Extra practice A2-B1

ex. 1

1. You can have chocolate sauce on your ice cream

    but you have to pay extra.

    or some banana. Which would you prefer?

2. I was late for college 

    and I missed the first lesson.

    but I didn’t miss the exam.

3. We can go to the beach 

    or we can go to the mountains. 

    and have a swim in the sea.

4. I’m hungry 

    and I’m thirsty.

    because I didn’t have breakfast.

ex. 2

1. I had fallen asleep before/by the time the film finished.

2. They waited until my bus arrived.

3. My legs really hurt after I’d been cycling.

4. As soon as/by the time/when the train arrived at the station, the passengers stood up.

5. I watched it until t got boring.

6. While Jack washed up, I put things away.

ex. 3

1. Although he’s tired, he can’t sleep.

2. Although it’s expensive, I’m going to buy it.

3. Although se works hard, she doesn’t earn much money.

4. Although Dave has a car, he prefers cycling.

5. Although we played badly, we won.

6. Although se borrowed my pen, she didn’t say thank you.

7. Although I recognized her, I couldn’t remember her name.

ex. 4

1. Andrea is listening to the radio.

2. Does Sara play the guitar?

3. Isabel Han not arrived.

4. The sun has come out.

5. We like Lebanese food.

6. What languages does Daniel speak?

7. Jim plays the clarinet.

8. Trish is a nurse.

9. She looks really unhappy.

10. Rita can’t speak any Serbian.

ex. 5

1. This is the exam which I did really badly in.

2. Stefano is the student who I studied English with.

3. This is the library which we go to for quiet study.

4. Rita is the teacher who my cousin’s married to.

5. This is the song which we had to listen to in class.

ex. 6

1. Shall I put these pictures in the bin or should I save them for Alison?

2. Correct

3. I need the bread. Can you pass it to me?

4. Correct

5. Correct

6. That’s a nice song. Can you teach it to us?

7. Jason enjoyed looking at that book today. Perhaps you can lend it to him for a couple of days.

8. Correct

ex. 7

 1. Neither the managers nor the workers liked the proposal.

 2. A few people in my department speak French and so do I, actually.

 3. A I can’t make it to the meal on Friday, sorry.

     B Don’t worry, neither can I.

 4. A I think I’m going to be a little late.

     B Yes, so am I, actually.

 

Extra practice B1+/B2+

ex. 1

1. You ate the last slice of pizza, didn’t you? 

    h I did not! Johnny ate it.

2. Sammy didn’t do his homewor. 

    f He did do it. I helped him with his maths.

3. They don’t want to live in this neighborhood, do they?

    g They do want to, but they can’t afford it.

4. You went to bed very late last night, didn’t you? 

    a I did not! I fell asleep right after the news.

5. Shirin didnt buy a new car, did she?

    d She did buy one. It’s a big SUV.

6. You didn’t go to the party, did you?

    e We did go. We waved at you, but you didn’t see us.

7. Your brother washed the dished, didn’t he?

    b He did not wash the dishes. I did!

8. Didn’t you make dinner like I asked?

    c I did make dinner, but I burnt it. Sorry.

ex. 2

1. She said she was going to get some water.

2. He told me he’d never understood me.

3. He said that Ivy was happy.

4. She said we would get lost if we didn’t get a map.

5. She told me she couldn’t see them.

6. The teacher told us we had to wait there until the bell rang. 

ex. 3

Although it’s very popular nowadays, during the 1950s, pasta was an unusual meal in the UK. Not many British people had been to Italy, and very few people knew how pasta was made. So, for April Fool’s Day in 1957, the BBC news programme Panorama decided to make a story about spaghetti growing on trees. During the programme, viewers were told that the harvest that year was particularly good because of the weather. And while the presenter explained how spaghetti was grown, there was a film of workers in the background cutting the spaghetti from the trees. As soon as the programme had been broadcast, the BBC started receiving phone calls from people who wanted to grow their own spaghetti. Meanwhile, the BBC continued the joke by instructing anyone who wanted to grow a spaghetti tree to ‘place a piece of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce’. By the time the story was revealed to be an April Fool’s Day joke, hundreds of people had contacted the BBC.

ex. 4

1. Messi scores a lot of goals. In addition he’s a great team player.

2. We had some of our money stolen. In spite of this, we dicided to carry on.

3. The conditions were difficult. However, the explorers didn’t give up.

4. As well as teaching visitors about history, the museum is also a fascinating example of architecture.

5. In addition to 20% discount, costumers on Black Friday also receive a free gift book.

6. A That was a fun film!

    B It was very long, though!

7. A He‘s not a bad person.

    B I know. Even though, I don’t really trust him.

ex. 5

1. How much money will we need?

2. Could you please tell me if there’s a place where we can sit down?

3.  Do you know how long the journey took?

4. When does the shop open? 

5. I wonder if this machine works.

6. Does this bus go near Buckingham Palace?

7. I’d like to know who those people are.

ex. 6 

1. The teacher said that the student had three chances to pass his maths exams.

2. The director said he would phone him the next day.

3. Anna asked him what they had said to him.

4. He asked her if she could come back the next week.

5. They said she wouldn’t have any problems getting into medical school.

6. Marcia suggested that we set up our own business.

7. She told me to tell the police what I had seen that day.

ex. 7 

1. An ice rink is a place where you can go ice skating.

2. Maria Sharapova is the Russian tennis player who won Wimbledon in 2004.

3. Surfing is a sport which is very difficult to do.

4. A professional golfer is a person whose job is to play golf. 

5. June is the month when Wimbledon takes place.

6. 2002 was the year when Brazil won the World Cup.

ex. 8

1. What my son is crazy about is skateboarding.

2. All they want to do is lie on a beach relax.

3. What I’m desperate for is a nice cup of tea.

4. It was the atmosphere, rather ten the food, that made the restaurant special.

5. What I don’t want is to be late for work tomorrow.

6. All she asked for is a glass of water.

7. It was Alec who was a professional footballer when he was young, not David.

ex. 9 

1. A Jack‘s been to Spain.

    B No I haven’t!

2. I’m going to wear an apron for this but you don’t need to.

3. A Why don’t you come to my house later?

    B I can’t go, I’m afraid.

4. I’m not worried about it today but I was yesterday.

5. We didn’t finish the work, but we should have.

6. You don’t have to come with me if you don’t want to.

7. No, you didn’t get hit but you might have.

8. A There isn’t any milk.

    B Yes, there is.