LESSON 11

Choose 'either, neither, so, too

1) A: I don’t like pizza.
B: ______________ do I./ I do, ____________ .
2) David doesn’t live in London and I don’t ______________ ./ and ____________ do I.
3) John doesn’t want an ice cream and the children don’t ______________ ./ ____________
____________ the children.
4) Amanda isn’t French and ______________ is Lukas./ and Lucas ________________________ .
5) She doesn’t have a job at the moment and ______________ do I./ ________________________
6) They haven’t eaten breakfast and Jane hasn’t ______________ / ________________________
7) She hasn’t studied Latin and ______________ have I./ ____________
8) You won’t go to the party and ______________ will Lucy/ ____________
9) John isn’t going to the meeting and I’m not ______________ / ____________
10) The weather isn’t good in London and it isn’t good in Scotland ______________ / ____________ .
Try to complete these idioms :
Gold/in the right place/ nails/ piece of work/know-all/ awkward customer/ a good head for figures/ a
mind like a sieve/ a big- head
1 She does a lot of voluntary work; she has a heart of …...
2 Don’t expect any sympathy from the boss;she’s as hard as...
3 I’m sure Ahmed will help you;he’s as good as...
4 Although Florian sometimes seems a bit bad-tempered his heart is...
5 I don’t think you’ll like him;he’s a nasty...
6 I try to avoid having much to do with Liam.He’s rather an...
7.an irritating person who knows everything is a ____________
8.someone who thinks they are the best and says so is called ____________ .
9. Ask Martha to check those sums.She has ____________ .
10. I’d better note down all these details. You know I have a mind ________.
Fill in the blank with one suitable word:
1. They are eager to try anything they hear will ______ their immune system
2. It is vitally important that she _________ this medication night and morning.
3. Before he died, he had _______a large quantity of alcohol.
4. My mother _______ yoga an hour a day.
5. A spokesman said that bad weather was _________ for the delay.
5. You don't have to do anything about it now… just _____it in mind.
6. She's _______two minds about accepting his invitation.
7. The thought never _______my mind!
8. The teacher ______ Alice for not doing her homework .
9. What did you talk about? - Oh, this, that and the _______.
10. Take care of yourself. - I ______.
Phrasal verbs: find the equivalent for the underlined phrasal verbs:
1. James, would you like to see Steven Spielberge’s new film? -Of course, I would. - All right, I will call for
you on my way to the cinema this evening.
2. Can we lean on the chairman’s promise of support? - I should think so. He makes an impression of a
reliable man.
3. My sister said she didn’t care for horror films and she wouldn’t go to the cinema with us.
4. I’m not going to give your car back until you pay off the whole debt you owe me.
5. I’d better get down to my duties or else my work will start to pile up and I will have to stay in the
office after hours.
6. The terrified woman said the bus had been held up by a gang of masked terrorists .
7. The doctor told the patient to wait in a minute until she made up prescription.
8. The sun sends out light and heat.
9. They were charged with organizing an illegal demonstration.
10. The band have just brought out their second album.
Conditionals:
1. If (you / do) your homework last night, you'd know the answer to this question!
2. We (not / stand) by the side of the road at the moment trying to get a lift if (we / bring) a spare tyre
with us.
3. If I (not / stay up) so late last night, I (not / feel) so tired this morning!
4. I (be) in terrible trouble right now if you (not / help) me.
5. If I had a video recorder, (I / record) the match last night.
6. (I / ask) for Andy's phone number when I met him if I (not / already / have) a boyfriend!
7. If Cody (not / live) so far away, he (not / be) so late to the barbecue yesterday.
8. Tracy (not / need) extra lessons last month if she (be) as good at maths as you are.
9. (you / got) a job when you left school if the university (not / offer) you a place?
10. If you (have) as much money as she does, (you / retire) by now?
11. I (not/ finish) my project without your precious support. Thank you.
12. He (miss) the buss, but he ran.
13. But for the idol’s presence at the party, it ( be) a failure.
14. He committed the crime; otherwise, he ( not/ be) arrested.
15. The house ( get) burnt, but the fire brigade reached in time.