Complete the sentences with the correct superlative.
1 The Sahara is______________desert in the world, (large)
2 She was______________girl I had ever seen, (beautiful)
3 It's______________camera in the shop, (expensive)
4 That's_________question to answer, (easy)
5 It was______________day of my life, (bad)
6 This textbook is ______________to understand. (difficult)
7 He's______________film star in my country, (popular)
8 The Queen of England is one of______________women in the world. (rich)
Gerund and Infinitive
A Complete the sentences with the infinitive or the gerund of the verb in brackets.
1. Patrick is putting on weight. He'll have to give up_________snacks, (eat)
2. I can't stand people_________me questions all the time, (ask)
3. Her brother is very keen on_________. (swim)
4. His boss wants him_________harder, (work)
5. Sandra promised_________Peter with his packing, (help)
6. It's a very long flight to New Zealand. It's not worth_________for less than a fortnight, (go)
7. I'm afraid I'm very bad at______ languages, (learn)
8. The driver only just avoided_____ _____ the dog. (hit)
9. Demetrio is fed up with______ a student, (be)
10. She forgave her sister for____ her. (deceive)
11. Although we tried to stop him, he kept on_______ (talk)
12. Would you like________tennis with me? (play)
13. It was a difficult exam, but Jennifer managed____ it. (pass)
14. The snow prevented the train from_______ on time, (arrive)
15. Since coming here, I've got used to_____ to bed early, (go)
16. The old lady accused the boy of_______her handbag, (steal)
17. ane is looking forward to_______ three weeks in California, (spend)
18. I don't mind________up early, if I have to. (get)
19. It's no use________ him. He isn't interested, (tell)
20. Last summer we decided_______ overland through India, (travel)
Relative Pronouns Level: lower intermediate
A. Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose).
1. This is the bank _______ was robbed yesterday.
2. A boy _______ sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.
3. The man _______ robbed the bank had two pistols.
4. He wore a mask _______ made him look like Mickey Mouse.
5. He came with a friend _______ waited outside in the car.
6. The woman _______ gave him the money was young.
7. The bag _______ contained the money was yellow.
8. The people _______were in the bank were very frightened.
9. A man _______mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
10. A woman _______ daughter was crying tried to calm her.
11. The car _______the bank robbers escaped in was orange.
12. The robber _______ mask was obviously too big didn't drive.
13. The man _______ drove the car was nervous.
14. He didn't wait at the traffic lights _______were red.
15. A police officer _______car was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested them.
Turn these sentences into Reported Speech. Choose from these time phrases where necessary: that morning, the day before, the following week, the following day, that day.
1. “I’m going to London next week”, said Elisa
2. “He speaks very good German”, said the teacher.
3. “I come from Izmir”, said Philip’s wife.
4. “He broke out of prison yesterday”, said the policewoman
5. “I’ve just past my driving test”, said Ursula
6. “They’re building a museum in the main square”, said the guide.
7. “I’ll help Joe as much as I can”, said Mrs Hall.
8. “I work eight hours a day, except when the children are on holiday”, said Michael.
9. “I haven’t seen Bridget for ages”, said Michael.
1.Oughtn't we to speak about such things in class?
2.Shall people speak to me as if I were a child?
3.Will they not provide pencils at the test,to should we bring our own?
4.Don't people pay you a lot of money for this job?
Gerund and Infinitive
A Complete the sentences with the infinitive or the gerund of the verb in brackets.
1. Patrick is putting on weight. He'll have to give up_eating_snacks.
2. I can't stand people_asking_me questions all the time.
3. Her brother is very keen on_swimming_.
4. His boss wants him_to work_harder.
5. Sandra promised_to help_Peter with his packing.
6. It's a very long flight to New Zealand. It's not worth_going_for less than a fortnight.
7. I'm afraid I'm very bad at_learning_ languages.
8. The driver only just avoided_hitting_the dog.
9. Demetrio is fed up with_being_ a student.
10. She forgave her sister for_deceivving_her.
11. Although we tried to stop him, he kept on_talking_
12. Would you like_play_tennis with me?
13. It was a difficult exam, but Jennifer managed_to pass_it.
14. The snow prevented the train from_arriving_on time.
15. Since coming here, I've got used to_used_to bed early.
16. The old lady accused the boy of_stealing_her handbag.
17. Jane is looking forward to_spending_three weeks in California.
18. I don't mind_getting_up early, if I have to.
19. It's no use_telling_ him. He isn't interested.
20. Last summer we decided_to travel_ overland through India.
Complete the sentences with the correct superlative.
1 The Sahara is_the largest__desert in the world.
2 She was_the most beautiful_girl I had ever seen.
3 It's_the most expensive_camera in the shop.
4 That's_the easiest__question to answer.
5 It was_the worst_day of my life.
6 This textbook is _the most difficult_to understand.
7 He's_the most popular_film star in my country.
8 The Queen of England is one of_the richest_women in the world.
Turn these sentences into Reported Speech. Choose from these time phrases where necessary: that morning, the day before, the following week, the following day, that day.
1. “I’m going to London next week”, said Elisa
⇒ Elisa said that she was going to London the following week.
2. “He speaks very good German”, said the teacher.
⇒ The teacher said that he spoke very good German.
3. “I come from Izmir”, said Philip’s wife.
⇒ Philip's wife said that she came from Izmir.
4. “He broke out of prison yesterday”, said the policewoman
⇒ The policeman said that he had broken out of prison the day before.
5. “I’ve just past my driving test”, said Ursula
⇒ Ursula said that she had just passed her driving test that day.
6. “They’re building a museum in the main square”, said the guide.
⇒ The guide said that they were building a museum in the main square.
7. “I’ll help Joe as much as I can”, said Mrs Hall.
⇒ Mrs.Hall said that she would help Joe as much as she could
8. “I work eight hours a day, except when the children are on holiday”, said Michael.
⇒ Michael said that he worked eight hours a day,expect when the children were on holiday.
9. “I haven’t seen Bridget for ages”, said Michael.
⇒ Michael said that he hadn't seen Bridget for ages.
Relative Pronouns Level: lower intermediate
A. Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose).
1.which
2.whose
3.who
4.which
5.who
6.who
7.which
8.who
9.whose
10.whose
11.which
12.whose
13.who
14.which
15.whose
