Contrast2_AIO_Extension1.doc

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Vocabulary 1

Match A to B to form sentences. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold. A

1. John should apologise 2. This watch is valuable 3. My favourite clothes shop 4. Your body language will tell 5. What is a suitable present 6. Will the hotel provide 7. The boss raised a question B

 a. a bus to the airport?  b. is having a big sale.  c. because it’s made of gold.  d. for a teenager who likes sport?  e. about the success of the project.  f. after breaking the neighbour’s window.  g. people how you are feeling at the moment.

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Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.

collection • advertise • quarrel • pollution • humorous • activity • blame • native speaker 1. The children want to participate in some of the sports …………………… at the community centre. 2. Shops must …………………… every week to attract customers. 3. You shouldn’t …………………… yourself every time something goes wrong. 4. The museum is showing a large …………………… of famous French paintings. 5. Barbara started her speech with a …………………… remark to make the audience laugh. 6. The city has started a campaign to clean up the …………………… in the local river. 7. Although we share a room, my sister and I never …………………… . 8. My English is good, but the job requires a …………………… .

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Complete the mini-dialogues with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.

worthwhile • foreign language • pronounce • doubtful • talk into • accent • join championship • countless • get the message across • equality • slang • fluent • sensible 1. A: What do you find difficult about learning a …………………… ? B: I think that learning how to …………………… the new words is hard. 2. A: I have just begun exercising at the new sports club. Do you want to …………………… ? B: I think it’s too expensive. A: I don’t want to …………………… you …………………… something you don’t want to do, but the club has a pool and a Jacuzzi. B: Well, that might make being a member …………………… ! 3. A: How is our basketball team going to prepare for the …………………… next month? B: There are going to be …………………… practices before the big game. A: That’s a very …………………… plan, but the players may get tired. 4. A: The new law promises to create more …………………… between men and women in the workplace. B: I’m …………………… that this law can make a difference in the present situation. 5. A: I travel to Germany for business quite often. B. How do you manage, even though you’re not …………………… in German? A: I somehow …………………… even though my …………………… is terrible and I don’t know the …………………… .

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Complete the sentences to show you have understood the meanings of the words in bold.

1. If we are planning the class party, we must talk over ...................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ . 2. Being bilingual means you ............................................................................................................ . 3. Terry is very sensitive about .......................................................................................................... . 4. I’m always truthful when .............................................................................................................. . 5. Is this coat suitable for .................................................................................................................. ? 6. How did they react when .............................................................................................................. ?

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Grammar 1

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Future Perfect Simple.

1. Last year, Megan ……………………………… (rent) a flat near the university before the school year started. She hopes that this year she ……………………………… (find) a place to live by the end of the summer. 2. My friends went on the roller coaster after we ……………………………… (go) on the other rides. I didn’t go. I ……………………………… never ……………………………… (ride) on roller coasters because I’m afraid. 3. ……………………………… Henry ……………………………… (go shopping) for the drinks for the party yet? No, but don’t worry. He ……………………………… (buy) them by Friday. 4. I couldn’t chat with you on Facebook yesterday because I ……………………………… (take) my computer to be repaired. The technician ……………………………… (repair) it by this evening.

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Rewrite the sentences with the time expressions in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect Simple. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.

1. Your mother called a few minutes ago. (just) Your mother ................................................................................................................................... . 2. The students finished solving the problem. Then the bell rang. (when) The students ................................................................................................................................... . 3. The boys cleaned the garage. It took them two hours. (for) The boys ........................................................................................................................................ . 4. The train left at two o’clock. We got to the station late. (after) We .................................................................................................................................................. . 5. The champion began playing tennis when she was four years old. (since) The champion ................................................................................................................................ .

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use a suitable perfect tense.

1. Our secretary is ill and ……………………………… (not come) to work since Wednesday. Hopefully by Monday, she ……………………………… (recover) from her illness. 2. Robert bought another train ticket after he ……………………………… (look) everywhere for the missing one. He ……………………………… never ……………………………… (lose) anything before this happened. 3. I ……………………………… (check) the final results of the experiment for five hours when Lauren told me to stop. She explained that the researchers ……………………………… (decide) to run the experiment again. 4. There’s no milk. By the time I get to the supermarket, it ……………………………… (close). I’m not worried because my neighbour ……………………………… always ……………………………… (help) me out in the past. 5. The flight was delayed twice. By the time I got to London, I ……………………………… (travel) for 48 hours. ……………………………… you ever ……………………………… (have) such a terrible trip?

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Complete the dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use a suitable perfect tense.

Taylor: Where 1. …………………… you …………………… (be)? Emily: I 2. …………………… just …………………… (come) back from the post office. I got a letter from my cousin in Australia. She also sent me a parcel with some interesting gifts. Taylor: A letter? I don’t know anyone who 3. …………………… (receive) a snail mail letter for a long time. Don’t you send e-mails or use Facebook? Emily: No, we don’t. We 4. …………………… (send) letters to each other since we were kids. Even after we 5. …………………… (buy) our first computers, we continued to use snail mail. I guess we got used to writing letters because we 6. …………………… (do) it for so long. Taylor: But it takes so long to get the letter! Emily: Well, I guess opening my cousin’s letter 7. …………………… always …………………… (excite) me. I know that I would miss that feeling.

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