Extra grammar practice extension B2 Unit

Present simple, present continuous and 4 Complete the sentences with the infinitive or
gerund of these verbs. There is one extra verb.
present habits; Present perfect simple
and present perfect continuous; cheat  • ​do  • ​improve  • ​learn  • ​make  • ​make  • ​start
Gerunds and infinitives − 1
1 I’m looking forward to starting university in
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of September.
these verbs.
2 Can you believe that she admitted cheating in
always do  • ​always give  • ​always make  • ​ the exam?
attend  • ​choose  • ​usually spend 3 Making a decision about what to study at
university can be difficult.
1 Medical students always do practical 4 My tutor arranged for me to do some work
training in a hospital in their final year. experience with a vet over the summer.
2 The professor always gives us assignments to 5 It’s too late to make an appointment now, the
finish over the weekend which is very annoying. office is closed.
3 We usually spend the final week of term 6 I want to take my year abroad in Chile, to improve
studying for exams. my level of Spanish.
4 Undergraduates attend lectures every
day and tutorials once a week. 5 Complete the text with the correct form of these
5 This student always makes excuses for not verbs.
doing his homework.
always ask  • ​control  • ​ever consider  • ​ever hear  • ​
6 Most students choose to do at least find  • ​have  • ​offer  • ​restore  • ​run  • ​start
one extracurricular activity.

2 Complete the sentences with an appropriate verb. Studying time

(1)Have you ever heard of horology? It’s the name
1 John has been doing research for his
master’s for the past two months. of the subject where we study clocks and time
2 Tina has made an appointment to measurement. Birmingham University
see her tutor. (2) offers a three-year undergraduate
3 I have become more independent since course in horology. The course (3) has been running
I started at university. for several years now. You investigate the history
4 I have been teaching lectures to of time keeping, study how clocks and watches work
undergraduates every week since I became a and learn (4) to restore them, too.
professor a year ago. (5) Having partnerships with some of the
5 They have been studying philosophy for two top watch and clock manufacturers means the
years now. university can offer work placements in the industry.
6 I’m sorry, but I think you have made
Previous graduates (6) had found work easily.
a mistake. This is the correct answer.
One student did a summer placement at the British
3 Find and correct the seven mistakes in the text. Museum and now wants (7) to start her
studying own clock restoration business. Another student found
This student has been study here for a year now. He has never a job in the servicing department of a famous watch
never has handed in an assignment on time. He hasn’t brand. He says that people (8) always ask him
attended attend very many lectures and he has failed alreadyalready failedhow different watches work. (9) Have you ever considered
has
two exams. He have made a lot of excuses for his
doing a course like this? Just think, you could learn
behaviour, but I think he is really just too busy making
friends. He has had two warnings, but he hasn’t been (10) to control time!
spending spent more time in the library and he hasn’t been made making
any effort to improve his work. I think we need to give
him a final warning.

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