Extra grammar practice revision B1 Unit - Use English Site...music our grandchildren like.’...

3 Find and correct the mistakes. Two of the sentences are correct.

1 ‘Hello, where are you?’ ‘Sorry, I can’t talk now. I’m going into the offi ce. Bye.’

2 ‘Where are you coming from?’ ‘I come from Italy. I

was born in Venice.’

3 His Spanish is not perfect, but he improves.

4 We don’t discuss a lot of things at dinnertime – we

watch TV.

5 My nephew is never accepting my advice.

4 Circle the correct alternative.

1 About 30% of my classmates come from a/the country outside of Europe.

2 My cousin and I are almost the/0 same age.3 I always feel very nervous before a class presentation

– I don’t like speaking in the/0 public.4 My brother is at university and my sister works as

0/a nurse in a hospital.5 We have class discussions in English all the time,

but I don’t always have a/the confi dence to speak.


Grandparents can be very important in the life of (a) a/the teenager. They have more experience and more time than parents and can help teens make (b) a/the right choices. Teens often (c) think/are thinking their parents don’t understand them and that their grandparents understand them better. A study called ‘My second mum and dad’ says that there are currently 14 million grandparents in the UK, that the number (d) increases/is increasing and that they (e) live/are living longer now. The study also says that many grandparents help teenagers with (f) a/0 school work and go to school events when their parents are busy. More than 25% of teenagers say they talk to their grandparents about problems they (g) don’t discuss/aren’t discussing with their parents. Experts say that this generation of grandparents has (h) a/0 better relationship with today’s teenagers because many grandparents are (i) the/0 younger now. One grandmother says, ‘We are probably the only generation that (j) likes/is liking some of the same music our grandchildren like.’

Present simple and present continuous; Articles

1 Complete the sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs given.

1 ‘Someone (knock) at the door.’ ‘Oh, I know who it is. It’s Peter.’

2 Laura and Tom (have) a very hard time at work at the moment.

3 Physical exercise (help) teenagers with concentration in school.

4 ‘What’s the matter?’ ‘The children (argue) about who is a better footballer.’

5 I (think) the expert’s advice on retirement is very helpful.

6 He (see) his parents every week.

7 Dad (not realise) that I am not a little child any more.

8 Julian always (switch off) the music when he studies?

2 Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete the sentences.

1 My aunt speaks too fast. I her.a don’t understandb doesn’t understandc am not understanding

2 I it’s important for teenagers to have a private space.a am understandingb understandc understands

3 Do you usually to music at a reasonable volume?a listeningb listenc are listening

4 I feel angry when people senior citizens with respect.a are not treatingb not treatc don’t treat

5 Do you a positive contribution to your family life?a makeb makingc makes

6 My niece with her friends right now – she’s at home alone.a not playsb doesn’t playc isn’t playing

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3 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs given.

1 I (try) to fi nd the novel by Agatha Christie on my bookcase.

2 I (not work) by myself to collect the evidence – I was part of a team.

3 Someone (shout) at the shoplifter, ‘Tell the truth!’

4 The police (question) the suspects at 5 pm yesterday.

5 What you (look) for in my bedroom?


1 When the inspector arrived/was arriving on the crime scene, the police were collecting the evidence.

2 They investigated/were investigating the case when the robbers turned up at the police station.

3 The woman shoplifted clothes worth £1,000 while nobody looked/was looking.

4 There was no answer because everybody tried/was trying to call the emergency telephone number at the same time.

5 I left the sweets in the sun for a day and they melted/were melting!


One of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels is Murder on the Orient Express. Private detective Hercule Poirot, (a) travelled/was travelling from Istanbul to London on a luxurious train called the Orient Express when he (b) came across/was coming across an American businessman called Mr Ratchett. Ratchett (c) believed/was believing that his life was in danger but Poirot (d) didn’t help/wasn’t helping him. On the second night of the journey, Poirot (e) slept/was sleeping in his bed when he (f) was hearing/heard a cry from Ratchett’s compartment. The next morning, the train staff (g) were fi nding/found Mr Ratchett was dead. Poirot (h) analysed/was analysing the evidence and discovered that Ratchett had killed someone in the US and that all the people in the coach had a connection to that person’s family. So, who (i) was killing/killed Ratchett?

Past simple; Past continuous

1 Complete the dialogues with the past simple form of the verbs given.

1 A: Why the police (arrest) the suspect?

B: Because they (fi nd) evidence he was near the bank yesterday.

2 A: What they (steal)?

B: They (take) a diamond ring worth £100,000 and then they (escape) through the window.

3 A: What time they (break) into your fl at?

B: In the morning, when I (be) at work. My neighbour (see) them running away.

4 A: What the police (accuse) the businessman of?

B: Fraud, I think. But he (has) a good lawyer, so he (not go) to prison in the end.

2 Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs given.

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was the creator of Spain’s most famous detective, José ‘Pepe’ Carvalho. Montalbán (a) (be) a novelist, poet and journalist from Spain. He was born in Barcelona and (b) (love) the city very much.

Detective Pepe Carvalho is a very funny man with a passion for Barcelona’s food and football club. The character of Pepe (c) (appear) for the fi rst time in a novel in 1972, but he (d) (change) a lot over the years. Montalbán never (e) (become) tired of his character and so (f) (not kill) him in his stories. Instead, Detective Pepe Carvalho sadly (g) (die)with his creator in 2003.



4 Cross out who, which or that in the sentences if it’s possible to leave it out.

1 The foreign language that I like best is French.2 David Crystal is the linguist who wrote some

fascinating books about the English language.3 Can you tell me the name of your friend who I met

last night?4 This is the list of verbs which you need to revise.5 He made a strange gesture which meant ‘go away’.

5 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete the text.

Recent studies say that there are now over 400 million mother-tongue speakers of English, but there are (1) more people (2) use English as a second language – around 500 million. However, estimates vary because there aren’t (3) offi cial fi gures.

English is still the main language in countries like Nigeria and Ghana, (4) were once ex-British colonies. People need to use English in (5) offi cial situations, such as in the government and education. Why don’t these countries use a local language instead? Because it’s too diffi cult to choose between the (6) other languages (7) belong to the local people!

It’s diffi cult to know the number of second-language English speakers in these countries because (8) the ex-British colonies are in poor parts of the world, (9) people often don’t get an education. This means that only a small percentage of the local population can speak English really well, but (10) can say a few words in English.

1 A a few B many C any2 A who B 0 C which3 A some B a little C any4 A who B which C where5 A some B any C a little6 A much B many C a few7 A that B who C 08 A a lot of B much C any9 A when B which C where10 A any B many C much

some, any, much, many, a lot (of), a few, a little; Relative pronouns

1 Complete the sentences with some or any.

1 I was in Istanbul for a week and I learnt Turkish words.

2 Are there computers in your class?

3 Let’s do revision for the German exam tomorrow.

4 His French is perfect – he doesn’t make grammar mistakes.

5 irregular verbs are very hard to memorise.

6 You don’t need to use formal expressions when you write to your friends.


1 A lot of/A lot gestures mean different things in different countries.

2 I’m afraid I don’t have a little/much time to revise for the exam.

3 Many/A few Canadians speak French.4 Teens spend a lot of/much money on their phones

and tablets.5 Do you know many/a lot words beginning with the

letter ‘X’?6 Some phrasal verbs have few/a lot of different

meanings – that’s why they’re so diffi cult to learn.7 She can speak a little/much Arabic because she lived

in Morocco for a year.8 There are a little/a few people in my class who can

speak two languages fl uently.

3 Complete the text with the words in the box. Use each word only once.

0 • when • where • which • who • whose

Do you have any friends (a) can speak nine languages? I do! Alex is a guy (b) I met in Greece last summer. We met at the language school in Athens (c) we were studying. We were both in a class with a teacher (d) classes were fantastic. Alex learnt English, German and French at school, and then he went travelling round the world and learnt Russian, Polish, Arabic and Japanese (e) he was a young man. He said it was curiosity (f) made him learn so many languages.




1 A: Hello, Janet! I haven’t seen/didn’t see you for a while.

B: I have been/was in France last week. I think I have told/told you.

2 A: I’ve never travelled/never travelled outside Europe. What about you?

B: Oh yes, many times. I’ve been/went to Africa, Australia and the US. Last summer I’ve visited/visited Chicago for the fi rst time.

3 A: Have you hurt/Did you hurt your foot? B: Yes, I’ve fallen off /fell off my bike. It has

happened/happened two days ago.4 A: Did you know Mary has injured/injured her ankle

at the icerink yesterday? B: No, I haven’t known/didn’t know. Have they

used/Did they use the RICE method on her injury yet?


Have you (1) heard of Médecins Sans Frontières? You probably have, but maybe you don’t know the history of this medical humanitarian organisation.

In 1971, a group of French doctors and journalists (2) to start an international organisation to provide medical help to people around the world. (3) 1971, MSF has opened offi ces in 28 countries and (4) over 100 million patients. In 2012, they (5) over 8.3 million patients!

Volunteers are very important for MSF – like Carmen, who works in the UK offi ce. She has been at the MSF UK offi ce (6) nearly a year, but she has (7) seen some life-saving work and been to some interesting events. She has defi nitely (8) felt bored working with MSF: ‘I have the best job out there!’ she says.

Since they started, MSF (9) many awards for its medical humanitarian activities. In 1999, MSF (10) the Nobel Peace Prize.

1 A ever B just C yet2 A has decided B was deciding C decided3 A In B Since C For4 A treat B has treated C treated5 A have treated B treated C have treat6 A since B from C for7 A yet B already C just8 A yet B ever C never9 A received B receives C has received10 A won B wins C has won

Present perfect with ever and never, for and since, just, yet, already; Present perfect and past simple

1 Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs given and ever or never.

1 The number of accidents in the home so high. (never/be)

2 an unusual remedy? (you/ever/use)

3 She any serious accidents. (have/never)

4 my special recipe for chicken soup? (you/ever/try)

5 I the emergency number. (never/call)

6 a cold in the summer? (you/ever/catch)

2 Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs given and circle the correct alternative.

1 I you for/since a long time. (not see)

2 We at this bus stop for/since half an hour. (be)

3 I this headache for/since I woke up this morning. (have)

4 My mother people for/since 1995 when she became a nurse. (help)

5 you here for/since a long time? (live)

6 They any medicine for/since last year. (not take)

3 Rewrite the sentences by adding just, already or yet in the correct place.

1 You haven’t looked well since Monday – have you seen the doctor?

2 Sorry, I’m still a bit tired – I’ve woken up.

3 I think I have fl u, but I haven’t checked my

temperature.

4 We’ve called to ask for an ambulance twice. Where is it?

5 I’ve taken a painkiller and I feel much better.

6 They’re bored because they’ve played this game

many times.



Comparatives and superlatives; less … than, (not) as … as; too and (not) enough


1 I don’t think that the weather will get much worse/worst than it is now.

2 My grandfather does a lot of sport – he’s more fi t/fi tter than me.

3 Barbara is the most lazy/laziest person I know – she never does any exercise.

4 I don’t normally like reality shows, but this one is better/gooder than anything I’ve seen before.

5 What’s the farthest/farther place you’ve ever been to?6 The last story he told was most confusing/

more confusing than the stories he normally tells.

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives given.

1 You should try to be a bit at school and listen to your teachers. (serious)

2 It was one of situations of my life! (embarrassing)

3 I think documentaries are far chat shows. (informative)

4 My dad is a lot my mum – he doesn’t worry about things. (relaxed)

5 What’s TV series at the moment? (popular)

6 I fi nd water sports are thing to do on holiday. (exciting)

7 Do you think that German horror fi lms are French

horror fi lms? (frightening)

8 It’s drama I’ve seen for a long time. (scary)

3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the fi rst. Use between three and four words, including the words given.

1 Sleeping in a tent is less comfortable not as … asthan sleeping in a hotel room.

Sleeping in a tent sleeping in a hotel room.

2 He’s very intelligent. His older brother is as … asvery intelligent, too.

He’s his older brother.

3 School qualifi cations are more less … thanimportant than fame.

Fame is school qualifi cations.

4 Trips to Paris and London are as … asequally expensive.

A trip to Paris is a trip to London.

4 Rewrite the sentences by adding too or enough in the correct place.

1 They said I didn’t have qualifi cations for the job.

2 Is this horror fi lm scary for you?

3 This game show is confusing. I don’t understand what’s happening!

4 Do you think he’s attractive to be a model?

5 Is James old to see that fi lm?


TEENS AND TVThe multi-channel network (MNC) Awesomeness TV thinks that traditional TV for teens is changing. Today, most people – particularly teenagers – watch Awesomeness TV’s videos on YouTube, online and on their mobiles (1) than on TV.

Awesomeness TV is not (2) MNC, but it is the (3) YouTube channel for young people at the moment. Why is Awesomeness TV (4) interested in teens than any other age group? Because they think teenagers are (5) infl uential audience ever, because ofthe way they communicate and what they consume.

So is traditional TV still (6) it was in the past? Well, there is defi nitely (7) money in TV – TV budgets are often much (8) than online network budgets. So, maybe TV is (9) than it was in the past, but it has defi nitely not disappeared completely yet.

1 A more B most C the most2 A the biggest B bigger C the bigger3 A popularist B most popular C more popular4 A the most B as C more5 A the more B more C the most6 A as important as B more important

thanC less important

than7 A less B the most C more8 A the largest B larger C more large

9 A less popular B as popular C more popular




1 If there is/will be another oil spill into the ocean, many sea animals don’t survive/won’t survive.

2 There will/won’t be enough water for everyone if we don’t stop/stop wasting it.

3 Your electricity bill go up/will go up if you switch on/don’t switch on so many devices all the time.

4 Tuna fi sh will become/becomes extinct if we will eat/keep eating it.

5 If you forget/will forget to water your plants, they’ll die/die.


(1) global warming get worse in the future? It’s clear that the world’s climate has already changed a lot, but is the climate (2) become even more irregular, with some places becoming hotter and other places becoming cooler? Most scientists think this (3) happen, and they expect that larger amounts of carbon dioxide (4) change the climate across the whole planet.If you (5) in a cold country, you probably (6) global warming is good news. But climate change doesn’t always mean there will be good weather everywhere. Some places (7) become hotter, but other places (8) have more extreme weather events, such as fl oods and droughts. Experts say that 80% of our energy comes from fossil fuels and that this fi gure (9) reduce in the future. In conclusion, if we (10) take action soon, global warming will get worse in the future.

1 A If B May C Will2 A is going B will C going to3 A defi nitely may B will defi nitely C going to defi nitely4 A won’t B will C defi nitely5 A live B don’t live C might live6 A think B will think C don’t think7 A probably B will probably C probably will8 A might B probably C is going to9 A isn’t going B probably won’t C won’t probably10 A won’t B don’t C aren’t going to

be going to and will; will, may, might; Zero conditional; First conditional

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of be going to or will.

1 The temperature has gone up – my snowman melt.

2 The water is boiling. I get the coffee and the cups.

3 This book is about global warming. We learn more about

greenhouse gases at school today.

4 I’ve decided I fl y to London. I want to reduce my carbon footprint.

5 Do you think Venice disappear one day?

6 My grandchildren probably read printed books.

2 Complete the sentences with will, won’t, may or might using the percentages of certainty given.

1 I’m not sure, but I stay in and relax tonight. (50% certain)

2 People defi nitely stop eating meat very easily. (0% certain)

3 Pollution increase enormously if we don’t change our habits. (100% certain)

4 We’re not sure, but we get a fuel-effi cient car. (50% certain)

5 People defi nitely travel to the Moon one day. (100% certain)

6 The hole in the ozone layer get smaller if we continue producing polluting gases. (0% possible)

3 Complete the zero conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

x2 be • cycle • happen • help • rainx2 save • stay • switch off • use

1 If you the television when you’re not watching it, you energy.

2 A drought if there no rain for a long period of time.

3 You a lot of water if you less water in the shower.

4 If you to work, you the environment and you also fi t!

5 If it heavily for a long time, there fl oods.



Modal verbs of obligation, prohibition and advice; Second conditional

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of have to or don’t have to.

1 He email his CV before the interview or he won’t get the job.

2 I work on my transferable skills if I want to change jobs in the future.

3 You call your employer ‘Sir’– this is the 21st century!

4 As a hotel receptionist, I answer the telephone and be well-organised.

5 Shop assistants have any special qualifi cations, but they must be kind and patient.

6 A ‘mystery shopper’ review the service they get in shops.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of don’t have to or mustn’t.

1 A security guard leave the shop.

2 In my country, taxi drivers carry more than four passengers.

3 I learn the local language in my new job – everybody speaks English!

4 They said hotel guests leave until 10 am, so we can take our time in the morning.

5 Your grammar be perfect – the important thing is to be able to communicate.


I’m a doctor and I love my job. I (a) must/have to work long hours, but it’s a well-paid job and I like to help people who are sick. As a doctor, you (b) must/mustn’t be very brave when you (c) have to/should tell people bad news. Also, a good doctor (d) mustn’t/don’t have to ever lie to his or her patients and (e) shouldn’t/should always treat their patients with respect. Sometimes I get upset in my job and think I (f) should/shouldn’t be so sensitive, but it’s a very emotional job. The only thing I don’t like about my job is the paperwork – I (g) should/have to write down everything I do. Maybe I (h) should/have to hire a secretary!

4 Look at the situations and complete the sentences using the second conditional.

1 I don’t like my job because it’s badly paid.

If my job better paid, I it a lot more.

2 She is a teacher because she believes in the importance of education.

If she in the importance of education, she a teacher.

3 We don’t meet many people because we are always so busy with work.

We more people if we always so busy with work.

4 He can’t be a fl ight assistant – he’s scared of fl ying!

He a fl ight assistant if he scared of fl ying!

5 I love being a journalist because I get to travel a lot.

I being a journalist if I travel a lot.

5 Complete the text with the words and phrases in the box.

doesn’t have to • have to • mustmustn’t • should • would be • would have

Giles Harrison is a professional celebrity photographer. But what does being a celeb photographer involve? Harrison says he (a) camp outside celebrity homes every day – he prefers driving around the city to fi nd celebrities. Some celebs get angry with him, but Harrison believes that if he were famous, he (b) more patient with photographers: ‘At the end of the day,’ he says, ‘we’re journalists.’ There are also laws which professional photographers like Harrison (c) follow. For example, they (d) take pictures of children.

Harrison also believes that celebrities need photographers like him. ‘If a celebrity walked down the red carpet and we didn’t take a picture of them, celebrities (e) a problem with that.’ In fact, for Harrison, ‘celebrities (f) only worry when people don’t want their picture anymore.’

What makes a good photographer? Harrison thinks that you (g) be an excellent story-teller as well as a great photographer, because the photos (h) tell a story.



Past perfect; used to; Gerunds and infi nitives


1 After we went/had been on a school trip together, we became close friends.

2 As soon as they made up/had made up with each other, they fell out again!

3 We had an argument because he criticised/had criticised my work.

4 By the end of the fi rst week, she made/had made friends with all her classmates.

5 When they had beaten the other team, they went/had gone back to their secondary school.

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs given.

1 After I (fall out) with my

best friend, I (feel) very lonely.

2 By the time you (wake

up), I (fi nish) all my homework.

3 Laura (be) a bit angry

because I (get) a higher mark then her.

4 We (not sleep) well the

night before, so we (go) to bed straight away.

5 Before he (start) primary

school, he (learn) to read and write.

3 Complete the sentences with used to or didn’t use to and the verbs given.

1 I (do) voluntary work when I had more free time.

2 She (feel) angry a lot of the time, but she’s a lot happier today.

3 (you/have) many arguments with your brothers and sisters?

4 We (not see) eye to eye on many things, but we get on a lot better now.

5 (you/hang out) with your friends every day after school?

4 Complete the sentences with the gerund or infi nitive form of the verbs given.

1 It’s a lovely day and the sea is calm – let’s go . (swim)

2 She decided in more activities at her primary school. (take part)

3 He spends hours sudoku. (play)

4 relationships takes a lot of time and patience. (build)

5 It’s easy others! (criticise)

6 Are you interested in our club? (join)

7 I really like new friends. (make)


In the past, teenagers (1) used to talking/used to talk to their friends on the home phoneafter school. They loved (2) chat/chatting for hours with their friends, who they (3) were been/had been at school with all day. And it wasn’t strange (4) to hang out/hang out with their friends in the afternoon, too. But today, teenagers communicate with short texts and instant messages instead. Recent research shows that most teens fi nd it easier (5) to use/using their mobile phones (6) for text/to text friends than to call them or talk to them face to face. American psychologist Lori Evans thinks that communication (7) didn’t use to be/used to be as artifi cial, because communication today mainly happens online.

However, other people think that technology can help to build relationships. For example, Evan was a very shy boy, but he used social-networking sites (8) helping/to help him feel less isolated. He started chatting with classmates who he (9) didn’t speak/hadn’t spoken to before. After just one week, his circle of friends (10) had grown/grown and he felt much happier.



4 Cross out the extra word in each sentence.

1 The bookseller told to me that the book I was looking for was no longer for sale.

2 The tourists wanted to know how much did the city map cost.

3 Lots of fans asked to the famous author to sign their copies.

4 Our teacher once said us that he used to write poetry.

5 They wanted to know if whether we ever read e-books.


Like a lot of places in Europe, more and more public libraries in the UK are closing. In a recent interview, the Scottish author Ali Smith said that this (1) a problem because libraries are an important tradition for the UK. She also said that this (2) an impact on the next generation of writers.

In 2015, Smith published a collection of short stories called Public Libraries and Other Stories. She said that, a few years (3) , she (4) everybody she knew to (5) her about their experience of public libraries. When she asked them what (6) to them, most people said that libraries (7) them into better people.

Smith (8) the interviewer that while she had been writing the stories, a thousand public libraries (9) . She also asked other writers (10) they thought about the closing libraries, and they also said it was serious problem.

1 A is B had been C was2 A would have B will has C had3 A ago B before C previous4 A had asked B has asked C asked5 A say B tell C told6 A had they B they had meant C had meant

meant7 A had made B made C have made8 A said B asked C told9 A have closed B closed C had closed10 A what B whether C had

Reported speech – statements and questions

1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech using the words given.

1 ‘I prefer fantasy to science fi ction,’ he said.

He said he .

2 ‘You have to look up the new words in the dictionary,’ the teacher said.

The teacher said we .

3 ‘I won’t tell you how the story ends,’ he said.

He said he .

4 ‘She’s writing a trilogy on Rome,’ they said.

They said she .

5 ‘I have never written children’s fi ction,’ she said.

She said she .

2 Complete the sentences with said or told.

1 She she didn’t expect her novels to be successful.

2 Mrs Williams her students to get a world atlas by the end of next week.

3 He that the charity campaign had raised two million pounds.

4 Who you that you would never write a novel?

5 When I that I had never read Shakespeare, all my classmates started to laugh.


1 They asked if we have fi lled in/had fi lled in all the forms.

2 The interviewer wanted to know where the author was born/was the author born.

3 Tony asked me why/if I hadn’t enjoyed the latest Harry Potter novel.

4 He said he had read the book two months before/ago.

5 Mum asked why didn’t I like/I didn’t like reading.6 I asked the librarian why/if I could fl ick through the

new books.7 He said he had bought the book in the morning and

fi nished it that night/tonight.



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