Exercises pages 158-160

1) Write full sentences using the following prompts.

1. I can’t go to school on next Monday. I’m going to the dentist's.
2. Sarah is going away in two weeks' time.
3. The doctor is coming to see you at five.
4. Do you work late tonight?
5. They are having a party on Saturday.
6. When is she playing tennis?' Tomorrow at four.'
7. 'When does the train leave?' 'At 6.30.’
8. 'Are you watching the football match this evening?'

'Yes, we are.

1) Complete list of be going to

1. When are you going to start working for that company?
2. She is going to tell them later.
3. 'Are you going to invite her?' 'No, I’m not.’
4. I’m not going to pay.
5. The driver's driving too fast! He’s going to crash.
6. The sun's shining. It’s going to be a lovely day!
7. Be careful with that vase. It is going to break!
8. Be careful with that chair. You are going to fall off.

 

2) Complete Mike's ideas for the new year with the verbs in the box in the correct form.

Next year I'm going to change my life!

I will be more friendly. I won’t go shopping with my friends every week. I will do yoga. I will not forget girlfriend's birthday. I will tidy my room every week. I will learn how to cook.
the verbs 1 Mum 2 It's my

1) Write full sentence using the Future Simple.
Write prediction, future fact, opinion, hope, promise, sudden decision next to the corresponding sentence.

1. How long (the flight take)?

How long will the flight take? I hope it takes less than two hours

2. I think (she come).

There is traffic, I think she won’t come today.

3. I (send you) a postcard!

I’m in Barcelona, I will send you a postcard!

4. In the future, people (live longer).

With the improvement of the life quality, in the future, the people will live longer.

5. OK, I (have) a burger and a coke!

I’m very hungry! OK, I will have a burger and a coke!

2) Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Mum is seeing the dentist this afternoon
2. It's my birthday next month, but I’m not going to have a party
3. Brrr, it's cold in here! I think I will turn the heating on
4. What are you doing later? Do you want to go for a coffee?
5. My cousin is going to get married in May
6. Sorry, I can't talk now. I will call you back later.
7. 'These bags are so heavy.’

I will carry them for you.'

8. Are you going to study in London or in Brighton?

 

3) What are these people saying? Choose the best options.

• a customer at a café:

I'll have / I'm having a big glass of orange juice, please

• someone who was invited to a picnic on Saturday:

I can't come. My uncle will paint/is going to paint his house and I'll help / I'm going to help him.

• someone who's just heard about uncle Bob's problem:

What? Uncle Bob will paint/ is going to paint his house all by himself on Saturday? I'll help / I'm helping him!

• a businesswoman talking about her plans for the new year:

I'm going to help / I'm helping some African charities this year.

 

 

 

4) Complete the dialogues with the correct future form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous, be going to or will.

1. 'What time is your plane?

'We are leaving the nine o'clock flight - so we'd better hurry!'

2. 'What are your holiday plans this year?'

'Well, we aren’t going to go to Spain this year as we usually do. It's holidays at home for us this summer!

3. 'Any ideas about what to do when you leave school Tom?'

'Yes, I've decided that I’m going to study archaeology.'

4. 'Do you want to go shopping with me on Saturday?
   'I'd love to, but I'm not sure l will have enough money
5. 'Do you want to go out this evening? I'm too tired.

‘I am going to stay at home and listen to music all evening!'

6. 'Could you ask your parents to help you tomorrow?’

’I can't – they are painting the living room.’

7. 'Hi Jemma. How are you?
   "Hi James. Sorry, I'm a bit busy – I am going to phone you back in a minute, OK?
8. What would you like to eat?'

‘I think I will have a pizza.'

 

1) Choose the correct options.
If Joe passes/will pass all his exams, his parents buy / will buy him a car.

My teacher doesn't/ won't mind if I finish / will finish my essay tomorrow.

If Ella doesn't / won't find a job this year, she does / will do voluntary work to get experience.

They miss / will miss all their friends if they choose / will choose to go abroad.

If the school uniform is / will be compulsory next year, we have / will have to wear it.

If John drops / will drop PE and Art, he has / will have more time for academic subjects.

Will you help/Do you help me with my homework if I have / will have a problem?

Sandra doesn't do / won't do a gap year if she doesn't collect/won't collect some money.

 

 

 

2) Complete with the First Conditional. Put a comma where necessary.

1. We will raise our standard of living if we develop the country's resources.
2. He won’t have another accident if he drives carefully.
3. If that branch falls down, it will hit your bicycle
4. If you score another goal, you will win the match.
5. If a new university is built here, there will be more places available for students.
6. If I have enough money, I will buy a new house.

 

3) Complete the following email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
Hi Clare,
thank you for your email.
I'm working for a new company now. It’s a new job, so I can’t come to Italy for the time being. I need to save money first! If I save enough money when the summer holidays start, I will try to come then if that’s ok. Besides, if I ask my employer for a holiday now, he will certainly say no! Butif I wait until the summer holiday, he will probably say yes. So, I will come back in August if everything is ok. Tell Serena I am very glad she's planning a trip to London next week. The city's full of tourists at the moment so if she can't find a room in a hotel, I will be glad to have her at my place. If she comes on the first week of April, Martha will be abroad and Serena can sleep in her bedroom. How’s Mum? Will you phone me if there are any problem?

Lots of love,

Laura

4) Join the following sentences to make one.

1. I go to London / I go shopping in Oxford Street
   If I go to London, I'll go shopping in Oxford Street
2. I see Andrew/I tell him the news
   If I see Andrew, I will tell him the news.
3. I change my job /be happier
   If I change my job, I will be happier.
4. The train late / we walk
   If the train is late, we will walk.
5. It costs too much / buy a cheaper one
   If it costs too much, will buy a cheaper one.
6. I ask Tom/I see him this afternoon
   If I ask Tom, I will see him in the afternoon.

5) Complete the sentences to make them true for you.

1. I will get a place at university if I study more.
2. If I don't get a place at university, I will find immediately a job.
3. If my timetable is very demanding next year, I will be better organized.
4. I won't get good marks if I copy.
5. If I don't get a good job, I will be always stressed.
6. I will move house if I need to go away.
7. I will travel round the world if I will try new cultures.
8. If I get stressed about my next exams, I will go out for a walk.
9. I will do voluntary work if I don’t be busy.

 

 

Exercises page 162

 

1) Complete the Second Conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. If everybody went to university, nobody would want to do hard physical work.
2. Buses weren’t so crowded if more people would work from home.
3. If people didn’t apply for low-paid jobs, salaries would go up.
4. Family relationships would improve if parents spent more time with their children.
5. You would be happier if you had an interesting and well-paid job.
6. If I were you, I would go and see a doctor
7. Her grades would be better if she studied harder.
8. Would you take that job if they offered it to you?
9. If you explained the situation to your teacher, he would understand
10. What would you do if you could live your life over again?

 

 

2) Rewrite the sentences. Use the Second Conditional.

2. The lesson is too long, so it is boring.

If the lesson weren’t too long, it wouldn’t be boring.

3. Our teacher explains things clearly, so we understand his lessons.

If our teacher didn’t explain things, we wouldn’t understand his lessons.

4. I know the meaning of that word so I don't have to look it up.

If I didn’t know the meaning of that word, I wouldn’t have to look it up.

5. This exercise is easy so most pupils will get the correct answer

If this exercise weren’t easy, most pupils wouldn’t get the correct answer.

6. I know the answer so I’ll tell you.

If I didn’t know the answer, I wouldn’t tell you.

 

 

3) Rewrite the sentences in order to press a low degree of possibility.

2. If she works harder, she'll pass her exams.

If she worked harder, she'd pass her exams.

3. If we catch the early train, we will get there on time.

If we caught the early train, we would get there on time.

4. If you set the alarm clock, you won't oversleep.

If you set the alarm clock, you wouldn't oversleep.

5. If you cook the dinner, I'll do the washing-up afterwards

If you cooked the dinner, I'd do the washing-up afterwards

6. If you take the trouble to read the comprehension exercise carefully, you'll pass the test.

If you took the trouble to read the comprehension exercise carefully, you would pass the test.

 

4) Match the sentences 1-9 with a-i.
1 If you drove carefully, --- h) you wouldn't have so many accidents

2 If I were you, --- e) I'd go to university

3 If she finds out, --- d) she'll be angry

4 If she goes abroad, --- f she'll learn a foreign language

5 If it snows this winter --- g we'll go skiing

6 If they offered you that job, --- b) would you take it?

7 If he had more money, --- c) he'd buy a new car

8 If she studied harder, --- a) she would get better grades.

9 if he found out --- i) he'd be very angry

 

 

Exercises page 166

1) Underline the action that came first in the following pairs of sentences.

1. When I got to the station, the train left.
   When I got to the station the train had left.
2. When the police arrived, the burglars escaped.
   When the police arrived, the burglars had escaped.
3. When I phoned him, he had left the house.
   When I phoned him, he left the house.
4. When the investigator arrived, the case was solved.
   When the investigator arrived, the case had been solved.
5. When she left school, she travelled a lot.
   When she left school, she had travelled a lot.

2) Complete with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect

1. When Queen Victoria died, she had reigned for over 60 years.
2. Nobody understood how he had managed to pass the examination without studying.
3. When Martin Luther King died, he had made over 3,000 speeches.
4. When I returned from the holidays, I discovered someone had broken into my apartment
5. The results were better than anyone had expected.
6. Fortunately, the driver discovered that he had taken the wrong road
7. When the police arrived, the thieves had just leaved.
8. When I found my purse, someone had taken the money out of it.
9. After she had seen the police, Becky felt better.
10. Paul had been late before, so Clare wasn’t very worried.

 

3) Rewrite the sentences. Use the Past Perfect and the Past Simple in each sentence.

1. The thieves escaped abroad. Then a detective found out about it.
   A detective found about the thieves, after they had escaped abroad.
2. The suspect was released from prison. Then new evidence was found.

When new evidence was found, the suspect had just been released.

3. The robbers drove away in a black jeep. The police knew about it.

The police knew that the robbers had driven away in a black jeep.

4. The mugger took my mobile phone. I couldn't call the police because

I couldn’t call the police because the mugger had taken my mobile phone.

 

4) Complete with the Past Perfect or Past Simple.

Sue knew Tokyo very well. She had been there several times and she had also spent a lot of time there before going to the States. Now she was back, she was happy to see the same old places. She was in her hotel room when suddenly the earth started to shake. She ran down to the reception, where people, tourists for the most part, were beginning to gather. They all went out into the street. She had never been so frightened. The next day, she phoned her friend Aiko, the girl she had come to meet. They met at the corner of the street. They hardly recognised each other because they hadn’t met since they were young. Eventually, Sue told her about the earthquake. But Aiko told Sue she wasn’t at all afraid. Earthquakes were common in Japan, and most houses were built to resist them. When the earth started shaking, she already went to bed, and there she stayed until the next day.

 

Exercises page 167

1) Report what the witnesses told the police.

1. ‘We saw the burglars in the office,’ said Mrs Reid.

Mrs Reid told to the police that they had seen the burglars in the office.

2. ‘I have never been witnessed to a crime before,’ said Mrs Ross.

Mrs Ross said she had never been witnessed to a crime before.

3. ‘I feel very frightened,’ said Miss Hill.

Miss Hill said she felt very frightened.

4. ‘I’m still shaking,’ added Miss Hill.

Miss Hill added she was still shaking.

5. ‘I can’t stop thinking about the burglary,’ said Mrs Reid.

Mrs Reid said she couldn’t stop thinking about the burglary.

6. ‘I haven’t been to the office since the burglary,’ added Mrs Reid.

Mrs Reid added she hadn’t been to the office since the burglary.

 

2) Complete the sentences with say or tell.

1. She said to the police: ‘I haven’t seen the robber.’
2. Clare told the police she didn’t know about the robbery.
3. Sam said he worked for the police.
4. Laura said she had seen the thieves climbing up the ladder.
5. ‘I saw the thieves climbing up the ladder’ Laura said to the police.
6. The police said the police the investigation had finished.
7. They told me not to open the door.
8. He told me he met a strange man on the stairs.
9. The investigator said the murderer had made a mistake.
10. She said she couldn’t identify the robber.
11. She said the investigator: ‘I don’t think it’s the same man’.

 

3) Change into reported speech. Use tell instead of say.

1. He told to the police officer he was twenty.
2. He told to the police officer he wasn’t twenty.
3. He told to his mother he was watching a film.
4. He told to his wife he wasn’t doing the shopping.
5. He told to the company he had been out of work for a long time.
6. He told to the teacher he had wanted to go to the university.
7. He told to his dad he hadn’t worked in an office.
8. He told to the police that he could prove it.
9. He told to the detective he couldn’t tell him the truth.

 

4) You are listening to last week’s answer phone messages. Rewrite each message using Reported Speech: don’t forget to change the pronouns.

1. Sue said his mum was arriving at 4.
2. Mum and Dad said that the car wasn’t at their house. They had taken it into the garage.
3. Tom said he hadn’t met his new boss yet.
4. Pat said she couldn’t meet him on Friday.
5. Ruth said that he had given the present to Laura.