Activity 1. Fill in the correct form of the verbs in sentences 1-23.
Writing
ACTIVITY 1. Fill in the correct form of the verb.
1.
My best friend and I
(GO) swimming almost every day last summer.
2.
(WATCH) TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise!
3.
I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he
(LEAVE).
4.
Anne
(TAKE) a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about one hour?
5.
This time next week, we
(FINISH) the chemistry exam.
6.
Unfortunately, Dan
(GET) a day off very often.
7.
(GO) to Jordan before?
8.
Martin
(SLEEP) at my place while we
(CARRY OUT) renovations in his flat.
9.
That's the first time I
(PASS) an exam this quarter!
10.
Jason
(PLAY) chess before, so I showed him what to do.
11.
Shirley will
(DO) her project research for the next month.
12.
When the robbery happened, the security guard
(SLEEP)
13.
I
(WRITE) to all local newspapers and TV stations to complain.
14.
Next year, Sam will
(TREAT) patients at the health centre for thirty years.
15.
I wasn't sure how Hans would react because I
(KNOW) her long.
16.
We
(TALK) when someone knocked at the door.
17.
Lily,
(DANCE) professionally or just for fun?
18.
When he got to the airport, I realised I
my passport at home. (FORGOT)
19.
Andrew
(ALREADY/LEAVE), I'm afraid.
20.
You won't get any reception while
(DRIVE) through the tunnel.
21.
I
(WORK) at the factory long when he was made a manager.
22.
A What is it? B "We won't know until
(LOOK) on the X-ray.
23.
When I grow up,
(BE) a paediatrician.
Activity 2. Find and underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly in full (sentences 1 to 8).
Writing
ACTIVITY 2
Find and underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly in full.
ACTIVITY 2. Find and underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly in full.
Indica quines oracions són incorrectes, marca la casella de les incorrectes i reescriu-les completament de forma correcta. Si una oració és correcta, pots indicar «Correct».
1.
I had paint on my shoes because I'd painted the walls of my bedroom all morning.
2.
My brother is often waking up late on School days.
3.
When the tube was arriving, we missed it because we were talking.
4.
Anne is never eating pizza before.
5.
Needs Melanie any help doing her homework?
6.
It was obvious that Peter has worked because he looked tired when I saw him.
7.
We had been tidying up the garden for hours and I was needing a rest.
8.
During the spring holidays, I was sleeping too much and watching too much Tik Tok!
Activity 2 - Moving House. Completar el text «Moving House» posant cadascun dels 20 verbs entre parèntesis en la forma verbal adequada…
Reading comprehension
ACTIVITY 2
Put each word in brackets into a suitable verb form.
ACTIVITY 2
Find and underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly in full.
MOVING HOUSE
I come from a very large family, and recently my parents (1)
(DECIDE) that they (2)
(SPEND) long enough living in an overcrowded house in Birmingham.
'We (3)
(MOVE) to the country', my father (4)
(ANNOUNCE) one evening. 'I (5)
(SELL) this house, and we (6)
(LIVE) on a farm.' So last week we (7)
(LOAD) all our possessions into two hired vans, and for the last few days we (8)
(TRY) to organize ourselves in our new home. Yesterday, for example, my three brothers and I (9)
(START) painting the downstairs rooms. Unfortunately, while I (10)
(MIX) the paint, one of my sisters (11)
(OPEN) the door. Nobody (12)
(TELL) her that we (13)
(BE) in the room, you see. So instead of painting the walls, we (14)
(SPEND) all morning cleaning the paint off the floor. But worse things (15)
(HAPPEN) since then. This morning when I (16)
(WAKE UP), water (17)
(DRIP) through the ceiling next to my bed. We (18)
(SPEND) today so far repairing the roof. It's not all bad news, though. The school in the village nearby (19)
(CLOSE DOWN) two years ago, and my parents (20)
(NOT FIND) another school for us yet.
Activity 3. Completar el text «At the Dentist's» posant cada verb entre parèntesis en la forma verbal adequada (buits…
Writing
ACTIVITY 3
Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.
AT THE DENTIST'S
I was on time for my dentist's appointment, but the dentist was still busy with another patient, so I
(1) (SIT) in the waiting room and
(2) (READ) some of the old magazines lying there. While I
(3) (WONDER) whether to leave and come back another day, I
(4) (NOTICE) a magazine article about teeth. It
(5) (BEGIN): 'How long is it since you last
(6) (GO) to the dentist?
(7) (YOU GO) regularly every six months? Or
(8) (YOU PUT OFF) your visit for the last six years?' Next to the article was a cartoon of a man in a dentist's chair. The dentist
(9) (SAY): 'I'm afraid this
(10) (HURT).' I
(11) (SUDDENLY REALISE) that my tooth
(12) (STOP) aching. But just as I
(13) (OPEN) the door to leave, the dentist's door
(14) (OPEN). 'Next, please,' he
(15) (CALL), as the previous patient
(16) (PUSH) past me. 'Actually, I'm not here to see you; I
(17) (WAIT) for my friend,' I
(18) (SHOUT), and I left as quickly as I could.
(19) (YOU EVER DO) this kind of thing? Surely, I can't be the only person who
(20) (HATE) the dentist!
Activity 4. Exercici d'opció múltiple (A, B, C o D) per omplir els buits del text «The Latest News» (buits 1-15).
Reading comprehension
ACTIVITY 4
Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
THE LATEST NEWS
Dear Linda,
I'm sorry I (1) ________ to you for so long, but I (2) ________ very busy lately. All last month I (3) ________ exams, and I (4) ________ anything else but studying for ages. Anyway, I (5) ________ studying now, and I (6) ________ for my exam results. As you can see from this letter, I (7) ________ my address and (8) ________ in Croydon now. I (9) ________ that I wanted a change from central London because it (10) ________ so expensive. A friend of mine (11) ________ me about this flat, and I (12) ________ here about two months ago. When you (13) ________ to London this summer, please visit me. I (14) ________ here until the middle of August. Then I (15) ________ on holiday to Scotland.
Please write soon,
Margaret
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