LESSON 4 Student’s name: .............................................. Class: 6A ....... Date:................

A. GRAMMAR
I. Circle the correct word or phrase
1. Elizabeth usually goes/ is usually going to bed at around eleven o’clock.
2. Dan talks/ is talking on the other phone right now.
3. We don’t eat/ aren’t eating any meat at the moment as we’re both on a diet.
4. Does air travel get/ Is air travel getting increasingly safe?
5. My mum calls/ is calling me every weekend without fail.
6. How much do babysitters generally earn/ are babysitters generally earning?
7. You always come/ You’re always coming up with excuses for not having done your homework.
It’s so annoying.
8. I don’t go/ I’m not going out much during the week but I always try/ I’m always trying to go out
somewhere on Saturday night.
9. No, the train does stop/ is stopping at Cirencester on Saturdays.
10. My mum takes/ is taking part in ice-skating competitions almost every weekend.

II. Rewrite correctly. Change the words or phrases in bold.

1. My dad is often getting up late on Saturday mornings.
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2. Are you speaking any other languages apart from English?
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3. I already buy all my Christmas presents and it’s only October!
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4. It’s the first time I’m ever having a party at home.
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5. Actually, I think Darren does works quite hard sometimes.
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6. Carlo is never eating Chinese food before.
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7. Sean already books a table for tonight.
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8. Needs Melanie any help painting her new flat?
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III. Complete using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. It’s the first time …………………………………….(I/ ever/ eat) octopus!
2. Sandy …………………………………………(not/ see) his sister since she went to university.
3. They …………………………………….(go) on holiday to Spain and won’t be back until the end of
the month.
4. Poor Tracy! She …………………………………….(write) that essay for hours now and she still
hasn’t finished!
5. …………………………………….(you/ ever/ meet) anyone famous?

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 6. …………………………………….(I/ try) to get in touch with Jenny all morning but I can’t find her
anywhere.
7. …………………………………….(I/ not finish) the book yet so I can’t tell you what happens.
8. …………………………………….(you/ already/ decide) where you’re going this summer?
9. …………………………………….(We/ live) here for the last six years.
10. …………………………………….(I/ never/ hear) such nonsense!

IV. Complete using the words in the box

already before ever for just rarely since so still yet

1. Have you …………………… dreamt of winning the lottery?

2. I haven’t worked out how to set the timer on the video…………………… .
3. My dad’s lived in the same house …………………… he was born.
4. The film’s only been on …………………… a couple of minutes.
5. Bruce has knocked three men out of the competition …………………… far.
6. I …………………… get the chance to get any exercise – I’m just too busy.
7. He’s only …………………… got home.
8. It’s eleven o’clock and Todd……………………hasn’t come home. Where could he be?
9. I’ve never met Ruth …………………… . What’s she like?
10. Have you finished ……………………? That was quick!

V. Choose the correct answer

1. Ian …………… a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about half an hour?
A. takes B. is taking C. has taken D. has been taking
2. …………… to Ipswich before?
A. Do you ever go B. Are you ever going C. Have you ever been D. Have you ever been going
3. I …………… to all the local newspapers and TV stations to complain.
A. already write B. already writing C. have already written D. Have already been writing
4. …………… TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise!
A. Do you watch B. Are you watching C. Watched you D. Have you been watching
5. Eric, …………… hockey competitively or just for fun?
A. do you usually B. are you usually C. have you usually D. Have you usually been
play playing played playing
6. That’s the first time ……………an answer right today!
A. I get B. I am getting C. I have got D. I have been getting
7. Jessica has ……………left, I’m afraid.
A. already B. yet C. still D. so far
8. Dan …………… in the living room while we redecorate his bedroom.
A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. has slept D. does sleep
9. Unfortunately, Simone …………… a day off very often.
A. Doesn’t get B. isn’t getting C. hasn’t got D. hasn’t been getting

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 10. Actually, I…………… a cup of tea first thing every morning but then I switch to coffee.
A. do drink B. am drinking C. have drunk D. have been drinking

VI. Match to make sentences

I think …………………………. A darker hair than her sister.
I'm thinking ……………………. B I'm going to buy the new Racetrack CD.
Phil's looking ………………….. C a haircut at the moment.
Phil looks ………………………. D for his glasses. Have you seen them?
Claire has ……………………… E not old enough to drive a car.
Claire is having ……………….. F of getting Dad a CD for his birthday
Andy is …………………………. G very annoying at the moment!
Andy is being …………………. H like he needs a holiday

VII. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box
be disagree do include know look see seem understand

Ancient aviators?
Everyone (1) ………………………….that humans have been flying for only a few hundred years. But
(2) …………………………. it possible that ancient civilizations also had the ability and technology to fly?
In the Nazcan Desert in southern Peru, there are hundreds of lines which an ancient culture drew in
the dust. On the ground, they just (3) …………………………. like straight lines. But when you (4)
…………………………. them from the air, you (5) …………………………. exactly what they are. They are
incredible and enormous pictures. The pictures (6) ………………………….animals, birds and symbols.
One bizarre theory, which most mainstream scientists (7) ………………………….with, is that the
people who made the lines thousands and thousands of years ago flew above the lines in balloons. It (8)
………………………….incredible, but a few people (9) ………………………….believe it's possible.

VIII. Find the extra word each line

International friends
1 ……………. I've been to travelling round Europe all summer. It's the first time I've
2 ……………. ever been going abroad, and I've had a fantastic time! I've seen
3 ……………. loads of interesting places and I have to also made loads of new friends. I've
4 ……………. been decided to stay in touch with them now I'm back. One of
5 ……………. them, Giselle, is French. She was making on holiday too. We now send text
6 ……………. messages are to each other all the time. They're usually in English because
7 ……………. my French isn't very good! I'm planning to have visit her in
8 ……………. France next year sometime. I hope I can. I am love meeting people from
9 ……………. other countries! I want to have had lots of friends from all over the world!
10 ……………. Travelling certainly broadens the mind but it also is broadens your circle of
friends!

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IX. Write one word in each gap
Holiday Blues
'You've (1)……………………..looking at that timetable for the last ten minutes. It can't be that
confusing! 'said Sheila angrily.
'I (2) ……………………..wish you'd be quiet! I've (3) ……………………..a splitting headache thanks to
you!' replied Matt.
'Mum! Dad! Please! 'said Alison. 'You're both (4) ……………………..very silly. (5)
……………………..is no point at all in blaming each other. That's not going to help us find out what
time the next train to Budapest is due to leave.
'You (6) …………………….. quite right, darling. I (7) …………………….. sorry, 'said Sheila.
Me too,' mumbled Matt. 'Now, let's have another look at this timetable. Well, it (8) ……………………..
like we (9) …………………….. definitely missed the last train today. That was the 18.20 we just
missed, wasn't it?'
'I (10) ……………………..so, 'said Sheila. 'I mean, it did leave at 18.20. Whether it's actually going to
Budapest or not is another question.'
'Well, one thing is (11) ……………………..in doubt, 'said Matt.
'What's that? 'asked Sheila and Alison together.
'This is the worst holiday we've (12) ……………………..been on,' said Matt. 'Next year, we're going to
try something far less adventurous.'
'Agreed! 'said Sheila and Alison.

X. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.

1. What's the price of the tickets, Jimmy? much

How ........................................................................................... , Jimmy?
2. Are these your trainers? to
Do ........................................................................................ you?
3. Sasha's not keen on team sports at all. like
4. Sasha.............................................................. team sports at all.
5. It's only her second time in a recording studio. been
She ..................................................... in a recording studio once before.
6. We got here three hours ago. have
We ........................................................................... three hours.
7. I started writing this hours ago and it's still not right. writing
I ............................................................... hours and it's still not right.
8. This is my first experience of flying alone. time
It is the first ..................................................................... alone.
9. Sharon's in the bath at the moment. a
Sharon .............................................................. at the moment.
10. Paul enjoys surprises apart from on his birthday. does
Paul ....................................................... surprises, just not on his birthday!

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B. READING
I. Read the following passages and answer the question
Passage 1
Hey Jim,
I want to invite you to the Thanksgiving festival, even though you have been sick. Everyone from
our class is going on Friday after school. We are meeting at 5 P.M. next to the playground. This year,
the festival has a big hay maze and some rides.
We all want to go early so we do not need to wait in any lines. There are eating contests again
this year, so don’t eat dinner before meeting us. If you are healthy enough to come to the festival,
please reply to my invitation.
See you there,
Tony.
Question
What is the e-mail mainly about?
(A) Giving get well wishes
(B) Being in an eating contest
(C) Inviting Jim to a festival
(D) Running through a hay maze

Passage 2
Dear Mr. Patterson,
I am a student in your wood shop class who is very angry with you. Your class is very unsafe and
your other students are irresponsible.
The class is unsafe because there are not enough headphones to protect everyone’s ears when
we use loud machines. The machines are also dangerous. A power drill was on fire last week!
The second reason I am angry is because the other kids are irresponsible. Tommy and Jason
shoot staples at people with the staple guns. John tries to scare people when they are cutting wood.
Someone could lose a finger or an eye in your class. You should be watching the class more
carefully.
Please make your classroom safer or I will tell the principal.
Thank you.
Anonymous
Question
What is the e-mail mainly about?
(A) Dear Mr. Patterson
(B) Staple guns and fires
(C) An angry letter from anonymous
(D) An unsafe class and irresponsible kids

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II. Read the following passages and answer the question
Passage 1
Many people believe Einstein was the most intelligent man to ever live. He created atomic power
and the theory of relativity. Others argue that Isaac Newton was the smartest. He created the laws of
motion and gravity. Another gifted man was Leonardo da Vinci. He was a great inventor and an artist.
There are even some geniuses alive today who could be the smartest man in history. For example,
Steven Hawking is a great physicist who has taught us a lot about black holes in space.
Question
Why do people believe Newton was the smartest man in the world?
(A) He invented many things as an artist.
(B) He studied black holes in outer space.
(C) He invented the laws of motion and gravity.
(D) He created atomic power and the theory of relativity.

Passage 2
Hello, everyone. Halloween is a very fun night, but in the last few years there have been a lot of
problems in Sillsburg. This year, the town has decided to set some new rules.
First of all, no children under the age of twelve are allowed to be out trick-or-treating without an
adult. Also, after 11:30 P.M., no one should be on the streets. The police will be taking anyone found
outside back to their houses or to the police station. We do not want any trouble this year and the
police have promised to watch everything closely.
We thank you for reading this notice. We want this year to be a great Halloween and we hope that
everyone respects the new rules we have made. We are also sorry for any planning problems this
might cause parents, but that’s why we posted this notice so far in advance.
Question
What is the notice mainly about?
(A) Trick-or-treating
(B) New problems on Halloween
(C) New rules for Halloween night
(D) Police responsibilities on Halloween
What is the youngest a child can be to trick-or-treat alone?
(A) Twelve (B) Sixteen
(C) Fourteen (D) Eighteen
Why did the town post the notice in advance?
(A) They wanted to tell children where to trick-or-treat,
(B) They wanted to make sure everyone has a costume.
(C) They must explain the rules to the town’s teenagers.
(D) They wanted to avoid planning problems for parents.

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