use of english keys

9in case we don’t have

10even if I’d/I had run

B

1The match will be cancelled unless the weather improves. OR Unless the weather improves, the match …

2She took a lot of warm clothes in case it was cold there. OR In case it was cold there, she took …

3Even if I had wanted to see the concert, I couldn’t have afforded a ticket. OR I couldn’t have afforded a ticket, even if …

4I’ll help you this time as long as/providing (that)/provided (that) you don’t expect me to do it every time. OR As long as/Providing (that)/ Provided (that) you …

5I’ll give you a key in case I’m not here to let you in when you get back. OR In case I’m not here to let you in when you get back, I’ll give …

6Even if I don’t succeed, I’m going to do my best. OR I’m going to do my best even if …

7Unless something unexpected happens, it’s going to be another boring day. OR It’s going to be another boring day, unless …

8He told me that I could use his computer as long as/providing (that)/provided (that) I was careful with it. OR He told me that as long as/providing (that)/provided (that) I was careful with it, …

9.3 Wishing & regretting

A

1you weren’t leaving tomorrow

2I hadn’t taken the job

3I could afford it

4I knew what to do

5you’d/you had told me about this earlier

6I wasn’t living in this horrible place

7the letter would arrive

8you wouldn’t act like a child/you’d stop acting like a child

9you’d/you would listen to me

10I hadn’t bought this jacket

B

1listened, you wouldn’t make

2hadn’t made that mistake

3I didn’t have to

4I wasn’t going

5I could find

C

1regret spending all that money

2you’ll regret not studying

3Georgia regretted saying it

4regrets treating her so badly

5regret to say (that) the train has been cancelled

9.4 Size

A

1wide

2large

3great

4high

5great

6low

7great

8big

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9low

10great

11big

12large

13big

14great

15small

16small

17little

18wide

19great

20high

B

1small

2high / low

3little

4low

5low

6large

7high

8high

9.5 Word focus

Phrasal verbs: give & let

A

1B

2C

3D

4A

B

1out

2off

3down

4on

Word formation: noun suffixes

C

1responsibility

2importance

3expertise

4equipment

5dealings

6preparation

7employees

8guidance

9preference

10selection

Collocations

D

1had

2made

3take

4caused

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5took

6had

7have

8made

9taking

10take

11made

12made

13had

14made

15have

16make

17make

18make

19made

20made

Word sets

E

1associated

2attached

3combined

4united

1pointed

2indicated

3presented

4exhibited

1splashing

2pouring

3flowing

4leaking

ECCE Practice 9

Grammar

1c

2a

3a

4d

5b

6d

7b

8d

Vocabulary

9a

10a

11c

12d

13c

14b

15b

16c

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FCE Practice 9

Part 2

1at

2who

3as

4a

5be

6to

7no

8it

9this

10how

11Instead

12so

13much

14is

15than

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Unit 10 The passive

10.1 The passive

Stop & check

1A

2A

3B

4B

A

1has been played

2was invented

3was called

4was being played

5have been made up

6is told

7is explained

8were written

9to be played/being played

10have been organized

11has been held

12are being added

13will be watched/is going to be watched

14being paid

15be turned into

16to have been done

17are required

18are attracted

19are suited

20be filled

B

1was lent to me by my parents

2was given a special prize at the ceremony

3was sent these brochures by the company

4was brought for me by my girlfriend

5was shown various kinds of hi-fi system by the salesman

6was sold to her by her neighbour

C

1was announced by the local authority

2has been agreed

3can by built by Earlsdon Rangers Football

4has been done by the club

5has been found

6to have been solved

7are going to be included

8be considered

9being built

10will be started

11should be completed

12is being planned

13will be given

14have been finalized

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D

1was discovered that thieves

2being told what to do

3should have been dealt with

4was felt that not enough money

5could have been written

6to be praised

7must be returned

8was delayed by heavy traffic

9has been closed and

10is being considered

10.2Have/get something done

A

1have/get our rubbish collected twice a week

2get all your work finished early, you can go home early

3had/got my flight changed yesterday

4have/get that broken window replaced

5had/got my computer repaired a couple of weeks ago

6had/got the dress made by a well-known designer

7have/get their house cleaned by a professional cleaner

8has/gets her hair done by a local hairdresser once a month

9have/get my passport renewed soon

10got the problem solved as quickly as I could

11had his car broken into last week

12had/got his letter published in a national newspaper

13have/get these photographs developed nest week

14get the washing up done now

10.3Received information

A

1is said that his is a dangerous area area is said to be dangerous

2is known that the company is making a big profit is known to be making a big profit

3is reported that she has resigned from her post as minister is reported to have resigned from her post as minister

4is understood that the club has been planning these changes for some time is understood to have been planning these changes for some time

5is known that the man is using a false name is known to be using a false name

6is believed that he has been ill for some time is believed to have been ill for some time

7is thought that the suspects escaped in a stolen car are thought to have escaped in a stolen car

8is believed that she earns £10 million per film is believed to earn £10 million per film

9is thought that an agreement has been reached is thought to have been reached

10is reported that the economy is getting better s reported to be getting better

11is understood that five people were injured in the accident are understood to have been injured in the accident

12is said that he is planning a comeback to the stage is said to be planning a comeback to the stage

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13is thought that she is one of the richest people in the world is thought to be one of the richest people in the world

14is known that he has a very bad temper is known to have a very bad temper

15was said that he had committed several crimes was said to have committed several crimes

B

1They’re supposed to be moving house soon.

2It’s/was supposed to have been a fantastic party.

3They’re supposed to have been having money problems recently.

4It’s supposed to be a very interesting place.

5James is supposed to be an expert on this subject.

6It’s supposed to have been the best game of the season.

7Alice is supposed to be leaving the country next week.

8He is supposed to have committed some terrible crimes.

10.4 Amount & number

A

1a fair amount of work

2the majority of people

3a large number of friends

4a maximum of

5a great deal of trouble

6a large amount of traffic

7a minimum of three weeks

8a minority of fans

9a great many/a great deal of complaints

10a small amount of water

11the slightest interest

12at most three hours/three hours at most

13is the maximum (that)

14quite a lot of work

15at least two hours/two hours at least

16a small number of buses

17the least difficulty

18the minimum (that)

10.5Word focus

Phrasal verbs: look & pay

A

1looking forward to

2looked up to

3looking into

4look after

5look up

6Look out for

7look back on

8looks down on

B

1back

2off

3out

4back

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Collocations

C

1keep

2came

3do

4keeps/has kept

5put

6come

7did

8take

Word formation: prefixes & suffixes

D

1unpredictable

2unexpected

3unavoidable

4dissatisfaction

5inability

6unacceptable

7unemployment

8unlucky

9unbelievable

10misunderstanding

Prepositional phrases with two prepositions

E

1in / with

2to / of

3on / of

4in / with

5in / with

6in / of

7on / to

8in / of

9in / of

10with / to

ECCE Practice 10

Grammar

1b

2c

3b

4d

5c

6d

7c

8a

Vocabulary

9b

10c

11d

12a

13a

14b

15d

16c

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FCE Practice 10

Part 1

1B

2A

3B

4A

5B

6D

7C

8C

9D

10A

11D

12B

13B

14D

15C

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Unit 11 Relative clauses & participles

11.1 Relative clauses

Stop & check

2I told him about something which happened last week (delete it).

3My colleague, who I told you about recently, came with me (delete him).

5The club where we go most often is in the city centre (delete there).

A

1whose

2which

3which

4which/that

5which

6which/that

7which/that

8when

9which

10who/that

11which

12who/that

13who/that

14which/that

B

1who

2-/which/that

3-/which/that

4-/which/that

5-/when

6who/that

7who

8who

9which

10who

11which

12where

13where

14which

C

1he

3they

5there

6it

7he

10it

14there

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