PRACTICE UNIT 2 G11

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.. Miller doesn’t likes being kept waiting.[r]

UNIT 2 - PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

2 A think B blanket C hungry D snow

3 A involve B autumn C native D Glance

4 A finger B English C solemn D thing

5 A analyse B wrong C energy D igorant

6 A young B long C seven D sing

7 A miss B minibus C minus D minute

IL Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses.

1 Would you mind if I asked you some questions? (person)

2 I’m sorry for being late again (extreme)

3 I think it's of the police to use unmarked cars (sneak)

4 Do you agree or with her? (agree)

5 All the students were in making costumes (involve)

6 Rap is a kind of music which is very popular with (teenage)

7 She was ill, so she didn’t go to school yesterday (serious)

8 Don’t put too much in what the papers say (confident)

III Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous.

1 It (snow) when I (leave) home this morning.

2 A lot of people (wait) for the 7.30 bus last night.

3 He (talk) on the phone when I (arrive)

4 I nearly had an accident this morning A car (come)

towards me, but I (move) quickly out of the way.

5 It was a sunny afternoon and people (sit) on the grass in

the park Then it suddenly (start) to rain.

6 Which hotel (you / stay) in when you (lose) your passport?

7 Fortunately, I (not drive) too fast when the child (walk) into

the road in front of me.

8 What (you / do) at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon?

IV Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past perfect.

1 I (not watch) he film because I (see) it before.

2 When I got home, I (switch) on the answerphone.

Several people (leave) messages for me.

3 I (not / hear) the joke before; I (laugh) a lot.

4 When we (come) out of the restaurant, we saw that our car (disappear)

5 She couldn’t see the photographs very well because she (not bring) her glasses.

6 When we (finish) our meal, we (go) for a walk.

7 After I (finish) work, I (watch) TV.

8 By the time he (be) twenty-five, he (make) a million pounds.

V Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.

Battle for your heart is the new film (1) , Hugh Grade I’m afraid that my first (2) was not very favourable Thescenes of violence are offensive (3) the main character, Tony is simply irritating The audience is supposed to (4) great admiration for Tony,

an army officer, who is accused of cowardice (5) he fails to attack the village where the adorable Miranda lives with her old father Tony (6) their lives, and although the idea of marrying Tony has little attraction for her, Miranda agrees to (7) out of gratitude However, she is still in love (8) Alex, one of the enemy army, and wants to remain faithful (9) him The dialogue and acting are just as bad as the plot (10) the end, I breathed a sign of relief.

VI Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1 Jack left the office before I arrived.

When

2 During lunch, someone rang the bell.

While I

3 I havenft been to the dentist for six months.

The last time

4 Vy’s son has studied Japanese for 5 years.

Vy’s son began

5 He did all his work and then he went home.

VII Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.

When I was young I argued with my brothers and sisters all the time I used to share most of my toys with my brother, but he specialised in keeping them for himself When I asked him for anything he simply used to refuse to give it to me, and then I became very angry with him Our sisters blamed everything on

us when our parents accused us of quarelling all the time My brother and I got anncyed about this, but only succeeded in making matters worse Our parents didn't approve of our quarelling so much, and insisted on not taking sides They either laughed about it or told us to forgive each other for everything Soon we became good at getting on well with each other.

A Match a word or a phrase in A with its definition or meaning in B.

6 take sides (with sb)

b to express support for sb in a dispute

c to have a good relationship with sb

d to have a share of sth with another / others

e to consider or say that sb is responsible

acceptable or satisfactory

B Read the statements and decide whether it is True (T) or False (F) according to the information given.

1 When young, the author always got on well with his brother and sisters.

2 His brother never shared anything with him.

3 His sisters always took sides with him.

4 His parents disapproved of his quarelling with his brother and sisters.

5 His parents showed them how to get on well with each other.

C Answer the following questions.

1 What did the author use to share with his brother?

2 Why did he become angry with his brother?

3 What did his sisters often do when their parents accused them of quarelling all the

time?

4 Did his parents take sides with either of them?

5 What did their parents do to make them get on well with each other?

The End

KEY TO TEST 2

II 1 personal 2 extremely 3 sneaky 4 disagree

5 involved 6 teenagers 7 seriously 8 confidence

III

1 was snowing - left 2 were waiting 3 was talking - arrived

4 was coming - moved 5 were sitting - started

IV

1 didn’t watch - had seen 2 switched - had left 3 hadn’t heard - laughed

4 came - had disappeared 5 hadn’t brought 6 had finished - went

7 had finished – watched 8 was - had made

6 were you staying – lost 7 wasn't driving – walked 8 were you doing

VI

1 When I arrived at the office, Jack had left there.

2 While I was having lunch, someone rang the bell.

3 The last time I went to the dentist was six months ago.

4 Vy’s son began to study / studying Japanese 5 years ago.

5 After he had done all his work, he went home.

6 Before Tâm Vy bought a new motorbike, he had saved enough money.

7 When the guests had left, we tidied the house.

8 It's ages since I heard from them.

1 He used to share most of his toys with his brother.

2 He became angry with his brother because he never shared with him anything.

3 His sisters blamed everything on them when their parents accused them of quarelling all the time.

4 No, they didn't.

5 They either laughed about it, or told them to forgive each other for everything.

UNIT 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

I Write the sound for each letter n in bold in the following words.

1 many

2 sing

3 thank

4 uncle

5 expensive

6 strange

7 notice

8 language

9 snow

10 bank

11 hunger

12 invite

13 think

14 English _

15 danger

II Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently to the others.

1 a grade b great c sneaky d embrace

2 a money b notice c glance d ankle

3 a imagine b glance c geography d religion

4 a looked b noticed c turned d helped

5 a change b English c single d anger

6 a language b happen c experience d know

7 a sing b glance c turn d sneaky

8 a note b next c finger d expensive

9 a money b link c down d point10.a around b hand c nothing d autumn

III Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1 a video b exactly c carefully d serious

2 a inside b father c table d dollar

3 a happen b nothing c pretty d about

4 a nobody b.embarrass c exciting d expensive

5 a student b involve c summer d cottage

6 a embarrassing b appreciate c experience d memorable

7 a floppy b idol c cotton d decide

8 a extremely b excited c personal d imagine

9 a sneaky b notice c open d around10.a birthday b reply c schoolbag d money11.a appreciate b experience c embarrassing d situation12.a excited b interested c confident d memorable13.a floppy b embrace c cotton d idol14.a complain b destroy c terrify d imagine

15 carefully b correctly c seriously d personally

IV Choose the best answer.

1 She glanced briefly _ his lapel badge

a in b on c at d up

2 my experience, very few people really understand the problem

a To b In c With d From

3 People here have a more relaxed attitude _ their work.

a to b in c on d for

4 The novel is based on his in the war

a attitudes b images c situations d experiences

5 I don’t like that man There is a sneaky look on his face

a furious b humorous c dishonest d guilty

6 She made a big about not having a window seat on the plane

a complaint b fuss c excitement d interest

7 He has a very outgoing _ and makes friends very easily

a person b personal c personality d personage

8 He to the spot where the house used to stand

a pointed b showed c directed d glanced

9 Teenagers often have their _ who they admire very much

a ideals b admirers c images d idols

10 I had a glance at the article, but I haven’t read it yet

a close look b quick look c direct look d furtive look

11 What made you more interested learning English?

a on b in c with d to

12 He always complained his mother about his work

a with b to c at d for

13 A few people enjoyed the exhibition, but the majority were _

a restrained b admirable c impartial d disappoited

14 The girl was so that she didn’t look aht him in the face

a shy b confident c impatient d sneaky

15 There is a growing tendency among singers to some famous sngers

a imitate b follow c reflect d pursue

16 An only child often creates an _ friend to play with

a imagery b imaginable c imaginary d imaginative

17 I felt my face burning with _

a confidence b enthusiasm c pleasure d embarrassment

18 I believe that everyone has had experiences in their life

a memorable b observable c acceptable d reflexible

19 He rose from his chair and her warmly

a protected b replaced c embraced d appreciated

20 She showed her by asking lots of trivial questions

a experience b experienced c inexperienced d inexperience

V Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets in present simple

1 I usually ( go) to school by bicycle

-17 How often she ( read) a newspaper?

The story is about a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who ( 0 live) lives with her mother Little Red Riding Hood’s grand

mother (1 invite) her to her cottage, so one fine day she ( 2 set) _ off to visit her The little girl (3 get) _ ready, ( 4 wave) goobye to her mother and ( 5 promise) _ to be careful On her arm she ( 6 carry) _ abasket which ( 7 contain) _ a cake her mother ( 8 bake) _ specially It ( 9 be) _ a lovely spring morning, the sun ( 10 shine) _ and the birds ( 11 sing) , happy that the winter (12 be) over

VII Choose the best answer.

1 Spring _ summer

a follows b is following c will follow d has followed

2 Every twelve months, the Earth the sun

a circle b circled c has circled d is circling

3 The sun _ in the East and _ in the West

a rises/ set b rises/ sets c rose/ had set d has risen/ has set

4 Water at 100 degrees Celsius

a boil b boils c is boiling d boiling

5 The Earth on the sun for its heat and light

a is depend b depending c has depend d depends

6 It quite often in Britain during in the Winter

a is snowing b snows c snowed d was snowing

7 It very much in the summer in our country

a not rains b don’t rain c doesn’t rain d isn’t raining

8 My mother always _ up early

a gets b is getting c got d will get

9 The concert at 7: 15

a starts b is starting c has started d is going to start

10 Susan usually _ her homework after dinner

a doing b do c is doing d does

11 People English and French in Canada.

a speak b have spoken c had spoken d are speaking

12 According to the research reports, people usually in thie sleep 25 to 30 times

a turn b are turning c have tuened d turned

13 Ann _ tea very often

a doesn’t drink b don’t drink c didn’t drink d hasn’t drink

14 Michael _ thirty hours a week

a works b worked c has worked d is working

15 Lan is very good at languages She two languages very well

a speaks b is speaking c spoke d was speaking

16 John tennis once or twice a week

a usually play b is usually playing c have usually played d usually plays

17 _ on Sundays

a Always he gets up late b He always gets up late

c Does he always get up late d He gets always up late

18 Harry worka all the time He

a never relaxes b relaxes never c often relaxes d relaxes sometimes

19 I _ at six o’ clock, but to be up by five

a normally get up / I have sometimes b normally get up / sometimes I have

c get normally up / sometimes I have d get noprmally up / I sometimes have

20 _ a long time for the bus

a We have to always wait b We always have to wait

c We have always to wait d We have to wait always

VIII Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

1 Mr Miller doesn’t likes being kept waiting

IX Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets in present continuous.

1 The farmers ( work) in the field now

-12 We ( do) exercises on the present tenses at this moment and we ( think) that we ( know) how to use

-X Choose the best answer.

1 Don’t make noise My mother with her friend

a is talking b was talking c talks d talked

2 We _ English now

a learn b are learning c will learn d have learned

3 Mr Jones often _ to work by car everyday, but today he by bus

a goes/ goes is going/ will go c went/ has gone d goes/ is going

4 I in the room now

a am being b was being c have been being d am

5 Don’t bother her She her French lesson; she always it in the morning

a talkes/ is talking b is talking/ takes c takes/ takes d is talking/ is talking

6 John _ at the moment, so he can’t answer the phone

a works b is working c has worked d will work

7 Hurry up, Jane! We for you

a wait b are waiting c waiting d are waited