English Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises

MODAL VERBS

He must be in love/ She could be working too hard/ He may not earn very much/ That must be very hard/ That can't be Claire's grandfather/ He must have sold his business for a lot of money/ They can't have had another argument/ we might have met before/ she can't have had a happy childhood/ She may have thought I'd be angry.

I might be able to give you a lift but../ I wasn't able to swim till last year/ I can see Sarah../ I've made the main course for dinner.. so I haven't been able to make the dessert yet/ When I was 14, I was able to run from my home../ Will you be able to speak Chinese../ I was able to go to last Saturday's../ my brother can usually fix the computer

LISTENING

Cave Diving

(size/explorer/challenge/darkness/problem-solving/risks/gas/training/panic/confidence)

Speaker

(1. It was too brief/ 2. The plot was too complicated/ 3. It was boring/ 4. The acting was poor/ 5. It was too serious). JACKSON (1.B/2.C/3.C/4.C/5.A/6.C/7.B)

Different Situations

1. You hear a woman talking to her son. B
2. You overhear a teenager talking to a shop assistant A
3. You overhear two people talking C
4. You hear the following on the radio B
5. You hear two people talking about their holiday plans C
6. You overhear a woman talking to a friend B
7. You hear a teenager talking to his friend about buying clothes online A
8. You hear a message on an answerphone C

Student Interviewing

(1.C/2.B/3.B/4.C/5.A/6.C/7.B)

Careers with Animals

1. A degree
2. Contact
3. Public speaking
4. Routine
5. Boat
6. Smell
7. Negative
8. Communicate
9. Films
10. Fourteen

Radio about Adults in their 20s and 30s

(1.B/2.B/3.C/4.A/5.C/6.A/7.B)

Speaker

(1. An increased salary/ 2. The arrival of a new baby/ 3. The offer of a new job/ 4. The announcement of an engagement/ 5. A place on a particular course)

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

• DELAY: The train driver announced that there would be a delay of 30 minutes.
• GO: Miranda invited me to go ice skating.
• FOR: Lee apologised for not coming to our party.
• LEND: I finally persuaded my sister to lend me her dress.
• ABOUT: I complained about my room being too small.
• THERE: The policeman warned us there was a traffic jam ahead.
• MORE: Children's diets are more unhealthy than they used to be.
• ADVISED: The doctor advised me to give up smoking.
• IF: You won't lose weight if you don't stop eating junk food.
• SUGGESTED: Mike suggested going for a jog.
• MUST: People must have eaten more vegetables in the past.
• EXPLAINED: The doctor explained he would give Amy a check-up the following week.
• TOO: Ella was too tired to study properly.