Trb2 u5 prac_plus
- 1. Unit 5 Grammar Practice (Plus) 1 Rewrite the statements in reported speech. 1 ‘ I don ’t mind being here. ’ She said ___________________________________________________ . 2 ‘ We weren ’t doing anything at eight o ’clock yesterday evening. ’ They said __________________________________________________ . 3 ‘ You must get a ticket for next month ’s concert. ’ She said ___________________________________________________ . 4 ‘ You may know Louise from the evening class. ’ She said ___________________________________________________ . 5 ‘ Lisa is doing a test at the moment. ’ He told us __________________________________________________ . 6 ‘ Some of the power cables were damaged in last night ’s storm. ’ He told me __________________________________________________ . 7 ‘ I ’ m going to help you with the cooking tonight. ’ He told _____________________________________________________ . 8 ‘ We haven ’t finished our picnic yet. ’ They told me ________________________________________________ . © Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010
- 2. 2 Rewrite the questions in reported speech. 1 ‘ What time was it when you finally got home? ’ Joe asked us ________________________________________________ . 2 ‘ How many bottles have you found since you started looking? ’ Pat asked Sue _______________________________________________ . 3 ‘ What were you doing when the fire started last night? ’ The police asked me ___________________________________________ . 4 ‘ What time will you get back tonight? ’ Jill asked me _________________________________________________ . 5 Did you do the washing up earlier today? Peter asked me _______________________________________________ . 6 When will you do your homework? Mum asked us ________________________________________________ . 3 Write reported commands, requests and suggestions. Use the prompts in brackets. 1 ‘ Switch off your laptop. ’ (Ian / Amanda) ___________________________________________________________ 2 ‘ Let ’ s go out for lunch! ’ (Peter) ___________________________________________________________ 3 ‘ Don ’ t forget to be home by seven! ’ (Steve / Mark) ___________________________________________________________ 4 ‘ Why don ’t we call Stephanie? ’ (Harriet) ___________________________________________________________ © Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010
- 3. 4 Read the dialogue and rewrite it in reported speech. Paul Where were you going when I saw you last night? Ben I was heading for the library on the corner of my street. Paul Why didn ’t you stop to chat with me? Ben I was in a hurry to return some books. Paul I wonder why I don ’t believe you! 1 Paul asked Ben _____________________________________________ . 2 Ben said ___________________________________________________ . 3 ___________________________________________________________ . 4 ___________________________________________________________ . 5 Paul wondered _______________________________________________ . 5 Rewrite the sentences using the verbs in the box. apologize refuse admit advise agree warn 1 ‘ I never help with the washing up, ’ said Simon. ___________________________________________________________ 2 ‘ Don ’ t throw stones, ’ said Thomas to the children. ___________________________________________________________ 3 ‘ I ’ m sorry I forgot to buy some flowers, ’ said Louisa. ___________________________________________________________ 4 ‘ I won ’t give you any money, ’ said Matt. ___________________________________________________________ 5 ‘ You ought to apply for that job, ’ Jennifer told me. ___________________________________________________________ 6 ‘ I ’ l l let you borrow my car, ’ said Roberta. ___________________________________________________________ © Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010
- 4. 6 Translate the sentences into your own language. 1 Wendy told them she hadn ’t found anything interesting. ___________________________________________________________ 2 Ruth suggested holding a party in the nightclub. ___________________________________________________________ 3 We warned you not to go there. ___________________________________________________________ 4 Rob said he would help me with the gardening. ___________________________________________________________ 5 Andrea asked everybody where they had last seen the children. ___________________________________________________________ © Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010
- 5. Vocabulary Practice (Plus) 1 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 1 Amanda put on her back_________________ and set off on holiday. 2 I love being a sight_________________ when I visit an interesting old city full of monuments to look at. 3 There is a lot of information about places to stay and things to see in the guide_________________ . 4 Sandy lives by the sea_________________ . She can see the beach and the sea from her house. 5 Air France is the national air_________________ of France. 6 A lot of holiday_________________ couldn ’t get home when their package tour company went bankrupt while they were only halfway through their holiday. 7 We went for a walk in the country_________________ , across fields and hills. 8 How much is the air_________________ from Madrid to Sydney in Australia? 9 If you follow the guide_________________ in the instruction book, you won ’t go wrong. © Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010
- 6. 2 Write the missing words to complete the compound nouns. 1 They booked their holiday through a very good _________________ agent who organized everything. 2 We ’d like to change our pounds into euros. What ’s the current _________________ rate? 3 I take my _________________ bag with me every time I go away. It ’s more comfortable than a bed! 4 I always put on _________________ cream when it ’s summer because I have sensitive skin. 5 Put on your good _________________ boots because we ’re going on a 15kilometre hike across the hills. 6 Jackie suffers from _________________ sickness a lot. She feels nauseous when she goes on a coach. 7 Bob went on an _________________ trip. He stayed with an Irish family, then an Irish boy stayed with his family. 8 I love _________________ holidays. You can relax while someone else deals with all the problems. 3 Write the prefix that goes with each pair of words. 1 _________________-curricular _________________-terrestrial 2 _________________action _________________-continental 3 _________________sleep _________________spend 4 _________________claim _________________visit 5 _________________estimate _________________statement 6 _________________-task _________________lingual © Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010
- 7. 4 Complete the sentences with words from 3. 1 I ’ve set my alarm for seven in the morning because I don ’t want to _________________ and miss the flight. 2 One of the _________________ activities you can do after school hours is volleyball practice on Wednesday evenings. 3 Do you think there is _________________ life on other planets? 4 Amy is _________________ . She can speak Arabic as well as Spanish and English. 5 Be careful not to _________________ because you don ’t want to go into debt. 6 Maria enjoys the _________________ with other people she gets in her work. 7 You shouldn ’t _________________ how much work there is to do. It ’ll take much longer than you think. 8 Sandra can do lots of jobs at the same time, which is good because she has to _________________ at work. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 1 I can ’t choose _________________ the fish dish and the vegetarian option. 2 You ’ll have to queue _________________ a ticket to go into the museum. 3 Amy kindly paid _________________ both of us to go to the theatre. 4 Peter is worried _________________ his job interview. 5 What time shall we set _________________ for the mountains? I ’d like to get there before dark. 6 Sam got _________________ the bus at the bus stop and took it into town. © Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010
- 8. 6 Write a word for each definition. 1 to mock or laugh at something in life or politics _________________ 2 to reserve (a hotel room or a restaurant table) _________________ 3 giving you a real sense of a place being described _________________ 4 rent _________________ 5 something you use for drying yourself after going in the sea _________________ 6 a long trip _________________ 7 a place by the sea, which is built especially for holidaymakers _________________ 8 a film or book that describes someone ’s travel experience _________________ © Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2010