BAT 1. REVISION. Grammar Practice. UNITS 1-2-3. VERB TENSES

1Correct the errors in the sentences.

1Wendy is send a text to her best friend now. ______

2You have ever been to Argentina?______

3Yesterday evening, Peter don’t go to the club. ______

4They wasn’t looking when they crossed the road. ______

5He was tired because he had work hard all day. ______

6Where did you use go to school?______

2Circle the correct alternatives.

1Every morning my parents take/takes/are taking the train to work.

2Ivan lives/is living/has lived in this apartment for two years. He likes it here.

3Yesterday evening I see/saw/have seen a really funny comedy programme on TV.

4I never went/have never been/never go to Mexico but I’d like to go one day.

5The children slept/were sleeping/had slept when a loud noise suddenly woke them up.

6By the time we left the restaurant, we ate/were eating/had eaten a lot of food.

7When my dad was a child, he had been/would be/used to be very naughty at times.

8Once, when I was at elementary school, I would break/used to break/broke my arm.

3Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1How long ______David ______(have) a part-time job?

2Where ______they ______(stay) at the moment?

3______Claire ______(go) to bed early or late last night?

4When you were young, ______you ______(use / have) a lot of friends?

5What ______Sean and Paul ______(do) when you saw them?

6______Sally ever ______(live) abroad before she moved to Australia?

always since just yet ever often

4Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1Jack is ______worrying about his exams. He should relax and take it easy.

2Simon and Jason haven’t come home ______. I’m getting a bit worried.

3Fiona’s plane has ______landed. Two minutes ago, in fact. I can’t wait to see her again.

4They don’t ______fight, only very rarely.

5I’ve had this raincoat ______I was 14.

6Have they ______tried windsurfing at any time in their lives?

5Look at Ruth’s diary entry for next Saturday. Read the questions and complete the answers with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Saturday 5th
Simone’s Birthday Party! From 7 to 12.
Remember to buy her that CD she wants. Offer to help prepare food for the party!
Oh no, the weather forecast is for rain!

1Hi Ruth! What are your plans for Saturday night?I ______(go) to Simone’s party.

2Have you decided on a present?Sure. I ______(buy) her a CD.

3Does Simone need help preparing food?I don’t know, but I ______(offer) to help anyway.

4Hope the weather’s good!The forecast is awful. It ______(rain).

5So, how old is Simone? I think she ______(be) 16 on Saturday.

6So, where will you be at 8pm on Saturday? Oh, I ______(have) fun at the party.

6Translate the sentences into your own language.

1Were you watching TV when I called last night?______

2We didn’t go because we’d been there before.______

3Sue isn’t going to come out tonight. ______

4I’ll have finished this letter by nine o’clock. ______

BAT 1. REVISION. Vocabulary Practice. UNITS 1-2-3

1Match the verbs to the activities.

___1play aweight training

___2surf brollerblading

___3go ccomputer games

___4dodthe net

2Circle the correct alternatives.

1If you’re tired, take/make a break.

2Don’t throw/waste your money on things you don’t need to buy.

3We had/did a great time at the party.

4We spent/used three hours doing our homework yesterday.

5I looked/watched a good film on TV last night.

6Did you have/make fun at the party?

up down at over across over

3Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1It’s difficult to get ______a complicated point of view.

2I keep turning ______in my mind all the things you said.

3You should always warm ______before starting any sports activity.

4Please check ______the details before signing the contract.

5Could you write your number ______for me? Then I can ring you later.

6You should work ______things you aren’t very good at.

4Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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1In a ______, only 47% of students, which is less than ______, agreed with the school timetable.

2The ______for the story is 17th-century Paris, and its ______is that you should always work hard.

3Sportsmen often suffer from ______, especially if they don’t ______properly before a match.

4On ______, three people from my school fall and ______themselves in the playground every week.

5Circle the correct alternatives.

1At school children should be respectable/respectful to their teachers.

2Your answer to the last question is uncorrect/incorrect.

3It was unresponsible/irresponsible of Jamie to cycle on such a busy road.

4Working out in a gym helps develop muscle tone/sign.

6Write a prefix or suffix for each pair of words.

1A suffix to make adjectives: sentiment, comic ______

2A negative prefix : rational, regular ______

3A suffix to make adverbs of manner: extensive, careful ______

4A suffix to make superlative adjectives: busy,happy______

5A suffix to make adjectives of emotion: excite, frustrate ______

6A negative prefix: possible, polite ______

7Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets.

1Jill is ______(good) at Maths than Peter.

2Patrick is very ______(mature). He needs to grow up and act his age.

3Joe lives ______(far) away from school than I do.

4I think Art is the ______(easy) subject.

5Adam is the bravest person I know. He’s extremely ______(courage).

6Jenny is ______(busy) than Amanda and Jeff at the moment.

8Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1Tony is good at rugby and I am good too. (as … as)

______

2Sally is arguing with her parents. (always)

______

3Sue doesn’t eat out too often. (rarely)

______

4Amy doesn’t like to eat sweets. (often)

______

BAT 1. REVISION. Grammar Practice. UNITS 4-5-6.

MODALS, RELATIVES, CONDITIONALS.

1Correct the errors in the sentences.

1Paul’s the guy which helped me to move house.

______

2You don’t have to chew gum in class. It’s against the school rules.

______

3If we would have more money, we’d buy a car.

______

4What you would have done if you’d been there?

______

5Peter Graham, who family are staying with us, is working in Hollywood at the moment.

______

2Circle the correct alternatives.

1Here’s my advice. If you want to be a top footballer, you should/could/would train every day.

2Steven can/could/might read music when he was four years old.

3If I see Yvonne, I’d ask/I’d have asked/I’ll ask her what time the play starts.

4Wendy can’t/might/must have left. Her bag’s still here and she never leaves without saying goodbye.

5We would have celebrated your birthday if we were knowing/knew/had known about it.

6My old bike, who/which/that is standing outside the door right now, has always been reliable.

7Tom was late for school this morning. He should/must/had to have got up earlier.

8If we have/had/had had more time, we’d stay until the end. Butunfortunately we have to go.

who which when where whose

3Join the sentences with the wordsin the box.

1On holiday, I met a girl. She goes to my school.

______

2My dad has a new car. It was very expensive.

______

3I can’t remember the day. I first met you then.

______

4Do you know my classmate Laura? Her family is away at the moment.

______

5We had a picnic in a field. There used to be an old castle there.

______

4Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1I’m certain that Claire is older than me. (must)

Claire ______.

2I don’t have any money. I want to buy some shoes. (If)

If ______.

3I’m not certain but I think Jane won a prize last night. (may)

Jane ______.

4I didn’t fall over. I didn’t break my leg. (If)

If ______.

5It isn’t necessary for you to give us a lift to school. (needn’t)

You ______.

6Sarah will come to the party if she isn’t too tired. (unless)

Sarah ______.

5Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1William ______home yet, but he’s leaving soon.

adoesn’t gobdidn’t gochasn’t gone

2Did you______to bed very early?

aused to gobused goingcuse to go

3Ruth is ______voluntary work in South Africa next summer.

agoing to dobgoing docgoing doing

4Jack left while you ______TV.

aare watchingbwere watchingchad watched

5That looks heavy. ______it for you.

aI’ll carrybI’m going to carrycI’m carrying

6By eight, we’ll ______the job.

afinishedbbe finishedchave finished

6Translate the sentences into your own language.

1Sam didn’t go to the cinema because he’d already seen the film.

______

2I went to the museum you were talking about.

______

3Steve hasn’t been able to do all the work.

______

4Terry shouldn’t have criticized his teacher.

______

BAT 1. REVISION. Vocabulary Practice. UNITS 3-4-6

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1Complete the lists with the words in the box.

1dulluninteresting______

2submarinespaceship______

3loudamplified______

4silentquiet______

5colleaguepenfriend______

6eardrumcochlea______

7muscle toneflexibility______

8 insulateoffset______

9 chemistryphysics______

10bad-temperedgood-looking______

11producegive off______

12angryannoyed______

2Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1I was ______(fascinate) by the science programme on TV last night.

2The government is seeking a______(reduce) in the amount of our greenhouse gases.

3The music’s too loud! It’s______(deaf).

4Peter May is an______(astronomy) who is currently studying the surface of Saturn.

5John has travelled all over the world. He tells______(fascinate) stories about what he’s seen.

6I’d like to be a______(politics) when I’m older.

3Circle the correct alternatives.

1I am often motivated/motivating to learn.

2Joe is interested in visit/visiting the venue.

3Jennifer waited patiently/extensively for her turn.

4It’s difficult to compose/composing a good album.

5It’s frustrated/frustrating when no-one listens to me.

6A cosmologist/cosmologian studies the universe.

4Match the words to make collocations.

___1liveatune

___2catchybdrive

___3solarcgas

___4timedpanel

___5penegig

___6greenhouseftravel

5Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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1Horror is the least popular ______of film in my school. Only a ______of students like it.

2Sound waves vibrate against the ______.

3It’s important to ______our carbon ______by paying more when we go on long-distance flights.

4There are many moons in ______around the planets in our ______.

6Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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1You really should ______on the amount of tea you drink.

2Many factories ______a terrible amount of poisonous emissions.

3Could you ______the volume, please? The lyrics are inaudible.

4At this rate, we’ll ______of sandwiches before the picnic is over. We need more bread!

5People ______tons of rubbish every day.

7Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1In the summer, Jerry ______surfing.

adoesbplayscgoes

2Don’t work too hard. ______a break soon.

aMakebDocTake

3How long did you ______on your homework last night?

adobspendcgo

4Many thanks for everything – we ______a lovely time.

awastedbtookchad

5Please write ______your name at the top.

aupbovercdown

6Athletes usually warm ______after a race.

aupbovercdown

7I couldn’t get the last answer to the crossword. It was so ______!

arelaxingbfrustratingcexciting

8The hotel is ______than usual for August.

abusybbusiercbusiest

BAT 1. REVISION. Grammar Practice. UNITS 7-8.

PASSIVE, REPORTED SPEECH.

1PASSIVE. Circle the correct alternatives.

1My watch made/was made in the United States.

2Lots of books publish/are published every day.

3Our local cinema isshowing/is being shown old movies this week.

4Amy hasreceived/has been received a nice letter from her grandmother.

5Credit cards will accept/will be accepted here.

6The window must have left /must have been left open all night.

2Rewrite the sentences in the correct passive form using the words in brackets.

1Great shoes are sold in my shop. (last summer)

______

2Astronomy is taught at my school. (next term)

______

3The post office is closed. (last week)

______

4The match isn’t cancelled. (yesterday)

______

5The film festival isn’t held. (next summer)

______

3Rewrite the sentences in the passive form.

1Japanese companies produce a lot of electronic goods every year.

______

2Scientists have discovered a new flu vaccine.

______

3We are going to perform a play next month.

______

4The children will bring food and drink.

______

5World class athletes have broken a lot of records at this year’s World Championships.

______

6Some of Europe’s top models wore his designs.

______

7Joe realized that the fall had broken his leg.

Joe realized that ______

8The TV company is repeating the show tonight.

______

4Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1DVDs ______(can / rent) at our local shop.

2All the doors ______(must / lock) every evening before you go home.

3Compositions ______(should / hand in) by three o’clock yesterday.

4Peter always ______(have to / tell) what to do.

5This piece of art ______(might / paint) by Picasso himself.

6The floor ______(need / clean) before your mum gets home.

5Correct the errors in the sentences.

1An exhibition will held in August.______

2Our local supermarket has being closed all day.______

3The centre is be designed at the moment. ______

4John should have promoted by now. ______

6HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE. Put the words in the correct order.

1have / cleaned / coat / I / had / my / . ______

2your / cut / get / you / hair / did / where / ? ______

3having / tested / I’m / my eyes / tomorrow / . ______

4going to / Jack / done / a / tattoo / is / get / . ______

7Translate the sentences into your own language.

1A new drama series is being shown on TV tonight.______

2Works of art can be seen all over the city. ______

3The party should have been organized better.______

4Peter had his hair cut yesterday.______

8REPORTED SPEECH. Match the direct statements with the reported statements.

1

___ 1 ‘We don’t write our blog every day.’

___ 2 ‘We are writing our blog now.’

___ 3 ‘We wrote our blog yesterday.’

___ 4 ‘We’ll write our blog tomorrow.’

___ 5 ‘We haven’t written our blog today.’

___ 6 ‘We were writing our blog last night.’

___ 7 ‘We’re going to write our blog next week.’

Claire said that …

athey hadn’t written their blog that day.

bthey didn’t write their blog every day.

cthey were going to write their blog the week after.

dthey were writing their blog then.

ethey would write their blog the next day.

fthey had been writing their blog the night before.

gthey had written their blog the day before.

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9Rewrite the statements in reported speech.

1‘I never tell lies.’ She said ______

2‘I’m tired.’He told me ______

3‘Jenny has left home.’ He told me ______

4‘We weren’t watching TV.’ She said ______

5‘Sue’s playing tennis.’ He told us ______

6‘She fell over.’ He told me ______

7‘We’re going away for the weekend.’ They said ______

8‘I haven’t seen any films recently.’ She said ______

10Read the sentences and note the modal verbs. Then rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1‘I can’t swim.’She confessed that she ______.

2‘We must invite Henry.’ She said they ______.

3‘We’ll go out later.’ They promised they ______.

4‘William may come round later.’ She said he ______.

5‘I have to tell Julie.’ He said he ______.

11Complete the reported statements.

1‘We don’t like this film much.’

Jerry confessed that ______didn’t like ______film much.

2‘I went to school here two years ago.’

Anna said that ______had gone to school ______two years ______.

3‘We took all our books home with us yesterday.’

Jim and Darren explained that ______had taken all ______books home with ______the day ______.

4‘I’m going away with my friends next week.’

Ben said that ______was going away with ______friends the week ______.

12Rewrite the questions in reported speech.

1‘How much money do you have?’ She asked me ______.

2‘Did Karen lose her wallet?’ He asked me ______.

3‘Are you playing football tomorrow?’ She asked us ______.

4‘What were you talking about last night?’ He asked me ______.

5‘Will you help me?’ She asked him ______.

13Put the words in the correct order.

1close / asked / her / Denis / window / to / the / not / . ______

2going / Rebecca / home / suggested / . ______

3Sam / everybody / switch / to / told / not / their / on / mobiles / .______

4suggested / David / a / putting / DVD / on / . ______

14Translate the sentences into your own language.

1Paul said he had called Jo the evening before.______

2Susie promised she would help out that evening.______

3Amy asked if she could leave. ______

4Harry told me not to worry. ______

BAT 1. REVISION. Vocabulary Practice. UNITS 7-8

1Match the words to the definitions.

___1easelaa type of stone

___2frameba type of metal

___3portraitca picture of a country scene

___4bronzeda stand that holds a painting

___5landscapeematerial that is good for painting on

___6marblefit goes around a finished painting

___7canvasga picture of a person’s face

2Match the words in 1 to the type of artist and write them in the table.

painter / sculptor

3Complete the text with the words in the box.

hold commission hang sculptures masterpiece exhibition dealers display paintings

Art (1) ______buy and sell works of art. Sometimes they
(2) ______new works from promising young artists, which means
that they pay them to produce a piece of art. Young artists hope to
(3) ______an (4) ______– a show in an art gallery
where they can (5) ______their (6) ______or
(7) ______so that people can see them and buy them. With a bit
of luck, someone may decide that one of their works is even a
(8) ______, and will be willing to pay thousands in order to
(9) ______it on a wall in their own home.

4Match the sentence halves.

___1In this painting, the artist leads …

___2When viewing this masterpiece, you should pay …

___3If you really want to appreciate …

___4The sculptor is trying to convey …

___5In this painting, the artist has created …

ameaning through a three-dimensional representation of the subject.

battention to the clever use of colour.

can illusion of space and depth using perspective.

dthe eye from the figure in the foreground to the centre of interest of the work.

efine art, you should learn about the range of techniques artists use in their paintings.

5Complete the sentences with the correct form of do or make.

1I have to ______some cleaning before my parents get home. It’s a mess in here.

2Could you ______me a favour? I’ve left my phone at your house. Can you bring it with you?

3What course should we take? We must ______a decision today.

4The head teacher will ______an announcement about school uniforms today.

5Every year Sally ______a part-time job at a seaside café to earn some money for her summer holiday.

6At the moment, Joanna ______a course in computer science at her local college.

7Becoming a Marine is really difficult. It’s very hard to ______the grade.

8When she told Joe he was lazy, it really ______an impact on him. He immediately started working harder and his grades got better.

9We didn’t really ______any money from the exhibition but we had a great time.

10It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, but you should always ______your best.

11Jenny finds it difficult to ______a commitment to her job. She still wants to travel and do other things.

12Have you ______a visit to the gallery yet?

6Read the sentences and write phrases from 5.

1Try your hardest! ______

2I hope you’re successful. ______

3It’s had a big effect on me. ______

4He’s promised to support the artist. ______

5Can you help me, please? ______

7Put the words in the correct order.

1me / the song / cry / made / .______

2work harder / my mum / us / made / .______