ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA ANTÓNIO DAMÁSIO

HANDOUT 1 – 11th Form

 Present and future tenses (Student’s Book – page 20)

1. Jim decided to call his long-term friend Sam who is now living in Scotland. Complete their
conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

JIM Hi Sam! What a._________________ (you / do)?

SAM I b._________________ (have) breakfast at the moment.

JIM Aren’t you late for college?

SAM No way! I only c.___________ (have) one class today and it d.____________ (start) at 10 a.m. The
bus I usually catch e._________________ (not leave) until 9.35 a.m. I’ve got plenty of time.

JIM All right, then. I just wanted to know how you f._________________ (do).

SAM I’m OK but I g._________________ (begin) to feel a bit lonely here. I miss my home and friends.
Besides, I don’t really know many people, and things h._________________ (get) boring.

JIM You?! Lonely? I don’t believe it. You’re such an outgoing person. How is that possible?

SAM I’ve been very busy lately… but tonight… tonight i._________________ (be) different.

JIM What j._________________ (you / mean)? What k._________________ (you / do)?

SAM I’ve been invited by one of my neighbours to go to a festival.

JIM What l. _________________ (they / celebrate) there?

SAM It’s the Royal National Mòd, Scotland’s a Gaelic festival that m._________________ (bring)
together a huge range of traditions and includes music performances.

JIM That n.____________ (sound) interesting. I’m sure you o.___________ (love) it. p.
____________ (you / eat) there?

SAM I q.____________ (hope) so. I would like to try some typical food and we r._______________
(plan) to spend some time on the street. I’ve already checked the weather forecast and it
s._______________ (not rain). How about you?

JIM Actually, I’m very excited today because, at 3 p.m., I t._________________ (interview)

Christiane Amanpour for a college project. u._________________ (you / know) her?

SAM The British-Iranian journalist and former war reporter? Hang on. Someone v._________________
(knock) on the door.

2. All the following sentences have incorrect verb tenses. Underline and correct them.

There may be two mistakes in the same sentence.

a. I’ve done a lot of revision, but I’m sure that when I sit down to do the exam, I’m forgetting

everything.

b. The plane is leaving in one hour. It’s impossible to get to the airport on time. What do you do?

c. “Is Sarah ready yet?” “She will take her time, but she says she is ready soon.”

d. It’s a wonderful day! The sun shines and we will go for a walk with our new friends.
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 Past tenses (Student’s Book – page 23)

1. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1.1 By the time Erika ___ at the conference about cultural diversity some of the students ___.

a. had already arrived… left b. arrived… had already left c. had arrived… were leaving

1.2 When I _____ in the USA and _____ to my cousin’s place, I _____ that I _____ my lucky charm.

a. arrived… headed… had realised… lost c. was arriving… headed… realised… lost

b. arrived… was heading… realised… had lost

1.3 Sarah _____ up her bag, put on her coat and _____ the house, but as soon as she _____ on

the train she realised that she _____ off the stove.

a. was picking… left… got… hadn’t switched c. picked… left… got… didn’t switch

b. picked… left… got… hadn’t switched

1.4 Shioban _____ see that the blond girl _____ difficulties making herself understood, so she

_____ to help her. After all, a lot of people _____ her during her first days in the USA.

a. could… was having… decided; had helped c. could… was having… had decided; helped

b. could… had… had decided; helped

2. Complete the following story with the most suitable form (past simple, past continuous
and past perfect).

It was a beautiful sunny Saturday, the sun a.______ (shine) and Tim b.______ (be) about to embrace a

new life project. He c._______ (feel) very excited when he d._______ (arrive) at the airport. He

e._____ (wait) a long time for this day and he f._______ (start) to realise that he was going to leave his

country and family. He g._____ (accept) a job in one of the most important European capitals.

Tim was really used to travelling. His mother is a former diplomat and during his childhood they

h._______ (have) to move to lots of different places. He i._______ (get) on the plane at LAX Airport.

Shortly after the plane j._______ (take) off the crew k._______ (tell) the passengers that they had to

return to the airport. For the first time he l._______ (start) to feel nervous and while he m._____ (try)

to look out of the window, his heart n.______ (beat) fast. Some moments later he o.______ (see) the

lights of the airport, a lot of emergency vehicles and he p._____ (can) also see some smoke, but he

q.______ (not know) where it r._______ (come) from.

Suddenly, Tim s._______ (feel) a hard bump and the plane t._______ (stop). Some passengers

u._______ (cry) but, fortunately, the plane v.______ (land) without any problems. Nothing like that had

ever happened to him before!

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Vocabulary: BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH (You may use your dictionary).

1. Match the British English words in column A with the American equivalents in column B.

a. flat 1. cookies

b. chips 2. sidewalk

c. lorry 3. drapes

d. lift 4. gas

e. biscuits 5. apartment

f. petrol 6. truck

g. curtains 7. French fries

h. pavement 8. elevator

2. Write these words in the correct column with their corresponding British and American
equivalents.

a. store 1. __________________ 1. __________________

b. queue 2. __________________ 2. __________________

c. film 3. __________________ 3. __________________

d. flashlight 4. __________________ 4. __________________

e. parking lot 5. __________________ 5. __________________

f. jam 6. __________________ 6. __________________