GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY PRACTICE
STANDARD UNIT 1
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 We ______(see) the film yesterday.
2 What time you ______(get up) this morning?
3 He ______(not read) that book yet but he’s going to read it soon.
4 I ______(not hear) of Peter Clark. Who is he?
5 She ______(live) here since July.
6 Jack ______(arrive) at half past three.
7 A hundred years ago, people ______(live) in houses without heating or running water.
8 I ______(just / make) some biscuits. Would you like to try one?
2 Match the sentence halves.
__ 1 I’ve played tennis a last weekend.
__ 2 I went swimming b twice this weekend.
__ 3 He’s been watching TV c all afternoon.
__ 4 He’s phoned Cathy d twice today.
3 Circle the correct alternatives.
1 I’ve known/been knowing Paula for ages.
2 Are you ready yet? We have waiting/been waiting for you for ages!
3 Tim has told/been telling that joke at least three times.
4 How long have you read/been reading that book for?
4 Write the best options to complete the sentences.
1 When I got there, Peter ______.
a had already arrived b had been already arriving
c has already arrived
2 We ______for long when Jill walked in.
a didn’t wait b hadn’t waited c hadn’t been waiting
3 Joe ______the office as soon as the meeting ended.
a had left b left c had been leaving
4 Jack’s ears were cold because he ______his hat.
a forgot b has forgotten c had forgotten
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Thomas ______(stay) at our house three times before. This is his fourth visit.
2 When we arrived, Bill ______(already / leave). It was disappointing not to see him.
3 The police suspected Tim, but he ______(work) in the office on the morning that the murder took place.
4 How long ______the children ______(watch) TV? It’s time they did something else.
5 I ______(visit) Paris twice in my life.
6 We ______(sunbathe) on this beach all morning. It’s wonderful.
6 Write sentences using the prompts to make a dialogue.
1 When / you first meet / Samantha?
______
2 I / meet / her / in 2008.
______
3 How long / she / work / as a journalist / before then?
______
4 She / already / work / as a journalist / for two years / when I / meet / her.
______
5 you / be / in touch / lately?
______
6 We / meet / last month / for a coffee.
______
7 Translate the sentences into your own language.
1 Rebecca hadn’t been to a zoo before.
______
2 We’ve been working here all afternoon.
______
3 I haven’t had my lunch yet.
______
4 Jim had been waiting for ages when we finally got there.
______
5 How long have you been studying English?
______
Vocabulary
1 Complete the lists with the words in the box.
breaking news current affairs newsreadertabloid channel hop journalist
1 newspaper broadsheet ______
2 presenter chat show host ______
3 news documentary ______
4 editor reporter ______
5 news bulletin news flash ______
6 browse surf ______
2 Complete the sentences with words from Ex 1.
1 My cousin is a ______. She writes for one of the local newspapers in my city.
2 It’s true, I heard it on a really interesting ______about the food industry.
3 If you want to be up to date with major world events, you should watch ______programmes.
4 My brother spends a lot of time ______the internet, looking for interesting websites.
5 Being a ______is a difficult job because you have to read complicated news items in front of the TV cameras.
6 Serious newspapers are often called ______.
3 Match the words to make collocations.
__ 1 news a correspondent
__ 2 breaking b flash
__ 3 press c alerts
__ 4 chat d news
__ 5 foreign e conference
__ 6 text f show
4 Complete the sentences with the collocations in Ex 3.
1 The president held a ______to tell journalists about the fight against crime.
2 Most TV and newspaper websites deliver the latest ______and information on top stories.
3 News about an attack on the White House is just coming in from our ______in Washington.
4 I saw an interview with Brad Pitt on a ______.
5 A ______on the radio reported the terrible train crash that happened a few hours ago.
6 I love ______. I can receive information and news updates wherever I am.
5 Complete the definitions with the words in the box.
newsreader presenter editor journalist chat show host producer1 The person who decides what stories go in a newspaper is called an ______.
2 The person who is in front of the camera on a TV news programme and tells you the day’s news is the ______.
3 Someone who writes articles in a newspaper is a ______.
4 Someone who interviews celebrities on a TV programme is a ______.
5 The person who is in charge of commissioning and planning a TV programme is the ______.
6 Someone who introduces documentaries, reality TV programmes and other TV programmes is a ______.
6 Read the sentences. Then choose the sentences that mean the same.
__ 1 He stopped working and looked at the time.
a He looked at the time after he had stopped working.
b He looked at the time and then stopped working.
__ 2 We didn’t stop to have lunch until we had finished.
a We had lunch before we finished.
b We had lunch after we finished.
__ 3 She remembered to buy the milk.
a She remembered and then she bought the milk.
b She remembered after she had bought the milk.
__ 4 He remembered seeing her there.
a He remembered and then saw her there.
b He remembered that he had seen her there.
__ 5 She regretted telling him the bad news.
a She told him the bad news and then she felt sorry.
b She felt sorry before she told him the bad news.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I hope you remembered ______(lock) the door when you left.
2 Sheila saw her friend, so she stopped ______(talk) to her.
3 My gran can remember ______(live) here when it was still a village.
4 He regretted ______(waste) his time instead of studying.
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