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5 I think everything will be fine, but if there are any problems, (I will call) you, OK?
6 We must do something soon before (it is) too late.
7 Anna looks very different now. When (you see) her again, (you won't recognize) her. you won't recognise
8 Steve has applied for the job, but he isn't really qualified for it. (I will be) surprised if (he gets)
it.
9 I'm going to be away for a few days. If (you need) to contact me while (l am) away, here's my
mobile number.
10 I don't want to go without you. I'll wait for you until (you are) ready.
I will give you my address when I finding I've found somewhere to live.
I’ll come after I doing the sopping. I'll come straight back home after I've done the shopping.
We‘ll go home before it’s going to get dark. Let's go home before it gets dark.
I won’t speak to her until she must apologise to me first she has apologised.
25.3 Read the situations and complete the sentences
1 A friend of yours is going on holiday. You want to know what she is going to do.
You ask: What are you going to do when you are on holiday?
2 A friend of yours is visiting you. She has to go soon but maybe there’s time for some more
coffee.
you go?
You ask: Would you like some more coffee before you will go?
3 You want to sell your car. Jim is interested in buying it, but he hasn’t decided yet.
You ask: Can you let me know as soon as you are interested? you decide?
4 Your friends are going to New York soon. You want to know when they’re going to stay.
You ask: Where are you going to stay when you‘ll going to New York? you go to Hong Kong?
5 The traffic is very bad in your town, but they are building a new road at the moment.
You say: I think things will be better when they will build a new road? build the new road?
2 Tom might phone while I’m out this evening if he does, can you take a message?
3 I’m going to Rome next week. When I’m there, I hope to visit a friend of mine.
4 I think Jill will get the job. I’ll be very surprised if she doesn’t get it.
5 I’m going shopping if you want anything, I can get it for you.
6 I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you when I get back.
7 I want you to come to the party, but if you don’t want to come, that’s all right.
26.4 Complete the answers to the questions with WERE/WAS ABLE TO....
1. A: Did everybody escape from the fire?
B: Yes, although the fire spread quickly, everybody was able to escape.
2. A: Did you finish your work this afternoon?
B: Yes, there was nobody to disturb me, so I was able to finish. was able to finish it.
27.2 In some of these sentences, you need COULD (not CAN). Change the sente
nces where necessary.
1. The story can be true, but I don't think it is. - could be true
2. It's a nice day. We can go for a walk. - could go (CAN is also possible)
3. I'm so angry with him. I can kill him. - could kill
4. If you're hungry, we can have dinner now. - OK
5. It's so nice here. I can stay here all day, but unfortunately I have to go.
- could stay
6. A: Where's my bag, have you seen it?
B: No, but it can be in the car.-could be
7. Peter is a keen musician. He plays the flute and he can also play the piano.-OK
8. A: I need to borrow a camera.
B: You can borrow mine.-OK
9. Be careful climbing that tree you can fall.-could fall.
27.3 Complete the sentences. Use COULD or COULD HAVE + a suitable verb.
10. The light was red, but the car didn't stop.
The driver can't have seen the red light
Unit 29 May and might
29.1 Write these sentences in a different way using MIGHT
1. Perhaps Helen is in her office. - She might be in her office.
2. Perhaps Helen is busy. - She might be busy.
3. Perhaps Helen is working. - She might be working.
4. Perhaps she wants to be alone. - She might want to be alone.
5. Perhaps she was ill yesterday. - She might have been ill yesterday.
6. Perhaps she went home early. - She might have gone home early.
7. Perhaps she had to go home early. - She might have had to go home early.
8. Perhaps she was working yesterday. - She might have been working yesterday.
9. Perhaps she doesn't want to see me. - She might not want to see me.
10. Perhaps she isn't working today. - She might not been working today.
11. Perhaps she wasn't feeling well yesterday.
- She might not have been feeling well yesterday.
29.3Read the situation and make sentence from the words in brackets. Use MIG
HT.
1. I can't find Jeff anywhere. I wonder where he is.
a. He might have gone shopping.
b. He might be playing tennis.
2. I'm looking for Sophie. Do you know where she is?
a. She might be watching TV in her room.
b. She might have gone out.
3. I can't find my umbrella. Have you seen it?
a. It might be in the car.
b. You might have left in the restaurant last night. You might have left it in the restaurant.
4. Why didn't Dave answer the doorbell? I'm sure he was at home at the time.
a. He might have gone to bed early.
b. He might not have heard the doorbell.
c. He might have been in the shower.
6. In the United States, elections for president are shown every four years. are held
7. Originally the book was written in Spanish, and a few years ago it is translated was translated
into English.
8. Although we were driving quite fast, we were taken by a lot of other cars. were overtaken
9. You can't see the house from the road. It was damaged by trees. is surrounded
42.2. Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past.
1. Ask about glass. How is glass made?
when
2. Ask about television. (How/invent?) How was television invented? When was television invented?
3. Ask about mountains. (How/form?) How are mountains formed?
antibiotics
4. Ask about Pluto (the planet). (When/discover?) When was Pluto discovered?
5. Ask about silver.(what/use for?) What is silver used for? When were antibiotics
discovered?
42.3. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or
passive.
1. it’s a big factory. Five hundred people are employed there.
2. Did somebody clean this room yesterday?
3. Water covers most of the earth's surface.
4. How much of the earth's surface is covered by water?
5. The park gates are locked at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
6. The letter was posted a week ago and it arrived yesterday. was sent
sank
7. The boat hit a rock and sunk quickly. Fortunately everybody were rescued. was rescued
8. Robert's parents died when he was very young. He and his sister are brought
by their grandparents. were brought up
9. I was born in London, but I was grown up in Canada. grew up
10. While I was on holiday, my camera was stolen from hotel room.
11. While I was on holiday, my camera disappeared from my hotel room.
12. Why did Sue resign from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?
13. Why was Bill sacked from his job? What did he do wrong? was Ben fired
14. The company is not independent. It is owned by a much larger company.
15. I saw an accident last night. Somebody called an ambulance but nobody was
injured, so the ambulance wasn't needed.
16. Where were these photographs taken? In London? Did you take them, or
somebody else?
17. Sometimes it's quite noisy living here, but it's not a problem for me - I am not
bothered by it.
42.4. Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using somebody, they, people etc.,
write a passive sentence.
1. Somebody cleans the room every day. The room is cleaned every day.
2. They cancelled all flights because of fog. All flights were cancelled because of
fog.
3. People don't use this road much. This road isn't used much by people.
4. Somebody accused me of stealing money. I was accused of stealing money.
5. How do people learn languages? How are languages learnt by people?
6. Somebody warned us not to go out alone. We were warned not to go out
alone.
Unit 43 (be done / been done / being done)
43.1. What do these words mean? Use it can ... or it can’t.... Use a dictionary if
necessary.
If something is ...
1. Washable, it can be washed.
2. Unbreakable, it can't be broken.
3. Edible, it can be eaten.
4. Unusable, it can't be used.
5. Invisible, it can't be seen.
6. Portable, it can be taken. t can be carried
43.2. Complete these sentences with the following verbs (in the correct form).
Sometimes you need have (might have, should have etc.).
1. The situation is serious. Something must be done before it's too late.
2. I haven't received the letter. It might have been sent to the wrong address.
3. A decision will not be made until the next meeting.
4. Do you think that money should have been spent on education? be spent
5. This road is in very bad condition. It should have been repaired a long time ago.
6. The injured man couldn't walk and had to have been carried. be carried
7. it’s not certain how the fire started, but it might have been caused by an
electrical fault.
8. I told the hotel receptionist I wanted to have been woken up at 6.30 the next
morning. be woken up
9. If you hadn't pushed the policeman, you wouldn't have been arrested.
43.3. Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using SOMEBODY or THEY etc., write a
passive sentence.
1. Somebody has cleaned the room. - The room has been cleaned.
2. Somebody is using the computer at the moment. - The computer is being used
at the moment.
3. I didn't realize that somebody was recording our conversation. - I didn't realize
that our conversation was being recording.
4. When we got to the stadium, we found that they had cancelled the game. -
When we got to the stadium, we found that the game had been cancelled.
5. They are building a new ring road round the city.
A new ring road is being built round the city.
6. They have built a new hospital near the airport. - A new hospital has been built
near the airport.
43.4. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active,
sometimes passive.