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1. When you ....... (COME) to the party tomorrow, ......... (NOT FORGET) to
bring the beetles.
2. Thirty years ago, scientists _______ (begin) to study the link _______
aggressive behaviour and television watching.
3. How _______ do you go to the cinema? I usually go once ________
month.
4. Switch _______ the TV now, the news _____ (be) about to start.
1. Rephrasing:
1. "If many people demonstrate, the possibility of war may decrease". The
more..........................
2. If you take on too many tasks, it becomes harder to make time for them all.
The more tasks.
3. "My car is being repaired this afternoon". I .
4. There are more coins than banknotes. There arent
5. "I am sorry that I drank so much last night". I wish..
6. "Young people make noise and leave piles of rubbish behind. Residents
usually call the police".
...
(provided)
7. The cheaper dress is more or less the same as the other one. There isnt...
8. Its very nice of you to be so kind. Thank you....
9. We left before the end of the lecture. The lecture......
10. African countries are too poor to build a space station. African countries
arent
1. Occidental observers are against the veiling of women in Arabia. The veiling
is an example of sexual segregation.
2. We had dinner with a man. The man's wife was a film star.
3. Nikki sells cinema tickets. She is against the ban.
4. This is the plan. You have been talking about it.
5. I could not move my car. It had no petrol.
6. Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. His works are worth
millions.
7. The new currency is called euro. Its official abbreviation is EUR.
8. Bar owners have organized a protest. They feel the measures are unfair.
9. A dog was sent into space in 1957. Its name was Laika.
C) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use
AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.
1. Ann was an excellent teacher. She attacked some of her students verbally.
2. "The old lady rejected the insects. The insects were underdone."
3. Mobiles are very useful nowadays. They can be dangerous if you are driving.
4. Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. The result is that teenagers
suffer from stress.
5. People shouldn't use drugs. It affects their brains.
6. Many Spaniards have read The Order of the Phoenix. It has already been
translated into Spanish.
7. Lots of tourists visit that old building every year. It is one of the major
attractions in London.
8. "You have to clean all this mess before you go home" (Report what the
policeman said last Saturday to you and your friends)
2. Reported speech.
A) Complete
1. Doctors (not save) her life if they (discover) her illness before.
2. If you had exercised regularly, it...................... (help ) you calm down.
3. If we want to save the Earth, we should stop ............................. our forests.
4. If John _______ (NOT DRINK) so much last night he _________(NOT
BEHAVE) so aggressively.
7. Lexis
1. Agree, disagree,.......
2. Give an ADJECTIVE with the same root as APPETISER (noun)
3. Give a noun with the same root as FREE (adjective)
4. Give an adjective with the same root as IMPRESSION (noun)
5. Give an adjective with the same root as "SENSE"
7. Give an adverb with the same root as PHYSICAL (adj).
8. Give a noun with the same root as PROBABLY (adverb)
9. Give an adjective with the same root as PREDICT (verb).
11. Give a noun with the same root as APPEAR (verb)
12. Give a noun with the same root as POLITICAL (adjective)
C) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic field:
2. Make reported speech. Start all your answers with 'she', and use at least
5 different reported verbs.
- Im leaving tomorrow
- Please get me a cup of tea
- She got married last year
- Could you explain number four, please?
- We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant
- Ill come and help you at twelve
- Would you mind waiting a moment please?
- Could you tell me where the post office is?
- Have you ever seen Lord of the Rings?
- Lets listen to some music
3. Conditional sentences
- I (could / go) to the party If they (give) me the invitations, but they didnt.
- They (tell) you the truth if they (know) it but they dont.
- You (should / tell / not come / her) to the party if you (know) he was also
coming.
- If she (know) he was going she (not go).
- If it (be) mine I (not leave) there. One day, you will lose it.
4. Produce the questions to these answers:
5. Mix tenses