Intermediate 1 Unit 1

Present Prefect: Statements Q And A

a. Complete the dialogue between two parents with the adverbs: since, yet, already, for, and
just. For some of the answers there is more than one correct choice.

Sue: Hi, Tim. I haven’t seen you (1) such a long time, not (2)

María’s birthday party. How are María and the kids?

Tim: They’re fine. Clara has (3) started high school. What about your twins? Sue:

Oh they’re great – they’ve (4) started kindergarten.

Tim: That’s nice, are they enjoying themselves?

Sue: Well, they only started last week. But they have (5) made lots of
friends. What does Clara think of high school?

Tim: Actually she hasn’t made many friends (6) and she’s finding the
homework assignments really difficult.

Sue: Oh dear, I’m sure it will get better and anyway, grades and diplomas aren’t everything. Tim:

That’s true.

b. Practice the dialogue from activity a. with a partner.

c. Here are some more questions that Duke asked, Joe Norse in his radio interview. Write the
answers that Joe might have given.

1. How long have you been a student at Jefferson High?

2. Have you visited any colleges yet?

3. Have you ever met Hank “The Tank”?

4. How long have you known Coach Washington?

5. Have you ever been interviewed on the radio before?

d. In class, read your answers to activity c. to a partner and then practice the dialogue.

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Intermediate 1 Unit 2

Present Perfect: Progressive

a. Kim returns home from France at the end of the school year. She misses France a lot and
especially her roommate, Chantal. Complete Kim’s letter to Chantal with the correct form present
perfect of the verb in brackets.

Dear Chantal,
Well, here I am at home again in Scotland. I (1) (work hard
at school. My French has improved a lot but I’ve missed a lot of material in subjects such as
mathematics and science.

My mum and I (2) (argue) a lot - she really missed me when I was in
Paris but now that I’m home she wants me to study harder and go out less. She’s also not very
happy about all th long-distance phone calls I (3)
(make) to you in Paris!

What about you? What (4) (you/do)? Do you miss me? I

hope you (5) (practice) your English so you’ll be able to
speak to my friends when you come to visit this summer!

Your true friend,

Kim

b. Imagine you are Chantal. Answer Kim’s letter, using the Present Perfect Progressive to write about
what you have been doing at home and at school.

c. Exchange letters with a partner. Has your partner used the Present Perfect Progressive correctly?

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 Intermediate 1 Unit 3

Passive Voice: With or Without Agent

a. The article below is about a very special parade. It is called the Lord Mayor’s Show and it takes
place in London. Read the article and underline the phrases that use the Passive form.

THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW

The Lord Mayor’s Show is a giant parade
that is held every year in the city of London.
Over 5,500 people attend the parade and it is
the biggest event of its kind in the world. All
the main roads are closed for the procession,
so if you want to get close to the parade, you
have to arrive very early in the morning.
The Lord Mayor’s Show has been celebrated
by the people of London since 1215. The
mayor rides through the
streets of London in a special carriage. This
carriage is made of gold and was made for
the mayor in 1751 by a local artist. During
the year, the carriage can be seen in the
Museum of London. The mayor is
accompanied by lots of people dressed in
special costumes. In the evening, a fireworks
display is held on a boat on London’s River
Thames and there is dancing and music in the
streets.

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 b. Answer the following questions about the Lord Mayor’s Show. Use the passive voice in your
answers.

1. Where is the Lord Mayor’s Show held?

2. Why do you need to arrive early if you want to get close to the parade?

3. When was the Lord Mayor’s Show first celebrated?

4. Where can the Lord Mayor’s carriage be seen during the year?

5. What is special about the firework display at the end of the show?

c. List three ways the Lord Mayor’s Show is celebrated.

1.

2.

3.

d. Underline the agent in the two sentences below.

1. The Lord Mayor’s Show has been celebrated by the people of London since 1215.

2. This carriage is made of gold and it was made for the mayor in 1751 by a local artist.

e. Write about a parade that you know about, took part in, or watched. Answer the following
questions:
• Is the parade held every year?
• Are the main roads closed?
• For how many years has the parade been held?
• Is anything special made for the parade?

f. Tell your partner about your parade. Are the two parades similar in any way?

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 Intermediate 1 Unit 4

Relative Clauses: With or Without Relative Pronouns

a. Complete the text below with the correct relative pronouns: which, who, where, and
when.

The History of the Umbrella

Umbrellas were first used in ancient Egypt, Greece, and China,
(1) they were designed to provide shade from the sun.
In fact, the word “umbrella” comes from the Latin root, “umbra”, (2)
means “shadow.” It was the Chinese
(3) were the first to waterproof their umbrellas in
order to use them as protection against the rain.

Umbrellas became popular in Europe in the sixteenth century,

(4) they were used only by women. Umbrellas began
to be used by men (5) the eighteenth- century
writer and traveler, James Hanway, started carrying an umbrella in
public in England.

You can still buy umbrellas from the world’s first umbrella shop,
“James Smith and Sons,” (6) opened in 1830 in
London, England.

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