Exercises Elm2

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EXERCISES

A) Complete the text using the verbs below.

'm enjoying - 'm going to work - live - can speak - started - come -

went

My name's Maurizio Celi. I ................................................ (1) from Bologna, a cityin the north of Italy. I'm a student at the university of Bologna. I study modernlanguages - English and Russian. I also know a little Spanish, soI ................................(2) four languages. I .................................(3) the course alot, but it's really hard work. The course .......................................(4) three yearsago.

I .........................................(5) at home with my parents and my sister. Mybrother .................................(6) to work in the USA last year.

After I graduate, I ..............................................(7) as a translator. I hope so,anyway.

B) Complete the questions.

1. Which university do you go to?

I don't go to a university. I study at home.

2. ........................................................ a job?

Yes, I do. A part-time job.

3. What .................................................. at the moment?

I'm writing an essay.

4. .............................................................. to England?

Fifteen years ago.

5. .......................................................................?

He's an accountant.

C) We use certain expressions in different social situations. Match theexpressions and responses. When do we use these expressions?

Example A: I'm sorry, I'm late

B: Don't worry. Come and sit down.

1. How are you? a) Sleep well!

2. Hello, Jane! b) Yes. Can I help you?

3. How do you do? c) Good morning!


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4. See you tomorrow! d) Fine, thanks.

5. Good night! e) Pleased to meet you, Ela.

6. Good morning! f) Not at all. Don't mention it.

7. Hello. I'm Ela Paul. g) Thanks.

8. Cheers! h) Same to you!

9. Excuse me! i) That's very kind. Thank you.

10. Bless you! j) Bye!

11. Have a nice weekend! k) How do you do?

12. Thank you very much indeed. l) Hi, Peter!

13. Make yourself at home. m) Cheers!

D) Here are the past tense forms of some irregular verbs. Write theinfinitives.

1. ______________ were 2. ______________ told 3. _______________ took

4. ______________ could 5. ______________ saw 6. _______________ said

7. ______________ gave 8. ______________ made 9. _______________ went

10. _____________ had 11. _____________ got 12. ______________ did

E) Read the article below and do the exercises below.

The Burglars' Friend

It was 3 o'clock in the morning when four-year-old Russell Brown woke up to goto the toilet.

His parents were fast asleep in bed. But when he heard a noise in the living roomand saw a light was on, he went downstairs.

There he found two men. They asked him his name, and told him they werefriends of the family.

Unfortunately, Russell believed them. They asked him where the video recorderwas. Russell showed them, and said they had a stereo and CD player, too.

The two men carried these to the kitchen. Russell also told them that his motherkept her purse in a drawer in the kitchen, so they took that. Russell even gavethem his pocket money - 50p.

They finally left at 4 a.m. They said, "Will you open the back door while we take

these things to the car, because we don't want to wake Mummy and Daddy, dowe?" So Russell held the door open for them. He then went back to bed.


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His parents didn't know about the burglary until they got up the next day. Hisfather said, "I couldn' be angry with Russell, because he thought he was doingthe right thing."

Fortunately, the police caught the two burglars last week.

Write the past forms of these irregular verbs from the article.

wake ___________________ leave _______________________

hear ___________________ hold _______________________

find ___________________ think _______________________

keep ___________________ catch _______________________

F) Write the questions to these answers according to the article above

("The Burglars' Friend)

1. Because he wanted to go to the toilet.

Why did he wake up?

2. They were in bed.

3. Because he heard a noise and saw a light on.

4. Two.

5. They told him they were friends of the family.

6. In a drawer in the kitchen.

7. 50p.

8. At 4 a.m.

9. The next day (When ........... find about ....?)

10. Last week.


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G) Complete these time expressions with at , on , in or no preposition .

1. _____ six o'clock 2. _____ Saturday 3. _______ 1995 4. _______ lastnight

5. _____ December 6. _____ the weekend 7. _______ Mondaymorning

8. _____ summer 9. _____ two weeks ago 10. ______ the evening

11. ______ yesterday evening 12. ______ January 17

H) Complete these sentences with some or any .

1. Have you got ................ brothers or sisters?

2. We don't need .................. olive oil.

3. Here are ................... letters for you.

4. I need .................... money.

5. Is there ................... petrol in the car?

I) Read Ben's letter and fill in each sentence into the right place.

a) I love sports.

b) My name is Ben Smith and I'm from England.

c) I'm twelve years old.

Dear Claude,

(1) .............................................................. I live in Sussex with my family. Thereare four of us; my parents, my sister Emily, aged 4, and me. My mum works in abank. My dad is a dentist.

(2) .............................................................. I'm tall and slim. I have got greeneyes and short fair hair. I usually wear jeans and trainers.

(3) .............................................................. My favorite is basketball. I usuallyplay basketball with my friends at the weekend. I also enjoy reading books but Idon't like reading comics.

Write back to me soon and tell me about yourself.

Send me a photograph of yourself.

Best wishes,


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Ben

J) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, either Present Simpleor Present Continuous .

Steven ................................. (work) as a director. He's in the studio now.He ..................................... (direct) a scene from his new film "Raiders of the Lost

Treasure". He ................................. (stay) in London at present, buthe ............................... (fly) to Egypt tomorrow to shoot some scenes. Hisflight ................................. (leave) at 6 a.m. and, althoughhe ................................ (like) travelling, he .................................. (hate) earlymornings.

K) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple orPresent Continuous .

A: Can I help you, sir?

B: Yes, please. I .................................... (look) for a birthday present for my wife.

A: I see. What kinds of things ................................................. (she/like)?

B: Oh, she .................................. (enjoy) reading books on interior decorating andshe ............................. (love) listening to Latin music.

A: How about this book then? It .................................. (have) over a hundredpages of different ways to decorate your home and a lot of pictures, too.

B: I ...................................... (not/know) about that. Is there anything else youcould show me?

A: Well, sir. I ................................. (believe) this set of CDs with Latin bands is anexcellent choice. Your wife will enjoy it very much.

B: How much is it?

A: It ............................... (cost) 25. They are on special offer.

B: Ok, then. I just ...................................... (hope) that she won't play the musictoo loud because I .................................. (hate) Latin music!

L) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple orPresent Continuous.

1. Her new perfume .................................. (smell) like spring flowers.

2. Have you seen Mary's new haircut? It ............................ (look) great.


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3. Did you put sugar in the coffee? It .................................. (taste) bitter.

4. My mother ........................................ (listen) to her favorite radio programmeright now.

5. My brother ............................................ (enjoy) going to the cinema.

ANSWER KEY

A) 1. come 2. can speak 3. 'm enjoying 4. started 5. live 6. went 7.'m going to work

B) 2. Do you have a job? 3. What are you doing at the moment?

4. When did you go/come to England? 5. What does he do?

C) 1. d 2.l 3.k 4.j 5.a 6.c 7.e 8.m 9.b 10.g 11.h 12.f 13.j

D) 1. are 2.tell 3.take4.can 5.see 6.say 7.give 8.make 9.go10.have 11. get 12.do

E) wake-woke , leave-left, hear-heard, hold-held, find-found, think-thought, keep-kept, catch-caught

F) 2. Where were the parents when the burglars came in?

3. Why did Russell go to the living room?

4. How many burglars were there?

5. What did the burglars tell Russell?

6. Where did the mother keep her purse?

7. How much did Russell give to the burglars?

8. When did the burglars leave the house?

9. When did the parents find about the burglary?

10. When did the police catch the burglars?

G) 1.at 2. on 3.in 4. - 5. in 6. at 7. on 8. in 9. - 10. in 11. - 12.on

H) 1. any 2.any 3.some 4. some 5. any

I) 1.b 2.c 3.a

J) works - is directing - is staying - is flying - leaves - likes - hates


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K) am looking - does she like - enjoys - loves - has - don't know - believe - costs -hope - hate

L)1.smells 2.looks 3.tastes 4.is listening5.enjoys

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