Achieve, Manage and Reach Exercise achieve this is similar to gaining manage this is about being able to reach this is about getting somewhere difficult Fill the gaps with achieve, manage and reach in the correct form. 1 Did you .................................... to finish painting the gates? 2 A: What did you hope to .................................... by being rude to her. B: A bit of respect, hopefully. 3 When the building caught fire, they .................................... to get everyone out, thank God. 4 Professor Boring has .................................... the height of his profession. 5 Its no good. I cant .................................... . Can you bring me the ladder, please? 6 Youve been at university for 3 years now and yet you have .................................... absolutely nothing
Achieve, Manage and Reach Exercise achieve - this is similar to 'gaining' manage - this is about 'being able to' reach - this is about 'getting somewhere difficult' Fill the gaps with achieve, manage and reach in the correct form Did you to finish painting the gates? A: What did you hope to by being rude to her B: A bit of respect, hopefully When the building caught fire, they to get everyone out, thank God Professor Boring has the height of his profession It's no good I can't Can you bring me the ladder, please? You've been at university for years now and yet you have absolutely nothing We a great deal considering how little time we had Did you to connect the speakers OK? Help me, please I can't on my own 10 We everything we set out to 11 It took her weeks to a decision about the future of her marriage to Frank It's divorce 12 The secret is to your time well B Now write some examples of your own www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2010 Answers 10 11 12 Did you manage to finish painting the gates? A: What did you hope to achieve by being rude to her B: A bit of respect, hopefully When the building caught fire, they managed to get everyone out, thank God Professor Boring has reached the height of his profession It's no good I can't reach Can you bring me the ladder, please? You've been at university for years now and yet you have achieved absolutely nothing We achieved a great deal considering how little time we had Did you manage to connect the speakers OK? Help me, please I can't manage on my own We achieved everything we set out to It took her weeks to reach a decision about the future of her marriage to Frank It's divorce The secret is to manage your time well www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2010 Alone, Lonely and Only Exercise — alone is a physical state for humans – I need to be alone sometimes — lonely is an emotion I phone some friends if I’m feeling lonely — on its own is for things I often eat cheese on its own — only means ‘exclusively’ She only eats organic food A Fill the gaps with alone, lonely and only. 1 My laptop shuts down on its own. 2 I think if I lived in the country, I'd get . 3 Bob needs to be at least two hours a day in order to be happy. 4 Travelling has its pros and cons. 5 Leave me ! Can't you see I'm working? 6 Whenever I feel , I phone up a friend. 7 I ever buy meat from the butcher's and never from supermarkets. 8 My cats will eat the most expensive food on the market. 9 Although Mrs Parkhurst lives alone, she says she never gets . 10 It's funny how easy it is to feel in such a crowded city like London. 11 The reason I put up with Juan is because he's my wife's brother. 12 The Prancing Pony was the pub in the entire village. 13 Never walk down that street at night. 14 That old man lives in an enormous house. 15 My dog stops me from feeling . 16 She needs to have people around her the whole time. She hates being . 17 Oh no! There's one chocolate biscuit left. 18 I drink coffee on its own. No sugar and no milk. 19 He always drinks red wine with a meal and never on its own. B Now make up some examples of your own. 1 2 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 My laptop shuts down on its own. 2 I think if I lived in the country, I'd get lonely. 3 Bob needs to be alone at least two hours a day in order to be happy. 4 Travelling alone has its pros and cons. 5 Leave me alone! Can't you see I'm working? 6 Whenever I feel lonely, I phone up a friend. 7 I only ever buy meat from the butcher's and never from supermarkets. 8 My cats will only eat the most expensive food on the market. 9 Although Mrs Parkhurst lives alone, she says she never gets lonely. 10 It's funny how easy it is to feel lonely in such a crowded city like London. 11 The only reason I put up with Juan is because he's my wife's brother. 12 The Prancing Pony was the only pub in the entire village. 13 Never walk down that street alone at night. 14 That old man lives alone in an enormous house. 15 My dog stops me from feeling lonely. 16 She needs to have people around her the whole time. She hates being alone. 17 Oh no! There's only one chocolate biscuit left. 18 I drink coffee on its own. No sugar and no milk. 19 He always drinks red wine with a meal and never on its own www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Another, Other and Others Exercise — Do you have another question? – singular and general — Do you have any other questions? plural — I prefer the other one – singular and specific — My boss and your boss really hate one another – a shared condition — We need to think of one other possible solution – an alternative — I like one or two of his songs but the others are awful – the rest A Fill the gaps with another, other and others. 1 If he is a good person or not, is . matter. 2 Dogs and their owners tend to be very similar to one . . 3 There’s only one . way we can do this. 4 Germany will need to have . election soon. 5 Some of them have strong religious ideas and the . have undemocratic political views. 6 . encouraging change is that solar panels are getting much better. 7 . people might think you’re crazy if you wear that hat in public. 8 That evil corporation manipulates the price of milk and . types of food too. 9 Their action might provoke retaliation by . governments. 10 Their cakes are so good that I went back the next day and bought . one. 11 We spent the weekend doing a bit of this, that and the . . 12 His dogs are too friendly. I pushed one down and then the . one jumped up on me. 13 I’ve still got a headache. I need . aspirin. 14 Some veggie restaurants are awful but . are fantastic. Try Tastaolletes in Valencia. Their salads are truly awesome. 15 We stopped for a coffee and then we stopped again at 7 for . one. 16 The . day I ran into an old friend in the market. 17 We spend a good deal of money on maintenance and one thing and . . 18 Proposals for economic union are just . phase of the journey toward a united South America. 19 If you say . word about it, I’ll go ballistic on you. 20 Her cats are all very different from one . . B Now make up some examples of your own. 1 2 3 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 If he is a good person or not, is another matter. Dogs and their owners tend to be very similar to one another. There’s only one other way we can do this. Germany will need to have another election soon. Some of them had strong religious ideas and other bigots had undemocratic political views. Another encouraging change is that solar panels are getting much better. Other people might think you’re crazy if you wear that hat in public. That evil corporation manipulates the price of milk and other types of food too. Their action might provoke retaliation by other governments. Their cakes are so good that I went back the next day and bought another one. We spent the weekend doing a bit of this, that and the other. His dogs are too friendly. I pushed one down and then the other one jumped up. I’ve still got a headache. I need another aspirin. Some veggie restaurants are awful but others are fantastic. Try Tastaolletes in Valencia. Their salads are truly awesome. We stopped for a coffee and then we stopped again at 7 for another one. The other day I ran into an old friend in the market. We spend a good deal of money on maintenance and one thing and another. Proposals for economic union are just another phase of the journey. If you say another word about it, I’ll go ballistic on you. Her cats are all very different from one another www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Ban, Forbid, Not allow and Prohibit Exercise — Parking has been banned in this street for authorities like governments and schools — Cars have been banned from parking — You are not allowed to park in this street — It is prohibited to park in this street used with “It” — The Jews are forbidden to eat camels and prawns for religious things A Fill the gaps with banned, forbidden, not allowed and prohibited. 1 The film ‘Last Tango in Paris’ was in Spain until 1976. 2 Beckham has been from the next match because he got a red card. 3 Excuse me, miss, but you’re to smoke in here. 4 When we were kids, we were to watch TV during the week. 5 Andy was from that pub for being nuisance to other customers. 6 Darren was from driving for a year for speeding. Prat! 7 Our dog is on the sofa. Is yours? 8 It is to swim in this part of the beach. 9 Smoking has been in that restaurant. 10 You are to smoke anywhere inside the airport. 11 Jehovah’s Witnesses are to give each other Christmas presents. 12 Dwarves are to enter synagogues. 13 The European Union has red tuna fishing in the Mediterranean. 14 You are to switch on your mob in this theatre. 15 MP3 players have been from our school. 16 It is to park your car in the city centre. 17 Turtle soup has been from restaurants, thank goodness. 18 Chewing gum has been in Singapore. 19 Trucks are on the roads in France on Sundays. 20 Trucks are from driving on the road in France on Sundays. B Now make up some examples of your own. 1 2 3 4 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2009 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The film ‘Last Tango in Paris’ was banned in Spain until 1976. Beckham has been banned from the next match because he got a red card. Excuse me, miss, but you’re not allowed to smoke in here. When we were kids, we weren’t allowed to watch TV during the week. Andy got banned from that pub for being nuisance to other customers. Darren was banned from driving for a year for speeding. Prat! Our dog is not allowed on the sofa. Is yours? It is prohibited to swim in this part of the beach. Smoking has been banned in that restaurant. You are not allowed to smoke anywhere inside the airport. Jehovah’s Witnesses are forbidden to give each other Christmas presents. Dwarves are forbidden to enter synagogues. The European Union has banned red tuna fishing in the Mediterranean. You are not allowed to switch on your mob in this theatre. MP3 players have been banned from our school. It is prohibited to park your car in the city centre. Turtle soup has been banned from restaurants, thank goodness. Chewing gum has been banned in Singapore. Trucks are not allowed on the roads in France on Sundays. Trucks are banned from driving on the road in France on Sundays www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2009 Beat, Earn and Win Exercise — You beat your opponent Valencia FC beat Real Madrid on Saturday — You win the game Valencia FC won the match — You earn your wages It’s rude to ask someone how much they earn A Fill the gaps with beat, earn and win in the correct form. 1 It's none of your business how much I . 2 Samantha's just bought a red convertible. She must have the lottery. 3 When I Jonathan at table tennis, he got very angry. 4 No one I know has ever her at pool. She's a great player. 5 A: Who the match last Saturday? Valencia or Real Madrid? B: Valencia, of course. 6 Zaragoza Arsenal every time they meet. 7 Jim was big money before he went off to teach in Thailand. 8 I love my job but I need to more money. 9 England won The World Cup in 1966. They Germany. 10 Spain Australia in The Davis Cup. 11 He me in the first round but I won in the end. 12 I dare you to me at tiddlywinks. 13 You deserve a holiday. You've really it. 14 Teachers in London don't enough money to buy a house. B Now make up some examples of your own. 1 2 3 4 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 It's none of your business how much I earn. Samantha's just bought a red convertible. She must have won the lottery. When I beat Jonathan at table tennis, he got very angry. No one I know has ever beaten her at pool. She's a great player. A: Who won? Valencia or Real Madrid? B: Valencia, of course. Zaragossa beat Arsenal every time they meet. Jim was earning big money before he went off to teach in Thailand. I love my job but I need to earn more money. England won The World Cup in 1966. They beat Germany. Spain beat Australia in The Davis Cup. He beat me in the first round but I won in the end. I dare you to beat me at tiddlywinks. You deserve a holiday. You've really earned it. Teachers in London don't earn enough to buy a house www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Remember and Remind Exercise A The difference between remember and remind is complicated. Translate the sentences below. Translation — Teresa reminds me of Scarlett Johansson . — She remembered reminded me to buy milk . — She remembered to tell me to buy milk . — I remember when you had long hair . B Correct these errors. 1 She remembered me to buy some milk. û . 2 Claire remembers me of my aunt. û . 3 I reminded to phone my Mum. û . C Fill the gaps with remember and remind in the correct form, using the model sentences to help you. 1 I can't anything about the accident at all. 2 Have you Jack to bring his credit card? 3 I must myself to take my pills after lunch. 4 I must to take my pills after lunch. 5 me to take my umbrella, please. 6 She forgot to him about the plumber coming. 7 You me of my cousin Zöe. 8 Do you the time we went to Songkhla and had that fantastic crab curry? 9 Sometimes Valencia me of Sydney. 10 Come on. Try to what he was wearing. 11 Those funny trousers you're wearing me of Tintin. 12 The last thing he was ordering another drink. 13 Do you the worst film you saw at the cinema? 14 Have you anybody about anything recently? D Now write some examples of your own. 1 2 3 4 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2009 Answers B 1 She remembered me to buy some milk. û 2 Claire remembers me of my aunt. û 3 I reminded to phone my Mum. û C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 She reminded me to buy some milk. Claire reminds me of my aunt. I remembered to phone my Mum I can't remember anything about the accident at all. Have you reminded Jack to bring his credit card? I must remind myself to take my pills after lunch. I must remember to take my pills after lunch. Remind me to take my umbrella, please. She forgot to remind him about the plumber coming. You remind me of my cousin Zöe. Do you remember the time we went to Songkhla and had that fantastic crab curry? Sometimes Valencia reminds me of Sydney. Come on. Try to remember what he was wearing. Those funny trousers you're wearing remind me of Tintin. The last thing he remembers/remembered was ordering another drink. Do you remember the worst film you saw at the cinema? Have you reminded anybody about anything recently? www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2009 Say and Tell Exercise She said she didn't like it She told me she didn't like it What did she say? What did she tell you? What did she say to you? What did she say you? û What did she tell to you? û A Fill the gaps with the correct form of say or tell. 1 They . on the news that everyone survived. 2 Come on. . me everything. 3 You know what they . about Bangkok, don't you? 4 Mummy! The teacher . a rude word in class today. 5 I hate the way she keeps . me what to do. 6 Richie . the same thing over and over again. 7 What did you . to him? 8 What did you . him? 9 He gave me his email address but he didn’t want to . what his phone number was. 10 He didn’t want to me his phone number. 11 He didn’t want to . what the problem was. 12 They . that John's really mean with money. 13 He me I wasn't invited to the wedding. 14 She me all about her holiday in Sicily. 15 I couldn't understand a word of what he was trying to . to me. 16 He me this funny story about what happened to him on holiday. EXCEPTIONS 17 I thought she was my friend until I found out she'd . all my secrets to everyone. 18 Jenny . a lie about my boyfriend last week. B Now make up some examples of your own. 1 2 3 4 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 They said on the news that everyone survived. Come on. Tell me everything. You know what they say about Bankok, don't you? Mummy! The teacher said a rude word in class today. I hate the way she keeps telling me what to do. Richie says the same thing over and over again. What did you say to him? What did you tell him? He gave me his email address but he didn’t want to say what his phone number was. He didn’t want to tell me his phone number. He didn’t want to say what the problem was. They say that John's really mean with money. He told me I wasn't invited to the wedding. She told me all about her holiday in Sicily. I couldn't understand a word of what he was trying to say to me. He told me this funny story about what happened to him on holiday. I thought she was my friend until I found out she'd told all my secrets to everyone. Jenny told a lie about my boyfriend www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Look, See and Watch Exercise See you have no control over what you see; see isn’t used in the continuous form Look is controlled and quick; look is often used in the continuous form Watch is controlled and continuous; watch is often used in the continuous form A Fill the gaps with look, see and watch in the correct form. 1 Urgh! I'm tired. I stayed up late last night rubbish TV. 2 Have you that documentary about great white sharks? 3 ! A green dog. 4 out! Don't step in that dog pooh. 5 Can you that blonde girl with the glasses talking to Clare? Well, 6 The police have been that house for a fortnight now. 7 I don't really like him much. He never you in the eye. 8 Mum and Dad like to TV after lunch on Sundays. 9 Have you that advert on TV about the Elvis fan? 10 You can tell he hasn't acted before. He keeps at the camera. 11 I out of the window yesterday and saw a green dog. You can imagine my surprise. 12 If you look very carefully, you can how well organized the ants are. 13 Why are you at me in that funny way? 14 me closely and I'll show you how to dance the chachacha. 15 at me and I'll show you how to dance the fandango. 16 This fog's terrible. I can't a thing. 17 Have you the latest Spielberg film? 18 How much TV do you ? B Now write down some examples of your own. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2009 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Urgh! I'm tired. I stayed up late last night watching rubbish TV. Have you seen that documentary about stroking great white sharks? Look! A green dog. Watch out! Don't step in that dog pooh. Can you see that blonde girl with the glasses talking to Clare? Well, The police have been watching that house for a fortnight now. I don't really like him much. He never looks you in the eye. Mum and Dad like to watch TV after lunch on Sundays. Have you seen that advert on TV about the Elvis fan? You can tell he hasn't acted before. He keeps looking at the camera. I looked out of the window yesterday and saw a green dog. You can imagine my surprise. If you look very carefully, you can see how well organized the ants are. Why are you looking at me in that funny way? Watch me closely and I'll show you how to dance the chachacha. Look at me and I'll show you how to dance the fandango. This fog's terrible. I can't see a thing. Have you seen the latest Spielberg film? How much TV do you watch? www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2009 Look Like and Seem Exercise — feel/look/seem/smell/sound/taste + LIKE + NOUN PHRASE He looks like a crazy rabbit — feel/look/seem/smell/sound/taste + ADJECTIVE He looks crazy feel with your fingers look with your eyes seem for the abstract smell with your nose sound with your ears taste with your tongue Fill each gap with the appropriate verb in the correct form. feel look like feel like (X2) seem look (X2) smell sound like smell like (X2) taste seem like (X2) sound taste like 1 Ingrid really Greek but actually she's from Germany. 2 What's for lunch, I wonder? Hmmm. It fish and chips. 3 Can you hear that? It a cat on heat. 4 It real fur but it’s artificial which means no animals had to be killed. 5 Yeah. That a good idea to me. 6 It's clouding over. It rain. 7 It's time to change the bag. The bin terrible. 8 She very friendly. 9 She a nice person. 10 That jacket great. 11 It looks like wool and it wool but really it isn't. 12 Blimey! Where's that dreadful pong* coming from? It rotten eggs. 13 Slurp. This soup delicious. You must give me the recipe. 14 Someone’s been sitting in this chair before me. It warm. 15 This song familiar. 16 CUSTOMER This coffee mud. WAITER Well, it was only ground this morning. * pong = bad smell www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ingrid looks really Greek but actually she's from Germany. What's for lunch, I wonder? Hmmm. It smells like fish and chips. Can you hear that? It sounds like a cat on heat It feels like real fur but it’s artificial which means no animals had to be killed. Yeah. That seems like a good idea to me. It's clouding over. It looks like rain. It's time to change the bag. The bin smells terrible. She seems very friendly. She seems like a nice person. That jacket looks great. It looks like wool and it feels like wool but really it isn't. Blimey! Where's that dreadful pong coming from? It smells like rotten eggs. Slurp. This soup tastes delicious. You must give me the recipe. Someone’s been sitting in this chair before me. It feels warm. This song sound familiar. CUSTOMER This coffee tastes like mud. WAITER Well, it was only ground this morning www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Speak and Talk Exercise speak = be able to use a language orally give a speech talk = discuss speak informally the physical activity A Fill the gaps with either speak or talk in the correct form She so much it gives me a headache Francesca five languages I've noticed he only ever about himself All I can tell you about babies is that they walk at one and at two What are you about? They can't be getting divorced! Everyone well of Jenny I mean, she's kind, amazingly intelligent and dropdead gorgeous Don't say anything about this to Roger He behind people's backs Simon We need to It's true You don't snore but you in your sleep In fact, you answer all my questions 10 I haven't to Rachel since she cheated me over the bill in the restaurant 11 She gave an interesting on the use of illegal wood in the furniture industry 12 You're rubbish, absolute rubbish! 13 He could his way out of anything 14 Let's go for a coffee and it over 15 It's just ., that's all I don't believe a word of it 16 At least she always her mind 17 up, man! I can't hear a word you're saying 18 The facts for themselves B Now write some examples of your own www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2010 Answers 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 She talks so much it gives me a headache Francesca speaks five languages I've noticed he only ever talks about himself All I can tell you about babies is that they walk at one and talk at two What are you talking about? They can't be getting divorced Everyone speaks well of Jenny I mean she's kind, amazingly intelligent and drop-dead gorgeous Don't say anything about this to Roger He talks behind people's backs Simon We need to talk It's true You don't snore but you talk in your sleep In fact, you answer all my questions I haven't spoken to Rachel since she cheated me over the bill in the restaurant She gave an interesting talk on the use of illegal wood in the furniture industry You're talking rubbish, absolute rubbish! He could talk his way out of anything Let's go for a coffee and talk it over It's just talk, that's all I don't believe a word of it At least she always speaks her mind Speak up, man! I can't hear a word you're saying The facts speak for themselves www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2010 The One, The Ones, Thing and Things Exercise — I like this T-shirt but not that one — The best thing about Valencia is the nightlife The best about Valencia is the nightlife A Fill the gaps with one, ones, thing and things. 1 The best in life are free. 2 The black bag is okay but I really prefer the green . 3 The extremely expensive carparks is the worst about Valencia. 4 What is the one you like most about Spain? 5 This melon isn’t quite ripe. The other felt better. 6 All the restaurants in the square were empty except . 7 The you have to remember is never to put your wallet in your back pocket. 8 Can you see that funny man? I mean the with dreadlocks and the dog on a lead. 9 The is, love without trust doesn’t last very long. 10 The best about Madrid is the art galleries. 11 Their boss is quite nice. The dangerous is the receptionist. 12 When I go to a restaurant, I usually choose without meat in them. B Now make up some examples of your own. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The best things in life are free. The black bag is okay but I really prefer the green one. The extremely expensive carparks is the worst thing about Valencia. What is the one thing you like most about Spain? This melon isn’t quite ripe. The other one felt better. All the restaurants in the square were empty except one. The thing you have to remember is never to put your wallet in your back pocket. Can you see that funny man? I mean the one with dreadlocks and the dog on a lead. The thing is, love without trust doesn’t last very long. The best thing about Madrid is the art galleries. Their boss is quite nice. The dangerous one is the receptionist. When I go to a restaurant, I usually choose things without meat in them www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Journey, Travel and Trip Exercise The journey takes an hour A journey to the North Pole — journey From A to B ð An expedition ð How often you travel abroad? We met on a trip to France — trip For business or pleasure ð — trip over His feet hit the child and he fell over He tripped over the child — travel We use travel as a verb ð A Fill the gaps with journey, travel or trip. 1 My . to work takes 45 minutes. 2 Mum and I went on a . to Thailand to see Brother Jim. 3 Have a nice . . 4 The . is far more comfortable by train. 5 When you . by train, you can go and have a drink in the buffet car. 6 We're going to . north to Chiang Mai. 7 A team of Japanese scientists have embarked on a . into the Congo in search of the Mokele mbembe monster. 8 The scientific expedition embarked upon a long . to visit The Arch of Ctesiphon. 9 In the 19th century, Richard Burton took part in a famous . into the heart of Africa. 10 The . by bus takes ages. 11 I always try to . as light as possible. 12 A little . to Menorca would suit me just fine. 13 What animals did you see on your . to Tanzania? 14 To . alone or with a friend? That is the question. 15 My day . to Delos, an island holy to the ancient gods, from Mykonos was unforgettable. 16 Watch out! Don't . over that root. 17 We had a good . back. B Now make up some examples of your own. 1 2 3 4 www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 My journey to work takes 45 minutes. Mum and I went on a trip to Thailand to see Brother Jim. Have a nice trip. The journey is far more comfortable by train. When you travel by train, you can go and have a drink in the buffet car. We're going to travel north to Chiang Mai. A team of Japanese scientists have embarked on a journey into the Congo in search of the Mokelembembe monster. The scientific expedition embarked upon a long journey to visit The Arch of Ctesiphon. Richard Burton took part in a famous journey into the heart of Africa. The journey by bus takes ages. I always try to travel as light as possible. A little trip to Menorca would suit me just fine. What animals did you see on your trip to Tanzania? To travel alone or with a friend? That is the question. My day trip to Delos, an island holy to the ancient gods, was unforgettable. Watch out! Don't trip over that root. We had a good trip back www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 ... that rain is imminent (eminent / imminent) Professor Pachorro is very eminent among brain surgeons (eminent / imminent) I wanted to see the exhibition about Manet in the Prado gallery in Madrid... What do you think of this hotel, darling? Why do you believe? ?in? ?''an eye for an eye''? That way the whole world would end up blind. So just think about it and let me know? ?in? ?the morning, okay? I still think of him as a little boy. ... says that rain is (eminent / imminent) 12 Professor Pachorro is very among brain surgeons (eminent / imminent) 13 I wanted to see the about Manet in the Prado gallery in Madrid (exhibition