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Verb patterns Making predictions

Complete the letter to the editor with the Choose the correct words.
correct form of the verbs in brackets. Example I am going / will go to India next year
with some friends.
Sir 1 I’m sure electric cars will / may replace petrol
ones soon.
I am writing in response to an article in your
2 Look at how fast she’s driving. I think she
magazine about the problem with modern
’s going to / will crash.
teenagers. I wanted to put (put) an alternative
3 It definitely might / won’t rain tomorrow.
point of view. The forecast said it would be sunny.
Firstly, it’s important (1) 4 Chinese will / might become more popular than
(understand) that not all teenagers behave English, but we can’t be sure.
badly. I will always remember (2) 5 Do you think you ’ll / can get married this
(be) helped by two young men when I lost my year?
keys and I was trying (3) 6 She isn’t going to / might not be late for her
(get) back into my house. They stopped (4) own wedding!
(help) me when older people just walked past. 7 Linda hasn’t been at work today. I think she is
They waited with me until I managed going to / might be ill.
(5) (contact) my son and get 8 When will / may you be back this afternoon?
some spare keys. Another example is when we I need to borrow your car.
were planning (6) (donate) 9 My sister is getting married in Australia.
money to the local hospital. A big group of She’s going to / could have a great time.
schoolchildren did different activities and 10 If you keep getting headaches, you may / will
succeeded in (7) (raise) need glasses!
thousands of pounds.

Of course, some young people are anti-social 10

and we need (8) (do) something about Conditionals
them. In my opinion, instead of (9) Choose the correct forms.
__________ (criticize) them, we should give
1 If I had / ’d the time, I travel / would travel round
them activities that they enjoy (10)
the world.
(do). This will keep them off the
2 If she had / hadn’t been so rude, she wouldn’t /
streets and make them
would have been sent home.
(11) (feel) part of a community.
3 What would you have do / done if you ’d failed /
Finally, I would like (12) would fail the exam?
(point out) that teenagers have always been 4 We would not have / had stayed in the hotel if
different from their parents. I remember we had / would known about the poor service.
(13) (love) clothes and music that 5 If Mark Lee had / would played in the final, they
my parents hated. It was all part of might / must have won.
(14) (grow up). 6 What would / do you do if you were / was me?
7 You shouldn’t have driven / drive home after the
Yours, party. You would / could have had an accident.
8 What do / would you do if you win / won a lot of
money?
9 I couldn’t / could have finished the work if you
 hadn’t / didn’t helped me. you’d come / you came with us. .
10 You’d have / You’d enjoyed the concert if 10
 1 I can’t find my keys.
(could, in your briefcase) Reported speech
They___________________________________. Report the sentences, questions, and commands.
2 Jamie got 99% in his exam. Examples ‘I can’t come to work.’
(must, work hard) She said she couldn’t come to work.
He_____________________________________. ‘Please close the window.’
She asked me to close the window.
3 We never see our new neighbours.
‘What’s your favourite food?’
(can’t, at home very often) He asked what my favourite food was.
They___________________________________.

4 Harry walked straight past me without saying

hello. (can’t, see you)
He_____________________________________.

5 Mr and Mrs Wilson are going to separate.

(can’t, happy)
They___________________________________.

6 Tim has just bought a new car.

(might, a pay rise)
He ____________________________________.
7 I saw Kim and Bob at the gym.
(must, try to get fit)
They___________________________________.

8 The motorway was closed for hours.

(must, an accident) 1 ‘It isn’t going to be easy to raise the money.’
There__________________________________. He admitted_________________________________.
8 2 ‘There won’t be much time for sightseeing.’
The guide told us_____________________________.
Modals of probability 3 ‘John spends hours on the internet.’
Write sentences for these situations, using the words John’s dad complained_________________________.
in brackets.
4 ‘There has been a robbery.’
Examples The baby is crying. (might, hungry) The manager announced________________________.
He might be hungry.
Jo didn’t answer the phone. 5 ‘Have you ever worked abroad?’
(must, go out) She asked___________________________________.
She must have gone out.
6 ‘Go to bed now, children.’
He told_____________________________________.

7 ‘Amy, don’t forget to feed the cat.’

He reminded_________________________________.

8 ‘You really should try for promotion.’

He encouraged_______________________________.

9 ‘Why did Nick and Laura break up?’

She asked___________________________________.

10 ‘You shouldn’t work such long hours.’

She advised__________________________________.

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 1 Read about eight different holidays and decide which one (A–
G) would be most suitable for each person.
1 Stephanie likes art and history. She can’t speak a foreign
language. She would like to see more of the world. ___
2 Nick likes to be active. He is quite fit. The only sport he is not
good at is swimming. ___
3 Angela and Jim are looking for a relaxing holiday with their
children. They can’t drive. ___
4 Lisa and a group of friends want to do something fun abroad.
She’d prefer to do something sporty. ___
5 Mark has a stressful job. He would like a relaxing holiday
abroad that is very different from his everyday life. ___

1 points for each correct answer 5

2 Read the article again. Write true (T) or false (F).

1 In Roman times, bathing was popular in Budapest. ___ T
2 Young people mainly go to Ibiza to explore historic towns and
rugged landscapes. ___
3 The Holmsley campsite is not far by car from the sea. ___
4 The Soria region of Spain has been spoilt by tourism. ___
5 You can pay a company in Soria to transport luggage to your
hotel. ___
6 On the Cyprus holiday, visitors stay at the taverna. ___
7 In Cyprus, you can work in a garden if you want. ___
8 There are guides provided on the Italy tour. ___
9 The Italy tour includes trips to the countryside. ___
10 The mountain rivers in Slovenia are quite fast. ___
11 You need to be experienced to do white-water rafting. ___

1 point for each correct answer 10

LISTENING
1 Listen to Kate and Steve talking about their plans for the
READING weekend. Write true (T) or false (F).
1 Steve and Kate are going to a wedding on Saturday. __
European destinations 2 Steve thinks it may rain on Saturday. ___
A Healed by the water: Budapest, Hungary Budapest has 3 Steve will have to put on traditional Japanese clothes. ___
got more than 100 thermal springs and some 50 swimming 4 Steve is doing something with his friend on Sunday
pools and medicinal spas, and the city boasts a tradition of morning. ___
bathing which began before Roman times. Just relax and
spend your days soaking in thermal pools, sharing a steam 5 Steve would prefer to go out with Kate alone on Sunday
bath with locals playing chess, or get health treatments, evening. ___
including massages from trained professionals. Budapest is 6 Kate would rather Steve visited her mother. ___
guaranteed to make you feel healthy again!
7 Steve won’t be back until two on Sunday. ___
B Nights out on the party island: Ibiza, Spain Thousands 8 Steve has learned not to ride his mountain bike so fast. ___
of young people make the annual pilgrimage to the island in
search of nights on its dance floors and days on its splendid 9 They are seeing Kate’s mother in the afternoon. ___
beaches. The 24-hour party lifestyle is still the main 10 Kate thinks the Japanese restaurant won’t be good for
attraction, but there are some historic towns, rugged her mother. ___
landscapes, and sandy beaches to explore as well.

C Camping in the New Forest: Holmsley, England

The perfect campsite for a family holiday, with lots of space 1 points for each correct answer 10
for children to play. Easily accessible by car. Well-equipped
facilities make your camping holiday relaxing. Peace and
quiet and a safe environment for children, and the seaside
and other places of interest are only a short drive away.
 2 Listen again. Choose the correct answer.
1 For the wedding, Steve and Kate are going to
a wear clothes they already have.
b go shopping for new clothes.
2 There’s a big tent set up in the garden because
a it’s a Japanese themed wedding.
b it might rain.
3 Steve likes
a Japanese music.
b Japanese food.
4 Last time Steve went mountain biking
a he ended up at the hospital.
b he came off his bike.
5 For Kate’s mum’s birthday they are going to
a get her something special.
b take her out for something to eat.
1 point for each correct answer 5
SPEAKING: 10 K: Talk about one of the following topics for a
few minutes.
a) Describe one of your family members?
b) Describe your best friend and talk about what you do
together?
c) Where do you usually go on holiday? How is that town or
city?
d) The happiest day of your life.
e) Your earliest memory.
f) A time you had an accident.

WRITING: 15 J: Write an essay about the given topics . Use

at least 150 words.
1) The pros and cons of living in the city vs. the countryside
2) What do you think about ‘’the women in the Army ‘’?
3) What do you think about ‘’the modern teenagers’’?
4) Do you think the university students are afraid of being
interested in politics ?