Reading
1- Match the people with the correct sea life centre
Vocabulary:
2- Complete the sentences with the correct word
a) I was a__________ when my brother took my phone.
b) Kylie was e____________ when she dropped her drink on her dress.
c) Abdul worked hard and was s____________ when the teachers said
his work was very good.
d) I was very a______________ when he told us that joke – it was very
funny!
e) Helena was e________________ when she won the holiday.
f) I __________ __________ well with my parents. They're really great.
g) We always __________ _________ new words in our dictionaries.
h) At the weekends my friends and I usually __________ __________ at
the beach.
i) My brothers __________ __________ talking when I'm trying to watch
the TV.
j) The teacher tells us to __________ our phones when we're in the
classroom.
k) Do you always __________ __________ your homework on time?
l) We need to __________ things __________ or we won’t finish on time.
m) Which country has the fastest population g ___________________?
n) Students have to pay quite high ______________ for flats in this area.
o) The public ________________system in Britain is very expensive.
p) There aren't many ________________ opportunities for young people
in my country.
q) Britain has a mild __________________ compared to many parts of
southern Europe.
r) I know that there's a great science museum in my town, __________ I
haven’t been there for years.
s) __________ of being 2,000 years old, the shoes looked almost new.
t) My family live in Australia. __________, I only visit them once a year
because the flights are expensive.
u) __________ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our holiday in Paris.
v) We saw some really old objects at the exhibition, _________ films about
how people lived in ancient China.
w) Thousands of people went to the dinosaur exhibition __________ the
high price of the tickets.
Grammar.
3- Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or present
perfect tense.
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or present perfect tense.
We (1) __________ (visit) the local museum yesterday. We (2) __________
(be) surprised at how good it was. The museum (3) __________ (collect) an
amazing number of interesting objects over the years. They have hundreds of
ancient knives and spears, which archaeologists (4) __________ (just / dig)
up from the hill fort just outside the town. Last month, someone even (5)
__________ (find) some gold coins, but experts (6) __________ (not identify)
how old they are yet. I (7) __________ (have) no idea that my town (8)
__________ (be) so ancient. In fact, some of the objects are more than 5,000
years old. The museum (9) __________ (have) some objects for nearly 100
years, locked away in drawers and boxes. The new head of the museum (10)
___________ (discover) them a few months ago and a special exhibition of
these objects (11) ___________ (be) open since last Saturday and many
people (12)
4- Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form with -ing or
infinitive.
1. I expect __________ (see) him here tomorrow at midday.
2. He always helps his mother without __________ (complain).
3. It's important __________ (relax) at the weekend.
4. They enjoy __________ (visit) different countries.
5. After __________ (do) their homework, they went to the cinema.
6. I prefer __________ (swim) in the sea to swimming pools.
7. We can’t wait __________ (go) to the match on Sunday.
8. Do you expect me __________________ (explain) it to you a second
time?
9. 2. Everyone in the village came to see them __________________.
(leave)
10. It doesn't take that much time __________________ (tidy )your
room properly.
11. We have never had such a famous person __________________(stay)
in this hotel.
12. I don't recommend __________________(drive) through the city
centre during rush hour. There's too much traffic.
13. I can imagine lots of people __________________ (not like) him
very much.
14. The company promised __________________(deliver) the furniture
by the end of March.
15. You must remember __________________(look) through your
pockets before you put the jacket into the washing machine.
16. He did not pretend __________________(hide) his nervousness in
front of the camera.
17. When I saw that lovely hat, I couldn't resist
__________________(buy) it.
5- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. You must use between two and five
words.
1. You can’t use a mobile phone in here. allowed
You ………………………………………… use a mobile phone in here.
2. It wasn’t necessary for you to bring all those books. need
You ………………………………………… brought all those books.
3. You should park on the other side of the road. supposed
You ………………………………………… on this side of the road.
4. The library was built too far away from the town centre. should
They ………………………………………… the library nearer the town centre.
5. These exercises should be continued for six weeks. must
You ………………………………………… on doing these exercises for six
weeks.
Writing
