Unit 7

Grammar Practice

Level 3
1 Complete the sentences using the causative have.
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1 Mr Poor makes his breakfast himself.

Mr Rich has his breakfast made for him.

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2 Mr Poor repairs his car himself.

4 Mr Poor polishes his own shoes.

Mr Rich .......................................................
5 Mr Poor cuts his own ngernails.

Mr Rich .......................................................
3 Mr Poor does his shopping himself.

Mr Rich .......................................................
6 Mr Poor shaves his face himself.

Mr Rich .......................................................

Mr Rich .......................................................

2 Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect passive form of the verbs.
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has been knocked down

A lot of things have changed in my town over the years. My old school 1 ........................................
(knock down), and a sports centre 2 ............................ (built) in its place. What used to be a bingo hall
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............................ (change) into a multi-storey car park. A lot more people live here now, so a lot of

new houses 4 ............................ (put up) for them to live in. It's a much cleaner and safer place now, as
well. The town centre 5 ............................ (clean up), and the crime problem

............................

(solve). Apparently, they are going to build a big new shopping centre in the town, but we
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............................ (not / tell) when the construction will begin. I'm looking forward to it!

3 Read the text. Some of the lines have an extra, unnecessary word. Write the words at the end of
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the line. If the line is correct, put a tick (3).

be
1 .......................

and that the minimum wage will be increased to 5 per hour. The

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2 .......................

previous government has been criticised for managing the economy

3 .......................

poorly, and it is true. They made up a real mess of the international

4 .......................

trade negotiations, and now we so must make an effort to repair

5 .......................

the damage that they have been done. It will not be easy, but it is

6 .......................

necessary. All that we are ask is to be given a chance to show the people

7 .......................

of this country that progress can be made for; that both happiness and

8 .......................

prosperity are possible for the majority; and that, with your support,

9 .......................
10 .......................

4 Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given.
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1 They dropped Maria from the basketball
team.
was
was
dropped
Maria ....................................... from the
basketball team.
2 The police stopped me on the way home. by
I ....................................... on the way home.
3 We arranged for someone to paint our
garage.

had

4 French is spoken in many parts of Canada.

speak
They ................................. in many parts
of Canada.

5 They haven't built the new sports

centre yet.

The new sports centre .................................

yet.

We ....................................... painted.

PHOTOCOPIABLE

been

# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 3 Unit 7

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

this country that can once again become the great nation it once was.

LEVEL 3 UNIT 7

When we are be elected, we promise that we will never raise taxes,