Part III
Use of English
A Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
0 I haven’t seen (not see) you for ages!
1 Don’t tell me you are too busy to give me a hand with the cooking. You ________________ (play) computer games for the last two hours.
2 We are very proud of our son. He ________________ (break) the school high jump record again.
3 I’m totally exhausted! I ________________ (clean) the house all day but I still ________________ (not finish) the bathroom.
4 I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave for home earlier today, Ms Brown. It’s 5 o’clock and you ________________ (write) only half of the proposal so far.
5 Diane Porter is a well-known applied linguist. Recently she ________________ (do) research on the effects of students’ age on second language learning.
B Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.
0 Do you ever talk to you/yourself?
1 No one can accuse them/themselves of something that they haven’t done.
2 If we try not to get angry with ourselves/each other so quickly, we will probably solve our problems more easily.
3 I think George should look at him/himself critically and go on a diet to lose some weight.
4 My daughters are going to be vain. They are only six years old and already spend most of their time looking at themselves/each other in the mirror.
C Read the dialogue below and use one word to fit each space.
At the airport:
A Good evening. Could I see your passport , please?
B Here you are.
A Is this all your ______________ ?
B Yes, just this suitcase and this bag.
A That’s OK. Here is your ______________ card. Go to ______________ number two.
B Thank you.
D Match the words from two columns to form compound words.
0 passport a) jams
1 ticket b) jacket
2 overhead c) locker
3 information d) control
4 traffic e) collector
5 emergency f) exit
6 life g) desk
E Complete the sentences with the appropriate words. Use only one word in each gap.
0 The underground is a railway system in which electric trains travel mainly below the ground.
1 A _______________ is a boat or ship for transporting passengers and vehicles across an area of water.
2 We’ll be sitting in the second _______________ from the front of the train.
3 A _______________ is a person who is walking in a street.
4 If you don’t hurry up, we are going to _______________ our train.
5 My parents are Green Peace activists and they are involved in the campaign against air and water _______________.
6 Is this Marszalkowska Street or should I get _______________ at the next stop?
Use of English
A Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
0 I haven’t seen (not see) you for ages!
1 Don’t tell me you are too busy to give me a hand with the cooking. You ________________ (play) computer games for the last two hours.
2 We are very proud of our son. He ________________ (break) the school high jump record again.
3 I’m totally exhausted! I ________________ (clean) the house all day but I still ________________ (not finish) the bathroom.
4 I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave for home earlier today, Ms Brown. It’s 5 o’clock and you ________________ (write) only half of the proposal so far.
5 Diane Porter is a well-known applied linguist. Recently she ________________ (do) research on the effects of students’ age on second language learning.
B Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.
0 Do you ever talk to you/yourself?
1 No one can accuse them/themselves of something that they haven’t done.
2 If we try not to get angry with ourselves/each other so quickly, we will probably solve our problems more easily.
3 I think George should look at him/himself critically and go on a diet to lose some weight.
4 My daughters are going to be vain. They are only six years old and already spend most of their time looking at themselves/each other in the mirror.
C Read the dialogue below and use one word to fit each space.
At the airport:
A Good evening. Could I see your passport , please?
B Here you are.
A Is this all your ______________ ?
B Yes, just this suitcase and this bag.
A That’s OK. Here is your ______________ card. Go to ______________ number two.
B Thank you.
D Match the words from two columns to form compound words.
0 passport a) jams
1 ticket b) jacket
2 overhead c) locker
3 information d) control
4 traffic e) collector
5 emergency f) exit
6 life g) desk
E Complete the sentences with the appropriate words. Use only one word in each gap.
0 The underground is a railway system in which electric trains travel mainly below the ground.
1 A _______________ is a boat or ship for transporting passengers and vehicles across an area of water.
2 We’ll be sitting in the second _______________ from the front of the train.
3 A _______________ is a person who is walking in a street.
4 If you don’t hurry up, we are going to _______________ our train.
5 My parents are Green Peace activists and they are involved in the campaign against air and water _______________.
6 Is this Marszalkowska Street or should I get _______________ at the next stop?
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
1 Don’t tell me you are too busy to give me a hand with the cooking. You have been playing computer games for the last two hours.2 We are very proud of our son. He has broken the school high jump record again.
3 I’m totally exhausted! I have been cleaning the house all day but I still haven't finished the bathroom.
4 I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave for home earlier today, Ms Brown. It’s 5 o’clock and you have written only half of the proposal so far.
5 Diane Porter is a well-known applied linguist. Recently she has done research on the effects of students’ age on second language learning.
B
1 No one can accuse them/themselves of something that they haven’t done.
2 If we try not to get angry with ourselves/each other so quickly, we will probably solve our problems more easily.
3 I think George should look at him/himself critically and go on a diet to lose some weight.
4 My daughters are going to be vain. They are only six years old and already spend most of their time looking at themselves/each other in the mirror.
C
At the airport:
A Good evening. Could I see your passport , please?
B Here you are.
A Is this all your luggage?
B Yes, just this suitcase and this bag.
A That’s OK. Here is your credit (landing) card. Go to gates number two.
B Thank you.
D
0 passport control
1 ticket collector
2 overhead locker
3 information desk
4 traffic jams
5 emergency exit
6 life jacket
E
0 The underground is a railway system in which electric trains travel mainly below the ground.
1 A ferry is a boat or ship for transporting passengers and vehicles across an area of water.
2 We’ll be sitting in the second car/ carriage/ wagon from the front of the train.
3 A pedestrian is a person who is walking in a street.
4 If you don’t hurry up, we are going to miss our train.
5 My parents are Green Peace activists and they are involved in the campaign against air and water pollution
6 Is this Marszalkowska Street or should I get off at the next stop?