Self-study Material First Certificate Gold Units 13 - 15
First Certificate Gold Units 13 -15
Exercise 1 ACTIVE OR PASSIVE
Give the correct form of the verbs.
1- The students__________ (tell) to answer
the questions in a very short time.Most of them
_________ (know) the answers,so they did
very well,but Susan _________________
(can) answer only 2 questions because she
__________ (not study) for the test.She
_______________ (invite) to a party last night.
She ________________ (not want/study) ,so
she ___________ (decide/go)to the party.At
first her mother ____________ (not/let)her
___________ (go) to the party,but finally she
______________ (manage/go).
The students__________(not tell) the results
of the test yet.I think Susan ______________
(punish) when her mother hears the results.
2- Last week Jenny_____________(send)to
Paris.Her company director _______
(tell)her__________ (go) to Paris and
________________ (attend)a two week
course there. As soon as she _____________
( arrive) in Paris she ___________ (take)to a
very nice hotel. Everything ______________
(be) perfect there.She enjoyed ____________
(stay)at that hotel and _____________
(attend) the course.She didn’t mind
________________ -(be)alone in Paris,
because she _______________ always
___________ (want) to visit Paris sometime in
her time.
3- There was a terrible accident on a busy
street yesterday afternoon.Lots of people
______________ (see) it, including my friend
who____________ (interviewed) by the police.
Many people were walking by when the
accident _________ (happen)and some of
them _____________ (ask) to decribe how the
accident ______________ (happen).Two
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drivers __________ (take) to the hospital
immediately before the police ___________
(come). Later, my friend _____________
(tell) me not to worry,because luckily nobody
______________ (kill) or _________ (hurt).
4-The man ______________ (arrest)because
he _____________ (try) to kill an old
man.Fortunately the old man ___________
(not die). This ____________ (happen) two
weeks ago.
5- Yesterday Tom __________ (tell) to wait
outside until the end of the class because he
___________ (be) late.
6- Somebody _____________ (steal) my pen
and I don’t know when it ________________
(steal).
7- Last week Joan ____________ (be) ill. She
____________ (take) to the doctor.The doctor
___________ (ask) her if she_____________-
(have) a headache. She _____________
(give)some medicine and she _____________
(send) home. At home she ____________
(ask) her mother _____________ (make)
some tea and _____________ (tell) her that
she ____________ (go) to bed early.Then she
______________ (take) her medicine and
___________ (go) to sleep.
Exercise 2
CHANGE THE FOLLOWING INTO PASSIVE
OR ACTIVE
1- Where did they leave the note?
_____________________________________
2- Nothing could be done to save him.
____________________________________
3- Did the police question him?
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7- I’ve got a terrible headache this morning
4- His friends gave him a cake for his birthday.
because I drank too much at the party last
_____________________________________ night.
……………………………………………………
5- What did the others do while the police
were questioning you? 8- There is no wind today but I want to sail.
……………………………………………………
_____________________________________
9- I didn’t go to university, so I don’t have a
6- Why did no one tell me about the change of
good job now.
the plan?
……………………………………………………
_____________________________________
10- It really annoys me that you smoke in the
7- wasn’t introduced to her mother. bedroom.
……………………………………………………
_____________________________________

8- They asked Pete a difficult question. VOCABULARY

_____________________________________ Exercise 4. Animals.

Choose the correct word for each gap.
9- Jack was invited to the party.but Jill wasn’t.
eagle bat horse
_____________________________________
snake rhinoceros cat lion
10-She was always admired because of her
beauty. shark camel elephant

_____________________________________ 1. A _____________ is a small flying animal

that looks like a mouse with leathery
11-Did the idea interest you? wings, which flies at night.
2. A ____________ is a large Asian or
_____________________________________ African animal with thich grey skin and a
horn, or two horns, on its nose.
Exercise 3. Write sentences using “wish 3. An ____________ is a very large animal
clauses”. with a long, flexible nose called a trunk,
which it uses to pick up things. They live in
1- Jane is unhappy because she has failed India and Africa.
the test. 4. A ____________ is a very large fish which
has very sharp teeth and it may attack
…………………………………………………… people.
2- I regret having hurt you. 5. A ____________ is a large wild member
of the cat family that is found in Africa.
………………………………………………… They have yellowish fur, and male ones
3- Tim has been trying to lose weight but his have long hair on their head and neck.
6. A ______________ is a large animal
exercises and diet haven’t made any which people can ride. Some of them are
difference. used for pulling ploughs and carts.
7. A _____________ is a small, furry animal
…………………………………………………… with a tail, whiskers, and sharp claws.
4- I have to go to school, but I’d prefer not to. They are often kept as pets.
8. An ______________ is a large bird that
…………………………………………………… lives by eating small animals.
5- You have to share your room with 9. A ______________ is a large animal that
lives in the deserts and is used for carrying
someone who snores horribly. goods and people. They have long necks
…………………………………………………… and one or two humps on their backs.
10. A _____________ is a long, thin reptile
6- I can’t do this crossword puzzle. without legs.
……………………………………………………
Exercise 5. Places. Circle the correct word
in the blank.
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1. A house that is joined to another house on

one side by a shared wall is called a
detached house / terraced house / semi-
detached house.
2. A room you rent which you use for both
living in and sleeping in is called a flat /
bedsit / bungalow.
3. A small house with only one or two rooms,
especially one which is made of wood,
mud, grass, or stones is called a hut /
cottage.

4. A shelter made of canvas or nylon which is

held up by poles and ropes, used mainly
by people who are camping is called a
caravan / tent.

5. A smaller area which is part of the city or

large town and outside its centre is called
a city / suburb / town / capital.

6. A very large area of land, such as Africa or

Asia, that consists of several countries is
called a continent / country.

7. A luxurious flat or set of rooms at the top

of a tall building is called a skyscraper /
penthouse.

Exercise 6. Crime. Find the word for each

suspended sentence plea
execute arsonist verdict
admit corporal punishment
shoplifter acquit blackmailer

blank.

1. Everyone was surprised at her

__________ of “not guilty”. It seemed
certain that she was guilty.
2. A persistent ___________ was banned
from every Vakko store in Turkey.
3. Four judges are going to deliver their
____________ in March.
4. The _____________ used the pictures to
threaten him.
5. She is an ______________; she set fire to
the Dutch café near Amsterdam.
6. The prisoner had to ___________ that he
shot his boss.
7. They still __________ people with the
electric chair in some states of America.
8. He was convicted first but later on was
____________(passive voice) on appeal.
9. The punishment of people by beating them
still exists in the third
world countries and it is called
_____________________.
10. He was given a three-month
_______________.

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