English IV - 1 and 2 - Grammar, reading and vocabulary

Vocabulary

Complete the words related to language.
1 The first time I used a f________ language outside of school was when I visited France with my family.
2 My Spanish teacher tells us that fluency is more important than a_________. She tells us not to worry if we make mistakes, because we will learn from them.
3 Karin is b______________. She has a British father and a Dutch mother and she is currently working as a translator in English and Dutch.
4 In addition to his m ________ t_______ , Arabic, he speaks English, French and Spanish.
5 The s_________ you need to work on most is your writing. You need to improve your spelling and punctuation.
6 A lot of students want to know slang or j______ when they begin learning a language. They think it’s very interesting and useful.

Complete the types of film stories in the sentences.
1 Liz enjoys r______ c______ because she thinks they are fun to watch and likes films about people falling in love.
2 I love watching p ____ d ______ . I’m very interested in history and I love old-fashioned costumes.
3 Did you see the b ________ on Gandhi’s life? It was really interesting. I had no idea he had studied at university in London.
4 Lee says his favourite films are p ______ t_______because they focus on the mental and emotional states of the characters so you never know what is going to happen.
5 Tim never watches d _________ movies as he thinks there are already too many stories of terrible things that have happened, like earthquakes and plane crashes, on the news.
6 Pru often watches m _________ . She likes to try and solve the murders before the detectives do.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Sorry I ____________ the phone earlier. I ___________ and didn’t hear it ring. (not answer / sleep)
2 Tim __________ with his parents at the moment because he ______ a job and can’t afford to live on his own. (live / not have)
3 ________ you _________ that strange noise a few minutes ago? It ______ like a baby crying. (hear / sound)
4 Their children all __________ tennis very well now. They _________ after their mother, who used to be a professional player. (play / take)
5 Adam ___________ at home when I called him. His mother said he ___________ a friend in hospital. (not be / visit)
6 I ___________ anything about Aunt Betty now because she _______ to Canada when I was five. (not remember / move)

1 Choose the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 I ________ in a plane before so I am feeling a bit nervous about my flight.
a) have never flied
b) have never flown
c) didn’t fly
2 Sue______ in a jazz band when she was 21.
a) sang
b) has sung
c) hasn’t sung
3 We first ________Tamara at university in 2010. We were on the same degree programme.
a) have met
b) meeted
c) met
4 James ______ in the national hockey team for five years but stopped after he hurt his back.
a) has played
b) played
c) hasn’t played
5 They_______ a four-bedroom house in Wales.
a) have just bought
b) have bought recently
c) already bought
6 Who _______ the match on Saturday? Do you know?
a) has won
b) did win
c) won
7 Can we watch something else? I _______ this film twice.
a) saw already
b) ’ve already seen
c) just seen
8 You said you’ve been to South America. How interesting! Where______ ?
a) did you go
b) have you gone
c) have you been yet
9 They________ on a cruise before so they’re really excited about their holiday
a) already went
b) never went
c) ’ve never been
10 When I first saw Coldplay, they weren’t famous. They ________ a long way since then.
a) came
b) have come
c) didn’t come
11 I’m sorry, I _______ I’ll do that later when I have some free time.
a) have already contacted him
b) haven’t contacted him yet
c) just contacted him

Function
7 Put the sentences of the story (a–k) into the correct order.

a) The people in my carriage were really friendly so I started talking with them.
b) I had quite an adventure when I was travelling in Italy for work last summer.
c) He also called the school I was visiting and spoke to the headteacher to explain what had happened.
d) Before long, I found out that the train didn’t stop at the place I was going to.
e) Anyway, I had no idea that there was a delay with the previous train that was due at the same platform.
f) She introduced herself with a big smile and we laughed about my little adventure before getting into her car.
g) When I finally arrived at my destination, the headteacher was already there waiting for me at the station.
h) Fortunately, another passenger told me where to get off and what train to catch from there.
i) So, when a train arrived at my platform a minute early I thought it was the one I wanted and I got on it.
j) I was in a new town so I checked on the train and waited at the platform I needed.
k) Well, you can imagine that this was quite worrying.

1 b 5 9
2 6 10
3 7 11
4 8

Complete the sentences using one word from box A and one from box B.
A demonstration earthquake floods
fugitive hostages pay
B armed destroyed hit released
strike violent
1 The big _________ that ____ California lasted five seconds.
2 Thousands of homes were _________ by _________ after days of heavy rain.
3 Police are telling people to be cautious because an ________ _________ is on the run.
4 The anti-war__________turned________ when it reached the city centre.
5 Ten________ have now been _______from the plane by the terrorists.
6 10,000 workers have gone on ________over .____________