domingo, 3 de abril de 2016

Grammar Units 1-3

End of term Grammar test Unit 1-3

1    Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the bold verbs. Use modal verbs where necessary. (5 marks)
1    I ____________________ (know) Julia since I was three.
2    He _______________________ (speak) with his parents on the telephone when I left.
3    Just look at that sky! It _________________________ (rain) really heavily soon.
4    Would you be able to help me? I ____________________ (not open) the door.
5    You ________________________________ (not listen) to what he says, he’s totally dishonest.

2    Correct the mistakes in the sentences. (4 marks)
1    I’ll travel another 6,000 kilometres by the end of the month.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
2    It must have been Georgia you saw at the gym. She hates doing exercise.
_____________________________________________
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3    He stole a DVD player, a crime for whom he was sent to prison.
_____________________________________________
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4    He is living here since last December.
_____________________________________________
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3    Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. (5 marks)
1    Please don’t climb up there; the notice says not to.
You ______________________________________ ; the notice says not to.
2    That girl’s father is a famous footballer. I told you about her last week.
She’s _________________________________________ ___________________________is a famous footballer.
3    If you don’t leave now, you may be late.
You __________________________________________ or you may be late.
4    We don’t need any other ingredients. I bought them all.
I bought _____________________________________ .
5    They are obliged to listen to what you say.

They ___________________________________ to you.

_________________________________________________________________
ANSWERS
Grammar
1
1     ’ve / have known
2     was speaking
3     ’s / is going to rain
4     can’t open
5     shouldn’t / ought not to / mustn’t listen
2
1     I’ll have travelled another 6,000 kilometres by the end of the month.
2     It can’t have been Georgia you saw at the gym. She hates doing exercise.
3     He stole a DVD player, a crime for which he was sent to prison.
4     He has lived / has been living here since last December.
3
1     You mustn’t climb up there; the notice says not to.
2     She’s the girl that I told you about last week, whose father is a famous footballer.
3     You ought to / should leave now or you may be late.
4     I bought all the ingredients (that / which) we need.
5     They must / have to listen to you.



Unit 1 Grammar practice
Present and past tenses;
future forms
1Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. Use the bold words.
It’s the best concert I’ve been to. (never)
I’ve never been to such a good concert.
1I’m a psychology student at Cambridge University. (studying)
I ________________________ psychology at Cambridge University.
2Jimmy is in bed today because he’s got a cold. (feeling)
Jimmy ________________________ well today.
3The last time I saw him was in March. (since)M
I ________________________ March.
       4Bob started his homework at 8 o’clock. Now it’s 10 o’clock. (been)


Bob ________________________ two hours.
5They came to Oxford a year ago. (living)
They ________________________ a year.
2Correct the sentences. Two sentences are correct.
They watched TV when someone knocked on the door.
They were watching TV when someone knocked on the door.
1He worked hard all month, so he was looking forward to his holiday.
__________________________________________
2I put the keys in my pocket after I was locking the door.
__________________________________________
3Were you at the sociology lecture yesterday morning?
__________________________________________
4Katie saw Pam yesterday. She sat in a café.
__________________________________________
5Tony had lived in Sheffield for two years before he moved to Barcelona.
__________________________________________
3Complete the second sentence with between two and four words so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. Use suitable future tenses.
I’ve got an appointment with the doctor at 4 o’clock today.
I’m seeing the doctor at 4 o’clock today.
1It’s Bob’s plan to visit me while he’s here.
Bob ___________________ me while he’s here.
2Karen is nineteen years old now.
        ​Karen ___________________ twenty years old next year.


3They’ve decided to buy a new house.
They ___________________ a new house.
4Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. Use suitable future tenses and the boldwords.
We expect to have a cold winter. (think)
We think we’ll have a cold winter.
1She intends to stay at home all evening. (to)
She ___________________ at home all evening.
2Paul will finish his homework and then go to bed. (done)
By the time Paul goes to bed, he ___________________ all his homework.
3Look! That girl is about to fall in the lake! (to)
Look! That girl ___________________ in the lake!
4I plan to meet the teacher at 5 o’clock this evening. (am)
I ___________________ the teacher at 5 o’clock this evening.
5It’s cold in here because the window is open. (close)
It’s cold in here. I ___________________ the window.
6My mum and dad plan to leave at the weekend. (will)
My mum and dad ___________________ at the weekend.
ANSWERS
Unit 1
1    1    ’m studying
      2    isn’t feeling
      3    haven’t seen him since
      4    has been doing his homework for
      5    ’ve been living in Oxford for
2    1    He had been working hard all month, so he was looking                forward to his holiday.
      2    I put the keys in my pocket after I’d locked the door.
      3    (Correct)
      4    Katie saw Pam yesterday. She was sitting in a café.
      5    (Correct)
3    1    is going to visit
      2    will be

      3    ‘re going to buy
4    1    ’s going to stay
      2    will have done
      3    is going to fall
      4    ’m meeting
      5    ’ll close

      6    will be leaving


Unit 2 Grammar practice
Relative claues


Relative clauses; relative pronouns and prepositions
1    Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns and adverbs in the list.
that   when   where   which   who   whose   when
Is Saturday the day when Jake and Helen are having their engagement party?
1    The film ___________________ I saw last week was very good.
2    Pete, ___________________ is from Poland, speaks four languages.
3    That boy, ___________________ father teaches science, is always getting into trouble.
4    This book, ___________________ I still haven’t read, is about Spanish traditions and festivals.
5    The town ___________________ he used to live is on the Mexican border.
6    Bonfire Night is the night ___________________ we set off fireworks in the UK.
2    Rewrite the sentences with relative pronouns and adverbs. In some cases, there is more than one possible answer.
That’s the ring. Her boyfriend gave it to her.
That’s the ring which / that her boyfriend gave to her.
1    This is the woman. Her husband is a wedding planner.
      __________________________________________
2    This is the girl. I met her at school.
      __________________________________________
3    They work in a factory. The factory makes fancy-dress costumes.
      __________________________________________
4    2 June was the day. We got married.
      __________________________________________
5    That’s the man. He put up the decorations.
      __________________________________________
6    That’s the house. My grandmother was born there.
      __________________________________________
7    My teacher’s wife is French. He’s going to live in Paris next year.
      __________________________________________


3    Complete the sentences with relative pronouns and adverbs. Add commas where necessary to the sentences that contain non-defining relative clauses. Then write whether the relative pronouns can be omitted or not.
Paul Simmons, who I used to dislike, is now my husband!
Cannot be omitted.
1    This is the woman ___________________ book won an award. ___________________
2    This cake ___________________ I bought this morning is delicious! ___________________
3    The restaurant ___________________ they ate lunch had a nice view. ___________________
4    Why didn’t you bring ___________________ I asked you to?
___________________
5    Gina ___________________ is a florist sells a lot of flowers during the holidays. ___________________
6    The day ___________________ Kevin arrived back from China was cold and wet. ___________________
7    I’ll never forget the place ___________________ we went on our first date. ___________________
4    Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the list.
about   for   in   on   on   to
The teacher at the school to which I go told me that I’d done well in the exam.
1    Spanish food, ___________________ which I know a lot, is nutritious and tasty.
2    The poem ‘Strange Fruit’, ___________________ which the Billie Holiday song is based, was written by Abel Meeropol.
3    The day ___________________ which we celebrate St Stephen is always enjoyable.
4    They’re playing a football match in the city ___________________ which I live.

5    Stan’s parties, ___________________ which he is famous, are always exciting.

ANSWERS
1    1    that
      2    who
      3    whose
      4    which
      5    where
      6    when
2    1    This is the woman whose husband is a wedding planner.
      2    This is the girl that / who I met at school.
      3    They work in a factory that / which makes fancy-dress     costumes.
      4    2 June was the day when we got married.
      5    That’s the man who / that put up the decorations.
      6    That’s the house where my grandmother was born.
      7    My teacher, whose wife is French, is going to live in Paris              next year.
3    1    This is the woman whose book won an award.
      (Cannot be omitted.)
      2    This cake, which I bought this morning, is delicious!
      (Cannot be omitted.)
      3    The restaurant where they ate lunch had a nice view.
      (Cannot be omitted.)
      4    Why didn’t you bring what I asked you to?
      (Cannot be omitted.)
      5    Gina, who is a florist, sells a lot of flowers during the
      holidays. (Cannot be omitted.)
      6    The day when Kevin arrived back from China was cold and
      wet. (Can be omitted.)
      7    I’ll never forget the place where we went on our first date.
      (Can be omitted.)
4    1    about
      2    on
      3    on
      4    in

      5    for

Unit 3 Grammar practice
Modal verbs; modal perfects
1    Complete the sentences with the forms in the list.
are allowed to   can   can’t   don’t have to
is able to   might   mustn’t   needn’t   ought to   shouldn’t
Did you know that you don’t have to wear a swimming hat at the pool?
1    You _____________________ watch TV after you’ve tidied the kitchen.
2    They _____________________ leave the police station until their parents come to collect them.
3    If you wrote graffiti on that building, you _____________________ go and remove it.
4    The police _____________________ attack students during the protest march.
5    You _____________________ park on the yellow line. It’s against the law.
6    Joey is four years old and he _____________________ read.
7    Students _____________________ leave the classroom once they’ve finished the exam.
8    You _____________________ wake me up in the morning. I’ve got an alarm clock.
9    My father _____________________ shout at me for not washing the car, so I’ll do it today.
2    Rewrite the sentences. Use suitable forms to replace the underlined words. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
She ought to be nicer to her parents.
She should be nicer to her parents.
1    In the USA, people are allowed to drive at the age of sixteen.
      __________________________________________
2    You may get in trouble if you open that emergency door.
      __________________________________________
3    You needn’t help me with my homework because it’s very easy.
      __________________________________________
4    You’re not allowed to go out tonight!
      __________________________________________
5    You have to be twenty-one to get into this club.
      __________________________________________
6    In some countries, you can get married at the age of sixteen if you have your parents’ permission.
      __________________________________________

3    Complete the sentences with the modal perfect verbs in the list.
could have gone   may have left
might have forgotten   might have had
needn’t have brought   ought to have texted
shouldn’t have been   would have helped
Mary, you needn’t have brought these flowers because we’ve already got some.
1    Joe wasn’t at the café. He _____________________ that we had a date this evening.
2    The windows were open when I got home. My dad _____________________ the house without closing them.
3    You did all the washing up. I _____________________ if you’d asked me.
4    He was two hours late. He _____________________ us when he realized that he wouldn’t be here on time.
5    The student shouted at the teacher during the lesson. He _____________________ so rude to her.
6    He was very intelligent. He _____________________ to university, but he decided to get a job instead.
7    Karen was talking in her sleep last night. She _____________________ a nightmare.

ANSWERS
Unit 3
1    1    can
      2    can’t
      3    ought to
      4    shouldn’t
      5    mustn’t
      6    is able to
      7    are allowed to
      8    needn’t
      9    might
2    1    In the USA, people can drive at the age of sixteen.
      2    You could / might get in trouble if you open that emergency            door.
      3    You don’t have to / don’t need to help me with my homework         because it’s very easy.
      4    You can’t go out tonight!
      5    You must be twenty-one to get into this club.
      6    In some countries, you’re allowed to get married at the age of         sixteen if you have your parents’ permission.
3    1    might have forgotten
      2    may have left
      3    would have helped
      4    ought to have texted
      5    shouldn’t have been
      6    could have gone

      7    might have had

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