GRAMMAR

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 To make the gerund you add -ing to the infinitive / past participle of a verb, eg writing, going.

2 When a verb comes after a preposition or is the subject of a sentence, it must be in the form of a gerund/ an infinitive.

3 Both of these sentences are grammatically correct / incorrect:

They went to the cinema before going home.

They went to the cinema before they went home.

4 You need to / don't need to add words to these sentences to make them grammatically correct:

While cooking supper he cut his finger.

Since living here I've met loads of people.

5 To make the gerund of these verbs: hide, make, come, place, you must drop the -e then add -ing / double the last consonant then add -ing.

_____ / 5 points

VOCABULARY

2 Underline the odd one out in each list.

1 pedometer phone charger wind up

2 plug in go off gadget

3 clever furry hip

4 boil sprinkle bowl

5 tin opener recipe corkscrew

6 kettle frying pan key ring

7 ingredient grate sprinkle

8 cream toaster olive oil

9 slice wind up stir

10 heat serve beep

_____ / 10 points

FUNCTION

3 Read the text. Complete 1-10 with A, B or C.

Have you ever seen anyone play the `air guitar'? You just stand there and listen to music while (1) _____ your arms and fingers around to the rhythm. You pretend (2) _____ - it's a bit like (3) _____ karaoke without trying to sing. Millions of rockers do air guitar as a hobby, and there are even air guitar championships. (4) _____ you need (5) _____ well and look good, but you also increase your chances by (6) _____ your own good music tracks and having the right attitude.

But the really good news is that air guitar has just got better. A group of Australian scientists have, after (7) _____ their youth just pretending, invented a T- shirt that helps you to create real sounds. How does it work? After (8) _____ the T-shirt you just play air guitar in the usual way, but the T-shirt has sensors for 9 _____ your movements and sending signals to a computer that then turns them into guitar sounds. So just by (10)_____ you create brilliant music. You don't even need to pick up a guitar. Just wear the right T-shirt!

1 A moving B you moving C move

2 A playing B play C to play

3 A to do B do C doing

4 A To win B Winning C Win

5 A moving B move C to move

6 A having B have C to have

7 A they spend B spend C spending

8 A put on B you are putting on C putting on

9 A measuring B to measure C measure

10 A you moving B moving C move

_____ / 10 points

Total : _____ / 25 points

Lesson test Inspiration 4 unit 1, lesson 2

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