Life Vision Poland Intermediate Unit B Grammar: Passive: have/get something

Test 7 A done
Answer key 1 had
2 designed
A Grammar: Reported speech 3 stolen
1 Max said that the trip would be fun. 4 ’m having, am having
2 David asked if everyone liked pizza. 5 gets
3 George asked if he could try again. 6 painted
4 My father told me that he had lost his phone.
1 had
5 Emma said that she had already left by eight Had is correct because we use have + object + past
o’clock. participle when we agree that someone will do
6 Ajay said that the bus was leaving in five something for us. The past simple form of have is
minutes. necessary here because the action happened Last week.
2 designed
1 Max said that the trip would be fun. Designed is correct because we use get + object + past
That the trip would be is correct because the sentence participle when we agree that someone will do
reports Max’s words without using his original words. something for us. Designed is the past participle of
Will in direct speech turns into would in reported design.
speech.
3 stolen
2 David asked if everyone liked pizza. Stolen is correct because we sometimes use have +
If everyone liked is correct because the sentence object + past participle when something bad is done to
reports David’s question and turns it into a statement us. Stolen is the past participle of steal.
without using his original words. The present simple in
4 ’m having, am having
direct speech turns into the past simple in reported
’m having is correct because we use have + object +
speech.
past participle when we agree that someone will do
3 George asked if he could try again. something for us. The present continuous form of have
If he could try is correct because the sentence reports is necessary here because the action is happening
George’s question and turns it into a statement without today.
using his original words. Can in direct speech turns into
5 gets
could in reported speech.
Gets is correct because we use get + object + past
4 My father told me that he had lost his phone. participle when we agree that someone will do
Me that he had lost is correct because the sentence something for us. The present simple form of get is
reports my father’s words without using his original necessary here because the action happens every
words, and it includes me as the indirect object of told. month.
The present perfect in direct speech turns into the past
6 painted
perfect in reported speech.
Painted is correct because we use have + object + past
5 Emma said that she had already left by eight participle when we agree that someone will do
o’clock. something for us. Painted is the past participle of paint.
That she had already left is correct because the
sentence reports Emma’s words without using her C Vocabulary: Understanding topic
original words. The past perfect in direct speech does
not change in reported speech.
vocabulary
6 Ajay said that the bus was leaving in five 1 C
minutes. 2 A
That the bus was leaving is correct because the 3 B
sentence reports Ajay’s words without using his original 4 C
words. The present continuous in direct speech turns
5 A
into the past continuous in reported speech.
6 C
1 C
Fundraising is correct because it means collecting
money for a charity or organisation.
Assistance would not be used because it means help or
support.
Issue would not be used because it means an important
topic or problem.

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2 A
Movement is correct because it means a group of
people working together to promote their shared
opinions and ideas.
Crisis would not be used because it means a dangerous
or difficult time, when problems must be solved or
important decisions must be made.
Unemployment would not be used because it means
the situation of not having a job.
3 B
Charity is correct because it describes both an
organisation that helps people in need and all of those
organisations considered as a group.
Relief would not be used because it means food, money
or services given to people in extreme situations.
Donations would not be used because it means things
that are given to a charity or a person, to help them.
4 C
Issue is correct because it means an important topic or
problem.
Volunteer would not be used because it means
someone who does unpaid work because they want to
help.
Campaign would not be used because it means a
planned group of actions to achieve a specific aim.
5 A
Relief is correct because it means food, money or
services given to people in extreme situations.
Poverty would not be used because it means the
condition of being very poor.
Crisis would not be used because it means a dangerous
or difficult time, when problems must be solved or
important decisions must be made.
6 C
Unemployment is correct because it means the
situation of not having a job.
Fundraising would not be used because it means
collecting money for a charity or organisation.
Assistance would not be used because it means help or
support.
D Vocabulary: Understanding topic
vocabulary
1 apprenticeship
2 experience
3 contract
4 part-time jobs
5 position
6 indoors
1 apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is correct because it means a fixed
period of time spent working for an employer to learn
the particular skills needed for their job.
2 experience
Experience is correct because it means knowledge and
skill that you get from doing something for a period of
time.
3 contract
Contract is correct because it means an official written
agreement.
4 part-time jobs
Part-time jobs is correct because it means jobs for part
of the day or week (not full-time).
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5 position
Position is correct because it is another word for job.
6 indoors
Indoors is correct because it means inside a building.
E Vocabulary: Understanding topic
vocabulary
1 assistance
2 difficulties
3 essential
4 medical
5 authority
6 relief
1 assistance
Assistance is correct because provide assistance means
give help to, and charities give help to people. We need
a noun here because we need an object to follow the
verb provides.
2 difficulties
Difficulties is correct because overcome difficulties
means solve problems, and that is what charities try to
do. We need a noun here because we need an object to
follow the verb overcome.
3 essential
Essential is correct because essential services means
things that you need and cannot live without. We need
an adjective here between the and the noun services.
4 medical
Medical is correct because medical care means the help
that doctors and nurses give to people who are ill or
hurt. We need an adjective here before the noun care.
5 authority
Authority is correct because your local authority means
your local government. It is the organization that you
call if you have problems with money or a place to stay.
We need a noun here after the adjective local.
6 relief
Relief is correct because emergency relief means help in
an emergency. Volunteers are needed in emergency
situations. We need a noun here after the adjective
emergency.
F Reading: Recognizing collocations
1 discovery
2 health
3 presentation
4 made
5 get, can get
6 courses
1 discovery
Discovery is correct because the text says Researchers
and locals made a shocking discovery.
2 health
Health is correct because the text mentions reports of
people suffering poor health after drinking the water,
and goes on to say that that the water contained
extremely high levels of lead, a poisonous chemical.
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3 presentation
Presentation is correct because the text says She gave a
presentation about Tethys at the 2018 MAKERS
conference.
4 made
Made is correct because the text says Zuriel Oduwole
was only nine years old when her school in Los Angeles,
California, took part in the National History Day
Competition. She made her first film, a documentary
about Ghana, for the competition.
5 get, can get
Get or can get is correct because the text says that
Zuriel launched a campaign about the problems that
prevent children and especially girls from getting an
education.
6 courses
Courses is correct because the text says that Zuriel has
taught courses on film-making for children in various
African countries.
G Listening: Understanding key points
1 A
2 C
3 C
4 A
5 B
6 B
1 A
A radio drama is correct because the girl is describing
her personal experience of the festival, and the boy is
expressing his feelings and is clearly unhappy with the
girl.
A news report is not correct because the description is
personal, not factual, and includes responses like
Amazing! and I loved it!, which you do not find in a
news report.
A travel show is not correct because the girl is
describing the festival to her friend, not to the listeners
of a show, and a travel show does not include a
personal problem between the girl and boy (You didn’t
answer my texts).
2 C
A group of colleagues is correct because the woman
talks about this company and says Martin is leaving us,
so she is clearly talking to other people at the same
company.
A group of journalists is not correct because the woman
mentions the newspapers, but only because Martin’s
new job has been in the news.
A group of customers is not correct because the woman
says that she learned a lot from Martin like how
important it is that people are really happy with the
service they receive, but she is talking about customers,
not talking to customers.
3 C
Let him borrow her laptop is correct because the boy
mentions his mum’s laptop and then says Could you
possibly lend me yours and we often use Could you for
requests.
Go and see a movie with him is not correct because the
girl has invited him to the cinema, but he says I’m sorry
that I can’t go.
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Send him some information is not correct because the
girl has already sent him some links … about dolphins.
He is not asking her to send more.
4 A
A safety talk is correct because the man is giving advice
about how to keep safe in the storm (for example, stay
on the path and if there’s lightning, stay away from the
trees).
A weather report is not correct because the man is
predicting what the weather will be like, but he is not
giving a weather report; he is reporting information
from one. A weather report does not include phrases
like Just be sensible.
A nature documentary is not correct because the man
mentions seeing birds and animals, but only because
the people are planning to see them in the afternoon. A
documentary does not include phrases like Just be
sensible.
5 B
Visitors in a sports stadium is correct because the
announcement talks about ordering food and drink
without leaving your seats and mentions that items are
for sale until one hour after the end of the match.
Employees in a restaurant is not correct because the
announcement mentions ordering food and drink, but it
also mentions clothes. The announcement is clearly not
for staff because it tells the listeners to ask a member
of staff for more information.
Customers in a clothes shop is not correct because the
announcement mentions clothes, but it also talks about
ordering food and drink.
6 B
Lend him an ingredient is correct because the man says
that he needs flour for his recipe, and the shops are
closed.
Drive him to the shops is not correct because the man
says that the little supermarket on the High Street has
just closed.
Help him prepare dinner is not correct because the man
says that he has got his brother-in-law and his wife
coming to eat with him, but he does not ask for help
preparing food.
H Speaking: Maintaining a conversation
1 C
2 G
3 E
4 A
5 F
6 B
I Writing: Linking ideas
1 A
2 C
3 C
4 B
5 A
6 C
1 A
Even though is correct. We use a subject and verb after
even though to show contrast between the expectation
and the actual result.
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Despite is correct. It is followed by the -ing form.
3 C
In spite is correct. The fixed phrase in spite of shows
contrast.
4 B
But is correct because we use this at the beginning of
the second clause to show contrast with the first clause.
5 A
Though is correct. It can be used at the end of a second
phrase or sentence to show contrast with the first.
6 C
However is correct. It can be used to begin a new
sentence that introduces something that is different
from the idea, opinion, etc. in the sentence before. We
use a comma after the word.

J Writing: Mediation
Student's own answer

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