Handouts for exercises I/ Do, play or go? Choose the best verb to fill each sentence below. Change the verb form where necessary: 1. He used to ………… jogging everyday when he was at college. 2. I love … a good game of chess from time to time. 3. She gymnastics for over five years now. 4. This summer we ……. Windsurfing very day on our vacation. 5. He is quite an athlete. He …… basketball, baseball and hockey, too. 6. My wife ……. Horse riding twice a week. 7. Why don ’ t we …… a set of tennis? 8. Some people think that …………… aerobics four times a week is the best possible way of keeping fit. 9. His idea of the perfect summer holiday is to rent a sailboat and …… the sailing between the islands. 10. He ……. Athletics for his local track club. II/ Solve the crossword below by filling in the blank in each sentence eith a suitable word from the box: What are y our hobbies? Across down 2 We all love listening to …… 4. Bob enjoys playing …… games. 6. I like playing basketball and ……. 8. I usaully go … in the summer. 9. We can build …… on the beach during the summer. 13. My brother likes playing the … (musical instrument). 14. Mary is always working in the garden. She loves ………… 16. My friend likes walking in the ……. 17. Peter likes collecting ………………. 18. I…… go shopping with my mum. 1. My mother is into planting ………. 3. She likes collecting sea ……at the seaside. 5. My grandpa enjoys playing …. (board game) 7. Watching TV is an … activity. 10. I like collecting ………… 11. Bob likes surfing the …… 12. I always paly soccer on …… 15. I like maing a snowman in the … * Exercise 1 Combine the two sentences into one, using the relative clauses. Leave out the relative pronouns if possible. Example: Have you found the keys? You lost them. Have you found the keys (which / that) you lost 1. I like the dress. Trang is wearing it. …………………………………………………………… 2. The fish was really delicious. We had it for dinner. …………………………………………………………… 3. We stayed at a hotel. Peter recommended it. …………………………………………………………… 4. The film was interesting. I watched it on TV last night. …………………………………………………………… 5. The flat was very old. My family used to live in it. …………………………………………………………… 6. The birthday party was too noisy. We went to it. …………………………………………………………… 7. Who was that boy? You was with him this morning. …………………………………………………………… Handouts - Practice: III/ Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences using present Stamps - coins - guitar - chess - flowers - computer - voleyball - gardening - music - swimming – indoor – winter – Sunday – park – sometimes - sandcastles - internet – shells. participle, past participle or to-infinitive: 1. Maxicorp were the only company which replied my letter. …………………………………………………………… 2. Do you the man who is talking to my father ? …………………………………………………………… 3. Applications which were sent after 23 rd will not be considered. …………………………………………………………… 4. We have a lot of exercises which we hace to do toninght. …………………………………………………………… 5. Studies of her son are the most important thing that she cares about. …………………………………………………………… 1. The equipment which belongs to the club is insured. …………………………………………………………… 2. George is the first person that we will interview. …………………………………………………………… 3. Meetings which are held every month are called monthly meetings. …………………………………………………………… 4. The most excellent students who were rewarded the scholarship would have a two-week holiday in Vung Tau. …………………………………………………………… 5. The trees which were planted last week are growing well. …………………………………………………………… 11. The man who is talking to John is from Korea. …………………………………………………………… 12. The ideas which are presented in that book are interesting. …………………………………………………………… 13. Ann is the woman who is responsiple for preparing the budget. …………………………………………………………… 14. English has an alphabet that consists of 26 letters. …………………………………………………………… 15. The books that are on that shelf is mine. …………………………………………………………… 16. The children who attend that school receive a good education. …………………………………………………………… 17. The psychologists who study the nature of sleep have made important discoveries. …………………………………………………………… 18. The sunlight which comes through the window wakes me up early every morning. …………………………………………………………… 19. John quincy Adams, who was born on July 11 th 1767, was the sixth president of the United States. …………………………………………………………… 20. These are the ancient houses which were built a long time ago. …………………………………………………………… IV/ Exercise4: Rewrite the following sentences using an appositive: 1. We walked down Park Lane, which is the srteet alone Hyde Park. We walked down Park Lane, the srteet alone Hyde Park. 1. The statue of Eros stands high above Piccadilly Circus, which is the busiest crossroads in London. …………………………………………………………… 2. We turned left into Regent Street , which is one of the best shopping street. …………………………………………………………… 3. We passed Marble Arch, which was once a gate into Hyde Park. …………………………………………………………… 4. Tom, who is my classmate, comes from England. …………………………………………………………… V/ Exercise 5: Combine the sentences into one single sentence using relative clauses: 1. The taxi driver was friendly. He took me to the airport. …………………………………………………………… 2. I must thank the people. I got a present from them. …………………………………………………………… 3. The town is small. I grew up there. …………………………………………………………… 4. That is the drawer. I keep the jewelry there. …………………………………………………………… 5. The woman pays me a fair salary. I work for her. …………………………………………………………… 6. My flat is in an old part of the city. It was built in the 1920s. …………………………………………………………… 7. The traffic is very noisy. It passes my flat. …………………………………………………………… 8. The local market sells excellent local produce. It is a two-minute walk from my flat. …………………………………………………………… 9. We went to Sandra’s party. We enjoyed it very much. …………………………………………………………… 10. John is one of my closest friends. I have known him for a very long time. …………………………………………………………… 11. The book is about a girl. She runs away from home. …………………………………………………………… 12. A new stadium will be opened next month. It can hold 90,000 people. …………………………………………………………… 13. Alaska is the largest state in the United States. My brother lives there. …………………………………………………………… 14. My wife and I are really enjoying the TV set. We bought it for ourselves last week. …………………………………………………………… 15. Yesterday, Anna rescued a bird. The cat had brought it into the house. …………………………………………………………… Answer sheet I/ 1. go 2. playing 3. has been doing 4. are going to go 5. plays 6. goes 7. play 8. doing 9. go. 10. does II/ 1. flowers 2. music 3. shells 4. computer 5. chess 6. volleyball 7. indoor 8. swimming 9. sandcastles 10. stamps 11. internet 12. Sunday 13. guitar 14. gardening 15. winter 16. park 17. coins 18. sometimes III/ . grandpa enjoys playing …. (board game) 7. Watching TV is an … activity. 10. I like collecting ………… 11. Bob likes surfing the …… 12. I always paly soccer on …… 15. I like maing a snowman in the …. …………………………………………………………… 5. The trees which were planted last week are growing well. …………………………………………………………… 11. The man who is talking to John is from Korea. …………………………………………………………… 12. The ideas which. up early every morning. …………………………………………………………… 19. John quincy Adams, who was born on July 11 th 1767, was the sixth president of the United States. …………………………………………………………… 20. These