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.

1st Batxillerat Unit 4 Workbook Answer Key

Unit 4

Vocabulary

1
1 disrespectful            4 kindly
2 honestly, equally      5 dishonest
3 disloyal                   6 racist

2
1 kind
2 respect
3 equality
4 discrimination / disgraceful
5 prejudice

3
1 was    3 kept    5 met
2 had    4 are      6 ’m / am

4
1 ’m / am sick of
2 find out
3 didn’t lose his head
4 through thick and thin
5 under the weather
6 are over the moon

5
1 ask     3 getting    5 being
2 flirt     4 get          6 breaking

6
1 Getting married is a way of making a commitment to someone you love.
2 Didn’t you used to go out with Jamie?
3 (correct)
4 She was really upset when he broke up with her.
5 You may be broken-hearted now, but you’ll soon get over your ex-girlfriend.
6 I wish Kyle would stop flirting with me!

7
1 a have   b have   c having
2 a get     b got      c get
3 a Was   b ’s / is   c ’m / am

8
1 inequality   4 unkindly
2 grateful      5 loyalty
3 inhumane

Grammar

1
1 … (that) he hadn’t seen Lisa the night before / previous night.
2 … (that) her brother was getting married the following week / week after.
3 … (that) Ann and Ryan had nothing in common.
4 … (that) she would help me / him / her / them carry the box.
5 … (that) we could all go / come for dinner that night.
6 … (that) he had never made new friends while on holiday.

2
(that) she had said ‘Yes’.

that was good news and that he had been beginning to think Ian would never ask her.

they were going out for pizza that evening. he and Manjit were also going out for pizza that evening and that they could all go together.

he wasn’t sure, as it was their first date so it would be a bit embarrassing with other people there.

he was probably right and that they could go on a double date the next time.

3
1 told   3 said   5 said
2 said   4 told   6 told

4
1 Pete said to Jo that his parents had nothing in common.
2 Gran said to me that their neighbours had just gone on holiday.
3 Sue told Lucy that Leo had been speaking to Gemma when she had seen him that morning.
4 Ricardo told the class that his great-grandparents had had nine children.
5 I told Geri that I was coming home the following week / week after.

5 1 Mairi suggested to Sean that they watch a DVD after dinner.
2 Misha warned Vanessa not to go out with Jim as / because he was nasty.
3 David reminded Ali to call him the following / next day.
4 Cassie ordered Don not to touch her iPad again.
5 Mum recommended that I try the new Chinese restaurant.

6 Students’ own answers.

7
1 Rob asked me when he would see me again.
2 Steve asked Mia if / whether she was going to the cinema that night.
3 Sophie asked her brother if / whether Kyle had called her while she was out.
4 Ama asked me why I had broken up with Rosie.
5 The waiter asked us if / whether we had booked a table.

8
1 ‘When does the lesson end?’
2 ‘Can I borrow your phone?’
3 ‘Why didn’t you trust me?’
4 ‘Do you know Craig?’
5 ‘How did you do in the test?’

9
1 Izzie asked me where I had got that book.
2 Mum suggested to Dad that they go out for a meal that night.
3 Ewan reminded Eric to bring his revision notes.
4 I told my sister that a boy called Dean was at the door for her.
5 Lara said to Kevin that she would see him the next / following day.

10
1 recommended ➙ suggested
2 told ➙ asked
3 did he know ➙ if / whether he knew
4 said ➙ told
5 can ➙ could
6 had used ➙ used

Listening

2
1 C   2 D   3 C   4 A   5 B   6 A   7 B   8 D

3 1 a 2 a

4 Possible answers:

1)
a spreading rumours (normal stress)
no special emphasis intended / normal use
b spreading rumours
to emphasize that rumours are being spread, as opposed to being condemned / proven wrong / etc.
c spreading rumours
to emphasize that it is rumours that are being spread and not, for example, lies / gossip / etc.

2)
a racial comments
to emphasize that comments are racial in nature and not, for example, sexist / positive / etc.
b racial comments
to emphasize that racism was expressed by means of comments and not, for example, by attacks etc.
c racial comments (normal stress)
no special emphasis intended / normal use

5
1 told me some of the girls have been bullying you this term
2 I asked her not to tell anyone
3 Jaydee said she’s very worried about you
4 it started with nasty messages on my Facebook page
5 What did the messages say
6 They said that I had stolen some money from some
7 Did you steal any money
8 They’re just spreading rumours

Speaking

1
1 E 2 B 3 F 4 A 5 D 6 C

2
1 less than half of the
2 I don’t think it’s important
3 companionship
4 Nearly everyone is
5 Hardly anyone

3, 4, 5, 6 Students’ own answers.

Reading

1
1 the writer’s dad
2 the writer

2
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 A

3
1 False. ‘We’re concerned about … our future … ’
2 False. ‘ … you won’t catch me … risking having to chat to her folks!’
3 False. ‘It’s just as easy to lie in person as it is to create a false Facebook profile.’
4 True. ‘Recognizing who you can connect with and who you can’t is an art form, online and offline.’

4
1 freaks … out       3 folks
2 hanging out          4 blurted out

5
1 blurted; b          3 express; a
2 fifties; a             4 folks; b

Writing

1
Possible answer: She’s going bowling on her first date with a boy called Toby.

2
1 It has; have not
2 ‘My friend Carol says I’m obsessed.’
‘Toby said it’s great.’ The present tense is used as the information is still true.
3 To convey that the previous idea (doing homework) is boring.

3
1 Got any advice? / Any idea what I should wear? / OK then, better get on with …
2 It’s / haven’t / We’re / I’m / name’s / he’s / can’t / we’re / it’s
3 Hey / Well / stuff like that / I almost forgot to mention / OK then

4 Students’ own answers.

5
1 Greeting
2 apology
3 your own news
4 advice about what to wear
5 sign off

6 Students’ own answers.

Progress Check

Grammar

1
1 we / they were getting married
2 he went to the theatre
3 (that) Ken was always
4 Dad (that) Ray had lost their
5 we / they could have … that year

2
1 advised       4 warned
2 said            5 ordered / told
3 suggested   6 recommended

3
1 Julia asked Izzy where her parents had met.
2 Mark asked me if that was my house.
3 Ang asked me how many times Taylor had asked me out.
4 ‘Did you have a good time?’
5 ‘Why are you crying?’
6 ‘When did you last go on a date?’

4 Possible answers:
1 that he couldn’t find a decent photo of himself to post in his advert on the new online dating site.
2 Jaime / him how she could help (him).
3 Marise / her if she could take a new photo of him.
4 to take his photo
5 she didn’t have a camera
6 to let her use his

Vocabulary

1
1 unkindness      4 indignity
2 humanity         5 Dishonesty
3 racism

2
1 It’s not a good idea to lie to the police, just be honest.
2 I love going walking at this time of year, the trees are such beautiful colours.
3 Women still experience inequality in their work environment.
4 I may have lost the game, but I left with dignity.
5 I gratefully thanked my grandmother for my birthday present.

3
1 on       2 know    3 common
4 blue    5 over      6 through

4 Students’ own answers.

Listening
1
Tick: 2, 3, 5
Possible answers:
1 isn’t mentioned – the speakers simply mention a specific case of someone they know who posted someone else’s photo on Facebook.
4 isn’t mentioned – the survey asks about how people ask someone else out on a date, not where they would go.

2
1 broke up
2 about half the people
3 The majority of people
4 1 in 4 / One in four
5 only 60%

Speaking

Students’ own answers.