1. Fill in the gaps to complete the following conversations.

1. Question tags, short answers

A: Hi! It's John, isn't it?

B: Yes, it is. How are you?
A: I'm fine, thanks. We met last winter, _____________?
B: _____________. We were at Pete's Christmas party.
A: You're right. It was a moving out party, _____________?
B: Yeah. Have you seen his new apartment?
A: _____________. It's quite spacious.
B: Yes, it is, _____________?

2. Asking for advice, showing concern.

A: You look awful, Ann. What's the matter?

B: I've got a bit of a problem. I think I'm going to lose my job.
A: Oh, no! _____________ awful! What happened?
B: My boss told me he's disappointed with my work.
A: Oh, dear. I can see _____________ you're so upset. Are you working hard at the
moment?
B: Well, my Mum's ill and I've had to have a few days off.
A: So, have you _____________ telling your boss about it?
B: I've tried that, but he doesn't listen.
A: Maybe you _____________ to write him a letter.
B: That might be _____________ a try. Thanks!

3. Asking for and making recommendation

A: You've been to Venice, haven't you? Do you have any tips?

B: Well, there is so much to see, but you _____________ definitely have a coffee in
St. Mark's Square.
A: That's good to _____________.
B: It's quite expensive, but it's _____________ sitting there and seeing all the
people and the amazing sights.
A: What's the _____________ way to get around?
B: It's best to take the vaporetti – the water busses. They are cheap and you get a
good view of the canals. And another thing. Don't _____________ going to the island
of Murano! It takes a long time to get there and it isn't really that interesting.
A. Thanks, that's really useful.

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2. Complete the table of gradable and strong adjectives

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3. Complete the table with nouns or adjectives

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4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb

1. I never _____________ a lie-in on Saturday mornings.

2. I often _____________ some gardening at the weekend.
3. It's difficult _____________ deadlines these days.
4. Yesterday after lunch I _____________ a nap when somebody knocked at the
window.
5. She _____________ some new friends last year.
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5. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verb

1. Before leaving a hotel you need to _____________.

2. I can't _____________ the noise anymore! It's been driving me crazy!
3. There are many needy people out there, so why don't you do something nice and
_____________ the things you don't need any more?
4. What time shall we _____________ tomorrow? We mustn't miss the train!
5. Will you please _____________ your mind? You're driving me insane!
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6. Write the adjectives to complete the following definitions
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7. Write the words

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8. Fill in the gaps with the synonyms of the words in brackets.

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GRAMMAR
1. Make questions with these words.

1 What / Nick / watch / at the moment ?

2 Who / come / your party / last weekend ?

3 What / your children / usually / have / dinner ?

4 What /happen / when / you / get / home / last night?

5 How long / Eve / live / her flat ?

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2. Choose the correct preposition

1 My cousin John is good at/ with / in hockey.

2 His boss was quite angry with / about / on him during the meeting.
3 We were very surprised at / with / by the letter we recieved yesterday.
4 I don't think Joanne's really satisfied on / with / at her new cell phone.
5 Dave's bored with / by / about his new course.
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3. Choose the correct modal verb

1 I know I ought to / am allowed to leave work earlier and relax more.
2 No one knows about this, so you mustn't / don't have to tell anyone!
3 We can't / are supposed to take an hour for lunch, but my boss takes a lot longer
than that.
4 You aren't allowed / shouldn't send personal e-mails at work. You can / must send
only work e-mails.
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4. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

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5. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

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6. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 How long ............................. (you/ wait) when the bus finally came?
2 ............................. (you/still/ belong) to a political party?
3 He ............................. (stay) at his brother's at the moment.
4 Last night, I fell asleep while I ............................. (watch) TV
5 Lots of things have happened since I ............................. (last/write) to you
6 Is it the first time he ............................. (be) in hospital?
7 Brian ............................. (play) squash since 3 o'clock.
8 He was a complete stranger to us; we ............................. (never/see) him before.
9 I'm pretty sure it .............................. (snow) next week.
10 He ............................. (meet) his best friend tonight.
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7. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets

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8. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate reflexive pronoun

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