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Fill in the gaps with the correct word:

1. When you ....... (COME) to the party tomorrow, ......... (NOT FORGET) to bring the beetles.
2. Thirty years ago, scientists _______ (begin) to study the link _______ aggressive behaviour
and television watching.
3. “How _______ do you go to the cinema?” “I usually go once ________ month.”
4. Switch _______ the TV now, the news _____ (be) about to start.

1. Rephrasing:

1. "If many people demonstrate, the possibility of war may decrease". The more..........................
2. “If you take on too many tasks, it becomes harder to make time for them all”. The more tasks.
3. "My car is being repaired this afternoon". I ……………………………………….
4. “There are more coins than banknotes”. There aren’t …………
5. "I am sorry that I drank so much last night". I wish…………..
6. "Young people make noise and leave piles of rubbish behind. Residents usually call the
police". …………………………………………………………………… …………...……… (provided)
7. “The cheaper dress is more or less the same as the other one”. There isn’t...
8. “It’s very nice of you to be so kind”. Thank you....
9. “We left before the end of the lecture”. The lecture......
10. “African countries are too poor to build a space station”. African countries aren’t …

B) Join the following sentences using a RELATIVE PRONOUN. Make changes if


necessary:

1. Occidental observers are against the veiling of women in Arabia. The veiling is an example of
sexual segregation.
2. We had dinner with a man. The man's wife was a film star.
3. Nikki sells cinema tickets. She is against the ban.
4. This is the plan. You have been talking about it.
5. I could not move my car. It had no petrol.
6. Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. His works are worth millions.
7. The new currency is called euro. Its official abbreviation is EUR.
8. Bar owners have organized a protest. They feel the measures are unfair.
9. A dog was sent into space in 1957. Its name was Laika.

C) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT).
Make changes if necessary.

1. Ann was an excellent teacher. She attacked some of her students verbally.
2. "The old lady rejected the insects. The insects were underdone."
3. Mobiles are very useful nowadays. They can be dangerous if you are driving.
4. Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. The result is that teenagers suffer from
stress.
5. People shouldn't use drugs. It affects their brains.
6. Many Spaniards have read The Order of the Phoenix. It has already been translated into
Spanish.
7. Lots of tourists visit that old building every year. It is one of the major attractions in London.
8. "You have to clean all this mess before you go home" (Report what the policeman said last
Saturday to you and your friends)

2. Reported speech.

1. "No serious incidents were reported". The journalists...................


2. The people were shouting "One, two, three for, we don't want another war", " Five, six, seven,
eight, why don't you negotiate?". Demonstrators...........
3. "No more blood for dollars" (be careful, you'll have to complete the sentence first)
One placard said …………..
4. Gihan exclaimed: "We have had too many prohibitions."
5. Last year, my doctor told me, "Take more exercise if you can't sleep well.".
6. Jenny said: "We must arrive on time tomorrow"
7. The young man said: "I'm going to start eating more insects."
8. Jenny said: "We have to take more responsibility."
9. Ms Anderson said: "We must all recognise that driving and using mobile phones can kill".
10. The spokesman said: "I can't understand why billiards has been prohibited."
11. The young lady said: "I did not make such a mistake."
12. The film star said: "I fell in love last summer."
13. The article said: "Molly was taken to hospital but she never regained consciousness".
14. He told me: "don't go ahead if you are not 100% sure"
15. He said to his son: "Don't panic or get hysterical."
16. She said: "Many trees were planted a few years ago to replace woodland and to create
forests".
17. A psychologist from Liverpool University established. Most abusers were abused
themselves"
18. "The launch of the Euro has been a complete success", the Prime Minister said.
19. The Prime Minister said: "A new UN resolution will not be necessary."
20. The Professor said, “I will finish my lecture before the bell rings”.
21. James said: "People have died here."
22. The old man said to the boy, "Don't speak to strangers."
23. What will you do when you finish your homework? -- He asked the girl...

3. Conditional sentences

A) Complete

1. If every citizen in the world made an effort to stop the war................................................


2. If I had known that demonstration was a historical event ......................
3. If Saudi women had less restrictions…
4. If I stopped smoking. . .
5. Ann wouldn't have been hospitalised if…
6. If I could go anywhere I liked,
7. If people do not turn off their mobile phones in cinemas...
8. If I had studied psychology ...
9. She wouldn't have been blamed if...
10. If terrorists attacked my home town...
11. If you spend too much time sunbathing...
12. "If I had known the answer,………………………………"
13. I would have read J.K. Rowling’s books if … …

B) Complete with the correct tense

1. Doctors (not save) her life if they (discover) her illness before.
2. If you had exercised regularly, it...................... (help ) you calm down.
3. If we want to save the Earth, we should stop ............................. our forests.
4. If John _______ (NOT DRINK) so much last night he _________(NOT BEHAVE) so
aggressively.

4. Produce the questions to these answers:

1. Yesterday's protesters came from many different types of people


2. America's interest in Iraq had more to do with oil than with disarming a dangerous tyrant
3. Last time we demonstrated it was scores of years ago.
4. It took 6 months to find her disease.
5. Only six per cent of women work as teachers.
6. A hot milky drink may help you relax.
7. The law did aII the forbidding.
8. Reaction times were 30% slower.
9. The balls cost one pound.
10. Predators depend on animals.
11. The teenager is said to have changed her story.
12. Tourists have chosen new destinations.
13. The tattoo removal cost £1,000 a month ago.
14. Forests provide shelter and food for many different types of plants and animals.
15. Susan used to do her shopping in New York.
16. There are eight denominations of euro coins.
17. J.K. Rowling has written five Harry Potter books.
18. The Tower of London was built in 1066.
19. Western countries see 14,000 attempted suicides every year.

7. Lexis

A) Write one more word with the same root:

1. Agree, disagree,.......
2. Give an ADJECTIVE with the same root as APPETISER (noun)
3. Give a noun with the same root as FREE (adjective)
4. Give an adjective with the same root as IMPRESSION (noun)
5. Give an adjective with the same root as "SENSE"
7. Give an adverb with the same root as PHYSICAL (adj).
8. Give a noun with the same root as PROBABLY (adverb)
9. Give an adjective with the same root as PREDICT (verb).
11. Give a noun with the same root as APPEAR (verb)
12. Give a noun with the same root as POLITICAL (adjective)

B) Find the odd word out:

1. Blind, stress, deaf, disoriented

C) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic field:

1. teacher, doctor, engineer ….


2. deforestation, acid rain, greenhouse effect, ….

D) Find the odd word

1. Which word is not a preposition? THROUGH - OF – OR - FOR


2. Which word is not an ADVERB? QUICKLY - FAST - LONELY - EASILY
3. Which word is not an ADJECTIVE? AGGRESSIVE - VIOLENT - DIVERGENCE - USEFUL
4. Which word does NOT belong to the group according to the meaning? GO – RUSH - HURRY
- CRASH

Fill in the gap with the correct preposition:

She knocked ________ the door but nobody answered.


Politicians are dreaming ________ a stronger euro.
"The industrialized countries are responsible ................ the poverty of the Third World".

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