Grammar Unit 9

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1 Put the verbs into a suitable tense. More than 3 Find, underline and label an example of each of
one answer may be correct. the grammar items in the sentences.
He doesn’t speak Spanish. He doesn’t
definite article non-defining relative clause
understand (not understand) what you’re saying.
question ending in a preposition question tag
1 The film is from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m tonight.
reported question reported statement
At six o’clock, I _____________________
second conditional subject question
(watch) it at the cinema.
third conditional verb + infinitive
2 You _____________________ (not listen) to
me, were you? Hayley explained that she wouldn’t be at home
3 I _____________________ (not like) classical because she had to go to her grandparents’
music, but I do now. house. reported statement
4 She ___________________ (read) that book for 1 Don’t forget to save some of your pocket
weeks, and she still has another 150 pages left! money so that you can get Mum a birthday
5 Harry can’t walk to school at the moment, present. __________
because he _____________________ (sprain) 2 Olivia asked us whether we had ever eaten
his ankle. Taiwanese food. __________
6 When I met Suzie at the station, we __________ 3 I wouldn’t have invited Alex here if I had
______________ (not see) each other for years. known that he would complain about our music
7 What time _____________________________ all night. __________
(your science lesson / start) tomorrow morning? 4 He likes her, doesn’t he? __________
8 That car’s going too fast! The driver __________ 5 Mrs Murray, who is my basketball coach, used
_____________ (not have) enough time to stop. to be a professional player. __________
6 This is the best restaurant I’ve ever
2 Underline mistakes in five more of the
sentences and correct them. Tick () the correct visited! __________
sentences. 7 Who would you prefer to live with? __________
If I’d known about the terrible weather, I’d 8 Which team scored most goals? __________
brought warmer clothes. 9 If I won the lottery, I’d give a lot of money
I would have brought to my family and I’d spend some on
1 Dad is working in the garden for hours now. myself. _________
__________________
2 Nicole hurt herself while she was playing tennis.
__________________
3 My sisters usually had been walking to school,
but today they’re cycling.
__________________
4 This time next year I will study abroad.
__________________
5 Did you use to enjoy scary films when you used
to be younger? __________________
6 Look! That car has been hitting the tree if it
doesn’t slow down! __________________
7 At the moment, my friend is downloading music.
__________________

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Grammar Unit 9
Plural nouns

4 Complete the sentences with the correct plural

form of the words in the box.
ability coach foot fox
half knife person waitress
Tell me where the knives and forks are and I’ll
put them on the table.
1 Daria, you work in a restaurant. Do __________
earn much money?
2 While the football teams warmed up, the two
__________ planned how they would win the
match.
3 These shoes don’t fit me. My __________ are
too wide.
4 A person needs lots of different skills and
__________ to be a good office manager.
5 I really like _________ – they’re very clever
animals.
6 How many __________ work in this building?
7 Cut the apples into __________ before giving
them to little Joey – it makes them easier to eat.

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Vocabulary Unit 9
Education verbs and prepositions
1 Complete the phrases with the correct
prepositions.
apply for 5 benefit ____
1 comment ____ 6 concentrate ____
2 graduate ____ 7 participate ____
3 prepare ____ 8 search ____
4 specialize ____ 9 succeed at / ___
2 Complete the sentences with phrases from
exercise 1.
It’s important to prepare for a test or an exam.
1 Lots of people _______________ extra English
classes in the evening.
2 Turn off the TV so you can _______________
your maths homework.
3 Lots of people _______________ my blog posts,
but not everyone agrees with me.
4 I’ll help you _______________ the ring. Can you
remember where you lost it?
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the
phrases from exercise 1. More than one answer
may be possible.
Learning languages is really important to me. I think
people can benefit from speaking several languages
in lots of ways. For example, they can communicate
with people when on holiday. At the moment I’m
(1) _______________ my FCE exam, which I’ll sit in
June, by taking English lessons three times a week.
If I (2) _______________ passing that, I’m going to
(3) _______________ an exchange programme in
England next summer. After I (4) _______________
university, I’m going to go on to do further studies
and (5) _______________ modern languages
Careers adjectives
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the words in brackets.
1 My uncle lived an ___________ (academy) life.
He was happy studying and teaching others.
2 If my job weren’t ___________ , (challenge) I’d
have to give it up because I’d get bored.
3 Before the match, the coach gave a __________
(motivate) talk about trying our best and winning!
4 He didn’t like working in the factory because the
work was too ___________ (repeat).
5 Josh often has to work nights; he doesn’t like the
___________ (social) hours, but he gets paid
well.
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Extra vocabulary
5 Complete the text with the correct form of the
words.
atmosphere eventually intend launch mission
spacecraft surface ultimate
Walking on the moon, by Gareth Jones
This term at school, we’ve been studying a really
interesting topic: space. We recently learned about
the Apollo 11 space mission. Back in 1969, three
astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, accepted
the (1) ____________ challenge – they
(2) ____________ to walk on the moon! The
(3) ____________ of the Apollo (4) ____________
took place on 16 July, and after travelling for three
days it landed on the moon. The astronauts had to
put on special space suits, to help them breathe on
a planet with no (5) ____________ .
(6) ____________ , the following day, Armstrong
became the first man to ever walk on the moon’s
(7) ____________ ! This amazing moment was
broadcast live on TV, as Armstrong took ‘One small
step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.’ I think
it’s one of the most exciting moments of human
history.
Giving warnings and tips
6 Complete the dialogue with the words.
always essential if otherwise panic
should will won’t
Ann Hey Pete! Can you help me? I’ve got a party
to prepare for, and I don’t know where to start.
Pete Hi, Ann. You’re looking after the food, right?
Well, it’s essential that you get started right
away. (1) __________ you don’t, the food
(2) __________ be ready on time! But don’t
(3) __________ . I’ll help you.
Ann Thanks Pete.
Pete No problem. You (4) _________ make a list of
what you’re going to cook and the ingredients
you’ll need, (5) _________ you
(6) _________ end up wasting time. And
(7) _________ check that you have
everything you need before the day or the
party itself.
Ann That’s really good advice. Thanks a lot.