[Tense Forms 3 FE oweetions/Short Answers
Wore Fomation ” Pract test 11
Pract est 25
[Di imersion/émphatie Structures
[i Tre intintveringformParticiples 29 Prac test 12
Practoo test? 2
Avision 3
[Dl moat veros 46
Practoo test’ 6 Further Practice Sections
[Ei Adiectivesiadverbs/Comparisons 60 ‘Appendix 1 Present, Past &
Practoo test 74 Fre Forms
=e ™ ‘Appendix 2- Phrasal Verbs
Bl ctausesiuinking Words a ‘Aspen 3 - Verbs, Adoctivs,
Practoe tes 5 106 Nouns with Prepositions /
Praostionl Prrass
LB Reported spooch 110 Prepostions of ime
Practoo test 6 15
Aopen 4 Word Formation
[Passive vice/Causative Form 129
Practoo test? 0 regular Verbs
[Dl conaitionaisrvishesiUnreal Past 144 ‘Suggested Answer section
Practo test 156
Tos 14/18
Revision 2 160 I
Toa 2/28
[i Nounsiartcies 169
Pract tet 8 10 Tot 2/98
[1 betorminersiPronouns ”
Practice test 10 199
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281 [Inthoduction
CE Use of Engish 2 is a practice book intended mainly for intermediate and postintermediate students, but
Its also useful for more advanced students for revision and consolation,
‘Tho alm ofthe book is to help students to understand and use Engish grammar through structurally graded
‘material and fulLcolour pictures. In addlion the book offers preparation for the Cambridge First (FCE),
Michigan ECCE examinations or any other examinations atthe sams lovel of aitfeuty.
‘© Oral Development sections
‘These appear throughout the book and help students practise the grammar structures presented,
= Folder sections
Each unit is followed by exercises which provide general practice for any examination at tis level of ifcuity
‘The use of Phrasal Verbs is expained in Appendix 2 andthe use ol Prepositions is explained in Appendix 3
atthe back ofthe book. There ate also ‘key’ word transformation exercises, colcations and isioms.
© Practice test sections
‘After every unt thre is a section which trains students to cope with he Cambridge First (FCE) examination
Use of English or any other similar examination task types,
© Revision sections
‘After every fur units there isa section which familarses the studerts with the format and level of cifcuty of
the actual tests. These appear inthe Teacher's Book and revise al structures taught up to this point.
Further Practice Sections
‘There ar fue practice sections, each including exercises on words oten confused, opanclaze texts, ‘ey’ word
transformations, word formation and mukiplechoice cloze texts for students to practise.
‘A Teacher's Book forthe Students Book. This contains the answersto the exercises in Student's Book as well
28 trae tess in two separate versions. [_tcentity the tenses, then match them withthe correct description,
41 Thay are gotting married this summer, Prosert Cot.
2 The robber waves nis gun and everyone gets down
‘on the flor, Present Simple
‘The sun rigs inthe east and sets in the west
Present Simple
‘The couree starts on 10th October. Present Simple
Clare Is looking for a new fat. Present Continuous
We've been sharing a iat fr years. Pres. Pert. Cont.
‘They employ stat from al over the wor
Present Simple
Paula has become more independent since starting
university, Present Prtct Simple
9 The chil has haan missing since lastnight.
Present Perfect Contnucus
Tine BO Bo 4 Be
i teentity the tenses, then match them withthe correct description.
1 Bill always stops to buy mik on his way to work
Present Simple
2 The new serial is growing in popularity. Present Con.
3 There goes the last bus! Present Simple
4 Scoontsts have just discovered a way to prevent
‘memory loss. Present Perlect
'5 Andrea has phoned me every day this week
Present Perfo
© Laura always crlielsing my appearance, Pres. Cont.
7 | feel exhausted as | have been working on my
assignment all night. Presnt Perfoct Conruous
18 Ho's been asking to borrow money again,
Present Perfect Continuous
‘9. The Kellys have moved to Manchester. Precent Peoct
Toh. 2b 34 fe 5a
Put the verbs in brackets Into the correct
Dear Greg and Christine,
11) «am writing
enjoyed yourselves.
Tense Forms
‘9 twod arrangements in he near future
personal experiencasicnanges. that have
happened
‘© actions taking place at or round the moment
‘of speaking; temporary tuations.
actions stated at a stated time in the past
and continuing upto the present
‘@ feviews/sports commentaries/dramatic
narratives
1 permanent situations or states
{9 permanent tuths or taws of nature
1h bmphasis on duration ofan action that began
inthe past and continues upto the present
| imetables/programmes (uture meaning)
6h 7 ae oa
‘bast actions of cena duration having visible
‘esuitsleffecs in the present
hanging or developing situations
‘eoenty completed actions
bxclamatory sentences
‘roquently repeated actions with ‘always!
roressmg the speakers annoyance or
{actions which happened at an unstated past
‘me and are connected tothe present
19. emphasis on number, frequency
1h epeated/habitual actions
| axpressing anger, iritaion, annoyance or
sila
nt fort
write) to thank you for coming to our wedding reception last month. | hope you
Mark an! 2) hove ust returned Gustreturn fom our trip to Kenye. We 3) have ust moved Gustimove) into
cur new house and since we returned we 4) have been spending (Spend) all our free time decorating. The house
5) ectully beginning (actualyfbegin) to fel like home now and we 6) are gradually setting
Gradullysete) ino a routine We 7) have (have) breakfast together in the morning, but then we 8) dont
462 (natlsee) eachother untl ate in the evening when we 9 get (get) home from work.
"hope both of you 10) have ben Ge) well ince we lat Saw you.
Best regards,
Mark and Shella Roberts 1) Tense Forms
‘tative verbs express a permanent state rather than an action and do not have continuous forms, These are
verbs of the senses (used to express involuntary actions): feel, hear, see, smell taste etc, / see someane
“lancig atthe ront door Verbs of feelings and emotions: adore, detest, dislike, enjoy, forgive, hate, Ike
@e. She realy enjoys cooking ior her risnds. Verbs of opinion: agre, believe, suppose, understand etc.
‘don't believe ho's coming. Other verbs: appear (= seem), belong, concern, contain, depend, fit (= be the
Fight shape anc size for sth), have (= possess), know, mean, owe, own, possess, need, prefer, requle,
‘want, weigh, wish, ep (= continue), seem ete. Ths ski fits you pvt.
Note: Feel and hurt can be used in continuous or simple forms. nis felingeels ted. Listen, took and
‘watch express deliberate actions and can be used in continuous forms. They are looking at some plus,
Some stave verbs (be, lve, se, smell taste think ee) have cominuous forms but thee is a dference in
rearing
= | STATE ACTION
| s0¢ exactly what you mean (= lundestand) ‘She is seting a lauyer tonight. (= She's meeting)
Peter thinks he knows everyting. (= He Deleves) @ Hots thinung o studying Law. (= He considering)
They have avila in Portugal. (= They own) He is having problems. (= Ho is experiencing)
‘Ababy’s sin fels very smooth. (= thasa smooth @ Hels feeling the engine to soa how hotits. (= He's
texture) touching)
This Soup tastes of gar. (= Rhas the ast of gare) @ Why are you tasting the curry? (= Why are you
Theroom smells offesh flowers. (= thas the smell testing the favour?)
Why are you smelting that meat?
‘checking is smell?)
She is lovingis enjoying every minute of her
holiday. (= She likes spectically)
sane Is being particulary generous this week
{She is aehaving generous)
= Wry
of | you
Most people lovefenjoy eating out. (= They ike in
general) |
Peter is a dificut person to get on with. (= His
characteris cific)
He looks asifhe's going to faint. (= He appears)
© The patient appears tobe recovering. (= He seems @ They are looking al he photos. ( They are viewing)
tobe) Simply Red are appearing on stage next week
(© Sam now weighs more than his father. (= His (= They ae giving a performance)
woight is greater) “The docto" Is weighing the baby. (= She is finding
My uniform doesn't fit me.
Isnt the right siz). out ts welght
We are fiting anew ktcnen next week, (= instaling)
© © ee ew ow oe
‘Ac | am sezing.. 688) an old tend tonight
Br 1 See (See) ~ so you won’ be able to meat me ater work, wil you?
‘A: Why ae you smeting (you/smell) the rik?
BB: [temas (6melD a bit svange. | think it might have gone of.
‘A: Do you eney (youlenjoy) reading Jane Austen's novels?
BB: Not usually, but | am enjoyng (enjoy) this particular one,
‘A: Why is John berg (Johnibe) so bad-tempered today?
Br I don't know. He s (be) usually s0 easy fo get on with
&
Bi
aw
8:
&
8
Carol and I ar newing (think) of gating married
1 you tink (yourthink) that's @ good idea? You haven't known each other for very long,
1s you have (yourhave) the phone number ofa good business consultant?
Wn? Are you having youthave) problems at work?
Is th singer appearing (the singeriappear tonight?
Unfortunately not. She appears (appear) to have lost her voles, Tense Forms
8 A: Why are you sing (youltaste) the lemonade?
Bi Ietastes (taste) a lite biter. thnk Il add some more sugar.
9 A: I hear the Fords ae looking look) for a bigger house.
Bi Yos,ito0ks (look) as if they are going to move
10 A: How much does the parcel weigh (he parceliwetgh)?
Bi Tmnot sure. The assistant is woighing (weigh) it atthe moment.
1 Have gone to / Have been to / Have been'n
{© She nae gone to he bank. (She's on her way to the bank or she's there now. She hasnt come back yet.)
© She nas been 10 New Crieans. (Sho has vised New Orleans but she isnt there now. She has come back)
{© She has been in Tho Hagua forfour yoars. (She hives in the Hague now.)
FE Fitinresiave been on, hasihave gone to.
How long ..hias.. she been in. York?
‘Shella has been to Brussels twice this year.
[Mum fas gone to the supermarket. Shel be back in about an hour.
‘Sam isn't inthe office. He has gone to a meeting.
Ir Smith has been in Paris for neary three years.
‘Since expresses a stating point. Sho's boon working here since November.
For expresses the duration ofan action. They've boen n Hawai for two wocks.
Lait since oro
Animals have been a source of help and contort to humans:
1)...sice.. history began, and we have known 2) for years that
animals make people geriler and more relaxed. 3) For long
time the question has been now exactly animals can change
people. Some researchers Ballave that Svoking a pet helps to
Felieve araety and tension and, 4 since the 1960s, therapists
have beloved that animals’ remarkable powers can be used to
heal our bodies and minds, This belief has actualy been
Confirmed 5) since the discovery that serousy i people Ive
longer if they have a pet to care fr.
[Putte verbs in brackets into the correct present forms.
1 George Smith ..has been training... (raln) for this match for months. He has been practising (practise) at
least four hours a day for the lat two weeks and he says (say) that now he is feaingiees (fel) confident.
However, h i acing (face) a dificult opponent tonight. Palmer has won (win) several games recently, and.
he ook (look) determined to win thi ona too, The match is (be) abouto stan, so let's watch and see what
happens (happen)
Louisa usually goes (go) to work by tube, but today she is going (go) there in a chauffeur ven limousine,
“The reason for this is (be) that she has just won (justin) the young business person award, and as part of
the prize people aro veatng (reat) her like royally
Mary his been eyeing (dye) her hai for years. She goes (go) to the haicressor once a week and trieshas
trea (try every colour you can imagine. She says (say) she wants (want) to match her hair with her clothes.
nave been asking (ask) her for ages way she doesn Keep (NoUKEOp) Nernalual colour but sho says (say)
sha has forgtten (forget) what itis Tense Forms
4 A: Excuse me, have been tying (ty) to pay for this shi for ton minutes. Nobody soems (gee) to want to
serve me. I nave tnd (ry) complaining but nobody listens (listen). I's the worst sanice | have ever
‘xoarenced (ever/experience). Somathing ought to be done!
B: agree sir, but! doot work (notwork) here.
[E_ake aut the necessary changes and additions to make a complete letter
Dew Sit
(Seo Suggested Answer sector)
| writefapply/position of French teacher/advertised/The European. Academic qualifications
includeldegree in French/Oxford University. | spend several years/Paris/have excellent practical
knowledge of French. | worklassistant French teacher/two years/school outside London. | be
tunemployed/at the moment. | enclose references/former employer and CV.| trust you give/application/
serious consideration. | look forward/hear youfealiest convenience.
Yours faithfully,
Derek Spencer
Dear Sir,
1
3
1
rm writing to apply
Identity the tenses, th
| had read most of his novels by the end of the
haliay. Past Prfct
| was taking on the phone while Tin wes watching
football on TV. Past Continuous
‘We got up at half past sc this moring, Past Sine
‘They were still considering is proposal that
‘evening. Past Continuous
She jogged five miles every day when she was
young. Past Simple
‘She had a shower, got dressed quickly and let for
the arport. Past Simple
Reporters had been telephoning all morning,
Past Perfect Continuous
‘A crowa of tourists were waiting outside the hotel
‘when the lights went out, Past Caninuous
He made his lst film in Poland, Past Simple
‘They had been going out for ve years before they
decided to got marred, Past Perfo Continuous
‘She was upset because she had just heard the
ows. Past Peroct
The police officer changed her phone number
because she had been recelving anonymous calls
for several weeks, Past Prlect Contnuous
The dancer had always dreamed of becoming
successful, Past Prtoct
g 21 3b fe 5h be 7h
‘match them with the cor
iption
2. action in progress at a stated past time
1b complete action or event which happened
ata stated past time
© past actions whieh happened one
Immediately after another
@ past action in progress interrupted by
‘another past action
© acon continuing over a period up to a
‘specfc time in the past
1 complete past action which had visible
results in the past
{9 past action which occurred before another
action or before a stated time
hh past habit or state
Past Perfect Continuous as the past
‘equivalent ol the Presert Perfect Continuous
{action not connected to the present and
which nappened at a definte past ime not
‘mentioned
Past Perfect as the past equivalent of the
rosent Perfect
1 two oF more simuttaneous past actions
‘mast action of cerain duration which had
Visible results in the past
ad 9) We Mt am 18K Tense Forms
Citopher Cours 1). Bor. behor) in alin 1451 He 2) fad wore (work)
sen th weaver with is father belo he 3 began (begin) his natal areca the
‘peo, Aer sevesl merchant woyapeshe 4 ee sete) n Usb, Poa in 1478.
Fe fitment leach hel Portage and Lain and 6) hd ead)
von gecaphical ard navigational books. in 141 he 7) mare many) eps
Passe they fd have) one son Diego. They 3) ad been mad iesaed)
(ee years when swe 1) ce). this te e 11 ws wen (wor or
Joh fort Columbus 12) a avy ihe (awayswish (sail rund he
vel west but obn I woudet agree. rally King Ferdinand and Queen bell
ifn ty ded (dei) to france the voyage He 14). (et ff fo the fat
“tin pi 1492, There 15) were (be) ee ships the Nn the Pita ad the Sata
Nata ref 0 ren They 16) had have) any fase as before they
aly 17 spore (pa the New Worl at 2.0 n Fiday the 2th of Ocabe, 1492
‘Clue 18) mad take) another tre voyages after his He 19) eed (tie) t0
‘alo 12 years tris first voyage andin 1517 he 2) de) there
‘8 complete past actions not connected 2, 10,18, | d complete action or event which
to the present, with an implied S5, (161.18 | happened ata stated past time
time reference
past action which occurred betore
'b action in the middle of happening nother action or before a stated
fata slated pastime pastime
{© action continuing over a period up {the Past Perfect as the past
to. spectic time in the past 8 ‘equivalent of the Present Perfect
correct past forms.
‘When she 1) 18.06) ory teen Helen2) et (eave) school thout any
qualifeabone. Nevermoless, she 3) was (be) very ambious and 4) ward (want)
‘to wos inthe fasion industry, Lucky she ) foun find) ajo immecatly as an
assistant in a smal fashion company. Whie she 6) was working (work) there she
7) dace (decide) to 9010 evering casses to get a qualification in business
sles. Once she 8) nad suoessul complete (successtulylcomplete) the course
he 8) was promod (befpremeted) to the positon of assistant manager. Afr she
10) hasbeen dol (do) that job for some years she 11) warts (want) a change. She
12) habsentirkng think) et maving to London for sometime, s0 she 13) apples (apply)
fora job utich she 14) had seercaw (See) advertised ina fashion magazine, Helen 18) got
(get the ob a the manager of sal but prestigious fashion company in certal London. She 16) nas
‘chives (achleve) her ambiton of becoming a success businesswoman atlas.
4.3,4,7,14
‘7, 18,20,
2.5,6,(18) 1) Tense Forms
Put the verbs in brackets into the
oF Continuous.
Sim
‘fen years ago a friend of mine, Tom, 1) .#”35 travel. (travel) Jave. One day he 2) decided (decide) to
‘st an ancient temple. The wals were covered in beautiful old paintings of mysterouslooking faces, While he
'3) nes watong (walk) around the temple, he 4) Ft (feel) an inexplicable cesre to remove one
particular face which seemed to be staring at him. Nervously, checking to see that no one 5) wos
looking (lOOk), he 6) pees (pel) the face from the wall ad 7) pu (put) careful inhi bog
“Tom 8) thot (think) no more about the Incident ntl two years later At that time he 9) was
Hing (ve) in Loko ened 40) (ras) working (WOrK) In shop seling old DooKS and
‘manuscripts. One da an extremely old man 11) vated (walk) sioily through the door. Tom
‘oud hardly ee him but he 12) notices (notice) the man’ piercing back eyes. He 13) sores
(Stare) at Tom, fixing him wth his gaze, saying nothing. As the man 14) was Sarna (Stare)
_athim, Tom 15) had (have) an awful, tering feeling of shame and ea. Suddenly, the man
was gone, When Tom got home that evening he 16) searched (Seareh) fraticaly through all
his things until he 17) found (find) the face from the temple. It was the face ofthe old man
from the shop! He 18) knew (know) then that he had to return the picture tothe temple, or
something terrible would happen.
_
i | Present Perfect, Past Simple
© Shehhas come. (unstated tme; we don'tknow when @ She came lest Fc. (stated time ~ When? Last
she came) Friday.)
(© He has been in hospital or two montis. (he's sllin | @ He was in hosptalfor one week, (he inn hospital
hospital - action connected tothe present. any more ~ action not connected to the presant)
© He's boon out twice this week. (t's sill the same | @ He went out twice last weok. (action not conected
eek ~ action connected tothe present) to the presont— t's the next week now)
© ‘ve seen Nicole Kidman. (action connected to the @ | saw Princess Dana. (actor not connected tothe
resent — she's stil alive) present ~ she's dead)
© The Prime Minster has decided 10 dissove | @ He announced his decision this moming. (giving
Prlament. (announcing news) deta of ho news - stated tee inthe past)
Fill in with Present
1 The president 1) ..has announced. (announee) the introduction of a new set of measures to deal wth
unemployment. The problem 2) has become (become) worse in recent months, and yesterday the presisent
3) stated (state) that action must be taken now. She actually 4) signed (sign) the new Bill during this
"morning's session of Parliament.
2 George 1) arrived (arrive) late to work agaln this morning, He 2) has been (be) late atleast ive times this
‘month. The supervisor 2) spoke (speak) to him about t yesterday but ne obviously 4) cnt pay (notpay)
any attention.
3 John Keats, who 1) cid (die) when he 2) was (ba) only 26 years old, 3) wrote (writ) at of beaut poems.
) have read (read) most of his poetry, but 5) have never managed (never/manage] {0 get to the end of
Endymion. It's a0 long for me!
4 Giare 1) nas been (be) in New York for almost a year now. 12) wont (go) to vist her last month and Ihave
{0 say 3) was (be) very impressed. | 4) rave visto (visit) most of te major ets in Europe but | 8) have
never seen (never'see) any place as exciting asthe Big Apple.
'5 11) rave sen (800) fve fms this month, but! 2) cn tke (notilke) ary ofthom very much, Actual, think
the fims they 3) made (make) ten years ago 4) were (be) much Better than anything 5) havo sean (eee) for
ages, Tense Forms ill
J] Used to - Be/Get used to + ing form/noun/pronoun - Would ~ Was going to
Used to exprasses past habitual ations and permanent states (Note that stalve verbs are not used wit woul)
‘She used to wake up at 8am ever day. (ALSO would wako up) They used to live Ina flat. (NOT: woul)
‘Would expresses pas repeated acions and routines - not states.
When Iwas young, | would go fora walk before breakfast (ALSO f used t0 go.)
Be/Get used to expresses habitual acions and means ‘belget accustomed to, be in the hablo.
‘She fant used fo staying up late at right. She is gotting used to working vider pressure.
‘Was going to expresses actions one intended to do but didn't or shows that one doesnt mind changing his
plans.
She was going to buy a now watch but unforunatoly she count sford one.
"Do you have a momen?” “Well, (was going to make something to ea.” (= butt can watt you want to tll me
sth really important interesting)
[_compiete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.
41 Paul ved in Brazil when he was young,
Wwe Paul...us2d t0lve..in Brazil when he was young,
2 When he was inthe army, he Used to wake up at 5 o'clock in the morning
‘would When he was in the army, he would wake up at 5 o'ciok inthe morning,
{8 Rosa didnt like English food at fet, but now she quite likes i.
lused Rosa didnt like English food at fst but now sho sthas got used to it
4 He meant to make a cup of tea but they had run out of teabags.
{going He was going to make a cup of tea but they had run out of teabags.
‘5. dont think i ever find easy 0 eat with chopsticks.
lused | don't think Il aver got used 1o eating with chopsticks.
16 My grandmother rarely travels by plane
used My grandmother is usod to aveling by plane.
7 She wanted focal him but she couldnt ind his phone number.
going She wae going to call but she couldn't find his phone number.
8 My mother alvays gave me a bath every Friday night when | was lite.
Would My mother would aimaye give me a Bath every Friday night when | was ite,
Deat Sir,
‘Yesterday receiveinew TV set order. However bey very angry/as it arrvefterble condition
Fratyidelvery men/be rudelrefusalwatiwhile Vunpack/TV. When | unpackil seet be damaged. The conto
knabae broken/and there be large cracklon the top/TV. never beforelreceive/anything! in such bad
condition, Could you arangelcolct this seland delvria new one/soon(possibe? | rustthis matter
recava/prompl attention
Your taht,
L Rogers (Me)
Dear Sir,
Yesterday | received .. Tense Forms
Putt
in brackets intot
appropriate past forms.
1. Alexander the Great .1was born. (be/born) in 356 BCin Macedonia. He became
(become) King when he was 20 and eoninuec (eortinue) the work that his
father had begun (Begin). In 354 BC he invaded (invade) Persia and by his
thiieth birthday he nad conquered (conquer) most of south-west Asia
However, while he was planning (plan) the invasion of Arabia he developed
(develop) a fover and ced (de)
2 Last month Albert and | went (go) on a skiing trp tc Scotland. We has been
saving up (€ave up) for months and so we were (be) vary excited when the time
came (come) to leave. We packed (pack) our bags, got (ge) inthe car and set of
{Get off), We nad boon diving (drive) for six houre when Albert suddenly remembered
(remember) something ~ we nad forgotion (forget) to pack the skisl
8. George Grimes woke up (wake up) feeing very odd. All through the right he had been creaming (dream)
about strange creatures which wer tying (try) to breakin through his window. They had (have) homs and
big green eyes and thay seemed (seam) to Be tiaatening hi. "Oh wal” he though (think). "at least they
aer't real" Just at that moment, however, a big scaly hand cam (come) crashing through the window
4 When Bod invtod (invite) me to 90 fishing with him | was (be) excited because | had naver been (never/be)
‘ishing before, But as we were ariing (drve) tothe river wo saw (808) the first black clouds and ten minutes
later it was raining (rain) heavily. Three hours later, soaking wet, we wore stl lsekng for (stl/look for)
somewhere to get warm and dry
'5 "DA you enjy (yourenjoy) your holiday?" *No, it was (be) a disaster! As | was goting on (get on) the plane,
found | has et leave) my holiday money at home! nad been saving (save) for months to get that money.
My father sont (send) me a cheque, but Itt (take) ve days to reach me
{6 Alan had boon working (work) in the same office for ter years before he aopsed (apply) for another post with
‘Mask Lt, He hac been waiting (wal) for an answer ler woeks when he was asked (De/aske) to attend an
interview with the Personnel Manager, He wont (go) thera dressed in an expensive suit which he ha bought
(buy) the day betore, only to find tat they wanted (want) someone to work as a cleaner.
1. The buldors are going to start work tomorow. Goingto prediction about the future
2. Sholll be waiting outside the station as usual bb asking politely about people's
Future Continous arrangements
3 LHorgot tol Jim the news. ring him now. © action which may (not) happen in the
Faure Simple future
4 By the end of the year we will have been working d_ action which isthe result of a routine
‘together for ten years, Future Pefot Contrsous action intended to be performed in the
‘5. Be careful, Youte going to falloff your bicycle. Going to near future
{6 The meating starts at 9 o'clock, Present Simple {1 action which wil be finished before a
7. im sure things will work out inthe end. Future Simple slated future time
‘8 Pornaps your mother wil change her mind. Fuure Sirsie ——g_ action in progress at a stated future
‘9 Will many people be coming to the wedding? time
Futwe Coniruous fh evidence that sth will definitely happen
10 They will havo finished the plans by the end of the | duration of an action up to @ certain
Wook, Future Petect tim in the future
11 Hospital stat are beginning a two-day strike tomorrow. | timotable!programme
Present Continuous k fixed arrangement in the near future
12 By the year 2020 more people tan ever willbe moving | decision taken at the moment of
to the cles, Fuse Contnuois speaking
tie 26 31 4) SHB) Ta Be HHO Kg Tense Forms
a Future Forms with Tine Words
ie pvr ue fr foe afer: nga, ts, feb he i onena,uie, cose, th
Thartra congue], sonra ws, oc, sinpoosereanng ov cron Lt by rood
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[Erin te comect present or future form
Welcome to Nutfield Valley Health Farm!
‘ter you have Settled In. (te, member of tf 2) wl come (come) and inter you bout
{your spectic etry requeemens. Once you 8) eoch/have reached Geach) your forget weight, you
‘Sar Gat) « mainernce ditto moke sure you stay an! To ene you safely ond weiter.
ur fines programmes Ge planned by quail instucios. Before yeu 8) begh tbegh, the reson
‘doctor 6) wi eneck(eheelo your art rao ond blood presse. Thee iso a uly equipped mecca
room n care yOu 7) naw (have) cy ober hough of couse we don’ eect you wil A Nek Vey
you pay ony en Condon that you 8 xe se) atleast of your body weight in wo weeks. no, we 9) wl ave
{aive) you aretund, 8 he tme you 10 lave eave), you 1D witeo deb ke «new person. Of couse, we doubt
‘hat you 12 wahove thewe) cry compli, bu ourheiptul staf re alvoys nhandit here 13) oe) anything you
eed. Remember, ou matt & "AS long os you 14) exe 26) happy, WE 18) be) happy”
[EL_Fittin ne correct present or future forms.
Dear Me Green,
Regarding our telephone conversation Iatt week, here are the detals of your fortcoming trip to Thalland
You 1) «ll be leaving. (leave) on Saturday ath December from London Gatwick at 10.00 pm. You 2) wil be
‘ying fgg (fy) wth Tha A, light number 1A 907. Te fight 3) aves rive arrive) in Bangkok at 400
bin on Sth December - tat 4) wl bee (be) 1.00 pm local time. Our tour guide, sim Smit, 5) wil be wating
(walt for you atthe airport to accompany you tothe Imperial Hotel
‘As scon 28 you 6) settle nave sated i (Settle i), you 7) wil attend (attend) a welcome dinner party n the
next few days you 8) vil vsti be vstng (vst) al the sights. Thre 9) wil be (be) time for you to do your
‘hopping as well By the time you 10) get on (get on) the retum flight on 10th December, you 11) wi have
treehenced (experience) the most tractional srpects of Thal life. Our tour guide 12) wil be (be) with you
‘roughout, so there shouda't be any problems.
if you 13) need (need) mace information, please contact us.
Yours scerely,
A. Jones
L_Fitnin wi or be going to.
1A; There's no sugar lt. 2 A: Have you got any plans «3A: Have you boughta dress
B: Thats OK | ./L. go and {or the evening? forthe reception?
buy come. B: Ys, Im going to 600 The B: No, but Im going to buy
Dot's House" in town. one this afternoon
q Tense Forms
Here's £20,
‘Thank you. I pay you back as soon as I can.
Have you heard that Mrs Pots i i?
‘Yes. Actually we're going o visit her this afternoon.
Peter is taking his criving test tomorrow,
Oh, tm sure he pass.
Is Tom coming tonight?
|idon't know. phone bim and see.
Has Helen decided what to study?
‘Yes. She's going to train to be a teacher.
I quite cola today
| tink winter wit be ere soon,
We are having a picnic on Sunday.
hope the weather wil be rice.
[El]_ Make ait necessary changes and aditions to make @ complete letter.
(See Suggesed Ansuer section)
10
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Dear Mrs Seat,
Mwrtefconfirrfarrangementsiconcerning/new nanny Margarita. Margarta’s planefleave Hamburgf
$5:30jarrvelLondon Gatwick 6:45, soit/be/early start/you. As agreed/Margarita| work/8- 10 morningl
3-8 afternoon and evening. ShefhavelEnglish lessons/every Saturday. As know/by December!
Margaritalcomplete/six. months? employment/thereforefexpectipay ise 10%. igo/holiday/three
weeks /Saturday/ifnave problemsicontact/secretary Elizabeth Hazlett. | hope/things run smoothly!
{you!Margarita,
Yours sincerely,
Janet Hemsworth
Dear Mrs Scott,
Tam writing to confirm the arrangements concerning Your new nanry Margarit
Put the verbs in brackets Into the appropriate present or future forms.
11 Bil Haynes, author of te immonsoly popular novel ‘Black Roses, 1) i going to wrt write) new novo."
2) am staring sariam going star (start) next Monday ~ or atleast tha's the plan,” says Bl “i's amazing
{to think that by next year it 3) wll hava been (be) ten years since | last picked up a pen.” Despite his long
break, Bills confident. I think this book 4) willbe (be) even better than ‘Roses’ 15) am going inctudtwil
inciuss (Inelude) the usual elements of action and adventure but this time there 6) is goto bali be (be)
some romance too. hope it 7) wile (be) successful Ofcourse, we 8) wil not know (notiknow) unt it 8) is
published (be/published) next yeer.”
2 Jeanne and Paul 1) are moving (move) to London nest month. Pauls being transfered there and Jeanne
hopes she 2) wi nave founa tin) a job by the time they 3) move (move) there. They 4) are éwinglare gong
1a aeve (drive) down next weokend 10 look for afat. They hope they 8) wil fed (fine) Something ina nice
area, but wth pices the way they are, they will have to De Satisie with whatover they 6) tnd (find). Jeanne
is afraid sho 7) wil miss (miss) living in Notingham, but Paul is convinced that they ) wil be (be) happier in
London because there fs so much mare to do there,
3 Tres Cotrnam iran Schoo!) easing ot) nen day on Aust
Collenham —2iiintre more you woe cle ow clef) moot Your chide teacher At 1230
Prim ihe Heacmostr, Mr Patterson, 3) wi stow (how) the pions for he new adventure
ITY playground te hope tat the wil nav boon rared is) by Dacember your ena
Schog] Be sernaisers cater school ris Soptember bing hin ere ong! The progrorme 6
\ ogre (begin) at 9am, S90 you thes! Tense Forms iy
|4 “Where 4) are you going (you'ge) on holiday tis year Laura?”
“don't know Sue. What about you?”
‘We 2) wil probably go (probably/go) to Spain again. But as 3) am geting (get) a pay rise very soon, I
like to go somewhere more glamorous. | think 14) wil get (get) some brochures from the travel agent
tomorrow, 20 YoU want, | 5) wil pick (plek up) a couple for you as wel,
“Good idea, Wh any lick, we 6) will nava dace (dectde) where to goby the ime summer 7) comes (eome)”
5 Dear Anna,
| got the job! |) am leaving (leave) fr Arica in two wooks. Its @ shame 12) wort sae (noUsee) you before |
') ge (go), For he frst six months | 4) willbe woning (work) ina village school, teaching Engish and Maths.
3) Wilyou be ato (youlbe able) to viat ma? not. Ry theme 6) sae (gee) you agai, so much 7) wil have
happened (happen) tous Goth that tl take us hours to catch up on our news,
Lots a ave,
Danial
a Time Words
‘Ago (= back in tme tom now) used with Past Simple. i called an Nour ago.
Before (= back in time from the) Pi old mei had called an four before. ean also be used with present or
past forms to pat out that an action preceded anather. Ho had Coan working inthe company for wo years
Before he was promoted,
‘© Stil is used in statements and questions ater the uxiiary verb or before the main yer. They ean still wall ong
stances. She sill works in the same ofce. Sl comes before the auiary verb in negations. hey sill cant
find @ solution tthe problem,
‘© Airoady i used with Perec tenses in mid ot end postion in statements or questions. Shel ad already cooked
‘inner Before Lizcame home. Has be fnished already?
© Yet is used with Perect tenses in negative sentences afer a contracted ausliary vero or atthe end of the
Sentence. She hes yet accepted the past. She hasnt accepted the post yet. can also be used a he end of
‘questions. Has sie phoned yet?
1
2 He doesnt want to watch the flm as he's seen it already/stil
3 Ann was on a det five months before/ago. She lost tree kos,
14 She's only been playing the violin for two years and she can
alroady/stil play several of Mozart's most cific pieces,
5 Evan after twentyfve yoars she is stillyet actvaly involved in the cl.
6 Jo's yetistil gor a good figure even though she's five months pregnant.
7. “Has Sanaa typed up those repors yetstI? | need them now.”
& Peter let the party two hours beforelago because ne wasnt feeling wel,
8 She had come back ago/betore he returned.
10 cant do the eam - | haven't Tnished doing all my revisions stliyet,
Fy_Put the verts in brackets into a correct tense.
1. Anew addiction 1) .ias recently emerged... (tecentlylemerge) ~ an addiction to soap operas, that is ~
land the world's fst cnc to teat people obsessed wih the soaps 2) is openings going to open (open) next
week Sulfeers3) come (come) from every walk of fe. Symptoms of addiction 4) include (Include) retusing
to miss an episode and watching recorded episodes again and again. One sufferer 5) expans (explain)
how he 6) became (become) addicted fve years ago. His obsession 7) was (be) so bad that he 8) was (be)
Unable to Keep a steady relationship. “When my friends 9) came arounc (come round), | was more
interested inthe soaps. I as almost as ifthe people on TV 10) rad become (become) my frends instead.
W 1] Tense Forms
ei
2 4:11) am king (think) of going to that new Chinese
restaurant in the ely conte 10 celebrate my
birthday 2) Have you been (Yoube) there yet?
8: No, 13) havent been (noUb8) tore ye, but people
4) sy (say) tha ha food fantasti.
A: Wout yu tke to go there next weekena?
B: Yos, thas a goat dea 15) wil wrt (writ) in ry
diary now
3 Jon 1) et eave) the house nash his morning. #3
he 2) was cia (drive) to work ne suddenly 3)
‘ememoerec (femomber that No.4) had been asks
(Gelasked) wo speak at conference He) eos (oot)
ats wath and 6) sw (G08) hat twas ery te fr
tho coerce to Begin.
4 Last Maren, Sam) seceded (decid) that he 2) nes
ac (have) enough of working in @ bank and that he
3) wouaraewes gogo ao (de) around the wore ona bicycle. He 4) lk (eave) Englans wo weeks later
with his Bike, a rucksack and a ent, He 5) ras boon be) away for six morihs now, and no one 6) knows
{Gnow)wietor ho 7) wil tr (return) oF aot
5 Janand Pau ) ae paceng (pac) tht sutcases athe moment. They 2) are (be) extremely happy as they
3) have won (win) ap to Austala. al ) stared (tart) wen dan ana Pau ) rece (fee) & cal &
iow days age regarding a competion thay 6) nad snore (enter) some months before, To the surprise,
they7) (re) won (win) @10.6ay tip to Australia wich 8) would be (be) completly fee. What a 1vely
surprise!
6 4) Xe you gong (you/ge) on hoa to Germany tis year?
5: No, we 2} goinave been going (go) tote every year, so we wanta change this year.
‘Where 3) are you planing (youplan) to go insteac?
Walle 4) nave been tot (betld) that Greece is beautful county so we 5) have akeady Booked
(already/book) a to weok Nobday on Cork,
7 ‘Susan 1) hes boon sung (Stud) intriordasgn patie for tro years and she 2)s geting going 0
0 (Get) her cpioma nex month. Since she 3) has teen wating (work) the same company fr over ten
Years she 4) fos (eel) that she 5) noeds (need) a shange, so she 6) planing (plan) to open her own
Gosign business. Sho 7) gong © start (tart locking fran afi next week, ané she 8) hope hoping
(hope) she 9) wt have fauna (find) Something ins good location and a reasonable pce by the end of
the month, Hor tutors 10) tathave ol Ll} her fat she 11) be) vor talented and they 12} ssavrelhave
sesres (assure) har hat sho 13) wil make (maka) asuacess of he business
8 Jim’) vas walerg (walk) along the High Steet wher he 2) notcee (notice) someone behind him. Actually
he 8) nad ban fotewing (follow) him since he 4) gc (get off) the bus. Jim 8) stoped (stop) ata shop
winaow. The man 6) sams (me) csr to him. im 7) has (ave) the fesing he 8) had seen (eee) hm
boforo, soho 8) wert (go) UP fo him and 10) estes (sk) Don now (aaULKNOW) YOU? Why 12) ou
folowing me (youlollow) me?" The man 13) smved (amie) and 14) said (say), "Smile! You 1) are (be) on
Candie Cameral™
© Jo 1) has aes wares (alwaysiwant) tobe famous, ever since she was young. She 2) has been aking
take) acing classes for years and ast wook someone 3) steed (offer her a pat nan advertisement. Tey
nly 4) need (need) her voce, though, because I's going tobe on the radio. At last er career 6) has
stares (star)
10 Torn 1) has oon saving (Save up to goto France fer month, and yesterday when he 2) couves (eau)
his savings ne 3) eases (realise) he had enough. Unfortunately, as he 4) was drvng (deve) to the travel
agent she membered that he 8) hasn't pai (notfpay) his ret fortwo months eo he 6) tured (tur) round
and 7) cove (ive) back home again.
11. Nextmonth| 1) am istingiam ging ovat (ist) my frend who 2) fv lve) in Baal. The fight rom London
3) takes (ake) about igen hours and I 4) have mover been (never/be) on a plane bere. 6) eam oaing
{oe quite nervous about the joumey but my fiend 8 oops (keep) fein me that there 7) fe) nothing
to worry about Tense Forms oO
In Other Words
ve never read such a good book It's along time since we went out
Its the best book I've ever read. ‘We haven't been out for along tim.
He started studying Spanish two years ago. Ive never eaten Chinese food belore.
He has been studying Spanish for two years. It's the fist ime Ive ever eaten Chinese food.
When di he stat work? He started cleaning as soon as the quests (had)
let.
How long is it since he started work?
How long ago did he start work? He didn't start cleaning untl aftr the quests had
‘Thay haven't reached Madrid yet. let.
‘They sill haven'treached Mactid. Ho startod cleaning when the guests (had) lt.
He moved to Lordon two months ago. He waited until the quests had let before he
‘has been in London fortwo months. started cleaning.
He hasn't been cut fortwo months. We joined the cub a month ago.
“The last time he Went oUt was two months ago. We've been members of the club for a month.
[E1_ complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five word
1 She dnt go out uni after Pit had called,
before She valted untl Philp ..had calad before ehe went... oUt
2 She stated taking lessons ton years ago.
been Sho mas beon taking lessons fr ton years
‘8 How long ago ais he move to Canada?
moved How longs since he moved to Canada?
4 ve never drivon such a fast car!
fever ITS th tstost car have ever driven,
‘5. We haven't been abroad for two years.
time The last ime we wert abroac was two years ago.
{6 How long ist since you visited Spain?
visit Wher oid you (as vit Spain?
7. She has never eaten lobster beter.
time I's tho fst ime she has ever eaten lobster.
8 He hasnt turned up yet.
ti Ho slant aed up.
The last ime | saw Emily was six months ago.
for Ihave not soon Emily fer six months.
410. When did Patricia rsh wring her essay?
since How long is since Paci ished writing her essay?
411 She took up kiting five years ago.
bbeen Sho has boon kiting fer fve years.
12 They have never been outside Britain before.
first It's the frst time they have been outside Brtain.
13 He can't speak talian yet
stil He stlcant speak italian,
114 How long i it since they met?
ago Howlong ago did they meet?
15 They waited unil sunrise before they got up.
get They. got up unt afer sunrise
16. Thaver't eaten meat for six months.
since It's se months since | ato meat
17 Ive never sgen such a prety at
ev ‘She's the protest git | have evr seen,
4 i Tense Forms
48 She didn't start serving untl al the quests had arrived
before She waited unt al he guests hac arved befor she started serving
419 Got hasn't come back from his holiday yet.
Stl Geoff slant come back from his holiday.
Think of the word which
nly one word in each one.
‘of Boxes and numbers? Sudoku adaics ~ of (1) whom there are many wl fll you thats the challenge of the
puzzle, the mystery of solving them, and the rush you get at the end when you (2) have completed one,
Sudoku, they say, is one ofthe (8) most addictive puzzies ever Invented.
‘So, what exactly is Sudo«u? Woll if youve never hear of it, Sudoku is @ logic puzze. Each puzzle consists of
fan Bt-square grid divided into nine blocks, each containing nine squares. Some of the squares in the grid
Contain a number. To sove the puzzles, you have to fil in all the empty squares 30 (4) hat the numbers 10 9
‘appear only onee in each row, Block and column, Each Sudoku puz2e has only one solution.
Part of Sudoku’ inoreditle success must surly (6) be atibuted tothe fact that no special skis are required to
play # I looks (6) ce a maths puzzle but you dont naed mathematical skis to solve It I's simpler (7) than &
{crossword because fo solve one ofthese you need a certain level of linguistic ability and general knowledge.
‘To play Sudoku all you reed is logic. The concept s easy to grasp, the rules can be leat in 10 seconds, and
solving the puzzles doesn't (8) tke forver. Of course, the puzzles vary in ther level of cfculty. But the appeal
of Sudoku that everyone can enjoy it
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(See Suggested Answer secon) |
Look at the pictures below, then talk about these people. Talk about what they are doing now,
‘what they usually do, what they did/were doing before, and what they will do afterwards. Use a
variety of tenses. a
(© Protos ae sylabos which we add etre cain
‘word to form new words. Tho meaning of tho new
‘word depends onthe peti at Nas been used
‘ante = against anita)
b= te lingua)
co = wih (coo)
‘Sountr-~ inthe eppostedeecon (countrarack)
In avout of proar)
te = agin rei)
‘som = hal sem! otachoo)
‘wans- = {eave} fem on side, group etc to another
(tansatai)
lun = one (unter)
‘The procs below are uses to express cpposto
rmeeninge.
dee dotost decompose
dde-tesabsed, eonoy
Ie Inaceurae socire BUT We foetre igs
im: Gore bm, inmate, imposso
(bate 9 roinare BUT unelade,
Unressonabie
ron non-asen nonstop
fom uncomoratl, untchy
Some pretves are added to words o frm varbs,
P) power — empower
(© Sutees ae sylabes which we ad to te or ot
‘certain words to form new words.
= Nouns referring to people
var + errr (rain = tare, inspsct~
Inspector, bog ~ beggar)
+ noaniverblapctie + it plano- plait ype
pat edvcatonal- educsborals
vor + -antent ooscond - desconcant, sty —
sudo
‘noun + -anian publi repubican, magic ~
magician)
‘+e + 20 (passive nearing (eine
famine)
ow
ingrove ~ improvement
‘rpand ~vpansion ers ening i=
4)
‘emahasie -emonasie
compete - competion
‘a aure
scorer iscovry
Nouns formed trom adjectives
‘import - importance
prvaie- pricey
nce Innocent novence
“lon perfect perection
Sess _feny~ zines
‘nese car cariness
Sy popu poputty
Ay slo —stely
7 modest = moony
jective formed trom nouns
ue pals - poisonous
Py Inet “funesonal
Xe ‘ama — cama
eal ‘aphabet~ alpiabteal
sh ‘oo! fooeh
owe ‘expense ~ expense
fu tn) rm haf
“less (wttou) rar armless
“ant bnilancs~ilant
“able reason reasonable
4 ‘ait sly
yy week wees
‘Adjectives formed trom verbs
sable sccopt acceptable
“Ble respond responsible (abs ending in
ais)
se avact- stracive
‘ate Consider ~consizerate
Seok ter torent
Verbs formed om adjectives
sen tight ighten
ise legal fegalse
= Verbe formed fom nouns
strength ~ svengtren
7 1] Word Formation
[E_ritintne chart withthe derivatives of the words given.
Conerete/ Abstract
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=== eee Seer apa ey
jose Secnalondoon [oie Scary
oe
at jen irjresponsibilty (injresponsible eaniiehr
—— aire eee ae oon
asa — fm or Soar ary
= neces — por ar
reas ae eet =
a
aie a eet sree ae,
a See a
—— ean aaa eae
rneee lcomprenensiveness —_|oomprenensile comprenenaiy |
a lee og Tea
ee ert —— [rns omar [Mesnanme apears foe
== ia onl Taal
: oe
conte tan) [enn ota ot etc
— a 7 —
a ae
ae oe ome aaraaaly
saat See ain aa
cscs (eon = (wires ey
ae — oor =
i a =
eins aa
nvm |vomore ‘(rove oven ea
— a a
Seen Caan pa a
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. Word Formation
LE fitinthe correct form of the words in bold using the appropriate prefix
1 Alter the operation, the patent was prescribed some artinfammatary rugs that INFLANMATORY
“would reduce the risk of intammation,
2. Children outgrow ther clothes quickly Grow
8. Ina muttculral society varous languages are spoken and diferent ethnic groups CULTURAL.
lve together and leam to respect each other's traditions and customs,
44 This ia biannual conference which takes place in spring and autumn every year. ANNUAL
'5 The co-tver Sat next to the over, put on his helmet and gloves, and got ready DRIVER,
forthe car race.
6 The fie ranecontinentsralroad in the United States was bul in tho860s and ‘CONTINENTAL
connected North America's east and west coasis.
7 The teacher drew a wiange on the blackboard and asked the students to copyit ANGLE.
Into their notebooks,
{8 She was rushed to hospital with symptoms of food poisoning after having eaten
Lundercooked chicken, ‘cooKeD
‘9 He decided to reconsider their fr. ‘CONSIDER,
410. He misjudged the speed of the car coming towards him and crashed into with JUDGED
great force.
11 Heathrow Aiport, the busiest aipor in the world, handles up to a thousand
domestic and international fights a dey. NATIONAL
12 Jack and Pi exe ae on good terms with each other and stil spend time WIFE,
tagather forthe sake of ther children.
13. She counteratacked me by saying that my argument didn't hold water and was ATTACKED.
totaly invalid.
14 Inthe poctwar years, many women had to rise their children on their own asa WAR.
high number of men had been killed inthe war.
15. Snow and sub-zero temperatures have brought the country's transportation ZERO
‘stom to a standstil,
16 The documentary explores the development of painting and sculpture during
prenistonc, ancient and medieval times. HistoRIC
17 The football team are preparing fr the seminal which willbe held next week at FINAL
Stamford Bridge,
18 Thore seems 1 be a new pro-democracy movement in many nor-democratic DEMOCRACY
counties,
18 He became a superstar throughout the whole country after scoring forthe third STAR
time.
Fil in the correct form of the words in bold forming nouns referring to peopl
1 Allnew loans ané mortgages need to be approved by the bank manager fst. MANAGE
2. Burglare broke into the flat and stole al thal jewellery. BURGLE
3 Tho frst prize willbe given tothe contestant who gets all the answers tothe quiz CONTEST
uestions right
4 You wil never hear anything honest from John, He isa compulsive ta. UE
5 Scientist ara warning people about the dramatic effect global warming has on SCIENCE
the environment
{5 Pablo Picasso is considered one ofthe most influential artists ofthe 20th century, ART.
7. Tom worked as a ines journalist before goting a senior position in the media. TRAIN
8 Jonniter was seriously overweight so she visited a cotian who put her on a pier
healthy diet.
‘8 Boing a war corecpondiont, Paolo has found himsetin hazardous situations ‘CORRESPOND
10 The photographer took beautiful photos of the bride and groom during their fst ©“ PHOTOGRAPH
‘dance as a married couple. i Word Formation
Brine ct form of the Words in bold forming nouns from verbs
1 The dress was sent over from Australia So the cost of the postage was quite high. POST
2 Malt very quickly came to the conclsion that Janat was Wing, ‘CONCLUDE
12 The aval of our fight was delayed du tothe fog, ARRIVE
44 Carbohyerates should form the bass of our daly dt BASE
'5 Ted found an inleresting painting nthe atic of his grandfather's house which
had been in storage for decades. STORE
6 Insecon-hand bookshops you can buy valuable fst eons of wellknown EDIT
roves for a few pounds.
7. We cannot proceed with the project until everyone isin agreement AGREE
8 Elaine fsa great cook and gos lt of please out of creating the most amazing PLEASE
dishes,
9 Anew archaeological ciscovery has proved that there were peopl living in DISCOVER,
‘Amarica even 30,000 years ago.
40 The bride lost a ft of weight before her wedding day and so an alleation of her ALTER
dress was required.
111. Bath teams gave a wondertul peforrance in the match PERFORM
+12, While in London, we walked past the Prime Minister's oficial esience in Downing RESIDE
Siteet,
[Bi_ritin the correct form of the words in bold forming nouns from adjectives.
11 You can tell that Ben has lived in Spain as he speaks the language witn great
fancy. FLUENT
2 Noone can question the converienoe of being able to buy goods over the Internet, CONVENIENT
‘3. The woman couldn't bear the sightof blood and lost consciousness. ‘CONSCIOUS,
44 The majony of our customers are satsied with our outstanding service and high- MAJOR
duality products.
'5 For their ow seit, visitors ofthe 200 are required to Keep away fom the cages. SAFE
{8 Ho is aman of honesty and inoreitle courage. HONEST
7 His modesty does not allow him to talk about his work, but his musical © MODEST
compositions speak for temselves
{8 Thora ie a ehor-torm vacancy at the local post-ofica, in case you ae interested. VACANT
9 We shouldn't underestimate the importance of regular exercise and healthy diet. IMPORTANT.
10 James didn't do wall in his last performance but he is determined to achieve
Perecton next time, PERFECT
[Li_rrittin he correct orm ofthe words in bold forming adjectives from nouns.
41. You should take a whole course of antibiotics so thatthe treatments efectue. EFFECT
2 This is a weekly magazine; it usualy comes out every Sunday. WEEK
8 Joanna’s mother’s dominant persoraliy has crested many problems in the two DOMINANCE.
women's relationship over the years.
4 The house is stuated on a rocky hill and has a great view of tho soa. Rock
'5 The commitee will consider the affcts of global warming and propose ways of
preverting futher enwronmerial destruction, ENVIRONMENT
{6 My new sofa is much more comorable than my last one. ‘COMFORT
7 Fiona dd wel atthe auction ands very enthusiastic about the possibilty of being ENTHUSIAST
the leading lady in the play.
{I's said that in wars people perfor the most courageous acts in order to help COURAGE
others Word Formation
9 His family ae regularly tling James that his behaviour at times is very foolish. FOOL
10. The book | read last month was an autobiographical story of the characters own AUTOBIOGRAPHY
personal experiences.
11 Sarah's defintely the safest criver | know as she is very cartu notto break any CARE
ff the rules ofthe road
12 The long and hard elm left avid bresinioss and exhausted, BREATH
[_zrnintne correct form ofthe words in bold forming acjectves from verbs.
1 though they are twins, they are completely aiferent from each other. DIFFER
2 Andrew is one of the most sensitive and conserate men Ive ever met. CONSIDER
3 Jennifer simply never tls a baievable story as she is always trying to make the BELIEVE
tvuth sound more excting than it actual is.
4 This remote par of theistand is acessile ony by boat ACCESS
‘5 Drama and ar classes encourage young chikren to develop their creatve skits. CREATE
{8 Brian works all day long and in the evenings he studies, but lately he fn this
schedule to be a most exhausting one, EXHAUST
[E_Fitin he correct form ofthe words in bold forming verbs from adjectives!nouns.
41 Mary bought a new pair of trousers and gave them to seamstress to shorten them SHORT
as they were too long
2 They decided to modeme the kitchen and bathrooms of their house and hired a. MODERN
professional decorator to make suggestions.
23 Apar fram being a great experienc, traveling also broadens the ming. BROAD
44 Diane decided to join a yoga class to lengtren her muscles and become more LENGTH
floxble.
5 The clouded sky darkened and the wind became stronger, being a sign of an DARK
Imminent storm.
[E_ritinthe correct form ofthe words in bold forming the opposite from the words given
1 Betty took the meat out of the froezer and lt it detost before cooking it. FROST
2 Last winter John had a ski accident which was incowvenlert as he missed the rest CONVENIENT
ofthe season,
3 Next week | wil oo dinner withthe ambassador and so I will have to wear a sult
2 intrmal lating is not appropriate forthe occasion. FORMAL
4 Evory year in December teenagers gather n the ety centre to collect money for 2
Charly, which Isa non prot organisation. PROFIT
5 My grandmother always says that manners are almost nonexistent in todays world. EXISTENT
{6 One wonderlul feature of new tube stations is the number of its that help to
facta anyone witha cisatlty. ABILITY
7 When Sarah quit he last job she did't thik she would be unsmyed for solong. EMPLOYED
8 Being a doctor often involves working long and ireguer hours. REGULAR,
9 Tina is always boasting about herself and hor achievements. She is probably the
most immodest person | know. Movest
10 John's handweting was totally slgble and so found itimpossile to read hisleter. LEGIBLE
11 Mary was vnlucky with the weather last summor as I rained everyday during her LUCKY
holidays.
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[i_rritin the correct form of the words in bold.
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“The racio was fay so I returnad it tothe shop.
Jane has boen suffering alt from headaches laa.
‘The company was operating an legtimate business and so had to be closed
down
Most people betiove that itis improbable that UFOS exist
liked the documentary as it contained somo very interesting information.
{As a result ofthe special offer James was able to purchase some new clothes
at very advantageous prices.
Maria has an imtson CK watch.
He became famous fo his heroic efforts to save the young boy from the river.
Like most Oiympic athletes, Kell ist and muscular.
“The famous man was very angry about being misquoted by the newspapers.
My neighbours alvays complain about the high maintenance costs
“There Is speculation thatthe Prime Mister wil resign,
“The recut ofthe match was favours to both tears,
CGivis acoopted the doctor's news athough it was very par to hear.
‘She used to smoke a lot but sho became a non-smoker ance she got pregnant
wth er son five years ago.
Kevin is always struggling with his Maths homework as he finds matiseston
very dificut
‘The government should have taken more proversave measures to stop the
workers” stike
The teacher took the ca
‘affots all year long
‘The one thing | love about the new Suvet cover | bought for my bed is that tis
reversible and soit can match sheets of all colours.
‘The man’s admission of gui n cour landed him in jal
Timo went by auicky curing the fight as the atine had an enciess supply of
‘movies to entrain us with.
The earthquake caused so much damage that most buldings inthe area had to
be rei,
Ho was So overworked that as a recut he fll il and suffered a nervous break
down,
Itis not uncomman for adverts to give misleading information about products 50
that they aro more appealing to consumer.
‘The doctor gave a prescrpton to Beb so he could colec the medication from
the local pharmacy.
My room was s0 messy that | spentihe whole weekend cleaning i
‘Tracy has found a ob a8 a rare a the local brary
Joanne added a few spoonfuls of four tothe sauce In order to thicken
No one seems to oats the urgency ofthe station.
“The newspapers sald the game was very boring due to the defense
performance ofthe home team.
‘John's co-workers sent him some flowers to wish him a fast recovery
“James i a very mmature person and often behaves ina very chlaish way.
‘ona tripto London to eward them for their stuclous
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Look at Appendix 2, then fll in
Pass me the newspaper | want to see what's
‘on a the cinema tonight
Mercian diplomats have broken ot all relations
with Northumbri.
‘According to the police repor, the thieves broke
in through the backdoor.
Piease have a seat - the meeting Is about to sta.
Scientists have broken through in their fight
against 8,
‘There was mass panic when cholera broke out in
the ay.
‘You aren't allowed to leave the auctorium untl
the concen Is over
‘They became annoyed with Sam, who kept
breaking nto thet conversation,
Look at Appendix
then fll in the cor
Helen was abont. from... school for morethan a
week
‘John is bad at algebra
Real frends are never bad to each other
The money we owe the bank amounts to over
£100,000.
"ve Bean equated with Norman for many years
T'wish Vinee wouldn't Boast cflabout winning the
lotory.
Beware of holes in the pavement when you walk
round this city.
Paul was ashamed of himself ater his unfair tack
cn his fiend.
Peter blamed Alan for losing so much money in
bad deals.
When the broken window was discovered Sam
pu Ue blaine wn his brother
“The police blamed the fre on faulty wiing in the
building,
Let's agree on the best way to solve this problem,
Helen's so argumentative! She never agrees wit
anything | say.
‘91m not surprised Saly and Jim broke us: they
kept quarreling all the time.
40 Thousands of vilagers fled when fre broke out
the north of the county
11 On seeing the pictures he broke down and
‘confessed to his crimes.
442. Can you break the report down into fe separate
sections?
43 By 1980, flared trousers were ou. Nobody
seemed fo like them any more.
44 He took a deep breath before breaking the bad
ews to Mrs Jones.
46 This is ofiout task — do you think he wil be up
wit?
416 We may be in for cold winter this year.
part
+14 Very few people believe in ghosts.
45. George Is busy wit his homework right now.
46 Whattimeis te train due to arrive in StPatersburg?
47 When he arrived at schoo! the gates vere locked,
48 Both families approved ofthe mariage
49 John was angry at Anne's atttude towards the
children,
20 She was angry with Pete for not ringing her.
21 | was angry wih George about his behaviour on
the school tip.
22 Ben was anxious for Amanda to pass her driving
test.
28. Shela was ansious about her Impending French
test
24 You must tke all the tablets i you ae to benefit
trom them.
25 We took advantage of the tip to Austria and
26 There's no advantage in rushing through your
work you are going to make a lot of mistakes.
27 Abert Einstein was briliant st Physics,
28. This fim begins wh the nero eunningto catch the
Bo'clock train. Folder Ml!
a ieee
1 She didn't go to work fora week.
absent "She was sent fom wok for a week.
2 Shall | call the office for you?
me ‘Would you tke me ical the office for you?
im sory | broke your window,” he sid
breaking He apologised fr breaking my window.
‘4 “Did you enjoy the fm lastnight?" she asked me.
asked She asked had enoyed the fim the night before
55 Kevin doesn't mind working long hours.
used Kevin cused to working long hours.
{6 They cancelled the match because ofthe ha
called The match was cated of because ofthe hall
7 She will probably pass the exam with fying colours,
oly ‘She is tkoly to pass the exam with fying colours.
8 He is both clever and good-looking
only He isnot only clover out also goodooking,
‘8. Sho has a good relationship with her colleagues.
ts ‘She gets on wel wtnher colleagues,
10 [wish | were a bit taller.
rather I would rather bea be tlle.
11 They moved to Rome two years ago.
in “They have been in Rome fortwo years
12 The lit isnt working: use the stars instoad
out “The its out of err, use the stairs instead.
[Ei_ match the totlowing iaioms with the correct definition, then make sentences using them.
(See Suggested Anewer socton)
1 aright ow! ‘2 someone who says ver litle about themselves
2 afiyby-night 1b someone wito kes to get up early
3 alame duck © someone who spends al their re time in front ofthe TV
4 dark horse d__ someone who is ively and energetic,
5 cold in ‘© someone who you are extremely fond of
6 an early bid 1 someone who prefers to do things at ight
7. acouch potato 19 someone who is weak and depends on others for help
8 alvowio hh someone wito is unreliable
9 the apple of one's eyo | someone who is lively and entertaining at parties
10 the fe and soul of the party J someone who is untiendly and unemotional
1s 30 sy Te oe
zh aa 6» Ba 101
[ED choose the correct word from the verbs in brackets.
‘The teacher wont... ou use a dictionary during the test. (allow, leave, let)
Since it's getting late | suggest we leave tas Its and start working on it tomorrow.
{allow, leave, et
‘They won't allow you to enter unless youre a cub member. alow, leave, lt)
| think Tet my hate grow long (alow, eave, lt)
| don't think she'll ever recove from the shock. (heal, improve, recover)
He's til il but | tink his consition wil improve soon, (heal, improve, recover)
twill take a long time for his injuris to heal completely (nel, mprove, recover)
{8 He went for a holiday by he sea to help him recover from his ilness, (heal, improve, recover)
24 ee bractice Test
Part 1
| For questions 1-8,
1d the text below and decide which answar (A, B, C or D) best fits
‘example at the beginning (0)..
ich gap. There
Example:
Ree ere oee Doman PIS = SS
BEIJING
Baling i the (0) ..A . ly ofthe People's Federal Republic of Cina. "Beng
comes ftom the Chinese words ‘nether’ and ‘capt’ an follows a(n) (1)
East Asian traction of naming captal cits leraly. Other similarly named cites
{@).... Nanjngin Souter China which means southem capital, and Tokyo in
Japan, which means ‘eastern capital
Boling isa fascinating cxy wih a history that (3)... back thousands of oars.
Its the Polical and cultural centre of China and is wexkamous for is many
histovcalatracsons. Four milion peopl ist Being each year to see sights such
asthe magrvicentForbidéen iy, Tiananmen Square and The Great Wal of China
Walkng arounelhe city, you can see courtiess ancient temples, palaces imperial
cadens and other intiguing cual sites. But Bejing is more than just a hstorc
marl tis also one ofthe war's grast modem metopokses and is (4)... of 21st
Century vialty. Towering skyscrapers, huge shopping malls, and modem commercial areas
are just as much a (6)... of modem-day Bejing,
‘When Beling was slectod to host the Summer Olympics in 2008, hundreds of thousands of fag.waving Chinese
poured into Berg's sees, singing and cheering, Freworks (6). the sky asthe cty rejoiced. The morning ater
the (ono the Bes of al Beling's newspapers were printed in red ~ a special colour in Chinese (8)... hats
reserved or good and important news.
1 A past @acen —C antique colder
2@ince —B contin invohe D consist
3A ses B moves © pus © cves
4A total Bich = © D complete
SA piece = @ pat © section D bit
oA dowd Oe © shone D flamed
7A statement B declaration (©) announcement _D transmission
8 @action —-B custom habt D fotKore \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS in the answer boxes provided.
Example:
The sea cfs a
andy beaches of Wales are hard (0)... Beat. Ad to
(@) ie wid, romantic scenery, ancient castles, modem theme parks and
cheap accommocation and youvve got a great family holiday. Of course
(10) what makes "Vales so green is the rain. Even in mid-summer, you
(11) can exgect a couple of wet anc windy days, But don't et that put you of
‘There are lots of Indoor activites, so you can enjoy (12) youre whatever the
weather. For many people Wales i @ caravan court. Ifyou haven't stayed in
2 caravan (13) sive you wee litle, t's ime you tried it again, Standards of
‘comfort are much righer than a decade ago, with facies such as laundries
{ang kis" play areas. A good example is the Fontygary Holiday Park. You can
stay ina spacious caravan equipped (14) wih TV, shower, separate bedrooms
{and fridge, (15) whch works out to be less exponsive when compared with a
‘questhouse or cel-satering cottage. And you won't even need to lesve the sto
to (16) have fun, The kids can swim in the 25-metre indoor pool, oF join in the
games organised by the entertainment staf. Meanwhile you can take a sauna,
{0 tothe gym, got your har styled, or jst sit onthe cif top and enjoy the view Eero
Part 3
For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of
some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
‘Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS in the answer boxes provided.
wane: [0] (e]xTrleLs[s] [Me] | O10
‘Wan working out the corect derivative in word formation texts remember the following
(© Read though the text caretuly and decide what kind of a word is needed: an adjactive
(Contion), a noun (iy), an adverb (cow) ora verb (tract,
(© Filin the blanks making the necessary changes tothe words in bold. Correct speling is
required,
NB: Creek whee the meaning ofthe missing word ie postive or negative fom ls context,
‘orn the case of nouns, whether the plural form is require.
Pearl Dioing
For hundreds of years, the most (0) and precious pearls in the world (EXPENSE
‘were found in the Pasian Gulf Inthe early 19005, the land inthis area was very cry
land farming was edremaly dificut. People of the region used to trade pears in
texchange for food, water and other (17) provisions. Inthe mid-1900s, India's economy PROVIDE
began to (18) stengihen. AS mest pear! buyers came rom inca, the demand for STRONG
pearls began to grow. Mary Persian families sated permanently inthe
(19) coastal vilages of the Gull in order to take advantage of the booming pearl COAST
‘market.
[Divers often risked the Wes. They would dve to (20) ops of 4 meters and remain DEEP
Underwater for up o two minutes ~al without the use of special ving (21) equipment. EQUIP
\When they found aa oyster they would open i up wha knife to see tit nad a pear
Inside, (22) Unforunsly, not al oysters produce pears. Divers ofen had to make FORTUNATE
‘hit dives in one day to find enough. When they ran out of breath, they were pulled
to the surface by a rope. At the and of a pear:-
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