- •Arts and culture
- •Vocabulary 1 arts
- •1. Study the information in the box and do the following exercise.
- •2. Each one of these sentences contains a mistake of usage of words connected with the arts. Find the mistake and correct it. You may need a dictionary.
- •3. Complete the chart by adding words from the list given below it. Some may go in more. There is an additional column for you in case you have another group of words.
- •4. Put the words in the list below in the best place on the brain map. Some words may be in more than one place! Then add some of your own words.
- •5. Now complete the following sentences with appropriate vocabulary from the brain map.
- •Vocabulary 2 Music, art and literature
- •2. What do you call the people who play the following instruments?
- •3. What types of painting are these?
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the correct word.
- •5. Use the context and your own knowledge to fill the gaps in these sentences and dialogues.
- •6. Complete this story of Craig David’s early years.
- •7. Answer these questions. If possible, ask someone else the same questions.
- •8. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
- •9. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
- •10. Complete each sentence by putting in, on, at or out of in each space.
- •11. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
- •12. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
- •13. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. The school play
- •14. Complete the compound word in each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
- •15. Adjectives and phrases to describe music
- •16. Idioms
- •Vocabulary 3 Adjectives ending in –ed and -ing
- •1. A Choose the correct word.
- •2. Complete the sentences using one of the words in the box.
- •3. Complete the adjectives in column a with –ed or –ing. Then complete the sentences with a phrase from column b.
- •Interested in...:
- •2. Put in the correct preposition.
- •Vocabulary 5 books
- •1. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.
- •2. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. Why read books?
- •3. Fill in the gaps in the model answer below. Use one word in each gap.
- •5. Choosing the right form
- •Need. Absence of Necessity.
- •7. Choose the alternative that best suits the context.
- •8. Fill in: must or have to.
- •9. Complete the following sentences with must not or doesn't / don't have to.
- •10. Underline the correct words. Sometimes both options are possible.
- •13. Permission and prohibition
- •14. Obligation and permission
- •The 1901 Teaching Contract for Female Teachers
- •15. Obligation, prohibition, permission (past)
- •1. Give advice to the people in the following situations. Use should or ought to.
- •2. For each of these situations, give two suggestions with could. Then give definite advice with should.
- •3. Put in should, shouldn't, must or mustn't.
- •5. Look at the pictures. Beside each one, write something you would say to the person, and something about the person. Use either should/shouldn’t or ought/ought not to.
- •6. Think of three things that people say to you, criticizing you.
- •7. Now you can criticize somebody you know!
- •8. Learning from learners
- •9. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of (not) have to, ought to or must(n't) and the verbs in brackets.
- •10. Completing conversations
- •Vocabulary 1 going out
- •1. Put the sentences of this dialogue in the right order.
- •2. Try to fill in the blanks with suitable words.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the right form of the following words. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
- •Vocabulary 2 Other/Another
- •1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of other.
- •2. Fill in the gaps using another, (the) other, (the) others.
- •Vocabulary 3 Likes and Dislikes
- •2. Write sentences about yourself. Say whether you like or don’t like these activities. Choose one of these verbs for each sentence:
- •3. Put in a suitable verb in the correct form, - ing or to ... Sometimes either form is possible.
- •4. Adverb and adjective collocations.
- •Vocabulary Writing a review
- •1. Complete the sentences with a preposition.
- •2. Think of a film or tv programme that you liked. Replace the words in italics with information about that film or programme.
- •3. Which tense is used in reviews to give details of the plot?
- •3. Change the sentences into polite requests using the words in parentheses.
- •4. First, complete the items in this activity with appropriate modal auxiliaries. After each, indicate whether your sentence is formal or informal.
- •5. Read the situation and write questions beginning Do you think…
- •6. What would you say in these situations?
- •7. Write what you would say in the following situations.
- •8. Responses
- •Vocabulary Cinema and theatre
- •1. Look at the picture of your visit to the theatre and answer these questions.
- •2. What word or phrase is being defined?
- •Vocabulary do and make
- •1. Use either do or make to fill in the blanks.
- •2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
- •3. Fill in the gaps using make or do.
- •1. Complete the sentences with can, can't, could, or couldn't.
- •2. Complete these sentences about the Wilson’s plans with can/can’t and ‘ll be able/won’t be able to.
- •5. Fill in: was/were able to, could(n't), had been able to, will be able to or can.
- •6. Underline the most suitable words. Sometimes both options are possible.
- •Grammar Revision
- •1. Which of the words in the box will fit the sentences? Often there is more than one possibility.
- •2. Underline the correct answer.
- •3. Fill in the gaps below with the correct form of (not) have to, must, (not) need or should.
- •4. Read the extract. Decide if the underlined phrases are correct or not. Tick (V) them if they are right and correct them if they are wrong.
- •5. Necessary or not necessary?
- •7. Paraphrase the following sentences, using modal verbs so that they are as similar in meaning as possible to the first ones.
- •8. Write what each person would say in each situation using modals. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
6. What would you say in these situations?
1. John has come to see you in your flat. You offer him something to eat.
YOU: ________________________________________________
JOHN: No, thank you. I’m not hungry.
2. You need help to change the film in your camera. You ask Ann.
YOU: ________________________________________________
ANN: Sure. It’s easy. All you have to do is this.
3. You’re on train. The woman next to you has finished reading her newspaper. Now you want to have a look at it. You ask her.
YOU: Excuse me, _______________________________________
WOMAN: Yes, of course. I’ve finished with it.
4. You’re on a bus. You have a seat but an elderly man is standing. You offer him your seat.
YOU:_________________________________________________
MAN: Oh, that’s very kind of you. Thank you very much.
5. You’re the passenger in a car. Your friend is driving very fast.
You ask her to slow down.
YOU: You’ re making me very nervous. _____________________
DRIVER: Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize I was going so fast.
6. You’ve finished your meal in a restaurant and now you want the bill. You ask the waiter:
YOU: _________________________________________________
WAITER: Right. I’ll get it for you now.
7. A friend of yours is interested in one of your books. You invite him to borrow it.
FRIEND: This book looks very interesting.
YOU: Yes, it’s very good. _________________________________
7. Write what you would say in the following situations.
1. You are in a crowded restaurant. You see a table with one chair free. What do you ask the other people at the table before you sit down?
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2. You are at a friend’s house. You have to make a short, but very urgent phone call. What do you say?
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3. Your landlord has come to collect the rent, but you have no money. Apologize, and offer to pay tomorrow.
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4. You have to fill in a form, but haven’t got a pen. Ask to borrow one.
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8. Responses
Think of a suitable negative response to the requests and requests for permission (1-8).
Example: I'd like to borrow your mini-disc player if it's not too much trouble.
Oh, I’m sorry. I'll be using it this weekend.
I need some fresh air. Is it OK if I open the window?
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Oh, I've just remembered. I need to call Jan. I don't suppose it would be possible to use your mobile for a few minutes?
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You're going out, are you? Do you think you could post these letters for me?
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Will you take these chairs and move them into the other room?
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Can you give me a hand getting the food ready tomorrow night? I've got a lot of people coming for dinner.
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Do you mind if we eat out tonight? I don't feel like cooking.
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You couldn't help me with this DVD player, could you? I don't understand the instructions.
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Can I have some more apple juice? I'm still thirsty.
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