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I Vocabularies make ends meet Bumper crop Now I’m ready to hand over the money To be in need of Result in: the new farming methods resulted in bumper crops Farming methods: they have introduced new farming Get around: can I get around in this city? methods II To go over a bridge Walk past/ run past Enclose Grammar: reported speech Direct speech with statements I said: ‘Mum will be home.’ He said: ‘I play badminton.’ She said: ‘I can play the piano.’ He said: ‘We are going back to our country.’ He said: ‘I shall come here to take this book tomorrow.’ Indirect speech statements I said that mum would be home He said that he played badminton She said that she could play the piano He said that they were going back to their country He said that he would come here to take this book the following day If the introducing verb is in Simple Present tense, there is no change of tense E g He says: ‘He will come tomorrow.’ He says he will come tomorrow The introducing verbs in Past tense, there are some changes: Direct Indirect Direct Am, is Was Will Are Were Shall Can Could Must That Semi-colon (:) Here This That These Today That day Tomorrow Yesterday The day before Last week/ month… Next day/ month The following week/month To come Yes/no question If/ whether Say Indirect Would Should/ would Had to There Those The next/following day The week/ month before To go ask Conditional sentences type 1: a can-b possibility at present or in the future If clause (Simple Present) Main clause (will/ shall + verb) If I find your handbag, I will give it back to you I our parents come back, I will phone you right away If the boxes are too heavy, we can help your to carry them upstairs Unless it rains, we can play tennis Provide you go now, you will not be late for the train As long as you want me to stay, I won’t leave you Command: (if you) go with me, I will show you my new car (if you) don’t talk in class, the teacher will not punish you For unsure thing, thought, use SHOULD; SHOULD can be in the beginning of the sentence without IF: If you should see her, can you tell her I am waiting for her? Should you see her, can you tell her I am waiting for her? III Match an if clause in A with a main clause in B to make meaningful sentences A B o If you heat water to 100 C a she can try again next year If the weather is fine b all plants are going to die If she doesn’t get a good night sleep c she’s always tied in the mornings It’s easy If you push this button d it boils Careful! Unless you slow down e we can go to the coats tomorrow 6.Unless it rains soon f the camera rewinds automatically 7.If you still feel awful tomorrow g you’re going to have an accident If she doesn’t pass the exam this year, h take the day off work IV Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense She (1 Look)……… up from the book she(2 Read) ………and (3.see) ………… a shadow moving slowly through the garden She (4 Turn)…………… out the light so that she could see better There was nobody there But she (5 See)……….that it (6 Snow) …………… earlier that evening, and across the grass there was a line of footprints A fox (7 Walk) ………… across right in front of their window, and now it (8 Look)………… at her from the far corner of the garden V Rewrite each sentence as reported speech, beginning as shown ‘I won’t have enough time to finish this job.’ He said……………………………………………… ‘It’s been a long time since I had such a good meal.’ She said……………………………………………… ‘The weather may get much worse tomorrow.’ He told us……………………………………………… ‘I think you should cut down on your smoking.’ The doctor told me……………………………………………… ‘We’re going on holiday tomorrow.’ They said……………………………………………… ‘We haven’t been to the art gallery for ages.’ They said……………………………………………… ‘I always eat lots of fresh fruit and salad.’ She said……………………………………………… ‘It’s time to go to bed, children.’ She told……………………………………………… VI Put SAID, TOLD or TALKED into each gap Mary………… me that she was very tired The teacher………… the students to study harder At the meeting the director………… about financial problems I ………… my mother that I had finished my homework Sue ………… that she could not go to the cinema with us We ………… about how to speak English well They ………… they had to stay up late to finish their work the night before She ………… us she had just come back from Italy VII Complete each sentence with a correct preposition Our grandmother loves this song It reminds her………… her childhood Romeo and Juliet is the story about two young lovers whose families prevented them………… marrying A park is not anybody’s private property It belongs ………… everybody Margaret believes ………… life after death She thinks dying is a beginning, not an end A day at the seaside is real possibility, but it all depends………… the weather He seemed so surprised ………… my success I am quite aware………… his intentions That type of music is quite popular………… teen-age boys and girls VIII Fill in each gap with one suitable word The country and the city have advantages and (1) ………… People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings They enjoy (2) ………… and quiet and their neighbors are friendlier, ready to help them (5)………….they need it Their life can be boring and they can be isolated, a long way from the nearest town, which is a serious problem, if they (6)………… ill or want to school The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages Cities are often ugly and polluted; they not only (7) ……… Bad air but are also noisy Everyone is always in a hurry and this (8) ………….that people have no time to get to know each other and make friend IX X Look at the map and complete the directions to the station Go along Wood Lane until you see (1)……… When you see Mill Road, turn (2)……… Go along Mill Road until you reach the (3)……… Turn right into (4)………… when you reach the hospital Turn (4)…………… before you reach the (6)……… of Ash Road Go along (7) ………… until you see the (8)………… XI Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A A A A A A A A Focus Decide Health Money Picture Skill Aware Fiction B B B B B B B B Post Depress Eat Nothing Country Fine Manly Invention C C C C C C C C Most Mess Seat Proper Culture Life Airless Education XII Michael Learns To Rock That's Why (You Go Away) Baby want you tell me why there is sadness in your eyes I don't wanna say goodbye to you Love is one big illusion I should try to forget But there is something left in my head You're the one who set it up I'm the one who's feeling lost right now But there is something left in my head Now you're the one to make it stop Now you want me to forget every little thing you said * CHORUS : I won't forget the way you're kissing But I'm not the man your heart is missing The feelings so strong were lasting for so long That's why you go away I know You were never satisfied no matter how I tried Love is one big illusion I should try to forget * REPEAT CHORUS Sitting here all alone in the middle of nowhere There is so much to say now between us There ain't so much for me anymore Now you wanna say goodbye to me But there is something left in my head Don't know which way to go There ain't so much for you * REPEAT CHORUS D D D D D D D D House Better Meat One Nature Wire Various Question