Verb |
Verbal noun |
Noun |
(-ing form) |
(-er form) | |
1 hunt |
2 hunting |
hunter |
3 sing |
sin9ing |
4 singer |
heat |
5 heating |
6 heater |
7 build |
building |
8 builder |
farm |
9 farming |
10 farmer |
1 No, it wasn't. 2 No, they don't. 3 Yes, they do. 4 They're teenagers. 5 No, they aren't. 6 No, they weren’t. 7 No, he wasn't.
Exercise 15
(Suggested answer)
The Box Office Manager The National Theatre London
Dear Sir or Madam,
Our school's musie and drama group would like 10 tickets for Romeo and Juliet on 7th February at the cheapest price. Could you confirm if they are availab!e?
We would like to pay for the tickets when we collect them.
Yours faithfully,
Exercise 1
1 nowhere 2 nothing 3 everyone 4 everything 5 no one 6 somebody
Exercise 2
1 'd buy; won 2 lost; 'd give 3 were; 'd earn 4 didn't have; wouldn't have to 5 said; 'd be 6 would ... say; knew Exercise 3
1 didn't know; 'd forgotten 2 was; had woken 3 spoke; went
4 telephoned; 'd seen 5 flew; ’d got 6 arrived; had started Exercise 4
1 not enough 2 too many 3 not enough 4 not enough
5 too much 6 too much
Exercise 5
1 She asked Nick to tidy his bedroom.
2 She wanted Nick to wash-up.
3 She told Nick not to take money from her bag.
4 She asked Nick to buy some bread.
5 She asked Nick (to tell her) what his teacher had said.
6 She told Nick to be there at 6.00.
Exercise 6
1 stupid 2 loyal 3 sensitive 4 practical 5 easy-going 6 quiet
7 lighthearted Exercise 7
1 partner 2 shy 3 sensitive 4 chatted 5 band 6 charity 7 claim Exercise 8
1 He asked her about her surfing holiday in Australia.
2 Mum told me to be guiet.
3 She asked if she could have some water.
4 She asked me for my telephone nu mber.
5 The head teacher told us all to work harder.
6 The taxi driver asked where we wanted to go.
Exercise 9
1 If you could have anything you wanted, what would you have?
I'd have ... (students' own answers)
2 If you could learn any musical instrument, what would you learn? I'd learn ... (students' own answers)
3 If you could marry anyone you wanted, who would you marry?
I'd marry ... (students' own answers)
4 If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
I'd live ... (students' own answers)
Exercise 10
1 If I were you, l'd go to both parties.
2 I can't do that because they’re in different towns.
3 Weil, why don't you go to the one nearest home?
4 That's a good idea.
Exercise 11
The two informal sentences are:
3 Thanks for suggesting it. 4 That was a great film!
Exercise 12a)
1 b) 2 b)
Exercise 12b)
1 went to primary school 2 met Jim 3 had piano lessons
4 got some drums 5 may tour Europę 6 may go to university Exercise 12c)
1 Yes, he is. 2 Yes, he did. 3 No, he isn‘t. 4 Yes, he does.
5 Yes, they do.
Exercise 13
Students' own answers
Exercise 1
1 used to work 2 Did ... use to send 3 used to leave
4 didn't use to fly 5 used to live
Exercise 2
1 Did you use to have piano lessons? 2 We used to play with toys. 3 I didn't use to wear jeans. 4 He didn't use to eat fish.
5 She used to think the Earth was fiat.
Exercise 3
1 She told me something so strange that I wrote it down.
2 They bought me such a cheap present that it broke on my birthday.
3 It was such a frightening film that I couldn't sleep.
4 It was such an interesting book that I read it three times.
5 He's such a boring man.
Exercise 4
1 It was such a good film that we wanted to see it again.
2 She was so happy to see us that we were glad we went.
3 The play had such an exciting ending that we were all surprised.
4 The station was so busy that we couldn't find you.
5 The weather was so cold that the river was ice.
Exercise 5
1 Maria would know 2 they hadn't been 3 they were 4 she was seeing her 5 I had met them 6 we had been to Cornwall 7 she couldn't drive 8 I was staying 9 they were having 10 he wanted
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
1 build 2 heater 3 hunting 4 sing 5 heating 6 farmer Exercise 8
1 Psychology 2 government 3 entertairier 4 station 5 distance Exercise 9
1 ice age 2 hunt 3 settler 4 cooker 5 tools
Exercise 10
The sea |
Adjectives |
Houses / buildings |
drown |
smart |
motel |
seagull |
messy |
inn |
shipwreck |
casual |
corridor |
dirty |
1 Can I ask you about the show? 2 Yes, certainly.
3 How much are the cheapest tickets? 4 They're £10 each.
5 Are there any student tickets?
6 Yes, students get 10% off on Mondays.
Exercise 11
1 Good morning. This is the Cliff Hotel. Can I help you?
2 Good morning. Can I speak to Mr Holmes, please?
3 Please hołd on. Tli find out for you.
4 Thank you.
5 1'm afraid Mr Holmes isn't here. Can I take a message?
6 No, it's OK. NI ring back later.
7 Thank you for calling. Goodbye.
Exercise 12a)
1 b) 2 c) 3 c)
Exercise 12b)
1 No, they aren't. 2 Yes, it was. 3 One summer. 4 No, it wasn't. 5 Yes, it was. 6 No, they didn't. 7 No, they won't.
Exercise 13
Students' own answers
Exercise 1
1 She asked him who the cleverest person in his dass was.
2 She asked her if she had enjoyed the book.
3 He asked her when she was seeing her friends again.
4 She asked him if he was living with his unde.
5 She asked him if he would share the prize money.
6 He asked the teacher if they could leave early.
7 He asked her what she thought of Jamaica Inn.
8 He asked her when the bus arrived.
9 He asked her if they were gomg to play tennis later.
10 He asked him if he had eaten at that cafe.
Exercise 2
1 smali enough to cyde 2 not rich enough to buy 3 not fit enough to run 4 too busy to help 5 too frightened to ask 6 not brave enough to try 7 too excited to sleep 8 not old enough to drive 9 too young to visit 10 not old enough to get Exercise 3
1 going 2 seeing 3 to help 4 to drive 5 eating 6 to see 7 to give 8 taking 9 to be 10 listening
Exercise 4
1 a few 2 loacis 3 some time 4 loads of 5 lots of 6 about 7 some time 8 a couple of 9 ages 10 several years Exercise 5
1 wonderful 2 hungry 3 terrible 4 smali 5 terrified Exercise 6
Exercise 7
1 A Is it all right if I read your newspaper?
B Sorry, l'm just going to read it.
2 A Do you mind if I watch the news on TV? B No, go ahead.
Exercise 8
1 c) 2 b) 3 a) 4 c) 5 c) 6 c)
Exercise 9a)
A is from a story. B is about a famous book. C is about a famous woman.
Exercise 9b)
b)
Exercise 9c)
1/ 2? 3/ 4? 5? 6/
Exercise 10
(Suggested answer)
J K Rowling was born in 1965 in Gloucestershire. She was educated at Exeter University. Her first novel was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which she wrote in 1997. A film of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was madę in 2001. She won the Children's Book of the Year award in 1997.
Exercise 1
1 use 2 would 3 telephoning 4 was 5 was seen 6 cold enough 7 marked 8 won't 9 had seen 10 to help
Exercise 2
1 Haven’t you learned to ride a bicyde?
2 He's good enough to win an Oscar.
3 He told me to tidy my room.
4 It was too hot to sit in the garden.
5 Listen! Is there someone at the door?
6 She asked me where my friend was.
7 The film was so good that we saw it twice.
8 The tickets cost too much so I didn't go.
9 There were too many people at the party.
10 Your book must be somewhere!
Exercise 3
1 used to sleep/slept 2 didn't like 3 ’d seen 4 walking 5 remember 6 saw 7 was built 8 was bought 9 was 10 had been
Exercise 4
1 relation 2 entertainer 3 Biology 4 distance 5 actor Exercise 5
1 great 2 loud 3 mean 4 unhelpful 5 silly Exercise 6
1 starving 2 victim 3 employment 4 choosy 5 Free-range 6 outgoing 7 cooking 8 card 9 lonely 10 award
Exercise 7
1 lt's not my fault. 2 Tell us a bit about yourself. 3 Don’t be so lazy! 4 the only trouble is 5 There's nothing I can do about it.
Exercise 8a)
1 c) 2 a) 3 c)
Exercise 8b)
1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 X 6 X Exercise 8c)
'In the middle of nowhere' means it wasn't near anywhere else. It wasn't near any big towns.
Exercise 9
Students' own answers