English 11 - Unit 6: Competitions

Complete the sentences to report what was said, using a to-infinitive or an- ing form of a verb.. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party.[r]

English 11 _UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS The first semester I Underline the word that contains a different vowel sound 10 group foot rule team class cross shine found chew done could look luck great part lost slight crowd lose move would smooth run each race most strike knowledge choose love should push cut sheet ask cost strict cloud hope won II Complete these sentences with one appropriate word from the box representativesscore reciting spirit awarded participate rules announcedsponsoredworksheets The competition's aim was to stimulate the _of learning English among students The competition was _ by the Students' Parents Society The English teacher explained the competition’s _ to the students You will have to answer the questions on the _within two minutes A maximum _ for each activity is 15 points The winner will be _ a set of CDs Time was up and the judges the results To _ in the contest, you have to work in groups of three The final competition included the of three classes 10 He had difficulty the poem in front of the judges III Complete this extract from a newspaper article with the verbs given.Use the past simple, present perfect or past perfect RONSON SACKED IN UNITED CUTS Aston United (1) (sack) their manager, Neil Romson The former England football international manager (2 ) (say) that he (3) _(hear) the news when he (4) _(return) from a three-week holiday in Spain and that it (5) _ (come) as a complete shock "There (6) _(be) no hint of any problem when I (7) _ (leave) for the holiday." Aston United (8) (appoint) Ronson as manager two years ago and last season they (9) (finish) second in the First Division However, they (10) (win) only five matches so far this season The Chairman of the club, Peter White, last night (11) (accuse) Ronson of lack of commitment to the club "Neil's attitude (12) (disappoint) us recently Over the last few months he (13) _(spend) more time on Spanish beaches than working with the players in Aston." IV Complete each sentence with one of the following verb (in the correct form) Use a preposition if necessary staycarry get break be hunt invite cause take live deliver study close drive attend I've always dreamed in a small house by the sea Mike apologized so rude to me I agreed the parcel for her The driver of the other car accused me the accident We invited Jane for lunch Lop11.com He admitted the car into his neighbor's tree I congratulated Liz a new job My bag wasn't very heavy, but Dan insisted _it for me Tom suggested _a rest 10 We don't approve animals for sport 11 Kevin thanked us him to our party 12 Brian advised me economics at university 13 The government proposed _ a number of primary schools 14 The women blamed me her glasses 15 No one can prevent him the meeting V Complete the sentences to report what was said, using a to-infinitive or an- ing form of a verb 'You'd better look for a new job, Andrew.' Jane advised 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party Thanks very much.' Mike thanked 3, 'I must have made a mistake in the calculations." →Mr Forest admitted 'I'll pay for the meal.' → Sarah insisted 'Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.' →Neil suggested _ 'I can get you there in good time.' →Jim guaranteed 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.' → Kate apologized _ 'We'll organize the Christmas party.' →They promised 'I hear you won the championship Congratulations!' →Dane congratulated 10 'All right We will meet the student representatives.' →The teachers agreed _ 11 'You mustn't drink too much caffeine.' →Marta warned 12 'If all goes to plan, I'll study medicine.' →Rachel hoped _ 13 'We should take the jumper back to the shop.' →Jack recommended _ VI Most of the following sentences contain one mistake Correct it or write RIGHT When I asked Joan about her work she said she had lost her job and was short of money _ Michael explained that he couldn't come to the party because he was working this evening The doctor says that he would see you in twenty minutes I asked to see his identification before I let him to go into the house Students are recommended reading the following books _ Simon is already a good tennis player, but he accepts that he still had a lot to learn _ She offered me to take the children home _ The weather was extremely bad and this prevented us going out _ Lop11.com I apologized them for keeping them waiting so long _ 10 Liz wanted to know if we had any photos of our holiday 11 He advised to leave at 5.30 in the morning 12 Mick complained to the shop assistant that the computer he'd bought there was faulty 13 I asked him how could I get to the station, and he told me. 14 There were cheers when he suggested to go home early. 15 I don't really approve of children wearing makeup. VII Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets The company has decided to withdraw from some of its _ (sponsor) The playgroup provides plenty of for the children (stimulate) Over 30,000 will run in the New York marathon (compete) The negotiation was attended by _ of several states (represent) The scheme aims to encourage increased in sporting activities (participate) The survey was based on direct of over 500 schools (observe) I felt extremely _when we lost (disappoint) She finds writing poetry deeply _ (satisfy) The teacher's comment are designed to help improve your and _ (know - understand) 10 The _ of further job losses comes at a bad time (announce) VIII Complete the letter, using the words given Dear Minh, 1.thank / your letter / arrive / yesterday // _ I / please / hear / you / win / first prize / Poetry Reading Contest/ congratulations/ _ I / myself / just / join / final English Speaking Competition/ my school// _ competition/ organize/ our English teachers/ take place/ school hall/ last Sunday// _ representatives/ three classes/ my school/ take/ the contest// _ contest/ we/ work/ groups/ three/ compete/ five activities/ ten minutes// _ my team/ pass/ four activities/ perfectly/ but/ last one/ we/ a spelling mistake/ lose the game// _ it / be / big disappointment / us / however / we / all / enjoy / contest / immensely / Find / it / very useful // _ we / hope / win / contest / next year // _ 10 I / like / congratulate / you / your winning/ again // _ Yours truly, Phong Lop11.com