Complete the sentences with the correct tense or form of the verbs in the box.

master               imitate          simplify    operate         guess

translate   lookup             pickup          getby             memorize

1.  Each night I tried ______ long lists of verbs.

2.  Would anyone like ______ what this word means?

3.  She ______ Spanish when she was living in Mexico.

4.  The key to ______ a foreign language is PRACTICE it as much as possible.

5.  The word ‘fast’ can ______ as a verb, a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

6.  I think it’s very difficult for an Englishman ______ a real American accent.

7.  ‘Merci’ in French ______ as ‘thank you’ in English.

8.  Some US spellings ______ over the years, e.g. color, harbor, program.

9.  “If you ______ every new word you see or hear, you will spend your whole day with the dictionary in your hand.”

10. My French is really hopeless, so I was glad to discover that I could ______ in simple English in Paris.

Complete the following sentences with the correct words from the box, and then read aloud the sentences. Practise saying the words with cluster /br/ or /pr/.

1. What is the  of petrol now?

2. A  is a piece of jewellery that you wear around your wrist or arm.

3. In Britain, the eldest son of the king or queen has the title ‘ of Water'.

4. The clock is a on my birthday from my best friend.

5. The little boy climbed the tree and sat on a .

6. It is the house in our neighbourhood built of red .

branchbraceletPrincebrickpresent price

IV. Complete the sentences with the words below. have into make voice up get excuse tell clue tongue

1. Why are you shouting at the top of your ………………………….? I’m standing right beside you.

2. He’s very nervous. He’s been asked to ………………………… a speech at his nephew’s wedding.

3. I didn’t ………………………… the point of what she was trying to say. Did you understand her?

4. There’s so much noise in the room that I can’t hear you. Please speak …………………………

5. I’ll leave my phone number on the notice board in case you need to ………………………… in touch with me.

6. Please don’t raise your voice to me. I don’t want to ………………………… an argument about this.

7. She’s only three years old; she may have a watch, but she can’t ………………………… the time yet.

8. I haven’t a ………………………… what the answer to your question is. Maybe Mark can help you.

9. I don’t believe he was ill yesterday. He’s just making an …………………………

10. The name of the shop is on the tip of my ………………………… but I can’t remember it now.

Complete the passage below. Fill in each gap with ONE word.

If you don’t know __________ a word means, try to guess the meaning, or look __________ the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an __________, but that doesn’t matter. To make your pronunciation __________, listen to English speakers and try to imitate them. Don’t worry if you __________ mistakes or don’t try to correct a mistake – that’s normal! It’s often useful to translate words __________ one language to the other, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

Question 5:

Complete the passage below. Fill in each gap with ONE word.

If you don’t know __________ a word means, try to guess the meaning, or look __________ the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an __________, but that doesn’t matter. To make your pronunciation __________, listen to English speakers and try to imitate them. Don’t worry if you __________ mistakes or don’t try to correct a mistake – that’s normal! It’s often useful to translate words __________ one language to the other, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

Question 2:

Complete the passage below. Fill in each gap with ONE word.

If you don’t know __________ a word means, try to guess the meaning, or look __________ the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an __________, but that doesn’t matter. To make your pronunciation __________, listen to English speakers and try to imitate them. Don’t worry if you __________ mistakes or don’t try to correct a mistake – that’s normal! It’s often useful to translate words __________ one language to the other, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

Question 6:

Complete the passage below. Fill in each gap with ONE word.

If you don’t know __________ a word means, try to guess the meaning, or look __________ the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an __________, but that doesn’t matter. To make your pronunciation __________, listen to English speakers and try to imitate them. Don’t worry if you __________ mistakes or don’t try to correct a mistake – that’s normal! It’s often useful to translate words __________ one language to the other, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

Question 4:

Complete the passage below. Fill in each gap with ONE word.

If you don’t know __________ a word means, try to guess the meaning, or look __________ the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an __________, but that doesn’t matter. To make your pronunciation __________, listen to English speakers and try to imitate them. Don’t worry if you __________ mistakes or don’t try to correct a mistake – that’s normal! It’s often useful to translate words __________ one language to the other, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

Question 3:

Complete the passage below. Fill in each gap with ONE word.

If you don’t know __________ a word means, try to guess the meaning, or look __________ the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an __________, but that doesn’t matter. To make your pronunciation __________, listen to English speakers and try to imitate them. Don’t worry if you __________ mistakes or don’t try to correct a mistake – that’s normal! It’s often useful to translate words __________ one language to the other, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

Question 1: