EXTRA PRACTICE
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G1
1
Read this short text about a company.
Then complete the sentences below with the correct
form of
used to
.
When I was younger, I worked for a really good
company for a few weeks a year. I wanted to work for
it after I left university, but it closed a few years ago.
The business was importing books from the USA – only
educational books. I worked there in the holidays when
I was at college, so the books were very useful for me.
We could take copies of any book we wanted, but I
only took about three or four while I was there. The only
problem was that the money wasn’t very good, but it
helped to get me through my studies!
1
The writer
work for an import company.
2
It
import books from Europe.
3
It
import educational books.
4
The writer
take lots of books.
5
The money
be very good.
2
There are mistakes in six of these sentences.
Find the mistakes and correct them.
1
We used to work very late, but we don’t now.
2
The company use to pay very good money.
3
I didn’t used to work very hard.
4
I used to go on a long business trip to Korea last
year.
5
I also went to Hong Kong several times.
6
Did you used to travel a lot on business?
7
We used have longer holidays than we do now.
8
‘Did you use to work harder?’ ‘Yes, we used.’
G2
3
Choose the correct form.
1
This company
imports / is imported
diamonds.
Most of the diamonds
import / are imported
from
the Netherlands.
2
One of the shops in the village
sells / is sold
lovely
chocolates. The chocolates
make / are made
by
hand.
3
We can
book / is booked
hotels and flights for you.
All the booking
does / is done
online.
4
The offices
clean / are cleaned
every evening.
The cleaners
come / are come
at eight o’clock.
4
Look at these pairs of sentences. Which is better,
the a) active or b) passive version?
1
a
Mum makes dinner for the family every evening.
b
Dinner is made for the family every evening.
2
a
Oil is very important. Dead plants and animals
make it.
b
Oil is very important. It is made from dead plants
and animals.
3
a
The cleaners don’t clean the office on Sundays.
b
The office isn’t cleaned on Sundays.
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5
Put these words in the correct order.
1
interested / our / of / you / which / in / are /
products / ?
2
price / is / per / what / unit / the / ?
3
expensive / that / quite / sounds / .
4
can / units / discount / you / 2,000 / I order / a / me /
if / offer / ?
5
can’t / I / for / I’m / units / afraid / 2,000 / .
6
about / how / if / 3,000 / units / order / you / ?
7
deal / that’s / a / !
V1, V3
6
Find words in V1 and V3 for these
definitions.
1
the person who makes the products
2
the people that you work with
3
one person who works for a company
4
the person who sells the products
5
the person who finds the products for a shop to sell
V1, V2
7
Complete this puzzle with the first part of
the compound nouns below.
Across
Down
3
shuttle
1
hair
4
calculator
2
leader
5
service
5
break
6
course
7
wires
V4
8
Choose the correct phrase.
It’s easy to make your own paper.
1
To begin with /
Lastly
, take some ordinary paper and tear it into small
pieces. Put it in water until it is soft.
2
Following this /
To begin with
, change the water and mix the paper and
water in a food processor until the mixture is thick (the
pulp).
3
Lastly / Next
, put the pulp in a bowl with more
clean water and mix it well. Put the mixture on a square
mould, like a shallow box, and add any ‘personal’
decorations to your paper, e.g. leaves. Put heavy books
on top of the mould.
4
After / Next
about 30 minutes,
take the books off.
5
Lastly / Next
, put the paper in a
warm place until it is completely dry.
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