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Stop and check 2A  Units 5–8                                                                              Intermediate    FOURTH EDITION
General revision                                                                 Future forms, may/might/could
Read the letter. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct                      1	 Choose the correct forms.
form. If there is a gap, write one suitable word – a question
                                                                                 A	 Where do you go / are you going on holiday this year?
word, an auxiliary verb, a modal verb, adverb of time, etc.
                                                                                 B	 I’m not sure. We (1) will / might try somewhere
                                                                                    different. I’m a bit bored with going to Europe.
                                                                                 A	 My parents (2) are going / will go to Argentina for a
    Dear Anna and James                                                             month in February. But it (3) will / could be summer in
                                                                                    Buenos Aires then and so the weather (4) will / is going
    I’m sorry I haven’t written (not write) for ages, I                             be hot.
    (1)               (work) really long hours recently.                         B	 Wow! That sounds fantastic. I would love to go there.
    I’m hoping (2)                (take) a week off in June.                     A	 Well, (5) I see / I’m seeing my mum later, so
    My sister (3)               (go) to the lakes then and I                        (6) I’m going to ask / I’ll ask her for the web address.
                                                                                    They booked it all on the Internet.
    (4)                go with her if I can afford it.
                                                                                 B	 That’s great, thanks. And what about your holiday
    (5)                   is everyone in the family? I hope you are                 plans?
                                                                                 A	 Oh, I don’t think (7) we won’t have / we’ll have a holiday
    all fine. It great to hear that Daniel (6)                 been                 this year because (8) we’re buying / will buy a flat soon.
    accepted on the music course. I know he (7)
    (have) a brilliant time in Paris next year. I have some friends                                                                          8
    who live there. I (8)                  (send) you their address if
    you like. They are crazy (9)                   music, so they will           2	 Cross out the verb form that isn’t possible in each
    have something in common.                                                       sentence.
                                                                                 Example	A	 My phone doesn’t work.
    What (10)                (happen) about your flat since                      			          B	 The battery will / might / could be low.
    we last spoke? Have you managed (11)                  (sell) it              1	 I can’t come to the party. I’m going to see / I’m seeing /
    yet? Where are you thinking of (12)                (move) to                    I will see my parents on Saturday.
    and (13)              sort of house are you looking for? If                  2	 Our team are playing really well. I’m sure they will
    you haven’t found anything in your area (14)                  ,                 win / might win / are going to win.
                                                                                 3	 Jane isn’t in the office today. She might be / could be /
    why not look round here? I’m not sure but it
                                                                                    is going to be ill.
    (15)              be a bit cheaper. Don’t forget, you have                   4	 Do you think the weather is improving / might
    always (16)               keen on this area and I’d love                        improve /will improve tomorrow?
    (17)              (have) you as neighbours!                                  5	 We haven’t made any plans but we might / may / will
                                                                                    go to the beach at the weekend.
    Anyway, I must get this in the post now. Looking forward to                  6	 I’m worried I won’t pass / I might not pass / I’m not
    (18)               (hear) all your news.                                        passing my driving test.
    Love                                                                                                                                     6
    Shona
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Stop and check 2A  Units 5–8                                                                             Intermediate    FOURTH EDITION
Information questions                                                         I	 Do you feel under pressure to be in good shape? It
                                                                                 (9)              (report) that the best film roles go to
Match the questions in A with the answers in B.
                                                                                 actresses who are slim.
  A                                  B                                        J	 I (10)              never                (experience) that.
  1	     	What’s he like?           a	 Tall and quite good-                     I (11)              (lose) a few kilos for the last film,
  2	     	What does he                 looking.                                 but I (12)              already                (put) them
           look like?                b	 About six foot.                          back on.
  3	     	What does he              c	 Near the station.                     I	 Now what about the relationship with the director of
           like doing?               d	 He enjoys sailing and                    Moving on, Marvin Kelly. He (13)                  (criticize)
  4	     	How tall is he?              walking.                                 several times for being difficult to work with.
                                     e	 It’s small but nicely                    (14)              you                (see) eye to eye
  5	     	How old is he?
                                        decorated.                               with him?
  6	     	What’s his flat           f	 It’s an Audi.
           like?                                                              J	 Yes, I think so, Marvin knew what he wanted to
                                     g	 He’s nice. Very chatty                   achieve, but I didn’t have any problems with that.
  7	     	Which part of                and friendly.
           town does he                                                       I	 That’s good to hear. Good luck with your future
                                     h	 He’s in his early 30s.
           live in?                                                              projects and please come back and see us soon.
  8	     	What make is                                                                                                                   14
           his car?
                                                                    8         2	 Choose the correct time expression and put it in the
                                                                                 correct place in the sentence.
                                                                              Example	I’ve finished my homework. (just / yet)
Present Perfect and time expressions                                                      I’ve just finished my homework.
1	 Read the interview. Put the verbs in brackets into                         1	   He worked as a designer. (in the 1990s / recently)
   the correct form. Use the Present Perfect (simple,                                                                              	
   continuous, or passive) or the Past Simple.
                                                                              2	   She’s been a nurse. (for five years / just)
I = Interviewer  J = Janine                                                                              	
I	 Our first guest tonight is the Oscar-winning actress
                                                                              3	   Have you found your car keys? (ever / yet)
    Janine Miller. Welcome to the show, Janine.                                                                              	
J	 Thank you.
                                                                              4	   We’ve been travelling. (since May / last month)
I	 Now, you have just finished (finish) your latest film,                                                                              	
    Moving on. Is that right?
                                                                              5	   They’ve finished the decorating. (yesterday / already)
J	 Yes, we (1)                (shoot) the final scenes about                                                                              	
    six weeks ago. And since then I (2)                 (relax)
                                                                              6	   Have you been to New Zealand? (in 2005 / ever)
    with my family in France.                                                                              	
I	 Of course, you (3)                 (be) born in Marseilles.
                                                                              7	   I have ridden a camel. (last year / never)
J	 That’s right. My mother is French and my dad is                                                                              	
    English. I have a lot of older relatives in the south of
                                                                              8	   My brother couldn’t walk. (until he was two / yet)
    France and I (4)                (spend) a lot of time                                                                              	
    with them recently. All my movies since the start of
    my career (5)                (show) in France and so my                                                                                8
    family are also film critics!
I	 What (6)                 they                (say) about the
    last one?
J	 They (7)                (like) it but my grandmother said
    I (8)              (look) too thin.
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Stop and check 2A  Units 5–8                                                                              Intermediate    FOURTH EDITION
Verb patterns                                                                    3	 Don’t dress up for the party. It’s going to be very
Read the diary entry. Complete the text with the correct                                          . (formal)
form of the verbs in brackets.                                                   4	 I asked the assistant about my order, but he was very
                                                                                                  . (help)
                                                                                 5	 Angie loves art and music. She’s very                   .
         It was a strange weekend. I was hoping to go (go) out                      (create)
         with my friends on Saturday but they all had flu. We’d                  6	 My suggestion got a very negative                  . (react)
         been thinking of (1)                   (see) a film and then            7	 To be a writer you really need a good                    .
         (2)                 (go) for a pizza. Instead, mum made                    (imagine)
         me (3)                  (revise) for my exams. I managed                8	 You don’t need to update the files. The computer does
         (4)                 (do) quite a lot but I couldn’t help                   it                . (automatic)
         (5)                 (feel) a bit fed up. I went to bed early
                                                                                                                                              8
         but I had a really odd dream. I remember
         (6)                 (walk) along the beach and it was
                                                                                 2	 Choose the correct words.
         really windy. All my exam notes were lying on the sand.
         Every few seconds, I (7)                    (stop) to pick              Example	I thought his latest book was quite
                                                                                             disappointed / disappointing .
         them up, but it was impossible (8)                     (hold)
                                                                                 1	 I do yoga every day. It makes me very relaxing / relaxed.
         them in the wind. Then a big wave washed them all                       2	 It’s been raining heavily / badly all day.
         away. I woke up in a panic and then realized it had been                3	 I enjoy cycling but I find it very tired / tiring.
         a dream.                                                                4	 She’s only four but she can read very well / good.
                                                                                 5	 I never eat fast / quick food.
         Sunday was better. In the morning I took the dog for a                  6	 What went wrongly / wrong with the recipe?
         walk. He enjoyed (9)                  (play) in the fields              7	 You’ll need to work hardly / hard in the weeks before
         and it was good (10)                  (get) some exercise.                 your exams.
                                                                                 8	 I bought some lovely home-made / hand-made
         I rang my cousin because I had forgotten to
                                                                                    jewellery in Mexico.
         (11)                (send) her a birthday card. We
         promised (12)                  (meet up) after the exams.                                                                            8
         In the afternoon, I went back to my revision again
         but I didn’t succeed in (13)                 (study) for                3	 Match the verbs in A with the nouns and phrases in B.
         very long. I needed (14)                 (update) my
         homepage on Facebook, so that’s what I did in the                         A                         B
         afternoon. Not a very exciting weekend, but there’s                       1	     	climb            a	   to a place on a map
         always next week . . .                                                    2	     	kick             b	   your hands to the music
                                                                                   3	     	clap             c	   a ladder
                                                                                   4	     	hit              d	   your nails
                                                                         14        5	     	point            e	   a football
                                                                                   6	     	blow             f	   a tune
Vocabulary                                                                         7	     	bite             g	   a nail with a hammer
1	 Complete the sentences. Form the correct word by                                8	     	whistle          h	   up a balloon
   adding a prefix or suffix to the word in brackets.
Example	He’s so careless  . He’s always having accidents.                                                                                    8
          (care)
1	 The simple things in life often bring the most                                                                                            100
                                                                                                                               TOTAL  
               . (happy)
2	 Jo dropped his laptop into the sea and now it’s
   completely               . (use)
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