UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

A. WRITING

Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one but using the
word given. The word must not be altered in any way.

1. My mother is responsible for running the household. (responsibility)

My mother takes responsibilitty for running the household

2. After finishing the secondary school, I will try to win a place at university. (attempt)

……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. My parents never let me go out in the evening. (allowed)

……………………………………………………………………………………..

4. I always ask my younger brother to do all his homework before he can watch TV. (make)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. My parents want me to help my brothers with their homework. (ask)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. I usually talk to my parents before deciding to do anything important. (decision)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.

7. Her mother is a nurse in a big hospital. (works)

……………………………………………………………………………………….

8. “If I were you, I never get up late,” said my mother (advised)

……………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence given before it.

1. I haven’t been to the cinema for three years.

It’s been 3 years since the last time I went to the cinema.

2. She visited her grandparents two years ago.

The last time she visited her grandparents was 2 years ago

3. I have never read such a romantic story.

This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story.

4. She started learning this lesson thirty minutes ago and she is still learning it now.

She has been learning this lesson for 30 minutes

5. I moved to this school two years ago.

I have moved to this school for 2 years.

6. Someone rang the alarm right after the burglars left the building.

No sooner had someone rung the alarm than the burglars left the building

7. During the meal last night, we were talking about the film.

While ……………………………………………………………………………..

8. On coming back home, I saw my father talking to his brother in the living room.

When …………………………………………………………………….

9. I really think you ought to learn harder.

It’s high time you leant harder.

10. I didn’t realize he was your brother until I saw the photograph.

It was only when I saw the photograph that I realized he was your brother

11. He worked very hard for the exam. Then he passed it.

Before he passed the exam, he had work very hard for it.

12. My father bought a new laptop. First, he checked the price carefully.

After my father had checked the price carefully, he bought a new laptop

B. USE OF LANGUAGE

I. GRAMMAR

1. Put each verb in the brackets into a suitable tense. All sentences refer to past time

1. I (not/go) didn’t go to work yesterday because I (have) had a headache.

2. George (fall) fell off the ladder while he ( paint) was painting the ceiling.

3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) had gone to bed.

4. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He (run) had been running for nearly one
hour.

5. My family have been living in this house since I (be born) was born

6. It’s five years since I last (come) came to visit my village.

7. Last night I (read) was reading in bed when suddenly I heard a scream.

8. What were you (do) doing from 7 to 9 last night?

9. I (see) saw carol at the party last night. She (wear) wore a really beautiful dress.

10. “Was Tom there when you came?” – “No, he (go) had gone home.”

2. Read the passage and write the correct tenses of verbs in the brackets.

According to a recent survey, most Chinese in Hong Kong preferred to work for Americans.
They said that during the past ten years or so American businesses (pay) paid well and were very
friendly. Almost all of them who (work) had worked for Americans said that they were happy in
their work.

They were then asked if they liked working for American bosses. Most (reply) replied they were
usually fair, kind, friendly, and generous.

When asked whether they likes working for British bosses, however, the Chinese answered that
the British bosses (be) were too strict and proud.

The survey (conduct) was conducted among 200 Chinese managers and advanced business
students in Hong Kong. Most of the people interviewed said that the working conditions were
also much better in American companies.

When managers (ask) were asked where they often conducted business they replied that they
(go) went to tea houses. A few people said that they sometimes (do) had done business with
American over lunch at expensive hotel restaurants.

3. Put the verbs into the correct tenses (present perfect/present perfect progressive/past
simple)

1. I (not play ) didn’t play golf when I was on holiday last summer.

2. Mr. Clark (work) worked in a bank for 15 years and then, he gave it up.
3. Molly lives in Dublin. She (live) has been living there all her life.

4. Bob and Alice are married. They (be) have been married for 10 years.

5. The weather (be) has been very nice since we (come) came here.

6. Mary (work) has been working for this company since last June and now., she is still
working.

7. I (lose) have lost my key. Can you help me to look it for?

8. “What did you (do) do last night?” – “I did my homework”

9. This is the 3rd time I (watch) have watched this film.

10. It’s about time he (go) went to bed.

4. Choose the best part (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1. No sooner …….. home than the phone rang. (they arrived/had they arrived/did they
arrive/they had arrived)

2. She acted as if she ……… a clown before. (has never seen/ not saw/wouldn’t see/had never
seen)

3. It’s about time …………. care of yourself. (you take/to taking/you took/you taking)

4. I ………. upstairs when my friend ………. yesterday. (was working-comes/ am working-

came/ worked-came/was working-came)

5. I …………... Jack the message if I ……….. him tomorrow. (will give-see/give-will see/will
give-will see/give-see)

6. Jack hasn’t been out much lately, because he ……… for his exam. (studied/had studied/has
studied/ has been studying)

7. Tonight I will go to bed after I ……. my homework. (have done/had done/will do/will have
done)

8. The number of learners of English ………. in recent years. ( have increased rapidly/ has
increased rapidly/has increased rapid/have increased rapid)

9. By the end of next year, we ……… this advanced training course. (are finishing/will be
finishing/will have finished/have finished)

10. I ………... on the beach this time tomorrow. (will lie/will be lying/am going to lie/will have
lain)
11. They ………… for more than two hours but they didn’t stop to rest. (were playing/had been
playing/have played/have been playing)

12. I …………. remote places for the last 20 years. (have been explored/have exploring/have
been exploring/have be exploring)

13. We missed the ferry. It ……….. by the time we arrived at the pier. (went/was going/had
gone/has gone)

14. You can’t see Tom now. He ……….. a bath. (have/has/had/is having)

15. It was a fine day and the roads were crowded because a lot of people ……….. to the seaside.
(rush/rushed/are rushing/were rushing)

II. PHONETICS

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.

1. A. hospitals B. flights C. reserves D. weekends

2. A. chores B. watches C. houses D. uses
3. A. enjoys B. coughs C. ploughs D. comes
4. A. writes B. biologists C. snakes D. ladies
5. A. days B. shoes C. dates D. halves
6. A. families B. dresses C. studies D. leaves
7. A. loves B. goes C. prepares D. rushes
8. A. secrets B. fathers C. lives D. homes
9. A. shares B. closes C. tables D. cares
10. A. friends B. decisions C. asks D. allows
III. VOCABULARY

1. Choose the correct word/phrase in the box to complete each sentence below.

close-knit/caring/household/mischievous/obedient/garbage/shift/confidence/get
together/hard-working
1. My brother is as mischievous as a monkey. He enjoys playing tricks and annoying people
sometimes.

2. We usually go out for dinner whenever we get together

3. Please put all the garbage in this dustbin.

4. Mr. Brown and Mrs Brown always take care of their children well. They are the most caring
parents I have known.

5. Lan always prepares her lessons carefully before coming to class. She is very hard-working
6. All the members of our family have very close relationships with each other. We are a very
close-knit family.

7. We never dare to object to my parents’ requests. We are obedient children.

8. We go to school on the morning shift We are off in the afternoon.

9. Nam learned his lesson very carefully, so he answered the teacher’s questions with great
confidence

10. In my family, everybody has to do their share of the household chores.

2. Choose the best part (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1. Mai …….. from a large family with 8 children. (goes/comes/arrives/reaches)

2. My sister is responsible …….. looking after my grandparents whenever she doesn’t go to

school. (in/to/for/after)

3. My parents never ……… me ride a motorbike to school. (allow/make/let/permit)

4. Who do you usually …….. your personal secrets with? (deliver/share/throw/say)

5. The form teacher expects unquestioning ……….. from all of his students.
(obedience/obedient/disobedience/disobedient)

6. Nam’s parents joins ……. to give them a nice house and a happy home. (a hand/the
hand/hand/hands)

7. I am responsible for …… out the garbage. (take/taking/takes/took)

8. I am a ……. student this year. (twelve-grade /twelves-grade/twelfth-grade/twelfths-grade)

9. We can find no …….. to our maths problems. (solving/soluble/solve/solution)

10. We must obey all the …….. of my family. (rules/laws/regulations/ requests)

3. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the word from the box
biology                 support                willing            mischievous                 obey
confident                   care                   act                     solve              responsible
1. If you continue to disobey the rules, you will be punished.
2. Spoiled children are often up to mischief
3. The more he fails, the more he loses confidence in his abilities.
4. She is a research biologist for a pharmaceutical company.
5. She was unable, or unwilling to give me further details.
6. Although he is nearly 80, he is still very active
7. We are totally suppotive of this idea.
8. She is a very caring woman. She is always helpful and sympathetic toward other people.
9. He feels a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
10. They were seeking an ultimate solution to the city’s traffic problem.
IV. PRONUNCIATION
I. Write /s/, /z/ or /iz/ to show the –s ending is pronounced.
1. potatoes z 11. caves z 21. learns z
2. rubs z 12. plays a 22. stop s
3. cooks s 13. maps s 23. digs z
4. rises iz 14. flats s 24. churches iz
5. clothes z 15. bathes z 25. comes z
6. lengths s 16. baths s 26. Rose’s iz
7. calculates s 17. stages iz 27. Daniel’s z
8. reads z 18. wears z 28. Frank’s s
9. massages iz 19. thanks s 29. Elizabeth’s s
10. laughs s 20. coughs s 30. Smith’s z