Round Up 2

VOCABULARY
A. Choose a, b or c.
1. It took a lot of effort, but in the end we ..... to carry the piano up the stairs.
a. Offered b. managed c. reached
2. Henry was very ….. to see his father at the station.
a. surprise b. surprising c. surprised
3. I can’t drink this coffee. It’s too ….. .
a. salty b. sweet c. spicy
4. Can you …… this rope whit that knife over there?
a. cut b. bite c. raise
5. Oliver was watering the flowers when, ….. , a bee stung him.
a. amazingly b. fortunately c. all of sudden
6. When I saw the ….. , I knew a storm was on its way.
a. lightning b. thunder c. ice
7. You should water this plant more often.
a. roots b. leaves c. stems
8. Lots of ….. visitors come to this museum.
a. dizzy b. abroad c. foreign

GRAMMAR
B. Complete with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
1. I ……(drive) to a friend’s house last night when, suddenly, a van ….. (crash) into the back of me. I …… (get)
out of my car, but the van just ….. (drive) away.
2. Last night Judy ….. (have) a frightening experience. While she …… (walk) home, she …… (see) a man
dressed in black in her neighbour’s garden. He ….. (break) into the house! She immediately ….. (call) the
police and they ….. (catch) him.
C. Complete with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in brakets.
A: Hi Steve!
B: Hi Dave! How’s Rome? …… you …… (visit) the Colosseum yet?
A: Of course. I …… (go) there on my first day.
B: ….. you …… (eat) anything nice?
A: Are you joking? I ….. (be) to Italy a few times and the food is just fantastic! ….. you ….. (try) lots of things.
For lunch today, I ….. (have) the most amazing pizza. Nothing like the pizza at home.
B: I know. I ….. (be) to Italy a few times and the food is just fantastic! ….. you ….(try) gnocchi yet?
A: No, I ….. (go) to a restaurant last night and it ….. (be) on the menu, but I ….. (not try) it.
B: You should, it’s delicious.
A: OK.
D. Circle the correct words
1. Roger has just/since come back from the supermarket. Do you talk to him?
2. I’ve already/ever seen this film. Let’s watch something else.
3. Julia has before/never been scuba-diving before/ago, so she’s really looking forward to it.
4. Have you rung your brother about that job interview yet/ever?
5. I haven’t spoken to Stewart for/since ten years.
6. Have you before/ever ridden a camel?
COMMUNICATION
E. Complete with the phrases a-e. There is one extra phrases wigh you do not neet to
use.
a. I’m afraid so.
b. How are things?
c. Can you give me a hand?
d. In other words,you don’t want to help.
e. You can follow the match and help at the same time.

A: Hello, Gavin. Can I ask you something?

B : Sure.

A: I’m moving house tomorrow afternoon.

………

B: Sorry, but there’s a football match I really want to see.

A: And it’s in the afternoon, right?

B: ……

A: Why don’t you listen to it on the radio?

……….

B: Sorry, I’m really looking forward to this match.

A: ……

B: Don’t be like that. I can come after the match and help tidy up.

A: OK, thanks.