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TRANSCRIPT
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WELCOME
TO THE ENGLISH
INTRODUCTORY COURSE
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CONTENTS
Verb To Be: page 1
Present Simple : page 2
There is / there are: page 3
Prepositions: page 4
Present continuous: page 6
Adjectives: page 8
Past simple: page 10
Modals: page 13
Future tenses: page 14
Present Perfect: page 15
Mixed tenses: page 18
Past Perfect: page 21
Conditionals: page 21
The passive: page 22
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Verb To Be
A Complete the text below with the correct form of the verb "to be":
Marcia1_______from Brazil. She2 ________25 years
old and works as a secretary, in Dublin. She
3_______very communicative and has a lot of friends.
Two of her best friends are Miguel and
Pauline. Miguel 4______from Portugal. He 5______27
years old.Pauline 6________a very funny French girl.
She 7_______30 years old. Marcia and Miguel8_______ singles, but Pauline9________ married
to a doctor. She says they10________ very happy. Marcia wants to go back to Brazil, but
she11_________sure she12______ going to miss her friends.
B Complete with the right verb to be and then choose the correct answer according to the
picture:
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1. ______ he a footballplayer?
a. No, _____ _____ . He _____ a
______________
2. _____ he a student?
a. _____, _____ _____.
3. _____ she a nurse?
a. _____, _____ _____.
4. _____ she a girl?
a. _____, _____ _____.
5. _____ she a ballerina?
a. _____, _____ _____.
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6. _____ he anadult?
a. _____, _____ _____.
_____________________________
7. _____ shehisaunt?
a. _____, _____ _____. _____ hismom.
8. _____ he a chef?
a. _____, _____ _____.
Present Simple
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
0 She ____is______ (be) very nice.
1 Mary __________ (not like) jazz.
2 My teachers __________ (think) I’m clever.
3 We __________ (not use) a computer every day.
4 I __________ (love) drawing.
5 They __________ (be) good friends.
B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
0 dance/often/I/Tom/with/
I often dance with Tom.________________________
00 you/play/do/the/piano/?
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Do you play the piano?________________________
1 is/late/Anna/always/lunch/for/
___________________________________________
2 often/go/early/how/do/to/you/bed/?
___________________________________________
3 learn/I/never/Fridays/English/on/
___________________________________________
4 study/your/does/girlfriend/history/?
___________________________________________
C Complete the text with the prepositions from the table. You can use some prepositions
more than once.
at, from, in
Miguel comes (1) __________ Spain and he lives(2) __________ Barcelona. He lives
(3)__________ a house with his two friends, Alberto and Felipe.Miguel loves mathematics and
heis very good(4) __________ it.
D Match the verbs (1–6) with the words (a–g).
0 have a) television
1 get up b) computer games
2 watch c) a book
3 play d) German
4 listen to e) the radio
5 speak f) a shower
6 read g) early
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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E Add the words or expressions from the box to the correct groups. Then add three more
words or expressions to each list.
playing football, uncle, supermarket
Family Sports Places
_____________ _____________ _____________
_____________ _____________ _____________
_____________ _____________ _____________
_____________ _____________ _____________
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There is / there are – Prepositions
A Look at the picture and complete the sentences. Use THERE IS/THERE ARE/THERE
ISN’T/THERE AREN’T
1) _______________________ a bed.
2) ________________________cars. (negative)
3) _______________________ shoes.
4) ________________________ a girl. (negative)
5) _________________________ a lamp.
6) ________________________ balls. (negative)
7) _________________________ a computer. (negative)
8) _________________________ a window.
9) _________________________ a toy box.
10) _________________________ toys.
BComplete the sentences with the expressions from the box.
there is, there are, there isn’t, there aren’t, is there, are there
0 There are__ about twenty museums in my city.
1 __________ a post office next to your house?No, __________ .
2 __________ any supermarkets in my town.
3 How many people __________ in your city?
4 __________ a park near my house.
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CUnderline the correct word in each sentence.
0 Their /Theirsson is very lazy.
1 This is not my/minebook. It’s Janes’/Jane’s.
2 My parent’s/parents’ car is very old. They want tobuy a new one.
3 Anna doesn’t collect CDs - this CD isn’t her/hers,it’s her sisters’/sister’s.
4 Whose/Who’sguitar is this?
DComplete the sentences with these prepositions from/at/on/in/until.
0 I often go swimming ____in____ summer.
1 Tom’s birthday is __________ the twenty-first ofMarch.
2 What do you usually do __________ the weekend?
3 We have holidays __________ July.
4 I often go to church __________ Sunday.
5 This bank is open _________ 11 a.m. _________4 p.m.
EComplete the table with the adjectives made from the nouns.
0 sun sunny
1 change
2 wind
3 difference
4 ice
5 friend
6 fame
FComplete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word is given.
0 Mark lives in a small_____town______ in Ireland.
1 We go to the c_______________ to watch films.
2 I hate winter, but I like a_______________ very much.
3 A_______________ is the month after July.
4 In Alaska it is often very s_______________ in winter.
5 A backpacker can get a train ata r_______________ station.
6 On holidays my friends usually goc_______________ in the mountains.
Reading
Dear Ann,
Thank you for asking me to come and visit you and your family next month. It is a great idea.
I am really interested in visiting new places. I like museums and old churches very much. I also
like visiting art galleries – there are so many fascinating things to see there. I know there is one
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in your town. Can we visit it? You say that there isn’t a sports centre in your town but is there a
swimming pool? I enjoy swimming a lot and I love diving. Is there also a place to eat fish and
chips? Fish and chip shops are great!
The only problem is that I don’t know what to take with me: warm shoes, a jumper, boots?
What’s the weather like in your area? In my town it rains a lot and that’s why I always carry an
umbrella with me. And what about other things?For example, a camera?
Please send me a leaflet about your town and a street map.
One last question – how old is your sister, Gina? I want to bring her a present. Would she like
the new Destiny’s Child CD?
See you soon!
Josephine
1 Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1 _____ Josephine likes going places.
2 _____ Josephine is interested in visiting old churches.
3 _____ There is a big sports centre in Ann’s town.
4 _____ Josephine wants to buy Ann a Destiny’s Child CD.
5 _____ Josephine’s hobbies are swimming and diving.
2 Read the text again and decide which answer is correct, a, b or c.
1 Josephine wants
a to visit Ann’s family next week.
b Ann to visit her next month.
c to come and see Ann next month.
2 In Ann’s town, there is
aa sports centre.
b an art gallery.
c a swimming pool.
3 Josephine likes
a fish and chips.
b rainy weather.
c Destiny’s Child.
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4 Josephine wants to know
a what to take on her trip.
b if Ann likes museums and old churches.
c how old Ann is.
5 Josephine wants to bring Gina
a an umbrella.
b a camera.
Writing
You want to meet your friend in the city centre. Write a short note and:
suggest a place of the meeting;
inform him/her where the place is;
arrange the time for the meeting;
ask him/her to confirm that he/she will be there.
Present Continuous
A Write sentences in the Present Continuous – affirmative (+), negative (–) or questions(?).
0 You (listen) to me. (?)
Are you listening to me?__________________
1 Frank (play) football. (+)
___________________________________________
2 I (think) about my homework. (-)
___________________________________________
3 They (work) in the garden. (?)
___________________________________________
4 You (study) Spanish. (-)
___________________________________________
B Complete the text with the verbs in the correct tense – Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
Dear Tony,
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I (0) am writing (write) to tell you that our holiday is great! The weather is
wonderful. We had a lot of snow yesterday and now it (1) __________ (snow)
again. It always (2)__________ (snow) here at this time of year. Bill doesn’t like it
because he never (3)__________ (go) skiing when we are on holiday.
It’s 11 p.m. now and Bill (4)__________ (sleep) in his room. My parents (5)
__________ (play) cards with their friends.
I hope everything is OK with you.
See you soon,
Martha
C Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 How often do you meat/ meet your grandparents?
1 He goes swimming in/at the weekend.
2 We usually play football on/inMondays.
3 Zakopane is on/in the south of Poland.
4 What can you sea/seefrom your room?
5 Can you hear/hereeverything from hear/here?
D Complete the table with the name of a country or nationality.
Country Nationality
0 Poland Polish
00 France
French
1 Brazil
2 Turkish
3 Japan
4 Spain
5 Dutch
6 Hungary
E Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word is given.
0 We stayed in a bed and breakfast_ .
1 I like holidays at the seaside most. I love relaxingon the b__________ and
sunbathing.
2 The weather was a__________! It rainedall the time.
3 In some countries black cats bring badl__________.
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4 Mike loves all kinds of a__________ holidays. Last year he went trekking in
themountains.
5 I’d like fish and c__________, please.And chocolate cake for the dessert.
Adjectives
A Write sentences about the two cars. Use the adjectives from the table.
Car A Car B
0 slow +
1 comfortable +
2 small +
3 smart +
4 bad +
0 B is slower than A.____________________________
1 ___________________________________________
2 ___________________________________________
3 ___________________________________________
4 ___________________________________________
B Complete the text with the adjective in the correct form – comparative or superlative.
My brother Stephan is (0) the happiest___ (happy)person in his class because everybodylikes
him. Hehas two very good friends - Lisa and Christine. Lisastudies a lot and she is
(1)_______________ (good)student in her class. She is also (2) _______________
(intelligent)than Christine. Stephan likes to talk to hervery much. Christine is very good-
looking. She has(3) _______________ (long) and (4) _______________ (dark) hair than Lisa.
In fact, everybodythinksChristina is (5) _______________ (pretty) girl atschool.
C Complete the table with the adjectives or nouns.
0 disappointment disappointing
1 success
2 romantic
3 famous
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4 fashion
D Use the picture to write the names of clothes and other things.
E Use the picture to write the names of clothes and other things.
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Past Simple
A. Complete the gaps with WAS-WASN`T-WERE-WEREN`T.
1. Tom very romantic yesterday.
2. The kids at a birthday party.
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3. Jane very sick..
4. Peter late for work.
5. Jack at a party he at work.
6. Paul very happy, he angry.
7. John and Pat very happy.
8. Peter in a big hurry.
9. Susan tired of cooking.
10. They singing very loud.
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11. Jack sad. He happy.
12. Mr. Parker a great painter. 13.
They happy with the concert.
14. Andrew playing computer games.
15. The mother really desperate.
16. The cat afraid of the small mouse.
17. Jim completely exhausted.
18. Mr. Smith very hungry.
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BRead the text and put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.
My grandparents (0) ___met____ (meet) in 1948.Mygrandmother (1) __________ (live) in
asmall villagenear Madrid.One day she (2) __________ (see) a niceman on the train toMadrid
and she (3) __________(like) him very much.It (4) __________ (be) mygrandfather. They (5)
__________ (not talk) much onthe train but the next day they (6)__________ (go) tothe
cinema together. They (7) __________ (marry) inthe spring of1949.
CWrite questions to complete the mini-dialogues.
0 A What story ___did you read yesterday________ ?
B Yesterday? I read a ghost story.
1 A What __________________________________ ?
B For my sister? I bought a doll for her.
2 A When __________________________________ ?
B He studied biology from 1985 to 1990.
3 A What time ______________________________ ?
B Yesterday? We finished school at five o’clock.
DComplete the table with the masculine or feminine forms of nouns.
0 man woman
1 boy
2 princess
3 nephew
4 wife
5 brother
6 Ms
EComplete the multi-part verbs with the correct word.
0 I always get ____up____ at 6 o’clock in themorning.
1 I don’t want to talk __________ it now.
2 On Mondays Tom usually goes __________ of theoffice very late.
3 She turned __________ the computer and startedto work.
FComplete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word is given.
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0 A _cheetah__ is a big cat. It can run very fast and
lives in Africa.
1 The d__________ of Central and South America in
1492 was a very important e__________ .
2 A c__________ is a very funny film.
3 The king and queen live in a big c__________ .
GComplete the sentences with some, any or a/an.
0 I have got ____a_____ computer.
1 I need __________ paper and __________ pencil.
2 We haven’t got __________ tomatoes.
3 Is there __________ bread at home?
4 I want __________ ham.
5 My father is __________ artist.
MODALS
AThese statements are false. Make them true. Use can, can’t, have to or don’t have to.
0 Backpackers have to get information at thetourist information office.
________________can________________________
1 Students don’t have to smoke at school.
___________________________________________
2 Most people have to go to work on Sundays.
___________________________________________
3 If you like, you don’t have to change the money atthe bank.
___________________________________________
4 You can’t be quiet at the theatre.
___________________________________________
B Complete the sentences with can / can’t, has / have to or don’t / doesn’t have to.
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A pilot has to (0) be more than 21 yearsold. They
____________________________ (1) be male or female.They
____________________________ (2) be able to speak good English. They
____________________________ (3) be very strongbut they
____________________________ (4) be healthy. Of course,they
____________________________ (5) be afraid of flying! A radio DJ
____________________________ (6) love music.They ____________________________ (7)
wear a uniform. They____________________________ (8) wear any clothes they like.
They____________________________ (9) know a lot about music.
They____________________________ (10) be very old-fashioned!
C Write "Must" / "Should" / "Have to"
1. You ________ speak to your brother and try to solve that problem
2. You ________ come with us to the cinema; the film we are going to see is marvelous
3. You are very fat. You ________ practice sport
4. Please, we are in the church; you ________ stop making that unpleasant noise (A father to
his son)
5. If you want to watch TV, first you ________ finish your homework
6. If I want to buy a new house I ________ get a mortgage (A mother to her daughter)
7. You cannot go out with your friends. You ________ stay at home because you have fever
8. In internal flights you ________ check in one hour before the departure
9. I ________ go to the bank to get some money
10. You ________ visit Paris. What a beautiful city!
Future tenses
A Complete the sentences with will, won’t, (am, are, is) goingto or not going to.
0 I think most people ___will___ have mobile phonesin the future.
1 Tom feels ill. He __________ visit a doctor onMonday.
2 I __________ watch TV this evening because thereisn’t anything interesting on.
3 In the future, everybody __________ know how touse a computer.
4 We have two tests next week. We __________ studyhard this weekend.
5 That’s not true! She __________ move to Africa.She decided to stay here.
6 He buys lots of expensive cars. In ten years he__________ have any money!
B Write plural forms of these nouns.
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0 man men
1 child
2 watch
3 knife
4 skirt
C Match the verbs (1–6) with the expressions (a–g).
0 give a) parks
1 do b) money for charity
2 raise c) old people
3 work d) with homeless children
4 visit e) trees
5 clean up f) clothes to charities
6 plant g) voluntary work
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
f
Present Perfect
A Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the Present Perfect.
0 His sisters have never playedtennis. (never play)
1 I _______________ him two postcards from Paris.(send)
2 We _______________ the dog for a walk.(not take)
3 _______________ you _______________ anythingdangerous? (do)
4 My parents _______________ me a lot of presents.(give)
5 My brother _______________ a poem. (never write)
B Use the cues to write sentences about Dan’s life. Use the Present Perfect.
0 Dan/visit/many Asian countries.
Dan has visited many Asian countries____________
1 He/not see/a UFO.
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___________________________________________
2 He/read/many science fiction books.
___________________________________________
3 Dan/not study/at the University of California.
___________________________________________
4 He/work/in an international company.
___________________________________________
C Use the notes to write questions and negatives with ever and never.
0 Gunter | use | a digital camera?
Has Gunter ever used a digital camera? .
No, he has never used a digital camera . 1 your parents | visit | Venice?
____________________________________________.
____________________________________________.
2 you and your friends | organize | a party?
____________________________________________.
____________________________________________.
3 you | print | a colour picture | on your computer?
____________________________________________.
____________________________________________.
4 your mother | play | the piano?
____________________________________________.
____________________________________________.
5 the football players | travel | to Spain?
____________________________________________.
____________________________________________.
_____________________
5 He/find/$100/in the street.
___________________________________________
D Match the verbs (1–6) with the expressions (a–g).
0 play a) emails
1 send b) vibrations
2 press c) the Internet
3 feel d) a noise
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4 surf e) a computer game
5 put f) a button
6 make g) a coin into the machine
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Reading
1 Read the text about Mars exploration and match the information (A–F) with the
paragraphs (1–5). There is one extra piece of information.
Mars
1 ___
When you dream about going places, where doesyour mind take you? The Grand
Canyon,Africa orNew York? If you spend time looking at the stars,you’ll notice a bright one
that’s abit red. This isMars, the fourth planet from the Sun. But moreimportantly, it’s the next
placehumans are goingto explore.
2 ___
Mars is so much like the Earth that we want to gothere and see what happened. Where
didthe watergo? When we look at pictures of Mars, we seeplaces where there was water a
longtime ago, forexample big canyons and ice caps at the north andsouth poles of Mars.
3 ___
But something happened on Mars to make the waterdisappear and make it a cold place with
avery thinatmosphere. So, we’re sending robots equipped withspecial instruments to Mars
tostudy the planet’senvironment and look for signs of life. It’s going totake years, and there’s
alot to do.
4 ___
Scientists have organised international expeditionsto Mars. Do you remember
MarsPathfinder thatlanded on Mars on July 4, 1997? It sent back about17,000 pictures of the
RedPlanet.
5 ___
Thanks to modern technology we can follow othermissions to Mars - for example, the
MarsOdysseymission. The spaceship was launched on April 7,2001. On the Internet we can
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findexciting reportsand images of its flight. Although the missionofficially ended on August
24,2004, its new projectmanager says Odyssey has enough flight systemresources to carry
onits exploration through thenext 10 years. It will surely be a great adventurefor all
spacelovers.
A Equipment to examine Mars
B Present missions to Mars
C Life on the Red Planet
D Past missions to Mars
E Next planet to visit
F Landscapes on Mars
2 Read the text again and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1 _____ There are three other planets on the way fromthe Sun to Mars.
2 _____ We can’t find any signs of water on Mars.
3 _____ The space robots are going to look for evidenceof life on Mars.
4 _____ Pathfinder was the first animal to land on Mars.
5 _____ The Odyssey mission will provide about 17,000pictures of Mars.
Writing
You bought a CD player at a department store in London and it stopped working the next
day. Write a letter of complaint (about 100–150 words) to the shop manager and:
say what you bought and when;
remind them what the price is and the guarantee period;
describe what is wrong with the CD player;
express hope that they will sort out the problem soon and ask for compensation in some way.
Mixed tenses
A Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Present
Perfect or the Past Simple tense.
0 We often _____meet______ (meet) to play the pianotogether.
1 My brother _______________ (read) three books lastweek.
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2 I _______________ (see) her three times in my life.
3 My friends _______________ (eat) a lot of pizza.
4 We _______________ (not go) to the cinemayesterday.
5 Look! He _______________ (talk) to a veryattractive girl.
6 My sister _______________ (never write) a letter toher boyfriend.
7 Barbara _______________ (not work) in ourcompany any more. She is in the United States
now.
B Write questions to complete the mini-dialogues.
0 A How many schools are there in your city_______ ?
B There is one.
1 A ________________________________________ ?
B On Sundays? He usually reads or watchestelevision.
2 A ________________________________________ ?
B This bag? It’s mine!
3 A ________________________________________ ?
B At 5 p.m. I was ready to leave the office.
4 A ________________________________________ ?
B On Sunday? They went to the disco.
C There is one mistake in each sentence. Find it and correct it.
0 John and Tom aren’t like football.
_____________don’t__________________________
1 They only have one children, her name is Barbara.
___________________________________________
2 This book is not her. It’s Susan’s.
___________________________________________
3 Lisa is most intelligent than Tom.
___________________________________________
4 Do you think everybody is going to know how to surfthe Internet in the future?
___________________________________________
5 Good swimmers don’t have be tall.
___________________________________________
6 I usually am late for school.
___________________________________________
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D Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 I usually get on/up at 7 o’clock.
1 We don’t have some/anymeat at home.
2 They often play brilliant/brilliantly in the first halfof the match.
3 My grandparents live in/at a small flat.
4 A I don’t like music.
B So/Neitherdo I.
5 The festival starts in/on the twenty-second of July.
E Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
0 The roads are very ____icy______ (ice) today.
1 Mr. Smith is a very ____________ (experience)manager.
2 Can you see the ____________ (different) betweenred and pink?
3 Our teachers are very ____________ (friend).
4 Do you think ____________ (beautiful) is needed fora TV career?
5 This colour is not very ____________ (fashion) now.
6 It is a typical _____________ (romantic) story.They fall in love and get married.
F Add the words or expressions from the box to the correct groups. Then add three more
words or expressions to each list.
bed and breakfast, catalogue, Sunday, light year, trousers
Shopping:
_____________________________________________
Space:
_____________________________________________
Places to stay on holiday:
_____________________________________________
Clothes:
_____________________________________________
Days of the week:
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_____________________________________________
Reading task
1 Read the text about tea and match the information (A–F) with the paragraphs (1–5). There
is one extra piece of information.
1 ___
The origins of drinking tea can be traced back tothe times of the mythical Chinese emperor
ShenNung, who lived about 2737 BC. According toa Chinese legend tea was discoveredwhen
theemperor’s servant put a boiling pot of waterunder a tea bush and some tea leavesfell into
it.
2 ___
The oldest of all teas is green tea - a very healthyvariety of tea. But unlike black tea, it
doesnotundergo the process of full fermentation and in thefinal stage its leaves usually keep
their differentshapes and forms.
3 ___
Research done in Japan has shown that people whodrink green tea everyday do not fall
illwithdangerous diseases so often.
4 ___
Apart from the more common types of black andgreen tea, today it is possible to buy
teaswith veryunique scents. For example, Earl Grey is made ofblack tea with bergamot
oil,which gives ita delicate taste.
5 ___
Today tea is served everyday and on many socialoccasions. No matter which tea you like –
blackor green, tea is now the most popular drink.
A The green one keeps you in good health.
B Water gives tea its specific taste.
C It started almost 5,000 years ago.
D It’s more famous than water!
E Where is the difference?
F The aroma is right there!
2 Read the text again and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
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1 _____ Chinese emperor ShenNung discovered tea.
2 _____ Black tea is healthier than green tea.
3 _____ Green tea keeps you in a good health.
4 _____ Earl Grey is a variety of black tea.
5 _____ Water is more popular than any variety of tea.
Writing
You decided to organize a party for the members of the English club in your school at the
end of the school year.
Write a letter (about 100–150 words) to all members of the club and:
give a reason for organizing the party and say when it is going to be;
mention the dress code;
say what the menu and music will be like;
express your hope that many of your friends will come.
Past Perfect Simple
A Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).
1.The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build)________________.
2.He (not / be) ________________ to Cape Town before 1997.
3.When she went out to play, she (do / already) __________________her homework.
4.My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) _____________________
5.The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) ________________________ six weeks
before.
6.The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) ______________________
7.I could not remember the poem we (learn) __________________ the week before.
8.The children collected the chestnuts that (fall)___________________from the tree.
9.(he / phone) __________________________ Angie before he went to see her in London?
10She (not / ride)________________________a horse before that day.
11My best friend Jack was no longer in town. He ___________________ away. (go)
12The church was no longer small....They ____________________a bigger one. (build)
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13Tina didn't live at 333 Watson street any more. She ___________________. (move)
14The local cinema was no longer open. They ______________________it down. (close)
15I couldn't recognize Mrs Evans at all. She _______________________a lot. (change)
Conditional sentences
A Put in the verbs in brackets and form Conditional sentences type I or type II. Mind the
underlined verb forms.
Example: If they learn the poem, they ________ (to get) a good mark.
Answer: If they learn the poem, they will get a good mark.
1) If you come with me, I _______________________ (to do) the shopping with you.
2) Walter ____________________________ (to help) his mother in the garden if she reads him
a story this evening.
3) If it __________________(to rain), I will stay at home.
4) Our teacher will be happy if we _________________________ (to learn) the poem by heart.
5) If they had enough money, they ________________________(to buy) a new car.
6) We ________________________________ (to pass) the exam if we studied harder.
7) If Pat _______________________ (to repair) his bike, he could go on a bicycle tour with us.
8) She would get 100 pounds if she ________________________(to sell) this old shelf.
9) If I was/were you, I ___________________________(to invite) Jack to the party.
10) If the weather ______________________________ (to be) fine, the children can walk to
school.
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B Put in the verbs in brackets and form Conditional sentences - type I or type II. Mind the
negations.
Example: If Adam spoke Italian, he ________ (to work) in Italy.
Answer: If Adam spoke Italian, he would work Italy.
1) If Tracy had a mobile phone, she __________________________ (to phone) all her friends.
2) I __________________________(to be) very angry with Nick if he forgets my CD again.
3) If the boys ________________________ (to win) this match, their coach will invite them to
a barbecue.
4) If you don't read these articles, you _______________________(not/to know) the facts
about Africa.
5) You would get very wet if you _____________________________ (to walk) in this rain.
6) The engine _________________________ (not/to start) if Ben connected these two cables.
7) If he has time, he __________________________(to buy) her some sweets.
8) Maria __________________________ (to play) in the school orchestra if she practised the
trumpet more often.
9) We won't fetch something to drink if Jim ___________________________ (not/to bring)
some sandwiches.
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10) If he ____________________________ (to carry) the rucksack, I'd pull the suitcase.
The Passive
APassive - Sentences in the Simple Present
Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice.
Example:
Frank builds a house.
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Answer:
A house is built. or A house is built by Frank.
1) Mr Jones watches the film.
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2) The people speak English.
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3) He reads comics.
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4) We play volleyball.
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5) They sing the song.
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6) I take photos.
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7) She does the housework.
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8) The policemen help the children.
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9) He writes text messages.
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10) Mother waters the flowers.
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B Passive sentences in the Simple Past
Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice.
Example:
Frank built a house.
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Answer:
A house was built. or A house was built by Frank.
1) She bought four apples.
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2) We won the match.
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3) The man stole the blue car.
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4) The police arrested the thieves.
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__________________________________________________
5) Jack swam the 200 metres.
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6) The dog bit the old lady.
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7) Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.
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8) Oliver taught the children.
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9) Victoria rode the brown horse.
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10) Grandmother told good stories.
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Verb To Be
A:: 1 is 2 is 3 is 4 is 5 is 6 is 7 is 8 are 9 is 10 are 11is 12is
B :
1 is a. No, he isn´t. he is a baseball player.
2 Is a. Yes, he is.
3 Is a. Yes, she is.
4 Is a. Yes, she is.
5 Is a. Yes, she is.
6 Is a. No, he isn´t. he´s a baby.
7 Is a.No, she isn´t. she´s his mom.
8 Is a.No, he isn´t. He´s a pilot.
Present Simple
A: 1 doesn’t like; 2 think; 3 don’t use;4 love; 5 are
B: 1 Anna is always late for lunch;2 How often do you go to bed early?; 3 I neverlearn English
on Fridays; 4 Does your girlfriendstudy history?
C: 1 from; 2 in; 3 in; 4 at
D: 1 g; 2 a; 3 b; 4 e; 5 d; 6 c
E: Family: uncle;Sports: playing football; Places:supermarket; (andthree more words or
expressions in each category)
There is / there are – Prepositions
A: 1 There is 2 There aren’t 3 There are 4 There isn´t 5 There is 6 There aren’t 7
There isn´t8 There is 9 There is 10 There are
B: 1 Is there, there isn’t; 2 Therearen’t; 3 are there; 4 There is
C: 1 my, Jane’s; 2 parents’; 3 hers,sister’s; 4 Whose
D: 1 on; 2 at; 3 in; 4 on; 5 from, until
E: 1 changeable; 2 windy; 3 different;4 icy; 5 friendly; 6 famous
F: 1 cinema; 2 autumn; 3 August;4 snowy; 5 railway; 6 climbing
Reading
1 1 T; 2 T; 3 F; 4 F; 5 T
2 1 c; 2 b; 3 a; 4 a; 5 c
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Present Continuous
A: 1 Frank is playing football;2 I’m not thinking about my homework; 3 Are theyworking in the
garden?; 4 You aren’t (are not)studying Spanish.
B: 1 is snowing; 2 snows; 3 goes;4 is sleeping; 5 are playing
C: 1 at; 2 on; 3 in; 4 see; 5 hear, here
D: 1 Brazilian; 2 Turkey; 3 Japanese;4 Spanish; 5 Holland; 6 Hungarian
E: 1 beach; 2 awful; 3 luck;4 adventure; 5 chips
Adjectives
A: 1 A is more comfortable than B;2 B is smaller than A; 3 A is smarter than B;4 B is worse than
A.
B: 1 the best; 2 more intelligent;3 longer; 4 darker; 5 the prettiest
C:) 1 successful; 2 romance; 3 fame;4 fashionable
D: a T-shirt, a watch, a tie, trousers,trainers
E: sunglasses, earrings, a jumper,a dress/a skirt, shoes
Past Simple
A: 1 Was2 Were3 Was4Was5 Wasn´t Was6 Wasn´t Was7 Were8 Was9 Was
10 Were 11 Wasn´t Was 12 Was 13 Were 14 Was 15 Was 16 Was 17 Was 18 Was
B: 1 lived; 2 saw; 3 liked; 4 was;5 didn’t talk ; 6 went; 7 married
C: 1 What did you buy for your sister?;2 When did he study biology?; 3 What time did youfinish
school yesterday?
D: 1 girl; 2 prince; 3 niece;4 husband; 5 sister; 6 Mr
E: 1 about; 2 out; 3 on
F: 1 discovery, event; 2 comedy; 3 castle
G: 1 some, a; 2 any; 3 any; 4 some;5 an
Modals
A: 1 can’t; 2 don’t have to; 3 can;4 have to
B: 1 can, 2 have to, 3 don’t have to, 4 have to, 5 can’t, 6 has to, 7 don’t have to, 8 can, 9 have
to, 10 can’t
C: 1 must-2 should-3 should-4 have to-5 must-6 should-7 have to-8 have to-9 must-10 should
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Future tenses
A: 1 is going to; 2 am not going to;3 will; 4 are going to; 5 is not going to; 6 won’t
B: 1 children; 2 watches; 3 knives;4 skirts
C: 1 g; 2 b; 3 d; 4 c; 5 a; 6 e
Present Perfect
A: 1 have sent; 2 haven’t taken; 3 Haveyou done; 4 have given; 5 has never written
B: 1 He hasn’t seen a UFO; 2 He hasread many science fiction books; 3 Dan hasn’tstudied at the
University ofCalifornia; 4 He hasworked in an international company; 5 He has
found$100 in the street.
C: 1 Have your parents ever visited Venice? No, they have never visited Venice. 2 Have you and
your friends ever organised a party? No, we have never organised a party. 3 Have you ever
printed a colour picture on your computer? No, I have never printed a colour picture on my
computer. 4 Has your mother ever played the piano? No, she has never played the piano. 5
Have the football players ever travelled to Spain? No, they have never travelled to Spain.
D: 1 a; 2 f; 3 b; 4 c; 5 g; 6 d
Reading and Writing
1 1 E; 2 F; 3 A; 4 D; 5 B
2 1 T; 2 F; 3 T; 4 F; 5 F
Mixed tenses
A: 1 read; 2 have seen; 3 eat; 4 didn’tgo; 5 is talking; 6 has never written; 7 doesn’t work
B: 1 What does he do on Sundays?;2 Whose bag is this?/Whose is this bag?; 3 Whattime were
you ready to leave the office?; 4 Whatdid they do on Sunday?/Where did they go
onSunday?
C:1 one child; 2 hers; 3 moreintelligent; 4 will know; 5 don’t have to be; 6 I amusually
D:1 any; 2 brilliantly; 3 in; 4 Neither;5 on
E: 1 experienced; 2 difference;3 friendly; 4 beauty; 5 fashionable; 6 romance
F: Shopping:catalogue; Space: light year; Places to stay onholiday: bed and breakfast; Clothes:
trousers; Daysof the week: Sunday; (and three more words orexpressions in each
category)
Reading
1 1 C; 2 E; 3 A; 4 F; 5 D
2 1 F; 2 F; 3 T; 4 T; 5 F
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Past Perfect Simple
A: 1had built-2hadn’t been-3had already done-4had made-5had put on-6hadn`t ordered-7had
learned-8had fallen-9had he phoned-10hadn’t ridden-11had gone-12had built-13hadmoved-
14hadclosed-15had changed
Conditional Sentences
A:1will do-2will help-3rains-4learn-5 would buy-6 would pass-7 repaired-8 told-9 would invite-
10 is
B: 1 would phone-2 will be-3 win-4 won’t know-5 walked-6 wouldn’t start-7 will buy-8
wouldplay-9 doesn’t bring-10 carried
The Passive
A: 1The film is watched by Mr. Jones-2 English is spoken by the people-3 Comics are read by
him-4 Volleyball is played-5 The song is sung by them-6 Photos are taken by me-7 The
housework is done by her-8 The children are helped by the policemen-9 Text messages are
written by him.-10 The flowers are watered by mother.
B: 1 Four apples were bought by her-2 The match was won-3 The blue car was stolen by
theman-4 The thieves were arrested by the police-5 The 200 metres were swum by Jack.-6
Theold lady was bitten by the dog-7 Five hamburgers were eaten by Tom and Max-8
Thechildren were taught by Oliver-9 The brown horse was ridden by Victoria-10 Good stories
were told by grandmother.
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