GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY PRACTICE

STANDARD UNIT 1

Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 We ______________________________ (see) the film yesterday.

2 What time you ______________________________ (get up) this morning?
3 He ______________________________ (not read) that book yet but he’s
going to read it soon.
4 I ______________________________ (not hear) of Peter Clark. Who is he?
5 She ______________________________ (live) here since July.
6 Jack ______________________________ (arrive) at half past three.
7 A hundred years ago, people ______________________________ (live) in
houses without heating or running water.
8 I ______________________________ (just / make) some biscuits. Would
you like to try one?

2 Match the sentence halves.

__ 1 I’ve played tennis a last weekend.

__ 2 I went swimming b twice this weekend.
__ 3 He’s been watching TV c all afternoon.
__ 4 He’s phoned Cathy d twice today.

3 Circle the correct alternatives.

1 I’ve known/been knowing Paula for ages.

2 Are you ready yet? We have waiting/been waiting for you for ages!
3 Tim has told/been telling that joke at least three times.
4 How long have you read/been reading that book for?

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4 Write the best options to complete the sentences.

1 When I got there, Peter ______________________________.

a had already arrived b had been already arriving
c has already arrived
2 We ______________________________ for long when Jill walked in.
a didn’t wait b hadn’t waited c hadn’t been waiting
3 Joe ______________________________ the office as soon as the meeting
ended.
a had left b left c had been leaving
4 Jack’s ears were cold because he ______________________________ his
hat.
a forgot b has forgotten c had forgotten

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Thomas ______________________________ (stay) at our house three times

before. This is his fourth visit.
2 When we arrived, Bill ______________________________ (already /
leave). It was disappointing not to see him.
3 The police suspected Tim, but he ______________________________
(work) in the office on the morning that the murder took place.
4 How long ______________ the children ______________ (watch) TV? It’s
time they did something else.
5 I ______________________________ (visit) Paris twice in my life.
6 We ______________________________ (sunbathe) on this beach all
morning. It’s wonderful.

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6 Write sentences using the prompts to make a dialogue.

1 When / you first meet / Samantha?

__________________________________________________________
2 I / meet / her / in 2008.
__________________________________________________________
3 How long / she / work / as a journalist / before then?
__________________________________________________________
4 She / already / work / as a journalist / for two years / when I / meet / her.
__________________________________________________________
5 you / be / in touch / lately?
__________________________________________________________
6 We / meet / last month / for a coffee.
__________________________________________________________

7 Translate the sentences into your own language.

1 Rebecca hadn’t been to a zoo before.

__________________________________________________________
2 We’ve been working here all afternoon.
__________________________________________________________
3 I haven’t had my lunch yet.
__________________________________________________________
4 Jim had been waiting for ages when we finally got there.
__________________________________________________________
5 How long have you been studying English?
__________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary

1 Complete the lists with the words in the box.

breaking news current affairs newsreader

tabloid channel hop journalist

1 newspaper broadsheet ______________

2 presenter chat show host ______________
3 news documentary ______________
4 editor reporter ______________
5 news bulletin news flash ______________
6 browse surf ______________

2 Complete the sentences with words from Ex 1.

1 My cousin is a ______________________________. She writes for one of

the local newspapers in my city.
2 It’s true, I heard it on a really interesting
______________________________ about the food industry.
3 If you want to be up to date with major world events, you should watch
______________________________ programmes.
4 My brother spends a lot of time ______________________________ the
internet, looking for interesting websites.
5 Being a ______________________________ is a difficult job because you
have to read complicated news items in front of the TV cameras.
6 Serious newspapers are often called ______________________________.

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3 Match the words to make collocations.

__ 1 news a correspondent
__ 2 breaking b flash
__ 3 press c alerts
__ 4 chat d news
__ 5 foreign e conference
__ 6 text f show

4 Complete the sentences with the collocations in Ex 3.

1 The president held a ______________________________ to tell journalists

about the fight against crime.
2 Most TV and newspaper websites deliver the latest
______________________________ and information on top stories.
3 News about an attack on the White House is just coming in from our
______________________________ in Washington.
4 I saw an interview with Brad Pitt on a ______________________________.
5 A ______________________________ on the radio reported the terrible
train crash that happened a few hours ago.
6 I love ______________________________. I can receive information and
news updates wherever I am.

5 Complete the definitions with the words in the box.

newsreader presenter editor journalist chat show host producer

1 The person who decides what stories go in a newspaper is called an

______________.
2 The person who is in front of the camera on a TV news programme and tells
you the day’s news is the ______________.
3 Someone who writes articles in a newspaper is a ______________.
4 Someone who interviews celebrities on a TV programme is a
______________.
5 The person who is in charge of commissioning and planning a TV
programme is the ______________.

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 6 Someone who introduces documentaries, reality TV programmes and other
TV programmes is a ______________.

6 Read the sentences. Then choose the sentences that mean the same.

__ 1 He stopped working and looked at the time.

a He looked at the time after he had stopped working.
b He looked at the time and then stopped working.
__ 2 We didn’t stop to have lunch until we had finished.
a We had lunch before we finished.
b We had lunch after we finished.
__ 3 She remembered to buy the milk.
a She remembered and then she bought the milk.
b She remembered after she had bought the milk.
__ 4 He remembered seeing her there.
a He remembered and then saw her there.
b He remembered that he had seen her there.
__ 5 She regretted telling him the bad news.
a She told him the bad news and then she felt sorry.
b She felt sorry before she told him the bad news.

7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I hope you remembered ______________ (lock) the door when you left.
2 Sheila saw her friend, so she stopped ______________ (talk) to her.
3 My gran can remember ______________ (live) here when it was still a
village.
4 He regretted ______________ (waste) his time instead of studying.

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