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UP TO UNIT 4 GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY REVISION - 1ST BATXILLERAT

Up to Unit 4 Revision

1  Complete the sentences in reported speech.

‘I’m having the best day of my life,’ said Sylvia.

Sylvia said that she was having the best day of her life.

1   ‘It’s the first time I’ve seen this film,’ said Maria.

     Maria said that IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD SEEN THAT FILM.

2   Hannah said, ‘I’ll call you tomorrow.’

     Hannah told me that SHE WOULD CALL ME THE FOLLOWING DAY / THE DAY AFTER.

3   ‘These are my favourite clothes,’ said Damon.

     Damon said that THOSE WERE HIS FAVOURITE CLOTHES.

4   Ben said, ‘I was born here.’

     Ben said that HE HAD BEEN BORN THERE.

5   ‘This is the man I saw yesterday,’ said Jill.

     Jill said that THAT WAS THE MAN HE HAD SEEN THE DAY BEFORE / THE PREVIOUS DAY.

6   ‘Will you stay?’, he asked me.

     He asked me IF / WHETHER I WOULD STAY.

7   ‘Why are you leaving?’, Susan asked her friend.

     Susan asked her friend WHY HE / SHE WAS LEAVING.

8   ‘Where do you live?’, the taxi driver asked me.

     The taxi driver asked me WHERE I LIVE / LIVED.

2  Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the correct forms of the reporting verbs in the box. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

advise offer order remind suggest warn

‘You shouldn’t drive because the roads are icy,’ said Sarah.

Sarah advised us not to drive because the roads were icy.

1   ‘Why don’t we go out for dinner tonight?’ said Ross.

ROSS SUGGESTED GOING OUT /  THAT WE GO OUT FOR DINNER THAT NIGHT.

2   Emma said to me, ‘I’ll help you with your homework.’

 EMMA OFFERED TO HELP ME WITH MY HOMEWORK.

3   My sister said to me, ‘Don’t forget you have a dentist’s appointment this afternoon.’

     MY SISTER REMINDED ME TO GO TO THE DENTIST’S THAT AFTERNOON.

4   ‘Stop talking immediately,’ the teacher told the class.

     THE TEACHER ORDERED THE CLASS TO STOP TALKING IMMEDIATELY.

5   ‘There’s a storm coming,’ said the weather man.

     THE WEATHER MAN WARNED THAT THERE WAS A STORM COMING.

3  Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold.

1   Karen saw an old friend in the street yesterday. (into)

     Karen BUMPED INTO AN OLD FRIEND YESTERDAY.

2   He always says different things to different people. (two)

     He’s very TWO FACED.

3   We decided not to go out last night. (in)

     We decided TO STAY IN LAST NIGHT.

4   I’ll take you to the train station and leave you there. (drop)

     I’ll DROP YOU OFF AT THE STATION.

 5  He’s made a lot of money this year. (fortune)

     He’s MADE A FORTUNE THIS YEAR.

6   ‘You should leave before it gets dark,’ she said. (recommended)

      She recommended LEAVING / THAT WE LEAVE / LEFT BEFORE IT GOT DARK.

7   ‘I’ll help you wash the car,’ Carole said to her husband. (offered)

     CAROLE OFFERED HER HUSBAND TO WASH THE CAR.

8   She hasn’t been on holiday for a long time. (since)

     IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE SHE LAST WAS ON HOLIDAY.

9   They used to sing around the piano every Christmas. (would)

     THEY WOULD SING AROUND THE PIANO EVERY CHRISTMAS.

10 Sue and José have a plan to meet at the cinema at  8 p.m. (meeting)

     SUE AND JOSÉ ARE GOING TO MEET / ARE MEETING AT THE CINEMA AT 8 p.m.

11  That’s the singer. He was on TV yesterday. (who)

     THAT’S THE SINGER WHO WAS ON TV YESTERDAY.

12 ‘Don’t forget to book a table at the restaurant,’ he said to us. (reminded)

     HE REMINDED US TO BOOK A TABLE AT THE RESTAURANT.

13 This is the house where I was born. (that)

     THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT I WAS BORN IN.

14 This is the first time that he’s visited Barcelona. (never)

     HE HAD NEVER BEEN TO BARCELONA BEFORE.

15 I started studying English six years ago. (been)

     I HAVE BEEN STUDYING ENGLISH FOR SIX YEARS.

16 The London flight is scheduled to leave at 6.45 p.m. (departs)

     THE LONDON FLIGHT DEPARTS AT 6:45 p.m.

17 The film finished one minute ago. (just)

THE FILM HAS JUST FINISHED.

4  Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold.

She was delighted when she heard the news. (moon)

She was over the moon when they heard the news.

1   My mum isn’t speaking to me because I spilled coffee on the sofa. (doghouse)

     I’m IN THE DOUGHOUSE BECAUSE…

2   Try to stay calm when you’re taking your exams. (cool)

     Try to keep YOUR COOL WHEN…

3   I’ve had so much good luck lately! (roll)

     I’m ON A ROLL LATELY !

4   He turned up completely unexpectedly. (blue)

     He CAME OUT OF THE BLUE.

5   My sister and I have got very similar interests. (common)

     My sister and I HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.

6   I’ve been feeling quite ill for several days. (weather)

     I’ve been UNDER THE WEATHER FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

5  Correct the sentences with antonyms for the underlined words.

The boy was very honest – he stole my wallet, then he lied about it. dishonest

1   Max was very rude and respectful towards his neighbour. DISRESPECTFUL

2   Kat always tells Steve what to do. Their relationship is very equal. UNEQUAL

3   Cats are loyal compared to dogs. DISLOYAL

4   James is very kind and mean. UNKIND

5   He didn’t say ‘thank you’ when his friend helped him.
I thought he was grateful. UNGRATEFUL

6   Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn) HAVE BEEN LEARNING English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not / work) DIDN’T WORK / HAD NOT WORKED hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be) WEREN’T / HAD NOT BEEN really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) WANT TO PASS my English exam successfully next year, I (study) AM GOING TO STUDY harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) SENT me on a language course to London.  It (be) WAS great and I (think) THINK I (learn) LEARNT / LEARNED a lot.
5. Before I (go) WENT to London, I (not / enjoy) DIDN’T ENJOY learning English.
6. But while I (do) WAS DOING the language course, I (meet) MET lots of young people from all over the world.
7. There I (notice) NOTICED how important it (be) IS to speak foreign languages nowadays.
8. Now I (have) HAVE much more fun learning English than I (have) HAD / USED TO HAVE before the course.
9. At the moment I (revise) AM REVISING English grammar.
10. And I (begin / already) HAVE ALREADY BEGUN to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
11. I (think) THINK I (do) WILL DO one unit every week.
12. My exam (be) IS / IS GOING TO BE on 15 May, so there (not / be) ISN’T any time to be lost.
13. If I (pass) PASS my exams successfully, I (start) WILL START an apprenticeship in September.
14. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) WILL GO back to London to work there for a while.
15. As you (see / can) CAN SEE,  I (become) HAVE BECOME a real London fan already.