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Let’s revise what we have seen in class and practise some listening comprehension.

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Food exercises

Watch this video and then do the following exercise

One of my collegues has prepared these exercises, I hope you´ll find them useful

Inversions, cleft sentences etc.

cleft_sentences.pdf

word-formation.pdf

Passive exercises(rewrite)

More Passive exercises

Body and mind

Murder mysteries

Let´s see how much you ´ve worked this term. Here you have some interesting exercises and listening to revise what we´ve been working with this term: word formation, tense review and adjectives. I hope you’ll enjoy The BlackAdder videos.

Go to the following link : Revision Activities

If you want to practice your English you´ve got here a very interesting link with reading, listening and song activities. I hope you enjoy it

The Oscar Awards

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http://web.educastur.princast.es/eoi/eoigijon/archivos/city%20crossword.htm

4 Talk Test

1 Tendencies

Put the words in italics into the correct order to complete the sentences.

1 always / be / the last / ‘ll / she to join in the conversation. ______________________________________________

2 play / would / when I was little / I on my own for hours. ______________________________________________

3 my parents / read / would / as a child me a story in bed every night.
______________________________________________

4 go on / for hours / ‘ll / they if you let them.
______________________________________________

Tick (P) the sentences in which would + infinitive can be replaced with the past simple.

5 I’d always be the last to hear any new gossip.

6 I’d really love to go there one day.

7 Had I had the time, I would have learnt Spanish.

8 When we were young we’d go to the beach every summer.

Two of the sentences are wrong. Mark the sentences P or Ï. Correct the ones which are wrong.

9 I would live in Paris for two years when I was younger.

10 She’ll always go out of her way to help you.

11 He’ll really hate opera - he always has.

12 As a child, I’d cry a lot.

2 Lexis - talk 8 points

Complete the sentences using a form of the word talk.

1 He’s a very _____ person. He won’t shut up!

2 She gave a really interesting _____ on publishing.

3 Will he or won’t he? It’s a real _____ point.

4 All that _____ of food has made me really hungry.

5 The peace _____ began in New York yesterday.

6 Nice to meet you at last. She’s _____ of you often.

• 7 There’s already a lot of _____ about the new boss.

8 She’s not _____ to her sister at the moment.

Key:

1. 1. She’ll always be the last to join in the conversation.

2. When I was little I would play on my own for hours.

3. As a child my parents would read me a story in bed every night.

4. They’ll go on for hours if you let them.

5. P I was always the last to hear any gossip.

6. Ð

7. Ð

8. P When we were young we went to the beach every summer.

9. Ð I lived in Paris for two years when I was younger.

10. P

11. Ð He really hates opera - he always has.

12. P

2. 1. talkative

2. talk

3. talking

4. talk

5. talks

6. talked

7. talk

8. talking

(Adapted from Inside Out V, Macmillan Heinemann)

UNIT 5: LUCK

To find more about superstitions visit:

www.islandnet.com/~luree/silly.html (A collection of superstitions and their possible explanations, contributed by visitors)

www.geocities.com/vaksam/supers.html (The differences between science and superstitions and witchcraft is not as big as commonly held)

www.topics-mag.com/internatl/superstitions/page.htm (A few superstitions about good luck and about marriage)

•5 Luck Test

1 Unreal conditionals

Four of the sentences are wrong. Mark the sentences √ or Χ7. Correct the ones which are wrong.

1 If I’d win the lottery, I’d leave work the next day.

2 If she hadn’t liked it, she wouldn’t have bought it.

3 If she wasn’t so busy, she’d have come with us.

4 I’d have seen it for myself if I’d been there.

5 If I hadn’t forgotten to invite her, she is here now.

6 I would be sitting on a beach in Greece right now if I went there with them.

7 She wouldn’t be coming with us tonight if she didn’t want to see him.

8 You had arrived earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the flight.

Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate form.

9 If I _____________ (stay in) last night, I _____________ (not/feel) so tired now.

10 If she really _____________ (not/like) him, she _____________ (not/go) to his party last night.

11 If he _____________ (work) harder last term, he _____________ (not/fail) his exams so badly.

• 12 If I _____________ (pay) attention in class, I _____________ (not/do) extra work now.

See key

2 Lexis - descriptive verbs

Complete the text with an appropriate form of the verbs in the box. Use each verb once.

clench flit peer scrabble slip off tail off

When we first arrived at the party we quickly (1) _____________ from one room to another to see who was there. We ended up in the kitchen, as you often do at parties, when I suddenly saw this manic face (2) _____________ through the window. The face disappeared and when we opened the door we saw this figure frantically (3) _____________ around on the floor looking for something. It was Tom - it was his party, to celebrate winning a few thousand pounds on the lottery the week before. I could see the remains of a burnt bit of paper (4) _____________ in his hand and he was repeating the words ‘My ticket, my ticket.’ As he turned round and saw us his voice (5) _____________ in desperation. Apparently, he’d hidden the winning ticket in a magazine and someone had used it to light a fire in the garden. Suddenly Tom was in no mood to party, so we (6) _____________ quietly and went home.

See key

3 Wishes and regrets

Match the beginnings of these sentences with an appropriate ending.

1 If only I’d said something a) soon.

2 I wish I could see them b) last night.

3 I wish I was lying on a beach c) more often.

4 I wish he’d get here d) right now.

Complete the wishes and regrets using the verbs in italics.

5 I regret coming here.
If only ________________________________________

6 I don’t speak French.
I wish _________________________________________

7 They won’t tell me.
I wish _________________________________________

8 I didn’t see him.
If only ________________________________________

9 There isn’t any chocolate left.
I wish _________________________________________

10 I wasn’t paying attention.
I regret ________________________________________

11 I’m feeling ill.
I wish _________________________________________

12 I bought this coat.
I now regret ____________________________________

Put the words in italics into the correct order to complete the sentences.

13 We to announce regret is that Jim leaving the firm.
______________________________________________

• 14 We congratulate you wish to on your promotion.
  ______________________________________________

See key

KEY:

1 1-X If I won the lottery, I’d leave work the next day / If I’d won the lottery, I’d have left work the next day.

2-√

3-√

4-√

5-X If I hadn’t forgotten to invite her, she should be here now.

6-X I would be sitting on a beach in Greece right now if I had gone there with them.

7-√

8-X Had you arrived earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the flight.

9- If I had stayed in last night, I wouldn’t be feeling so tired now.

10- If she really didn’t like him, she wouldn’t have gone to his party last night.

11- If he had worked harder last term, he wouldn’t have failed his exams so badly.

12- If I had paid attention in class, I wouldn’t be doing extra work now.

2 1- flitted, 2- peering, 3- scrabbling, 4- clenched, 5- tailed off, 6- slipped off

3 1- b, 2- c, 3- d, 4- a

5- If only I hadn’t come here.

6- I wish I could speak French.

7- I wish they would tell me.

8- If only I had seen him.

9- I wish there was some chocolate left.

10- I regret not paying / not having paid attention.

11- I wish I wasn’t / weren’t feeling ill.

12- I now regret buying / having bought this coat.

13- We regret to announce that Jim is leaving the firm.

14- We wish to congratulate you on your promotion.

(Adapted from Inside Out V, Macmillan Heinemann)

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