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1. Complete the email with the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous.
Hi Jack,
Hope you are well. I (1) ________________ (write) to you from Liverpool!
We (2) ________________ (stay) in the city centre. Our room (3) ________________ (have) a great view over the city. I can see the
River Mersey and some famous buildings. At the moment I (4) ________________ (have) a cup of tea on the rooftop terrace. English
people (5) ________________ (drink) tea all the time here, even with their meals! It’s very strange!
Today, it’s a lovely day and the sun (6) ________________ (shine). I (7) ________________ (need) to charge my mobile because we are
going to visit Anfield, the home of Liverpool FC, and I want to take some photos. I (8) ________________ (know) you always watch
English football so I (9) ________________ (think) I will buy your present there.
Jenny
2. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences.
5 Jenny is often late; she almost never arrives / is arriving at school on time.
7 My brother is the one on the right. He’s got dark hair and he wears / is wearing black jeans.
8 Sam is in his room. I imagine he plays / is playing video games like he usually does.
10 I’m putting on my jacket. It always is / is always cold in the evening at this time of year.
3. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.
A Lucky Escape
Sam was late for school. He (1) ________________ (leave) the house when his mother (2) ________________ (call) out to him. ‘Don’t
forget your lunch.’ Sam (3) ________________ (look) back. She was right. His lunch (4) ________________ (sit) on the dining-room
table. He sighed, (5) ________________ (pick) it up and put it in his schoolbag.
When Sam was outside he (6) ________________ (hear) his phone make a sound. He took it out and looked at it. It was his friend
Maxine. She (7) ________________ (text) from school and asking for the details of his birthday party. Sam (8) ________________ (see)
his bus coming on the other side of the road. He continued texting as he was crossing the road. Suddenly, he (9) ________________
(look) up and saw a car. It (10) ________________ (come) straight towards him! He dropped his phone and the car stopped just in front
of him! It was a very lucky escape. Now Sam never texts while crossing the road.
4. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.
1 I ________________ (drop) my mobile while I ________________ (cross) the road and a car drove over it!
2 While we ________________ (study) history yesterday, I ________________ (read) that most Roman houses were made of wood.
3 Last week we ________________ (buy) some new furniture. When they brought it to the flat we ________________ (realise) it was too big to
go through the door!
4 Steve ________________ (have) his lunch when the doorbell ________________ (ring).
5 It’s very annoying. I ________________ (play) my new DVD and then it suddenly ________________ (stop).
5. Complete the dialogue with will, shall or an appropriate form of be going to and the verbs in brackets.
Frank: Hi, Mel.
Mel: Hi, Frank. (1) ________________ (you / do) anything interesting this weekend?
Frank: No, my parents (2) ________________ (visit) my uncle, but I don’t have anything to do.
Frank: It’s a bit expensive. (4) ________________ (you / pay) for me?
Mel: No, sorry – I haven’t got enough money for two tickets. Wait. I saw on Facebook that Jim’s band Small Trees (5)
________________ (have) a concert tonight.
Frank: Tonight! (6) ________________ (we / go) and see them then?
Mel: I (7) ________________ (call) all Jim’s friends so that there are lots of people in the audience. He (8) ________________
(be) really happy when he sees us there! Can you bring your video camera?
Frank: Yes, I (9) ________________ (record) the concert and put it on YouTube.
Mel: Fantastic! Jim’s concert with all his friends. This (10) ________________ (be) a great night!
Yolanda: Well, let me see. I (2) ________________ when I left university so I have been doing it
(3) ________________ 17 years. I have (4) ________________ worked in nine different countries, but I haven’t
worked in London (5) ________________.
Yolanda: Usually two or three. For example, today I have already (6) ________________ two tours. (7)
________________ on a tour here in Rome yet?
Iggy: No, I haven’t. But I have (8) ________________ some of the important sights.
Yolanda: Well, if you (9) ________________ haven’t been on one by Wednesday, call me. I have planned a route around
the Roman Forum, the Piazza del Popolo and the Colosseum.
Iggy: That’s great! I’ve (10) ________________ heard of the Piazza del Popolo.
That’s so true! Thanks, Terry. For some free information about body language just email the magazine and we will send you Terry’s
e-book on body language as soon as we hear from you. In a few weeks you will be able to amaze your friends with your new
skills!
7. Read the article and choose true (T) or false (F).
1 According to research, over half of effective communication is through body language. T/F
2 During interviews, Terry tells witnesses what his job is. T/F
4 According to Terry, criminals who give too many details might not be telling the truth. T/F
5 Readers who want Terry’s book must wait a week for it to arrive. T/F
8. For questions 1–5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
5 What advice might Terry give to someone interested in reading body language?
A Be an interesting person and study biology.
B Smile and be confident.
C Be curious about people and study a lot.
D Practise moving your body and see how you feel.