2nd Batxillerat Grammar & Vocabulary Revision (Up to Unit 4)

1   Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold.

1   I failed my exam because I didn’t study. (had)

     If I had studied, I wouldn’t have failed my exam.

2   I really want to be able to play the violin. (wish)

     I wish I played / could play the violin.

3   I really want my neighbours to stop playing loud music. (would)

     If only / I wish my neighbours would stop playing loud music.

4   He’s failing maths because he doesn’t like it. (liked)

     If he liked maths, he wouldn’t fail / would have passed.

5   I shouldn’t have shouted at Leo. (if only)

     If only I hadn’t shouted at Leo.

6   The plants don’t grow unless it rains. (doesn’t)

     The plants won’t / don’t grow if it doesn’t rain.

7    The dentist cleaned my mum’s teeth. (got)

My mum got her teeth cleaned.

    

8   We’ll call you when we get to the mountains but only if we have a phone signal. (as long as)

     We’ll call you when we get to the mountains as long as we have a phone signal.

9   She’s going to do the marathon next year and it doesn’t matter if the training is hard. (even)

          She’s going to do the marathon next year even if the training is hard.

10 Her bag was stolen at the concert last night. (had)

     She had her bag stolen at the concert last night.

11 He’s already offered Simone some cake. (been)

     Simone has already been offered some cake.

     Some cake has already been offered to Simone.

12 The prime minister is going to open the new hospital tomorrow. (by)

     The new hospital is going to be opened by the prime minister tomorrow.

     By tomorrow the prime minister will have opened the new hospital.

13 There’s the place – I got married there. (where)

     There’s the place where I got married.

14 ‘You broke my bike,’ Ian said to Helen. (accused)

     Ian accused Helen of breaking his bike.

15 Oscar had won the race before his mum arrived. (by the time)

     Oscar had won the race by the time his mum arrived.

16 My PE teacher is called Mr Howard. He’s training to run a marathon. (who)

     My PE teacher, who is training to run a marathon, is called Mr Howard.

17 ‘Why don’t we watch the match?’ said Ethan. (suggested)

     Ethan suggested watching the match / that we watch the match.

18 I saw him three months ago. (haven’t)

     I haven’t seen him for three months.

19 This is the man. His bag was stolen. (whose)

     This is the man whose bag was stolen.

20 It was raining but they went on a trip. (despite)

     Despite the rain, we went on a trip. / Despite the fact that it was raining, we went on a trip.

2   Correct the errors in the sentences. One sentence is correct.

    

1    My friend asked me what did I want for my birthday.

     My friend asked me what I wanted for my birthday.

2    Theo’s teacher accused him that he cheated.

     Theo’s teacher accused him of cheating.

3    The headmaster announced that he was leaving the school.

Correct.

4    He’s called me two hours ago.

He called me two hours ago.

5   Are you using social networking sites every day?

     Do you use social networking sites every day?

6   By the time we arrived, the lesson has already started.

     By the time we arrived, the lesson had already started.

7   I promised calling my mum when I arrived. 

I promised to call my mum when I arrived.

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

            Natalie, who is a homeless sixteen-year-old, has lived / has been living (live) on the streets for six months. She decided to leave (leave) home just after her sixteenth birthday. She argued / had argued (argue) a lot with her parents and then one day she just couldn’t (not can) take it anymore. At first, she stayed (stay) with friends, but eventually she didn’t have (not have) anywhere left to go. Now, she is homeless and penniless. At the end of each day, she sleeps (sleep) wherever she can – bus stations, railway stations, car parks… even under bridges. How will it all end (end)?  “I don’t know”, says Natalie. “I will try / have tried (try) to find a solution, but it isn’t easy. Yesterday some people came to me from an organisation that helps people like me and they promised that they will help / would help (help) me.

 

    

    

4   Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs and phrasal verbs in the box.

afford               browse             deliver              exchange           order (x2)         rip off           save up

     I found the perfect present for my mum, so I ordered it online.

1   Ben has been saving up for six months to buy a new car.

2   Everything is reasonably priced in this shop. It doesn’t try to rip off its customers.

3   If you don’t like your present, you can take it back and exchange it for something else.

4   Can you afford to buy that dress? It’s very expensive.

5   They didn’t have my size in the shop, so I ordered the coat online and it’s going to be delivered to my house this week.

5   Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the box.

come up against      hand over         move out          put up       set off              set up               share out

     My house was built in just two weeks. put up

1   Martin Luther King encountered a lot of opposition to his ideas during his lifetime. came up against

2   They transferred control of the project to another company.  handed over

3   Abraham Lincoln helped establish the Republican Party in the USA in 1854. set up

4   There’s enough food to feed everyone in the world, but it's not distributed fairly. shared out

5   Sami is leaving home on Sunday to start university. moving out

6   Tom will leave for Brazil early tomorrow morning. set off

2nd Batxillerat Unit 4 Workbook Answer Key

Unit 4

Vocabulary

1
1 community      4 ownership
2 monarchy        5 Slavery
3 population

2
1 welfare state    4 healthcare
2 employment     5 citizens
3 civil servants    6 taxation

3
1 hand           4 set
2 springing     5 put
3 come          6 set

4
1 C moving out
2 E shared out
3 A spring up
4 B set up
5 D hand over

5
1 came up against     3 set off for work
2 put up                   4 share out

6
1 dismiss a case / dismiss cases
2 arrested a suspect
3 reach / reaches a verdict
4 pay a fine
5 sent to prison; committing a crime / committing crimes

7
1 service        4 committed
2 court           5 fine
3 defendant    6 prison

8
1 disorderly conduct
2 Lawyers
3 murder
4 admit
5 suspect

9
1 bravery    4 membership
2 released   5 finds
3 arson

10
1 accused Mateo of
2 will release him from
3 charged her with
4 house arrest
5 Corporal punishment

Grammar

1
1 Providing that they pay
2 even if he loses
3 unless we protest
4 as long as you tell
5 even if they live

2
1 unless you’re
2 Providing that they don’t find new evidence
3 as long as you agree
4 won’t come even if
5 if you haven’t committed

3
1 would be
2 hadn’t committed
3 needs
4 won’t go
5 wouldn’t have changed
6 were

4
1 hadn’t put up new houses, we wouldn’t have got a place to live
2 you write on that wall, I’ll call the police
3 didn’t protect our homes because the authorities hadn’t warned us about the flood
4 don’t admit you’re guilty, you’ll get a bigger sentence

5
1 can / could       5 could
2 can’t                6 must
3 didn’t have to   7 can
4 be able to

6 Students’ own answers.

7
1 had / ’d helped
2 had
3 was
4 would / ’d choose
5 hadn’t put up
6 wouldn’t talk

8 Students’ own answers.

9
1 were / was; would stop
2 cared
3 were
4 hadn’t happened; wouldn’t have fallen
5 helps; will have to do
6 were able to live; would … choose

10
Gaia: If (1) you had finished with that magazine, can I borrow it?
Pete: Sure, as long as you (2) will give it back to me later. I’m doing an essay about an article in it.
Gaia: No problem. What’s the essay about?
Pete: Well, it’s about democracy today.
Gaia: If I (3) would be you, I’d watch this interesting video with Russell Brand on YouTube where he talks
about democracy.
Pete: I’ve heard about that. Doesn’t he just say ‘If I was you, I (4) won’t vote?’
Gaia: No. He says that you support a corrupt system (5), if you vote. That’s why he doesn’t vote.
Pete: It sounds interesting, but I won’t watch it (6) providing I finish my essay before bedtime.

1 you’ve     4 wouldn’t
2 give         5 (no comma)
3 were        6 unless

Listening
2
1 C   2 B   3 C   4 B   5 A   6 B   7 A   8 B   9 C   10 C

3
1 What do_you do for_a living?
2 Where did_you get help?
3 Tell them what_you_need.
4 What_a sad story!
5 It’s_true poverty’s_increasing.
6 She lost_her job last_year.

4
1 to be appearing everywhere
2 how many people are living in poverty
3 the welfare state helped out
4 came up against
5 government policies have meant
6 get help in time
7 it hadn’t been

8 wouldn’t have been able to feed
9 to hear about childhood poverty
10 I wish we could do
11 If you want to
12 you can volunteer

Speaking

1
A5    B3    C1    D6    E4    F2

2
1 What do you think
2 I know what you mean
3 I think
4 We also have to consider the fact
5 let’s agree on

3, 4, 5, 6 Students’ own answers.

Reading

1
Possible answers:
1 Betty Anne Waters is a person who campaigned to prove her brother’s innocence.
2 Barry Scheck is one of the people who set up the Innocence Project.

2
Possible answers:
1 To prove that innocent people have been wrongly convicted so that they can be set free.
2 Admitted that they committed a crime which in fact they hadn’t committed.
3 Betty Anne Waters’ efforts to have her brother set free after being wrongly convicted of murder.
4 Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld

3
1 F; The writer says that 75% of people who were convicted of a crime but later proved their innocence were convicted due to witness accounts.
2 F; People also give false confessions because they think they can prove they are innocent later.
3 T; His conviction was overturned eighteen years after he was sentenced.

4
1 A   2 B   3 A   4 B

5
1 /s/    3 /k/   5 /s/
2 /k/   4 /k/   6 both

Writing

1
The writer disagrees with the statement. Possible answer: The essay says that some people will abuse any system, and that there are people who use benefits only for as long as necessary.

2
1 if
2 Possible answer: To give evidence against the statement.
3 If they have income from the state they won’t try to find work or become financially independent.
second conditional

3
1 In addition,
2 For this reason,
3 On the one hand … On the other hand, despite

4
1 Moreover, What’s more, Also
2 Therefore, As a result, So
3 Nevertheless, However

5, 6, 7 Students’ own answers.

Progress check

Grammar

1
1 pays
2 hadn’t / had not got
3 don’t / won’t need
4 ’ll / will give
5 pay
6 ’d / would speak

2
1 hadn’t voted          4 must send
2 would build           5 Could … put
3 might have got       6 was

3 Students’ own answers.

4 In the UK, if you (1) wouldn’t don’t have a home, you can apply to the local authorities for a house. However, recent laws have said that if people (2) lived live in a house that has a bedroom that is not used, then they will lose some of the benefits they receive from the welfare state. The new law says that as long as all the bedrooms are used, people (3) could can receive their housing benefits. However, people’s benefits are cut by up to 14% (4) providing that even if they have tried to find a smaller house but can’t find one. Many people are now much poorer as a result of this law and they wish the government (5) would never have had never passed it.

Vocabulary

1
1 welfare      4 Civil
2 service      5 conduct
3 jury

2
1 have sprung up
2 share out the food
3 is being put up
4 did they set off
5 came up against

3
1 set up             4 pay
2 employment    5 pollution
3 authorities

4
1 majority         4 accuse
2 released         5 bravery
3 membership   6 arrest

Listening

1
1 T   2 F   3 T

2
1 aren’t allowed     4 defendants
2 citizens                5 guilty
3 jury service         6 agree

Speaking

Students’ own answers