Exercise 1: Will & Going to (5 points)

Which is the right form to be used in those sentences? Or can both be used? Tick the right box (only onebox can be ticked per sentence).

1)- I feel dreadful; I ____ be sick. / 2- Tonight, I ____ stay in- I've rented a video.
□am going to / □am going to
□will / □will
□Either could be used here / □Either could be used here
3- If you have any problems,
don't worry; I ____ help you. / 4- I completely forgot about it. Give me a moment; I ____ do it now.
□ am going to / □am going to
□ will / □will
□ Either could be used here / □Either could be used here
5- Look at those clouds- it ____ rain any minute now. / 6- The weather forecast says it ____ snow tomorrow.
□ am going to / □is going to
□ will / □will
□ Either could be used here / □Either could be used here
7- That's the phone- I ____ answer it. / 8- Thanks for the offer, but I'm OK; Shane ____ help me.
□ am going to / □is going to
□ will / □will
□ Either could be used here / □Either could be used here
9- Where are you going? / 10- Tea or coffee?
□ I am going to see a friend. / □I'm going to have tea, please.
□ I'll see a friend. / □I'll have tea, please.

Exercise 2: Vocabulary (5 points)

Find the English words.

  1. To bring food or drink to someone at a meal or in a restaurant (verb).
  2. A synonym for “trip” (noun).
  3. When eating out, the starter is followed by the ______(noun).
  4. Beschäftigt (adj.)
  5. A town or city that is the official seat of government in a state (noun).
  6. Someone who buys something in a shop (noun).
  7. The opposite of “strong” (adj.).
  8. Fortschritt (noun)
  9. A synonym for “quiet” (adj.).
  10. Make a full sentence with the translation of “sich auf etwasfreuen”.

3. For each adjective: big, happy, good and important write one sentence using the comparative and one sentence using the superlative form. (8 points)

4. Complete the sentences with in, on or at. (5 points)

There was a noise which woke me up ______midnight.

She plays tennis ______Fridays.

What are you doing ______the weekend.

The trees here are really beautiful ______the spring.

We are meeting ______Friday morning.

Luckily the weather was perfect ______her wedding day.

My brother´s birthday is ______the 11th of December.

It snows here every year ______December.

They moved to Switzerland ______2005.

Our train leaves ______6:30.

Exercise 5: Polite requests (5 points)

Find the missing half of the dialogue. Form full sentences. The words in brackets are helpful hints.

You: (table for 4) / Waiter: “Yes, certainly.”
Waiter: “What can I bring you to drink?” / You:
You: “Could I have the tomato soup?” / Waiter: (sold out)
Waiter: (dessert) / You: “Yes, please. I'll take the lemon sorbet.”
You: (bill) / Waiter: “Yes, of course.”

Exercise 6: Writing Task (15 Points)

You are planning to go on holiday but you are not sure where to go. You have two options: a sunny place near the coast or an exciting city trip. Compare the two options: in what respect (inwiefern) are they different, better, unique? Use all types of comparativesand some superlativesas well as the future tense (“will” and/or “going to”) (underline them)(100 words).