Focus Now 2

(page 158)

Exercise 1

1. I’m not go to school next Monday. I’m going t the dentist.
2. Sarah is going away in two weeks’ time
3. The doctor is coming to see you at five
4. Are you working late tonight?
5. They are having a party Saturday.
6. A. When does she play tennis?

B. Tomorrow at four

7. A. when does the train leave?

B. At 6.30

8. A. Are you watching the football match this evening?

B. Yes, we are

Exercise 1

1. When are you going to start working for that company?
2. She is going to tell her later
3. A. Are you going to invite her?

B. no, I’m not

4. I’m not going to pay
5. The driver’s driving too fast. We are going to crash
6. The sun’s shining. It is going to be a lovely day
7. Be carful with the vase. It is going to brake
8. Be carful with the chair. You are going to fall off!

(page 159)

Exercise 2

1. I’m going to be
2. I’m not going shopping with my friends every week
3. I’m going to do yoga
4. I’m not going to forget my girlfriend’s birthday
5. I’m going to tidy my room every week
6. I’m going to learn how to cook

Exercise 1

1. How long will the flight take?   opinion
2. I think she will come     prediction
3. I will send you a postcard    promise
4. In the future, people will live longer   prediction 
5. Ok, I will have a burger and a coke.   Sudden decision

Exercise 2

1. is seeing
2. I’m not going to have
3. Will turn
4. Are you going to do
5. Is getting married
6. Will call
7. Will carry
8. Are you studying

Exercise 3

1. I will have
2. Is going to paint     I’m going to help
3. Is going to paint     I’ll help him
4. I’m helping

Exercise 4

1. We are catching
2. Aren’t go
3. I’m studing
4. Will have
5. I’m going to stay
6. Are painting
7. Will phone
8. Will have

(page 160)

Exercise 1

1. Passes-will buy
2. Won’t mind-finish
3. Doesn’t-will do
4. Will miss-choose
5. Is-will have
6. Drops-will have
7. Will you help-have
8. Won’t do-doesn’t collect

Exercise 2

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 ,there will be more places available for students.
6. If I have enough money, I will buy a new house

Exercise 3

1. Save
2. Will try
3. Ask
4. Will certainly say
5. Wait
6. Will probably say
7. Will come back
8. Is
9. Can’t find
10. Will be glade
11. Comes
12. Will be
13. Will you phone
14. Is

Exercise 4

1. If I see Andrew, I will tell him the news
2. If I change my job, I will be happier
3. If the train late, we will walk
4. If it costs to much, I will buy a cheaper one
5. If I as Tom, I will see him this afternoon.

Exercise 5

1. I will get a place at the University if I pass the graduation exam
2. If I don’t get a pace at University, I will be a basketball payer
3. If my time table is very demanding next year, I won’t have any free time
4. I won’t get good marks if is only wasted time
5. If I don’t get a good job, I will move in another state
6. I will move house if I need an house for a family
7. I will travel around the world if I have enough money
8. I will do voluntary work if I have time

(page 162)

Exercise 1

1. Went-would want
2. Wouldn’t be-worked
3. Didn’t apply-would go
4. Would improve-spent
5. Would be-had
6. Were-would go
7. Would be-studied
8. Would you take-offered
9. Explained-would understand
10. Would you do-could

Exercise 2

1. If the lesson was too long, It wouldn’t be boring
2. If our teacher didn’t explain things clearly, we wouldn’t understand his lesson
3. If I didn’t know the meaning of that word, I would have to look it up
4. If the exercise wasn’t easy, most pupils wouldn’t get the correct answer
5. If I didn’t know the answer, I wouldn’t tell you.

Exercise 3

1. If she worked harder, she would pass the exams
2. If we caught the early train, we would get there on time
3. If you set the alarm clock, you wouldn’t oversleep.
4. If you cooked the dinner, I would do the washing-up afterwards
5. If you took the trouble to read the comprehension exercise carefully, you would pass the test

Exercise 4

1. H
2. E
3. D
4. F
5. G
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. I

(page 166)

Exercise 1

1. When I go to the station

The train had left

2. When the police arrived

The burglars had escaped

3. He had left the house

When I phoned him

4. When the investigator arrived

The case had been saved

5. When she left school

She had travelled a lot

 

Exercise 2

1. Died-had reigned
2. Understood-had managed
3. Died-had made
4. Returned-had broken into
5. Were-had expected
6. Discovered-had taken
7. Arrived-had just left
8. Found-had taken
9. Had seen-felt
10. Had been-wasn’t

Exercise 3

1. A detective found out about it when the thieves had escaped abroad
2. When new evidence was found, the suspect had been released from the prison.
3. The police knew that the robbers had driven in a black jeep
4. I couldn’t call the police because the mugger had taken my mobile phone.

Exercise 4

1. Had been
2. Had also spent
3. Was
4. Ran
5. Went
6. Never was
7. Phoned
8. Came
9. Met
10. Hadn’t met
11. Told
12. Wasn’t
13. Already went

(page 167)

Exercise 1

1. Mrs Reid told me they had seen the burglars in the office
2. Mr Ross said she had never been witness before
3. Miss Hill said she felt very frightened
4. Miss Hill added she was still shaking
5. Mrs Reid said she couldn’t stop thinking about the burglary
6. Mrs Reid added she hadn’t been to the office since the burglary

Exercise 2

1. Says
2. Tells
3. Says
4. Says
5. Says
6. Says
7. Tell
8. Tells
9. Says
10. Says
11. Says

Exercise 3

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

Exercise 4

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

(page 469)

Exercise 1

1. until 

2. when 

3. as soon as 

4. since 

5. by the time 

6. as soon as 

7. after 

8. till 

 

Exercise 2

1. till 

2. by the time 

3. as soon as 

4. after 

5. once 

6. as 

7. as long as 

8. before 

9. as 

10. until 

 

Exercise 3

1. as soon as 

2. before 

3. when 

4. when 

5. after 

 

Exercise 5

1. By the time I've finished I will devote myself only to training 

2. Just as my teacher walked in I was painting with chalk on the blackboard 

3. She'll be sorry when she realizes those she thinks are friends talk behind her back 

4. It's not that cold once we turn on the radiators and close the windows

5. The horse galloped away as soon as  it hearted the shot in the distance 

6. Rudy will talk about music until he realizes he is boring everyone 

7. Don't leave after eating all that stuff, you will get congestion ! 

8. June was running for the bus when 

 

(page 471)

Exercise 6

1. until 

2. as long as 

3. until 

4. as long as 

5. while 

6. until 

 

Exercise 7

1. then 

2. finally 

3. in the meantime 

4. in the end 

5. at first

6. after a while 

7. till

8. the moment that, since 

9. as long as 

10. ever since 

 

Exercise 8

1 .at first Connie and Steve were classmates but they didn't like each other.

2. then they began to study together and afterwards they got engaged.

3. later on Steven asked Liam, his stepbrother, to be his best man.

4. some time later they decided to get married in the church where Connie's parents had got married.

5. in the meantime Connie asked Camille, her stepsister, to be her bridesmaid.

6. Connie and Steven were very worried that Camille and Liam wouldn't accept their proposal.

7. finally they accepted saying the two extended families were happy for their relationship.

8. in the end in wedding took part about 300 Connie and Steven's relatives, colleagues and close friends.

 

Exercise 10

1. Just when I was about to fall asleep, the phone rang. 

2. Once you know English well, you will be my guide in London.

3. As soon as  the race ended, the public began to enter the circuit to see better the prize giving ceremony.

4. After I finished scrubbing the floor, I dropped a bottle full of olive oil and I had to wash the floor again.

5. Wake me up before you leave home, so we can have breakfast together! 

6. Yesterday was by far the beast day of my life. I'll 'remember it as long as I live !

 

7. When I went to school as a child, I always met a tall and elegant lady. Then, suddenly, I didn't see her anymore. Some time later, I met her again and I found out that she was our principal's wife.

8. At first Michela wouldn't tell us where she was going for her honeymoon. Then she told us that it was a very original journey. She finally told us she was going to Tibet... and her boyfriend knew nothing! 

 

(page 473)

Exercise 11

1. because 

2. owing to 

3. given 

4. because of 

5. due to 

6. having 

 

Exercise 12

1. due to 

2. as I have 

3. of the fact 

4. being afraid 

5. because of 

6. owing to 

 

Exercise 15

1. I missed the bus yesterday because I woke up too late 

2. Since the hotel was very nice, we decided to spend two more nights 

3. As everyone said that house was full of ghosts, no one wanted to buy it 

4. Given your love of swimming, you could build a nice pool in your garden 

5. I couldn't send any e-mail due to a blackout that lasted all afternoon yesterday 

6. Having lost my credit card, I went to the bank to block it 

7. Michele's victory is due of the fact  he's been training a lot for months 

8. Because of the earthquake, many people saw their homes collapse

 

(page 475)

Exercise 17

1. so 

2. such 

3. Therefore 

4. as a result 

5. so few 

6. so 

 

Exercise 18

1. ice cap, as a consequence 

2. so many, air 

3. such an,  heatwaves 

4. such a lot of, tornadoes 

5. so, tsunami

6. Therefore, erupting 

Listening skills practice: My favourite film

Preparation

1. cartoon

2. Horror

3. Action film

4. Historical drama

5. Science fiction

6. Romantic comedy

Final score: 100%

Exercise 1

1. d

2. c

3. e

4. a

5. b

Final score: 100%

Exercise 2

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. d

5. e

6. e

7. a

8. e

9. b

Final score: 100%

 

Reading skills practice: Phone chat

Preparation

1. f

2. d

3. a

4. c

5. e

6. b

Final score: 100%

Exrcises 1

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. c

5. a

6. c

Final score: 100%

Exercises 2

1. Marc

2. Marc and Cat → Iggy

3. Marc

4. Cat

5. Iggy

6. Cat

Final score: 83%