1.Six of the sentences below contain a mistake.

Find the mistakes and rewrite the

sentences to correct them. If there is no mistake, write correct.
1
Strange though it may seems, we were the only people left at the end of the party.
Strange though it may seem, we were the only people left at the end of the party.
2
Despite have such a huge influence, he was unable to secure the deal.
.Despite having such a huge influence, he was unable to secure the deal.
3
Whichever way you looking at it, it's still a really good deal.
.Whichever way you look at it, its still a really good deal.
4
In spite the surge in oil prices, ministers have assured us that petrol prices will remain stable.
.
In spite of the surge in oil prices, ministers have assured us that petrol prices
will remain stable.
6
However we going about things, it's not going to be an easy assignment.
.However we go about things, its not going to be an easy assignment.
8
Though the slope seemed easy to climb at first, it became gradually more difficult the higher we
went.
correct
.

2. Find and select the mistake in each of the sentences below.

1
Her lingua of French is fantastic. She can deal with any kind of situation. Command of french
2
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Mandarin or Farsi soon become franca languages, spoken all aro
und the world. Global languages
3
I simply don't understand the point of studying a barrier language, like Latin. dead
4
When my parents are around we have to command our language! Mind our language
5
South Africa has eleven global languages, but many other languages are commonly spoken, too.
Official languages
6
It's a really difficult working situation because of the language mind between those who don't sp
eak Spanish and thosewho do. Languge barrier
7
We tend to use English at work as a lingua language because everyone can understand it.
Lingua franca

3. Complete the sentences with words from the box:

Something
reason
thing
What
place
It
only
liked

____what_________________ I have always regretted is not having spent more time with my

father.

______Something___________ they didn't appreciate was quite how difficult the rescue was

going to be.

3 It was ________only_________ when I chased him along the corridor that he reluctantly gave

me the half-eaten biscuit.

4 The main __reason______________why we've called you is to ask for your opinion on the

matter.

5 What I __liked______________ about the country was the openness of its people.

6 The ____thing___________ that I found most difficult to comprehend was just how lazy

everybody appeared to be.

7 ______________It_______ was a miracle that the young boy was found before he came to

any harm.

8 The _____place___________ where I would most like to return to is a tiny island in the north

of Greece.
4. Complete the sentences with phrases from the box.

deal with danger

unnecessary danger
risk-averse culture
reasonable risks
encouraging independence
mollycoddle
unsupervised
deliberately

1 Children aren't allowed outside the classroom __UNSUPERVISED_. They must have an adult

with them at all times.

2 I don't think Toby's behaviour is helped by the fact that his over-protective parents tend to

mollycoddle_________ him.

3 I can't believe that she would ___deliberately______expose her son to such

an UNNECESARY DANGER

. He was standing right next to the car.

4 There's a fine line between ____encouraging independence___________, which can be seen

as a good thing, and just leaving children to look after themselves, which is not such a good

idea.

5 I think it's right for children to learn to take ___reasonable risks___________ so that they

learn to

6 People are afraid of litigation and this is what leads us to live in a ____risk adverse

culture___________

5. Rewrite the sentences so that they have a similar meaning. Use the prompts.
1
I forgot my ticket for the concert, so I couldn't go! (supposed/go/but)
supposed to g
I was a concert .I was supposed to go a concert but I forgot my
tickets.
2
I'd nearly left the office. The phone rang. (about/leave/when)
I was .I was about to leave the office when the phone rang.
 3
You told her the secret! That wasn't the plan! (not/supposed/tell)
the secret! You were not supposed to tell her the secret.
4
We made a mistake we didn't pay in advance. (were/meant/pay)
.we were meant to pay in advance.
5
I trained to be a doctor. I became a singer instead! (was/have/become/but)
!I was to have become a doctor but I became a singer

6. Fill in the gaps.

pushed
a) When I'm for time at work
pass
b) My favourite way to the time when I'm bored is to hang out with an
amusing friend of mine.
just
c) I finish everything in time. I find that the adrenalin of a mini-panic

keeps me sharp.
hands
d) If you ever have time on your in my profession, you should tell no one

7. Fill in the gaps

1
vagueLY/ distintcly
He remembered the day his father left.
2
flooding
When I saw the pictures, the memories came back.
3
brings
Just the smell of that perfume back memories of my grandmother.
4
evokes
This is like a trip down memory lane this place so many memories for me.
5
earliest
One of my memories is of being in my pram, and leaning out to reach some
strawberries.
6
VAGUE
My recollection of those early days when I first moved to the country is rather .
8. Rephrase the sentences:
1
We'll catch you and then we'll punish you!
GET
get away with
You won't this!
2
Few people fight back against her. She has all the power.
STAND
stand up to
Few people her.
3
We weren't able to think of any good ideas.
COME
come up with
We failed to any good ideas.
4
The blame lies with the government.
PUT
put down to
This has to be government incompetence.