Here are some exercises from old exams for you to do.
1. Put the verbs in brackets in the SIMPLE PRESENT or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS :
1. We (not play) _______________ volleyball now, we (not usually,play) __________________ _____________ in the classrooms because Albert (always, get) ________________________ very angry with us.
2. (postmen, work) ____________________________ on Sundays in Spain ?
3. (your mother, sleep) _____________________________ now? No, she (often, do) ______________ the housework at this time.
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2. Put the verbs in brackets into the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST CONTINUOUS :
1. What (you, find) ...................................... when you (clean) ................................... the house?
2. When I (look) ............................... out of the window, I (realise) ......................... that it (rain) ............................................
3. The children (play) ............................ in the garden while my mother (cook) ............................
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3. REVISION EXERCISE.Write sentences in the PRESENT PERFECT with the clues given:
1. We / not study / much / for this exam ____________________________________________
2. you / ever / do the cooking / at home?_________________________________________ ?
3. My sister / write / a letter to Santa Claus _________________________________________
4. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions:
1. My uncle's birthday is ______ 23rd January. I think I'll send him a greeting card. He lives ______ 34 Milton Road, Cambridge.
2. _______ Christmas we don't go to school, so we stay ______ home.
3. I'll be ready _________ two minutes. Wait for me ________ the ground floor.
5. Make questions with these words:
1. what song he was singing ? _____________________________________ ?
2. he was crying why? _________________________________ ?
3. you talking were to who when your girlfriend phoned?
________________________________________________________________ ?
6. Fill in the gaps with suitable words (the number of the letters is in brackets):
My favourite (4) _ _ _ _ is M People. I like their ( 5) _ _ _ _ _ - they've got nice words. Search for the Hero is my (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . I usually (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ to M People in my bedroom. I've got all their Cds and my favourite (5) _ _ _ _ _ is Fresco. I've never seen them in (7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , but I've seen their videos on MTV.
7. Match the words and definitions.
1. disc jockey (DJ) ........................................................................................................................
2. composer ................................................................................................................................
3. conductor ...........................................................................................................................
4. producer ................................................................................................................................
a. a person who directs a group of musicians
b. a person responsible for making a record
c. a person who writes music, especially classical music
d. a person who plays records, and talks on the radio, at a disco, etc
8. Read about a teenage band. Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE ?
We named our band Never Say No! because we never say 'no' when people ask us to play!
We started playing music when we were at secondary school. Three of us were in the same school choir. Paul was a friend of mine from a different school. He's our drummer. I play the keyboards in the band. Jo and Lou play the guitar.
We played whenever we had a chance - at school, in our town hall, at parties and weddings. We were playing at a wedding when someone from a record company heard us. He thought we could become a successful pop band. And our first single was a hit! We were number one in the charts for seven weeks.
Now we're really busy. We're going on a tour of Britain and Ireland in the summer. At the moment we are working on our first album.
1. Everyone in the band was in the same school choir. ________
2. Paul plays the drums. __________
3. The band was playing at a record company when someone heard them. __________
4. The band's first album was a hit. __________
5. At the moment they are working in Ireland. __________
9. Give solution to these problems at school using comparatives and the expressions of advice you know:
1. The classrooms are not big enough. ______________________________________________
2. The students don't study much. ________________________________________________
3. The toilets are too dirty. _______________________________________________________
10. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. ¿Con quién sueles ir al cine? Suelo ir con mis amigos.
____________________________________________________________________
2. Hay unos cuantos libros interesantes en la biblioteca, pero no son demasiados.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. El jersey es demasiado grande para tí y no es lo bastante bonito para tu novia.
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Estábamos esperando el autobús cuando vimos el accidente.
______________________________________________________________________________
5. No tenemos que llevar uniforme en el instituto
_______________________________________________________________
11. Put the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or the PRESENT SIMPLE:
1. 'Where is your mother?' 'I think she _________________ (cook) lunch.
2. She ________________________ (usually cook) lunch at one o'clock every day.
3. What ________ your brother ____________ (do)? He _____________ (work) at a hotel.
4. Today he ___________________ (not work), because he is ill.
5. The bank _________________ (open) at nine o'clock every morning.
12. What do you know about ... ? (Use RELATIVE CLAUSES)
1. ... Cervantes ? _______________________________________________________________
2. ... Marie Curie ? _____________________________________________________________
3. ... Elisha Otis ? _______________________________________________________________
13. Put the verbs in brackets in the PAST SIMPLE or the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE, and then fill in the gaps (...) with FOR, SINCE, AGO or -- .
1. I live in Brighton. I ___________________ (be) here ......... ten years now.
2. I lived in Brighton once. I ________________ (be) there ten years ............ .
3. Ann has got a good job. She _________________ (have) ............. 1986.
14. Can you define the following inventions ? (Use RELATIVE CLAUSES)
A vacuum cleaner ______________________________________________________________
Dynamite ____________________________________________________________________
A camera ____________________________________________________________________
15. Fill in the gaps with suitable PREPOSITIONS, if necessary.
1. Jane is the girl ________ the pink sweater standing ________ there ________ the bus stop.
2. Lobres is ________ the River Guadalfeo ________ the south ________ Spain.
3. She drove ________ home ________ her office ________ 8 o'clock ________ the evening.
4. "Ted's car is parked ___________ the pub and ______ the Quick Launderette"
16. DESCRIBE the following objects as well as you can, but first translate into English these useful questions:
¿Cómo es? ________________________________
¿De qué está hecho? _______________________________
¿Para qué se usa? ______________________________
1. An alarm clock _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2. A saw ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. A bottle opener ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
17. Rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. We use a camera for taking photographs. __________________________________________
2. They make paper in Utah. _____________________________________________________
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18. Complete the following exclamatory sentences with WHAT+suitable article & HOW
1. ______________ interesting! 2. ______________ old houses!
3. ______________ interesting book! 4. ______________ house you've got!
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19. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Roberto es el de los vaqueros y la camisa celeste.
______________________________________________________________________________
2. ¿Cómo es tu novio? El es muy divertido, pero es bastante tímido.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. ¿Quién es la chica que se está quitando el abrigo?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Tenemos exámenes en el instituto tres veces al año.
______________________________________________________________________________
5. ¿Con qué frecuencia hace tu madre la colada? Dos veces a la semana.
______________________________________________________________________________
20. TENSES. Put the verbs in brackets into their correct tense, be careful with the position of the other words in brackets:
1. I (like/go)________________ out tonight with Michelle Pfeiffer.
2. Most bread in England (now/produce) _______________ by large industrial bakeries.
3. How many students (pass) _____________ the last English exam?
4. We (do)_____________ anything until we (hear)________ from you.
5. Where (stamps/sell) __________________________ in your country?
6. Look at my agenda, Mary! We (not/have) ____________________ any more English classes this week.
7. Paul (go) __________ into the bathroom just when Julia Roberts (have) _______________ a shower.
21. CONDITIONALS. Write the appropriate tense of the verbs in brackets:
1. If it (rain) ________ this afternoon, we (not have) __________ to water the flowers.
2. If it (rain) ___________ more often in Spain we (not have) __________ such serious problems with water.
3. If Rosa and Lourdes (be) __________ quiet for more than five minutes, it (be) __________ a miracle.
4. Johan Cruyff (feel) ____________ much better tomorrow if he (take) ___________ some tablets for his flu.
22. Describe the new English teacher (use relative clauses and compound adjectives) :
_________________________________________________________________
23. Put the words in the right order :
1. for to work easy she's. ______________________________________
2. very talk he's to to difficult. ______________________________
3. work he's with nice to. ______________________________________
4. with live to easy she's. _____________________________________
5. music pleasant listen this is to to. _________________________
24. Write a few sentences describing A TORCH (connect your ideas properly)
_________________________________________________________________
25. Fill in the gaps with MODAL VERBS :
1. Next Wednesday it ____________ be my wife's 50th birthday.
2. This film ____________ be in Spanish because I do not understand them.
3. We have not decided yet, but we __________ go to Sweden for our holidays, or we _________ go to Greece.
4. "Someone is cooking" "It __________ be my mother. I don't know, but she _________ be frying some fish".
26. Describe and compare Germany and France using the PASSIVE VOICE.
beer wine coal ships oranges cars gold the Concorde
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GERMANY YES NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
FRANCE NO YES YES NO NO YES NO YES
‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑
Begin your paragraph with:
"Germany and France are two important European countries whose
economies are actually among the strongest ones in the world ...
_________________________________________________________________
27. Define the following words:
A vacuum cleaner ________________________________________________
A motor‑bike ____________________________________________________
Cheese __________________________________________________________
28. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:
1. Mother Teresa: "Our work brings people face to face with love".
_________________________________________________________________
2. Janet to Fred:"What does your father do?"
_________________________________________________________________
3. Jill: "Violence can influence young people"
_________________________________________________________________
4. The policeman told the boy: "Be careful near an open fire and
do not turn any electrical equipment"
_________________________________________________________________
5. He asked me : "Is Jumping Jake Jones your real name?"
I answered him: : "No, it isn't"
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
29. Translate the following sentences into English :
1. Sentí oir que tu madre estuviera en el hospital.
2. Si mi primo estuviese aquí, sabría lo que hacer.
3. No me dí cuenta de que usted estaba conduciendo hacia atrás.
4. Estoy seguro de que Don Quijote fue escrito por Cervantes.
5. Me sorprendió oir que el señor Solana fuera el nuevo Secretario General de la OTAN.
6. Probablemente es verdad que Alberto juega al tenis mucho mejor que la mayoría de sus alumnos.
30. Put the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or the PRESENT SIMPLE:
1. 'Where is your mother?' 'I think she _________________ (cook) lunch.
2. She ________________________ (usually cook) lunch at one o'clock every day.
3. What ________ your brother ____________ (do)? He _____________ (work) at a hotel.
4. Today he ___________________ (not work), because he is ill.
5. The bank _________________ (open) at nine o'clock every morning.
31. What do you know about ... ? (Use RELATIVE CLAUSES)
1. ... Cervantes ? 2. ... Marie Curie ? 3. ... Elisha Otis ?
32. Put the verbs in brackets in the PAST SIMPLE or the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE, and then fill in the gaps (...) with FOR, SINCE, AGO or -- .
1. I live in Brighton. I ___________________ (be) here ......... ten years now.
2. I lived in Brighton once. I ________________ (be) there ten years ............ .
3. Ann has got a good job. She _________________ (have) ............. 1986.
33. Write about Barcelona, Motril and Trevelez (the precision of the figures is not relevant)
34. Can you define the following inventions ? (Use RELATIVE CLAUSES)
A vacuum cleaner - Dynamite - A camera
35. Fill in the gaps with suitable PREPOSITIONS, if necessary.
1. Jane is the girl ________ the pink sweater standing ________ there ________ the bus stop.
2. Lobres is ________ the River Guadalfeo ________ the south ________ Spain.
3. She drove ________ home ________ her office ________ 8 o'clock ________ the evening.
4. "Ted's car is parked ___________ the pub and ______ the Quick Launderette"
36. DESCRIBE the following objects as well as you can, but first translate into English these useful questions:
¿Cómo es? - ¿De qué está hecho? - ¿Para qué se usa?
1. An alarm clock 2. A saw 3. A bottle opener
37. Rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. We use a camera for taking photographs. 2. They make paper in Utah.
38. Complete the following exclamatory sentences with WHAT+suitable article & HOW
1. ______________ interesting! 2. ______________ old houses!
3. ______________ interesting book! 4. ______________ house you've got!
39. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Roberto es el de los vaqueros y la camisa celeste.
2. ¿Cómo es tu novio? El es muy divertido, pero es bastante tímido.
3. ¿Quién es la chica que se está quitando el abrigo?
4. Tenemos exámenes en el instituto tres veces al año.
5. ¿Con qué frecuencia hace tu madre la colada? Dos veces a la semana.
40. PRONUNCIATION. Do the sound symbols match the sound of the letters underlined in the words? If they do, write a tick; and a cross, if they don't.
a. why /h/ b. who /h/ c. photograph /ph/ d. cinema /s/ e. laugh /gh/
f. knife /n/ g. verb /v/ h. question /kw/ i. class /k/ j. writing /wr/
41. TENSES. Put the verbs in brackets into their correct past tense, and fill in the gaps (...) with the following words: now, anywhere, never , still , last, ago, yet (note there are three too many)
1. (see) __________ you _____________ my watch? I can't find it .........................
No, I ___________ . When (see) __________ you ................... _______________ it?
2. (speak) _________ you ____________ to your teacher about your homework?
No, I (not speak) ___________________ to her ................... .
3. She (play) ___________ .................... __________________ Strip-poker with me.
42. TENSES. Put the verbs in brackets into their correct tense, and fill in the gaps (...) with the following words: if , when , until
1. The doctor (not let) _________________ him get up ................. he (get) ___________ better.
2. Albert said: "................... we (finish) _______________ Unit 10, we (begin) ______________ the final exams.
3. ................. I (pass) ______________ English and all the other subjects, I (go) ____________ to the beach every day.
43. READING & COMPREHENSION. Michelle is talking about the place she now lives. Read the text carefully.
"We moved to our new house seven months ago. The new house is much bigger than our old one, but it's much further away from my school. It only used to take me five minutes to walk to school, but now it takes me nearly thirty minutes by bus. Another problem is most of my friends now live a long way from me. I used to be able to go round to see them after school, but now I can only see them at the weekend.'
Answer the following comprehension questions about the text:
1. How far is Michelle's old house to her school? ______________________________________
2. How did she use to go to school? ________________________________________________
3. How does she go to school now? _________________________________________________
4. How long does it take her to get to school? _________________________________________
5. How often did she use to see her friends? __________________________________________
44. Write three sentences about HABITS you had when you were a small child:
+ _______________________________________________
+ _______________________________________________
- _______________________________________________
45. Complete the following piece of news with the appropriate verb form :
(ACTIVE / PASSIVE , SIMPLE PAST / PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE)
News reporter: "Good morning. This is the eight o'clock news.There (be) _______________ a terrible accident on the M3 near Alicante. Two cars (crash) ___________ and (be) ___________ in the middle of the motorway when a bus (appear) ________________. The bus driver (see) ___________ the cars and (try) ___________ to avoid them, but then he (lose) ______________ control of the bus, which (go) ____________ off the road and (crash) ___________ ."
"The bus driver and ten passengers (kill) _________________ in the accident and several other passengers (take) _____________________ to the nearest hospital by an ambulance. The other two cars (take) _____________________ away this morning, but the bus (not move) _________ _______________________ yet until we examine and collect everything.", said a police officer.
46. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. ¿Y si el examen es demasiado largo?
2. Tendréis diez minutos más si el examen es más largo que el de la otra clase.
3. Nunca solía jugar con otros niños, pero ahora disfruto conociendo a gente en mi trabajo.
4. ¿Cuánta gente fue herida en el accidente? Unos pocos.
5. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que empezaste a estudiar inglés?
6. Ella ha estado demasiado ocupada mirándose al espejo.
7. El Electrocar no tiene ni siquiera techo.
47. You are going on holiday to Andorra, but you do not know which means of transport to use. The two possibilities are a car or a bus. Make an analysis of these two means of transport either with your own personal opinion or following the clues given :
(similarities) wheels, not fast
(differences) slow , big
(advantages) comfortable , economical
(disadvantages) car: far , bus: not fast
(improvements)
If you go by car, you ____________________________________________________________
If you go by bus, you ____________________________________________________________
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48. PRONUNCIATION. Read the following sentence:
I was walking to the castle when I saw a ghost in the middle of the road. I didn't know what to do, so I just turned round and I began to run as fast as I could.
1. SILENT LETTERS. Write four words where one of the letters is not pronounced at all:
_________________ __________________ __________________ _________________
2. Write words which are pronounced like the bold printed letters in these words:
code _______________ must _____________
3. Write two words which are pronounced with a /u:/
________________ _________________
4. 'began' is the irregular past form of the verb to begin. Can you write the three forms (base form, past form and past participle) of a similar irregular verb?
_______________ ________________ __________________
GRAMMAR
49. Put the verbs in brackets either in the SIMPLE PAST or the PRESENT PERFECT and fill in the gaps (...) with the following words: just, already, yet, still, ago, for & since.
1. I (read) ______________ Braveheart two months ................. , but I ..................... remember the story.
2. I (have) ________________ this watch .................... twenty years, but I (buy) ____________ ...................... ____________ a new one.
3. (finish) __________ you _________________ the exam ...................... ?
No, I (begin) _____________ ................... _______________ .
50. Complete the following exclamatory sentences (remember to write the article if necessary):
1. ........................ nice house! 2. ........................... expensive!
2. ........................ good water there is in Lanjarón! 4. ........................... expensive shoes!
51. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs:
1. What (you, do) _________________________ if it (rain) _______________ at the weekend?
2. If I (miss) ____________________ the bus, I (walk) ___________________ to school.
3. If Jenny (find) _______________ Susie's watch, she (give) ________________ it back to her.
52. Write two sentences about today's news using the PRESENT PERFECT:
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY
53. Underline the correct word in these sentences:
1. When are you ( passing / failing / taking ) your next exam?
2. Do you think you'll get good ( points / marks ) in your test?
3. If I ( pass / fail ) my exams, I'll go to university.
4. I must do some more ( examination / revision ) for the test before I go to bed tonight.
54. Change these verbs into nouns using these suffixes: -er , -ness & -ation
tidy ______________ play _______________ inform ___________________
teach ______________ imagine _______________ happy ____________________
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
55. Write the conversation between Pete's mum and Sam using the clues given in brackets :
(Say your phone number) ___________________________
(Ask to speak to Pete) ___________________________________
(Say he's out. Offer to take a message) _____________________________________________
(Promise to phone again tomorrow) ______________________________________________
56. Translate the following sentences into English :
1. Si tengo hambre, me comeré una manzana.
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Hay muy poca leche para el fin de semana. Sería mejor que fueses al supermercado ahora.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. ¿Dónde escribió ella la carta para su abuela?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Alguien encendió la luz cuando estaba durmiendo.
______________________________________________________________________________
57. Answer the following questions:
1. Do you often go out in the evening with your friends? ________________________________
2. What time do you usually come home in the evening? _________________________________
3. Do you think it's a good idea to have curfew for teenagers? Why/Why not?
58. Fill in the gaps with the following words:
looked / ordinary / nobles / Robert / Scotland / Stirling / walked / Wallace
After the Battle of _________________ , William _________________ was famous all over _________________ . He rode into Edinburgh and up to the castle, his friends at his side. The people _________________ at him with wide eyes like children. The _________________ in their fine clothes did not understand how an _________________ man could win a great battle like that, when the Bruces and Balliols could not. _________________ the Bruce was now out of prison and he stood among the other nobles as William _________________ into the castle.
59. Draw a map of the United Kingdom and tell me where the following cities, places and countries are:
England / Scotland / London / Edinburgh / the Highlands
60. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:
1. "I'm going out now", he said.
2. "I'll be home by nine", he said.
3. "My young brother wants to be a football player", said Mary.
4. "Who has been using my typewriter?", said my mother.
5. "Don't do anything dangerous", said his wife.
6. "Do you want to see the cathedral?", said the guide.
7. "Close the door", said Albert to Nick.
8. "Take these dictionaries to the English Department", said the teacher to the student.
61. REPORTED SPEECH. Put this dialogue into reported speech:
Arthur‑ What's the matter? Don't cry. Do you want to borrow my handckerchief?
Mary ‑ I'm sorry to be so boring. I haven't seen Bruce for the whole weekend. Did you see him?
Arthur ‑ Yes, I did.
Mary ‑ Where did you see him?
Arthur ‑ I saw him at the dentist's last Thursday.
Mary ‑ He didn't come for me on Thursday. There must be quite a simple explanation.
Arthur ...... and told her ..... . Finally he asked her .....
Mary ...... , but .... and asked him .....
Arthur answered .....
Then Mary asked him ....
And Arthur said ......
Mary said .... , but that .....
62. COMPARATIVES OF SUPERIORITY and SUPERLATIVES. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate forms of the adjectives given in brackets.
Spain is becoming (important) ___________________ in Europe, from the economical point of view.
I think Saudi Arabia is one of (hot) _________________ countries in the world.
(much) ____________ you write, (good) ______________ for you.
This is (bad) ____________ football match I've ever watched.
Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning.
She was very excited before the interview, but she often gets a lot more excited. She wasn't......
There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one. There weren't .....
Translate the following sentences into English.
El alumno le preguntó al profesor dónde podía conseguir una información más detallada sobre los comparativos porque los ejercicios se complicaban cada vez más.
Desde que mi hermano mayor empezó a ayudarme a hacer mis ejercicios de inglés Alberto está cada vez más contento conmigo.
For further information on the comparatives you can have a look at: A. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
63. LANGUAGE IN USE. First, answer the following questions and, then, write appropriate questions for these answers.
How often are the buses to Motril? _____________________________
What do you do? _______________________________
Where have your parents gone? __________________________
__________________? The novel Great Expectations was written by Charles Dickens.
__________________? She arrived very early.
__________________? Liverpool is about 80 miles from Manchester.
64. ASKING FOR CONFIRMATION. Finish the following sentences with a QUESTION TAG as in the example. Example: Albert was born in Germany, wasn't he?
Students must be on time for the exam, ____________________?
Last Thursday I saw Mr Cross with his girlfriend in the playground, _______________________?
We could never defeat Albert on a tennis court, ___________________?
65. MEDIATION. Make these people agree with the following statements. And then let's suppose you are the person replying and disagreeing with what is said.
"I'd love a cup of tea" >> "_________________ your girlfriend." >> "_____"
"I spent the whole evening watching television" >> "_________________ we." >> "_____"
"Students shouldn't smoke at school." >> "_________________ teachers." >> "_____"
66. CONDITIONALS. Finish the following sentences appropriately.
My teacher would be much better _____________________________
If my English teacher had a better car, __________________________
I got all this exercise wrong. Why didn't I study it if ________________________?
I don't think _________________ if I hadn't studied.
If we give Albert £1,000,000 , _________________
If water reaches a temperature of 100ºC, __________________
For further information on the conditional sentences you can have a look at: C. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
67. Write sentences using the following words.
MYSELF (reflexive) _____________________________
EACH OTHER __________________________
OURSELVES (emphatic) _________________________
SOMEBODY ELSE ______________________
ANY LONGER _______________________
68. Define the following words.
T-junction , speed limit , return ticket
69. POLITE OFFERS & REPLIES. How would you offer yourself to carry the books for your English teacher? Use as many different structures as you know and imagine suitable replies for each one made by your English teacher.
____________________________________________________________________________
70. Write questions to the following answers.
________________? It was old, grey, large and beautiful.
________________ ? There were few flags in the windows.
________________ ? I heard music.
71. Rewrite the following sentences in REPORTED SPEECH.
"If he's red, he will be all right", they said. _____________________________
"Don't look at him! He's very angry", he said. __________________________
"How can the king be here? It's not possible", Margaret said. ________________________
72. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES. Write sentences using the clues given.
Her hair / red / her brother's _____________________________
She / beautiful / girl / Ruritania __________________________
The Old Town / dirty / the New Town ________________________
73. Write sentences using the following words and expressions:
joke - I was in a dream - belong
74. Rewrite the following sentences using the PASSIVE VOICE.
We must do something. _____________________________
He is doing too much. __________________________
Nobody has seen him lately. _____________________
75. Rewrite the following sentences using the ACTIVE VOICE.
Tom was pushed away. _____________________________
A knob was given to Becky by Tom. __________________________
She must be treated gently by her husband. ________________________
76. Write the following sentences in REPORTED SPEECH.
"I don't care for anybody but you", my mother said to her son _____________________________
"Please, Tom, take it", said his girlfriend. __________________________
"Won't you say something about what happened?", said the teacher to the students. ___________
77. Write sentences using the following words/expressions.
cry - for a while - wrong
78. Using the compound words formed with SOME/ANY/EVERY/NO + thing, one/body, where >>> complete the following dialogue (But first do this exercise on line).
Dad- Oh, my God! The meal is ruined. I put too much salt in it. Is there ____________ else to eat?
Mum- There's ____________ in the fridge, but have you looked ____________ else?
Dad- I've looked in all the cupboards in the kitchen. There's ____________ else to look.
Mum- If you've looked ____________ and found ____________ , then we'll have to eat ____________ else or order a pizza.
Dad- We could buy some fish and chips or go to a Chinese restaurant.
Mum- No, let's go ____________ else.
Dad- But ____________ else is more expensive.
Mum- Last month we had dinner at Mario's and ____________ has such good food.
Dad- Did we go with your parents?
Mum- No, I think we went with ____________ else, but I can't remember who.
Dad- Was it expensive?
Mum- I'm sure ____________ else is worse and the prices were reasonable.
Dad- But we had pasta yesterday.
Mum- You can order ____________ else.
Dad- But ____________ else is not so good as the lasagne.
Mum- You can go ____________ else, but I'm going there with the children.
Dad- No, I don't like eating alone. ____________ else will come with me, but I won't have ____________ but the lasagne.
Mum- As you wish.
79. RELATIVE CLAUSES. Rewrite the following sentences by means of CLEFT SENTENCES emphasizing the object, as in the example (My cousin wrote that letter >>> That's the letter (that/which) my cousin wrote).
Mary doesn't like that dress.
We saw that woman at the party.
John talked to that girl at the party.
My father made these cucumber sandwiches.
You sold me that old car.
Bruce gave her girlfriend that diamond ring.
My sister fancies that young man.
I was reading that book.
80. RELATIVE CLAUSES. Write sentences using the clues given and appropriate relative pronouns as in the example (My cousin / work / in a hospital >>> My cousin is the relative who works in a hospital).
Leo / live / in Lobres
This key / open / the front door of my house.
That shop / sell / the best custard apples in Salobreña.
Jessica / make / the speech at school
Nerea / sit / at the corner
These oranges / come / from Swaziland
Aday / go out with Carmen's sister
Albert / write the English exams
This bus / go to Molvizar
Charles Dickens / write A Christmas Carol
81. RELATIVE CLAUSES. Write sentences using the relative pronoun WHOSE as in the example (We did Albert's exam >>> Albert is the teacher whose exam we did).
Michael lives in Jane's house. >>> .....
They robbed Mr Smithers' bank. >>> ....
The reporter told Jane's story. >>> ....
I saw Albert's photograph in the school blog. >>> ....
My parents had lunch at the Jones' house. >>> ....
They stole my mother's wedding ring. >>> ....
I borrowed Leo's bike. >>> ....
Mr Robinson announced Arthur and Mary's engagement. >>> ....
Albert spoke with Miss Prieto's mother. >>> ....
We have to read Charles Dickens' novel by Christmas. >>> ....
82. TENSES. Complete the sentences with either the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT.
After my mother (drive) ________ me to school, I (rush) ________ to my classroom.
My parents (go) __________ shopping after they (take) _________ my sister to Motril.
After we (finish) ___________ dinner, we (drink) __________ a pint in the pub round the corner.
The robbers (steal) _______ the diamond ring after they (look for) _____ all the money in the house.
After my little brother (go) ________ to bed, he (listen) __________ to some music before sleeping.
83. Rewrite the sentences in the previous exercise using the time connector BEFORE.
84. RELATIVE CLAUSES. Write sentences about these places.
England - They make delicious tea here.
Lidl - People buy cheap good-quality food here.
Bus stop - People wait for buses here.
Hospital - Sick people go there.
Library - People borrow books here.
Perandrés' ice-cream parlour - People buy a delicious kind of cinnamon milkshake here.
BBVA - People get money here.
Mediterranean Sea Secondary School - We study here.
77. Write sentences using the following words/expressions.
cry - for a while - wrong77. Write sentences using the following words/expressions.
cry - for a while - wrong