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3.Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in/of the world.

4.Sao Paolo is much/very larger than Rio.

VI. Compare these three personal computers.

NOTE: Words which can modify a comparative form are: a little, a bit, slightly, much and far.

1.Which has got a bigger memory - A or B?

2.Which has got the biggest memory? - A, B or C?

3.Which is the most expensive? - A, B or C?

4.Which is more expensive? - A or C?

	MODEL A	MODEL B	MODEL C
Speed	8 Mhz	10 Mhz	4,4 Mhz
Memory	1024 Kb	640 Kb	768 Kb
Screen	10 inches	14 inches	9	½ inches
Battery life	3 hours	1 ½ hours	3	½ hours
Weight	2,8 kg	4,4 kg	3,1 kg
Price	$880	$1330	$650

4.PRONOUNS

I.Choose the correct form of the pronouns in the following sentences.

1.I go to school with (he/him) every day.

2.I see (she/her/herself) at the Union every Friday.

3.She speaks to (we/us/ourselves) every morning.

4.Isn't (she/her) a nice person?

5.(He/Him) is going to New York on vacation.

6.(She/Her) and John gave the money to the boy.

7.(Yours/Your) record is scratched and (my/mine) is too.

8.I hurt (my/mine/the) leg.

9.John bought (himself/herself/hisself) a new coat.

10.(We/Us) girls are going camping over the weekend.

11.Mr. Jones cut (hisself/himself) shaving.

12.We like (our/ours) new car very much.

13.The dog bit (she/her) on the leg.

14.John (he/himself) went to the meeting.

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15.You'll stick (you/your/yourself) with the pins if you are not careful.

16.Mary and (I/me) would rather go to the movies.

17.Everyone has to do (their/his) own research.

18.Just between you and (I/me), I don't like this food.

19.Monday is a holiday for (we/us) teachers.

20.(Her/Hers) car does not go as fast as (our/ours).

II. Complete the sentences using the possessive pronouns.

1. It’s your money. It’s yours.

2.It’s my bag. It’s………

3.They’re her shoes. They’re……..

4.It’s their house. It’s……………

5.They’re your books. They’re………

6.It’s his coat. It’s …………….

III. Complete the sentences using personal pronouns in the nominative and objective cases.

Example: Who is that woman? Why are you looking at her?

1.‘Do you know that man?’ ‘ Yes, I work with………………..’ 2.Where are the tickets? I can’t find………………..

3. I can’t find my keys. Where are…………..? 4.We’re going out. You can come with………..

5.Margaret likes music. ……………plays the piano.

6.I don’t like dogs. I’m afraid of ……….

7.I’m talking to you. Please listen to …………..

IV. Fill in the gaps with possessive pronouns my/ our/ your/ his/ her/ their/ its.

Example: Do you like your job?

1. I know Mr. Watson but I don’t know……………..wife.

2.We’re going to have a party. We’re going to invite all………….friends.

3.I like tennis. It’s ……………favorite sport.

4.I want to phone Ann. Do you know …………phone number?

5.Do you think most people are happy in………..jobs?

6.I’m going to wash ………..hair before I go out.

7.This is a beautiful tree. ……………leaves are a beautiful colour.

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V. Complete the sentences using each other or ourselves/ yourselves/ themselves/ or us/ you/ them.

Example: Paul and I live near each other.

Who are those people? Do you know them?

1.You can help Tom and Tom can help you. So you and Tom can help

……….. .

2.There’s food in the kitchen. If you and Chris are hungry, you can help……… .

3.We didn’t go to Ann’s party. She didn’t invite……… . 4.When we go on holiday, we always enjoy…………. .

5.Mary and Jane were at school together but they never see…………now.

6.Diana and I are very good friends. We’ve known………...for a long time.

VI. Complete the following sentences with some or any.

a.

people say that it is difficult to learn a foreign

language, but I've never had

problems.

b. Good morning. I'd like

new potatoes, please.

Are there

peas yet, or

is it too early?

money?

c. Why don't you ask the bank to lend you

d. Would you like

want

more wine?

I don't want

more.

e. He never gives me

encouragement.

I wish he would.

f. I made this dress myself without

help at all.

g. Were you having

trouble

with your car today?

I saw you trying to fix it.

h. Don't worry. If I find

of your books, I'll

send them to you.

i. These aren't my books. Did I take

of

yours by mistake?

j.

Buying shoes is so difficult! I can't find

that I like.

VII. Complete the following sentences with a combination of some, any, no, and every + one, body, thing or where.

a. Put the picture					. I don't mind where.
b. Does				want a game of tennis?
c. What's	that noise? Can you hear					screaming?

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Present Simple active.

d.

I'm going to the shops. Do you want

?

e.

You look familiar. Haven't I seen you

before?

f.

She left the room without saying

.

g.

Is there

quiet we can go to talk in private?

h.

This doesn't look a very nice

restaurant. Can't we go

else?

i.

I must have asked fifteen people, but

knows

the answer.

j.

Midas was a king in Greek mythology.

he touched

turned to gold.

5. VERB. TENSES IN THE ACTIVE VOICE Revision exercises

I. Match a sentence from A with a sentence from B according to the tense used. Say which tense it is. (Some sentences are in the negative or question form.)

Example: He works in a bank. She doesn’t smoke.

	A								В
	1.	I don't believe you.							a. It's raining.
	2.	Have you been waiting long?							b. Did you have a good time?
	3. He hasn't arrived yet.								c. How are these machines made?
	4.	It wasn't mended properly.							d. They were looking for
									something.
	5.	How are you feeling today?							e. He was killed in a car crash.
	6.	My office is being decorated at							f. What is being done about
		the moment.							inflation?
	7.	We got lost.							g. I've been thinking about
									moving house.
	8.	What were you doing last							h. Have you seen Henry?
		night?
	9.	This book has been translated							i. A cure for cancer hasn’t been
		into several languages.							found yet.
	10. The post is delivered twice a								j. Where do you work?
		day.
II. Use each					twice, once in the Present Simple and once in the
Present Continuous, to complete the sentences .
Example: He					has			four cars, all of them Rolls-Royces.
		I'm		having lunch with my mother tomorrow.

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a. think

What

you of Stephen Spielberg's latest film?

You're

day-dreaming.

What

you

about?

b. expect

I

an important phone call from America.

Could you tell me when

it comes?

I

you're hungry after so much hard work.

Shall I get you something?

c. appear

He

to understand what you say to him,

but

when you

ask him a question, he isn't so sure.

Roy Pond

at Her Majesty's

Theatre in the role

of King Lear.

d. smell

Something

good in the kitchen. What's cooking?

Why_______________you

the meat? Do you think

it's gone off?

e. weigh

I need to know how much the meat

to know how long

to cook it for.

Why

you

yourself? Do you think you've

put on weight?

f. see

I ____________ what you mean, but I don't agree.

II. Personal profile. Choose the correct words in italics to complete this article.

Sir David Simon is chairman of BP, Britain's biggest oil company. BP employs/is employing 60,000 people worldwide, and it changes/is changing under his chairmanship. It looks/is looking for new opportunities abroad and becomes/is becoming more profitable. BP is involved in an exciting new venture in Algeria at the moment. It starts/is starting a new drilling project in the Sahara

desert.

Sir David usually spends/is spending around four days a week on BP business and he holds/is holding a number of executive positions with other companies.

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Outside work, Sir David plays/is playing golf, watches/is watching Arsenal football team and enjoys/is enjoying going to the opera.

IV. Career history. Read this extract from an accountant's CV, then complete the questions, as in the examples.

1985	Qualified as an accountant
1985-88	Erith Plastics, New York	Words in italics are
1988-91	Rovotec, Perth, Australia	names of the
1991the present	Rovotec, London, UK	companies.

Example: When did she join (join) Erick Plastics?

How long has she lived (live) in London?

1.

How long

(be) an accountant?

2.

When

(become) an accountant?

3.

How

long

(work) for Erith Plastics?

4. How long

(work) in the UK?

5.

When

(join) Rovotec?

6.

How

long

(work) for Rovotec?

7.

How long

(live) in Australia?

8.

When

(move) to London?

9.

How

many jobs

(have) since 1985?

10. How many times

(change) jobs?

V. Choose the correct word or words in italics.

1.I've never broken / I never broke my leg, but I've broken / I broke my arm last year. It was on a skiing holiday. I had to sit and watch everybody else skiing for ten days!

1.He has been learning / learned to drive since 1990, but he hasn't passed / didn't pass his driving test yet. He's had over 200 lessons.

3.I've worked / I worked for three different companies since I left college, but

/haven't worked / I never worked overseas.

4.Have you ever used/Did you ever use multi-media during a training

course? I have/did. It was very useful.

5.I have had to/had to give a lot of presentations since I took this job, but I haven't given/didn't give one in a foreign language.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

I. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple.

Example: The President of the USA lives (live) in the White House. I don’t go (not/go) to the theatre very often.

1.Jet engine ______(make) a lot of noise.

2.He _________(not/live) in London. He _______(live) in Brighton.

3.The sea _______(cover) two thirds of the world.

4.Loud music _________(give) me a headache.

5.We _______ (not/come) from Canada. We _______ (come) from the USA.

6.She _______ (work) from Mondays to Fridays.

III. There are answers. Ask questions using the Present Simple.

Example: What time do you get up? I normally get up at 7 o’clock.

1._______ to the radio every morning? – I listen to it most mornings.

2._______ in Manchester? – No, he lives in Newcastle.

3.What time ______ work every day? – She usually finishes at 5.30.

4.How often _______ to the cinema? – I go about once a week.

5._______ TV every evening? - No, he likes reading books.

6._______ the guitar? – Yes, she plays the guitar and the piano.

IV. Give an appropriate question for these answers. Work in pairs.

AWhere do you come from?

BI come from Manchester.

A________________________ ?

BAt Manchester Grammar school.

A_________________________ ?

B$10,000 a year.

A____________________ abroad?

BOnce or twice a year, usually to Germany.

A_____________________ evening?

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B I’m usually too tired, but I sometimes go to the cinema.

A____________________________ ?

BI like all sorts, but especially westerns and comedies.

A____________________________ ?

BI’m going to the pub to meet some friends.

V.Make up questions to the underlined words with Who or What.

Remember that do/does are not used in questions to the subject. Example: She wants to see Nick. – Who wants to see Nick?

Who does she want to see?

1.They want to see her.

2.Someone makes a decision.

3.The students live there.

4.They are students.

5.She is a programmer.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. You’ve got plans for the future. Make up sentences using Present Continuous. Exchange information with your groupmate. Example: I’m going out this evening or I’m not going out this evening.

1.have / an English lesson tomorrow

2.meet / a friend tomorrow evening

3.go / to the doctor’s this week

4.play tennis next weekend

5.go away / on holiday next month

II. Choose the right form of the verb. Compare the Present Simple and the Present Continuous: Example: It is raining / rains a lot in Britain in March and April.

1.I am going / go to bed now.

2.Normally, I am going /go to bed at around 11.30 every night.

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3.Where’s Simon? - He is cooking / cooks the dinner.

4.There’s something wrong with Lynn’s car at the moment so she is going /goes to work by bus this week.

5.The river Thames is flowing / flows through London.

III. The Present Simple or the Present Continuous? Some sentences are wrong. Correct them. Example: It rains at the moment. (wrong) – It’s raining.

a.I’m liking black coffee.

b.He’s speaking three languages.

c.I think Mexico’s a beautiful country.

d.Restaurants are staying open late in Spain.

e.We usually eat at one o’clock.

f.He’s having a flat near the centre.

g.What are you thinking of Shakespear?

h.What are you thinking about?

VI. Put one of these verbs in the right form: hear, listen to, see, look at, watch. Remember that hear and see need can or can’t ( I can see…).

1.I have a lovely view from my room. I … the whole city.

2.A: What’s Peter doing? B: He … music in his bedroom.

3.In winter I like to … the photographs of my summer holiday.

4.In the evening I usually … the news on television.

5.I find it difficult to sleep because I … the traffic all night.

6.Please … what I’m saying. It’s very important.

7.Can you speak louder? You’re speaking so quietly that I … you.

8.A: Where’s Mary? B: She … the picture on the wall.

VII. Make up general questions and give short answers. Use the Present

Simple or the Present Continuous.
Example: Do you often wear jeans? - Yes, I do.	Or No, I don’t.

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1.you / wear / jeans now ?

2.it / rain / now ?

3.it / often/ rain / in your country?

4.You / study / English every day?

5.You / study / English at the moment?

PAST SIMPLE

I. Complete the sentences. Use the following verbs in the Past Simple: paint, make, end, invent, die, discover, win.

Example: Magellan made the first voyage around the world in 1519.

1.The First World War _____ in 1918.

2.Marie and Pierre Curie _____ the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903.

3.Marconi _____ the radio.

4.Elvis Presley was born in 1935 and ______ in 1977.

5.Leonardo da Vinci ______ The Mona Lisa (La Gioconda).

6.Alexander Fleming ______ penicillin in 1928.

II. Make questions in the Past Simple.

Example: 1. I went to the cinema last night. - Which film did you see? (see)

2.We didn’t play (not / play) tennis last Monday because it rained (rain) all day.

1.“What ____last night?” (do) - “I stayed at home and watched TV.”

2.“Why ____so early on Saturday morning?”

3.“_____shopping yesterday?” (go) - “Yes, I bought some new clothes.”

4.“He went to the party on Saturday.” - “______himself?” (enjoy)

5.“They went out a few minutes ago.” - “Where _____?” (go)

6.“We stayed at home last night.” - “_____TV?” (watch)

7.I _____(not / feel) very well last night so I ______(stay) at home.

8.They _____(not / go) to Portugal on holiday, they _____(go) to Spain.

9.He _____ (not / write) to me because he _____(not / have) my address.

10.I _____(invite) her to the party, but she _____(not / come).

III. Ask questions using Who or What.

Example: Jim told me. 1. Who told you?

2. What did Jim tell you?

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