11.1. Complete the sentences. Use in + one of these:
| this book / that field / the kitchen / this photograph / the river / my tea |
Model: Pat is...... in the kitchen...... She’s cooking the dinner.
1. Look at those beautiful horses............
2. Don’t swim.......... The water is very dirty.
3. There’s too much sugar......... I can’t drink it.
4. How many pages are there........?
5. Who is the man........? Do you know him?
11.2. Write in or at.
Model: “Where is Tina?” “She is... at... work.”
1. Why didn’t the bus-driver stop............ the bus-stop?
2. There is a big table............ the middle of the room.
3. What is the longest river............ the world?
4. Were there many people............ the concert on Friday?
5. My brother is studying mathematics............ London University.
6. “Where does your sister live?” “............ Brussels”.
7. Did you read about this accident............ the newspaper?
8. Will you be............ home tomorrow afternoon?
9. Munich is a large city............ the south of Germany.
10. George is coming by train. I’m going to meet him........ the station.
11. There was a list of names on the notice-board. My name was............ the bottom of the list.
12. I usually do my shopping............ the city centre.
11.3. Write to or in.
Model: “Where’s Jack?”... “ In... bed.”
1. I’m going............ the shop to buy some milk.
2. Tom went............ the kitchen to make some coffee.
3. ”Where’s Tom?” “He’s............ the kitchen making some coffee.”
4. Would you like to go............ the theatre this evening?
5. I got a postcard from Sue this morning. She’s on holiday... Switzerland.
6. John lives............ a small village............ the south-west of England.
7. What time do you usually go............bed?
8. Kevin’s sister is very ill. She’s............ hospital.
9. Excuse me, I must go............ the toilet.
10. The train left Brussels at 7 o’clock and arrived............ Paris at 9.30.
11. I was tired this morning. I stayed............ bed until 10 o’clock.
12. Next year we hope to go............ Canada to visit some friends.
13. Would you like to live............ another country?
11.4. Write to or at if necessary. (Sometimes there is no preposition.)
1. Ann is ill. She has gone............ the doctor.
2. Are you going............ the party on Saturday evening?
3. I saw some nice people............ the party.
4. “Do you usually walk............ work?” “No, I go by bicycle.”
5. We had a good meal.......... a restaurant and then we went back........... the hotel.
6. What time are you going............ home.
7. Will you be............ home this afternoon?
8. There were no taxis, so we walked............ home.
9. How often do you go............ the dentist?
10. The boy jumped into the river and swam............ the other side.
11. Would you like to study............ university?
11.5. Put in the correct preposition (at, in or on.)
1. I live............ 22 Fairview Road, Penn.
2. My father lives............ a small house............ North London.
3. My girlfriend’s flat is............ the seventh floor.
4. Do you live............ a house or a flat?
5. “Where is the toilet, please?” “............ the second floor.”
6. “Is there a doctor near here?” “Yes,............ 37 High Street.”
7. I lived............ America many years ago.
11.6. Nine people live in a block of flats. Look at the scheme and complete the sentences with on / next to / between / above / below.
Steve Mary Bill Model: Chris lives... between... Tony and Paul.
Tony Chris Paul 1. Joe lives............... the ground floor.
Janet Sandra Joe 2. Mary lives..............Steve and Bill.
3. Paul lives........ the first floor.......... Chris.
4. Tony lives.............. Janet.
5. Chris lives.......... Sandra and......... Mary.
11.7. Translate the prepositions in brackets.
1. The cat is... (под)... the table. 2. The town hall is... (на)...the station. 3. There is a tree... (перед)... the house. 4. The switch is ... (под)... the window. 5. My house is... (напротив)... a shop. 6. The cupboard is... (над)... the sink. 7. She is standing... (рядом)... the piano. 8. There are some shoes... (под)... the bed. 9. His name is... (на)... the door. 10. In Britain, we drive... (по)... the left.
11.8. Write at / on / in.
1.... on... 6 June 3....... 12.30 a.m. 5....... 24 September
2....... 8 o’clock 4....... September 6....... half past two
7....... Wednesday 9....... Friday 11....... Christmas Day
8....... 1997 10....... 1975 12....... winter
11.9. Write at / on / in.
1. Goodbye! See you... on... Friday. 2. We often go to the beach...... summer. 3. Where were you...... 28 February? 4. George isn’t here...... the moment. 5. I got up...... 8 o’clock this morning. 6. Julia’s birthday is...... January. 7. I like getting up early...... the morning. 8. Do you work...... Saturdays? 9. My sister got married...... May. 10. I’ll send you the money...... the end of this month. 11. Margaret and I first met...... 1991. 12...... autumn, the leaves fall from the trees. 13. Did you go out...... Friday? 14. The company started...... 1988. 15. Did you go out...... Monday evening? 16. I often go away...... the weekend. 17. Do you often go out..... the evening? 18. I like looking at the stars in the sky..... night. 19. Let’s meet...... 7.30 tomorrow morning. 20. I’m starting my new job...... 3 June.
11.10. Write at / on / in if necessary. (Sometimes there is no preposition.)
1. I’m leaving... on... Saturday. 2. Can you play tennis.... next Sunday?
3. I’m leaving... next Saturday. 4. I’m afraid I can’t come to the party.... Sunday. 5. I always feel tired..... the evening. 6. Will you be at home.... this evening? 7. We went to bed late..... last night. 8. We went to Scotland..... last summer. 9. I don’t like going out alone.....night. 10. What do you usually do.... the weekend? 11. I won’t be out very long. I’ll be back.... ten minutes. 12. She phones me..... every Sunday.
11.11. Complete the text withappropriate prepositions.
……. the evening, Richard leaves his house …….. six o’clock and takes his tiger for a walk. He does this every day of the year, except …….. August when he goes …….. holiday. …….. Saturdays, he takes the tiger for two walks – one …….. the morning and one …….. the evening, even when it’s raining. He also takes it for two walks …….. 18th May, because it is the tiger’s birthday and …….. New Year’s Day too. The tiger likes the walks. …….. night, it sleeps very well after the walks.
11.12. Now Janet is the new secretary at Vision Design. Fill in the gaps with at / in / on / to / for.
“Hi, my name’s Janet. I’m a secretary. I work … for … an important company …….. London. I get up …….. seven o’clock every day. …….. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I work …….. the morning. I get …….. work …….. nine o’clock, I have lunch …….. the company restaurant and leave the office …….. three o’clock. …….. Tuesdays and Thursdays I work …….. the afternoon. I get …….. work …….. three o’clock and leave …….. seven. …….. my free time …….. weekends and …….. the evenings I do a lot of different things…”
11.13. Put the correct preposition of time into each gap.
1. Beethoven began his musical education...... the age of five.
2. I lived in Paris...... five years,...... 1975...... 1980.
3. We never see our cat....... the day it sleeps, and it goes out...... night.
4. I don’t usually go out...... the evening, except...... Monday evening, when I play snooker.
5. Generations of my family have lived in this house...... 1800.
6. “How long are you in England for?” “...... six months.”
7. “How much longer are you staying?” “...... the end of the month. Then I have to go home.”
8. I’m just going out to the shops. If anyone rings, tell then I’ll be back...... a few minutes.
9. Are you going away...... Easter?
10. I met my husband in Wales....... the time I was working in a pub.
11.14. Complete each sentence using the most suitable prepositions given below. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
| in / into / out of / on / onto / off / inside / outside |
1. There was an envelope lying …….. the floor.
2. Ken fell …….. the ladder when he was changing the light bulb.
3. Andrew normally goes to school …….. the bus.
4. When I was … my hotel room, I started to take my clothes …… suitcase.
5. There’s bus stop right …….. our house.
6. Sally came …….. the house, got …….. her motorbike and rode away.
7. My car broke down this morning so I went to work …….. a taxi.
8. The cat jumped …….. the roof of the car and looked down at the dog.
9. Annie jumped …….. the diving board …….. swimming pool.
10. Robert came …….. the telephone box and got …….. his car.
11.15. Complete the sentences using the most suitable prepositions given below. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
| through / across / up / down / in / round / between / along / to / opposite / in front of / next to / from / at / towards / behind / over / past |
1. What’s that you’ve tied …….. your waist?
2. I was sitting …….. the driver in the back seat of the car.
3. A tall man was sitting …... me at the cinema and I couldn’t see much of the film.
4. There is a shoe shop …….. the chemist’s and the library.
5. We walked …….. the stairs to the top floor, then we walked …….. to the bottom again.
6. What time did you arrive …….. work yesterday?
7. Who was the first person to swim …….. the Atlantic?
8. There was a woman sitting …….. the driver …….. the front passenger seat of the car.
9. We’re flying …….. Paris …….. Amsterdam tomorrow. We arrive …….. Amsterdam at 6.00.
10. I got …….. the cinema late and missed the beginning of the film.
11. There’s a post office right … my office. You can see it from my window.
12. The burglars got into the building by climbing …….. a window.
13. We were driving …….. the road looking for a petrol station for about half an hour.
14. We walked …….. the bridge to the other side of the river.
15. The dog jumped …….. the wall into someone’s garden.
16. When the bus came I put out my hand, but it just went …….. me without stopping.
17. We couldn’t see the man’s face because he was standing with his back …….. us.
11.16. Complete the sentences using on time / in time. Don’t forget that on time means “at exactly the right time”, in time means “early enough”.
1. The bus service is terrible; the buses are never ……...
2. I hope my car will be repaired …….. for the weekend.
3. She’s very punctual. She always arrives ……..
4. She didn’t arrive …….. to say goodbye to him.
5. I didn’t arrive …….. to see her before she left.
6. I don’t think I’ll be home …….. to see the film on TV this evening.
7. I hope my leg gets better …….. for the football match on Sunday.
8. In my school, the classes always start ……...
11.17. Complete the sentences using at the end / in the end. Don’t forget that at the end means “at the point where something stops”, in the end means “ finally” or “after some time”.
1. We’re going on holiday …….. of this week.
2. …….. of this film I felt very sad.
3. We couldn’t decide what to do yesterday evening. …….. we decided to stay at home.
4. At first, I didn’t like him, but …….. we became good friends.
5. We were going to walk home but …….. we decided to take a taxi.
6. I hated school at first, but …….. I quite enjoyed it.
7. They’re going to Italy …….. of next week.
8. At first, he didn’t want to come with us on holiday, but he changed his mind.
9. I looked everywhere for my wallet and ……… I found it in my jacket.
10. She’s starting work …….. of May.
11. We were all exhausted …….. of the journey.
11.18. Complete the sentences using in / during / for / while.
1. We were in Rome …….. the summer.
2. It snowed …….. the night.
3. We were in Rome …….. the whole of the summer.
4. …….. lunch I explained my plans.
5. It snowed …….. four hours.
6. Someone broke into their flat …….. they were away on holiday.
7. Some people were talking in the cinema …….. the film.
8. We’ve been waiting …….. almost an hour.
9. Something woke me up …….. the night.
10. I was on holiday …….. two weeks …….. the spring.
11. I saw Sue …….. my visit to London.
12. They stopped work …….. half an hour …….. the afternoon.
13. We visited some interesting places …….. we were in London.
14. I’ll be in France …….. the whole of September.
11.19. Complete the sentences using for / since / ago / before.
1. Tina moved away from Newcastle five years …….. and she hasn’t been back there …….. then.
2. My grandparents visited Edinburgh …….. two weeks in 1995. They had been there five years …….., so it wasn’t completely new to them.
3. My brother has been interested in music …….. quite a long time. He was given his first guitar 20 years ……...
4. John worked in a travel agency …….. six months in 2000. He already had some experience of the tourist industry because he had worked in a Tourist Information office in London two years ……...
5. Patricia started working as a journalist with a newspaper in Madrid ten years ….. She’s been working for the same newspaper ever ….. then.
UNIT 12 MODALS
12.1. Write five sentences about things you can do (say how well), and five sentences about things you can’t do.
Model: I can sing very well. I can swim a little. I can’t cook.
12.2. Complete these sentences. Use can or can’t + one of these verbs: come / find / hear / see / speak
1. I’m sorry, but we … can’t come … to your party next Saturday.
2. She got the job because she ………. five languages.
3. You are speaking very quietly. I ………. you.
4. Have you seen my bag? I ………. it.
5. I like this hotel room. You.......... the mountains from the window.
12.3. What do you say in these situations? Use Can you…? / Could you…? / Can I …?
Model: (You are carrying a lot of things. You want me to open the door for you.) You say to me: … Can you open the door (for me), please...
1. (We are having dinner. You want me to pass the salt.)
You say to me: …………………………………………………………...…?
2. (You want me to turn off the radio.) ……………………………………....?
3. (You want to borrow my pen.) ……………………………………………...?
4. (You are in my house. You want to use my phone.) ……………………..?
5. (You want me to give you my address.) …………………………………..?
12.4. Complete the sentences. Use must + one of these verbs:
| be / buy / go / help / hurry / go / learn / meet / phone / read / wash / win |
Model: We … must go … to the bank today. We haven't got any money.
1. I …………. I haven't got much time.
2. She is a very interesting person. You ………… her.
3. I forgot to phone Dave last night. I ………… him today.
4. You ………… to drive. It's very useful.
5. This is an excellent book. You ………… it.
6. We ………… some food. We've got nothing for dinner.
7. My hair is dirty. I ………… it.
8. I ………… to the post office. I need some stamps.
9. I have a big problem. You ………… me.
10. The game tomorrow is very important for us. We ………….
11. You can't always have things immediately. You ………… patient.
12.5. Put in must or had to.
Model: I … had to … go to the bank yesterday to get some money.
1. The windows are very dirty. I ………… clean them.
2. The windows were very dirty yesterday. I ………… clean them.
3. I ………… get up early tomorrow. I've got a lot of to do.
4. Come on! We ………… hurry. We haven't got much time.
5. We arrived home very late last night. We …. wait half an hour for a taxi.
6. These cakes are very nice. You ………… have one.
7. Ann came to the party but she didn't stay very long. She.… leave early.
8. He didn’t know how to use the machine. I ………… show him.
9. I was nearly late for my appointment this morning. I ………… run to get there on time.
12.6. Complete the sentences. Use mustn’t or needn’t + one of these verbs: be / buy / clean / hurry / lose / stick / take / tell / wait
Model: The windows aren't dirty. You … needn’t clean … them.
1. I must hurry. I … mustn’t be … late.
2. This letter is very important. You ………… it.
3. We have lots of time. We ………….
4. We ………… an umbrella. It's not going to rain.
5. This is a secret. You ………… anybody.
6. You ………… a newspaper. You can have mine.
7. I’m not ready yet but you …… for me. You go now and I’ll come later.
8. (a parent speaking to a child) You ……. your tongue out at people. It’s not polite.
12.7. Complete the sentences. Use have to or has to + one of these verbs: do / read / speak / travel / wear
Model: My eyes are not very good. I … have to wear … glasses.
1. At the end of the course, all the students ………… a test.
2. Mary is standing literature. She ………… a lot of books.
3. He doesn’t understand much English, so I ……… very slowly to him.
4. George is not often at home. He ………… a lot of his job.
12.8 Some of the sentences below have a grammatical mistake. Find the mistakes. Write correct sentences where necessary.
Model 1: She cans play the piano well. …. She can play the piano well...
Model 2: Must I get there early? … correct...
1. We don’t must miss the train.
2. He doesn’t can start the car.
3. They don’t have to work on Sundays.
4. Can we meet later this evening?
5. Must I confirm the booking from Australia to New Zealand?
6. We can’t be exactly on time for the meeting.
7. Tom doesn’t want to be a singer but he may be one in the future.
8. Jake likes to play football and he must play very well.
9. Maria might not win because she doesn’t always concentrate.
12.9. Complete the sentences below using can / can’t / should / shouldn’t.
1. He …….. be finished now. He’s been working on that paper all morning.
2. You …….. park here.
3. “When …….. you hand in your homework?” “Before Wednesday.”
4. If your tooth aches, you …… go to a dentist now. Don’t wait until it gets worse.
5. …….. you lend me £100?
6. Sorry, I …….. give you any money at the moment.
7. You …….. get foreign currency at the bank.
8. You …….. swim in the river. It’s very dangerous.
9. …….. I tell him that he’s failed now, or wait until the end of the week?
10. That car is very fast. It …….. travel at 200 kph.
12.10. Choose the correct modal verb.
1. All children may / must go to school.
2. Cigarettes can / must seriously damage your health.
3. Dishwashers will / should not wash everything.
4. You will / must not park here.
5. There ought / would be trouble if he lost all that money.
6. You could / should always look both ways before crossing a road.
7. As a doctor, he might / can know about this virus.
8. That can / should not be Tom. It’s too early.
9. They must / can be at home by now. It’s very late.
10. I’m not sure. We may / must go to Egypt this summer.
11. I have / must to phone my mother.
12. I might / must phone my mother.
13. What have to / should I eat, doctor?
14. Am I allowed / can to park here? – No, you aren’t!
15. Can I park here? – No, you are not allowed / can’t!
16. I can’t / needn’t see the doctor. I feel better.
UNIT 13 CONDITIONALS
13.1. Complete these sentences with the correct tenses.
1. If you eat too much, you … will get... (get) fat.
2. If I talk to Anna, I …….. (give) her your best wishes.
3. If I had the time, I …….. (come) with you, but I haven’t.
4. Rebecca would do her homework now if she …….. (know) how to do it.
5. We’ll visit you tomorrow if we …….. (have) time.
6. I won’t go to the party next weekend unless you …….. (go) with me.
7. I …….. (believe) it unless I saw it for myself.
8. You …….. (be) late for school if you don’t hurry!
9. The Smiths …….. (love) to come to your party if you invited them.
10. …….. you …….. (write) the invitations if I bought the food?
11. …….. you …….. (phone) the Smiths if I find their number?
12. If it’s cloudy, it often …….. (rain).
13. If John plays chess, he always …….. (win).
14. If you don’t hurry, we …….. (be) late.
13.2. Match the two parts of the sentences.
1. They’ll be here by lunch time a) if you make a lot of mistakes.
2. You get a very interesting holiday b) if you come late.
3. It’ll be more expensive c) if you don’t come to her party.
4. You lose your place d) if they don’t have a map.
5. She’ll get very angry e) if you go on the new train.
6. They’ll get lost f) if he doesn’t eat fish?
7. You’ll lose your job g) if he has an accident?
8. What will you do h) if you go on a study tour.
9. Will you leave the job i) if they take the 10.15 train.
10. What will happen j) if they don’t give you more money?
13.3. Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. If I don’t feel / won’t feel well tomorrow, I stay / I’ll stay at home.
2. If the weather is / will be nice tomorrow, we can go to the beach.
3. It will be hard to find a hotel if we arrive / will arrive late.
4. The alarm will ring if there is / will be a fire.
5. I am / will be surprised if they get / will get married.
6. Do you go / will go to the party if they invite / will invite you?
7. If I am / will be late this evening, don’t wait for me.
8. What shall we do, if it rains / will be raining?
9. I’ll be able to understand you, if you speak / will speak slowly.
13.4. Match the two parts of the sentences.
| 1. If they went for a holiday | a) they’d need Tim on the team. |
| 2. If you did well in the exam | b) she wouldn’t be able to get up for work |
| 3. If I wanted a good meal | c) the neighbours would look after their car. |
| 4. If they wanted to win the game | d) they’d have to stay at home. |
| 5. If it got very hot in the summer | e) Bill would give you a present. |
| 6. If she went to bed very late | f) you would have to learn English. |
| 7. If the car broke down | g) our house would be flooded. |
| 8. If you were a famous film star | h) I’d go to the restaurant in Sun Street. |
| 9. If you lived in Great Britain | i) we’d spend time on the beach. |
| 10. If the river overflowed | j) you would have a big house in Hollywood. |
13.5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Model: If I knew his address I …. would give … (give) it to you.
1. If he worked more slowly he ……… (not make) so many mistakes.
2. I could tell you what this means if I ……… (know) Greek.
3. He might get fat if he ……… (stop) smoking.
4. If he knew that it was dangerous he ……… (not come).
5. I ……… (keep) a horse if I could afford it.
6. What would you do if the lift ……… (get) stuck between two floors?
7. I ……… (not go) there if I were you.
8. You couldn’t have so much trouble with your car if you ……… (have) it serviced regularly.
13.6. Complete these sentences in the correct tenses and with your own ideas.
Model: If I had a lot of money, … I would go to Paris.
1. If I have enough money, …………………………………………………..
2. If I go to the cinema this weekend, ……………………………………….
3. If I went to England, ………………………………………………………...
4. If I could meet anyone I wanted to, ……………………………………….
5. If I can finish this exercise soon, ……………………………………….…
6. If it isn’t raining tomorrow morning,………………………………………..
7. If I get hungry, ……………………………………………………………….
8. If the banks are closed tomorrow, ………………………………………..
9. Unless I speak English quite well, ………………………………………..
10. Unless I spoke the language fluently, ………………………………….
13.7. Answer the questions, using the information given.
Model 1: What’ll you do if you win the lottery? (travel / round / world) →
… I’ll travel round the world….
Model 2: What does he do if the TV breaks down? (go / cinema) →
… He goes to the cinema….
1. What does he do if he has nothing to do? (play / computer games)
2. What’s Tony do if he can’t buy a new house? (stay / Dudley)
3. What do you do if the bus doesn’t arrive? (walk / work)
4. What’ll you do if you win a lot of money? (give / poor)
5. What’ll you do if your friends can’t come? (go / party / alone)
6. What’ll she do if she has a holiday in Egypt? (see / Pyramids)
7. What do you do if the fire alarm rings at school? (go out / the building)
8. What’ll you do if you lose all your money? (get / job)
9. What does the teacher do if the students make a lot of noise? (get / angry)
13.8. Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. They ……… (get) a reward if they ……… (pass) their exams.
2. If it ……… (rain), I ……… (not go) to the beach.
3. If you ……… (go) to Italy, you ……… (have) a good holiday.
4. He …… (spend) the money on stupid things if I …… (give) him any.
5. If planes …. (fly) very fast over towns, they …. (create) noise problems.
6. If there ……… (be) too many cars, they ……… (get) stuck in the town.
7. If you ……… (eat) the wrong things, you ……… (get) very fat.
8. If you ……… (eat) the wrong things, you ……… (get) ill.
9. The teacher ……… (get) angry if you ……… (make) a lot of mistakes.
10. If your party …… (go) on all right, the neighbours …… (call) the police.
11. If the publicity …… (be) good, a lot of people …. (come) to the concert.
12. I ……… (go) to India if I ……… (have) enough money.
13. If it …… (be) a nice place, I …… (go) there every year for holidays.
14. If I ……… (be) you, I ……… (study) much harder for the exams.
15. I ……… (need) to buy a new computer if I ……… (get) a new job.
16. They ……… (stay) at a better hotel if they ……… (pay) more money.
17. If it ……… (rain), the game ……… (be cancelled).
18. I ……… (go) to the moon if it ……… (be) possible.
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