Lesson 4 A. Grammar I
Lesson 4 A. Grammar I
Lesson 4 A. Grammar I
A. GRAMMAR
I. Circle the correct word or phrase
1. Elizabeth usually goes/ is usually going to bed at around eleven o’clock.
2. Dan talks/ is talking on the other phone right now.
3. We don’t eat/ aren’t eating any meat at the moment as we’re both on a diet.
4. Does air travel get/ Is air travel getting increasingly safe?
5. My mum calls/ is calling me every weekend without fail.
6. How much do babysitters generally earn/ are babysitters generally earning?
7. You always come/ You’re always coming up with excuses for not having done your homework.
It’s so annoying.
8. I don’t go/ I’m not going out much during the week but I always try/ I’m always trying to go out
somewhere on Saturday night.
9. No, the train does stop/ is stopping at Cirencester on Saturdays.
10. My mum takes/ is taking part in ice-skating competitions almost every weekend.
VII. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box
be disagree do include know look see seem understand
Ancient aviators?
Everyone (1) ………………………….that humans have been flying for only a few hundred years. But
(2) …………………………. it possible that ancient civilizations also had the ability and technology to fly?
In the Nazcan Desert in southern Peru, there are hundreds of lines which an ancient culture drew in
the dust. On the ground, they just (3) …………………………. like straight lines. But when you (4)
…………………………. them from the air, you (5) …………………………. exactly what they are. They are
incredible and enormous pictures. The pictures (6) ………………………….animals, birds and symbols.
One bizarre theory, which most mainstream scientists (7) ………………………….with, is that the
people who made the lines thousands and thousands of years ago flew above the lines in balloons. It (8)
………………………….incredible, but a few people (9) ………………………….believe it's possible.
X. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
Passage 2
Dear Mr. Patterson,
I am a student in your wood shop class who is very angry with you. Your class is very unsafe and
your other students are irresponsible.
The class is unsafe because there are not enough headphones to protect everyone’s ears when
we use loud machines. The machines are also dangerous. A power drill was on fire last week!
The second reason I am angry is because the other kids are irresponsible. Tommy and Jason
shoot staples at people with the staple guns. John tries to scare people when they are cutting wood.
Someone could lose a finger or an eye in your class. You should be watching the class more
carefully.
Please make your classroom safer or I will tell the principal.
Thank you.
Anonymous
Question
What is the e-mail mainly about?
(A) Dear Mr. Patterson
(B) Staple guns and fires
(C) An angry letter from anonymous
(D) An unsafe class and irresponsible kids
Passage 2
Hello, everyone. Halloween is a very fun night, but in the last few years there have been a lot of
problems in Sillsburg. This year, the town has decided to set some new rules.
First of all, no children under the age of twelve are allowed to be out trick-or-treating without an
adult. Also, after 11:30 P.M., no one should be on the streets. The police will be taking anyone found
outside back to their houses or to the police station. We do not want any trouble this year and the
police have promised to watch everything closely.
We thank you for reading this notice. We want this year to be a great Halloween and we hope that
everyone respects the new rules we have made. We are also sorry for any planning problems this
might cause parents, but that’s why we posted this notice so far in advance.
Question
What is the notice mainly about?
(A) Trick-or-treating
(B) New problems on Halloween
(C) New rules for Halloween night
(D) Police responsibilities on Halloween
What is the youngest a child can be to trick-or-treat alone?
(A) Twelve (B) Sixteen
(C) Fourteen (D) Eighteen
Why did the town post the notice in advance?
(A) They wanted to tell children where to trick-or-treat,
(B) They wanted to make sure everyone has a costume.
(C) They must explain the rules to the town’s teenagers.
(D) They wanted to avoid planning problems for parents.