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EXERCISES

A) Complete the text using the verbs below. 'm enjoying - 'm going to work - live - can speak - started - come went My name's Maurizio Celi. I ................................................ (1) from Bologna, a city in the north of Italy. I'm a student at the university of Bologna. I study modern languages - English and Russian. I also know a little Spanish, so I ................................(2) four languages. I .................................(3) the course a lot, but it's really hard work. The course .......................................(4) three years ago. I .........................................(5) at home with my parents and my sister. My brother .................................(6) to work in the USA last year. After I graduate, I ..............................................(7) as a translator. I hope so, anyway. B) Complete the questions. 1. Which university do you go to? I don't go to a university. I study at home. 2. ........................................................ a job? Yes, I do. A part-time job. 3. What .................................................. at the moment? I'm writing an essay. 4. .............................................................. to England? Fifteen years ago. 5. .......................................................................? He's an accountant. C) We use certain expressions in different social situations. Match the expressions and responses. When do we use these expressions? Example A: I'm sorry, I'm late B: Don't worry. Come and sit down. 1. How are you? 2. Hello, Jane! 3. How do you do? a) Sleep well! b) Yes. Can I help you? c) Good morning!

4. See you tomorrow! 5. Good night! 6. Good morning! 7. Hello. I'm Ela Paul. 8. Cheers! 9. Excuse me! 10. Bless you! 11. Have a nice weekend! 12. Thank you very much indeed. 13. Make yourself at home.

d) Fine, thanks. e) Pleased to meet you, Ela. f) Not at all. Don't mention it. g) Thanks. h) Same to you! i) That's very kind. Thank you. j) Bye! k) How do you do? l) Hi, Peter! m) Cheers!

D) Here are the past tense forms of some irregular verbs. Write the infinitives. 1. ______________ 4. ______________ 7. ______________ 10. _____________ were could gave had 2. ______________ 5. ______________ 8. ______________ 11. _____________ told saw 3. _______________ took 6. _______________ said

made 9. _______________ went got 12. ______________ did

E) Read the article below and do the exercises below.

The Burglars' Friend


It was 3 o'clock in the morning when four-year-old Russell Brown woke up to go to the toilet. His parents were fast asleep in bed. But when he heard a noise in the living room and saw a light was on, he went downstairs. There he found two men. They asked him his name, and told him they were friends of the family. Unfortunately, Russell believed them. They asked him where the video recorder was. Russell showed them, and said they had a stereo and CD player, too. The two men carried these to the kitchen. Russell also told them that his mother kept her purse in a drawer in the kitchen, so they took that. Russell even gave them his pocket money - 50p. They finally left at 4 a.m. They said, "Will you open the back door while we take these things to the car, because we don't want to wake Mummy and Daddy, do we?" So Russell held the door open for them. He then went back to bed.

His parents didn't know about the burglary until they got up the next day. His father said, "I couldn' be angry with Russell, because he thought he was doing the right thing." Fortunately, the police caught the two burglars last week. Write the past forms of these irregular verbs from the article. wake ___________________ hear ___________________ find ___________________ leave _______________________ hold _______________________

think _______________________ catch _______________________

keep ___________________

F) Write the questions to these answers according to the article above ("The Burglars' Friend) 1. Because he wanted to go to the toilet. Why did he wake up? 2. They were in bed.

3. Because he heard a noise and saw a light on.

4. Two.

5. They told him they were friends of the family.

6. In a drawer in the kitchen.

7. 50p.

8. At 4 a.m.

9. The next day (When ........... find about ....?)

10. Last week.

G) Complete these time expressions with at, on, in or no preposition. 1. _____ six o'clock night 5. _____ December morning 8. _____ summer 2. _____ Saturday 3. _______ 1995 4. _______ last

6. _____ the weekend 9. _____ two weeks ago

7. _______ Monday 10. ______ the evening

11. ______ yesterday evening

12. ______ January 17

H) Complete these sentences with some or any. 1. Have you got ................ brothers or sisters? 2. We don't need .................. olive oil. 3. Here are ................... letters for you. 4. I need .................... money. 5. Is there ................... petrol in the car? I) Read Ben's letter and fill in each sentence into the right place. a) I love sports. b) My name is Ben Smith and I'm from England. c) I'm twelve years old. Dear Claude, (1) .............................................................. I live in Sussex with my family. There are four of us; my parents, my sister Emily, aged 4, and me. My mum works in a bank. My dad is a dentist. (2) .............................................................. I'm tall and slim. I have got green eyes and short fair hair. I usually wear jeans and trainers. (3) .............................................................. My favorite is basketball. I usually play basketball with my friends at the weekend. I also enjoy reading books but I don't like reading comics. Write back to me soon and tell me about yourself. Send me a photograph of yourself. Best wishes,

Ben

J) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, either Present Simple or Present Continuous. Steven ................................. (work) as a director. He's in the studio now. He ..................................... (direct) a scene from his new film "Raiders of the Lost Treasure". He ................................. (stay) in London at present, but he ............................... (fly) to Egypt tomorrow to shoot some scenes. His flight ................................. (leave) at 6 a.m. and, although he ................................ (like) travelling, he .................................. (hate) early mornings. K) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous. A: Can I help you, sir? B: Yes, please. I .................................... (look) for a birthday present for my wife. A: I see. What kinds of things ................................................. (she/like)? B: Oh, she .................................. (enjoy) reading books on interior decorating and she ............................. (love) listening to Latin music. A: How about this book then? It .................................. (have) over a hundred pages of different ways to decorate your home and a lot of pictures, too. B: I ...................................... (not/know) about that. Is there anything else you could show me? A: Well, sir. I ................................. (believe) this set of CDs with Latin bands is an excellent choice. Your wife will enjoy it very much. B: How much is it? A: It ............................... (cost) 25. They are on special offer. B: Ok, then. I just ...................................... (hope) that she won't play the music too loud because I .................................. (hate) Latin music! L) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1. Her new perfume .................................. (smell) like spring flowers. 2. Have you seen Mary's new haircut? It ............................ (look) great.

3. Did you put sugar in the coffee? It .................................. (taste) bitter. 4. My mother ........................................ (listen) to her favorite radio programme right now. 5. My brother ............................................ (enjoy) going to the cinema.

ANSWER KEY A) 1. come 2. can speak3. 'm enjoying 'm going to work 4. started 5. live 6. went 7.

B) 2. Do you have a job? 3. What are you doing at the moment? 4. When did you go/come to England? C) 1. d 13.j 2.l 3.k 4.j 5.a 6.c 5. What does he do? 7.e 8.m 9.b 10.g 11.h 12.f 9.go

D) 1. are 2.tell 3.take4.can 5.see 6.say 7.give 8.make 10.have 11. get 12.do

E) wake-woke , leave-left, hear-heard, hold-held, find-found, think-thought, keepkept, catch-caught F) 2. Where were the parents when the burglars came in? 3. Why did Russell go to the living room? 4. How many burglars were there? 5. What did the burglars tell Russell? 6. Where did the mother keep her purse? 7. How much did Russell give to the burglars? 8. When did the burglars leave the house? 9. When did the parents find about the burglary? 10. When did the police catch the burglars? G) 1.at on H) 1. any I) 1.b 2.c 2. on 3.in 4. 5. in 6. at 7. on 8. in 4. some 9. 5. any 10. in 11. - 12.

2.any 3.some 3.a

J) works - is directing - is staying - is flying - leaves - likes - hates

K) am looking - does she like - enjoys - loves - has - don't know - believe - costs hope - hate L)1.smells 2.looks 3.tastes 4.is listening 5.enjoys

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