English Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises
3. True or false? 1. There are likely… F. They don’t say anything about it./ 2. People fail to… T. People always make takes about, than help them./ 3. The idea that shopaholics… T. They are middle-class women and some men, not only women.
1) a) The smallest part in of a living structure that can operate as an independent unit /b) A part of the body such as the heart or liver /c) If you feel a bit sick, you feel this /d) Money in notes and coins cash/ e) Describes a company that makes more money than it spends / f) Make someone not want to do something put him off/ g) Return something you have bought to a shop / h) Join an organization sign up/ i) Make a place tidy, remove unwanted things clear out / j) Regain consciousness
2) Barry charged me too much money to buy his CD player from him. He used me up./ We mustn’t rip off all sources of fossil fuels. We must to save some for the future./ We give away our old toys to charity./ We have just managed to sign up two new members for the team./ I’m going to take this pullover back to the shop. It’s too big for me./ I usually pass on my old clothes to my younger sister when I grow out of them./ Have you cleared out your desks yet? They need to be empty/ Jeff put me off going to see the film because he said it was too long.
3) Teenagers have less dependence on their parents than young children./ There is so much consumerism in the world today. We all shop and buy things all the time/ Beautiful buildings and great shops are just two of the attractions of visiting Paris/ Teenagers are under pressure from parents and teachers to do well at school/ I’m interested in environmentalism. I think it’s important to protect the natural world/ The appearance of the film star at the awards ceremony surprised everyone/ Paul won’t compromise or change in view at all. You can’t change the rigidity of this position/ We waited for the plane in the departure lounge.
4) passive to active
A team of leading archeologists has recently excavated a Mayan temple in the forest. -/ Some interesting art work for the exhibition is being designed. – /Someone is going to empty all the rubbish bins. All the rubbish bins are going to be emptied by someone./ My key may have been lost when I was dancing. -/ Joe was tidying the classroom when I arrived. The classroom was being tidied by Joe when I arrived. -/ Tickets can be purchased on the door every evening. -/Doctors haven’t found a cure for cancer. The cure for cancer hasn’t been found./ The match has been cancelled because of the bad weather. The bad weather made the match be cancelled.
5) Rewrite passive
Some say that researchers have made incredible scientific breakthroughs in recent years. If said that researchers have made incredible scientific breakthroughs/ The press says that Robbie Williams is performing here later tonight. Robbie Williams is said to be performing here later tonight./ Doctor predicts that the cost of the treatment will rise in some countries. It is predicted that the cost of treatment will rise in some countries./ Retailers say that today’s teenagers will affect the rise of online shopping as they become grown-ups.————-/ The newspaper says that this hot weather will continue all summer. It is said that hot weather will continue all summer.
6) I am lonely. I wish I wasn’t lonely./ My next-door neighbor practices his violin every evening. If only he had practiced another instrument./ Carla didn’t get up early this morning. If only she had gone to bed earlier yesterday./ We don’t know any people here. I wish we knew somebody here./ Jack complains about my cooking all the time. If only he hadn’t said it all the time.
7) If you were rich, what would you do with your money?/ We shouldn’t have got so wet if you had remembered to take an umbrella with you./ What would happen if I touched that?/ If the milkman comes, tell him to leave two bottles/ If she leaves the fish here, that cat will eat it/ Unless you study, you won’t pass your exam/ If I had known that you couldn’t eat octopus, I wouldn’t have bought it/ I shouldn’t have taken your umbrella if I had known that it was yours/ I wouldn’t say that if I were you/ This flat would be all right if the people above us weren’t so noisy.
8) If I had read the book, I would have known what the film was about./ If Jo had woken early, she could have had time for breakfast./ If Tom had studied more, he wouldn’t have failed the exam.
TEMA 3
Feel a bit dizzy: sentir mareig/ feel nauseous: sentir nàuseas/ have a cold: tenir fred/ have a cough: tenir tos/ have a fever: tenir febre/ have food poisoning: ______________/ have a headache: tenir mal de cap/ avoidable-unavoidable: in–evitable/ in-curable: in-curable/ harmful-less: perjudicial/ hopeful-less: des-esperançat/ painful-painless: dolor-indolor/ un-predictable: mi-previsible/ diagnose: diagnosticar/ diagnosis: diagnòstic/ prescribe: recetar/ prescription: recepta/ recover: recuperar-se/ recovery: recuperació/ suffer: patir/ suffering: patiment/ treat: tractar/ treatment: tractament/ cell: cél·lula/ immune system: sistema imunitari/ malignant: maligne/ organ: òrgan/ regenerate: regenerar/ reject: denegar/ respiratory system: sistema respiratori/ tissue: teixit/ transplant: transplantament/ come round: tornar en si/ fight off: combatir una enfermetat/ get over: recuperar-se/ look after: cuidar a…/ pass out: desmallar-se/ pick up: contagiar-se/ feel: sentir/ look: mirar/ sound: soroll
Active/Pasive
make(s) – is made/ is making – is being made/ has made – has been made/ made – was made/ was making – was being made / had made – had been made/ will make – will be made/ will be making – will be being made/ will have made – will have been made/ can make – can be made/ should have made – should have been made.
TEMA 4
bargain hunter: caçador de gangues/ barter: canviar/ borrow: demanar/ Exchange: canviar/ lend: deixar/ salary: sou/ second hand: segona mà/ sell: vendre/ shopaholic: comprador compulsiu/ spend: gastar/ used: utilitzat/ wage: sou/ window shopper: escaparate/ afford: permitir-se/ bargain: ganga/ browse: mirar/ cash: efectiu/ charge: cobrar/ consume: consumer/ customers: clients/ discount: decompte/ haggle: regatejar/ purchase: comprar/ sales: rebaixes/ stores: tenda.
CONDITIONALS: 1: If + persona + present simple 2: If + persona + past simple 3. If + persona + past perfect
ersona + past perfect