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IMPROVING EXERCISE LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past EXERCISES PHONETICS A break A children A alarm A routine A office B lead B contented B driver B house B drop C take C rest C buffalo C plough C tobacco D neighbour D friendly D passenger D without D plot A harrow A children A office A alarm B buffalo B contented B pedal B exactly C tobacco C kitchen C repair C transplant D neighbour D friendly D fellow D dinner VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR A Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B A When did the plane take off? The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off Let's take a break We'll go on when you are ready Could you wake me up early tomorrow? She laughed and chatted happily with other women Did anyone see Sue getting off the bus? Suddenly, the plane seemed to dip and we realized we were in danger I've given up trying to understand her We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark Fire fighters soon put out the fire B a building b move downward c made stop burning d leave the ground e talked in a friendly way f stopped g leaving h make stop sleeping i continue j rang Prepositions The alarm went at 5.30 and everybody got up Why aren’t you usually satisfied everything you’ve got? The taxi can’t drop us our office because there is a ban on vehicles this street Mr Lam usually helps his passengers put their purchases the cyclo My children often chat on line their daily life their friends C Simple Present and Simple Past tenses There (1) .(be) three adults and two children in the Bartons The children (2) (be) Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four Their parents are Andrew and Marion The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother He is twenty-four They (3) (live) in Newcastle, a large city in the northeast of England On weekday mornings, everyone (4)……(get up) early Andrew Barton (5)……(work) for a company which (6)…… (manufacture) computers He (7)…… (leave) at seven o'clock He (8) ……(like) to avoid the rush hour, he says Marion (9)…….(suspect) that really he (10)……(want) to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (11)……(be) very noisy Ben (12) (catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen Leslie (13)…… (be) at university studying physics He (14) (live) away from home during term-time, so he (15)…… (avoid) the noise, too Stella (16)……(not go) to school yet, of course Next year, she will start at the nursery school where Ben used to go Her mother (17)……(look) forward to this, as it will mean that she can go back to work Before her marriage, she (18)……(live) in London, where she (19)……(work) for the National Gallery She (20)……(hope) to find the same sort of job in Newcastle WRITING Complete the sentences Dear Aunt Edwina, I/ write/ give you/ wonderful news Richard/ ask me/ marry him/ and/ accept B I/ not know/ whether/ remember him/ but/ you both/ be/ introduce/ each other/ last year We/ get married/ September 29th/ Saint Agather’s church We both/ hope/ your leg/ better/ and/ able/ come/ wedding It/ seem/ ages/ since/ we last/ see/ each other Anyway/ I/ have to/ say good-bye now/ because/ have/ lot/ other invitations/ send Lots of love, Sally IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 1) LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past EXERCISES PHONETICS A break A children A alarm A routine A office B lead B contented B driver B house B drop C take C rest C buffalo C plough C tobacco D neighbour D friendly D passenger D without D plot A harrow A children A office A alarm B buffalo B contented B pedal B exactly C tobacco C kitchen C repair C transplant D neighbour D friendly D fellow D dinner VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR D Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B A When did the plane take off? The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off Let's take a break We'll go on when you are ready Could you wake me up early tomorrow? She laughed and chatted happily with other women Did anyone see Sue getting off the bus? Suddenly, the plane seemed to dip and we realized we were in danger I've given up trying to understand her We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark Fire fighters soon put out the fire B a building b move downward c made stop burning d leave the ground e talked in a friendly way f stopped g leaving h make stop sleeping i continue j rang 10 Prepositions The alarm went off at 5.30 and everybody got up Why aren’t you usually satisfied with everything you’ve got? The taxi can’t drop us at our office because there is a ban on vehicles in this street Mr Lam usually helps his passengers put their purchases into the cyclo My children often chat on line about their daily life with their friends F Simple Present and Simple Past tenses There (1)are three adults and two children in the Bartons The children (2)are Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four Their parents are Andrew and Marion The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother He is twenty-four They (3)live in Newcastle, a large city in the northeast of England On weekday mornings, everyone (4)gets up early Andrew Barton (5)works for a company which (6)manufactures computers He (7)leaves at seven o'clock He (8)likes to avoid the rush hour, he says Marion (9)suspects that really he (10)wants to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (11)are very noisy Ben (12)catches the school bus at eight-fifteen Leslie (13)is at university studying physics He (14)lives away from home during term-time, so he (15)avoids the noise, too Stella (16)doesn’t go to school yet, of course Next year, she will start at the nursery school where Ben used to go Her mother (17)looks forward to this, as it will mean that she can go back to work Before her marriage, she (18)lived in London, where she (19)worked for the National E Gallery She (20)hopes to find the same sort of job in Newcastle WRITING Complete the sentences Dear Aunt Edwina, I am writing to give you wonderful news Richard asked me to marry him and I accepted I not know whether you remember him but you both were introduced to each other last year We are going to get married on September 29th at Saint Agather’s church We both hope your leg will be better and you will able to come to our/ the wedding It seems ages since we last saw each other Anyway, I have to say good-bye now because I/ we have a lot of other invitations to send Lots of love, Sally IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 2) LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past B EXERCISES VOCABULARY I Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences family, danger, routines, children, neighbors When her children are at school, Mrs White does her usual ……… There’s a lot of ……… involving in rock climbing The success of the crop depends on the ……… We can see many ……… of corn in the village Turn the radio down, or you’ll wake the ……… Almost every ……… in the town owns a television Whenever you see a house on fire, call out the fire……… The street is covered with old cans and other kinds of ……… Several ………, aged about seven, were playing in the yard 10 He had many interesting ……… while he was traveling in Africa II Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word He is ……… (content) to stay in his present job for the time being Please write your name, age and ……… (occupy) on the form I find it ……… (interest) to talk to Tom’s grandfather When he lived in Da Nang, he visited me ……… (occasion) The girl felt quite ……… (satisfy) with her examination results They are keeping her in the office for her own ……… (safe) It is ……… (frighten) even to think of the horrors of a nuclear war For further ……… (inform), write to Mr headmaster READING: Fill in each blank with a suitable word In most of Europe villages, a farmer’s house (1)…… of two parts, home to live and outbuildings (2)…… are built separately and are often used (3)…… sheds and stores Every morning, farmers and farm workers (4)…… their village to work on their land and (5)…… their animals in distant fields They have lunch on their fields and only return (6)…… their village at the end of the day So, social life is focused around the community center, the (7)…… (8)……… most of North America, a different pattern has been established It was borrowed (9) …… Northern Europe, but was put even further in the New World (10)…… land used to be cheap and even free Farmers (11)…… and work on very large and isolated farms The neighbors live (12)…… from one another They only meet when they go to the (13)……… market or town to buy goods, materials, fuels, and services The (14)…… associated with American farmers stems from this pattern of farm settlement WRTITING: Rewrite the following sentences I like chatting in my free time, but I like listening to music better I prefer We spend four hours doing our homework everyday It takes He isn’t satisfied with his son’s school report (contented) ………………………………………………… My city has got only one church There ……………………………… What are your favorite subjects? What subjects ……………………………? “Why don’t we go to the seaside at weekends?” Mary said “Let’s…………………………”, said Mary Remember to shut the windows before you leave Don’t .…………………………… What does Ms Kate do? What’s……………………………………………… They are good singers They………………………………………………………………………………… 10 There is no one that does not know about it Everybody…………………………………………………… IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 2) LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past B EXERCISES VOCABULARY I Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences family, danger, routines, children, neighbors When her children are at school, Mrs White does her usual routines There’s a lot of danger involving in rock climbing The success of the crop depends on the weather We can see many fields of corn in the village Turn the radio down, or you’ll wake the neighbors Almost every family in the town owns a television Whenever you see a house on fire, call out the fire brigade The street is covered with old cans and other kinds of rubbish 9 Several children, aged about seven, were playing in the yard 10 He had many interesting experiences while he was traveling in Africa II Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word He is contented to stay in his present job for the time being Please write your name, age and occupation on the form I find it interesting to talk to Tom’s grandfather When he lived in Da Nang, he visited me occasionally The girl felt quite satisfied with her examination results They are keeping her in the office for her own safety It is frightening even to think of the horrors of a nuclear war For further information, write to Mr headmaster READING: Fill in each blank with a suitable word In most of Europe villages, a farmer’s house (1)consists of two parts, home to live and outbuildings (2)which are built separately and are often used (3)as sheds and stores Every morning, farmers and farm workers (4)leave their village to work on their land and (5)breed their animals in distant fields They have lunch on their fields and only return (6)to their village at the end of the day So, social life is focused around the community center, the (7)village (8)Throughout most of North America, a different pattern has been established It was borrowed (9)from Northern Europe, but was put even further in the New World (10)where land used to be cheap and even free Farmers (11)live and work on very large and isolated farms The neighbors live (12)far from one another They only meet (13)when they go to the village market or town to buy goods, materials, fuels, and services The (14)independence associated with American farmers stems from this pattern of farm settlement WRTITING: Rewrite the following sentences I like chatting in my free time, but I like listening to music better I prefer listening to music to chatting in my free time We spend four hours doing our homework everyday It takes us four hours to our homework everyday He isn’t satisfied with his son’s school report He isn’t contented with his son’s school report My city has got only one church There is only one church in my city What are your favorite subjects? What subjects you like? “Why don’t we go to the seaside at weekends?” Mary said “Let’s go to the seaside at weekends”, said Mary Remember to shut the windows before you leave Don’t forget to shut the windows before you leave What does Ms Kate do? What’s Ms Kate’s job/ occupation? They are good singers They are good at singing/ sing well 10 There is no one that does not know about it Everybody knows about it