Name: Milenka Pillasagua Cedeño

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Grammar

1 Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets.

0 I’m able to do this easily. (can)

I can do this easily.
1 Mark doesn’t know how to play football. (useless)
Mark is useless at playing
football......................................................................................................................

2 Fixing problems on my laptop is very easy. (I find)

..I find very easy to fix problems on my
laptop ......................................................................................................................

3 Rachel can speak French well. (very good at)

...Rachel is very good at speaking
French .....................................................................................................................

4 I don’t know how to do this. (no idea)

...I have no idea how to do this.....................................................................................................................

5 Robin can’t play chess at all. (clue)

...Robin doesn´t have a clue how to play
chess ..................................................................................................................

6 I couldn’t swim when I was five. (able)

......I wasn´t able to swim when I was
five ..................................................................................................................

7 Yolanda can’t make cakes. (no good at)

.......Yolanda is no good at making
cakes .................................................................................................................

8 I passed all my exams, but they were very difficult. (manage)

....I managed to pass all my exams, but they were very
difficult ....................................................................................................................

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Fill in the gaps in these second conditional sentences with the correct form
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of the verbs in brackets.

0 If I won (win) a million pounds, I’d buy (buy) an island in the Pacific.

1 Which countries .......would.................. you ...visit...................... (visit) if you .......had.................. (have)

six months off?

2 Life ....would be..................... (be) so much easier if I .........lived................ (live) nearer my work.

3 If we .......didn´t have.................. (not have) air conditioning at home, I ......would go................... (go)
crazy.

4 If Sam ...didn´t work...................... (not work) in London, he .......would move.................. (move) to the
country.

5 We .......would live.................. (live) in England if it ....didn´t rain..................... (not rain) all the time.

6 If Jack .....could.................... (can) find a better job, he ..would be able to....................... (be able to)
move house.

7 We .........wouldn´t be................ (not be) lost if you ....had..................... (have) your GPS in your car.

8 .....Would.................... you ....do..................... (do) less exercise if you ....didn´t have..................... (not
have) a dog?

9 I might ......wouldn´t be................... (not be) so unhappy if my job ....didn’t be..................... (not be) so
boring.

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3 Put a ‘Y’ for the correct sentences. Change the incorrect ones.

0 Ali is absolutely brilliant in chess.

Ali is absolutely brilliant at chess.

1 I’ll make the shopping if you do the cleaning.

. I’ll do the shopping if you do the
cleaning .......................................................................................................................

2 I don’t know what is called in English.

. I don’t know what it is called in
English........................................................................................................................

3 What do you think I should do? Y

........................................................................................................................

4 We’ll go swimming if it doesn’t rain. Y

........................................................................................................................

5 That’s the more expensive camera in the shop.

That’s the most expensive camera in the
shop.........................................................................................................................

6 I like going to the cinema by myself. Y

........................................................................................................................

7 It’s stuff for clean computers. Y

........................................................................................................................

8 I’ll believe it when I’ll see it.

I’ll believe it when I see it.........................................................................................................................

9 When do you usually do your homework? Y

........................................................................................................................

10 I’ve been having this phone since July. Y

........................................................................................................................

11 Can you copy me in at your email?

Can you copy me in your
email?......................................................................................................................

12 I’ll take a map in case we get lost. Y

........................................................................................................................

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4 Underline the correct verb forms.

0 Many houses in the town were damaged / damaged by storms in 2010.

1 More bad weather reported / was reported in Florida yesterday afternoon.

2 Extreme weather conditions have recorded / have been recorded in many places recently.

3 Global warming will affect / will be affected a lot more places in the future.

4 Sea levels are rising / are being risen around the world.

5 People should teach / should be taught how to save energy at home.

6 Many places around the country have hit / have been hit by strong winds.

7 A lot of people killed / were killed by bad weather last week.

8 More records of temperature changes are keeping / are being kept these days.

9 Climate change must take / must be taken more seriously by world governments.

10 More people will lose / will be lost their homes in the future.

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5 Make these sentences passive. Use ‘by + the agent’ if necessary.

0 We give students homework twice a week.

Students are given homework twice a week.

1 Mrs Robson took the old man to hospital.

The old man was taken to hospital by Mrs
Robinson ........................................................................................................................

2 They haven’t caught the thief yet.

The thief hasn´t been caught by they
yet ........................................................................................................................

3 We can do a lot to slow down global warming.

..Global warming can be slowed down by
we ..................................................................................................................

4 The police are questioning three men.

Three men are being questioned by the
police .......................................................................................................................

5 They grow bananas in the Caribbean.

...Bananas was grown in the Caribbean by
they .....................................................................................................................

6 You must take these pills twice a day.

...These pills must be taken twice a day by
you ...............................................................................................................

7 A cleaner found a baby outside the hospital.

..A baby outside the hospital was found by a
cleaner ......................................................................................................................

8 The school will test all students at the end of term.

All students at the end of term will be tested by the
school ......................................................................................................................

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6 Fill in the gaps with these words and phrases.

some any enough loads of little

hardly any a few no too much

0 Would you like some cake?

1 Chris spends ........too much...................... time working. He should have a holiday.

2 I can only say ...a few........................... words in Chinese.

3 I had .....no......................... time to do my homework last night. I’ve only written 50 words.

4 My daughter’s always on the phone. She’s got ....loads of.......................... friends.

5 We’ve only got two small pizzas and there’s .....hardly any......................... salad at all! That
isn’t .....enough......................... food for six people.

6 I can’t see .....any......................... potatoes in the cupboard either. I think we’ve run out.

7 There’s a ......little........................ milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for two coffees.

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7 Put a ‘Y’ for the correct sentences. Change the incorrect ones.

0 I heard that he bit by a shark.

I heard that he was bitten by a shark.

1 My parents let me to stay up late.Y

........................................................................................................................

2 This room is as bigger as my bedroom.

This room is as big as my bedroom

3 My dad taught me to play tennis. Y

........................................................................................................................
4 I’ve got plenty food in the house.
I’ve got plenty of food in the house

5 Could you tell me when does the film start?

..... Could you tell me when the film does start?
...................................................................................................................
6 If I had a car, I’d be able to drive to work. Y
........................................................................................................................

7 He was sent to the prison for 20 years. Y

........................................................................................................................

8 I’m useless at remembering birthdays. Y

........................................................................................................................

9 What would you do if you lost your job? Y

........................................................................................................................

10 I managed find a very nice suit.

I managed to find a very nice
suit........................................................................................................................

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Vocabulary

8 Underline the correct words/phrases.

0 My parents always encouraged me follow / to follow my dreams.

1 He makes / puts a lot of effort into everything he does.

2 He always tries to make / do his best.

3 Try and make the most of / for the opportunity.

4 If you try hard, you’ll achieve your results / goals.

5 I think I messed out / up my last exam.

6 Have you ever taken part in / into a TV programme?

7 I dream for / of becoming a famous musician.

8 Everything went wrong / wrongly at the interview.

9 You’re very lucky to have had the possibility / opportunity to live abroad.

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9 Write the words/phrases connected to computers.

0 connect your computer to the internet log on

1 part of a computer that stores information a hard.......... drive..........

2 a document, picture, etc. sent with an email an attachment..........

3 when a computer or a website suddenly stops working crash..........

4 produce a copy of a document on paper print.......... out..........

5 a secret word that allows you to use a computer a password..........

6 a connection between two pages on the internet a link..........

7 write something on a website or forum for other people post.......... a comment..........

to read

8 add a new comment to your page on a social update......... your status..........

networking site

9 download a computer program from the internet or install.......... software..........

from a disk

10 unwanted emails, usually advertisements spam..........

11 remove something from a computer’s memory delete........

12 personal information you add to your page on a social a profile..........

networking site
13 use a machine to put a document, etc. into a computer scan..........

14 a small piece of equipment that you use for storing a memory.......... stick..........
information or photos

15 a computer program which stops a computer from a virus..........

working normally

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Read the biography of Bill Gates. Fill in the gaps with a, an, the or − (no
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article).

Bill Gates
Bill Gates is (0) the man who created Microsoft, (1) ...a...... world-wide leader in computer software. Born in
1955, Gates grew up in (2) ...--...... Seattle with his two sisters and their father, who was (3) ..a....... lawyer.
Gates went to (4) ....the..... small elementary school near his home and then went on to (5) ....the..... well-
known Lakeside School, where he discovered his interest in (6) ..---....... software. He began programming
(7) .---........ computers at (8) .the........ age of 13.
In 1973 Gates went to Harvard University. While at Harvard, Gates developed (9) ..a....... new type of
(10) ...----...... programming language called BASIC. Gates left Harvard before (11) ..the.... end of his
course to give his time totally to Microsoft, which was (12) ..the....... name he had given to (13) ......the...
company he’d started in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen.
In 1999 Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought. This was (14) ...the...... first book he wrote and it
showed how computer technology could solve (15) ...---...... business problems in new ways.
Gates and his wife, Melinda, now run (16) ..an..... organisation called the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
(17) .The........ aim of this organisation is to provide money for health and education projects around
(18) ...the...... world. These projects include fighting malaria in (19) .---........ Africa and providing better
internet access for poor people in (20) ...the...... United States.

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11 Write the words for bad weather and natural disasters.

0 very bad weather with lots of rain, snow or wind a storm

1 a very strong, dangerous wind that blows in a circle a tornado....................

2 a bright light in the sky during a storm lightning....................

3 a sudden violent movement of the Earth’s surface an earthquake....................

4 a violent storm with very strong winds a hurricane....................

5 a lot of water covering an area that is usually dry a flood....................

6 a very bad snow storm with strong winds a blizzard....................

7 the loud noise that comes from the sky in a storm thunder...................

8 a very strong wind a gale....................

9 a long period of unusually hot weather a heat wave....................

10 an extremely large wave that can cause a lot of a tsunami....................

damage when it hits the coast
11 a long period of time with no rain a drought....................

12 when a large quantity of rocks and earth falls down the a landslide....................
side of a mountain

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12 Write the containers and the food items.

0 a box of chocolates 1 ..............a bag of 2 ........a tin of cat

crisps ................................... food .........................................

3 .....a bottle of 4 ...................a packet of 5 ................a jar of strawberry

ketchup ............................................ biscuits .............................. marmalade .................................

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13 Make the opposites of these words by adding a prefix.

0 usual Unusual

1 patient ...impatient ........................

2 responsible ...irresponsible...........................

3 helpful .. unhelpful............................

4 possible ...impossible..........................

5 correct ...incorrect.........................

6 selfish ...unselfish.....................

7 honest ...dishonest .........................

8 polite ...impolite...........................

9 considerate ...inconsiderate...........................

10 regular ...irregular...........................

11 organised ...disorganized...........................

12 formal ...informal...........................

13 believable ...unbelievable...........................

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14 Fill in the gaps by adding a prefix or suffix to the word in brackets.

0 Mark is absolutely useless (use) at basketball. He’s far too unfit.

1 I wouldn’t go to that restaurant. They always ......recharge.............. (charge) their customers.

2 I think footballers are .....repaid............... (pay). Some of them are millionaires nowadays.

3 Please don’t throw that plastic bag away. You can ...reuse................. (use) it.

4 You shouldn’t ....underestimate................ (estimate) Susan. She’s really very clever.

5 When are you going to ...repaid................. (pay) the money I lent you?

6 You needn’t worry about the operation. It’s completely .....painless............... (pain).

7 That cottage is ...useless................. (use). The owners only stay in it twice a year.

8 You need to be very .....careless............... (care) with that. It might break.

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Real World

15 Put the words in order to make indirect questions.

0 mobile phone / is / you / where / Do / know / my ?

Do you know where my mobile phone is?
1 idea / coming / to / any / Have / if / John / the / meeting / is / you ?
..Have you any idea if John is coming to the
meeting? ......................................................................................................................

2 you / we / up / station / Do / should / him / from / pick / think / the ?

.Do you think we should pick him up from the
station? .......................................................................................................................

3 message / me / you / left / has / a / me / Harry / Could / whether / tell ?

....Could you tell me whether Harry has left me a
message? ...................................................................................................................

4 the / arrive / what / to / you / next / know / is / time / Do / train / going ?

...Do you know what time the next train is going to
arrive? .....................................................................................................................

5 when / you / back / tell / from / Sarah / Can / will / be / lunch / me ?

.....Can you tell me when Sarah will be back from
lunch? ...................................................................................................................

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16 Fill in the gaps in this conversation with these words/phrases.

Could hadn’t thought should we do in case That’s really if I were you

be careful a good idea watch out Whatever you do really helpful
you’d better or else sounds like

A: We’re going on a diving holiday next month, but I’ve never been diving before. (0) Could you give me
some advice?

B: Well, (1) .if I were you............................. , I’d do a diving course.

A: Yes, we’re going to do one as soon as we arrive.

B: OK, that’s good. And it’s (2) . really helpful............................. to buy your equipment before you go

(3) ....... in case....................... you can’t find what you want there.

A: That’s a good idea. I (4) .... hadn’t thought.......................... of that.

B: And (5) ........ be careful...................... when you’re swimming near coral. If you stand on it, you can hurt
yourself – and damage the coral.

A: (6) ...... That’s really........................ useful, thanks.

B: And when you’re diving, you always swim in pairs. (7) ..... Whatever you do......................... , don’t lose

your partner. Stay together at all times, and (8) ......... watch out..................... for sharks.

A: What (9) .... should we do.......................... if we see one?

B: Just stay calm. Most of them are harmless and they’ll probably just swim away.

A: Right, thanks. That’s (10) ..... a good idea......................... .

B: And if you ever start to feel cold, (11) ...... you’d better........................ come up immediately. But don’t
come up too quickly (12) ......or else........................ you’ll be in trouble.

A: That (13) ......sounds like........................ good advice. Thanks a lot.

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