Lesson 6: Practice

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● Listening: Matching information

● Grammar – Passive, Impersonal passive, Causative passive

● Mini test

1. Grammar practice

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets .

A new sports and athletic centre

_____________________ (OPEN) in our
town last week. The facility
____________________ (BELIEVE) to be
one of the largest in the country and experts
hope that it ________________________
(VISIT) by thousands of amateur and
professional athletes over the course of the
next few years. The centre
_____________________________ (CONSTRUCT) for over 6 years before it ______________________
(OPEN) by local authorities last Monday. However, it _______________________________________
(NOT COMPLETELY FINISH) yet. Workers are making the final adjustments this week and say that it
_____________________ (COMPLETE) by the end of the month. The centre offers various sports
facilities including two indoor swimming pools, three large gyms and a ball court. They
_____________________ (CAN BOOK) online or directly at the administration desk. The equipment
______________________ (BUY) from local companies, which also provided the training programs. The
new centre _____________________ (FINANCE) by government funds as well as grants that
________________________ (GIVE) to the region by the European Union. Politicians and famous
athletes from all over the country __________________________ (INVITE) to the official opening
ceremony, scheduled for next Tuesday.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer

1. Everyone expected that she had been studying hard for her final exam.

A. She was expected to have studied hard for her final exam.
B. She was expected to be studying hard for her final exam.
C. She was expected to have been studying hard for her final exam.
2. It seems that she was not given anything.

A. She seems not to have been given anything.

 B. She seems not to be given anything.

C. She does not seem to have been given anything.

3. People say that they did not have to finish it by themselves.

A. They are said not to have finished it by themselves.

B. They are said to not have had to finish it by themselves.

C. They are said not to have had to finish it by themselves.

4. It seems that he does not understand it.

A. He seems not to have understood it.

B. He is not seemed to understand it.

C. He seems not to understand it.

5. They believe that he was a spy.

A. He is believed to have been a spy.

B. It was believed that he was a spy.
C. He is believed to be a spy.
Exercise 3: Combine each pair of sentences, using impersonal passive

0. We know something about the Prime Minister. He has bought a holiday home.

⇨ The Prime Minister is known to have bought a holiday home.

1. There is a rumor about the company. It is in difficulties.

⇨ The company

2. People believed in the Emperor. To them he was a god.

⇨ The Emperor

3. Someone reported on the fighting. It had just begun.

⇨ The fight

4. The figures will show us something about poverty. It is increasing.

⇨ Poverty

5. The official estimate is 200 people. They were killed by the pollution.

⇨ 200 people

Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences in the way shown.

0. Lisa didn’t repair the roof herself. → She had it repaired.

1. I didn’t cut my hair myself.

→I

2. They didn’t paint the house themselves.

→ They

3. John didn’t build that wall himself.

→ John

4. I didn’t deliver the flower myself.

→ I

2. Listening:

Part 1: You will hear five different people talking about cities they have visited. Choose from the list (A
- H) the opinion each person gives about the city. Use the letters only once. There are three extra
letters which you do not need to use

A It was exactly as I had imagined. Speaker 1 __

В It is not as good as it used to be. Speaker 2 __

C It is hard to find your way around it. Speaker 3 __

D It is overrated. Speaker 4 __

E It can get too crowded. Speaker 5 __

F It takes time to get used to.

G It is too expensive.

H It was even better than I expected.

Part 2: You will hear an interview with someone who is involved in the music business. Choose the
best answer (A, В or C).

6. What does James say about the radio station he started?

A Its name was very appropriate.

В It was more popular than he had expected.

C It was not very expensive to run.

7. What does James say about people’s attitudes towards his age?

A They were nicer to him when he was 12 than when he was 16.
В They were more jealous of him when he was 12 than when he was 16.

C They expected more of him when he was 16 than when he was 12.

8. James says that his career in music has included

A taking over a local radio station.

В making advertisements.

C setting up new festivals.

9. What do we learn about advertising on James’ TV channel?

A There isn’t any of it.

В It always includes music.

C It doesn't interrupt the programmes.

10. What does James say about the people interviewed on the channel?

A They have to say something interesting.

В They enjoy being interviewed.

C They often say unexpected things.

11. What does James say about his ideas?

A Some of them are not very realistic.

В He expects to have good ones all the time.

C He makes sure that he doesn’t forget them.

12. James's advice to listeners who might want to go into business is to

A forget about past problems.

В learn from past mistakes.

C take big risks.

3. Mini test

PART ONE: PHONETICS

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

1. A. supposedly B. markedly C. allegedly D. determinedly

2. A. endure B. feature C. procedure D. measure

3. A. complete B. command C. common D. community

4. A. comb B. climb C. debt D. cable

 5. A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others

1. A. possibility B. disappointed C. manufacture D. instrument

2. A. environment B. mystery C. contribute D. terrific

3. A. deficiency B. psychology C. ecological D. competitor

4. A. recommend B. difficulty C. admirable D. document

5. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously

PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences

1. Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______ science
fiction really become popular.

A. had created/ had taken off/ was B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has

C. had been created/ had taken off/ did D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had

2. We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.

A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding

3. I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.

A. across B. around C. out D. over

4. _______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.

A. None of us wanted to go in the first place

B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them

C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected

D. Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end

5. There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.

A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot

6. This car has many features including _________.

A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas

B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas

C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas

D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage

7. Round and round ___________.

A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go

C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine

8. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _______ the housewives
with insufficient facilities for shopping.

A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to

have left

9. Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.

A. outlines B. presupposes C. concerns D.

presents

10. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.

A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion

11. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ .

A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake

12. One of the first exercises in math class is ______ measure the radius of a circle.

A. to learn and B. to learn how to C. learning to D. learn to

13. We were shocked to hear the news of your ________.

A. having fired B. being fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired

14. I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.

A. get Tom to translate it B. have it translate

C. have Tom to translate it D. make it translate

15. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.

A. That we refer to B. What we refer to

C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to

16. _______ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.

A. Wherever people B. There are people who

C. Where people D. People

17. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.

A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect

18. _______ team sports require cooperation.

 A. Of all B. They are all C. Why all are D. All

19. Studies indicate _________ collecting art today than ever before.

A. there are that more people B. more people that are

C. that there are more people D. people there are more

20. Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.

A. from B. of C. in D. for

II. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them.

It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have solved. Until quite recently
people got used to think that they were just tombs for pharaohs. Instead, the connection with
astronomy seems much more important. Egyptologists have often asked them how long it spent to build
them and why people built them in first place. Experts came up with a suggestion that the Egyptians may
have believed in the River Nile was the earthly equivalent of the Milky Way. Many agree that the sizes of
the three Giza Pyramids are in promotion to the three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was by the chance.
Rather, the souls of dead pharaohs were deliberately being project through shafts to reach at their goal
of the Orion constellation.

Writing

Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the word given in the brackets. Do not
alter the word in any way. (2.0 pts)

1. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”.(dawned)

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2. After the scandal, he was asked to resign. (HAND)

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3. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (likened)

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4. My father is not feeling well these days. (weather)

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5. I don’t think this record will ever be popular. (catch)

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6. His arrival was completely unexpected. (took)

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7. The success of our local theater has made our city famous. (map)
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8. He is certainly not a reliable witness. (means)

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9. Our company is the only company allowed to import these chemicals. (monopoly)

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10. It’s uncertain whether the band’s tour will take place. (BALANCE)

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