EXTRA PRACTICE
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G1
1
Complete the reported statements. Make
changes to tenses, pronouns and time adverbs.
1
‘I’m working in a café.’
She said she
in a café.
2
‘I lived in Berlin for three years.’
He said he
in Berlin for three years.
3
‘You should see a doctor.’
She said I
a doctor.
4
‘We’ll see you here tomorrow.’
They said they
us
.
5
‘I’ve been abroad with my wife and our children.’
He said he
abroad with
wife and
children.
6
‘My father received a tax bill yesterday.’
He said
father
a tax bill
.
2
Complete the reported statements. Do not change
the tense if it is not necessary.
1
‘I don’t have a job at the moment.’
This morning Caroline said
.
2
‘The weather here is always cold in the winter.’
This afternoon the receptionist told us
.
3
‘We’re going to France when we finish the course.’
They said
.
4
‘I went to a terrible school when I was a child.’
Michaela said she
.
5
‘We watched the final episode of
Emergency!
last night.’
Last Wednesday, my friends said
.
6
‘Pollution from cars causes global warming.’
We want to buy a smaller car because the scientist
said
.
G2
3
Choose the correct word.
1
The driver
warned
/
refused
me not to jump off the
bus while it was moving.
2
Carol
refused
/
regretted
to pay the bill.
3
Our teacher
apologised for
/
offered
being late.
4
They’ve
offered
/
invited
to give me a trial.
5
My friends
persuaded
/
agreed
me to go to the park
with them.
6
I’m afraid she didn’t
agree
/
advise
to lend it to me.
4
Complete the sentences to report the statements.
1
‘I’ll carry your case.’ He offered
.
2
‘I was really stupid to get married so young.’ She
regretted
.
3
‘Don’t buy anything in that shop.’ Mike warned
.
4
‘I’m really sorry that I shouted at you.’ She
apologised
.
5
‘We really think you should learn the guitar.’ My
parents encouraged
.
KL
5
Use the notes to write sentences for a
presentation about Cambridge. Use the techniques of
tripling, repetition or rhetorical questions.
1
why / Cambridge / seeing ?
2
it / important educational / cultural / business centre
3
facilities / tourists / better each year
4
its buildings / parks / countryside / make it / beautiful
place / live
5
the university / becoming / more popular /
international students
6
what / main historical sights / city ?
V1
6
Complete the sentences with words from V1.
1
Most children learn a foreign
these days.
2
The financial and legal systems are vital
.
3
I’m not keen on Indian
– I find it too spicy.
4
Buddhism is a popular
in Asia.
5
I love
in general, but my favourite is opera.
6
She loves the
of 16th-century Italy, especially
Michelangelo’s buildings.
7
Having a formal dance at the end of the year is one
of the
of high school life in the USA.
8
I love places with a warm
– I hate the cold!
V2
7
Match the sentence halves.
1
I’m a happy person, but I live alone
2
My neighbours hate me – they shout at me
3
I feel frustrated when
4
Being surrounded by very intelligent people
5
We were really stimulated by
6
I couldn’t work out who the murderer was
a
and can be quite hostile.
b
can make me feel inadequate.
c
so it was very intriguing.
d
so I sometimes feel isolated.
e
I can’t find the answer to a problem.
f
all the exciting possibilities ahead of us.
V3,4
8
Complete the sentences with a suitable form
of the word in brackets.
1
She owns a very
(value) watch.
2
It’s OK – my children are very
. (responsibility)
3
Budget airlines have made
(nation) travel
much more affordable.
4
There are 20 different nationalities here – it’s a very
(culture) area.
5
We had a fight over a stupid
. (understand)
6
We will not tolerate
(social) behaviour here.
7
The castle is very old. It
(date) the
surrounding buildings.
8
Really good music is
(time) – it appeals to
people just as much today as it did in the past.
