1. Complete the sentences with the present simple or the present continuous
form :
1 Dan
__________________________________________________________ (create) a new app at the moment.
2 My
uncle __________________________________________________________ (always, forget) the password
to
his mobile phone.
3 What
______________________________________________________________ (be) the name of your blog?
4 What
music _______________________________________________________ (you, listen) to at the moment?
5 My
dad _______________________________________________________ (not use) his phone to take photos.
6 _______________________________________________________ (they,
upload) videos to Vimeo every week?
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1 __________________________________________________________________
(you, hear) the dog barking?
2 I ______________________________________________________________ (not believe) it’s the best laptop.
3 Who _____________________________________________________________________ (you, want) to win?
4 Dave __________________________________________________________ (see) Isa after school tomorrow.
5 What _________________________________________________________ (you, prefer), texting or emailing?
6 Paul ________________________________________________________________ (think) about going to the
Campus
Party next year.
7 At the moment my friends
really ____________________________________________________ (like) Hozier.
8 We _______________________________________________________ (not understand) this exercise. It’s very
difficult
to do.
9 We __________________________________________________________________ (have) a party tomorrow.
10 How
often ________________________________________________________ (you, see) your grandparents?
3. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form
of the verbs:
1 I
_________________________ (not break) a cup when I ___________________________________________
(wash
up).
2 She
_______________________________________________________________ (go) to the cinema yesterday
_________________________________________________ and
(see) a comedy.
3 __________________________________________________________ you
___________________________
(you,
write) an essay yesterday at 7 pm?
4 We
__________________________________________________________________ (not do) homework when
it
________________________________________________________________ (start) to snow.
5 While
I __________________________________________________________________ (speak) on the phone,
Ella
___________________________________________________________________ (eat) her lunch.
6 While
Mike _____________________________________________________________ (decorate) the room for
____________________________________________________________ the
party, we (make) the sandwiches.
7 Yesterday
evening I ________________________________________________________________ (get) home,
_______________________________________________ (change) my clothes and __________________(go)
running.
8 While
I _____________________________________________________________________ (wait) for the bus,
I
__________________________________________________________________ (read) my book.
4. Write complete sentences using the prompts given:
1 The
phone / ring / when I / have / a shower / .
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 He
/ arrive / while / I / read a book / .
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3 When
/ you / arrive / at the party / what / everybody / do / .
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4 It
/ not stop / raining / while / they / play / football / .
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Write sentences using the present perfect and the prompts given:
1 She
/ pass / the exam / ?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 They
/ live / in Paris / for seven years / .
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3 We
/ never / be / to France / .
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4 She
/ not see / that film / .
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5 What
/ he / eat / today / ?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
6 Her
mum / travelled / to three countries / this month / .
_________________________________________________________________________________________
7 Where
/ you / be / today / ?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1 I
_______________________________________________________________ (not use) my phone at all today.
2 He
_______________________________________________________________ (give) me a box of chocolates
this
morning.
3 Where
_____________________________________________________________ (you, go) to primary school?
4 They
_____________________________________________________ (save) enough money to buy a car now.
5 My
cousins __________________________________________________ (ride)
an elephant in Thailand in 2014.
6 My
parents ____________________________________________________________________ (drive)
190 km
so
far today.
7 Where
________________________________________________________ (you, leave) your laptop? I need it.
7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1 Next
weekend I _______________________________________________________________ (go) to Marbella.
I
bought the ticket yesterday.
2 The
sports shop ________________________________________________________________ (open) at 9 am.
3 ‘Did
you invite Jenny?’ ‘Yes, but she_______________________________________________________ (meet)
her
cousins.’
4 He’s
a great footballer. One day, he__________________________________________________ (be) famous.
5 ‘Don’t
tell anyone.’ ‘I promise I__________________________________________________________ (not tell)
anyone
your secret.’
6 She’s
nine months pregnant. She_________________________________________________________ (have)
her
baby next week.
7 Don’t
eat so much chocolate. You ________________________________________________________ (make)
yourself
ill.
8 The
disco __________________________________________________________________ (finish) at 2.30 am.
8. Complete the sentences with the future perfect or future continuous form
of the verbs:
1 This
time next week I ________________________________________________________ (relax) on the beach.
2 In
two weeks’ time he _____________________________________________________ (not
finish) the exams –
he’ll
have two left.
3 By
the beginning of September, the football season ___________________________________________ (start).
4 At
this time tomorrow tonight, we _____________________________________________________ (meet) Ella’s
new
boyfriend.
5 At
11 o’clock, we _________________________________________________________ (not eat) the 12 grapes.
6 Who
______________________________________________________ (Harry, dance) with at the party tonight?
9. Write advice using the prompts given:
What clothes should people wear at a
wedding?
1 People
/ dress / smartly at a wedding /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Women
/ wear / a short dress to a morning wedding /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3 Women
/ not wear / a short dress to an evening wedding /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4 Men
/ look / formal /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5 Men
/ wear / a suit. They / not wear / jeans /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Write sentences using the prompts given:
1 Damian
is late for school. He / must / miss / the bus /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 That
book was published last year. You / can’t / read / it two years ago /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3 My
shirt is dirty. Paula / might / wore / it / without asking /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4 Someone
took my belt. It / not be / Dave / – he wasn’t here /.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Rewrite the sentences with a
modal verb:
1 Wearing
short skirts to school is forbidden.
We
______________________________________________________________________________________
2 I
recommend that you wear warm clothes.
You
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3 It
isn’t obligatory to wear a tracksuit to school, but I do.
You
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4 You
are able to wear what you want to the party.
You
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5 It’s
possible that you didn’t do your homework.
You
_____________________________________________________________________________________
6 I
recommend you don’t listen to music when studying.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
12. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs from
the box:
arrest catch
forge vandalise watch
witness
1 He __________________________________________________________________ by the police because he
had
used a stolen credit card. (past simple passive)
2 That
letter _____________________________________________________________________ .
The president
doesn’t
write the letter ‘s’ like that. (past simple passive)
3 Every
day 100 people ___________________________________________________________________ trying
to
enter the country illegally by the airport police. (present simple passive)
4 Empty
buildings _____________________________________________________________ and they make the
town
look ugly. (present simple passive)
5 The
kidnapping ___________________________________________________________ by a woman who was
walking
her dog. (past simple passive)
6 Local
criminals ______________________________________________________________ by the police now.
(present
continuous passive)
13. Rewrite the sentences so they have the same meaning as the one given:
1 He
reported the crime to the police.
The
crime ________________________________________________________________________________
2 A
reckless driver has caused the accident.
The
accident ______________________________________________________________________________
3 The
story has been retweeted by thousands of people.
Thousands
of people ________________________________________________________________________
4 The
court case is being broadcast live by the press.
The
press _________________________________________________________________________________
5 The
police officers closed off the crime scene.
The
crime scene ___________________________________________________________________________
6 She
has been caught shoplifting by a security guard.
A
security guard ____________________________________________________________________________
14. Rewrite the sentences with the correct conditional tense:
1 Ken’s
house is very noisy. He doesn’t study there.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 People
moved to this country from the Caribbean. They suffered racial prejudice.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3 You
pick up the litter. The town will be tidy.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4 They
moved the discos out of the centre. The town became quiet.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5 I
go to a religious school. I have to study religion.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
6 Melanie
doesn’t know the Gay Pride Festival is on. She would go.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
15. Complete the text with the
correct conditional form of the verbs in brackets:
In my country if you don’t work, you 1 ________________________ (not
have) enough money to have health insurance. Unfortunately, there isn’t any
free
healthcare in my state. If there was free healthcare, you 2
_________________
(be able to) receive any treatment you needed. Two years ago my grandma had
breast cancer. If she 3 __________________________ (not have)
private
healthcare, she wouldn’t have had enough money to pay for the treatment. If
my grandma hadn’t had that treatment, she 4 _______________________ (die).
In this country, if you don’t work, you 5 ______________________
(not have)
health insurance or free public healthcare. If public healthcare improved,
doctors
6 ___________________________ (treat) patients sooner and healthcare bills
would be cheaper.
16. Rewrite the statements in reported speech:
1 ‘I’m
tired.’
She
said she __________________________________________________________________________ tired.
2 ‘You
have written an interesting article.’
The
teacher told her she _____________________________________________________ an interesting article.
3 ‘We
will never see each other again.’
The
man said that they _________________________________________________________ each other again.
4 ‘Peter
can’t swim very well.’
He
told me that Peter ________________________________________________________________ very well.
5 ‘I’m
going to the doctor later.’
My
father said that he _________________________________________________________ to the doctor later.
6 ‘My
sister was really upset yesterday.’
He
said that his sister ____________________________________________________________ the day before.
7 ‘I
was going home when he rang.’
She
said that she __________________________________________________________ home when he rang.
8 ‘I
won’t be home until late.’
My
mum said that she ___________________________________________________________ home until late.
17. Reported questions. Rewrite the questions as
reported questions:
1 ‘What
is your favourite website?’ Karen asked me.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 ‘Did you watch the tennis match?’
Ella asked John.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3 ‘Will you sign an autograph for me?’
Luke asked Gasol.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
4 ‘What can you do with that app?’
Gemma asked Kieran.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
18. Choose the best answers to
complete the sentences:
1 My
mother said / told us to switch off the computer.
2 My
cousin offered / suggested that we have pizza for lunch.
3 Jane
said / told she wanted to check her email.
4 My
grandmother offered / advised to go shopping with me.
5 The
celebrity said / told the journalist her life story.
19. Complete the sentences in
reported speech:
1 ‘Don’t
spend so much time on the internet!’
My
mum told me ___________________________________________________________________________
2 ‘Would
you like me to get you credit for your phone.’
My
sister offered ___________________________________________________________________________
3 ‘Why
don’t we see what’s on at the cinema.’
My
friend suggested that _____________________________________________________________________
4 ‘You
should save your photos to the cloud.’
Katie
recommended ________________________________________________________________________
20. Reading
What
price fashion?
You’re very excited and happy because you’ve spent the
day shopping with your friends. You all enjoy hanging out at the mall, chatting
and window shopping and sometimes you treat yourself to something new,
especially when you can find an affordable bargain in the sales. Today’s outing
was very successful. You’ve come home with a new top that will go with the
trousers you bought last week. You’re going out to a party this evening, so
you’ll be able to show off your new purchases. You love dressing up and you
know you’ll feel like a million dollars. Everyone will compliment you, tell you
how attractive you look and ask you where you got your outfit and you’ll be
able to tell them that you got a really good deal with a 50% reduction.
But high-street fashion comes at a price, doesn’t it?
Have you ever stopped to check the label of your latest purchases to see where
your clothes have been manufactured? The chances are that they will have been
made in China or another country where labour costs are considerably lower than
in Europe. How could they be so cheap otherwise? As our demand for cheaper and
cheaper goods increases, so the conditions of workers in so-called sweatshops
get worse. With many of these workers, often children, earning less than $1 a
day. Isn’t it time that the large clothing manufacturers started to take responsibility
for their actions? Don’t you think that they have a duty to take care of their
employees?
Of course, there are many companies who trade ethically
and pay decent living wages so it’s not all doom and gloom on the high street.
If you do care though, you’ll be surprised at just how much power you have as a
consumer, and there are many things you can do to make your voice heard. You
can boycott companies whose policies are exploitative. After all, they are
interested in making a good profit and if people stop buying their goods, their
profits will inevitably fall. You can look out for the Fairtrade symbol which
is a sign that the product has been ethically sourced, to an extent anyway, and
of course you can use social media to get the message out there. So, next time
you go on a shopping spree, check out the labels and don’t let those companies
get away with it!
a) Are the following statements (T) or
false (F)? Use the exact words from the text to justify your answers. ( ____ / 4)
1 Workers suffer so that prices are
kept low. ____
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Consumers can stop buying cheap
goods to make a point. ____
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
b) Answer the questions in your own
words. (
____ / 4)
1 Why is shopping such an enjoyable
activity?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 How can consumers use the
internet to make a difference?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
c) Choose the best answers. ( ____ / 4)
1 A shopping expedition is
successful when …
a you pay less than the original
price for something.
b you find a new outfit.
c you find what you’re looking
for.
d you go with your friends.
2 If you want to have your say, you
can …
a start on-line petitions.
b organise demonstrations.
c refuse to buy certain
products.
d not buy anything.
d)Rewrite the sentences in the
passive. (
____ / 4)
1 Everyone will compliment you and
tell you how attractive you look.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Companies should take care of their employees.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences using the word in
brackets. (
____ / 4)
1 Let’s go to the shopping mall
later. (fancy)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2 In my opinion, it’s wrong to support exploitative companies. (concerned)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
e) Find words or phrases in the text
that mean … (
____ / 3)
1 say nice things (paragraph 1) ________________________________________________________
2 factories with poor conditions
(paragraph 2) ______________________________________________________
3 depressing (paragraph 3) __________________________________________________________
