... the Gobi Desert.
Practice
Write the names of the places below in two columns, those with the and those
without the.
River Seine
Luxembourg
Istanbul
Pyrenees
Chile
Solomon Islands
with the
River ... one. (difficult)
19 Comparatives
> Exercise 18 for adjectives with one syllable, and with three syllables or more.
ã Adjectives with two syllables
a) generally use more-
careful -> more careful; ... > least
USE
Superlatives are used to compare one thing with several others.
They are used with the in, or the of; sometimes they are used with
just the
This is the longest river in the world.
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USE
Superlatives are used to compare one thing with several others.
They are used with the in, or the of; sometimes they are used with
just the
This is the longest river in the world. ... listen to the radio in the mornings.
They watch television most evenings.
the with listen to the radio. No article with watch television. But note: Have you
got a new television? This is an expensive...
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Key
85 1 came to see 2 did Julie meet 3 do like 4 made the cake? 5 found .
the car keys? 6 started the fire? 7 do want? 8 told 9 stayed 10 did
say? 11 came with Mary? 12 do ... Jane working 17 Do
Mary and Susan drive 18 We're going 19 Is John listening 20 Are your
Key
Answer key
1 1 She 2 him 3 she 4 1 5 me 6 her She 7 we her 8 them
9 she them 10 me him 11 I he me ... Ian's
apple
water
boy
milk
table
pen
bread
cup
computer
money
brother
sister
match
key
camera
church
teacher
garden
sandwich
door
C
U
c
u
c
c
u
c
c
u
brothers
sisters
matches
keys
cameras
churches
teachers
gardens
sandwiches
doors
cheese
tooth
car
grass
person
road
chair
bicycle
hand
flour
lady
gentleman
tooth
restaurant
house
woman
box
baby
person
man
U
C
c
u
c
c
c
c
c
u
ladies
information
butter
sugar
tree
garden
book
news
bus
wine
house
child
gentlemen...
... date
Practice
In your notebook, rewrite the sentences substituting the underlined words with a
phrasal verb from the box. Write the sentences
a) with the object after the verb and particle;
b) with ... the phrasal verbs from exercise 99a with these definitions. Copy the
definitions with the correct phrasal verb into your notebook.
1 To test something for the first time to find out whether it ... gerund or the infinitive with to form.
1 Do you enjoy ? (cook)
2 I've decided a new job. (look for)
3 Are you interested in this report? (read)
4 He borrowed my camera without me. (ask)
5 I've...
... of verb:
You asked Steve. Who did you ask? Steve.
ã Who stayed with you?
but Who did Jane stay with? (Preposition at the end.)
Practice
Write the questions.
1 Who you? Simon came to see me.
2 ... cake.
5 Who ? Helen found the car keys.
6 What ? A cigarette started the fire.
7 What you ? I want some help.
8 Who you? Caroline told me.
9 Who with Paul? Sue stayed with Paul.
10 What you ? I said ... talking to a person who worked with my father.
That's the car that crashed into our house.
ã who or that replaces the pronoun:
I was talking to a person who worked with my father.
This is the...
... offered the children for the evening.
9 They're planning with us for the weekend.
10 He agreed us with our problem.
101
Reported speech
Practice
75a Put the sentences below into direct speech, ... etc]. The longer construction must be used:
Give it to John. (NOT Give John it.)
Practice
79a Rewrite these sentences without using to or for.
1 Give this food to your parents.
Give your parents ... 67):
Smoking makes me feel sick.
Living in a foreign country can be very difficult.
Practice
Rewrite these sentences, starting with a gerund. You may need to change
some words.
1 A good way of keeping...
... 'If they don't agree with me, I'll go to the director.'
Are they going to agree with me?
A Maybe B Probably not
8 'If they didn't agree with me, I'd go to the ... if they wish.
ã may and might are usually used in question form only with / or we: other persons more
often use the positive with Do you think ?:
He might be late. —* Do you think he. might be ... the car is in the station car park.
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Verbs
60 First and second conditional
CONTRAST
Some students get confused by the difference between the first and second
conditional. Look at these two...
... Conditionals
There are three main types of conditional. These are usually described as the
first, second and third conditionals.
58 The first conditional
FORM
if + present simple future
If you drop it,
If you ... might not)
Note: going to is sometimes used in the first conditional to describe a future plan:
If it rains, we're going to visit my mother.
Practice
Write these sentences, putting the verbs ... infinitive:
Did you use to hue here?
ã The question and negative forms are not used very often.
Practice
56a Write these sentences, putting one verb into the correct form of used to and
the other...
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used in the FirstCertificate examination. ...
particles, and collocations.
Contents
Introduction vii
iii
FIRSTCERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICEFIRSTCERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE
Vocabulary 1
Travel and holidays
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Vocabulary 2 ... the world
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FIRSTCERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE
2 Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for
you.
a) I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys. ... It's/This is the first/ second time we use the present perfect. It also refers
to our life up to now.
This is the first time I have eaten Japanese food.
ã Compared with past simple
Events ... with How long questions.
How long have you lived/been living in this house?
The verbs wait, sit, lie, stay prefer the present perfect continuous.
I've been waiting for ages.
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