Практическое задание

Part A Grammar focus

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Exercise 1. Fill in with Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. Excuse me. Do you speak (you/speak) English?
2. “Where is Tom?” “_______ (he/have) a shower”.
3. _______ (I/not/watch) television very often.
4. Listen! Somebody _______ (sing).
5. Sandra is tired. _______ (she/want) to go home now.
6. How often _______ (you read) a newspaper?
7. “Excuse me but _______ (you/sit) in my place”. “Oh, I’m sorry”.
8. It’s late. _______ (I/go) home now. 9) _______ (you/come) with me?
9. What time _______ (your father/finish) work in the evenings?
10. You can turn off the radio. _______ (I/not/listen) to it.
11. “Where is Paul?” “In the kitchen. _______ (he/cook) something”.
12. Martin _______ (not/usually/drive) to work.
13. He _______ (usually walk).
14.  Sue _______ (not/like) coffee.
15. She _______ (prefer/tea).)

Exercise 2. Complete these sentences using Present Simple or Present Continuous. Use the verb given in brackets.

1. My sister _______ (wait) patiently for her exam results.
2. We _______ (not travel) by train very often.
3. I _______ (consider) accepting that job in Crete.
4. The film _______ (end) with a dramatic car chase.
5. I'm sorry, I _______ (feel) too tired to go out this evening.
6. We _______ (have) a great time here in London.
7. _______ you _______ (see) much of your brother these days?
8. We _______ (rely) on you to bring the keys with you.
9. I _______ (wish) people didn't smoke in restaurants.
10. Who _______ you _______ (think) you are, speaking to me like that!

Exercise 3. Put in the correct tense (Present Simple or Present Continuous).

1. Vegetarians are people who (don't eat /are not eating) meat.
2. Look out! My husband (comes/is coming).
3. Some people still think the sun (goes/is going) round the earth.
4. I (play/I'm playing) tennis every weekend.
5. Who (sits/'s sitting) in my chair?
6. What (happens/is happening) in golf if you lose the ball?
7. An alcoholic is a person who (drinks/is drinking) too much and can't stop.
8. Look! (She wears/She's wearing) the same shoes as me.
9. “What (are you looking/do you look) at?” “A strange bird”.
10. I (stay/I'm staying) with John for a few weeks until my flat's ready.
11. We (usually stay/'re usually staying) with Peggy when we go to Chicago.
12. Can you explain why water always (runs/is running) downhill?
13. What (do you do/are you doing) with my coat?
14. Nobody (gets/is getting) up early for fun.
15. Not many passenger planes (fly/are flying) faster than sound.

Exercise 4. Put the verb into the correct form, Present Continuous or Present Simple.

1. I _______ (not/belong) to a political party.
2. Hurry! The bus _______ (come), _______ (not/want) to miss it.
3. The River Nile _______ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
4. The river _______ (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
5. _______ (it/ever/snow) in India?
6. We usually _______ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we _______ (not/grow) any.
7. A: Can you drive?
8. B: No, but I _______ (learn). My father _______ (teach) me.
9. You can borrow my umbrella. I _______ (not/need) it at the moment.
10. (at a party) I usually _______ (enjoy) parties but I _______ (not/enjoy) this one very much.
11. George says he's 80 years old but I _______ (not/believe) him.
12. Ron is in London at the moment. He _______ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel.
13. He usually _______ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he's in London.

Past Simple and Present Perfect

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. A): How long 1) have you had (you / have) your car?

B): I 2) _______ (have) it since Christmas. I 3) _______ (buy) it from my uncle.

2. A): 4) _______ (you /see) that film before?

B): Yes, I 5) _______ (see) it when I 6) _______ (be) in London.

3. A): How long 7) _______ (you/be) ill?

B): I 8) _______ (be) ill since I 9) _______ (eat) that meal.

4. A): When 10) _______ (Ann / move) into her new house?

В): She 11) _______ (move) in a month ago. I 12) _______ (not / visit) her yet, but I 13) _______ (arrange) to meet her this week.

Exercise 6. Fill in Past Simple or Present Perfect.

My best friend is called Alison. We 1) have known (know) each other since we 2) _______ (be) five years old. We 3) _______ (always / share) our problems and our troubles, but we 4) _______ (also/enjoy) good times together and 5) _______ (spend) many hours laughing together. We 6) _______ (live) next door to each other before Alison 7) _______ (move) to London. I 8) _______ (visit) her many times since then. She 9) _______ (just / buy) a new house but I 10) _______ (not/see) it yet.

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Present Perfect.

A: Last night I saw (see) "The Bodyguard" at the cinema.

B: Oh, I 1) _______ (already / see) it twice.

A: Do you know that Mrs Jones 2) _______ (work) here for sixteen years?

B: I thought she 3) _______ (start) working here ten years ago.

A: 4) _______ (you / ever / meet) anyone famous?

B: Well, I 5) _______ (see) Jane Fonda.

A: Really? I 6) _______ (meet) her father, Henry Fonda, once. But he is dead now.

A: Yesterday I 7) _______ (leave) the house and 8) _______ (catch) the train. Then I 9) _______ (realise) that my keys 10) _______ (be) in the house.

B: Oh no! That 11) _______ (happen) to me before. What 12) _______ (you/do)?

A: I 13) _______ (call) the locksmith.

A: I 14) _______ (already / make) the beds and I 15) _______ (just/sweep) the floor, but I 16) _______ (not/start) the ironing yet.

B: Don't worry. I 17) _______ (do) it yesterday.

A: How long ago 18) _______ (you /begin) painting?

B: Ten years ago. I 19) _______ (recently / complete) a painting

that the National Gallery 20) _______ (ask) me to do a year ago.

7. A: Why are you so happy?

B: I 21) _______ (just/pass) my driving test!

A: 22) _______ (you /always/ have) long hair, Julie?

B: No, when I was young my hair 23) _______ (be) very short.

А: On Monday my father 24) _______ (give) me £20.

B: That's wonderful!

A: No it isn't. I 25) _______ (already / spend) it.

А: What 26) _______ (happen)? Why is the room full of smoke?

В: I 27) _______ (just/cook) your dinner, dear.

A: Well, I'm not that hungry.

The Passive

Changing from Active into Passive.

The object of the active verb becomes the subject in the new sentence.

e.g. Picasso painted that picture.

The active verb changes into a passive form and the subject of the active verb becomes the agent. The agent is introduced with by or it is omitted.

e.g. That picture was painted by Picasso.

After modal verbs (will, can, must, have to, should, may, ought to) we use be + past participle.

e.g. You can use the machine for cutting bread.

e.g. The machine can be used for cutting bread.

With verbs taking two objects it is more usual to begin the passive sentence with the person.

e.g. I sent her some roses.

e.g. She was sent some roses. (more usual) or Some roses were sent to her. (less usual)

We put the agent (= the person who does the action) into the passive sentence only if it adds information. When the agent is unknown, unimportant or obvious it is omitted. Agents such as people (in general), they, somebody etc. are omitted.

e.g. Bell invented the telephone.

e.g. The telephone was invented by Bell. (The agent is not omitted because it adds information.)

e.g. Somebody murdered him.

e.g. He was murdered (by somebody). (unknown agent is omitted.)

e.g. The police arrested him.

e.g. He was arrested (by the police). (obvious agent is omitted.)

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive.

Two men 1) were seen (see) breaking into a house in my street last night. The police 2) _______ (call) and they arrived very quickly. One man 3) _______ (catch) immediately. The other escaped, but he 4) _______ (find) very soon. Both men 5) _______ (take) to the police station where they 6) _______ (question) separately by a police officer. The two men 7) _______ (charge) with burglary.

Exercise 9. Turn from Active into Passive.

1. The gardener has planted some trees.

2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice.

3. A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.

4. Steven Spielberg directed "E.T.".

Exercise 10. Turn from Active into Passive.

1. Columbus discovered America.

2. We keep money in a safe.

3. A bee stung her.

4. They speak Italian in Italy.

5. They have taken his aunt to hospital.

6. The boys damaged the television.

7. Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

8. He invited 30 people to his party.

9. They grow bananas in Africa.

Exercise 11. Turn from Active into Passive.

Someone is helping her with the housework.

e.g. She is being helped with the housework.

2. A pickpocket robbed me.

3. You must extinguish your cigarettes.

4. The mail-order company sent Mrs Green a parcel.

5. You must dry-clean this shirt.

6. Someone will pay you within the next few days.

7. You can improve your health with more exercise.

8. A dog is chasing the child.

Exercise 12. Rewrite the following passage into Passive.

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.

Exercise 13. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police are searching for the bus now. They will use the children's descriptions to catch the thief.

Part B Subject area “Education and Learning”

Exercise 1. Topic vocabulary in contrast. Complete using the correct form of the words in italics.

perfect pupil student

1. In our school, most classes have about 35 _______ in them.
2. Every year, two new _______ are chosen from the best students in each class.
3. The university accepts around 2000 new _______ every year.
   achieve reach
4. When he finally graduated, Victor felt he had _______ everything he set out to do.
5. The work we're doing now will make more sense when you _______ the sixth form.
   teach learn
6. Who _______ you how to play the drums like that?
7. I would love to _______ a new language I don't know anything about, like Swedish.
   high primary secondary
8. Children in England go to _______ school from the ages of five to eleven.
9. In Britain, grammar schools, public schools and comprehensives are often referred to as _______ schools.
10. Americans usually refer to their secondary school as a _______ school, and there are often separate junior and senior schools.
    degree certificate results
11. The exam _______ come out today and I'm really nervous. I hope I've passed.
12. I was so proud when my exam _______ finally arrived in the post.
13. I would prefer to go to university and do a _______ in astronomy, rather than start work.

Exercise 2. Topic vocabulary in contrast. Choose the correct word.

1. I made a few mistakes in the exam and I don't think I passed / took it.
2. It's not always easy to count / measure how intelligent someone is.
3. Did you know that our French teacher can speak / talk four languages?
4. My qualifications / qualities include a degree and an MA in chemistry.
5. Our headteacher had had her hair cut and I didn't know / recognise her at first.
6. In design and technology, we were given the effort / task of designing a stadium.
7. You'll find plenty of books on the subject / lesson of business studies in the library.
8. You have to read / study hard in order to do well at university.
9. Look at what we did in today's lesson and we'll have a quick exam / test tomorrow morning. Our teacher asked us to choose one of our colleagues / classmates to be our partner for the next exercise.

Exercise 3. Phrasal verbs. Write one word in each gap.

1. Just get _______ with Exercise С and I'll be back in a minute.
2. My teacher says that I should sail _______ the exam, but I'm not so sure.
3. Dave didn't understand what Miss Smith was getting _______, so he asked her to explain it again.
4. We all tried to convince our teacher to change his mind about the school trip and he finally came _______.
5. If you make a mistake, just cross it _______ with a single line.
6. Belinda missed a few months of school because of illness and found it difficult to keep _______ with her classmates.
7. The other kids were making fun of me, but I didn't catch _______ until I heard them laughing.

Exercise 4. Phrasal verbs. Complete each second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Take the similar

meaning in the Phrasal verbs section.

1. The ideas in your essay need to be organised better.
   set           You need to _______ in your essay better.
2. Why don't you consider the college's offer for a few days and then call them?
   over         Why don't _______ for a few days and then call them?
3. You'll never pass the exam if you just stop trying like that.
   in            You'll never pass the exam if you just _______ like that.
4. When he was at university, Nick just couldn't handle all the work.
   deal       Nick just couldn't _______ at university.
5. I suddenly realised that I had left my homework at home.
   dawned         It _______ that I had left my homework at home.
6. Ed was very lonely at university and he left after only one month.
   out        Ed _______ after only one month because he was very lonely.

Exercise 5. Phrases and collocations. Choose the correct answer.

1. If you need to _______ the teacher's attention, just put your hand up.
   A pull                 В attract             С capture                D draw
2. Make sure you _______ your homework before you go out.
   A make             В solve              С write                      D do
3. Could I _______ a suggestion? Why not have piano lessons?
   A have            В do                    С put                         D make
4. I really don't _______ the point of taking the exam when you're not ready for it.
   A take            В see                   С have                     D mind
5. I'll meet you at the school gates during the lunch _______.
   A break             В gap                С interval                D pause
6. Do you think you could pass that book _______ to me, please?
   A under        В through              С over                     D in
7. Mrs Dawson said that we are _______ our lesson in the library next Monday.
   A having        В making             С reading                D going
8. In English yesterday, we had a discussion _______ different cultures.
   A around         В about               С for                      D from
9. _______ my opinion, maths shouldn't be a compulsory subject.
   A from            В to                    С at                         D in
10. When you _______ the exam tomorrow, try to stay calm and relaxed.
    A make         В write                С take                     D answer
11. My dad wants me to go to university, but I'm in _______ minds about it.
    A my            В two                  С some                   D different
12. I still have a lot _______ about the English language.
    A learning     В to learn            С for learning         D of learning
13. If the examiner can't _______ sense of your writing, you'll get a low mark.
    A make        В bring               С take                      D understand
14. I hadn't studied, so when the teacher asked me I had _______ idea.
    A none        В no                    С even                    D not

Exercise 6. Word patterns. Each of the words in italics is incorrect. Rewrite them correctly.

1. I've always admired our music teacher from being so patient.
2. My new school is quite similar with my old one.
3. Mr Wilkins congratulated me for passing the exam.
4. I'd better go home and study on tomorrow's test.
5. Ian is capable for doing very well this year if he works hard.
6. This course is suitable to students who are considering a career in the media.
7. If you don't get into university, you'll have to settle with art college.
8. After six attempts, Bill finally succeeded with passing his driving test.

Exercise 7. Word patterns. Water has damaged part of this text from adiary. Read it and decide what you think each of the original words was. Write these words.

Dear Diary

Well, my first day at the new school is over. I was able 1) _______ make a few friends, although I hope I 2) _______ meet more people tomorrow. I met one girl I didn't like, who just boasted 3) _______ her exam results and succeeded 4) _______ annoying everyone. The teacher asked me what I'd been learning 5) _______ at my other school and when I told her, she said she failed 6) _______ see how I would be able to catch up with the others. I'll show her! I'm just as capable 7) _______ doing the work as the others. I'm really going to study hard 8) _______ the test.

Exercise 8. Word formation. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.

1. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the _______ (SCHOLAR)?
2. Do you think that you pay enough _______ (ATTEND) in class?
3. Could you tell me what the _______ (SOLVE) to number seven is?
4. My dad said I'd better spend more time on my _______ (STUDY).
5. I would like to know what qualifications _______.(TEACH) require in your country.
6. Joshua was suspended from school for a week for bad _______ (BEHAVE).
7. I did six hours of _______ (REVISE) for the test, and I still failed!
8. Please send photocopies of all your _______ (CERTIFY) to us at the address below.

Exercise 9. Word formation. Complete the text by changing the form of the word in capitals.

Being unable to read

It seems 1) _______ (THINK) today not to provide children with a decent 2)

_______ (EDUCATE).There is such an emphasis on 3) _______ (ACADEMY) achievement these days that it's easy to forget what a problem 4) _______ (LITERATE) used to be. Being unable to read can be 5) _______ (INTENSE) embarrassing and can make someone feel like a complete 6) _______ (FAIL). Someone who can't read is often 7) _______ (UNDERSTAND) afraid of certain situations. The problem can seem 8) _______ (SOLVE). However, given the right teacher, a lot of hard work and a 9) _______ (REASON) amount of time, anyone can learn. Being able to read can lead to an 10) _______ (IMPROVE) quality of life.