BUILD UP TO COUNTDOWN : 2ND TERM EXAM REVISION

GRAMMAR
1. Passive.

1. Mr Jackson gave me a lift to the station.
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2. The judges awarded the photography prize to Peter.
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3. They are going to show us the new science labs tomorrow.
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4. The secretary will email the list of client contacts.
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5. Theyve sold me a faulty laptop.
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6. The supermarket was offering free samples of cakes.
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2. Complete the sentences using so, such, such a/an.
1. It was boring film that I went to sleep in the middle of it.
2. Ive never seen . expensive coat.
3. Im .hungry I could eat anything.
4. I know theyll help me. Theyre ..good friends.
5. Cheer up! Dont be miserable.
6. Hes .boring nobody wants to talk to him.
7. The children are ..excited because they are going on holiday.
8. Shes ..good swimmer, she won the competition.

3. REVISION: Complete the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets. The
tenses can be in present ,past, future, active and passive.
My name(be) Yolanda. I.(be) Hungarian but
I.(live) currently in London. I.(leave) university two
years ago with good qualifications but I ..(come) here to brush up
my English in the hope that it .(improve) my career prospects.
When I first.(arrive), I (offer) a part-time job as a nanny.
The family..(be) lovely but I ..(find) rather badly-paid
and I (work) very long hours. So I ..(give) in and
.(decide) to look for something else. It .(be) hard to find
anything at first because there ..(be) a lot of unemployment but a
friend of mine who .(work) at a language school, (tell)
me that one of her colleagues . (sack) and I immediately,
.. (apply) for it. I ..(be) lucky enough to get it. So, now
I.(work) as an administrative assistant and I .(be)
responsible for student bookings since then.
In the future, I (be) also in charge of organising meetings for the
school principal. The job ..(involve) a lot of paperwork and I
occasionally (have) to deal with difficult people but it
.(be) all good experience.

4. Complete each sentence with the verb in the infinitive or the gerund form of
the verb.

1. Weve decided (buy) a boat.
2. I dont mind .. (wait) for him.
3. She tries to avoid .. (meet) him on the way home.
4. Hes given up (cycle) to school.
5. They should .. (visit) their sister in Madrid.
6. Ive always wanted .. (live) in London.
7. My mum wont .. (listen) to me.
8. He started . (learn) English when she was
five.
9. Im sure they cant afford .. (travel) to India right now.
10. He learned (lie) early in his life.
11. I asked her out but she refused .. (have dinner) with me.

5. Read the following sentences carefully and use the context to decide which
conditional form is required.

1. If there .. (be) no advertising, nothing .. (be)
sold or bought.
2. A: We must be at the airport at 2 oclock.
3. B: Well, if we (take) a taxi at 1 oclock,
(we/not be) late.
4. If he .. (know) it was your birthday, he
.. (buy) a present.
5. A: Id like a newspaper.
6. B: Well, .. (I/buy) one for you if
(I/go) to the shop later.
7. A: Has John phoned yet?
8. B: No, and if (he/not/phone) this
afternoon, .. (I/phone) him this evening.
9. A: Is Fiona there?
10. B: No, but if . (you/want) to leave a message,
..(I/give) it to her.
11. Ive been offered a job at an advertising agency, which Im interested in. But
if I ..(take) it, I .. (have) to move to
London.
12. I . (get) some money for my old computer if I
(advertise) it on eBay.
13. If I .(win) the lottery, I (buy) a
Ferrari.

6. Rewrite the sentences using an appropriate MODAL VERB.

1. In Thailand it isnt good manners to put a fork in your mouth.



2. In Japan its fine to make a slurping noise while eating noodles.



3. In Korea it is necessary to wait until the eldest has started eating before you
do so yourself.

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4. In France you are allowed to eat bread off the table.

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5. Somewhere its against the law to eat with your left hand.

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