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“Think of Responsibility as if it were your clothes; always go with it everywhere, because it

could be your presentation card.”

“Let’s start doing the necessary possible things now, and soon we will find ourselves doing the

apparently impossible ones too.”

“Responsibility doesn’t come with age; it comes with acceptance and maturity.”

“Be responsible with your world, look at it with your heart and don’t forget to use your common

sense!”

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Unit 3

Exercises using Phrasal Verbs

Vocabulary: Word Formation

Words often Confused

Future Tenses + Exercises

Past Simple + Past Continuous + Exercises

Conditionals + Exercises

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Press the Control Key, and Click on ..\LINKS\Phrasal Dictionary..\

Phrasal Dictionary\PHRASAL VERBS.doc and do the following exercises.

A) Phrasal Verbs with keep:

Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs

above. Use one of the verbs twice.

keep on keep out keep at keep off keep up keep in

1 THE GRASS

2 Don’t give up - it.

3 “If you don’t finish your homework, I’ll you till you do,” said Mum.

4 Do you want to go to bed? I hope I’m not you .

5 He talking though no one was listening.

6 PRIVATE PROPERTY

7 Well done! the good work.

B)Phrasal verbs (mixed)

Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B. Write the numbers.

A B

1 keep up ( ) become ill

2 get on ( ) tolerate

3 put up with ( ) escape

4 go down with ( ) think of a plan or a solution

5 come up with ( ) visit someone for a short while

6 get away with ( ) be friendly with

7 drop in ( ) move at the same speed as something

Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the (B)phrasal



verbs (mixed) from the previous page.

1 After thinking about the problem for days, we finally a solution.

2 Last winter I the flu and had a week off work.

3 The athlete could not with the rest of the runners and came last.

4 She’s so lazy, always trying to doing as little work as possible.

5 I don’t have much time but I’ll try and on you next time I’m in your neighbourhood.

6 Bill and Ben don’t with each other at all; they’re always quarrelling.

7 She couldn’t her boss’s behaviour so she decided to resign.

C) Phrasal verbs with do and make

Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B.

A B

1 do up ( ) need

2 make of ( ) put powder and cream on one's face

3 do with ( ) manage in spite of not having something

4 make off ( ) fasten

5 do without ( ) abolish/get rid of

6 make up ( ) leave quickly

7 do away with ( ) think/have an opinion about


above.

1 What do you all these rumours about Mad Cow Disease?

2 I’m starving; I could really something to eat!

3 You’ll have to your supper tonight because we haven’t got any food.

4 I think they should boxing because it’s such a dangerous sport.

5 The thief as soon as he saw the policeman coming.

6 your jacket – you’ll catch cold!

7 She herself before she goes out with her boyfriend.

D) Phrasal verbs with make



Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B. Two of the verbs have

more than one meaning.

A B

( ) invent

1 make up ( ) see or hear something with difficulty

( ) form something

2 make for ( ) write a cheque

( ) pretend

3 make out ( ) move quickly towards

( ) become friends again

Match the sentences in list A with the sentences in list B.

A

1 Two good friends are not talking to each other.

2 We need to decide who is going to be on the committee.

3 No one believed the witness’s story.

4 I didn’t want to go to school yesterday because I wasn’t ready for the test.

5 I can’t pay in cash now, I’m afraid.

6 I’ve left my glasses at home.

7 The robber heard the police arriving.

B

( ) Can I make out a cheque instead?

( ) It needs to be made up of two men and two women.

( ) I made out I was ill.

( ) I can’t make out what the sign says.

( ) She probably made it all up.

( ) Isn’t it about time you shook hands and made up?

( ) He made for the door.

E) Phrasal verbs with on and off



drop off try on set off come off hand on catch on break off

Replace the underlined words in these sentences with the correct form of one

of the phrasal verbs above.

1 What time shall we begin our journey tomorrow?

2 They ended their relationship when they realized they didn’t get on.

3 It’s an ambitious plan. Do you think it will succeed?

4 You don’t have to take me all the way - just leave me on the corner.

5 Do you think this new style of dress will ever become popular?

6 These jewels were passed to me by my father who was given them by his father.

7 Don’t buy that pullover before you have put it on to see if it fits you.

F) Phrasal verbs with get (1)

get along get by get across get round get away


above. Use two of the verbs twice.

1 She’s very good at her message .

2 It’s important to be able to with your neighbours.

3 It’s a serious problem. We must it somehow.

4 I’ll come to the meeting but I’ll have to a bit early.

5 The robbers with a million pounds.

6 We don’t have much money but we have enough to .

7 The news of his death very quickly.



EASY, ISN’T IT?

G) Phrasal verbs with take

Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B. One of the verbs has

two meanings.

A B

1 take after ( ) begin to like someone

2 take back ( ) understand an idea

3 take away ( ) return something

4 take in ( ) subtract

5 take off ( ) include in an itinerary

6 take to ( ) leave the ground (a plane)

7 take up ( ) resemble someone

( ) use/occupy


above. Use one of the verbs twice.

1 When I met John I him at once.

2 She spoke so fast I couldn’t what she was saying.

3 Correcting homework is important but it a lot of time.

4 Does your tour of Italy Florence and Venice?

5 If you 32 from 100, what do you get?

6 The CD recorder was faulty so I it to the shop.

7 I am not like my mum and dad; I my uncle George.

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MMM… I THINK I TAKE

MY GRANDPA!

VOCABULARY

Word formation

Complete this table. Sometimes there are two possible adjectives.

Verb Noun Adjectiveboreenjoy

appearfail

marryimagineamuseattendcreate

dedicatesense

profess

1 I like friends who make remarks and make me laugh.

2 The film was so that I nearly fell asleep.

3 Reading develops a child’s at an early age.

4 Letters look more if they are typed rather than hand-written.

5 I thought she’d be angry, but Anna was quite by what happened.

6 After two marriages, he is planning to marry for a third time.

7 My uncle has his life to scientific research.

8 You shouldn’t judge people by their ; it’s their personality that matters.

9 It is to avoid rich foods if you are feeling ill.

Words often confused

Complete these sentences using one of the words below. Use one of the words twice.

imaginary imaginative imagination fantastic fantasy

1 He wrote a science fiction novel about a/an planet.

2 We saw a/an film last night - you should go and see it.

3 I'm not going to tell you how to solve the problem; use your .

4 She is a very child; she's always making up wonderful stories.

5 Her favourite is that one day she'll win the Lottery.

6 It was a/an dream, full of strange people and exotic places.



FUTURE FORMS

In English you can talk about future time using a number of different forms, depending on meaning. Here is a summary of the most common ways of talking about the future.

Future simple

Form: shall/will + infinitive

Use

You use the future simple:

• to talk about future facts.

Tomorrow will be the last day of the term.

• to make predictions.

I think the practice will be too easy for me.

• to talk about a decision about the future that is made at the time of speaking.

“Lucy, we need some bread.”

“OK, I’ll go to the shop after finishing my homework.”

• to offer, request or promise something.

I’ll help you carry your suitbags.

I promise I’ll write you next time.



UPS!

THERE’S

NO INK!

I’LL GET IT FOR YOU.

Going to

Form: is/are + going to + infinitive

Use

You use going to:

• to make predictions based on present evidence or knowledge.

Look at those clouds- it’s going to rain!

• to talk about a decision or plan about the future that was made before the time of

speaking.

I’m going to go to Germany for my holidays this year.

Present continuous

You use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements and plans

(particularly when the time and place have been arranged).

I’m leaving at eight on the first flight to Venezuela.

Note

Going to and the present continuous have a similar future meaning, but going to

emphasizes the idea that a decision has been made, whereas the present continuous

emphasizes that something has been arranged. Compare:

I’m going to have my hair cut this week. (I’ve made a decision to have my hair cut. I may

or may not have made an appointment at the hairdresser’s.)

I’m having my hair cut this week. (I’ve made an appointment at the hairdresser’s.)12

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I’m eating a pizza in one hour!

Present simple

You use the present simple to talk about timetabled or fixed events in the future, that are

usually beyond the speaker’s control.

The train leaves in five minutes.

Future continuous

form

shall/will + be + present participle

Use

You use the future continuous to talk about:

• actions or events that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

I’m afraid I can’t come to your barbecue. I’ll be flying to Boston that afternoon.

• predicted developments in the future.

We’ll all be using the Internet in ten years’ time.

• something that will definitely happen in the future, either because it is already planned

or because it is part of a normal routine.

Today we’ll be looking at verbs and tomorrow we’ll be doing some work on nouns.



THE PLANE LEAVES IN

12 MINUTES.

WE’LL ALL BE USING THE INTERNET IN

TEN YEARS’ TIME. YEAHHH, WE TOO!

BY TEN O’CLOCK I’LL HAVE

BEEN EATING CHOCOLATES

HERE FOR THREE HOURS.

Future perfect simple

Form

shall/will + have + past participle

Use

You use the future perfect simple to talk about actions or events that will be finished

before a certain time in the future. You often use it with by.

I’ll have written the report by tomorrow morning.

Future perfect continuous

Form

shall/will + have been + present participle

Use

You use the future perfect continuous to talk about continuous actions in the future

that will still be in progress by a certain time in the future. It emphasizes the length of time

of the action and is often used with for.

By this time next year I’ll have been living here for twenty

years.

By ten o’clock I’ll have been waiting here for over an hour.



I’LL HAVE FINISHED THIS WORK BY NEXT

MONTH

EXERCISES

Complete these sentences using the correct future form of the verbs in brackets.

There may be more than one possibility. Choose the best one!

1 Do you think the car (start) if I turn on the ignition?

2 I’ve got to go now, but I (see) you next week, OK?

3 Look out! That ladder (fall)!

4 They say the weather (get) worse in the next few days.

5 “I (be) a pilot when I grow up,” said the little boy.

6 The train (leave) in five minutes – let’s go!

7 Now, let’s look at the timetable. We (arrive) in Rome at 6.45 and we (depart) at

7.30 for Naples.

8 We (plan) to buy a new house sometime this year.

9 You (fail) the exam if you don’t study more.

10 I (carry) those bags for you; they must be very heavy.

Complete these sentences using the correct future form of the verbs in brackets.

There may be more than one possibility.

1 You want to meet a friend for lunch. You phone her and say: “What (do) on

Wednesday at one o’clock?”

2 You look at the dark clouds in the sky. “I think it .” (rain)

3 You look into your future. “I (have) four children.”

4 You have decided to go to Italy for your holidays next year. “We (go) to Italy next

summer.”

5 Your friend has a two-month-old baby and is going out to a party. You ask, “Who

(look after) the baby?”

6 You want to find out about trains to Manchester. At the enquiries desk you ask, “When

?” (leave)

7 Your friend is driving very fast. Suddenly a lorry appears on your side of the road. “Be

careful! We !” (crash)

8 You pack your bags and go angrily to the door. It’s all over. You say, “That’s it! I

!” (leave)15


9 You see someone carrying a lot of parcels trying to get into the lift. “Wait a minute, I

(open) the door for you.”

10 You are determined to pass the exam next time. “I (pass) the exam, even if it kills

me!”

Complete the pictures.



THE PLANE AT 8. I HOPE THIS WEATHER DO

NOT DELAY IT!I THINK I

A STOMACHACKE.

TOMORROW AT THIS TIME, I

THE SAME!

WHEN I GROW UP

I

A FAMOUS CAT.

Past simple

You use the past simple to talk about:

• events or actions in the past.

Our teacher came into class late yesterday.

• habits in the past.When I lived in Spain, I went to the beach every weekend.

• situations in the past.

I lived in England for twenty years.

Remember that you use the past simple for actions and events in the past that are

finished, and happened at a specific time or over a specific period of time. The past time

reference must be included or must be clear from the context. Here are some of the adverbs

and time expressions you can use with the past simple:

all night, at six o’clock, between 1992 and 1995, for ten years, in 1945, last Spring,

recently, this morning, yesterday

Past Continuous

Form

was/were + present participle

You use the past continuous:

• to talk about actions in progress around a specific time in the past.

I was studying for my exams this time last year.

• to talk about an action that was in progress when another action happened. The second

action is in the past simple. You join the parts of the sentence together with when or

while.

While I was shopping in the supermarket, I met my old boss. I was shopping in the

supermarket when I met my old boss.17


• to talk about two or more actions in progress at the same time in the past.

I was watching TV while my husband was doing the washing-up.

• to give background information when telling a story.

It was snowing outside as people arrived for the party.

EXERCISES

Complete these sentences using the past simple form of one of the verbs below

in each space.

teach choose lie steal fall break become ride feel lay

1. The athlete the world record for the 100 metres in 1996.

2. He to study medicine because he wanted to help people.

3. After eating three pies and two ice creams he sick.

4. We were so poor we food to survive.

5. He a millionaire when he was just 21.

6. She maths and physics until she retired in 1998.

7. He got on his horse and off into the distance

8. While she made the food, her husband the table.

9. He was so tired he on the bed and went straight to sleep.

10. The building down during the earthquake.

Complete this text using the correct form (past simple or past continuous) of

the verbs in brackets.

We had just had a nice meal and I (1) (look) out of the window, admiring the beauty of

the clouds. Everything (2) (go) smoothly and I said to myself, “Flying is great!” We (3)

(have) just half an hour to go before landing and I (4) (feel) pretty relaxed when the

rather large woman who (5) (sit) next to me suddenly started telling me the story of her

life. She (6) (wear) a luxurious fur coat because she said she (7) (feel) cold. She

was so large that she (8) (take) up not only her own seat, but half of mine too. She

overflowed into my seat like a big, furry animal. As she spoke, I (9) (pretend) to read



my newspaper, squashed like a sardine in my seat. I (10) (can) hear the woman’s voice

droning on above the noise of the engines.

“Those (11) (be) hard times,” she said. “In those days, there were twelve of us living

under the same roof and we hardly (12) (have) enough to eat.” I thought she (13)

(do) her best to make up for it now. She had taken a bar of chocolate out of her handbag and

(14) (try) to unwrap it, which (15) (be) difficult because it had melted and was

sticking to the paper.

Finish these sentences using the past simple or the past continuous.

1 While I was studying for my exams, ...

2 When I heard the good news, ...

3 While I was waiting for the bus, ...

4 When I first came to this school, ...

5 When I woke up this morning, ...

6 While everyone was having a good time at the party, ...



WHILE I WAS WORKING ON A NEW PROGRAMM, I FELL

DOWN!

CONDITIONALS

You use conditionals to talk about situations (either real or imaginary) and the

probable results or consequences of these situations. Conditionals are made up of two

clauses:

the if clause and the main clause. When the if clause begins the sentence, you must

use a comma between the clauses.

If I could, I’d retire tomorrow. or I’d retire tomorrow if I could.

ZERO CONDITIONAL

Form

if + present, + present/imperative

Use

You use the zero conditional:

• to talk about something that is always or usually true (a fact, habit or routine). If means

the same as when in this case.

If I can’t sleep, I drink a cup of hot milk.

When you mix oxygen and hydrogen, you make water.

• to give instructions or strong advice.

Go to the doctor’s if you don’t feel better by tomorrow.

If Sheila calls, tell her to phone back later.



IF YOU’VE GOT A BAD COLD, DRINK A

HOT TEA WITH LEMON.

FIRST CONDITIONAL

Form

if+ present, + will + infinitive

Use

You use the first conditional:

• to talk aliout a likely situation and its probable result in the future.

You’ll catch your flight if you hurry.

If it doesn’t rain, we’ll go out for a walk.

• to give advice, threats and warnings and to make promises.

I’ll hit you if you do that again.

If you clean the car for me, I’ll give you fire pounds.

SECOND CONDITIONAL

Form

if+ past, + would + infinitive

Use

You use the second conditional:

• to talk about an unlikely or imaginary situation and its result.

If I were taller, I’d be much more confident.

If taxes went up, our firm would be in trouble.

• in the expression if I were you, I’d ... to give advice.

If I were you, I’d study harder.

Spoken English

In speaking we can either use If I were ... or If I was ..., but in writing we always use If I

were……



THIRD CONDITIONAL

Form

if + past perfect, + would have + past participle

Use

You use the third conditional to speculate about possible situations in the past which didn’t

happen.

We would have caught the plane if we’d (had) hurried.

If you’d (had) answered the first question, you would have got better marks.

MIXED CONDITIONAL

Form

if + past perfect, + would + infinitive

Use

You use this combination of a second and third conditional when yon want to connect a

possible past event with the present or future.

If I’d married Mary, I would be happy now.

She would be coming to the wedding if she hadn’t just broken up with her boyfriend.

Notes

1 You can use other modal verbs in the main clause instead of will/would.

If we’re going to invite John and Mary, we should invite Tom as well.

If the traffic hadn’t been so bad, we could hare arrived at the airport in time for our

flight.

2 You can use other linking words instead of if: unless (= if... not)

Unless you finish your vegetables, you won’t get any dessert.



• as long as and provided (that). These both emphasize the condition that

has to be met. Provided (that) is more formal.

Provided that you work hard, you’ll succeed in life.

As long as study hard, you’ll succeed in the examinations.

EXERCISES

Finish these sentences using the zero, first or second conditional. Check the

tenses, so that you can notice which conditional you must use.

1 If you press the switch,

2 If you eat a lot of chips,

3 If you smoke,

4 If I drank too much alcohol,

5 If your tooth hurts,

6 If you need some money,

7 If you want to do well at school,

8 If I wanted to make a lot of money,

9 If you want to be invited to lots of parties,

10 If you wanted to lose weight,

11 If you break that mirror,

12 If you walk under a ladder,

13 If I lost my job

MORAL DILEMMAS: What would you do if...

1 ... you found an antique vase on a building site?

2 ... you knew that a classmate of yours had been stealing money from other students?

3 ... you were having trouble in a test and the invigilator left the room for a few minutes?



4 ... your best friend asked you to whisper the correct answers in an important examination?

5 ... someone tried to hitch a lift in your car on a quiet country road?

6 ... you knew a friend of yours was taking drugs?

7 ... you were on holiday abroad and you lost all your money?

EXAM PRACTICE: Use of English, Part 3 (Third and Mixed Conditionals)

For questions 1-7, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning

to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use

between two and five words, including the word given. Use Third or Mixed

Conditionals.

1 I bought a ticket and I won some money. hadn’t

If I I wouldn't have won any money.

2 My number didn't win because it wasn't random. might

If my number had won.

3 I didn't buy the house because I didn't have enough money. afforded

If I would've bought the house.

4 I regret not buying that ticket because it won a thousand pounds. would

If I had bought that ticket, I a thousand pounds richer now.

5 John arrived late, so we couldn’t set off on time. punctually

If John we could’ve set off on time.

6 He gambled a lot and lost all his money. so

If he he wouldn’t have lost all his money.

7 You couldn’t win anything because you didn’t buy a ticket. might

If you had bought a ticket, something.



Choose one of the sentence starters (below the example) and write a short story of

about seven lines. You can make the conditional positive or negative. Look at the

example given below.

EXAMPLE:

1. If I had gone to the party, I would have met John.

2. If I had met John, I would have danced with him.

3. If I had danced with him, he would have asked me out.

4. If I hadn’t gone to the party, I wouldn’t have met John.

5. If I hadn’t met John, I wouldn’t have danced with him.

6. If I hadn’t danced with him, he wouldn’t have asked me out.

7. If nobody hadn’t invited me, I would have never met him!

If I had gone to the party, ...

If I had studied in another country, ...

If I had been born in ___ , ...

If I had failed the exam, ...

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.



IF YOU HADN’T EATEN SO

MUCH, YOU WOULDN’T

HAVE GAINED SO MANY

KILOS!

Finish these sentences using a mixed conditional.

Example: If I had won the money, ... ...I would go round the world.

1 If I had won the money, ...

2 If I had passed my exam, ...

3 If you had come to the party, ...

4 If Columbus hadn’t discovered America, ...

5 If I had been better at maths, ...

6 If I had studied more when I was younger, ...

Exam practice: Use of English, Part 3

For questions 16-25, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar

meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You

must use between two and five words, including the word given.

16 I didn’t go to the cinema, so I didn’t see the film. seen

If I had gone to the cinema, the film.

17 I caught the train because I was on time. been

If I I would’ve missed the train.

18 He married her because he was in love with her. not

If he hadn’t been in love with her, he her.

19 I’d like you to give Arthur this message if you see him. please

If you see Arthur, this message.

20 I haven’t had the video fixed so I can’t watch your film this evening. able

If I had had the video fixed, to watch your film this evening.

21 Eating that much will make you fatter. put

If you eat that much, weight.

22 Your chances of getting the job would be better if you knew Italian. have

If you knew Italian, you chance of getting the job.

23 I advise you to go and lie down if you’re tired. should

If you’re tired, down.

24 You won’t lose weight because you eat too many potatoes. might

You if you ate fewer potatoes.



IF I HAD PAID ATTENTION, I WOULDN’T

BE IN THIS SITUATION

Exam practice: Use of English, Part 4

For questions 26-40, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the

lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put

a tick. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word.

Relaxing in London

26 There is so much to see in London than it is difficult to make a choice.

27 Most of the important sights are in the West End or in just across

28 Waterloo Bridge in the rather ugly, concrete South Bank Arts Centre. The

29 Centre was opened in 1976 and it is time it was been given a facelift, as

30 it is beginning to look a bit of scruffy. Alongside the National Theatre

31 is the Royal Festival Hall, which was built in 1961 for the Festival of

32 Britain. Nearby you can and also visit the Hayward Gallery, an important

33 venue for the art exhibitions. After seeing a show, you may want to go to a

34 restaurant or a pub. The restaurants with the best food in town are

35 generally quite an expensive, especially in the evening. However,

36 there are exceptions, and at lunchtime many of restaurants offer

37 the chance to try a fixed menu at a fraction of the evening price. Ethnic

38 restaurants are in generally quite cheap unless the owners have put

39 up their prices just because of they’ve replaced paper tablecloths with

40 linen and lager with wine.



His early life was a time of great hardship. He was born in a very poor part of

London, but his family were at first well off enough to afford a maid.

However, while he was still a child, his family gradually lost everything. His father

was a comedian and his mother worked as a dancer and singer. Neither of them was very

successful and the family had very little money. They were so poor that, at one time, he and

his brothers had only one pair of shoes between them and they had to take turns wearing

them. His father eventually deserted the family and later died of alcoholism. The strain

caused by this desertion affected his mother deeply. Her career felt apart and in the end she

became insane. When his mother had to go into an asylum, he was sent to an orphanage.

The first time he himself earned any money was by dancing and singing when he

was only five years old. As a young boy he had many different jobs, but what he loved most

of all was working in the theatre. As he said in his autobiography, he felt quite “at home” on

the stage, in more ways than one - the stage became an escape from the pain of his family

life. When he was about fifteen, he joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to

America. On one such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where

eventually he became both an actor and a film director.

In his films we see the influence of his early life: a strong feeling of pity for the poor,

a romantic view of women (he worshipped his mother) and a love of applause. His comedies

were immediately successful. As well as making policemen look foolish, he also often used

the situation where people find themselves in a ridiculous position, but refuse to admit they

have a problem.

The best example of this is the drunken man who, though obviously drunk in the way

he walks and talks, tries to pretend he has not touched a drop. One of his most famous roles

is the little tramp who tries but fails to be a gentleman, and so makes us laugh. His films are

not always comic; they are often sad and some, like The Great Dictator, contain a strong

political message.

As a director he was known to be a perfectionist and sometimes made actors repeat a

scene many times until he was finally satisfied with it. Many of the people he worked with



found him mean and tyrannical, but it was probably his early experiences of poverty that

made him so anxious to be successful. He is undoubtedly the most popular comedian of all

time. He died 35 in Switzerland in 1977 at the age of 88. There is now a statue of him in

London, the city of his birth.

?His name is

Exam Practice: Part 2

For questions 1-7, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

1 Although the family were poor

A they got on well with each other.

B they quickly became famous.

C things had once been better.

D they were able to make ends meet.

2 His mother's career ended whenA she began to drink too much. B she went mad.C her husband left her. D she became too old.

3 What he liked most about the theatre was

A that it helped him to forget his problems.

B the money he earned.

C the applause of the audience.

D that his family worked there.

4 In what way did his early life affect his work cinema?A He wanted to make people laugh. B He made a film about his mother. C He showed the life of the poor. D He wanted his films to make money.



5 The drunken man is funny becauseA he behaves seriously. B he talks in a drunken manner. C he behaves as if he is sober. D he keeps falling down.

6 His films can be described asA just entertainment. B political and romantic. C serious and comic. D love stories.

7 What was he like as a director?A He was difficult to please.B He was keen to please everyone.C He was anxious to finish.D He was never satisfied with his work.

Now, answer these questions about the text.

1. What might have caused his father’s alcoholism?

2. How did the film director’s feelings about his mother

show in his work?

3. Compare his early life with his life when he became

famous and successful. How do you think his lifestyle changed?



Describe Robin Williams’ films.

Look at Williams’ pictures and tell what kind of

characters he is playing.

Which do you think was the most difficult role to play? Why?





For questions 1-11, read this text about Robin Williams and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Another comic genius

Robin Williams was creative and gifted from an early age. He was a/an (1) child and at school was always a (2) pupil: he wrestled, ran cross-country and worked (3) at his studies. When he was sixteen his father took early retirement and (4) the family to Tiborn, near San Francisco. While Robin was studying at Claremont Men’s College, he (5) theatre and, as a result, he abandoned his books. (6) his father was at first very displeased when Robin won a full scholarship to New York’s (7) Juilliard Drama School, he did not stand in his (8) . Robin stayed in New York for a couple of years then he (9) to San Francisco, a city he has lived in to this day, and one for which he feels real (10) . For him, it’s the most beautiful city in the world and a great place to (11) kids.



1 A imaginary2 A classic3 A quickly4 A drove5 A discovered6 A However7 A admired8 A way9 A arrived

10 A attraction11 A grow

B imaginativeB modelB easilyB travelledB foundB AlthoughB knownB roadB stayedB nostalgiaB grow up

C fantasticC superiorC hardC fetchedC Performed C MoreoverC famousC routeC livedC affectionC rise

D mythicalD spoiltD fastD movedD succeededD AsD respectfulD trackD returnedD connectionD raise

Exam practice: Part 5For questions 1 -10, read the next part of the text about Robin Williams. Use the

word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Robin Williams likes San Francisco because no one makesa fuss about (1) him. SEE

“I’ve been there so long they’re getting a bit (2) with BOREme,” he told (3) . “I got my first big break when I made REPORTa guest (4) in Happy Days on TV in the 70s.” APPEAR

Williams was a (5) actor right from the start. SUCCESSHowever, his first movie Popeye was a critical (6) . FAILHe was also drinking too much and his (7) was MARRY

looking shaky.“There were three or four (8) inside him trying to PERSON

get out,” says his manager. He found a new (9) DIRECTwhen he married Marsha Grace. Their relationship began when she made an (10) to become nanny to APPLYWilliams’ first son, Zach.



Look at the pictures and answer the

questions.

Which of these films would you prefer to

see? Why?

Who are the main characters?

What is your favourite kind of film?

Choose one of them and answer the following questions:

What’s the name of the film?

Where and when is the story set?

What happens in the story? (If you

haven’t seen the film ask someone or



investigate)



Look at this question.

You have been studying English for several years and would like to go to Britain on

a summer course to improve your spoken English. Read the advertisement on the next

page, and write a letter applying for a scholarship. Write between 120 and 180 words.

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Exam practice: Letter of application

In Part 2 of the writing exam, you may be asked to write a

letter of application. A letter of application could be written to

an individual or an organization. The purpose of the letter

could be to apply for a job, a scholarship or a place on a

course. Here are some tips on writing a letter of application.

• Make sure that you include all the relevant

information that is asked for.

• Use an appropriate style (formal or semi-formal).

• Remember to include: the reason why you are writing,

personal details about yourself, your qualifications and

experience and the reasons why they should take you.



small groups

intensive work on grammar and vocabulary

communicative practice with native speakers

exciting social programme and excursions

accommodation with local families

This year we are offering ten study grants to students from abroad. To apply for a scholarship you must:

write a letter telling us about

yourself and why you think you

deserve one of the scholarships

provide evidence of your level in

English.

be living outside the United

Kingdom.

submit a reference from your

English teacher.Learn real English, the natural way

Send your application to Lucy March at following address:

172 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 8JA

Here is a letter written by a student interested in attending classes at the Oxford

Academy. Complete the letter using the words and phrases below.



would like

first of all

also

sincerely

have been studying

I am writing

look forward to



Dear Ms March,

(1) in order to apply for one of the scholarships you are

offering for summer courses at the Oxford Academy.

I am seventeen years old and (2) English for five years. I

passed my First Certificate in June 1997. I have just started a course

leading to the Cambridge Proficiency. My mother tongue is French, but

I also know some German.

I (3) to say why I think should be awarded one of the

scholarships. (4) , English is one of my favourite subjects and I

have been getting good marks at school. I feel that now I need to

practise what I have learnt in real situations. I would (5) like to

know more about British life and culture. I am very interested in

literature and read a lot of English books and magazines. My favourite

English author is Agatha Christie and I have always wanted to see the

places where her stories are set.

I enclose a letter of reference from my English teacher. I hope you

will give my application careful consideration.

I (6) hearing from you,

Yours (7)

Michelle Legrand

After having read Michelle’s letter, label each paragraph in it using these notes.

- who you are

- reason for writing

- final comments

- why you deserve a scholarship

- signing off



Well, you know it already; if you want a

triple opportunity to succeed in life……

just learn English well, computation

well, and grow up in principles.

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