Review exercises 2 Bachillerato Grammar 1.Complete the mini-dialogues. Use the perfect tenses. 1.

Anne: _________ you___________(finish) reading the book? Bill: No, I __________(only read) the first chapters. 2. Nancy: How long___________you____________(know) your boyfriend before you started dating? Sandy: We ____ (be) friends for about a year. 3. Rob: Hurry up! By the time we get there, the match __________ (start)! Jim: Im sure it ____________(not start). There is plenty of time. 4. Gill: Last week, I realized that I__________(eat) too much chocolate, so I decided to give it up. Meg: ____________you ________(begin) to miss it yet? 5. Leslie: How long ________ you______(be) a vegetarian? Mark: By this time next month, I ________(be) a vegetarian for five years! 6. Bella: Where ________ you_________(be) all day? Dave: I ________(work) on my project since this morning. I still ______(not finish). 2. Change the following sentences in reported speech. a. Where did you put my book? My sister wanted to know b. Dont wake the baby.My aunt told me c. Have you ever been here before? Alan wondered d. Ive been trying to get in touch with you since Tuesday. Brad complained 3. Write both passive forms of the sentences below. a.People give children too much junk food. b.The airline should offer us money for our lost baggage. c.I will give you your change in a moment. d.We gave the dog a bone. e.They should have offered you a discount. f.The charity is asking for donations from the public. 4. Complete the sentences without changing the meaning of the original sentence. a.Cathy didnt take the exam because she was ill. If Cathy hadnt been ill b.Because he runs every day, John is extremely fit. If John didnt

c. Well be cold unless we wear jackets. If we dont 5. Combine the sentences. Use relative pronouns. Make any necessary changes. a.I finally listened to the Shakira CD. Jane gave it to me. b.The bands drummer was ill. They had to cancel their performances. c.I enjoy walking in the morning. It is very quiet then. d. The guide took us to many interesting places. Her tours are advertised on the Internet. e. I know a great clothes shop. We can get real bargains there. f. I know many students. Their grades are very low. 6. Complete the sentences. Use the correct modal or modal perfect form of the verbs in brackets. a.Mark was cold. He ____(should /wear) a sweater. b.Its not possible for Emily to meet us. She ______(have to/work). c.I wish I had known you wanted to see that film. I _______(would /tell) you we were going to the cinema last night. d.Meg thinks I was wrong. She thinks I ________(ought to/apologise) to my mum. 7. Write questions about the underlined words. a.The teacher is returning our papers tomorrow. b. Everyone in the class had failed the test. c. They will be spending their holiday in Japan this year. d. Breakfast cereals contain many essential nutrients. e. At that time she was eating fewer than 300 calories a day. f. You should have your teeth checked twice a year. g. You must work hard in order to succeed. h. She has to be home at midnight. i. The children went to bed early last night. j. The car broke down. k. The neighbours are causing many problems. l. Peter and Jill go to the local school. m. They have known her brother for five years. n. She goes to the movies about twice a month. 8. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the original meaning.

a. Tom showed the men a basket. The men b.He left work early since he had an important meeting. (because of) c.I would rather drink tea than coffee. (prefer) d.No matter how hard I tried, I couldnt move the rock. (able) e.Although he was in pain, he managed to walk. Despite f. The bell was too thick. (enough) g. The woman was so beautiful that everyone stared at her. (such) h. It wasnt necessary to behave like that. (have to) i. You wont make any progress if you dont try harder. (unless) j. She is such a fast worker that no one can keep up with her. (so) k.The question cannot be answered. No one Connectors 1.Choose two possible connectors that you can use to complete the sentences below. Consequentlybecausebecause ofthereforeas a resultsince a.I dont want any apple cake __________/___________I dont like fruit in cakes. b.__________/_______the new law that bans smoking in public places, smokers now gather outside pubs and restaurants to smoke. c.She needs more vitamin C in her diet. ________/_______, she has started to eat an orange every day. 2. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Make any necessary changes. a.Our flat is quite small. I share a bedroom with my sister (so). b.We were out all day. Our dog was very lonely. (since) c. The film was very successful. It made a lot of money. (as a result) d.Steve failed the exam. He hadnt studied. (consequently) e. Alice has got talent. She won first prize. (because of) f.They cancelled the match. It was raining. (due to) 3. Choose the correct answer. 1. Im taking a computer course in order to/so that improve my chances of getting a job. 2.I asked a lot of questions so as to/so as not to understand exactly what they were offering. 3. The interviewer asked me to come later in order to/so that I didnt have to wait too long. 4. Complete the following sentences using one of the connecting words in the box: Although eitheror neithernor whereas because of however

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1.They continued with their plans__________they were warned not to. 2. No one wanted to talk to him __________his bad temper. 3. He was a good student, __________his sister was not. 4. He worked hard ________ enter university. 5. He has been a great help to me; ________, I will reward him. 6. I have decided to leave this job __________I see no future in it. 7. He was a talented artist, ______he never reached the top. 8. _________the boss must give me a rise in the salary ______Ill quit. 9. He is unsuccessful in his work. He has ______ability______good working habits. 10. I didnt want to go on the picnic; ______, I finally decided to go.

VOCABULARY Form adjectives from the following nouns and verbs. a.athlete e.effect b. competition f.like c.disaster g.logic d.disgrace h.victory

Form nouns from the following adjectives. a.absent d.independent b. confident e. patient c.different f.present