Lesson 10
A. Choose the correct word or phrase bolded in each sentence.
1. When I was a child I used to ride/ I was riding a tricycle.
2. That looks very heavy. Will I/ Shall I help you?
3. I’m waiting for Sue. Have you seen her/ Did you see her?
4. How long are you working/ have you been working here?
5. I can’t come out because I haven’t finished/ I didn’t finish my homework yet.
B. Put each verb given into the present simple or continuous, or past simple or continuous.
1. ‘What (you do) ______________?’ ‘ I’m an engineer.’
2. The door was open so the dog (run) ______________ into the living room.
3. When we arrived home Jan (sit) ______________ outside the door.
4. Can you help me? I (not understand) ______________ Spanish.
5. At the beginning of the film I (realize) ______________ I had seen it before.
C. Put a suitable time word or expression in each space.
by the time
since
as soon as
never
at
before
yet
for
all week
lately
Just a quick note ______________ (1) I leave for the airport. Sorry I haven’t been in touch ______________ (2) Wednesday, but I’ve been busy getting ready ______________ (3) and I haven’t collected my ticket ______________(4) from the travel agency. ______________ (5) I get to Sydney, I’ll write you a letter. I’ve ______________ (6) been to Australia before but I’ve never been reading a lot about it ______________ (7). It sounds great! I’ll be in Sydney _____________ (8) the end of next week and then I’m traveling to Melbourne. I’ll be there ______________ (9) a month. ______________ (10) I get back all my friends will have forgotten me!
D. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. Steve left before my arrival.
When I ______________ already left.
2. Do you need any help with your suitcase?
Shall______________ you with your suitcase?
3. What’s your usual time of arrival at school?
When ______________ arrive at school?
4. Alice started playing tennis six months ago.
Alice ______________ six months.
5. I’ll wait here until it stops raining.
When It stops raining ______________ leave.
E. Complete each sentence using the verb given.
1. If I (have) ______________ arms five meters long, I (be able) ______________ to reach the top of that shelf!
2. Don’t worry, you’ve just got a cold. If you (take) ______________an aspirin, you ______________ (feel) better.
3. If I (become) ______________ a famous rock star, I (buy) ______________ my parents an enormous house.
4. Vegetarians believe that if nobody (eat) ______________ meat, everyone (live) ______________ longer.
5. It says ‘No parking’. If you (leave) ______________ the car here, the police (give) ______________ you a parking fine.
F. Put one of the words or phrases from the list in each space.
could
didn’t have to
don’t have to
might have
must
mustn’t
must have
should
had to
have to
1. We ______________ wear a uniform at my school. We can wear whatever we like.
2. You ______________ play with matches! It’s very dangerous!
3. I’m not sure, but I think I ______________ left my wallet in the bank.
4. I’m getting up early, because I ______________ go running before school.
5. Sorry I can’t stay any longer, but I really ______________ go home.
G. Complete each sentence with one of the words from the list.
agreed
asked
chose
decides
hate
hopes
like
refused
seems
want
1. Jack often ______________ to be worried.
2. I ______________ to tell you this, but we’ve lost all our money.
3. I ______________ Ann to wait for me, but she didn’t.
4, Do you ______________ to go for a walk this afternoon?
5. Carol ______________ to become a champion skater.
In everyday spoken English, we often leave out the subject pronoun and auxiliary. Instead of saying, ‘Do you like it?’ we say, ‘Like it?’ Rewrite each sentence so that the verb bolded has a subject pronoun.
1. Finished yet? We’re all waiting?
2. Bye for now! See you tomorrow!
3. Good holiday? Had a nice time?
4. Paul’s a bit difficult. Know what I mean?
5. Hi, Tim. Coming out for a drink later?
6. Been waiting long? Sorry for the delay.
7. Good party, isn’t it! Enjoying yourself?
8. Heard the latest? Mary’s getting married!
Letters
Sender Addressee
Dear Sir,
I write/ complain / the service / your hotel. I go/ there with my
children yesterday.
First, we have/ wait/ two hours/ get in/ only one entrance/ be open.
Then, there be/ such long lines it be/ impossible/ us/ do anything.
After/ while we all need/ ice cream but / ice cream shop / be closed.
We buy/ sandwiches instead/ they be/ disgusting/ we throw/ away.
By then we be/ so angry/ upset/ decide/ go home.
We certainly/ not visit/ place again.
Yours,
Mrs. Kate Martin
Expressions
A. Complete the expression based on the word time in each sentence, using a word from the list.
being
high
in
lose
matter
on
pass
spare
tell
time
1. Come on John! It’s ________ time you started doing some work!
2. What do you most enjoy doing in your ________ time?
3. I don’t go sailing often, but I enjoy doing it from time to ________.
4. When I have to wait at the airport, I do a crossword to ________ the time.
5. When Carol was given her first watch, she learned to ________ the time.
6. We have decided to stay with friends for the time ________.
7. Sally is never late. She is always ________ time for the lessons,
8. It’s only a ________ of time before someone finds out the truth!
9. Thank goodness the doctor hurried. She saved Jim’s life just ________ time.
10. Hurry up. We’ve no time to ________ . The train leaves in five minutes!
B. Complete the sentences with the most suitable verb from the list.
burst
caught
got
had
lost
made
paid
spent
told
took
1. Peter’s father ________ lots of money by selling old cars.
2. Sue ________ a party last week and most of her friends came.
3. I ________ some very good photos of our dog with my new camera.
4. David ________ a lot of money on rebuilding his motorbike.
5. The ending of the film was so sad that many people ________ into tears.
6. According to the story, George Washington always ________ the truth.
7. Kate ________ into trouble at school for playing a joke on her teacher.
8. You didn’t understand because you _______ no attention to the instructions.
9. I ________ a cold last week so I couldn’t play in the football match.
10. We ________ our own way completely and had to ask for directions.
C. Complete each sentence with a word from the list.
alone
breath
difference
discussion
facts
leaf
mad
mess
secret
temper
1. It’s hard to believe the news, but we have to face the ________.
2. I made a complete ________ of one exam and had to take it again.
3. When I swim underwater I can hold my ________ for two minutes.
4. Peter told the boy to leave his little brother ________.
5. Can you tell the ________ between butter and margarine?
6. The loud music from the house next door drove Mary ________.
7. When I stepped on Helen’s foot, she tried not to lose her ________.
8. I’ll tell you, but only because I know that you can keep a ________.
9. Bob wanted to change his ways and turn over a new ________.
10. We had a very interesting ________ about the problems of pollution.
D. The words bolded are in the wrong sentences. Find the correct sentence for each one.
1. Now that my summer holidays have begun I feel as free as pie.
2. Without my glasses I am as blind as a pig.
3. After our search, suddenly David turned up as large as rain!
4. As cool as a bat, the robber asked for all the money in the bank!
5. I didn’t have any problems with the test. It was as easy as houses.
6. Our dog eats too much and its getting as fat as a picture.
7. My boss has no feelings at all! He’s as hard as life.
8. Little Sarah looked as pretty as a cucumber in her new dress.
9. Take this medicine and in a few days you’ll be as right as nails.
10. Don’t be frightened of being on this plane. It’s as safe as a bird.
Words
As simple as ABC
As quick as silver
As light as a feather
As silent as a grave
As hungry as a wolf
As busy as a bee
As ugly as a scarecrow
As plain as a day
As slippery as an eel
As silent as a lamb
As stubborn as a mule
Compound words
A. Complete each compound word with a word from the list.
ache
clip
cut
glasses
lace
path
post
table
1. Make sure you walk on the foot________, because the road is dangerous.
2. I need to fix these two sheets together. Have you got a paper________?
3. As I was doing up my shoe, the shoe________ in one of them broke.
4. On our first day of school, we copied down our time________.
5. Tom had a hair________ yesterday and his friends made fun of him.
6. It’s really sunny today and I’ve forgotten my sun________.
7. Could I have a couple of aspirins? I’ve got a terrible head________.
8. The bus swerved to avoid the dog and hit a lamp________.
B. Complete each sentence with a compound word made from two words from the list.
air alarm birthday central clock conditioning fiction heating machine party report school science stick walking washing
1. I love ________ ________ films with robots in them.
2. Old Mr. Low has a bad leg and always leans on his ________ ________.
3. David’s teacher wrote lots of good things in his ________ ________.
4. As soon as the ________ ________ rings, I jump out of bed.
5. When it’s hot, I turn on the ________ ________ and it cools the room.
6. Julia invited all her friends from school to her ________ ________.
7. This house has ________ ________ and there is a radiator in every room.
8. If you have any dirty clothes, just put them in the ________ ________.
C. The compound words bolded are in the wrong sentences. Find the correct sentence for each one.
1. I couldn’t unscrew the shed door, so I couldn’t drink my cola.
2. On my way to school, I saw a fantastic bike in a bathroom mirror.
3. My bike had a flat tire and I didn’t have my television screen with me.
4. As the girls were leaving, they saw their teacher at the pocket money.
5. As she was eating the chocolate bar, Ann threw the bottle top away.
6. When I saw my face in the school entrance, I knew I really was ill.
7. During my favourite serial, a newsflash appeared on the door handle.
8. The sweet wrapper was locked, so I couldn’t use the lawn mower.
9. Paul’s parents gave him a small amount of bicycle pump every week.
10. Susie was too small to reach the shop window, so she knocked.
Philosophy class...
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
The professor then produced two mugs of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things--your family, your health, your children, your friends, your favorite passions--things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else--the small stuff.
If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and
energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house, and fix the disposal.
"Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple cups of coffee."
A Mime in the Zoo
One day an out of work mime is visiting the zoo and attempts
to earn some money as a street performer. Unfortunately, as
soon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him and
drags him into his office.The zoo-keeper explains to the mime that the zoo's most
popular attraction, a gorilla, has died suddenly and the
keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. He
offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until they
can get another one. The mime accepts.So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and
enters the cage before crowd comes. He discovers that it's a
great job. He can sleep all he wants, play and make fun of
people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime.
However, eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires of
just swinging on tires.He begins to notice that the people are paying more
attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to
lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of
his cage, crawls across a partition, and dangles from the top
to the lion's cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious,
but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo-keeper
comes and gives the mime a raise for being such a good
attraction.Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps taunting
the lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps going
up. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the
furious lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. The
lion gathers itself and prepares to pounce.The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and round
the cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime starts
screaming and yelling, "Help, Help me!" but the lion is quick
and pounces.The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at
the angry lion and the lion says, "Shut up you idiot! Do you
want to get us both fired?"Retiring Tire Workers
When Michelin, Goodyear, and Firestone workers become 65
years old, do they simply quit work, or merely re-Tire?
--- Sir Lawrence Brotherton