Oxford Practice Grammar Basic

Review
10 Exercise
Verbs (Units10 – Verbs (Units 85–96)
85-96)
A Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

The Kodály Method

Most young children love (0) C to music. They instinctively want to (1)

a noise when they (2) given a musical instrument, and they soon learn

songs after having them (3) to them again and again. But how does their

music education carry (4) at school?

The Kodály Method is one popular way of (5) music to schoolchildren. It

is named after the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) because of his

influential theories about music education, although it (6) actually invented

(7) him.

The Kodály Method introduces musical skills to children step by step. (8)

is emphasized first, and then singing. Hand signs (9) taught to help the

children learn about sounds, tone and pitch. Movement (10) used to teach

rhythm, and it is only much later that the children learn about reading and writing

musical notes.

 A listened B listen C listening D to listen

1 A make B do C have D get
2 A was B were C is D are
3 A sing B sung C to sing D singing
4 A off B up C on D out
5 A teach B teaching C to teach D taught
6 A don’t B doesn’t C isn’t D wasn’t
7 A to B of C with D by
8 A Listened B Listen C To listen D Listening
9 A is B are C was D were
10 A is B are C was D were

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 B Here are some sentences about eyesight and glasses. Complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

 Our eyes see thousands of different images every day.

Thousands of different images are seen by our eyes every day.

1 Most people’s eyesight is worse when they are older than when they are young.
Most people’s eyesight worse as they get older.

2 Spending too much time in front of the TV or computer is bad for your eyes, so
you should avoid it.
Try to too much time in front of the TV or computer.

3 An eye test is the only way to discover if you need glasses.

An eye test is the only way to find if you need glasses.

4 You should ask an optician to test your eyes every few years.
You should have your every few years.

5 When did someone invent glasses?

When invented?

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