Countdown Exam Revision

COUNTDOWN TO FCE : 2ND TERM EXAM REVISION
GRAMMAR
1. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1. This is the best book Ive ever read!, said Paula.

2. I havent seen this programme before, said the teacher.

3. Next year, Ill be studying in New York, Peter told the teacher.

4. Ill text you when I get home Lisa told her mum.

5. Im going to be late tomorrow, said Fred.

6. When did you first become an actress? I asked Lucy

7. Are you rehearsing for another film at the momento? I asked her

8. You must study for your final exam next week! The teacher told his
students.

2. Reporting verbs: Match sentences 1-6 to an appropriate reporting verb A-F.

1. Dont read that book-its very disturbing! ___
2. Would you like to come to the cinema with me? ___
3. I can ring and book the cinema tickets if you like. ___
4. And the winners is..Kate Winslet! ___
5. Please, please let me stay up and watch the film with you. ___
6. My pone was switched off because I was at the cinema. ___

A. Frank invited me ..
B. Peter denied .
C. Elena warned me ..
D. The presenter announced ..
E. Victoria offered ..
F. My little sister begged me ..

3. Each sentence contains a mistakes related to reported speech. Find the
mistakes and correct them.

Last Saturday I called Lucy and asked her what she want to do that evening. She
told that she really wanted to see Eclipse at the cinema. I replied that I had
seen it last night. She asked me why hadnt I told her I was going to see it. I
explained that I hadnt realised she was so keen to see it and asked her if she
will like to see the new Harry Potter film instead. She said that she couldnt
because she had already arranged to see it with her friend Tim next night. I
suggested it would be better if we do something else. She agreed and asked me
that I come to her house for a meal instead.

4. Match sentences 1-6 to responses A-G. Complete the answers using the words
in brackets and the correct form of have something done.

1. Whats that strange smell?__
2. What a beautiful photo!__
3. Your hairs starting to go grey.__
4. Those trousers look rather long.__
5. The computer keeps crashing.__
6. Ive lost my key to the flat.__

A. We just ______________________(carpet/clean)
B. Yes, I ________________________(shorten) them.
C. Well, youd better ______________________(another one/ do)
D. Thanks! Right now, I ______________________(enlarge) and put i ton my
Wall.
E. I know. Do you think I ______________________(dye)?
F. Thats strange. I ____________________(fix) yesterday.

5. Passive.

1. Mr Jackson gave me a lift to the station.
.
2. The judges awarded the phtography prize to Peter.
.
3. They are going to show us the new science labs tomorrow.
.
4. The secretary will email the list of client contacts.
.
5. Theyve sold me a faulty laptop.
.
6. The supermarket was offering free samples os cakes.
..

6. Rewrite the sentences using an impersonal construction.

1. People think that certain foods improve your concentration.

2. People believe that dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago.

3. People say that Einstein was a naughty boy at school.
.
4. They consider that the Mayans were great astronomers.
.
5. People in the past thought that the world was flat.

7. Completee the sentences using so, such, such a/an.
1. It was boring film that I went to sleep in the middle of it.
2. Ive never seen . Expensive coat.
3. Im .hungry I could eat anything.
4. I know theyll help me. Theyre ..good friends.
5. Cheer up! Dont be miserable.
6. Hes .boring nobody wants to talk to him.
7. The children are ..excited because they are going on holiday.
8. Shes ..good swimmer, she won the competition.

8.REVISION: Complete the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The tenses can be in present ,past, future, active and passive.
My name(be) Jolanda. I.(be) Hungarian but
I.(live) currently in London. I.(leave) university two
years ago with good qualifications but ..(come) here to brush up my
English in the hope that it .(improve) my career prospects.
When I first.(arrive), I (offer) a part-time job as a nanny.
The family..(be)lovely but I ..(find) rather badly-paid
and I (work) very long hours. So I ..(give) in and
.(decide) to look for something else. It .(be) hard to find
anything at first because there ..(be) a lot of unemployment but a
friend of mine who .(work) at a language school, (tell)
me that one of her colleagues .(sack) and immediately,
.. (apply) for it. I ..(be) lucky enough to get it. So, now
I.(work) as an administrative assistant and I .(be)
reponsible for student bookings since then.
In the future, I (be) also in charge of organising meetings for the
school principal. The job ..(involve) a lot of paperwork and I
occasionally (have) to deal with difficult people but it
.(be) all good experience.

9. Complete the following blanks with the correct form of a past modal verb
to express deduction.
1. Bill hasn't arrived for the meeting yet, he ____________ (get) stuck in traffic.
There's no other possibility.
2. Sally's car is still parked outside her house, she ____________ (leave) for
work yet because she always goes by car.
3. His phone is out of battery, he ____________ (forget) to charge it. I'm
certain of it.
4. I'm not sure where my keys have dissapeared to, but I suppose I
_____________ (leave) them on my desk. It's certainly a possibility
5. I'm not surprised you failed the job interview, you ____________ (study)
more!
6. You ____________ (tell) her that her hair looked bad, she's going to be upset
with you all day.
7. There are puddles of water on the pavement, it ____________ (rain). It's the
only explanation.
8. You behaved terribly last night, you ____________ (drink) so much!
9. It's midnight already! We ____________ (spend) the last three hours talking!
10. It's hard to say for certain, but the classical music performance last night
____________ (be) the best I've ever Heard.
11. There's a mosquito in here, it ____________ (come) in through the window.
No doubt about it.
12. The government ____________ (do) something about the financial
situation a long time ago.
13. I can't beleive that you won the football match, your team is terrible. You
____________ (have) a lot of luck!
14. This soup is so thick and tastes so nice! They ___________ (put) a lot of
cream in it.
15. I know it's too late to say it now, but I ____________ (waste) so much
money on silly things last month.
16. You say that it rained all weekend while you were in London? It
____________ (be) very nice for you.
17. He is such a great athlete, he ____________ (train) hard his whole life.
18. She ____________ (eat) so much chocolate if she really wanted to lose
weight.

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