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Exercise 1 Passive Exercise 3 State and activity verbs
Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of Complete the blog with the correct form of the verbs in
the verbs in the box. brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
manufacture demolish build speak
announce publish give grow
A day in the life of ...
Example Cars are manufactured in China.
1 Millions of books every year. My name’s Jake and I’m a student at
Edinburgh University. I’m studying (study)
2 You can’t drive through the city centre because the
biology. Everyone (1)
old shopping centre
(think) that students have an easy life,
at the moment.
but I (2) (work) really hard all
3 Rice and wheat in the USA.
the time. As well as my studies, I
4 None of our products (3) (have) a part-time job in a
on animals. restaurant. My friends and I
5 English all over the world. (4) (enjoy) life in Edinburgh,
6 The death of the president but it isn’t all fun.
on the news a few moments ago.
My day usually (5) (begin) at
7 I think children today
about 7.30, when I go for a run. My best
too much freedom.
friend, Ian, often (6) (come) with
8 Our house in the 1940s.
me. I (7) (arrive) at the
8 university at about 9.15. When I
Exercise 2 Correct the sentences (8) (not have) lectures,
Correct the underlined mistake in each sentence. I’m expected to be at the lab to do my own
research, so I never (9) (lie) in bed
Example I am a writer for ten years. have been
1 How many children is she all day!
having?
2 You don’t allowed to smoke I (10) (not see) much of
in here. my friends at the moment, because we
3 My mum use to be a model. (11) (do) exams. We’re in
4 Don’t take the bus. I can drop our final year and we all (12)
off you at work. (want) to do well, so we (13)
5 Does your business do well
(study) hard. Some of my friends say they
at the moment?
(14) (like) it, but I just find it really
6 Did you ever lived abroad?
7 It has snowed when I went to hard!
work this morning.
8 She works in Madrid since Help! It’s 5.30 and I need to get ready for
last summer. work. It (15) (take) 20 minutes to
9 He’s unemployed now – he get to the restaurant, so I (16)
lost his job because he has (not have) time to write any more.
been late too many times.
10 I must leave before the end of
the film last night. 16
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Exercise 4 Questions and answers Exercise 5 Past tenses and Present perfect
Complete the questions and answers with the correct Complete the conversation with the correct form of
auxiliary verb. the verbs in brackets. Use the Past simple, Past
Example Where do you work? perfect, Past continuous, or Present perfect
(continuous).
In a design studio in the city centre.
1 you have a nice birthday? L = Liz M = Mike
Yes, I , thanks. We went out for dinner. L Hi Mike, I haven’t seen (not see) you for ages.
2 What Alan look like? How are you?
He’s tall and slim. M Well, I’m OK now, but I (1) (be) in
3 What you doing when we had the hospital last month.
power cut? L You’re kidding! What (2) (happen)?
I writing an email. M I (3) (have) an accident while I
4 Tim working abroad at the moment? (4) (enjoy) myself on holiday.
No, he . He’s on holiday. I (5) (break) my foot after my
5 What colour eyes the baby got?
friends and I (6) (be) in the resort
Blue, just like her dad.
for a week and I (7) (try) at least
6 What your new boss like?
six different adventure sports.
She’s nice. Very friendly and easy-going.
L So (8) you (hurt) yourself
7 you ever been to Cuba?
while you (9) (climb) or
Yes, we . We went there last year.
something?
8 What Annie like doing?
M Er, no. I (10) (slip) on the reception
She enjoys reading and painting.
floor after the cleaner (11) (wash)
9 Why you answer the phone when I
called you? it.
Sorry, I listening to music so I didn’t L Oh, that’s awful!
hear it. M Yeah, and all my mates (12) (think)
10 Fiona been working here long? it was very funny.
No, she . She started about a month ago. L Poor Mike. Are you OK now?
M My girlfriend (13)
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(look after) me since it happened, but I
(14) (walk) with a stick for
weeks. And I (15) (not be)
able to go to work since before my holiday.
L What a shame. You (16) always
(be) such an active guy.
M Mmm, no more adventure sports for me for a
while.
16
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Exercise 6 Vocabulary Exercise 7 Words that go together
Choose the correct words. Make an expression using a word from box A and a
Example He’s got a well-paid work / job. word from box B. Then put the expression into the
right sentence.
1 He’s always late! He’s totally unreliable /
reserved. A B
2 My mum is quite sensitive / moody. She always heavy well
cries at films. live life
3 I want the best job I can get. I think it’s good to strong stuck
be hard-working / ambitious. make popular
hugely profit
4 She’s always so charming / cheerful. I wish I extremely traffic
was always happy like her. study blind
5 Would you like a peace / piece of cake? high dangerously
6 I like my coffee strong. This stuff is too week / get diligently
weak! completely standard
enrich wind
7 Would you like to try on / up this jacket? I think
it might suit you. Example My old cat is completely blind. It can’t
8 I was brought down / up in South Africa and see anything.
moved to Spain when I was 18. 1 Be careful out there. There’s a __________
9 Thanks for looking for / after the house while we __________ coming from the sea.
were away. 2 I’ll be late home because I’m stuck in
10 I try not to drive careless/ carelessly. __________ __________.
11 How good / well do you speak Spanish? 3 Businesses need to __________ a __________
12 I liked the film but I was disappointed / to survive.
disappointing in the ending. 4 Smartphones are __________ __________ with
young people.
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5 If you __________ __________, you will pass
your exams.
6 My sister plays the guitar __________
__________.
7 Be careful you don’t __________ __________ in
the mud.
8 When you __________ __________, you do
exciting things and activities.
9 She speaks Spanish to a very __________
__________.
10 Playing sport can _________ your __________.
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Exercise 8 Modal verbs
Choose the correct words.
Example You should / should to see the doctor.
1 We weren’t allowed / mustn’t to use calculators
when I was at school.
2 Why didn’t the children have to / must go to
school yesterday?
3 The earth’s population may / will definitely
continue to grow.
4 I’m not sure of the date of the party. It will /
might be the 4th or the 5th.
5 People should / have to pay taxes. It’s the law.
6 We had to / must cancel our flight due to last
week’s storm.
7 Do / Are you allowed to park here?
8 I haven’t decided what to buy Dad. I’ll / I might
get him some books.
9 I don’t think people won’t / will give up using
their cars.
10 You can take an extra week for the project. You
don’t have to / mustn’t finish it until Friday.
11 We mustn’t / don’t have to be late for school.
Hurry up!
12 I may / will ask you for some help with my
homework later, but I’m not sure yet.
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