Extra Grammar Activities 1st Term

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I.E.S. ALONSO QUIJANO

EXTRA GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES 1ST

TERM

1. Write questions for the following answers:1. ______________________________________________? Tom and Jean live in Plymouth.2. ______________________________________________? Ive bought half a kilo of butter.3. ______________________________________________ ? Lucy is going to come tomorrow.4. ______________________________________________ ? Theyve lived here for four years.5. ______________________________________________ ? Michael has got fifty compact discs.6. ______________________________________________ ? That bicycle is mine.7. ______________________________________________ ? The coast is five miles from here.8. ______________________________________________ ?We lived in a very small flat.9. _______________________________________ ? Something awful happened after the storm.10.______________________________________________ ? He opened the shop at 9 oclock.11.______________________________________________ ? Ive been working since 8 oclock.12._______________________________________ ? 9,100,000 people die of AIDS every month.13.______________________________________________ ? I witnessed a terrible accident14._______________________________________________ ? All of them brought me presents.15._______________________________________________ ? I got married six months ago.16._________________________________________ ? They travelled round the world for a year.

2. Complete the article with the correct form of the passive.Stunts

Nowadays, action films are getting more and more spectacular. Many special effects are added (add) to

make the action more realistic. Its impossible to control the weather during filming. As a result, weather

effects1 often (create) for the film. For example, the winter scenes in Young Sherlock

Holmes2 (not film) in winter, but in the middle of summer. The snow

3 (make) from

polystyrene!

Car chases, high-speed crashes, or falls from high buildings4 (not play) by the stars themselves

they5 (do) by stuntmen. In Volcano, stuntmen

6 (set on fire). However, the actors

7 (protect) by several layers of special clothing, so nobody

8 (injure).

In the future, many stunts9 (not need). Most effects

10 (generate) by computer, so

action films should be safer and easier to make.

3. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same than the previous one.

Unit 1 VERB TENSES

1. We finished our meal. Then we went for a walk.When

2. I did the course. Then I was able to speak the language well.After I

3. Its a month since I saw him.I havent

4. He hasnt been to work for a week.Its a


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5. I havent written to them for a month.It is

6. Kate hasnt been to the dentists for six years.The last

7. The last time I went to Brussels was two years ago.I havent

Unit 2 INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS

8. Many students cant pass this test.Its hard

9. The driver allowed the old man to travel on the bus without a ticket.The driver let

10.The police told everyone to leave the building.The police made

11.You shouldnt drink and drive.Its dangerous

Unit 2- COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

12.He is noisier than his brothers.His brothers are

13.Sound doesnt travel as fast as light in the air.Light

14.David works less than John.John

15.Sue is more patient than Laura.Laura isnt

16.My car is not so fast as his.His car is much

17.Dont buy as much cheese as the last time.Buy less

18.Ive never heard such a silly story.Its the

19.Shes the cleverest person Ive ever met.Ive never

20.No other gymnast is as graceful as she is.She is the

21.She is the best singer of all.No other singer is as

22. If you try harder, youll do better.The

23.He wasnt tall enough to be a policeman.He was too

24.Sally dresses more smartly than Pam.Pam dresses

25. It is too cold for us to have an outdoor party.It isnt


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Unit 3 PASSIVE VOICE AND HAVE SOMETHING DONE

26.A local talent has won the contest.The contest

27.People are using computes all over the world.Computers

28.Someone stole my book at the park.My book

29.Was everyone watching the match?Was the

30.Somebody sent me a strange letter.I

A strange letter

31.Her parents have promised Emily a bicycle for her birthday.Emily

A bicycle

32.They should have ordered you a taxi.You

A taxi

33.People know that Mediterranean food is healthy.Mediterranean food

It is

34.They say that he was a dishonest man.It

He

35.They expected that the government would reduce taxes soon.The governmentIt

36.People think that man is related to apes.Man

It

37.Everyone expects Rangers to win the cup.Rangers

It..

38.They believe that Elvis Presley is alive.Elvis Presley

It

39.The shoemaker is mending my shoes.I

40.My house is being painted now.I am

41.A builder is going to replace the gutters (canalones) on our house.We

42.Last week, the optician checked Mr Stones eyes.Last week, Mr Stone

43.Johns car was repaired at the garage yesterday.John

44.Did the beautician paint Joannes nails?Did Joanne

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