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Grammar Vocabulary: Me Up. (Not Miss / Wake)

The document provides examples and exercises to practice grammar, vocabulary, and functions in English. For grammar, there are examples of conditional sentences to complete and sentences with mistakes to correct. The vocabulary section includes words to complete in sentences, underlining the correct options, and completing sentences with capitalized words. Finally, the functions section has conversations to complete using phrases expressing uncertainty and reactions to information.

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Grammar Vocabulary: Me Up. (Not Miss / Wake)

The document provides examples and exercises to practice grammar, vocabulary, and functions in English. For grammar, there are examples of conditional sentences to complete and sentences with mistakes to correct. The vocabulary section includes words to complete in sentences, underlining the correct options, and completing sentences with capitalized words. Finally, the functions section has conversations to complete using phrases expressing uncertainty and reactions to information.

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Grammar Vocabulary

1 Complete the hypothetical conditional 3 Complete the words in the sentences.


sentences with the correct form of the
1 Huge technological a d v a n c e s are being
verbs in brackets.
made every year in the world of science and
1 Would you have called if you ’d heard the technology.
news? (call / hear) 2 The civil rights m in the United
2 If you to bed earlier, you States in the 50s and 60s defended people
better. (go / sleep) against racism and led to positive changes in
3I the bus if my alarm clock the legal system.
me up. (not miss / wake) 3 Gutenberg’s i of the printing
4 If it warmer today, I for a press in 1440 led to a much wider s
swim in the sea. (be / go) of knowledge and ideas, which has only
5 Lee’s parents her a car if she been surpassed in recent times by the
her driving test. (buy / pass) invention of the internet.
6 If they us that it was Anthony’s 4 The d of the structure of DNA
birthday, we him a present. was made by James Watson and Francis
(not tell / not get) Crick in 1953. It was a turning p
7I you at the station if you in medical research.
me you were coming. (meet / tell)
8 Joe his car if he the 5
money. (not sell, not need)
9 What we if they
4 Underline the correct alternative.
us? (do / not help)
10 If it so wet outside, I for 1 My parents said they loved being teenagers
a long walk in the countryside. (not be / go) in the sixties/quarter-century because so
11 she a famous painter if much was changing in the world and the
she art? (become / not study) music was great.
2 It has been over a decade/an era since
10 Keyvan moved to Sweden and in that time
he’s built up a very successful IT business.
3 Some people think that the millennium/age
2 Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
of radio is coming to an end but I disagree
1 It often believed that the most reliable cars because in Africa, for example, the radio is
have made in Germany. widely used.
It is often believed that the most reliable cars 4 Every summer Jean and Bill go on a
are made in Germany. Mediterranean cruise for a decade/fortnight
2 The concert has cancelled due to illness and and meet up with old friends they’ve made
will hold next Friday instead. on previous trips.
. 5 Unless we start to change our habits and live
3 John Lennon murdered in 1980, but his greener lifestyles, future generations/ages
music still enjoyed by millions of fans. will be seriously affected by the
. environmental problems that have been left
4 I’m sure he will be received an award for his to them.
latest film, which shows in London tonight. 6 The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of
. the Cold War era/age and led to East and
5 This year’s prize winners being given the West Germany becoming a single country
chance to go on a fabulous trip to the once more.
Galapagos Islands. The winners will choose
by the judges next week. 5
.
6 Most of the goods we sell produce in Asia
but repackaged in the UK before sent out to
customers.
.

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5 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c). Function
1 In the first term of university, we all had to 7 Complete the conversations with phrases
b a fifteen-minute talk to our class. for expressing uncertainty and reacting to
a) have b) give c) make information.
2 Speaking a foreign language doesn’t
naturally to everyone. 1 A: What time does the rugby match start
a) give b) come c) make tomorrow?
3 My sister is terrible at directions so B: I have no idea .
please don’t ask her for help if you get lost. 2 A: What’s Margaret’s phone number?
a) making b) having c) giving B: I’m fairly s it’s 564 9876.
4 Nick excellent progress at school and 3 A: Do you what the capital of Honduras is?
his teachers say he is the top science student B: I don’t know. It’s d not Quito.
in his year. 4 A: So, where did you leave my MP3 player?
a) has had b) has given c) is making I need to find it before I go out.
5 If our company hadn’t got that new contract, B: Erm… sorry, I can’t r . It might be
we wouldn’t a profit this year. on the kitchen table. Have you looked there?
a) have made b) be given c) be having 5 A: Whose wife was the Taj Mahal built in
6I trouble starting my car so I called memory of?
the local garage to see if they could help me. B: Oh, I used to know that, but I’ve
a) made b) was given c) was having completely f !
6 A: It says here that Freddie Mercury was
5 born in Zanzibar and grew up there and in
India.
B: Oh r ? I didn’t know that.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct 7 A: Wow! Who owns the Bugatti Veyron
form of the word in CAPITALS. outside Brad’s house?
1 Ghandi was a charismatic leader who fought B: I haven’t a c . But it’s a beautiful
without violence to help India gain car, isn’t it?
independence. 8 A: When does Juliet get back from her trip to
CHARISMA Italy?
2 Hilary Clinton is seen as a very B: I’m not a h percent certain but I
woman and has helped others to become know it isn’t this week.
active in the world of politics. 9 A: What’s her postcode?
INFLUENCE B: I’m fairly c it’s BC2 6GH.
3 Studies have shown that a lot of 10 A: Which building is now the tallest in the
people who have become successful sleep world?
less than six hours a day. B: I don’t k but it certainly isn’t the
CREATE Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
4 Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the great explorer, is an 6 A: Did you know that there are over 850
and entertaining speaker who different languages spoken in Papua New
makes you believe that you can achieve Guinea?
anything you want in life. B: Are there? That’s really i .
INNOVATE
5 An copy of one of 10
Shakespeare’s first plays has been found in
the wall of a very old house in London.
ORIGIN
6 Stephen was an student and
always got top grades in every exam he took.
EXAMPLE

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8 Complete the conversation with the words Writing
and phrases in the box. There are two
phrases you do not need. 9 Write an internet post about an
important event in history, e.g. an
Can you all right I didn’t realise you invention, a discovery, a war, or a
I need to If I were Is it OK No problem revolution. Use the ideas below to help
something wrong Sorry about that you. Write 120–180 words.
sort it out What should I Yes, of course
you should You’d better not What was the historical significance?
How would things have changed if it had not
happened?
1 A: 1 Sorry about that, I didn’t know that we Why did you choose it?
shouldn’t talk business during the meal.
B: That’s 2 all right. I don’t think Guilherme
minded too much, although in Brazil it’s not
always a polite thing to do.
2 A: My apologies. 3 were on the
phone. I can come back later.
B: 4 come back in half an hour?
3 A: Did I do 5 ?
B: Don’t worry about it. We can 6
. Just remember that in Italy
people don’t usually use first names when
doing business.
4 A: Do 7 take my shoes off
before I enter Miki and Isamu’s house?
B: Yes, 8 . In Japan, people
leave their shoes in their hallway and point
the toes of them towards the entrance. You
will probably be given a pair of slippers to 20
wear inside their home.
5 A: 9 do if they give me a Total: 80
present?
B: 10 you, I’d open it and then
smile and thank them.
6 A: 11 if I take Natalya some
flowers?
B: 12 but don’t take her yellow
ones, as in Russia this means you are going
to end the relationship.

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