Read the message. Choose the correct answers. If there is a C What (6) __________ you and your husband __________ blank, write one suitable word – a preposition, an auxiliary (do) in your free time? verb, a modal verb, an adverb of frequency, etc. D We (7) __________ (not have) very much free time, To Jo@hotmail.com actually. From AlexB@btinternet.com C Oh, why is that? Subject Hi D Well, I (8) __________ (work) shifts at the hospital and Mike (9) __________ (travel) a lot for his job. He (10) Hi Jo, __________ (fly) to a meeting in Michigan right now! How are things? (1) __________ you get that job that you 1 10 (2) talking / were talking / are talking about last time we met? (3) I’ve looked / I look / I’ve been looking for a new job Questions for a while. In fact, (4) I think / I’m thinking / I thought of Complete the questions for the answers. changing careers altogether. (5) I’m not / I haven’t / I don’t Example What is your favorite day of the week ? enjoying being an accountant any more. It’s a little boring I like Fridays best. because I (6) __________ to do the same thing every day and (7) I haven’t / I don’t / I’m not allowed to plan my own 1 How many ____________________________________________? schedule. My boss (8) giving / gives / is giving me a list of I work about 40 hours a week. tasks at the start of every week, and she hardly (9) 2 Who ___________________________________________________? __________ gives us any praise. I get along well (10) I’m waiting for my sister. __________ my coworkers, but I’m not (11) paying / paid / 3 Why ___________________________________________________? pay enough to put up with a boring job! I (12) __________ I like working here because the people are great. had a couple of interviews, but no success up to now. 4 Do _____________________________________________________? Guess who I (13) seen / see / saw last weekend – Annie No, I don’t go to concerts but I listen to music at home. Fisher from our old school. She (14) __________ to be very 5 Why ___________________________________________________? shy, but she looks very different now. When I saw her, she They moved because they needed more space. (15) __________ wearing a business suit and working on a 6 Where _________________________________________________? high-tech laptop. She’s (16) __________ working for an He’s learning English at a school in Boston. international law firm for five years. She (17) is earned / 7 How often _____________________________________________? earns / earning a fortune! Apparently, a school reunion is We see our friends once a week. (18) __________ organized now. (19) Have / Should / Must 8 Did ____________________________________________________? we go, do you think? It would be fun to see everyone again. No, we didn’t go to the movies. We went for coffee. Anyway, I’ve (20) __________ to go now. Write to me soon. Alex 20 8
Auxiliary verbs and short answers
Present tenses Complete the conversation with the correct auxiliary verb. Complete the conversations with the correct form of the E = Elena A = Adam verbs in parentheses. E E Oh, hi. Sorry I’m late. Have you been waiting long? A Hi, my name’s Chiara Ponti. I work (work) for Global A A About half an hour. What happened? (1) __________ Solutions. (1) __________ you __________ (enjoy) the your bus arrive late? conference? E E No, it (2) __________. It was my fault. I left my cell B Yes, it’s interesting, but there are so many talks I (2) phone at home and I had to go back for it. __________ (not know) which ones to choose. I (3) A A OK, never mind. (3) __________ you had lunch yet? __________ (want) to go to Professor Fry’s talk on E E No, I (4) __________ Let’s get something to eat now. computers in education later today. __________ you like Mexican food? A (4) __________ you__________ (work) at a university? B Yes, but right now I (5) __________ (do) some research A
Stop and Check Test 1 Units 1-4 A Mmm, yes, I (6) __________. I (13) __________ (not do) any paintings for years. In the E Well, there’s a new restaurant near here. following months, my family (14) __________ (encourage) A (7) __________ you been there before? me to take it up again. After I (15) __________ (produce) E No, I (8) __________ but it had a good review in the about 15 paintings, I (16) __________ (hold) a small local paper. exhibition in a local art gallery. While the visitors (17) A OK, let’s try there. __________ (look around), I (18) __________ (interview) by 8 a journalist from the newspaper. In her article, I (19) __________ (describe) as “a new local talent” and a few days Active or passive? later three paintings (20) __________ (sell) at the gallery. It Choose the correct forms. was amazing! Example I think most singers and actors pay / are paid 20 too much. 1 Leo’s new job involves / is involved a lot of travel. should/can/must/have to/be allowed to 2 How many people are employed / employ at your Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the verb in company? parentheses. 3 Soccer and tennis play / are played all over the Example It’s a good idea for you to get more exercise. world. (should) 4 Was breakfast included / Did breakfast include in the You should get more exercise. price of the hotel room? 1 It’s illegal to carry guns. (can) 5 A different city is hosted / hosts the Olympic Games You _________________________________________________________. every four years. 2 Women couldn’t vote in the 1800s. (be allowed to) 6 The number of female directors is growing / is being Women _____________________________________________________. grown. 3 It’s isn’t advisable to smoke. (should) 7 Most students are studied / study a second language at People ______________________________________________________. school. 4 It isn’t necessary to confirm your order. (have to) 8 The city center was redeveloped / redeveloped last year. You _________________________________________________________. 9 Millions of trees cut / are cut down every year. 5 Is it necessary for visitors to leave their bags at the front 10 I can’t send you an email because my computer is desk? (have to) repairing / is being repaired. _____________________ visitors _______________________________? 6 Wearing a seat belt is required. (must) 10 All drivers and passengers ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________. Past tenses 7 Can parents park outside the school? (be allowed to) Complete the text with the correct past form of the verbs in ____________________ parents ________________________________? parentheses. Some of the answers are passive. 8 It was necessary for me to leave early. (have to) When I was (be) a teenager, I (1) __________ (used / love) I _____________________________________________________________. art. I (2) __________ (spend) a lot of time drawing and 8
painting. By the time I was fifteen, I was really good because
my dad (3) __________ (teach) me all about color and Vocabulary shapes when I was much younger. I (4) __________ (stop) 1 Choose the word that has a different pronunciation. painting when I (5) __________ (go) to college. I (6) Example tooth truth foot boot __________ (not can) even remember where I (7) 1 some come from home __________ (leave) my paints! Then while I (8) __________ 2 dear hear pear fear (sort out) some stuff in my mom’s house, I (9) __________ 3 good would food should (come across) all my materials and some old paintings. I (10) 4 paid weighed said made __________ (look through) them for a few minutes before I 4 realized that my girlfriend (11) __________ (stand) behind me. “These paintings are really good!” she said. “When (12) __________ you (give up) __________ art?” I explained that
Example boil herb roast fry 1 sweating sketching staying fit going for a run 2 eggs recipe herbs olive oil 3 growing baking weeding planting 4 peel weigh chop saucepan
3 Replace the words in italics with a pronoun.
Example She can’t give up chocolate. She can’t give it up. 1 Do you take after your mother? ____________________________________________________ 2 Did you pick up German quickly? ____________________________________________________