Exercise 3: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 1.Summer ​ (really/ not begin) in Rio de Janeiro until late November. 2.What tends ​ (happen) is that the poorest families end up in the worst housing. 3.They told me they ​ (go) on a trip to Pattaya the previous summer. 4.The Statue of Liberty ​ (originally/ design) for the Suez Canal in Egypt 5.Many scientists ​ (still/ search) for life in other parts of the universe. 6.He ​ (visit) Paris three times this year. 7.The kids ​ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. 8.As soon as Daddy and Jonathan finish ​ (get) dressed, we’ll go to the amusement park. Exercise 4: Turn the following sentences into reported speech. 1.​“Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year,” they said. ................................................................................................................................................. 2.​“Have you ever experienced school pressures?” she asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 3.​“Yesterday I couldn’t watch my favourite cartoon on Disney Channel,” he said. ................................................................................................................................................. 4.​“Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?” Jane asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 5.​“What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?” she asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 6.​“Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?” she told me. ................................................................................................................................................. 7.​“I’ll come and help you on Saturday,” Joana told me. ................................................................................................................................................. 8.​“When will you come back home?” my mom asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 9.​“Do you need any help on this assignment?” the teacher asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 10.​“My friend got engaged to a German last month,” Danny told Ann. .................................................................................................................................................

I. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. Summer ________ (really/ not begin) in Rio de Janeiro until late November.

2. What tends ___________ (happen) is that the poorest families end up in the worst housing.

3. They told me they __________ (go) on a trip to Pattaya the previous summer.

4. The Statue of Liberty ___________ (originally/ design) for the Suez Canal in Egypt.

5. Many scientist __________ (still/search) for life in others parts of the universe.

6. He ________ (visit) Paris three times this year.

7. The kids __________ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

8. As soon as Daddy and Jonathan finish __________ (get) dressed, we'll go to the the amusement park.

II. Write the correct form of the words in brackets

1. Hoi An is known as the centre for very ___________ custom-made clothing. (afford)

2. He was very _________ and honest man who would never betray anyone. (rely)

3. Toronto is officially named the most _______ city in Canada. (cuture)

4. The town's most popular ________ is the Marine Science Museum. (atract)

5. The Province Of Luxemburg is the largest and least ______ of the nine provinces of Belgium. (populate)

6. The illustration shows examples of ________ dress in the late 1840s. (fashion)

7. The disease spread quickly among the poor slum ___________ of the city. (dwell)

8. I often think of the __________ time we had all together in Boston last spring. (please)

Fill in each blank with the comparative , superlative or (not) as... as of the adjective given in brackets :

The New Orleans Carnival is (not/big) ___________ the carnival in Rio de Janeiro , but it is ( famous ) ___________ carnival in the USA . It is ( colorful ) ___________ the carnival in Rio de Janeiro and it is ( exciting ) ___________ event in New Orleans every year . The weather in New Orleans is (not/good) ___________ than in Rio de Janeiro , but people are (friendly) ____________ . The carnival season lasts for two weeks , but (busy) ___________ time is the last five days . The carnival is (big) ___________ and (exciting) ___________ than ever during these five days . It is (good) ___________ time to visit New Orleans !

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning.

1. Rio de Janeiro is an exciting city. (exciting)

A. interesting B. dangerous C. boring D. expensive

2. The beaches in Sydney are clean and beautiful. (clean)

A. clear B. dirty C. famous D. fresh

3. It’s not dangerous to walk around the city at night. (dangerous)

A. safe B. exciting C. cold D. popular

4. The dish is delicious with cheese. (delicious)

A. tasty B. pleasant C. fatty D. awful

5. York is a historic city in North Yorkshire. (historic)

A. exciting B. modern C. famous D. quiet

6. The streets were very noisy throughout the night. (noisy)

A. crowded B. busy C. quiet D. empty

7. That modern building is so ugly! (ugly)

A. big B. impressive C. unattractive D. beautiful

8. We didn’t go camping last weekend. The weather was awful. (awful)

A. unpleasant B. nice C. bad D. terrible

Exercise 2: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

1. Rio de Janeiro is an exciting city.

    a. interesting                       b. dangerous                c. boring                      d. expensive

2. The beaches in Sydney are clean and beautiful.     

    a. clear                                b. dirty                         c. famous                    d. fresh

3. It’s dangerous to walk around the city at night.     

    a. safe                                  b. exciting                   c. cold                         d. popular

4. The dish is delicious with cheese.  

    a. tasty                                 b. pleasant                   c. fatty                         d. awful

5. York is a historic city in North Yorkshire.

    a. exciting                           b. modern                    c. famous                    d. quiet

6. The streets were very noisy throughout the night.

    a. crowded                          b. busy                         c. quiet                         d. empty

7. That modern building is so ugly!

    a. big                                   b. impressive               c. unattractive             d. beautiful

8. We didn’t go camping last weekend. The weather was awful.      

    a. unpleasant                       b. nice                         c. bad                          d. terrible

Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.

1.   A. crowd                        B. cow                                  C.snow                                D. shower

2.   A. house                         B. now                                 C. blouse                              D. slow

3.   A. bowl                          B. pound                              C. housework                       D. town

4.   A. tower                         B. show                                C. slow                                 D. motor

5.   A. go                              B. road                                 C. homework                       D. shoe

6.   A. yellow                       B. brow                                C. throw                               D. know

I.      Fill in each blank with the comparative, superlative or (not) as....as of the adjective given in brackets.
The New Orleans Carnival is (16. not/ big)                                       the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, but it is (17. famous)                                           carnival in the USA. It is (18. colourful)                                           the carnival in Rio de Janeiro and it is (19. exciting)                                          event in New Orleans every year. The weather in New Orleans is (20. not/ good)                           that in Rio de Janeiro, but people are (21. friendly)                                     . The carnival season lasts for two weeks, but (22. busy)                           time is the last five days. The carnival is (23. big)                                       and (24. exciting)                              than ever during these five days. It is (25. good)                                  time to visit New Orleans!