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StartUp Level 5  Grammar Activities  Unit 7, Lesson 1, Page 78

Reduced defining relative clauses

Complete the conversations with the words from the box.

climbing  crossing  starting  streaming  teaching  training  visiting  wearing

1. Bolor: Excuse me, but I can’t find my brother. Did you see a man a black hat.

Clerk: I did. He just left the store.

2. Sohee: Who’s that with the brief case?

Martin: That’s Mrs. Smith. She’s the substitute our class today.

3. Anna: Who are those guys on the track? They’ve been running for an hour.

Rustam: They’re part of the group for the marathon. They train here most mornings.

4. Yool: What is that group? They should be more careful when they’re walking in a busy city.

Mateo: They’re tourists Madrid for the first time. Be nice!

5. Alex: Look at those ducks the street. So cute!

Ivan: Awww, they’re following their mom to the lake.

6. Sam: Did you watch Remember Radio yet? It’s a new movie online.

Dale: Oh, yeah, it was good. I liked the nostalgia.

7. Adam: Did you hear about the guys the mountain?

Erica: Yeah, they’re so brave.

8. Abril: Who’s that in Mark’s old office? I’ve never seen her before.

Mia: She’s the new lady today. Let’s go say hi.

Rewrite each sentence. Shorten the sentences by deleting who or that and the verb be.

1. Nobody who is sitting in the traffic jam will get home early tonight.

2. Nobody recognized the thief who was wearing dark glasses.

3. We got a room that was overlooking the mountains and the beach.

4. The police officers who were looking for the paintings have found them.

5. The hotels that are being built on the beach are almost done.

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6. The clerk who is taking her break will return in five minutes.

7. The managers who are meeting this week will soon have a big announcement.

8. New social media sites that are growing rapidly are rare these days.

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StartUp Level 5  Grammar Activities  Unit 7, Lesson 2, Page 80

Passive causatives

Complete the conversations. Use the causative get and the words in parentheses.

1. Could I leave my laptop with you for an hour? I’m going to .

(my eyes, check)
2. I’ll at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.
(my hair, do)
3. Please ask them to while we are at the beach.
(our rooms, clean)
4. I’ll while we are shopping.
(my car, fix)
5. We asked them to before the heat wave.
(our air conditioning, fix)
6. Please ask the flight attendants to for landing.
(the cabin, prepare)
7. I hope that someone will . It looks terrible.
(our logo, redesign)
8. We’ll after finding someone to rent our apartment.
(new keys, make)

August and David had a wonderful wedding. Complete the sentences to learn all the things they did
to have a great wedding. Use the causative have and the words in parentheses.

1. We months in advance.
(everything, plan)
2. We early.
(the invitations cards, send out)
3. We with fun decorations.
(the cake, design)
4. We to look like our grandparents’ rings.
(our rings, make)
5. We to look like a forest.
(the room, decorate)
6. We .
(extra tables and chairs, deliver)
7. We in the yard.
(flowers, plant)
8. We until it shined.
(everything, clean)

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StartUp Level 5  Grammar Activities  Unit 7, Lesson 3, Page 82

Would rather (than)

Circle the correct words.

1. I would rather go / to go to the midnight show.

2. Our teacher would rather show / to show a video in class than teach tomorrow.

3. We’d rather stream / to stream a comedy than go out.

4. Who would rather stay / to stay home and make dinner tonight?

5. Would you rather go / to go to the late show?

6. Would most people rather avoid / to avoid violent movies?

7. Would your friend rather eat / to eat at a restaurant?

8. Would you rather download / to download a movie?

Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences. Write the correct letters.

1. Dad said he’d rather make us dinner than a. travel by myself.

2. In general, I’d rather travel with friends than b. gone by ourselves.

3. I’d rather have a quick video chat with you than c. get their old car repaired.

4. We’d rather write emails on our laptop than d. order us takeout.

5. We’d rather have gone to a beach together than e. on our phones.

6. She’d rather take her bike than f. send each other a bunch of emails.

7. Anna would rather get wet than g. buy herself another umbrella.

8. Jay and Yuri would rather buy a new car than h. teach herself to drive.

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