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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.

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