Exercises

Put t h e verb in t h e rig h t f or m, t o ... o r -in g.

I e n j o y .... d a n cin g ....... (d a n c e) 8 T h e w e a th er w as nice, so I sug g ested
W h a t d o yo u w a n t ....T o d o ..... ............................... for a w alk by th e river, (g o)
tonig ht? (d o ) 9 W here's Ben? He p ro m is e d ...............................
Bye! I h o p e ............................... yo u again here on tim e, (b e)
so on, (se e) 10 I'm n o t in a hurry. I d o n't m in d
I l e a rn t............................... w h e n I w as ................................. (w a it)
five years old. (sw im ) 11 W h a t have yo u d e c i d e d ............................... ? (d o )
H ave yo u fin ish e d ............................... th e 12 Dan w as an gry an d re fu s e d ...............................
kitch en? (cle a n) to me. (sp e a k)
W h ere's A n n a? I n e e d ............................... 13 I'm tire d. I w a n t ............................... to bed. (g o)
her so m e thin g , (ask) 14 I w as very u pse t an d st a rt e d ................................. (c ry)
D o yo u e n j o y ............................... o th er 15 I'm try in g ................................. (w o rk) Please
co un tries? (visit) s t o p ................................. (t a lk)

C o m p le t e t h e se n t e n ces usin g t o ... o r ing. Use t h ese verbs:

go help lose rain re a d see se n d w ait w atch

1 'H ave yo u ever been to A ustralia?' 'N o, b ut I'd l o v e t o .g o .....

2 A m y had a lo t to do, so I o ff e re d ....................................... her.
3 I'm surprise d th a t yo u're here. I did n't e x p e c t ........................................ yo u.
4 Kate has a lo t o f b o oks. She e n jo ys.........................................
5 This ring w as m y gran d m o th er's. Id hate.........................................it.
6 D o n't f o rg e t us a p ostcard w h e n yo u're on holiday.
7 I'm n o t g oing o u t until it st o p s.........................................

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8 W h a t shall w e d o this aftern o o n? W o u ld yo u lik e ........................................ to th e beach?
9 W h e n I'm tire d in th e evenings, I lik e ........................................ TV.
10 'Shall w e go now?' 'N o, Id p re f e r........................................ a fe w minutes.'

£ £ ) C o m p le t e t h e answ ers t o t h e q u esti o ns.

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D o yo u usually get up early? Yes, I lik e t o g e t . u p .e a rly................................................................
D o yo u ever go to m use u ms? Yes, I e n j o y ...................................................................................................
W o u ld yo u like to go to a N o, I'm hungry. I'd p re fe r....................................................................
m use u m now? to a restaurant.
D o yo u drive a lot? N o, I d o n't lik e ...........................................................................................
H ave yo u ever been to N e w York? N o, b ut I'd l o v e ........................................................................o n e day.
D o yo u often travel by train? Yes, I e n j o y ...................................................................................................
Shall w e w alk h o m e or take a taxi? I d o n't m i n d ........................................................................., b ut a taxi
w o u ld be quicker.

C o m p le t e t h ese se n t e nces. W ri t e a b o u t y o urself. Use t o ... o r -in g.

I e n j o y ....................................................................................................................
I d o n't lik e ............................................................................................................
If it's a nice day t o m orro w, I'd lik e .........................................................
W h e n I'm on holiday, I lik e .......................................................................
I d o n't m i n d ........................................................................................... , b u t.
I w o u ld n't lik e ....................................................................................................

- A d d i t i o n a l e x ercise 32 (page 268) 115

Exercises
CD A nsw e r t h e q u est io ns w it h a li t t l e o r a f e w.

1 'D o yo u have any m o ney?' 'Y e s, a jit t le ;

2 'D o yo u have any envelo p es?' 'Y e s,........................................ .'
3 'D o yo u w a n t sugar in y o ur coffee?' 'Y e s,........................................ , please.'
4 'D id yo u take any p h o tos w h e n yo u w ere on holid ay?' 'Y e s,..................
5 'D o es y o ur frie n d sp eak English?' 'Y e s,.......................................
6 'Are th ere any g o o d restaurants in this town?' 'Y e s,.....................................

W ri t e a li t t l e o r a f e w + t h ese w o r ds:

c h a irs d a ys f r esh a ir frie n ds m il k R ussia n t i m es y e a rs

1 M ark sp eaks Italian well. H e live d in Italy f o r a f e w .y e a rs ......

2 Can I h a v e .............................................................................................. in m y coffee, please?
3 'W h e n did A m y go away?' '............................................................................................... ago.'
4 'D o yo u sp eak any foreign languages?' 'I can s p e a k ...........................................................................................
5 'Are yo u going o u t alone?' 'N o, I'm g oing w i t h ............................................................................................... .'
6 'H ave yo u ever been to M exico?' 'Y e s,............................................................................................... .'
7 Th ere w asn't m u ch furniture in th e ro o m - just a ta b le a n d ...........................................................................
8 I'm going o u t for a w alk. I n e e d ................................................................................................

C o m p le t e t h e se n t e nces. Use v e r y li t t l e o r v e r y f e w + t h ese w or ds:

coffee h o t e ls -mistakes^ p e o p le r a in tim e w ork

1 Yo ur English is v ery g o o d. Yo u m a k e y e n / f e w . m is t a k e s ......

2 I d r i n k ................................................................................................. Iprefer tea.
3 Th e w e a th er here is v ery d ry in su m m er. Th ere is ................................................................................................
4 It's d iffic u lt to fin d a place to stay in this to w n. Th ere a r e ................................................................................
5 H urry up. W e h a v e ................................................................................................
6 T h e t o w n is very q uie t at nig h t................................................................................................. go o ut.
7 So m e p e o p le in th e o ffic e are very lazy. T h e y d o ................................................................................................

W ri t e li t t l e / a li t t l e or fe w / a few.
1 Th ere w a s fo o d in th e frid ge. It w as nearly e m p ty.
2 'W h e n did Sarah go out?' ' m in u t es ago.'
3 I can't d e cid e now. I n e e d ........................................ tim e to t h in k a b o u t it.
4 Th ere w a s ........................................ traffic, so w e arrive d earlier than w e exp e cte d .
5 Th e bus service isn't v ery g o o d at nig ht - th ere a r e buses after 9 o'clo ck.
6 'W o u ld yo u like so m e so up?' 'Y e s, , please.'
7 I'd like to practise m y English m ore, b u t I h a v e ....................................... o p p o rtu n ity.

Rig h t o r w ro n g? C h a n g e t h e se n t e n ces w h e re n ecessary. W ri t e O K if t h e se n t e n ce is c o rr ect .

1 W e're g oing aw ay fo ^ fewjd ays n ext w e e k. f Q _ L a .fe w .d a y e ...................................
2 Every b o d y nee ds little luck....................................................................................................................................................
3 I can't talk to yo u n o w - I have fe w thin gs to do.....................................................................................................
4 I eat very little m e at - I d o n't like it very m u ch.........................................................................................................
5 Excuse m e, can I ask yo u few q u estio ns?.......................................................................................................................
6 Th ere w ere little p e o ple on th e bus - it w as n early e m p ty. .........................................................................
7 M ark is a ve ry private p erson. Fe w p e o ple k n o w him w e ll................................................................................
Exercises
g y W riite
t e se n t e n ces a b o u t Ka t e a n d Ben. Use t h a n .

jK a t e Ben

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1 I'm 26. 1 I'm 24.
2 I'm n o t a v ery g o o d swim m er. 2 I'm a very g o o d swim m er.
3 I'm 1 m etre 68 tall. 3 I'm 1 m etre 63 tall.
4 I start w o rk at 8 o'clock. 4 I start w o rk at 8.30.
5 I d o n't w o rk very hard. 5 I w o rk very hard.
6 I d o n't have m u ch m o n ey. 6 I have a lot o f m o n ey.
7 I'm a v ery g o o d driver. 7 I'm n o t a very g o o d driver.
8 I'm n o t very p atie nt. 8 I'm v ery p atie nt.
9 I'm n o t a very g o o d dancer. 9 I'm a g o o d dancer.
10 I'm very intellig ent. 10 I'm n o t very intellig ent.
11 I sp eak French very well. 11 I d o n't sp eak Fre nch very well.
12 I d o n't go to th e cin e m a very m u ch. 12 I go to th e cin e m a a lot.

Kate [ s o l d e r than.J3.en................................................ Kate is a .

Ben j s . a . b e l t a r . ^ .................. B e n ..........
Kate is ........................................................................................ B e n ..........
Kate s t a r ts ....................................................................... Ben. 10 K a t e .
B e n ............................................................................................... 11 Kate
Ben h a s...................................................................................... 12 Ben ...

C o m p le t e t h e se n t e nces. Use t h a n .
1 H e isn't very tall. Y o u 're M it e r, t h a n h im .(O R t a ll e r t h a n .h a .js}..
2 She isn't v ery old. Y o u 're ..........................................................................................
3 I d o n't w o rk very hard. Yo u w o r k ......................................................................
4 H e d o esn't w a tch T V very m u ch. Y o u ...........................................................
5 I'm n o t a v ery g o o d c o o k. Y o u ............................................................................
6 W e d o n't k n o w m a ny p e o ple. Y o u ...................................................................
7 T h e y d o n't have m u ch m o n ey. Y o u .................................................................
8 I can't run v ery fast. Yo u c a n ................................................................................
9 She hasn't been here v ery long. Y o u ................................................................
10 Th e y did n't get up very early. Y o u .....................................................................
11 H e wasn't v ery surprise d. Y o u .............................................................................

^ 2 3 1 C o m p le t e t h e se n t e n ces w it h a b i t or m u c h + co m p a r a t i v e ( o l d e r / b e t t e r e tc.).
1 Em m a is 25. Joe is 24 ^ .
E m m a i.s.a .b it o ld e r t h a n J o e ..........................................................................................................
2 Jack's m o t h er is 52. His fa th er is 69.
Jack's m o t h e r...................................................................................................................................................
3 M y c a m era c ost £120. Yo urs c ost £112.
M y c a m e ra ........................................................................................................................................................
4 Yesterd ay I felt terrible. To d ay I feel O K .
I f e e l.......................................................................................................................................................................
5 To d ay th e te m p era ture is 12 degrees. Yesterd ay it w as 10 degrees.
It's...........................................................................................................................................................................
6 Sarah is an excelle n t te nnis player. I'm n o t a v ery g o o d player.
S a ra h .....................................................................................................................................................................
Exercises
ja m Lo o k a t t h e p ict u r es a n d w ri t e se n t e n ces a b o u t A , B an d C.

1 A is big g er t h a n C,. b u t .n o t as.b jg. a .5 .B ...........................

2 A is ................................................................................B, b ut n o t ........ ,.C
3 C is ............................................................................................... A , b u t .
4 A is , b u t .....
5 B has g o t ...................................................................................................
6 C w o r k s ....................................................................................................
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W ri t e se n t e n ces w it h as . .. as . . . .
1 A th e ns is o ld er than Ro m e. R o m e ....
2 M y ro o m is bigger than yo urs. Yo ur ro o m isn 't....................................
3 Yo u g ot up earlier than me. I d i d n 't........................................................
4 W e playe d b etter than th e m . T h e y ............................................................
5 I've been here lo ng er than yo u. Y o u ..............................................................
6 She's m ore n ervo us than him . H e .................................................................

W ri t e as o r t h a n .
1 A th e n s is o l d e r than Ro m e. 5 Joe isn't as in t e llig e n t......................... he thin ks.
2 I d o n't w a tch T V as m u c h ........................ yo u. 6 Belgiu m is s m a lle r.........................Switz erlan d.
3 Yo u eat m ore m e. 7 Brazil isn’t as b i g .........................C a n a d a.
4 I'm m ore tire d - t o d a y.........................I w as yesterd ay. 8 I can't w ait lo n g e r.........................an hour.

jg gi C o m p le t e t h e se n t e n ces a b o u t Julia, A n d y a n d Lau ra. Use t h e sa m e a g e /t h e sa m e st r e e t e tc.

I'm 22.
I live in Hill Street.
I got up at 7.15.
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I'm 24.
I live in Baker Street,
I got up at 7.15.
I'm 24.
I live in Hill Street,
got up at 7.45.
I don't have a car. My car is dark blue. have a car. It's dark blue.
f: i • ' >
Andy La u ra

A n d y js t h e .s o m e a . g a a s ..y u r a ..

2 (stre e t) Julia liv e s.........................................................

3 (tim e) Julia g ot u p ....................................................
4 (c o lo u r) A n d y 's..............................................................