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BLOCKBUSTER 2 REVISION

Underline the correct form of the verbs. Then, discuss theuse of the tense with your neighbour.

1 I have/am having a hair cut tomorrow.2 Where is Lina? She reads/is reading a book in her room.3 Pasta originally comes/is coming from China.4 On Sundays, the whole family has/is having lunch together.

5 Juan speaks/is speaking English like a British person.6 Sorry can you come back later? Heath eats/is eating hislunch now.

Transform the following nouns into adjectives.

1 Australia - 2 sun - 3 darkness - .. 4 length - 5 help - .. 6 action - 7 fun - 8 air- ..

Quiz

Choose the correct response.1 Who was Vincent Van Gogh?

a A poetb A painterc A film star

2 A belt isa A type of footwearb An accessoryc A long scarf

3 What is a cooker?

a Sth to heat up foodb A person who cooksc A big pot to cook food

4 Which of the following is a watersport?a Roller-skatingb Skiingc Surfing

5 For which of the following jobs do you need toknow how to type?

a Nurse

b Secretaryc Waiter

Complete the following sentences by using past simple.

1 Where . (you/eat) lastnight?2 . (I/like) the film very much. Didyou?3 . (I/read) the book shegave me but I was very disappointed.

4 . (he/leave) thecountry to make a new start.5 . (you/finish) yourhomework?6 Last night, . (I/go out) with myfriends.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or pastcontinuous.

1 Melanie .. (go) to see the film In the Mood forLove last Thursday.2 I .. (read) a book when Lena .. (call)me.3 The man stated that he .. (play) racquetball by thebeach yesterday at 3 oclock.4 Judy .. (jog) happily in the park while herboyfriend .. (drink) coffee.

Fill in the gaps in the following text aboutthe star sign Libra.

sensitivity moody upset around sides charming

Libras are known to be very .. (1) and friendly.They like to have many friends.. (2) them. Theyare also creative and interesting people. A commonmisunderstanding is that Libras are .. (3), andeither feel great or very bad. On the contrary, most Libras arevery balanced. Though, they have theirnegative .. (4). Most importantly, they are not themost honest people. They are also stubborn. Their.. (5) can be unpleasant to others. So next time

you meet a Libra, makesure you dont .. (6) them.

Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or pastsimple.

1 Jason .. (see) the play directed by JacobAbbot.2 Kristina .. (cook) her favourite dish for herfriends last night.3 Juan .. (play) the guitar for overthree years.

4 Dorothy .. (win) the beauty contest 4 years in arow. This year, she decided not to take part in it.5 Two years ago we .. (go) to Portugal bymotorbike.

Use either used to or past simple tocomplete the sentences.

1 I . (have) long hair when I was younger.

2 Faye . (buy) a goldfish for her boyfriendyesterday.

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3 Jimmy . (swim) every day last summer.

4 Claire and Carol . (have) a lot of fun whenthey first got together; now they only argue.

5 We . (go shopping) every day when we wererich.

6 Albert Einstein . (make) many funny publiccomments.

Use will or be going to and the verbsin brackets to complete the sentences.

1 In the year 2121, all people .. (live) in peaceand happiness.

2 Kim .. (come) home tomorrow.

3 Look at the dark clouds! It .. (rain) soon.

4 Give me some of the shopping bags. I .. (help)you carry them home.

5 Stop smoking in here orI .. (leave) the meeting.

6 I .. (go) Scotland to do my Masters.

Fill in the gaps in the following text about theenvironment.

produce any much recycled garbage have toenvironment jars

The purpose of this leaflet is to help you start to work towardsa clean environment. Every day, we all produce an endlessamount of ............... (1), cans, cartons, plastic containers, etc.Less than 5% of this garbage is ...............(2). So where doesall the ............... (3) go? Few people really know. It gets burnt,which is very bad for the............... (4), or buried in the ground,which is not ............... (5) better. If you want to do your shareof making our environment cleaner, you ............... (6) takeaction now. A good first step is to ............... (7) less garbage.

Think about it. If you have ............... (8) questions, contact thefollowing telephone number.

Fill in the gaps by using either a/an, the or - .It was ...... (1) dark and quiet night near ...... (2) port, where allof ...... (3) pirate ships stayed before they sailed. There wereno lights on ......(4) street, and ...... (5) only sounds were......(6) laughing and singing behind ...... (7) closed door of ......(8) bar called The Blue Dolphin. ...... (9) man wearing ...... (10)black pirate hat opened ...... (11) door of ...... (12) BlueDolphin. He had ...... (13) black patch over ...... (14) one eyeand ...... (15) scar on one side of his face. Everyone

suddenly became quiet. ...... (16) sailor at ...... (17) bar asked...... (18) barman, Whos that?That is Captain Pike, ...... (19) greatest pirate inall ...... (20)world. They say hes stolen from .....(21) Queen of England,...... (22) King of France and ...... (23) King of Spain.

Fill in the gaps by using either say or tell.

1 Im sorry about Vincent, she .. .

2 Both children .. that they were very hungry.3 Mollie .. me that I was wrong.4 I was too scared to .. anything.5 Evi .. to me that I am the bravest man she has everseen.6 Any New Yorker can .. where the Statue of Liberty is.7 She .. me a secret which made me blush.8 Come on, .. me the truth.9 .. something nice.10 Would you mind .. me your name, please?11 I dont think you want me to .. you how the bookends, do you?

12 .. whatever you like, I had enough.

Fill in the gaps in the following text about the film TheMatrix.discover shocking reality wonderful free thrilling

The Matrix is a ............... (1) science-fiction film with a lot ofexciting action. The actors Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Mossand Lawrence Fishburne are ............... (2) in this film, whichwas written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. Ayoung software programmer discovers the............... (3) truth

that our ............... (4) is just a virtual reality computerprogramme. Together with the help of underground rebels, hetries to ............... (5) the world from the illusion they live in. Ifyou look closer, you will ............... (6) that The Matrix isnot about computers but about finding the truth. Enjoy!