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Grammar File 1http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/
Choose a file and an exercise above, or choose an exercise below. ■Lesson A word order in questions (1) ■Lesson A word order in questions (2) ■Lesson B present simple (1) ■Lesson B present simple (2) ■Lesson C present continuous (1) ■Lesson C present continuous (2) ■Lesson D defining relative clauses (1) ■Lesson D defining relative clauses (2)
Grammar File 2
Choose a file and an exercise above, or choose an exercise below.
Lesson A (past simple regular and irregular 1)
Lesson A (past simple regular and irregular 2)
Lesson B (past continuous 1)
Lesson B (past continuous 2)
Lesson C (questions with and without auxiliaries 1)
Lesson C (questions with and without auxiliaries 2)
Lesson D (so, because, but, although 1)
Lesson D (so, because, but, although 2)
Grammar File 3
Choose a file and an exercise above, or choose an exercise below. ■Lesson A (going to, present continuous 1) ■Lesson A (going to, present continuous 2) ■Lesson B will / won't for predictions (1) ■Lesson B will / won't for predictions (2) ■Lesson C will / won't for promises, offers, decisions (1) ■Lesson C will / won't for promises, offers, decisions (2) ■Lesson D review of tenses (1) ■Lesson D review of tenses (2)
Grammar File 4
Choose a file and an exercise above, or choose an exercise below. ■Lesson A present perfect or past simple (1) ■Lesson A present perfect or past simple (2) ■Lesson B present perfect + yet, just, already (1) ■Lesson B present perfect + yet, just, already (2) ■Lesson C comparative + as...as, less than (1) ■Lesson C comparative + as...as, less than (2) ■Lesson D superlatives (1) ■Lesson D superlatives (2)
Grammar File 5 ■Lesson A the infinitive with to (1) nhttp:elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file05/grammar05_a01?cc=qa&selLanguage=en ■Lesson A the infinitive with to (2) nhttp:elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file05/grammar05_a02?cc=qa&selLanguage=en ■Lesson B verb + -ing (1) nhttp:elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file05/grammar05_b01?cc=qa&selLanguage=en ■Lesson B verb + -ing (2) http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file05/grammar05_b02?cc=qa&selLanguage=en ■Lesson C have to, don't have to, must, mustn't (1) n ■Lesson C have to, don't have to, must, mustn't (2) n ■Lesson D expressing movement (1) n// ■Lesson D expressing movement (2)
Grammar File 6 ■Lesson A first conditional (1) ■Lesson A first conditional (2) ■Lesson B second conditional (1) ■Lesson B second conditional (2) ■Lesson C may / might possibility (1) ■Lesson C may / might possibility (2) ■Lesson D should / shouldn't (1) ■Lesson D should / shouldn't (2)
Grammar File 7 ■Lesson A present perfect + for and since (1) ■Lesson A present perfect + for and since (2) ■Lesson B present perfect or past simple (1) ■Lesson B present perfect or past simple (2) ■Lesson C used to (1) ■Lesson C used to (2) ■Lesson D passive (1) ■Lesson D passive (2)
Grammar File 8 ■Lesson A something, anything, nothing, etc. (1) ■Lesson A something, anything, nothing, etc.(2) ■Lesson B quantifiers, too, not enough (1) ■Lesson B quantifiers, too, not enough (2) ■Lesson C phrasal verbs (1) ■Lesson C phrasal verbs (2) ■Lesson D so, neither + auxiliaries (1) ■Lesson D so, neither + auxiliaries (2)
Grammar File 9 ■Lesson A past perfect (1) ■Lesson A past perfect (2) ■Lesson B reported speech (1) ■Lesson B reported speech (2)
Grammar File 1http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/?cc=qa&selLanguage=en ■Lesson A present simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs (1) ■Lesson A present simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs (2) ■Lesson B past tenses: simple, continuous, perfect (1) ■Lesson B past tenses: simple, continuous, perfect (2) ■Lesson C future forms: going to, present continuous, will / shall (1) ■Lesson C future forms: going to, present continuous, will / shall (2)
Grammar File 2
Lesson A present perfect and past simple (1)
Lesson A present perfect and past simple (2)
Lesson B present perfect continuous (1)
Lesson B present perfect continuous (2)
Lesson C comparatives and superlatives (1)
Lesson C comparatives and superlatives (2)
Grammar File 3
Choose an exercise below. ■Lesson A must, have to, should (obligation) (1) ■Lesson A must, have to, should (obligation) (2) ■Lesson B must, may, might, can't (deduction) (1) ■Lesson B must, may, might, can't (deduction) (2) ■Lesson C can, could, be able to (ability and possibility) (1) ■Lesson C can, could, be able to (ability and possibility) (2)
Grammar File 4
Lesson A first conditional and future time clauses + when, until, etc. (1)
Lesson A first conditional and future time clauses + when, until, etc. (2)
Lesson B first and second conditional
Lesson B second conditional
Lesson C usually and used to (1)
Lesson C usually and used to (2)
Grammar File 5 ■Lesson A quantifiers (1) ■Lesson A quantifiers (2) ■Lesson B articles: a / an, the, no article (1) ■Lesson B articles: a / an, the, no article (2) ■Lesson C gerunds and infinitives (1) ■Lesson C gerunds and infinitives (2)
Grammar File 6 ■Lesson A reported speech: statements and questions (1) ■Lesson A reported speech: statements and questions (2) ■Lesson Ai reported speech: commands (1) ■Lesson Ai
reported speech: commands (2) ■Lesson B passive: be + past participle (1) ■Lesson B passive: be + past participle (2) ■Lesson C relative clauses: defining and non-defining (1) ■Lesson C relative clauses: defining and non-defining (2)
Grammar File 1http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file01/ Lesson A question formation
Choose the correct answer.
1. Who usually does do/does the washing up? Lesson B auxiliary verbs
Type the correct auxiliary verb into the box.
1.'He's bought the tickets, _ he?' 'Yes, I think so.' Lesson C present perfect (simple and continuous)
Grammar File 2 Lesson A adjectives - Click on the words in the correct order. 1. tickets are unemployed. for The cheaper the students and Lesson B narrative tenses, past perfect continuous Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Use contractions where possible. change cook drive fly go leave snow wait
1. The garden looked beautiful because it all night. Lesson C adverbs – Put the words in the correct order.
1.Fiona late is class. often for
Grammar File 3 Lesson A passive (all forms) -Choose the correct answer.
The road was / was being closed immediately. Lesson B future perfect and future continuous Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. arrive cook disappear do finish have move pay
1.By the end of the month, I'll _ off my bank loan. Lesson C conditionals and future time clauses Choose the correct answer. 1. If / In case there isn't enough evidence, he’ll be acquitted.
Grammar File 4 Lesson A unreal conditionals- Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Use contractions where possible. be be eat have know look pay ride 1. If you _ so much at lunch, you wouldn't feel so ill now. Lesson B past modals -Choose the correct answer.
1. Mike mustn't / can't have taken the car, he
hasn't got the keys. Lesson C verbs of the senses - Click on the wrong word in the sentences. If there isn't a mistake, tick the box.
1. You sound as if you've got a cold.
Grammar File 5 Lesson A gerunds and infinitives -Choose the correct words. 1. Don't you remember seeing / to see / see that film last year? 2. Did you remember buying / to buy / buy another loaf of bread? Lesson B used to, be used to, get used to - Find the mistake in each sentence and click on it. Then, correct the mistake. in the area underneath. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
1. I can't be used to getting up so early. Lesson C reporting verbs -Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. be get help lose pay sack steal walk
1. He was accused of money from the company.
Grammar File 6 Lesson A articles -Choose the correct answera / the / -.
1. What time do you usually go to a / the / - bed? B uncountable & plural nouns- Choose the correct answer. 1. We had a / - terrible weather when we were in France. Lesson C quantifiers: all / every, etc. - Find the mistake in each sentence & click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected it well.
1. I'm afraid none of us can't come on Friday.
Grammar File 7 Lesson A structures after wish - Choose the correct answer.
1. I wish I had /would have curly hair! Lesson B clauses of contrast and purpose Type the correct word into the box. although as despite even for order spite that
1. We came in quietly so not to wake the baby. Lesson C relative clauses - Find the mistake in each sentence, click on it & then correct the mistake in the box.
1. You'll never guess which I've just heard.
Textbuilder
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Most of these will let you choose between a crossword or a word search to practise the vocabulary. The wordsearch is just looking for words in a jumble of letters but the crossword has a definition for the word you’re looking for, e.g. ‘You wear them on your feet inside your shoes.’ socks
01 Personality 02 Illness and treatment 03 Clothes and fashion 04 Crime and punishment 05 Weather 06 Feelings 07 The body 08 Music 09 The media 10 Towns and cities 11 Business and advertising
Idioms & Collocation
A lot of the same subjects/topics a the vocabulary file, but this one has activities like matching the 2 different halves of the sentence, or
01 Personality 02 Illness and treatment 03 Clothes and fashion 04 Crime and punishment 05 Weather 06 Feelings 07 The body 08 Music 09 Towns and cities 10 Business and advertising
Colloquial English
Choose from the following exercises.
File 1 What does the future hold? File 2 Flying high File 3 High risk? File 4 Stage and screen File 5 Music festivals File 6 Great cities File 7 Words
Mini-Grammar
File 1 the…the….+ comparatives
File 2 so / such…. that
File 3 likely and probably
File 4 would rather / had better
File 5 as
File 6 have something done
File 7 whatever, whenever,
Phrasal verbs in context
Seven files of useful phrasal verb activities, where students have to choose the correct second part of the phrasal verb.
Games [ You need Flash Player for these exercises.]
To practise the following topics:
make, do, go, and take
gerunds and infinitives
conditionals
irregular past simple
irregular past participles
adjective order
past modals
reporting verbs
1A discourse markers (1) - linkers- Choose the correct answer.
1.The concert was cancelled in spite of / due to / owing to poor ticket sales.
1B have -Put the words in the correct order.
1. buy have We new a money don't to enough car.
1C pronouns- Type the correct word I the space. it their one there they other themselves another
1. Anyone who loses _ key should contact reception immediately.
2B distancing -Put the words in the correct order.
1. nobody was past. It of his seems aware that criminal
2C get -Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box.
1. Enjoy the hot weather, but try to avoid having sunburnt.
Grammar File 3
3A speculation and deduction -Choose the correct answer.
1. You can't/must/may be so proud of your son's excellent exam results, Mr James.
3B adding emphasis (1) - inversion Put the words in the correct order.
1. begun scored game a they had goal. Hardly the when
3C unreal uses of the past simple and past perfect Find the mistake in each of the lines of text & correct it.
1. As soon as I said it I wished I didn't.
Grammar File 4
4A discourse markers (2) - adverbs and adverbial expressions -Type the correct answer into the box. the on by of as a in to
conclusion, there is no doubt that more research is needed in this area.
4B unreal uses of the past simple and past perfect -Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and correct it. 1. If they won't arrive soon I'm going to start without them.
4C verb + object + infinitive or gerund Put the words in the correct order. 1. I to taught He should always detail. that pay me attention
Grammar File 5 5A permission, obligation, and necessity -Choose the correct answer.
1. We should have done / ought have done / should do more to help him, but it's too late now.
5B verbs of the senses- Find the mistake in each of the lines and correct it.
1. As she walked to work she could hear the bird sing in the trees.
6B ellipsis and substitution Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
1. My uncle was absolutely delighted with the present, but my aunt didn't .
6C adding emphasis (2) - emphasising one part of the sentence -Put the words in the correct order.
1. so I All her she why did worried. ask looked was
Grammar File 7 7A nouns: compound and possessive forms
All I seem to read these days are children books / childrens' books / children's books. 7B so and such -Put the words in the correct order.
1. were another full eat so couldn't mouthful. we that We 7C comparison -Find the mistake in each line & correct it.
1. You're not near as tall as your sister was at your age.
Textbuilder
This is will involve some of the readings from the book and then some words are removed and the student has to try to remember what the words were and reinsert them.
Every exercise asks you to take out the wrong word in a sentence
File 1 Family secrets
File 2 Time and technology
File 3 Women and money
File 4 Fact or fiction?
File 5 Art and artists
File 6 Encounters with animals
File 7 Cooking round the world
File 1 – 3 Further files asking you to choose which word is best to complete the sentences. Some are more informal expressions, e.g. to hurt someone’s feelings, leaving my comfort zone, etc.] although others are formal words, e.g. information was omitted, the notion of global tourism.
Most of these will let you choose between a crossword or a word search to practise the vocabulary. The wordsearch is just looking for words in a jumble of letters but the crossword has a definition for the word you’re looking for, e.g. ‘You wear them on your feet inside your shoes.’ socks
Your brother’s wife is your….
Idioms & Collocations
Matching 2 halves of word expressions, often more informal, e.g. To be – in charge of To see – eye to eye Get –real Get – a life
on the following topics:
01 Work 02 Family 03 time 04 get idioms 05 Money 06 Compound adjectives 07 Similes 08 The natural world 09 Humour
Weblinks
Visit these websites to practise your reading and learn more about some of the topics in New English File Advanced.
1C – Take the quiz to revise and test your knowledge of English grammar. Keep a note of any mistakes you make, and check with your teacher after you have finished. http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/quiz.html
2A – Use the scroll bar at the side of the graphic display to move through the timeline. Then click on the icons to read about people's memories from that particular time. Note that these are memories submitted by the public, and may contain spelling errors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/memoryshare/
2B – Read the quotes about time. What do you think they mean? Are there any similar expressions in your language? http://www.quotegarden.com/time.html
MOST OF THE ACTUAL EXERCISES –UPPER-INTERMEDIATE [ADVANCED IS IN NEXT BOX, SO JUST PRESS THE Tab Key to move between the 2. File 1 Question Formation - Choose the correct answer.
Who usually does do/does the washing up?
Could you tell me how much this jacket costs/costs this jacket?
How much far/far is it to the town centre?
Which do you prefer/you prefer - white or brown bread?
Do you know where/where do John and Maria live?
Can you tell me what you are/what are you thinking about?
Why didn't Bella come/not come to the party?
What do/are they arguing about?
auxiliary verbs - Type the correct auxiliary verb into the box.
'He's bought the tickets, _ he?' 'Yes, I think so.'
I enjoyed the film, but Helen _ .
'You're our new neighbour, _ you?' 'Yes, I am.'
Millie's got a cold and so _ Josef.
I haven't spoken to him and neither _ Sean.
'You didn't feed the dog!' 'That's not true. I _ feed him!'
'You don't like maths much, _ you?' 'No, not really.'
'I wouldn't mind a cup of tea.' 'Neither _ I'
present perfect (simple and continuous) - Choose the correct answer.
We'll see them soon. Their plane has just landed/been landing.
How long has Julia gone/been going to the gym?
We've driven/been driving for ages. I think we're lost.
Brian has had/been having a cold for three days now.
You look a bit red. Have you been sunbathing/sunbathed again?
At last! I've been moving/moved into a flat of my own!
Well doctor, for about a week now I've got/been getting terrible headaches.
I've taken/been taking painkillers three times a day since Tuesday.
File 2
Adjectives - Click on the words in the correct order.
tickets are unemployed. for The cheaper the students and
I've suit bought a linen wedding. smart the for new
other You should have ones. the bought
council should opportunities for the more provide young. The
dress. Maya's black wearing a long
Italians stylish clothes. famous are The for wearing
old lovely on wooden the boat has river. a He
large white leather a It's sofa.
narrative tenses, past perfect continuous Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Use contractions where possible. change cook drive fly go leave snow wait
The garden looked beautiful because it _ all night.
I almost didn't recognize her because she _ so much since we last met.
I could see from the mess in the kitchen that she _ .
I didn't have my mobile with me because I _ it on the kitchen table.
Where _ when I saw you this morning?
We _ for a long time by the time he arrived.
My parents _ before our holiday to China last year.
She got into her car and _ away.
Adverbs – Put the words in the correct order.
Fiona late is class. often for
a taken had we Luckily map.
teacher seldom angry. Our gets
wife are married. very I and happily My
next university to He's going October.
at weekend. much Fortunately it the didn't rain very
I that admit well. incredibly played United must
weather with quite the lucky were We this weekend.
File 3 passive (all forms) - Choose the correct answer. The road was / was being closed immediately. A meeting will be / being held next week to announce the plans. The injured are believed / believe to have been taken to hospital. It is thought that the suspect to be / is armed and very dangerous. Two paintings are known to be / have been damaged in the attack. At the moment the passengers are not being / been allowed to leave the plane. The burglars are believed have entered / to have entered through an upstairs window. Being / To be mugged is an absolutely terrifying experience.
future perfect and future continuous - Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. arrive cook disappear do finish have move pay
By the end of the month, I'll off my bank loan.
Don't ring me before 7.30 because I'll dinner.
They say we'll much higher temperatures here if global warming continues.
Some islands in the Pacific Ocean will by 2150.
They've been painting the house all week, but hopefully they'll _ by tomorrow.
If all goes well, we'll into our new house by this time next month.
What do you think they'll at the moment?
Do you think Mum and Dad home yet?
conditionals and future time clauses - Choose the correct answer.
If / In case there isn't enough evidence, the man will be acquitted.
Bring your swimsuit in case you'll want / you want to have a swim.
If you don't stop smoking, your cough doesn't / won't get better.
If we're lucky, we'll have / we have sold our house by Christmas.
I'll call you in case/ as soon as I find out my results.
I'm not going to go to the party unless you'll go / you go too.
If the weather will have improved / improves, we'll be able to eat outside tonight.
If he isn't arriving / hasn't arrived by 6.00, we'll go without him.
File 4
unreal conditionals - Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Use contractions where possible. be be eat have know look pay ride
1. If you _ so much at lunch, you wouldn't feel so ill now.
2. If we'd stayed for two weeks, we more time to see the sights.
3. I'd help you with your homework if I _ how to do it.
4. If you more careful, you wouldn't have broken my MP3 player.
5. I _ my bike to work if I didn't live on top of a big hill.
6. I wouldn't go to that restaurant again if you _ me!
7. If I _ you, I'd think twice about lending her any money.
8. He wouldn't have known the answer if he ___ it up on the Internet.
past modals - Choose the correct answer.
Mike mustn't / can't have taken the car, he hasn't got the keys.
Oh no, I must / can have left my credit card at home.
My new shoes don't feel comfortable, I shouldn't / couldn't have bought them.
I don't know why they didn't come - they might / must not have been invited.
I'm not surprised you feel sick. You shouldn't / mustn't have eaten so much food at the party.
Jane mustn't / couldn't have been in the pub, she was studying for an exam.
I'm sorry you failed your exam, but you should / must have worked harder.
I think the murderer might / should have known her, because she let him in to the house.
verbs of the senses - Click on the wrong word in the sentences. If there isn't a mistake, tick the box.
You sound as if you've got a cold.
Susan looks like really tired.
This cheese smells as really strong.
This soup tastes very sweet.
Your girlfriend looks like a model.
His muscles feel as much harder since he's been going to the gym.
It's plastic, but it feels as like leather
I don't feel like watching a horror film tonight.
File 5
gerunds and infinitives - Choose the correct answer.
He suggested going / go / to go by bus to save money.
My brother offered helping / to help / help me move house.
You could try switch / switching / to switch it off and on again, that might help.
I forgot to get / to getting / get the milk when I was at the shops.
Your football boots need to clean / clean / cleaning before the match tomorrow.
We're not allowed eating / for eat / to eat in the library.
Don't you remember seeing / to see / see that film last year?
Did you remember buying / to buy / buy another loaf of bread?
used to, be used to, get used to - Find the mistake in each sentence and click on it. Then, correct the mistake. in the area underneath. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake. 1. I can't be used to getting up so early. 2. Working at night isn't so bad. I'm use to it now. 3. Did you use to having a pet when you were younger? 4. I was an only child, so I wasn't used to share a room. 5. Before I got married I used to watching football every Saturday. 6. I don't use drink coffee after about 6.30 because it keeps me awake. 7. We haven't been used to having a new baby yet! 8. People in Spain usually eating quite late in the evening.
reporting verbs - Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. be get help lose pay sack steal walk 1. He was accused of _ money from the company. 2. I offered _ him, but he said he could manage. He apologized for _ his temper with me. His boss threatened _ him if was late one more time. Will you remind me _ some more petrol before we leave? Of course, she denies _ anywhere near the scene of the crime. He warned the children not _ on the frozen lake. Her family insisted on _ for the entire holiday.
File 6
Articles - Choose the correct answer a / the / - . 1. What time do your children usually go to a / the / - bed? 2. They're building a / the / - hospital in my town. 3. My sister's at a / the / - university. She's studying maths. 4. A / The / - computer we bought yesterday won't play DVDs. 5. Turn right after a / the / - museum and go up the hill. 6. Paris is on a / the / - River Seine. 7. I'd love to go to a / the / - China. 8. Big Ben is probably a / the / - most famous monument in London.
uncountable and plural nouns - Choose the correct answer. 1. We had a / - terrible weather when we were in France. 2. I need to buy a / some new shoes to go with this dress. 3. Please can you give us some / an information? 4. The staff in this restaurant is / are all very rude. 5. There has been a / some new research done on this recently. 6. Can you pass me that / those scissors, please? 7. I need some / a paper to write a letter to the bank. 8. Politics is / are my favourite subject.
quantifiers: all / every, etc. - Find the mistake in each sentence and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake. 1. I'm afraid none of us can't come on Friday. 2. The room wasn't clean nor comfortable. 3. Her mother and her sister all brought flowers. 4. Every items in this shop has been reduced in price. 5. Either my father nor my mother have blue eyes. 6. Neither dogs or cats are allowed in the kitchen. 7. Get the ingredients you need and put all on the table. 8. It won't do you no harm to eat it, but it will taste awful. File 7
structures after wish - Choose the correct answer. 1. I wish I had /would have curly hair! 2. I wish you stopped / would stop annoying me. 3. I wish she will / would put her clothes away tidily. 4. I wish Beth would like / liked classical music. 5. I wish I didn't have to / hadn't to go home early. 6. Dave wishes he earned / did earn more money. 7. I wish I wouldn't say / hadn't said those things last night. 8. I wish I bought / had bought the red bag instead of this blue one.
clauses of contrast and purpose - Type the correct word into the box. although as despite even for order spite that 1. We came in quietly so _ not to wake the baby. 2. He always beats me at tennis, in _ of the fact that he never practises. 3. We aren't making a profit, _ though everyone's working overtime. 4. _ she's a vegetarian, she often eats fish. 5. I enjoyed the match _ the result. 6. She opened her window so _ she could hear the birds singing. 7. I got there early in _ to get a good seat. 8. He flew to Geneva _ a job interview.
relative clauses - Find the mistake in each sentence and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. 1. You'll never guess which I've just heard. 2. She told me she'd passed, that was quite a surprise. 3. One of the people with who I work knows your sister. 4. He hasn't emailed me for ages, that is worrying. 5. That I like best about my house is the lovely garden. 6. What was that woman that called you just now? 7. That's the girl whose working with Lisa. 8. Is that the man who's wife was killed in a car accident?
The concert was cancelled in spite of / due to / owing to poor ticket sales.
He pretended to like her new haircut in case / in order not to / so that hurt her feelings.
The factory closed and due to / nevertheless / consequently many workers lost their jobs.
He decided to resign from his post so that / in order / so as to spend more time with his family.
The police are unable to arrest them as / in case / because of there is not enough evidence.
Because of / Since / Because her inability to arrive at work on time, she was sacked.
Though / Despite / Even though knowing the risks, he decided to climb the mountain alone.
Although / Despite / However it wasn't always easy, I managed to have a successful career.
1B have -Put the words in the correct order.
1. buy have We new a money don't to enough car.
2. a bed. I always have I before shower go to
3. to Dad need his eyes doesn't have tested.
4. feeling been she arrived. Stacey hasn't well since
5. have a wear to at My doesn't uniform school. son
6. They're have about kitchen to redecorated. their
7. Have talking she's got what you idea about? any
8. Wednesday. got project this I've by finish to
1C pronouns -Type the correct answer into the space. it their one there they other themselves another
Anyone who loses _ key should contact reception immediately.
_ has been a rise in unemployment in our area.
It's so important for people to try to understand one _ .
If someone calls please ask if _ can phone back later.
They did all the decorating _ .
_ should always respect local customs when travelling abroad.
Bob and Anne care about each _ very much.
Unfortunately, _ hasn't been a good year for the economy.
2A the past: narrative tenses, used to, and would -Choose the correct answer.
I heard the news on the radio while I was driving / had been driving / had driven to work.
As soon as she realized she had dialled the wrong number, she had hung / hung / was hanging up.
From the improvement in his skills it was clear that he practised / had been practicing / was practising.
We weren't allowed to watch television until we were finishing / had been finishing / had finished the washing up.
When he was a student he used to be / was being / would be a lot less organized than he is now.
Every winter we would to pray / were praying / would pray for the lake to freeze so that we could go skating.
My dad would always scolding / always was scolding / was always scolding us for stealing biscuits from the kitchen.
I will never forget the horrible meals they used to making / were making / used to make us eat at school.
2B distancing -Put the words in the correct order.
1. nobody was past. It of his seems aware that criminal
2. appears very slowly. be The to developing economy
3. her It the knew that attacker. appear would victim
4. make the tomorrow. statement is will It that president a expected
5. is The incident. the thought to be about actor extremely angry
6. are be of There to believed cases. similar thousands
7. to they each haven't spoken Apparently for months. other
8. avoid According to should foods. fatty experts you the
2C get -Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box.
1. Enjoy the hot weather, but try to avoid having sunburnt.
2. It was past midnight when we finally got in the hotel.
3. When she realized he was getting angrily she left the room.
4.It took her a long time to be used to living abroad.
5. Have you thought about getting the kitchen redecorate ?
6. I got Alex to having a look at the letter before I sent it. 3A speculation and deduction -Choose the correct answer.
1. You can't/must/may be so proud of your son's excellent exam results, Mr James.
2. He can't/shouldn't/could have come home last night because his bed hasn't been slept in.
3. It's possible that she should/could/might not have got my email so I'll call her just in case.
4. The cake should be / should have been / can't be ready by now so let's take it out of the oven.
5. The meeting must still be going on / go on / have gone on because the door is still closed.
6.It is bound / likely / probably that global warming will increase in the coming years.
7. It definitely wasn't / wasn't definitely / wasn't likely Sarah because I would have recognized her.
8. He is bound / sure / likely to be elected but we can't be certain until the votes are counted.
3B adding emphasis (1) – inversion -Put the words in the correct order.
1. begun scored game a they had goal. Hardly the when
2. such have read disappointing I ending. a Never
3. film than had the sooner No started began to cry. she
4. change. until the atmosphere did left Not he
5. when grew he understand Only up he did parents. his
6. such have delicious I tasted Rarely food.
7. than had sooner No left it rain. began we to
8. her. he she Only when calling police the did stop contacted
3C unreal uses of the past simple and past perfect Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and correct it.
1. As soon as I said it I wished I didn't .
2. If only I know where to find her.
3. I wish you hadn't keep talking about it.
4. Would you rather I give you some time to think.
5. I'd rather you not smoke in here.
6. It's time you get a proper job.
4A discourse markers (2) - adverbs and adverbial expressions Type the correct answer into the box. the on by of as a in to conclusion, there is no doubt that more research is needed in this area. far as money is concerned, this project has been a disaster.
You've managed to cope really well with the situation, on whole. the way, I forgot to mention that I'm leaving the company.
Talking weddings, have Al and Sarah fixed a date for theirs yet?
As matter of fact, I appeared on a TV show when I was a student. sum up, everyone needs to play their part in saving the planet.
This property is expensive. the other hand, it would be a good investment.
4B unreal uses of the past simple and past perfect -Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and correct it.
1. If they won't arrive soon I'm going to start without them.
2. I'm prepared to accept your offer in the condition that you pay all the costs.
3. I'm sure he would tell me if he had thinking of leaving.
4. If he hadn't helped me I will never have become an actress.
5. Supposed there was a fire, how would you get out of the building?
6. If I known the truth I would have behaved differently.
4C verb + object + infinitive or gerund -Put the words in the correct order.
1. I to taught He should always detail. that pay me attention
2. took the ages all read through documents. It to
3. the don't a I recommend visiting museum guide. without
4. a the airport? to arrange from driver you us for collect Can
5. never parties. her go lets children She to
6. made They a were several to stand hours. in queue for
7. happy situation. I with being that Celine can't imagine
8. to that job? having Would change involve my me
5A permission, obligation, and necessity -Choose the correct answer.
1. We should have done / ought have done / should do more to help him, but it's too late now.
2. You had better not / hadn't better / better had not tell Suzy about it in case she gets upset.
I mustn't / don't have to / haven't to give Alex a lift today because he's on holiday.
Tell her that she needn't / doesn't need / mustn't come unless she thinks it's important.
We needn't have / didn't have / hadn't to book because hardly any tickets had been sold.
It is not allowed / not permitted / not supposed to play ball games in the public areas.
I really ought / should / 'd better to go now because otherwise I'll get caught in the rush hour.
The beauty of staying in a hotel is that you 've got to / need / don't have to do any cleaning.
5B verbs of the senses -Find the mistake in each of the lines and correct it.
1. As she walked to work she could hear the bird sing in the trees.
2. That new perfume you bought smells absolutely awfully .
3. It tastes rather of a peach, but it looks completely different.
4. I don't know him well but he seems as a really nice person.
5. It looks like if the burglars may have known what was in the house.
6. They seem as have forgotten that they are not supposed to smoke here.
5C gerunds and infinitives - Choose the correct answer.
They managed to avoid to be caught / being caught /catching by the police because they went abroad.
I feel so lucky to have met / to meet / meeting the director of the film at the premiere last week.
We would rather having gone / go / have gone out last night but my cousin insisted on coming to visit.
John seems to be smoking / have smoked /smoke more than usual at the moment, which worries me.
She was really angry about having been lied / having lied / lying to by the man she trusted.
It's no use to try / trying / to trying to talk to him when he's in one of his bad moods.
When my car broke down for the first time, I had no idea what to have done / do / to do.
She was the first woman ever to become / becoming / became the editor of a national newspaper.
6A expressing future plans and arrangements -Choose the correct answer.
1. He leaves / isn't leaving / is about to leave until next week so you still have time to catch him.
2. I 'm going to do / will do / doing as much sightseeing as possible when I get to Paris.
3. Are you about to visit / Do you visit / Will you be visiting other clients during your trip, as well as us?
4. My plane will arrive / arrives / is going to arrive at 11, so I'll be in the office by lunchtime.
5. The government is due to / doesn't / on the point of announce spending cuts this winter.
6. Her car sounds as though it is breaking / will be breaking / is about to break down any minute.
7. When they heard that the enemy was about to / on the point of / going to invading, they surrendered.
8. The minister confirmed today that he is / due to / will to retire from politics at the end of the year.
6B ellipsis and substitution Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
1. My uncle was absolutely delighted with the present, but my aunt didn't .
2. I never thought I would see her again, but yesterday I would .
3. I was afraid she might already have seen the film, but she didn't .
4. As soon as he started smoking, she asked him not so .
5. Do you have time to answer a few questions? No, I'm afraid so .
6. Will Alex be coming? I assume that unless he's got something else to do.
6C adding emphasis (2) - emphasising one part of the sentence -Put the words in the correct order.
1. so I All her she why did worried. ask looked was
2. own is wants she do to All run business. her
3. happens is of you ask they What lots difficult questions. that
4. the What was happened missed us bus. of that some
5. got home. was six when we finally It back o'clock
6. looked bought it because I The was it interesting. why reason
7. had Javier was It happened. who what realized
8. attitude that It his made angry. was me
7A nouns: compound and possessive forms - Choose the correct answer.
All I seem to read these days are children books / childrens' books / children's books.
I don't need to find a hotel in London because I can stay at the flat of my brother / my brother's flat /my brother flat. They don't seem to understand the good manners' importance / importance of good manners / good manner importance.
Jan and Andy have bought that big house at the end of the street / street's end / street end.
She's always enjoyed reading about the warfare's history / history of warfare / warfare history.
We opened a champagne's bottle / champagne bottle / bottle of champagne to celebrate the occasion.
They knew who started the fire after they found his cigarette's lighter / cigarette lighter / lighter of cigarettes nearby.
Her dream is to become a successful designer of fashion /fashion's designer / fashion designer.
7B so & such -Put the words in the correct order.
1. were another full eat so couldn't mouthful. we that We
2. to it's that so He understand speaks fast him. hard
3. rubbish up to so There clear much was party. the after
4. lot problems a selling We've home. had our such of with
5. such that was I It up woke noise loud a immediately.
6. by wonderful to friends. surrounded be lucky such I'm
7. successful had a delighted you've year. We're such
8. she's can bad mood! when in be a stubborn so She
7C comparison -Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake.
1. You're not near as tall as your sister was at your age.
2. The project cost almost twice as more as had been expected.
3. This job offers me much more chances for career development.
4. Her second album was slight less successful than her first one.
5. Travelling abroad is getting more the more expensive day by day.
6. The older the painting, and more likely it is to be valuable.
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1. Who usually does do/does the washing up?
Lesson B auxiliary verbs
Type the correct auxiliary verb into the box.
1.'He's bought the tickets, _ he?' 'Yes, I think so.'
Lesson C present perfect (simple and continuous)
Lesson A adjectives - Click on the words in the correct order.
1. tickets are unemployed. for The cheaper the students and
Lesson B narrative tenses, past perfect continuous
Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Use contractions where possible.
change cook drive fly go leave snow wait
1. The garden looked beautiful because it all night.
Lesson C adverbs – Put the words in the correct order.
1.Fiona late is class. often for
Lesson A passive (all forms) - Choose the correct answer.
The road was / was being closed immediately.
Lesson B future perfect and future continuous
Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box.
arrive cook disappear do finish have move pay
1.By the end of the month, I'll _ off my bank loan.
Lesson C conditionals and future time clauses
Choose the correct answer.
1. If / In case there isn't enough evidence, he’ll be acquitted.
Lesson A unreal conditionals - Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Use contractions where possible.
be be eat have know look pay ride
1. If you _ so much at lunch, you wouldn't feel so ill now.
Lesson B past modals - Choose the correct answer.
1. Mike mustn't / can't have taken the car, he
hasn't got the keys.
Lesson C verbs of the senses - Click on the wrong word in the sentences. If there isn't a mistake, tick the box.
1. You sound as if you've got a cold.
Lesson A gerunds and infinitives - Choose the correct words.
1. Don't you remember seeing / to see / see that film last year?
2. Did you remember buying / to buy / buy another loaf of bread?
Lesson B used to, be used to, get used to
- Find the mistake in each sentence and click on it. Then, correct the mistake. in the area underneath. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
1. I can't be used to getting up so early.
Lesson C reporting verbs - Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box.
be get help lose pay sack steal walk
1. He was accused of money from the company.
Lesson A articles - Choose the correct answer a / the / - .
1. What time do you usually go to a / the / - bed?
B uncountable & plural nouns- Choose the correct answer.
1. We had a / - terrible weather when we were in France.
Lesson C quantifiers: all / every, etc. - Find the mistake in each sentence & click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected it well.
1. I'm afraid none of us can't come on Friday.
Lesson A structures after wish - Choose the correct answer.
1. I wish I had /would have curly hair!
Lesson B clauses of contrast and purpose
Type the correct word into the box.
although as despite even for order spite that
1. We came in quietly so not to wake the baby.
Lesson C relative clauses - Find the mistake in each sentence, click on it & then correct the mistake in the box.
1. You'll never guess which I've just heard.
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**1C present perfect and past simple**
**3A passive**
**3B future forms**
**3C first conditional and future time clauses**
**4B modals of deduction**
**5A gerunds and infinitives**
**5C reported statements and questions**
**7C relative clauses**
1 Vowels
2 Diphthongs
3 Consonants
4 More consonants
5 Stress Monsters
This is will involve some of the readings from the book and then some words are removed and the student has to try to remember what the words were and reinsert them.
Most of these will let you choose between a crossword or a word search to practise the vocabulary. The wordsearch is just looking for words in a jumble of letters but the crossword has a definition for the word you’re looking for,
e.g. ‘You wear them on your feet inside your shoes.’ socks
01 Personality
02 Illness and treatment
03 Clothes and fashion
04 Crime and punishment
05 Weather
06 Feelings
07 The body
08 Music
09 The media
10 Towns and cities
11 Business and advertising
A lot of the same subjects/topics a the vocabulary file, but this one has activities like matching the 2 different halves of the sentence, or
01 Personality
02 Illness and treatment
03 Clothes and fashion
04 Crime and punishment
05 Weather
06 Feelings
07 The body
08 Music
09 Towns and cities
10 Business and advertising
Choose from the following exercises.
File 1 What does the future hold?
File 2 Flying high
File 3 High risk?
File 4 Stage and screen
File 5 Music festivals
File 6 Great cities
File 7 Words
File 1 the…the….+ comparatives
File 2 so / such…. that
File 3 likely and probably
File 4 would rather / had better
File 5 as
File 6 have something done
File 7 whatever, whenever,
Seven files of useful phrasal verb activities, where students have to choose the correct second part of the phrasal verb.
To practise the following topics:
make, do, go, and take
gerunds and infinitives
conditionals
irregular past simple
irregular past participles
adjective order
past modals
reporting verbs
1A – Read some more interviews from The Guardian's Q&A series. Which of the people do you find most interesting?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/dec/23/spaceexploration.weekendmagazine
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2007/feb/03/weekend7.weekend
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1321786,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2005/apr/16/weekend7.weekend
1B – Find out more about handwriting analysis. Is any of the writing like yours?
http://www.britishgraphology.org/analyses.htm
1C – Do a first aid quiz. Would you know what to do in a crisis?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/first_aid/skills_test/index.shtml
2A – Read different people’s opinions on what to wear for an interview. Which piece of advice do you agree with most strongly?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/1502404.stm
2B – Read 20 tips for a better flight. Do you agree with the advice?
http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-5AAC-1893B8EF-39D8F8D5-prod3
2C – Read some more mini-sagas and learn some tips on how to write your own.
http://www.squidoo.com/minisaga
3A – Read about how to avoid being a victim of crime. Does the text contain useful advice?
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/personalsafety.htm
3B – Find out more about tropical cyclones, tsunamis, tornadoes, thunderstorms, droughts, and blizzards. What is the most surprising fact that you have found?
3C – Are you a risk taker? Take this quiz to find out. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/26/risk.quiz/index.html
4A – How much do you know about survival in the wilderness? Read this and find out.
**http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/survival/basic.htm**
http://www.bbc.co.uk/relationships/couples/comm_conflictstyle.shtml
4C – Do a 'smile quiz'. Can you tell when a smile is true or false?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/
5A – Read about a music psychology research experiment. What do you think of the conclusions?
http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/03/seven-ways-music-influences-mood.php
5B – Find out more facts about sleep. Did you find out anything you didn’t know?
http://www.horlicks.co.uk/sleep-better/sleep-facts.aspx
5C – Read about the media habits of young people in the UK. Do the facts surprise you?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/16/television.socialnetworking
6A – Read some famous speeches of the 20th century. Have you heard or read any of them before?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/greatspeeches
6B – Find out what happened to the young people who appeared in Amish in the City.
http://www.newline.com/amishinthecity/where.html
6C – Read about some modern inventions and their inventors. Which story is the most interesting?
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/iap/inventors_main.html
7A – Read the opinions of older people about modern life. Do you agree?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3706800.stm
7B – Read the results of a survey and find out how honest the British really are.
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=104173
7C – Find out about more words that have come into English from different languages. How many of the words do you know?
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/changlang/activities/lang/twentieth/loanwords.html
Advanced__ - Advanced - http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/advanced/
1A discourse markers (1) - linkers - Choose the correct answer.
1.The concert was cancelled
in spite of / due to / owing to poor ticket sales.
1B have - Put the words in the correct order.
1. buy have We new a money don't to enough car.
1C pronouns- Type the correct word I the space.
it their one there they other themselves another
1. Anyone who loses _ key should contact reception immediately.
2A the past: narrative tenses, used to, and would
Choose the correct answer.
1. I heard the news on the radio while I
was driving / had been driving / had driven to work.
2B distancing - Put the words in the correct order.
1. nobody was past. It of his seems aware that criminal
2C get - Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box.
1. Enjoy the hot weather, but try to avoid having sunburnt.
3A speculation and deduction - Choose the correct answer.
1. You can't/must/may be so proud of your son's excellent exam results, Mr James.
3B adding emphasis (1) - inversion
Put the words in the correct order.
1. begun scored game a they had goal. Hardly the when
3C unreal uses of the past simple and past perfect
Find the mistake in each of the lines of text & correct it.
1. As soon as I said it I wished I didn't.
4A discourse markers (2) - adverbs and adverbial expressions - Type the correct answer into the box.
the on by of as a in to
conclusion, there is no doubt that more research is needed in this area.
4B unreal uses of the past simple and past perfect - Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and correct it.
1. If they won't arrive soon I'm going to start without them.
4C verb + object + infinitive or gerund
Put the words in the correct order.
1. I to taught He should always detail. that pay me attention
5A permission, obligation, and necessity - Choose the correct answer.
1. We should have done / ought have done / should do more to help him, but it's too late now.
5B verbs of the senses - Find the mistake in each of the lines and correct it.
1. As she walked to work she could hear the bird sing in the trees.
5C gerunds and infinitives going or to go
6A expressing future plans and arrangements
Choose the correct answer.
1. He leaves / isn't leaving / is about to leave until next week so you still have time to catch him.
6B ellipsis and substitution
Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
1. My uncle was absolutely delighted with the present, but my aunt didn't .
6C adding emphasis (2) - emphasising one part of the sentence - Put the words in the correct order.
1. so I All her she why did worried. ask looked was
7A nouns: compound and possessive forms
All I seem to read these days are children books /
childrens' books / children's books.
7B so and such - Put the words in the correct order.
1. were another full eat so couldn't mouthful. we that We
7C comparison -Find the mistake in each line & correct it.
1. You're not near as tall as your sister was at your age.
This is will involve some of the readings from the book and then some words are removed and the student has to try to remember what the words were and reinsert them.
Every exercise asks you to take out the wrong word in a sentence
File 1 Family secrets
File 2 Time and technology
File 3 Women and money
File 4 Fact or fiction?
File 5 Art and artists
File 6 Encounters with animals
File 7 Cooking round the world
File 1 – 3 Further files asking you to choose which word is best to complete the sentences. Some are more informal expressions, e.g. to hurt someone’s feelings, leaving my comfort zone, etc.] although others are formal words, e.g. information was omitted, the notion of global tourism.
Most of these will let you choose between a crossword or a word search to practise the vocabulary. The wordsearch is just looking for words in a jumble of letters but the crossword has a definition for the word you’re looking for,
e.g. ‘You wear them on your feet inside your shoes.’ socks
Your brother’s wife is your….
Matching 2 halves of word expressions, often more informal, e.g.
To be – in charge of
To see – eye to eye
Get –real
Get – a life
on the following topics:
01 Work
02 Family
03 time
04 get idioms
05 Money
06 Compound adjectives
07 Similes
08 The natural world
09 Humour
Visit these websites to practise your reading and learn more about some of the topics in New English File Advanced.
1A – Answer the interview questions. Then click on the question to launch a video with advice from recruitment experts. How well did you do?
http://career-advice.monster.co.uk/job-interview/job-interview-questions/
job-interview-answer-videos/article.aspx
1B – Choose a country from the list, and find out about its royal family.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_by_country
1C – Take the quiz to revise and test your knowledge of English grammar. Keep a note of any mistakes you make, and check with your teacher after you have finished. http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/quiz.html
2A – Use the scroll bar at the side of the graphic display to move through the timeline. Then click on the icons to read about people's memories from that particular time. Note that these are memories submitted by the public, and may contain spelling errors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/memoryshare/
2B – Read the quotes about time. What do you think they mean? Are there any similar expressions in your language? http://www.quotegarden.com/time.html
Read the articles to pick up some useful tips on time management.
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/02/11-solid-ways-to-improve-your-time.html
2C – Read the stories of how people broke up with their exes. Which story do you think is the most amusing, or the most heartbreaking?
http://www.boyfriendreplacement.com/fun.php?SectionID=2
3A – Click on the Save our Sounds map and listen to the sounds collected from around the world. Are there any from your country?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/saveoursounds.shtml
3B – Listen to the podcast about last lines in a novel. How are they important? What do you learn about first and last lines?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8181000/8181968.stm
Then read reviews to help you decide which novels you would like to buy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/books+tone/reviews
3C – Set yourself a budget, e.g. £5,000. Browse the sites, and buy as many things as you can within your budget.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/
http://www.intrepidtravel.com/ourtrips/
4A – Click on one of the film titles, and find out how historically accurate the films are according to expert historians.
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/browse/films.html
4B – Read this list and click on the titles to find out more information and reviews. Are there any you would buy?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/change-your-life/lm/R2KV9NA9IOYQBR/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_1_rdssss2
4C – Answer the questions (you can adjust the speed or skip to the next question by pressing the blue arrows above the title in the centre of the screen). How dependent are you on mobile phones and portable technology? Note that this site is in American English.
http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/15/cellphone-addiction-iphone-tech-wireless08-cx_wt_0616addict_slide_2.html?thisspeed=25000
5A – Choose an American state from the list, and find out some interesting and amusing laws from that state.
http://www.dumblaws.com/
5B – Choose one of the modern artists from the list, and find out information about the artist and their works.
http://www1.modernart.net/artists
5C – Find out more about Yoga and Pilates:
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/postures.asp http://pilates.about.com/
6A – Choose a destination you would like to visit. What information do you learn about this place?
http://www.roughguides.com/
6B – Find more information on popular pets and ways of looking after them. http://www.petsworld.co.uk/
6C – Read the stories of these people who moved abroad.
http://www.livingabroadmagazine.co.uk/we-did-it/your-stories
7A – Find a recipe you would like to try to cook for friends or family.
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes
7B – Read about some unusual sports from around the world. Are there any you would like to try?
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1921933,00.html
7C – Read the odd news stories. Which ones did you find the funniest?
http://www.reuters.com/news/oddlyEnough
File 1
Question Formation - Choose the correct answer.
auxiliary verbs - Type the correct auxiliary verb into the box.
present perfect (simple and continuous) - Choose the correct answer.
File 2
Adjectives - Click on the words in the correct order.
narrative tenses, past perfect continuous
Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Use contractions where possible.
change cook drive fly go leave snow wait
Adverbs – Put the words in the correct order.
File 3
passive (all forms) - Choose the correct answer.
The road was / was being closed immediately.
A meeting will be / being held next week to announce the plans.
The injured are believed / believe to have been taken to hospital.
It is thought that the suspect to be / is armed and very dangerous.
Two paintings are known to be / have been damaged in the attack.
At the moment the passengers are not being / been allowed to leave the plane.
The burglars are believed have entered / to have entered through an upstairs window.
Being / To be mugged is an absolutely terrifying experience.
future perfect and future continuous - Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box.
arrive cook disappear do finish have move pay
conditionals and future time clauses - Choose the correct answer.
File 4
unreal conditionals - Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Use contractions where possible.
be be eat have know look pay ride
past modals - Choose the correct answer.
verbs of the senses - Click on the wrong word in the sentences. If there isn't a mistake, tick the box.
File 5
gerunds and infinitives - Choose the correct answer.
used to, be used to, get used to - Find the mistake in each sentence and click on it. Then, correct the mistake. in the area underneath. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
1. I can't be used to getting up so early.
2. Working at night isn't so bad. I'm use to it now.
3. Did you use to having a pet when you were younger?
4. I was an only child, so I wasn't used to share a room.
5. Before I got married I used to watching football every Saturday.
6. I don't use drink coffee after about 6.30 because it keeps me awake.
7. We haven't been used to having a new baby yet!
8. People in Spain usually eating quite late in the evening.
reporting verbs - Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box.
be get help lose pay sack steal walk
1. He was accused of _ money from the company.
2. I offered _ him, but he said he could manage.
He apologized for _ his temper with me.
His boss threatened _ him if was late one more time.
Will you remind me _ some more petrol before we leave?
Of course, she denies _ anywhere near the scene of the crime.
He warned the children not _ on the frozen lake.
Her family insisted on _ for the entire holiday.
File 6
Articles - Choose the correct answer a / the / - .
1. What time do your children usually go to a / the / - bed?
2. They're building a / the / - hospital in my town.
3. My sister's at a / the / - university. She's studying maths.
4. A / The / - computer we bought yesterday won't play DVDs.
5. Turn right after a / the / - museum and go up the hill.
6. Paris is on a / the / - River Seine.
7. I'd love to go to a / the / - China.
8. Big Ben is probably a / the / - most famous monument in London.
uncountable and plural nouns - Choose the correct answer.
1. We had a / - terrible weather when we were in France.
2. I need to buy a / some new shoes to go with this dress.
3. Please can you give us some / an information?
4. The staff in this restaurant is / are all very rude.
5. There has been a / some new research done on this recently.
6. Can you pass me that / those scissors, please?
7. I need some / a paper to write a letter to the bank.
8. Politics is / are my favourite subject.
quantifiers: all / every, etc. - Find the mistake in each sentence and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
1. I'm afraid none of us can't come on Friday.
2. The room wasn't clean nor comfortable.
3. Her mother and her sister all brought flowers.
4. Every items in this shop has been reduced in price.
5. Either my father nor my mother have blue eyes.
6. Neither dogs or cats are allowed in the kitchen.
7. Get the ingredients you need and put all on the table.
8. It won't do you no harm to eat it, but it will taste awful.
File 7
structures after wish - Choose the correct answer.
1. I wish I had /would have curly hair!
2. I wish you stopped / would stop annoying me.
3. I wish she will / would put her clothes away tidily.
4. I wish Beth would like / liked classical music.
5. I wish I didn't have to / hadn't to go home early.
6. Dave wishes he earned / did earn more money.
7. I wish I wouldn't say / hadn't said those things last night.
8. I wish I bought / had bought the red bag instead of this blue one.
clauses of contrast and purpose - Type the correct word into the box.
although as despite even for order spite that
1. We came in quietly so _ not to wake the baby.
2. He always beats me at tennis, in _ of the fact that he never practises.
3. We aren't making a profit, _ though everyone's working overtime.
4. _ she's a vegetarian, she often eats fish.
5. I enjoyed the match _ the result.
6. She opened her window so _ she could hear the birds singing.
7. I got there early in _ to get a good seat.
8. He flew to Geneva _ a job interview.
relative clauses - Find the mistake in each sentence and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box.
1. You'll never guess which I've just heard.
2. She told me she'd passed, that was quite a surprise.
3. One of the people with who I work knows your sister.
4. He hasn't emailed me for ages, that is worrying.
5. That I like best about my house is the lovely garden.
6. What was that woman that called you just now?
7. That's the girl whose working with Lisa.
8. Is that the man who's wife was killed in a car accident?
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1A discourse markers (1) – linkers - Choose the correct answer.
1B have - Put the words in the correct order.
1C pronouns - Type the correct answer into the space.
it their one there they other themselves another
2A the past: narrative tenses, used to, and would - Choose the correct answer.
I heard the news on the radio while I was driving / had been driving / had driven to work.
As soon as she realized she had dialled the wrong number, she had hung / hung / was hanging up.
From the improvement in his skills it was clear that he practised / had been practicing / was practising.
We weren't allowed to watch television until we were finishing / had been finishing / had finished the washing up.
When he was a student he used to be / was being / would be a lot less organized than he is now.
Every winter we would to pray / were praying / would pray for the lake to freeze so that we could go skating.
My dad would always scolding / always was scolding / was always scolding us for stealing biscuits from the kitchen.
I will never forget the horrible meals they used to making / were making / used to make us eat at school.
2B distancing - Put the words in the correct order.
2C get - Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box.
1. Enjoy the hot weather, but try to avoid having sunburnt.
2. It was past midnight when we finally got in the hotel.
3. When she realized he was getting angrily she left the room.
4.It took her a long time to be used to living abroad.
5. Have you thought about getting the kitchen redecorate ?
6. I got Alex to having a look at the letter before I sent it.
3A speculation and deduction - Choose the correct answer.
1. You can't/must/may be so proud of your son's excellent exam results, Mr James.
2. He can't/shouldn't/could have come home last night because his bed hasn't been slept in.
3. It's possible that she should/could/might not have got my email so I'll call her just in case.
4. The cake should be / should have been / can't be ready by now so let's take it out of the oven.
5. The meeting must still be going on / go on / have gone on because the door is still closed.
6.It is bound / likely / probably that global warming will increase in the coming years.
7. It definitely wasn't / wasn't definitely / wasn't likely Sarah because I would have recognized her.
8. He is bound / sure / likely to be elected but we can't be certain until the votes are counted.
3B adding emphasis (1) – inversion - Put the words in the correct order.
3C unreal uses of the past simple and past perfect
Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and correct it.
4A discourse markers (2) - adverbs and adverbial expressions
Type the correct answer into the box.
the on by of as a in to
conclusion, there is no doubt that more research is needed in this area.
far as money is concerned, this project has been a disaster.
You've managed to cope really well with the situation, on whole.
the way, I forgot to mention that I'm leaving the company.
Talking weddings, have Al and Sarah fixed a date for theirs yet?
As matter of fact, I appeared on a TV show when I was a student.
sum up, everyone needs to play their part in saving the planet.
This property is expensive. the other hand, it would be a good investment.
4B unreal uses of the past simple and past perfect - Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and correct it.
1. If they won't arrive soon I'm going to start without them.
2. I'm prepared to accept your offer in the condition that you pay all the costs.
3. I'm sure he would tell me if he had thinking of leaving.
4. If he hadn't helped me I will never have become an actress.
5. Supposed there was a fire, how would you get out of the building?
6. If I known the truth I would have behaved differently.
4C verb + object + infinitive or gerund - Put the words in the correct order.
5A permission, obligation, and necessity - Choose the correct answer.
1. We should have done / ought have done / should do more to help him, but it's too late now.
2. You had better not / hadn't better / better had not tell Suzy about it in case she gets upset.
I mustn't / don't have to / haven't to give Alex a lift today because he's on holiday.
Tell her that she needn't / doesn't need / mustn't come unless she thinks it's important.
We needn't have / didn't have / hadn't to book because hardly any tickets had been sold.
It is not allowed / not permitted / not supposed to play ball games in the public areas.
I really ought / should / 'd better to go now because otherwise I'll get caught in the rush hour.
The beauty of staying in a hotel is that you 've got to / need / don't have to do any cleaning.
5B verbs of the senses - Find the mistake in each of the lines and correct it.
1. As she walked to work she could hear the bird sing in the trees.
2. That new perfume you bought smells absolutely awfully .
3. It tastes rather of a peach, but it looks completely different.
4. I don't know him well but he seems as a really nice person.
5. It looks like if the burglars may have known what was in the house.
6. They seem as have forgotten that they are not supposed to smoke here.
5C gerunds and infinitives - Choose the correct answer.
They managed to avoid to be caught / being caught /catching by the police because they went abroad.
I feel so lucky to have met / to meet / meeting the director of the film at the premiere last week.
We would rather having gone / go / have gone out last night but my cousin insisted on coming to visit.
John seems to be smoking / have smoked /smoke more than usual at the moment, which worries me.
She was really angry about having been lied / having lied / lying to by the man she trusted.
It's no use to try / trying / to trying to talk to him when he's in one of his bad moods.
When my car broke down for the first time, I had no idea what to have done / do / to do.
She was the first woman ever to become / becoming / became the editor of a national newspaper.
6A expressing future plans and arrangements - Choose the correct answer.
1. He leaves / isn't leaving / is about to leave until next week so you still have time to catch him.
2. I 'm going to do / will do / doing as much sightseeing as possible when I get to Paris.
3. Are you about to visit / Do you visit / Will you be visiting other clients during your trip, as well as us?
4. My plane will arrive / arrives / is going to arrive at 11, so I'll be in the office by lunchtime.
5. The government is due to / doesn't / on the point of announce spending cuts this winter.
6. Her car sounds as though it is breaking / will be breaking / is about to break down any minute.
7. When they heard that the enemy was about to / on the point of / going to invading, they surrendered.
8. The minister confirmed today that he is / due to / will to retire from politics at the end of the year.
6B ellipsis and substitution
Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select 'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.
1. My uncle was absolutely delighted with the present, but my aunt didn't .
2. I never thought I would see her again, but yesterday I would .
3. I was afraid she might already have seen the film, but she didn't .
4. As soon as he started smoking, she asked him not so .
5. Do you have time to answer a few questions? No, I'm afraid so .
6. Will Alex be coming? I assume that unless he's got something else to do.
6C adding emphasis (2) - emphasising one part of the sentence - Put the words in the correct order.
7A nouns: compound and possessive forms - Choose the correct answer.
All I seem to read these days are children books / childrens' books / children's books.
I don't need to find a hotel in London because I can stay at the flat of my brother / my brother's flat /my brother flat.
They don't seem to understand the good manners' importance / importance of good manners / good manner importance.
Jan and Andy have bought that big house at the end of the street / street's end / street end.
She's always enjoyed reading about the warfare's history / history of warfare / warfare history.
We opened a champagne's bottle / champagne bottle / bottle of champagne to celebrate the occasion.
They knew who started the fire after they found his cigarette's lighter / cigarette lighter / lighter of cigarettes nearby.
Her dream is to become a successful designer of fashion /fashion's designer / fashion designer.
7B so & such - Put the words in the correct order.
7C comparison - Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake.
1. You're not near as tall as your sister was at your age.
2. The project cost almost twice as more as had been expected.
3. This job offers me much more chances for career development.
4. Her second album was slight less successful than her first one.
5. Travelling abroad is getting more the more expensive day by day.
6. The older the painting, and more likely it is to be valuable.
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