1 Three Months Ago Matthew Was A University Student

1 A group of friends have all got an Important exam this morning.
Complete this description

of how they seem, how they look or how they sound. Use these adjectives: happy, tired,
nervous, angry.
Example: Nick's got a big smile on his face. (look) Nick looks happy.
1 Martha's biting her fingernalls. (seem)
Martha seems nervous.
2 Adam's yawning and rubbing his eyes. (look)
Adam looks tired.
3 Joanne's shouting at everyone. (sound)
Joanne sounds angry.
4 Simon's face is pale. (not look)
Simon doesn’t look well.
2 Two people are looking through some old things in a cupboard. Complete the dialogue,
using look, feel, sound, smell + like.
"What's In this old bottle?
"It (1) smells like perfume.
"What's this little box?"
"It (2) looks like a jewellery box." 'Hey! Who's this in the photo?"
"It (3) looks like me when I was a baby."
"Let's play this old cassette. Who's singing on it?"
'It (4) sounds like Elvis Presley. "Look at this old doll. It's got beautiful hair. Is it real?" "Yes, I
think so, It (5) feels like real hair.
3 Complete the dialogue with like or of.
"You smell (1) of paint. What have you been doing?"
I've been painting my bike. Come and have a look."
"Wow! It looks (2) like a new one."
Tve got some home-made beer. Would you like a glass?"
"Yes, thanks. Ugh! This glass tastes (3) of paint."
"Oh, sorry. l'll get you another one. Well, what do you think of my beer? What does it taste (4)
like?
'It tastes very good. In fact, It tastes (5) like real beer.
1 An old man remembers the time when he was young. Complete these sentences.
Example: His hair/be/black. Now/grey. His hair used to be black. Now it's grey.
1 He/play/football. Now/watch/on television.
He used to play football. Now he watches it on television.
2 He/stay up till 12.00. Now/go to bed/at 9.30.
He used to stay up till 12:00. Now he goes to bed at 9:30.
3 He/ride/a motorbike. Now/drive/a car.
He used to ride a motorbike. Now he drives a car.
4 He/not wear glasses. Now/wear glasses all the time.
He didn’t use to wear glasses. Now he wears glasses all the time.
1 Three months ago Matthew was a university student. Now he has just started his first job
and he is finding it difficult. Why is it difficult? Example: get up/6.45 He isn't used to getting
up at 6.45.
1 travel/to work 1 He isn't used to travelling to work.
2 start work/8.30 2 He isn't used to starting work at 8.30.
3 wear/a suit and tie 3 He isn't used to wearing a suit and tie.
4 sit/at a desk all day 4 He isn't used to sitting at a desk all day.
5 work/nine hours a day 5 He isn't used to working nine hours a day.
6 have/money to spend 6 He isn't used to having money to spend.
2 Peter and Liz Harvey emigrated to Australia a year ago. Kerry Merton, a journalist on a
local newspaper, interviewed them. Complete the interview, using forms of get used to or be
used to + noun or ing. Kerry: Was it difficult when you first arrived in Australia?
Peter: Yes, some things were difficult to (1) get used to Other things were easy. We soon (2)
we soon got used to the Australian accent, for example. That wasn't a problem. And of course
we (3 drive) were already used to driving On the left. But we had to (4). get used to the road
signs and distances in kilometres, not miles. Kerry: How did you find the climate when you first
arrived?
Liz: We (5 not be) weren't used to the heat. When we were in England, we (6 be) were used
to short, warm summers. But now here in Australia we're trying to (7) get used to long, hot
summers. Kerry: Is there anything else you find strange? Liz: Yes, we still (8 not be) aren't used
to the feeling of space. Peter: And I (9 not see) 'm not used to seeing dead kangaroos by the
side of the road! Liz: And we will never (10 have ) get used to having Christmas dinner on the
beach, in the middle of summer!
1 A journalist is talking to the manager of Bristol City, an English football team. The team is
not playing well at the moment. Complete the dialogue, using parts of the verb need.
Journalist: What (1)do you need to make the team more successful? Manager: We (2) need
a bit of luck and we (3) need to win a few matches. Journalist: But can you do that with the
present team? Manager: No, 1 (4) need to buy one or two new players. Journalist: How much
money (5) do you need ? Manager: 1 (6) don't need much, only about a million pounds.
Journalist: Wouldn't it be cheaper just to get a new manager? Manager: No, we (7) we don't
need a new manager and I (8) don't need advice from people like you who know nothing
about the game!
3 Simon took a history exam yesterday. Complete the sentences, using didn't need to or
needn't have.
1 The exam didn't start till 10.30 so he knew he (get up) didn't need to get up early. 2 He (get)
didn't need to get there till 10.15 but he got there at 10.00 so he (worry) didn't need to worry
about being late. 3 He took three pens with him. He (take) needn't have taken so many
because he only used one! 4 He knew there wouldn't be any questions about the American
Civil War so he (read) didn't need to read the chapter about it in his history book. 5 Just before
the exam he read all his notes on the American War of Independence. He (look at) needn't
have looked at them because there weren't any questions about it. 6 When he left the
examination hall he knew he (worry) didn't need to worry about the result because he was
certain he'd pass.

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1 A group of friends have all got an Important exam this morning.

Complete this description

1 Martha's biting her fingernalls. (seem)

Martha seems nervous.

2 Adam's yawning and rubbing his eyes. (look)

Adam looks tired.

3 Joanne's shouting at everyone. (sound)

Joanne sounds angry.

4 Simon's face is pale. (not look)

Simon doesn’t look well.

"What's In this old bottle?

"It (1) smells like perfume.

"What's this little box?"

"It (3) looks like me when I was a baby."

"Let's play this old cassette. Who's singing on it?"

3 Complete the dialogue with like or of.

"You smell (1) of paint. What have you been doing?"

I've been painting my bike. Come and have a look."

"Wow! It looks (2) like a new one."

Tve got some home-made beer. Would you like a glass?"

"Yes, thanks. Ugh! This glass tastes (3) of paint."

1 He/play/football. Now/watch/on television.

He used to play football. Now he watches it on television.

2 He/stay up till 12.00. Now/go to bed/at 9.30.

He used to stay up till 12:00. Now he goes to bed at 9:30.

3 He/ride/a motorbike. Now/drive/a car.

He used to ride a motorbike. Now he drives a car.

4 He/not wear glasses. Now/wear glasses all the time.

1 travel/to work 1 He isn't used to travelling to work.

2 start work/8.30 2 He isn't used to starting work at 8.30.

5 work/nine hours a day 5 He isn't used to working nine hours a day.

6 have/money to spend 6 He isn't used to having money to spend.

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