Writing Task 1. Group the words into 4 categories: London Eye, performance, earache, gallery, action, pills, cartoon, goalkeeper. 1) health care: 2) sports: 3) entertainment: 4) sightseeing Task 2. Write the question tags. 1) The nurse was a nice and helpful woman, ...? 2) They visited Paris last year, ...? 3) This sportsman isn't training enough, ....? 4) They haven't done too much,... ? Task 3. Choose the correct tense form. 1.John said that he ... this place before. a) has never seen b) never saw 2. At the moment John ... a newspaper. a) reads b) is reading c) read 3.My mother was cooking dinner while I ... TV. a) was watching b) watching 4.I came home after I ... my work. a) had finished b) finished c) had never seen c) have watched c) was finishing 5.They sent all the letters they ... before. a) wrote b) written the test yet. 6.Jane... a) wrote b) has written 7.What language... Boris... every day? a) do... learn 8. ... you ever... a dolphin? a) Did... see c) had written c) hasn't written b) does... learn c) does... learns b) Have... seen c) Has... seen 9.Olga ... already ... the text. a) has translated b) translated c) is translating Task 4. Complete the sentences in the Past Perfect or Past Simple. 1) After the doctor (prescribe) me a treatment, I (go) to the chemist's. 2) Tom Berlin. (not study) German before he (visit)
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Task 1:
1. Health care: earache, pills
2. Sports: goalkeeper, action
3. Entertainment: performance, cartoon
4. Sightseeing: London Eye, gallery
Task 2:
1. The nurse was a nice and helpful woman, wasn't she?
2. They visited Paris last year, didn't they?
3. This sportsman isn't training enough, is he?
4. They haven't done too much, have they?
Task 3:
1. John said that he had never seen this place before.
2. At the moment John is reading a newspaper.
3. My mother was cooking dinner while I was watching TV.
4. I came home after I had finished my work.
5. They sent all the letters they had written before.
6. Jane has written a letter to her friend.
7. What language does Boris learn every day?
8. Have you ever seen a dolphin?
9. Olga has already translated the text.
Task 4:
1. After the doctor had prescribed me a treatment, I went to the chemist's.
2. Tom hadn't studied German before he visited Berlin.
3. Kate had had a sore throat for a week before her mum called the doctor.
4. He got a gold medal because he had trained a lot.