______________ (hear) you: there’s too much
         noise.
   16) I _______can speak_____________ (speak) only English. I don’t know any other
         language.
   17) Fish _______can’t breathe_____________ (breathe) outside the water.
   18) I am very hungry. I ______can eat______________ (eat) everything right now.
   19) The letters are very small I _______can’t read_____________ (read) anything.
   20) You _______can park_____________ (park) here if you pay.

2.- USE “CAN,CAN’T, COULD, COULDN’T”
     1) I _____couldn’t speak________________(speak) French five years ago, but my
         French is good now.
     2) ______Can you see_______________ (you, see) my MP3 player? I don’t know
         where it is.
     3) Harry _______can’t swim______________ (swim), but he wants to learn.
     4) No, I _____couldn’t ride________________ (ride) a bike 10 years ago.
     5) _____Could the children read________________(the children, read) last year?
     6) Janis _______can run______________(run) fast. She often wins races.
     7) I ______can teach_______________ (teach) you some German grammar. My
         German is very good.
     8) I ______couldn’t call_______________ (call) you last night. I didn’t have my
         mobile phone.
     9) ______Could you ski_______________(you, ski) last year?
   10) Marion _____can’t walk________________ (walk) home. It’s too far.
   11) Kate _______could read______________ (read) when she was four years old.
         She read many books.
   12) ______Can you help_______________ (you, help) me please? I need your help.
   13) We _____couldn’t understand________________ (understand) the homework
        so we didn’t do it.
   14) _Could you hear____________________ (you hear) the music last night? It
        wasn’t very loud.
   15) You ______can have_______________ (have) one biscuit but not two.
   16) When I was five or six, I ________couldn’t do_____________ (do) a handstag
         but I ________can_____________ now.
   17) We are having a dinner party next Saturday, but Roger _________can’t come____________ (come).
   18) When I met Harry last year he _______couldn’t swim______________ (swim).
         He was terrified of the water. Now he ______can swim_______________ (swim)
          like a fish!
   19) I ______can’t finish_______________ (finish) my lunch today. I just wasn’t
         hungry at all.
   20) I _______couldn’t sleep______________ (sleep) last night. It was so hot!  

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

PUT IN ORDER NEXT ADJECTIVES AND NOUN
1) yellow bow nice:         nice yellow bow
2) cat white small:     small white cat
3) great oranges some big:       some great big oranges
4) two very people smart:      two very smart people
5) green hat yellow and big:      big green and yellow hat
6) tie silk blue:         blue silk tie
7) new boy cute:      cute new boy
8) shiny big diamond ring:      big shiny diamond ring
9) red-haired children sweet three:   three sweet red-haired children
10) clouds black scary storm:     scary black storm clouds
11) soda frosty large:     large frosty soda
12) feathered yellow hat silly:    silly yellow feathered hat
13) twelve pencils wood small:    twelve small wood pencils
14) white house old ranch:    old white ranch house
15) frozen small pond smooth:    small smooth frozen pond
16) scarf cotton dark blue:     dark blue cotton scarf
17) plastic big table round:    big round plastic table
18) German Gothic church wonderful:     wonderful Gothic German church
19) shirt red ugly cotton:     ugly red cotton shirt
20) square table wooden brown big:     big Brown square wooden table
21) paper red bags small:     small red paper bags
22) music interesting Irish folk:     interesting Irish folk music

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

1.- WRITE THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE OF NEXT ADJECTIVES
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Sweet Sweeter than The sweetest
Bad Worse than The worst
Hot Hotter than The hottest
Important More important than The most important
Good Better than The best
Healthy Healthier than The healthiest
Cheap Cheaper than The cheapest
Crunchy Crunchier than The crunchiest
Delicious More delicious than The most delicious
Expensive More expensive than The most expensive
Nice Nicer than The nicest
Spicy Spicier than The spiciest
Tasty Tastier than The tastiest

2.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE
1) Bikes are _______cheaper than__________________ (cheap) cars.
2) Mike is __________the oldest_______________ (old) student in the class.
3) Long hair is _______more beautiful than__________________ (beautiful) short hair.
4) English is ________easier_________________ (easy) French.
5) Friday is ________the best_________________ (good) day of the week.
6) Trainers are ______the most popular___________________ (popular) shoes at my school.
7) Rock music is _______louder than__________________ (loud) pop music.
8) Dogs are ___________better than______________ (good) cats.
9) Breakfast is ______more important than___________________ (important) lunch
    10) These are _______the biggest__________________ (big) shoes in the shop.
    11) Laura is ________the youngest_________________ (young) student in the class.
    12) The blue dress is _______the most expensive__________________ (expensive) dress in the shop.
    13) Patch is _______the happiest__________________ (happy) dog in the world.
    14) My mum is ________taller than_________________ (tall) my dad.
    15) Rap is __________more popular than_______________ (popular) classical music.
    16) Brandon is __________the worst_______________ (bad) singer in my family.
    17) That is _______the most romantic__________________ (romantic) film at the cinema.
    18) Gail is ________funnier than_________________ (funny) Sue.
    19) Kevin is ______the most confident___________________ (confident) boy in the class.
    20) History is ______more interesting than___________________ (interesting) science.
    21) That was _______the saddest__________________ (sad) day of my life.
    22) Disney World is _________the most fantastic________________ (fantastic) place in the USA.

UNIT 2

UNIT 2 - SOLUTIONS

SEQUENCE CONNECTORS

1.- PUT THE SENTENCES BELOW IN THE CORRECT ORDER.
     a) First, Anne published the book in 1973.  
     b) Finally, in 1994, Interview with the Vampire became a popular film around the
         world.  
     c) Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire is a very famous story.
     d) After that, Neil Jordan decided to make the book into a film.  

a) By 13,000 BC, people were making lamps from stones and bones.  
b) Before there was fire, man did not have light at night.  
c) Finally, in 1879, the electric light was invented by Thomas Edison and the world was bright at night.  
d) Then, in 400,000 BC, man discovered fire and could create artificial light.  
e) Eventually, in 400 AD, people began using candles.  

2.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT CONNECTOR TO COMPLETE PARAGRAPH
THE PARTY
      Tonight, Cindy is going to have a party. She’s got a lot of things to do today.
      Before / Later  she stars preparing everything, she’s going to go shopping.
      Then / After  she has finished shopping, she’s going to decorate the room for the
      party. Then / Before,  she’s going to make the food. After / Later,  she’s going to
      have a shower and get dressed. Finally / Before,  she’s going to start dancing!

THE COOKER
     In every modern kitchen, you can find a cooker which is used for preparing food.
     Although people have been cooking for thousands of years, the cooker wasn’t
     widely used until the end of the 19th century.
     Before / By / Eventually  there were cookers, people cooked food on open fires.
     This was dangerous and dirty. Then / By / At last  the 16th century, inventors had
     begun to look for a safer way to cook food. Stone walls were built around the fire
     and it was covered with a metal plate. By the time / Finally / Then,  at the
     beginning of the 19th century, the British inventor Benjamin Thompson designed
     the first cooker. By / Eventually / Before,  in 1826, another Englishman, James
     Sharp, invented a gas cooker. This was not a big success until later in the century
     because most homes didn’t have gas. Finally / By / Before,  in 1893, the electric
     cooker was invented.
     With the development of gas lines and electricity, the use of gas and electric
     cookers became more common. At last / By the time / First at all,  people could
     use a cooker that was clean, efficient and safe.
CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING CAN / CAN’T
     1) I ____________________ (do) my homework. It’s very hard.
     2) Babies ____________________ (drive) cars.
     3) Tigers ____________________ (run) very quickly.
     4) I ____________________ (sit) here. It’s the teacher’s chair.
     5) ____________________ (I, go) to the cinema, please?
     6) We ____________________ (eat) the cake.It isn’t for us.
     7) ____________________ (you, speak) French, well?
     8) You ____________________ (take) my umbrella. Here you are!
     9) He ____________________ (play) football very well but he
         ____________________ (play) rugby, he’s not good at rugby.
   10) This cake is delicious, you ____________________ (cook) very well.
   11) I’m sure you ____________________ (do) this exercise alone, it’s very easy.
   12) This is too difficult! I ____________________ (do) it.
   13) My uncle is trilingual. He ____________________ (speak) French, English and
         Chinese.
   14) I ____________________ (carry) this bag: it’s too heavy for me.
   15) Sorry, but I ____________________ (hear) you: there’s too much noise.
   16) I ____________________ (speak) only English. I don’t know any other language.
   17) Fish ____________________ (breathe) outside the water.
   18) I am very hungry. I ____________________ (eat) everything right now.
   19) The letters are very small I ____________________ (read) anything.
   20) You ____________________ (park) here if you pay.

2.- USE “CAN,CAN’T, COULD, COULDN’T”
     1) I _____________________(speak) French five years ago, but my French is good
         now.
     2) _____________________ (you, see) my MP3 player? I don’t know where it is.
     3) Harry _____________________ (swim), but he wants to learn.
     4) No, I _____________________ (ride) a bike 10 years ago.
     5) _____________________(the children, read) last year?
     6) Janis _____________________(run) fast. She often wins races.
     7) I _____________________ (teach) you some German grammar. My German is
         very good.
     8) I _____________________ (call) you last night. I didn’t have my mobile phone.
     9) _____________________(you, ski) last year?
   10) Marion _____________________ (walk) home. It’s too far.
   11) Kate _____________________ (read) when she was four years old. She read many
         books.
   12) _____________________ (you, help) me please? I need your help.
   13) We _____________________ (understand) the homework so we didn’t do it.
   14) _____________________ (you hear) the music last night? It wasn’t very loud.
   15) You _____________________ (have) one biscuit but not two.
   16) When I was five or six, I _____________________ (do) a handstag but I
         _____________________ now.
   17) We are having a dinner party next Saturday, but Roger _____________________
        (come).
   18) When I met Harry last year he _____________________ (swim).
         He was terrified of the water. Now he _____________________ (swim) like a fish!
   19) I _____________________ (finish) my lunch today. I just wasn’t hungry at all.
   20) I _____________________ (sleep) last night. It was so hot!

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

PUT IN ORDER NEXT ADJECTIVES AND NOUN
1) yellow bow nice:      
2) cat white small:  
3) great oranges some big:    
4) two very people smart:    
5) green hat yellow and big:    
6) tie silk blue:      
7) new boy cute:    
8) shiny big diamond ring:    
9) red-haired children sweet three:
10) clouds black scary storm:  
11) soda frosty large:  
12) feathered yellow hat silly:  
13) twelve pencils wood small:  
14) white house old ranch:  
15) frozen small pond smooth:  
16) scarf cotton dark blue:  
17) plastic big table round:  
18) German Gothic church wonderful:  
19) shirt red ugly cotton:  
20) square table wooden brown big:  
21) paper red bags small:  
22) music interesting Irish folk:  





COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

1.- WRITE THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE OF NEXT ADJECTIVES
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Sweet
Bad
Hot
Important
Good
Healthy
Cheap
Crunchy
Delicious
Expensive
Nice
Spicy
Tasty

2.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE
1) Bikes are _________________________ (cheap) cars.
2) Mike is _________________________ (old) student in the class.
3) Long hair is _________________________ (beautiful) short hair.
4) English is _________________________ (easy) French.
5) Friday is _________________________ (good) day of the week.
6) Trainers are _________________________ (popular) shoes at my school.
7) Rock music is _________________________ (loud) pop music.
8) Dogs are _________________________ (good) cats.
9) Breakfast is _________________________ (important) lunch
    10) These are _________________________ (big) shoes in the shop.
    11) Laura is _________________________ (young) student in the class.
    12) The blue dress is _________________________ (expensive) dress in the shop.
    13) Patch is _________________________ (happy) dog in the world.
    14) My mum is _________________________ (tall) my dad.
    15) Rap is ________________________ (popular) classical music.
    16) Brandon is _________________________ (bad) singer in my family.
    17) That is _________________________ (romantic) film at the cinema.
    18) Gail is _________________________ (funny) Sue.
    19) Kevin is _________________________ (confident) boy in the class.
    20) History is _________________________ (interesting) science.
    21) That was _________________________ (sad) day of my life.
    22) Disney World is _________________________ (fantastic) place in the USA.

SOLUTIONS FOR OCTOBER TEST

ADJECTIVES OR ADVERBS

1.- WRITE WHAT THE UNDERLINE WORD IS ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB

     1) Fast runners win races.      Adj.

     2) Mathematics is difficult.       Adj.

     3) She’s a good typist.       Adj.

     4) She behaved rudely to her boss.       Adv.

     5) You’ve done well in your test.     Adv.

     6) The clowns are very funny.      Adj.

     7) She’s a pretty girl.       Adj.

     8) He runs fast.       Adv.

     9) Ann is very sad.      Adj.

   10) She plays the piano beatifully.      Adv.

   11) Father is very busy in his office.     Adj.

   12) The doctor arrived immediately.      Adv.

2.-CHANGE INTO ADVERBS NEXT ADJECTIVES

    

     1) Nice: ____nicely____________

     2) Angry: _____angrily___________

     3) Quiet: _____quietly___________

     4) Good: _____well___________

     5) Simple: _____simply___________

     6) Careful: _____carefully___________

     7) Slow: _____slowly___________

     8) Easy: _______easily_________

     9) Quick: _______quickly_________

   10) Comfortable: ____comfortably____________

   11) Polite: ___politely_____________

   12) Happy: ____happily____________

3.- UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ITEM

      1) He left the room quiet / quietly.

      2) Jane works hard / hardly.

      3) He’s a very nice / nicely man.

      4) The sun is shining bright / brightly.

      5) Smoking is bad / badly for your health.

      6) She behaves very good / well.

      7) He always dresses smart / smartly.

      8) He shouted angry / angrily at me.

      9) This chair is comfortable / comfortably.

    10) He smiled sad / sadly.

    11) You drive very slow / slowly.

PAST SIMPLE

1.- PUT NEXT REGULAR VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE

       

     1) Push: pushed

      2) Assume: assumed

      3) Ski: skied

      4) Decay: decayed

      5) Magnify: magnified

      6) Dam: dammed

      7) Greet: greeted

      8) Seize: seized

      9) Survey: surveyed

    10) Cry: cried

   11) Beg: begged

   12) Dance: danced

   13) Photocopy: photocopied

   14) Dust: dusted

   15) Clap: clapped

   16) Finish: finished

   17) Decide: decided

   18) Stay: stayed

   19) Hurry: hurried

   20) Fit: fitted

2.- WRITE THE VERB IN BRACKETS IN PAST SIMPLE

    1) Mo _______opened______________ (open) the kitchen door very quietly.

     2) I ______tidied_______________ (tidy) my room.

     3) The child_____dropped________________ (drop) the biscuit jar.

     4) My friends _________met____________ (meet) Lionel.

     5) I __________drank___________ (drink) some milk in the morning.

     6) My mum _______made______________ (make) a chocolate cake.

     7) My mate ________didn’t study_____________ (not study) French last year.

     8) The dog ______didn’t run_______________ (not run) upstairs.

     9) _____Did she hear________________ (she, hear) a new song on the radio?

   10) _______Did my dad cook______________ (my dad, cook) lunch yesterday?

   11) The girl ________sang_____________ (sing) the last Rosalía’s song all day.

   12) He ________didn’t play_____________ (not play) football at four o’clock.

   13) My students _________tried____________ (try) to do some homework in the evening.

   14) ________Did you have_____________ (you, have) breakfast this morning?

   15) They ________took_____________ (take) the children to see the dolphins.

   16) Claire ______didn’t drive_______________ (not drive) the car.

   17) Students ________stopped_____________ (stop) laughing when the teacher 

         ________arrived_____________ (arrive). 

   18) _______Did you paint______________ (you, paint) your house last summer?

   19) The explorers ________found_____________ (find) a treasure on the cave.

   20) Trevor ______didn’t finish_______________ (not finish) his homework before going to bed.

   

ARTICLES

1.- SAY IF NEXT NOUNS ARE COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE

      

    1) Meat:    U

     2) Camera:    C

     3) Soap:    U

     4) Carrot:    C

     5) Ring:    C

     6) Rice:    U

     7) Cheese:    U

     8) Kangaroo:    C

     9) Bread:    U

   10) Money:   U

   11) Duck:    C

   12) Butterfly:    C

 

2.- USE A, AN, THE or / 

     1) You’ll get ____a______ shock if you touch ____a______ live wire with that

         screwdriver. Why don’t you get ____a______ acrewdriver with ____an______

        insolated handle?

     2) Do you know ____the______ time?

         Yes, ___the_______ clock in _____the_____ hall has just struck nine.

         Then it isn’t _____/_____ time to go yet!

     3) There’s been ____a______murder here.

         Where’s ____the______ body?

         There isn’t ____a______ body.

         Then how do you know there’s been ____a______ murder?

     4) Can I give him ____an______ apple and _____a_____ biscuit?

     5) My mother goes to _____/_____ church in ____the______ morning, and in 

        ____the______ afternoon goes to visit _____/_____ friends.

     6) There was _____a_____ collision between _____a_____ car and _____a_____ 

        cyclist at ____the______ crossroads near ____/______ my house early in 

       ___the______ morning. ____The______ cyclist was taken to ____/______ hospital 

       with _____/_____concussion. 

       ____The______ driver of ____the______ car was treated for _____/_____ shock. 

        _____/_____witnesses say that ___the_______ car was going at ____/______

        seventy miles ____an______ hour.

     7) ____/______ Mr. Smith is ____an______ old customer and ____an______ honest

         man.

         Why do you say that? He has been accused of _____/_____ dishonesty?

     8) I’d like to see ______/____ Mrs.Tanner, please.

         Do you mean ____the______ Mrs. Tanner who works in ___the_______ box 

        office or ____the______ other Mrs. Tanner?

     9) Would you like to hear _____a_____ story about ____an______ Englishman, 

         _____an_____ Irishman and _____a_____ Scotsman?

          No, I’ve heard ____/______ stories about _____/_____ Englishmen, _____/_____

         Irishmen and ______/____ Scotsmen before and they are all ____the______ 

         same.

   10) But mine is not _____a_____ typical story. In my story ____the______ Scotsman 

         is generous, ___the_______ Irishman is logical and ______the____ Englishman is 

         romantic.

         Oh, if it’s _____a_____ fantastic story I’ll listen with _____/_____ pleasure.

CAUSE AND EFFECT CONNECTORS - SOLUTIONS

1.- Read through the following passage, underlining causes and highlighting effects.

I woke up late this morning because my alarm clock did not ring. As a result, I had to rush to get ready for school and I made a huge mess all over the house. I missed the bus because I had to go back home to fetch my cellphone. Consequently, I was late for school, and my lecturer was not pleased with me at all. Due to the fact that my day had been going so badly, I was in a bad mood and I shouted at my friends. Since I was in such a bad mood, they didn’t want to hang out with me and they left. After they left, my day only got worse. In view of all that happened today, I’ve decided that I need two alarm clocks instead of one, to make sure I wake up on time in the mornings.

2.- Underline the cause and highlight its effect in each of the following sentences.

1. After the dog bit her, we had to take her to the hospital. 

2. Her computer stopped working due to a virus. 

3. The police arrested him because he committed a crime. 

4. She set fire to the curtain first before the whole house burnt down. 

5. If she gets accepted to university, she will become a doctor. 

6. Unless she finds a replacement, she will be fired. 

7. Owing to the lack of customers, the restaurant closed down this week. 

8. Since she is scared of clowns, she never goes to the circus. 

9. He passed his first year at university; as a result, his parents bought him a car. 10.She is lazy, therefore she has failed all of her subjects.

3.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

     1) We turned back  so / because it was raining.

     2) Since / Although  I was tired, I managed to finish the work.

     3) They lost the match  because / because of  their por physical form

     4) Many countries in the world don’t have enough food  so / as a result of   serious 

       social and political problems.

     5) Since / Therefore  her salary was so high, she changed her every other year.

     6) So / Since  all her friends were on holiday, she stayed in.

     7) Therefore / Although  his German was very bad, he could communicate with the shop        assistant. 

     8) They bought him a gift  although / because  it was his birthday.

     9) Jake couldn’t sleep  so / since  next day he was very tired.

   10) I think  therefore / because  I exist  (Descartes).

   

PRESENT SIMPLE

1.- WRITE THE 3RD SINGULAR PERSON OF NEXT VERBS

      

       1) Teach: teaches

       2) Hurry: hurries

       3) Cook: cooks

       4) Kiss: kisses

       5) Pull: pulls

       6) Say: says

       7) Brush: brushes

       8) Fly: flies

       9) Start: starts

     10) Fix: fixes

     11) Go: goes

     12) Wish: wishes

     13) Carry: carries

     14) Buy: buys

     15) Come: comes

     16) Worry: worries

     17) Miss: misses

     18) Speak: speaks

     19) Push: pushes

     20) Tidy: tidies

2.- WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN PRESENT SIMPLE 

      1) She _______thinks________________ (think) Bob is crazy.

      2) They ____________don’t know___________ (not know) what to say.

      3) __________Does she feel_____________ (she, feel) ok?

      4) He ________isn’t_______________ (not be) a relative of mine.

      5) I _______don’t know________________ (not know) who she 

           __________is_____________ (be)

      6) She ________washes_______________ (wash) her car every week.

      7) _______Does John play________________ (John, play) football everyday?

      8) Paul ________sleeps_______________ (sleep) eight hours a day.

      9) Sarah __________doesn’t like_____________ (not like) heavy metal.

    10) Mary and Rick ______aren’t_________________ (not be) my cousins.

    11) Alice _______prays________________ (pray) in church every Sunday.

    12) I __________don’t belong_____________ (not belong) to a political party.

    13) The River Nile ______flows_________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

    14) _________Does it snow______________ (it, snow) in India?

    15) You can borrow my umbrella. I _________don’t need______________ (not need) 

          it

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1.- ADD –ING TO NEXT VERBS

       

     1) Give: giving

      2) Read: reading

      3) Hop: hopping

      4) Cry: crying

      5) Pay: paying

      6) Eat: eating

      7) Dig: digging

      8) Bite: biting

      9) Fly: flying

    10) Hug: hugging

    11) Ride: riding

    12) Buy: buying

    13) Dream: dreaming

    14) Score: scoring

    15) Bark: barking

    16) Get: getting

    17) Buy: buying

    18) Sit: sitting

    19) Fry: frying 

    20) Make: making

2.- WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS

    1) My father _____is doing__________________ (do) the washing up at the moment 

         and my mother ________is singing_______________ (sing) a nice song.

     2) Jack ______isn’t sleeping_________________ (not sleep) now because the nurse 

         ______is giving_________________ (give) him a medicine.

     3) ___________Is Linda playing____________ (Linda, play) computer games at the 

        moment? No, she ______is chatting_________________ (chat) with her friends.

     4) Why _______is David painting________________ (David, paint) the wall? 

         Because he doesn’t like the white colour.  

     5) Julia ________is having_______________ (have) lunch in the cafetería.

     6) I ________am filling_______________ (fill) the bucket with water.

     7) His younger brother ________isn’t spying_______________ (not spy) him.

     8) Which bus _______is Rob waiting________________ (Rob, wait)? No, he 

        _______isn’t waiting________________ (not wait) any bus, he 

        _______is waiting________________ (wait) his girlfrend.

     9) I ___________am talking____________ (talk) to my friend on the phone.

   10) The barber ________is cutting_______________ (cut) my hair.

   11) She ________isn’t showing_______________ (not show) the report to her boss.

   12) I _________am not making______________ (not make) the dinner because we 

         __________are ordering_____________ (order) a pizza.

   13) Why _______is your sister wearing________________ (your sister, wear) that 

         dress?

   14) My mum and dad ________are planning_______________ (plan) our next 

         summer holidays.

   15) What _______is your sister watching________________ (your sister, watch)? I 

        don’t know.

PAST SIMPLE (Regular)

1.- ADD –ED TO NEXT VERBS

     1) Answer: answered

     2) Serve: served

     3) Step: stepped

     4) Terrify: terrified

     5) Obey: obeyed

     6) Admit: admitted

     7) Bury: buried

     8) Type: typed

     9) Return: returned

   10) Spray: sprayed

   11) Jog: jogged

   12) Water: watered

   13) Rely: relied

   14) Trace: traced

   15) Pray:prayed

   16) Close: closed

   17) Empty: emptied

   18) Clap: clapped

   19) Look: looked

   20) Stay: stayed

2.- WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN PAST SIMPLE

     1) The girls ______finished_________________ (finish) their homework.

     2) __________Did Jane watch_____________ (Janet, watch) the film on TV?

     3) My father ______didn’t fix_________________ (not fix) the computer.

     4) Mr. Harris ________carried_______________ (carry) the heavy boxes to the attic.

     5) Hellen _________didn’t wash______________ (not wash) her hair with the new 

         shampoo.

     6) ________Did the children visit_______________ (the children, visit) the 

          museum?

     7) The criminal _____didn’t confess__________________ (not confess) the crime.

     8) Susan _____wrapped__________________ (wrap) the present.

     9) ______Did your mother divide_________________ (your mother, divide) the 

         cake on six?

   10) Tom ______collected_________________ (collect) stamps when he was ten.

   11) The baby __________clapped_____________ (clap) his hands with satisfaction.

   12) _______Did a friend of mine receive________________ (a friend of mine, 

         receive) a weird email?

   13) I _______didn’t wait________________ (not wait) for you an hour yesterday.

   14) Sarah ________didn’t enjoy_______________ (not enjoy) her piano lessons when 

         she was 7.

   15) Where _________did your father work______________ (your father, work) in 

         2015?