GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY PRACTICE

PLUS UNIT 1

Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I ______________________________ (just / make) some biscuits. They’re

nicer than the ones I (make) last week.
2 In the past, children ______________________________ (work) in factories
and ______________________________ (live) in unsanitary houses.
3 Rick ______________________________ (just / change) the channel. Why?
Well, because he ______________________________ (already / watch) the
film on Channel 1 two nights earlier.
4 We ______________________________ (get) there late because the train
______________________________ (be delayed) back in Manchester.
5 ______________________________ (Sally / write) those letters yet? She
______________________________ (start) them hours ago, so they should
be finished.

2 Read the answers and write questions using the prompts.

1 When / Jenny / join / the book club?

__________________________________________________________
Oh, on the fifth of September.
2 How long / Simon / have / a bad cold?
__________________________________________________________
Oh, for a couple of days. He feels awful.
3 When / he / write / the play?
__________________________________________________________
Two years ago.

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 4 he / lose / his umbrella?
__________________________________________________________
Yes. He can’t find it anywhere.
5 What time / she /get up?
__________________________________________________________
Seven o’clock this morning.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I’ve ______________________________ (know) Simon all my life.

2 Susie got absolutely soaked because she
______________________________ (forget) to bring her umbrella.
3 We ______________________________ (wait) for you for ages. Why are
you so late?
4 Tim has ______________________________ (tell) that awful joke at least
four times already.
5 I ______________________________ (not eat) very much for breakfast so I
felt very hungry by twelve o’clock.
6 How long ______________________________ (you / renovate) that old
house? Will you finish the work soon?

4 Choose the best options to complete the sentences.

1 I’ve been to the gym …

__ a last weekend. __ c twice this weekend.
__ b since Tuesday. __ d a couple of days ago.
2 He’s been playing computer games …
__ a twice today. __ c from two to three o’clock.
__ b all afternoon. __ d last night.
3 He had been phoning Donald …
__ a since he got in. __ c twice today.
__ b these days. __ d but he has been busy.

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 4 Josephine has left the school …
__ a since two o’clock. __ c before you rang.
__ b five minutes ago. __ d and is on her way home.
5 Sean had gone home …
__ a since five o’clock. __ c as soon as the bell had rung.
__ b before the lesson ended. __ d from two hours.

5 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Sally (1) ______________________________ (work) as a journalist in

London for six months when I first (2) ______________________________
(meet) her in the summer of 2008. The week before, she
(3) ______________________________ (just / write) a couple of important
articles about British politics for her newspaper. Since then, Sally and I
(4) ______________________________ (be) friends. She
(5) ______________________________ (help) me many times in my career
as a reporter and we (6) ______________________________ (have) a lot of
fun together from time to time. She (7) ______________________________
(travel) in South America for the last month or so. She
(8) ______________________________ (send) me a postcard last week,
saying that she (9) ______________________________ (interview) a leading
politician there earlier in the day, and that she
(10) ______________________________ (have) a great story for one of the
tabloids.

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6 Translate the sentences into your own language.

1 Amy had been playing tennis for an hour when we arrived.

__________________________________________________________
2 I’ve just bought a new coat.
__________________________________________________________
3 How many times have you fallen off your bike?
__________________________________________________________
4 Jo has been listening to music since she got home.
__________________________________________________________
5 Sue felt tired because she had been working hard all day.
__________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary

1 Write words for the definitions.

1 A sensationalist newspaper. ______________

2 A radio or video file that you can download from the internet.
______________
3 A short radio or TV programme with the most important news items.
______________
4 Someone who writes newspaper articles. ______________
5 A type of TV programme that is informative about things like history,
geography or wildlife. ______________
6 A person who decides what goes in a newspaper. ______________
7 A serious newspaper. ______________
8 A type of TV programme on which someone interviews celebrities.
______________
9 A person who presents the news on TV or radio. ______________
10 A journalist who lives and works in another country. ______________

2 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Emma spends most afternoons ______________ the internet.

2 Emily likes channel ______________ because she can’t concentrate on one
programme for long.
3 Greg ______________ in to his favourite radio programme every day.
4 Most mornings, I ______________ the newspaper to get an idea of the main
news stories.

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3 Write words for the definitions.

1 Important national and international events happening now.

______________
2 The person in charge of commissioning and planning a TV programme.
______________
3 The person who is in front of the camera on a TV news programme and tells
you what the day’s news is. ______________
4 A short message you receive on your mobile to inform or notify you about
something. ______________
5 Someone who interviews celebrities on a TV programme. ______________
6 A news programme that suddenly appears on TV or radio to inform you of a
major news story that has just happened. ______________

4 Make compond nouns using the words in the box. Then complete the
sentences with the compound nouns.

broad reader pod web cast sheets lines pages head news

1 I downloaded a ______________ of my favourite comedy programme onto

my laptop.
2 I like the way the ______________ on my local news always smiles at the
end of each story.
3 This website has hundreds of ______________, and all of them are full of
information.
4 Tabloid ______________ tend to be huge and shocking sometimes.
5 I prefer reading serious ______________ to sensationalist tabloids.

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 There is some breaking ______________ just in. A plane has crashed in

India.
2 I watched an interesting current ______________ programme about the state
of the economy.
3 The president spoke to journalists at a press ______________.
4 The chat show ______________ asked the pop star a lot of questions about
her private life.
5 I get most of my news and information from text ______________.
6 The next short news ______________ will be at ten o’clock.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Sue forgot ______________ (check) her emails, so she hadn’t read my

message.
2 I’ll never forget ______________ (win) the first prize on the TV quiz show.
3 When the film star entered the room, everyone stopped ______________
(talk).
4 I was thirsty, so I stopped ______________ (drink) a glass of water.
5 Did you remember ______________ (pick up) the letters in the mail box?
6 Jenny regretted ______________ (spend) so much money on the new dress.

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Grammar practice

Unit 1 (p32)
1 1 ’ve just made, made
2 worked, lived / used to work, used to
live
3 has just changed, had already watched
4 got, had been delayed / was delayed
5 Has Sally written, started
2 1 When did Jenny join the book club?
2 How long has Simon had a bad cold?
3 When did he write the play?
4 Has he lost his umbrella?
5 What time did she get up?
3 1 known 2 had forgotten / forgot 3 have been waiting 4 told
5 hadn’t eaten 6 have you been renovating
4 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 c
5 1 had been working 2 met 3 had just written 4 have been
5 has helped 6 have had 7 has been travelling 8 sent 9 had
interviewed
10 had

Unit 2 (p34)
1 1 You should do more exercise.
2 You needn’t buy a ticket in advance.
3 Pedestrians mustn’t cross the road
except at the zebra crossing.
4 The students mustn’t run in the
corridor.
5 Tony has to / must wear a helmet
when he’s climbing.
2 1 needn’t have made
2 should have cleaned

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 3 shouldn’t have got
4 should have given her students
5 must have lost his wallet
6 may / might / could have missed
3 1 could / may / might 2 can’t 3 must 4 might / could / may 5 must
4 1 can’t 2 must 3 may / might / could 4 shouldn’t 5 needn’t
6 should / must
5 1 could have won 2 should have gone 3 needn’t stay 4 mustn’t wear

5 must put 6 can’t have left

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