Academia Britnica de vora

Level 5

Revision Work

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the time expressions and the present
simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Karen is only sixteen, but she _______________ (look) much older.

2. Listen to Dan! He _______________ (sing)! Im very surprised hes got such a great voice.

3. Sarah _______________ (not think) that she needs to wear a lot of make-up.

4. Sandy _______________ (usually / go) abroad twice a year.

5. I _______________ (not need) a fake sun tan. I look fine without it.

6. My mother _______________ (always / criticize) my taste in music! She hates the bands I
listen to.

7. I _______________ (usually / buy) vintage jackets and shirts.

8. Nowadays, most young people ____________ (read) less than in the past.

2 Complete the questions from the prompts. Use the present simple or
present continuous form of the verbs.

1. Where / you / usually / go swimming / ? ________________________________________

In the local swimming pool in the town centre.

2. Why / Arthur / walk a lot / these days / ? _______________________________________

Well, he really wants to lose some weight.

3. What / she / wear / right now / ? _____________________________________________

A fashionable shirt and a pair of jeans!

4. Who / they / look like / ? ____________________________________________________

Theyre similar in appearance to their parents.

3 Complete the sentences. Use the infinitive with or without to or the -ing
form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Has he ever considered ____________ (become) a rock-musician?

2. I promise ____________ (lend) you my suit.

3. Tim suggested ____________ (dress) up as witches on Halloween.

4. My style is always ____________ (change).

5. I decided ____________ (do) some shopping in Paris.

6. Jack wants ____________ (work) in a department store.

7. Sarah cant ____________ (afford) a diamond ring.

8. We always avoid ____________ (wear) the same colours at a party.

4 Rewrite the sentences using used to or would, or both when possible.

1. Anna didnt like travelling as a child. She loves it now!

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2. Travelling by air was much more dangerous back in the age of the first flying machines.
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3. In her younger days, my aunt went on coach tours with her family a lot.
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4. In his twenties, Peter often went on cheap bus tours to Europe.

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5. During the summer holidays, we often took the boat out on to the river.
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5 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Last August, Kevin spent / had spent a few days in Paris with his friends.

2. They went to a hostel that Kevins brother had stayed / was staying at the year before.

3. Kevin was worried because he never went / had never been abroad before.

4. On the Saturday afternoon, while they were cycling / had cycled through Paris, Kevin and
his friends saw a lot of famous monuments.

5. They put on sun cream because the sun was shining / had shone and it was hot.

6. Kevin decided / was deciding to buy a history book in a small shop.

7. Kevin couldnt find his wallet. He realized that he left / had left it somewhere.

8. Then, suddenly, one of his friends ran into the shop. She was holding / had held Kevins
wallet. Kevin was so pleased!
6 Write sentences using the present perfect simple or continuous.

1. Graeme and Jo / work / at the fast food restaurant since the start of the summer holidays.
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2. Working long hours / not be / easy.

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3. Graeme / put / on weight because the restaurant gives him free hamburgers to eat!
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4. Graeme and Jo / not be / running a lot recently. Usually they go three times a week.
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5. Jo / just finish / eating two hamburgers, and she is feeling very full.
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7 Circle the correct future form to complete the text.

I havent decided yet, but I think I 1might / will join the campaign against climate change. I 2sign
/ m going to sign a petition in a campaign called StopCO2. The website says the next event
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starting / will start at 1 p.m. next week in London, so I 4meet / m meeting my friends at the
bus stop at 11 a.m. Then we 5re to take / re taking the bus straight to London. I hope we
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ll be / re going to be able to send a clear message to the authorities that carbon emissions are
bad for our planet. My friend, Angie, says she 7bring / ll bring a camera. Im sure we 8may / ll
have a great time together.

8 Ben is raising awareness for a local charity next Saturday. Look at his
itinerary. Then write future continuous or future perfect sentences from the
prompts.

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. go on a demonstration

12 p.m. to 3 p.m. walk for charity
3 p.m. go home

1. At 11.15 a.m. / Ben / go on a demonstration.

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2. By 1 p.m. / he / go on a demonstration.
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3. At 2.30 p.m. / Ben / walk for charity.

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4. By 3 p.m. / he / walk for charity.
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5. By 4 p.m. / Ben / go back home.

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9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. You _______________ (not go) to prison if you answer all the police officers questions.

2. If I _______________ (be) you, Id give the gun to the police officer.

3. If Colin had more free time, he _______________ (join) the dance club.

4. What _______________ (you / do) if you knew who stole your purse?

5. If you allow students to do whatever they want, things _______________ (get) out of
control.

6. If teenagers didnt put graffiti on the walls, older people _______________ (not have) to
remove it.

7. I would admit to stealing the phone if I _______________ (be) sure I wouldnt go to prison.

8. If I _______________ (not listen) to the radio every day I wouldnt know about the armed
robbery.

9. You _______________ (help) us a lot if you recognize the criminal.

10. The police _______________ (not put) people in prison if they werent guilty.

11. I _______________ (explain) everything if you promise not to tell anyone.

12. What _______________ (he / do) if he gets caught by the police?

10 Circle the correct words to complete the text.

In our classroom, you 1mustnt / dont have to use your mobile phone during the lessons or
exams. You 2ought to / have to switch it off. Thats the school rule. You 3cant / dont have to
wear the uniform on Fridays. Personally, I 4d prefer / ll prefer not to wear it at all because I
think uniforms make everybody look the same. In fact, if they 5make / made me school director,
I 6will allow / d allow everybody to wear whatever they wanted, when they wanted!

11 Complete the sentences with the modal verbs below. Use each modal
verb once.

must mustnt have to can dont have to doesnt have to

1. Toms finished everything, so he ____________ stay at work any longer! He can go home!

2. You ____________ play loud music or make any noise after 11 p.m. Its the law.
3. You ____________ put on this dress if you dont want to. You look great in everything.

4. I ____________ stay out until midnight at weekends.

5. I ____________ call my mum when I come back. If I dont, shell worry!

6. You ____________ wear uniform at school. Its obligatory.

12 Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in
brackets.

1. A brand new product _______________ (will / launch) next month.

2. A significant number of suits _______________ (buy) last month.

3. A new range of clothing _______________ (sell) in our shops since March.

4. New high street shops _______________ (open) every day.

5. As we speak our goods _______________ (display) in shops across the country.

6. So far this year a huge profit _______________ (already / make).

13 Rewrite the sentences in the correct passive form.

1. Our company has placed lots of advertisements in magazines.

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2. The shop is selling new products.

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3. In the near future, new technology will influence what we buy.

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4. The postal service was delivering mail around the world.

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5. Tom Finn sold the drinks company to an American multinational company.

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14 Put the words in order to make sentences.

1. yesterday / Joe / cleaned / his / had / coat

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2. are / they / bedrooms / get / going / the / repainted / to

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3. every year / we / the / machines / cleaned / have
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4. made / clothes / had / the / overseas / Simpsons

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15 Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1. I have a good sense of smell, said Peter.

Peter told me that __________________________________________________________

2. Im going to get my eyes tested, said Samantha.

Samantha said that __________________________________________________________

3. We havent been able to do the taste experiments, said Isaac and his team.
Isaac and his team admitted that _______________________________________________

4. I cant work out whats wrong with your hearing, said Maria.
Maria explained to me that _____________________________________________________

5. It doesnt taste very nice, said Felicity.

Felicity agreed that __________________________________________________________

16 Write the reported questions and commands. Use the names in

brackets.

1. Be quiet! (Penny / me)

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2. Are you listening to the radio? (my brother / me)

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3. What can you smell? (Rachel / Ben)

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4. Dont whisper because I cant hear. (the teacher / Susan)

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