Name TORRES VENTURA ROCIO HAYDEÉ Class Intermediate V Date 31/05/2020 Page 1

Grammar
1 Complete the paragraph with the correct tense of the verb in brackets.

Sonya (1) has walked (walk) through 20 countries so far. She

(2)
started (start) her journey in 2013. She
(3)
has rised (raise) $5000 for charity and is still doing that. Her last trip
(4)
took (take) 140 days.

2 Complete the paragraph with the correct verb. Then complete the questions.

Kevin (1) has swum across the English Channel thirty four times. He first
(2)
swam across the Channel when he was nineteen. He
(3)
has broken two world records. He (4) raised
_ 1 million pounds for charity last year.

How many times (5) has Jhon swum across the English Channel?

When (6) did he swim across the English Channel for the first time?

How many records (7) has he broken ?

(8)
How much money did he raise for charity last year?

3 Match the two halves of the sentences.

1 She trained every day 3 to protect herself from the cold.

2 She took cold showers every day 2 to get used to cold water.

3 She covered her body in oil 1 to build up her strength.

4 She wore a gopro camera in order 4 to film her swim for her blog.

Read the dialogues. Write what the underlined part of the sentences mean. Use the phrases from
4
the box below.

Choose a meaning
advice
deduction
future possibility
permission
request

It’s very hot in here.

Yes it is.
Could we open the window?
(0)
permission
 Are you ok? You look
strange. Could you get me
some water?
(1)
request

Could I sit here

please? Yes of
course.
(2)
permision

I really need to build up my

strength. You could try exercising
more.
(3)
advice

I’m going to the river for a swim.

Be careful though, it could rain later.
(4)
future posibility

Where is Sandy?
I don’t know. He could be on holiday.
(5)
deduction
5 Rewrite these sentences correctly. Add or remove ONE WORD.

He can to play tennis very well.

(1)
He can play tennis very well.

You must tell her. It’s a secret.

(2)
You musn't tell her. It's a secret.

He has work hard in his job.

(3)
He has to work hard in his job.

You shouldn’t to eat too much sugar.

(4)
You shuldn't eat too much sugar.

You ought drink two litres of water every day.

(5)
You should drink eight glasses of water every day.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct reflexive pronoun.

1 Susan cut herself when she was preparing some sandwiches for
the picnic.

2 Did you go to the hairdresser’s or did you cut your hair yourself ?

3 The table collapsed on itself when Peter put some heavy books on it.

4 We only have ourselves to blame for failing that exam.

5 I looked at myself in the mirror.

 6 My father often talks to himself .

7 The children washed and dressed Themse_lves .

7 Add the word in brackets to the correct place in the sentence.

She watches crime dramas. (often)

(1)
She often watches crime shows.

She is tired. (always)

(2)
She is always tired.

Does he get angry? (sometimes)

(3)
Does he sometimes get mad?

Are the characters so unhappy? (usually)

(4)
Are the characters usually so unhappy?

We don’t have breakfast. (usually)

(5)
We don't usually have breakfast.

I listen to music. (all the time)

(6)
I listen to music all the time.

She doesn’t go to work by bus. (often)

(7)
She doesn't often go to work on the bus.

We watch TV at the weekends. (tend to)

(8)
We tend to watch TV on the weekends.

8 Rewrite the sentence so they have the same meaning. Use the correct form of used to.

1 In the past I went riding in the park on Sundays. Now I’m too busy.
I used to go riding in the park.

2 I go swimming regularly every Saturday afternoon.

I usually go swimming on Saturday afternoon.

3 When I started this job a couple of years ago it was difficult, but now it’s ok.
I am used to this job. _

4 I didn’t like the food when I first arrived here, but now I find it quite ok.
I am getting used to the food.
9 Complete the second sentence so the meaning is the same as the first.

0 I started doing my homework one hour ago, and I’m still doing
it.
I’ve been doing my homework for an hour.

1 She arrived at the station two hours ago, and she’s still waiting.
She's been waiting for
two hours .
 2 My mother started learning English twenty years ago and she’s still learning it.
My mother's been learning English for
twenty years.

3 Jamie started watching the TV show at 4pm and it’s now 10pm.
Jaime's been watching the TV show since
4 p.m. .

4 I bought this new video game yesterday, and I’m still playing it.
I've been doing my homework for an hour.
yesterday.
Rewrite the underlined part of the sentences so that they have the same meaning. Use the
1
language from the box.
0

could
be able to
managed
to
couldn’t

1 She had the ability to play the violin at the age of four.
She could play the violin at the age of four.

2 She didn’t have the ability to play the piano.

She couldn't _play the piano.

3 He broke a finger just before the concert, but he still had the ability to play even though it was
very difficult.
He broke a finger just before the concert, but he still
managed to play .

1 Complete with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1
She (1) was walking (walk) down the street when she (2) heard (hear) some music
(3) (4)
coming from a house. Someone was playing (play) the piano. She had never heard (never hear)
such beautiful music before. She (5) stopped _ (stop) to listen. When the music (6) had finished
(finish), she realised she wanted to be a musician too.

1 Read the suppositions then rewrite them. Use the language from the box.
2

must have can’t have could have might have

Last night I went to a piano concert by my favourite pianist. But you know what? It was terrible!

1 I think it’s possible he was ill.

He might have been / could have_been ill. .

2 I think it’s possible he had a bad day.

He might have been / could have had a bad day. .

3 I am 90% sure he didn’t practice enough.

He can't have practiced enough. .
Vocabulary
1 Read and complete the paragraph with the vocabulary below.
3

access to clean water plastic bottle

contains bacteria proper sanitation
develop water resources safe to drink
get water water pollution

Clean Water for All

(1)
Water pollution is the main problem many communities in the developing
world face. Millions of people don’t have (2) acces to clean water
because there is no
(3)
proper sanitation . The water isn’t (4) safe to drink because
it
(5)
contains bacteria . Many people have to walk miles to
(6)
get water in a (7) plastic botle . We are trying to
(8)
develop water resources so that they don’t have to do this.
Change ONE WORD in each sentence to its opposite so that the sentence makes sense. Look at
1
the example.
4
0 The night was bright. There were no stars or moon. dark

1 The room was very bright. All the lights were off. dark

2 The hall was empty. There were probably round 300 people there.
crowded

3 I hate having interviews. I always get so relaxed. stressed

4 Millions of people love Harry Potter. The films and books are very unpopular.
popular

5 The women in the show are very ordinary. They always look perfectly beautiful.
glamorous

6 The book was really boring. I read it twice. _interesting _

7 It was a wonderful crime. It shocked everyone. terrible

8 Learning English is so easy. There is such a lot of vocabulary to memorize.

hard
1 Write the words below in the correct column. Which two words do not belong in the
5 table?

cartoon documentary legal reality

cookery game makeover sports
costume history natural
history
crime hospital nature
 _ drama _ show _ programme
costume drama cookery show sports programme
hospital drama game show nature programme
legal drama makeaver show natural history
programme
crime show history programme
reality show
documentary _
cartoon _

1 Write ‘watch’ or ‘look at’.

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1 Watch _ a film

2 Watch _ a match

3 Look at _ a painting

4 Look at _ a photo

5 Watch _a
programme

6 Watch _ TV

7 Watch _ a video clip

8 Look at _ a view