Self-study Material First Certificate Gold Units 4 - 6

First Certificate Gold Units 4 - 6

Exercise 1 they ___________ (be) together for months.
Fill in the blanks using the simple past,
Terry’s wife____________(know) about it all
past continuous, past perfect, or past
perfect continuous tenses. the time.
12- She went into the living room. Nobody
1- I finally _____________(find) my keys
was there - but the television was still warm.
yesterday. I _________________(look) for
Someone ________________ (watch) it.
them for a long time.
13- The police____________ (look) for the
2- I _______________ (play) tennis, so I had a
criminal for two years before they
shower. I was annoyed because
___________ (catch) him.
I______________ (not win) a single game.
14- I__________(see) you yesterday. You
3- When I saw Bob last week he said he
__________ (sit) on the balcony, but you
__________ ____ (stop) smoking .But when I
__________(not see) me
saw him two days later, he _____________
15- Her eyes were still wet because she
(smoke) a cigarette and __________
____________ (cry).
(look)rather ashamed.
16- I___________ (never/see) her boy friend
4- The walkers finally arrived at their camp
until I ____________ (meet) him at the party
They __________________ (walk) all day and
last week.
they ___________ (need) a rest. They had
Exercise 2
walked thirty miles.
Supply the correct tense (past or past
5- He was very unhappy when someone perfect).
else_____________ (take) the final award,
1- He________ (be) a newspaper reporter
because he______________ (work) so hard to
before he____________ (become) a
get it.
businessman.
6- I _____________ (stand) at the bus-stop
2- I ___________ (feel) a little better after I
when the accident ____________(happen).
___________ (take) the medicine.
After the accident _____________(happen), I
3- I was late. The teacher _______________
____________ (run) to the phone for an
(give/already) a quiz when I _____________
ambulance.
(get) to class.
7- I knew by the look on their faces that they
4- It was raining hard, but by the time the class
_____________(talk) about me.
_________ (be) over, the rain ___________
8- The thieves ____________ (leave) the
(stop)
building by the time the police
5- The class ______________ (already/begin)
___________(arrive).
by the time I ____________ (get) there, so I
9- I was very angry when my boy friend finally
took a seat at the back.
____________ (arrive), because
6- I_____________ (see/never) any of his
I____________ (wait) for him for an hour.
paintings before I ___________ (visit) the art
10- A little boy _______________ (steal) my
gallery.
handbag while I______________(look) in a
7- I almost missed my plane. All of the other
shop window.
passengers ___________(board/already) by
11- Harry found a note from Terry in Julia’s
the time I (get) ___________there.
coat. That’s how Harry found out they
8- He ____________ (do) anything until he
______________ (have) a love affair. In fact
______________(see) me
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9- I ____________ (be) sorry that I __________
(hurt) him
10- I _____________ (not see) her for many
years when I ______________ (meet) her last
week.
11- He ___________(die) after he
__________ (be) ill for a long time.
12- Yesterday at a restaurant; I___________
(see) Pam, an old friend of mine. I
___________ (not see) her for years. At first I
_____________ (not recognise) her because
she __________ (lose) at least 10 kilos.
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of
the verb in brackets.
1. It was difficult for the citizens ........……...
(adapt) to the new situation after the
earthquake.
2. My uncle has asked me ...........
…………………. (reorganise) his schedule
by ......... ……..(get) in contact with the
clients.
3. The boss made the employee ................
(complete) the production of the new
brand.
4. Her cousin hates ............... (visit) his
relatives.
5. If you were good at .................……. (sing),
you would have the chance .............……
(apply) to the conservatory.
6. If he had been made .............………
(study) harder, he could have applied for
the post of manager.
7. She should not have forgotten .............
…… (save) her composition while she was
writing it on the computer.
8. The trainer of that team
suggested ................... (have) a break
during the match when the audience
became very hostile.
Exercise 4
Use the appropriate preposition and the
correct form of the verb in brackets to fill in
the blanks.
1. The citizens of Gölcük are terribly
scared ................ ................... (live)
indoors because of the strong aftershocks.
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2. The volunteers and members of AKUT
succeeded ................. .......................
(rescue) people trapped in ruins both in
Turkey and Greece and several machines
were used ......….. ......…….. (detect)
the location of the survivors.
3. The president of Greece thanked
AKUT .................. ..................... (reach)
the earthquake area and ........... .............
(co-operate) with the Greek rescue team.
4. He had no hope ............ ...............(find)
the missing lottery ticket because his room
was in a mess.
5. She doesn’t feel .............. ..................
(watch) the news on TV anymore.
6. He rushed out in such a hurry that he left
the building .............. ....................
(inform) anybody.
Exercise 5
Correct the mistakes if there are any.
1. When she heard the news, she could not
help burst into laughter.
2. Local people were dissatisfied with the
poor performance of the city hospital
because they were made to wait for minor
operations.
3. She refused to obeying her mother and
she ran away to play with her friends.
4. A rich man decided having his body frozen
so that he could let future scientists bring
him back to life.
5. When you are flying, you are able to see
the land below you stretch to the horizon.
6. Since 1974, the Cypriots have been
longing seeing peace on the island.
7. After getting into trouble, the smugglers
promised not smuggle anymore.
8. Although she was fed up with listen to your
complaints, she didn’t mean hurting you
when she shouted.
9. He couldn’t get used to waking up early
when he started working and he couldn’t
stop being late.
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Exercise 6 7. “Remember to book a table at Luigi’s.”
Complete the following sentences using (girl to boyfriend)
either a gerund or an infinitive.
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When Cathy woke up, she heard the
wind ..............(blow) outside. She noticed a
8. “Why don’t you try doing it yourself?”
shadow ................. (move) for a second by the (uncle to niece)
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cypress trees. She thought it was him. She
observed the figure ................ (climb) the hill
9. “Don’t be late again!” (boss to secretary)
then she decided ................ (go out). When
she stepped outside, she was __________________________________
careful ............... (close) the door. She
hoped ................ (find) him and tell him she 10. “Please don’t say anything to him.”
(aunt to nephew)
couldn’t live without him. She knew that he
had been waiting for her outside all night long __________________________________
because she could smell logs .......................
(burn) on the hill. 11. “You should not tell the police anything.”
(lawyer to client)
Exercise 7
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Change to reported speech using the verbs
below.
12. “Do as you’re told and stop arguing!”
boast suggest (x2) admit remind (x2) (teacher to student)
ask warn (x2) order (x2) __________________________________
beg (x2) advise tell (x2)

1. “Don’t be late dear.” (boy to girlfriend)

13. “Be careful and keep away from the
__________________________________ Andromeda disco.” (mother to daughters)

2. “My sister can speak four languages __________________________________

fluently.” (linguist to colleague)

______________________________ 14. “Give me the keys to the safe or you’ll

regret it.” (thief to cashier)

3. “Please wear a tie.” (wife to husband) __________________________________

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4. “Let’s go to the cinema this evening.”
(girl to friends)
15. “Don’t forget to take your passport with
you.” (sister to brother)
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16. “Don’t come and ask me for help if you get
into difficulties.” (friend to friend)
5. “Don’t talk to strangers.” (mother to children)
__________________________________
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6. “Yes, I broke the windows with my

catapult.” (boy to policeman)

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Exercise 8
Use the reporting verbs below and report
the direct sentences.
ask (x2) tell want
invite advise persuade
encourage remind warn
1. Stop following me around and go away.
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2. I wonder if you’d mind opening the door.
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3. If I were you, I’d wear a raincoat.
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4. You’d enjoy spending a weekend at our
place.
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5. I hope you can manage dinner with us
tonight.
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6. Don’t forget to bring a bottle of wine.
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7. You won’t regret visiting my country.
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8. Go on, you may win if you enter the
contest!
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9. Don’t go too near the edge of the lake.
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10. Get out of here and don’t come back!
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11. Could you give me a hand please?
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Exercise 9
Report the imperative sentences using the
verbs below.
warn ask urge order
advise beg remind
1. Don’t forget to lock the door, will you?
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2. Come and have dinner with me.
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3. Go on! Jump! You can do it!
order
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4. Go on! Change your mind! Go on!
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5. Don’t leave your money lying around.
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6. Lend me a hand, will you?
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7. Empty your pockets!
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8. Please, please, stay with me!
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9. Wait a few days, that’s the best thing to
do.
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Exercise 10
Match the words with their definitions.
headmaster term playground truant
report learn by heart degree
1. a piece of land, at school or in a public
area, where children can play
2. a pupil who stays away from school
without permission
3. one of the periods of time that a school,
college, or university divides the years into
4. a course of study that you take at a
university or college or the qualification
that you get when you have passed the
course
5. a man who is the head teacher of a school
6. an official written account of how well or
how badly a pupil has done during the
term or year that has just finished
invite
encourage 7. learn something so well that one can
remember it without having to read it