EXTRA PRACTICE
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G1
1
Write present continuous sentences from
these prompts.
1
minister / fly / Geneva tomorrow / .
2
you / stay / at / a hotel / this week / ?
3
I / give / talk / on education this afternoon / .
4
situation / get / worse / .
5
they / not / build / new stadium / next year’s Olympics / .
6
the president / come / to / conference / ?
2
Now decide whether the sentences in Exercise 1
refer to the future (F) or the present (P).
G2
3
Complete these sentences with the past
simple active or passive of the verbs.
1
The internet company
(set up) in 1997.
2
It
(start) by two business partners.
3
The company
(begin) by finding last-minute
holidays for people.
4
But it soon
(move) into finding hotels, theatre
tickets and even restaurants for people.
5
One of the company’s founders
(leave) the
company at the end of 2003.
6
The company
(sell) to another internet travel
company in 2005.
4
Is the agent necessary in these sentences? If not,
cross it out.
1
The company was started in 1999 by its founders.
2
‘Guernica’ was painted by Picasso.
3
The name of the new Secretary General was
announced yesterday by the present Secretary General.
4
The story was published by a popular newspaper.
5
The new building was finished in time for the
conference by builders.
KL
5
Complete the short presentation below
with the phrases in the box.
Secondly A good example of this such as Finally
first of all For instance For example
‘We are here to represent the government and people of
Singapore. The special ambition for our city is that we
will be the next host for the Climate Change conference.
Why Singapore? Well,
1
, we are in a good location.
2
, we are only a few hours’ flight from three billion
people.
3
, it is a six-hour flight from Beijing or
Seoul to Singapore.
4
, we have good conference
centres
5
the hotel.
6
, we are a hi-tech location.
7
is our 95%
wireless broadband coverage anywhere on the island.’
V1
6
Which job has each of the new members of
the government got? Match these descriptions (1–6)
with the jobs below (a–f).
1
Marcus Antrim will work for the British government
in Washington.
2
Geraldine Smith has the top job in economics.
3
Alistair Frank helps Geraldine Smith.
4
John Wilson has the most important job in the
department that works with schools and universities.
5
Janet Laurence has a desk job, working for John
Wilson.
6
Alison MacDonald gives the government’s opinions
to the newspapers.
a
Minister of Education
b
Civil Servant in Education Department
c
Head of Finance Department
d
Assistant to Head of Finance
e
Press spokesperson
f
Ambassador
V3
7
The underlined adjectives are all in the
wrong sentences. Correct them.
1
Your report was excellent. It covered everything and
was really spacious.
2
The French world-class train is much faster than the
British one.
3
I’m sure I’ll sleep better in our new bed – it’s much
more fantastic than the old one.
4
A capital city needs lots of high-speed hotels these
days.
5
Noora’s new apartment is very comprehensive
.
6
Thanks for inviting us to your party – we had a
comfortable time.
V4
8
Complete these sentences with
although
,
on the other hand
or
therefore
.
1
It was very cold yesterday,
it was very sunny.
2
My job is not very challenging.
, I have
decided to find something more suitable.
3
In some ways, Julian is very pleasant.
, he is
sometimes aggressive.
4
my new flat has only two rooms, it’s very
spacious.
