jueves, 20 de abril de 2017

PASSIVE AND CONDITIONAL REVISION

PASSIVE SENTENCES

- Put these sentences into the passive voice. Write the two different forms when possible.

1. Rachel will give him some advice.
2. We do not clean our rooms.
3. Did Sue draw this circle?
4. Do people drink a lot of beer in Ireland?
5. Inspector Holt questioned Mr and Mrs Davidson.
6. We are going to sell our house.
7. They have written her some emails.
8. The waiter didn't bring us the coffee.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

- Complete these sentences using a conditional form. 

1. If you _____ (wear) a false beard, no one ______ (recognize) you. (3)
2. If he ______ (be) at home, he _____ (answer) the phone. (2)
3. If you _____ (not / turn down) the radio, I ______ (go) mad. (1)
4. If I ______ (realize) that the traffic lights were red, I ____(stop). (3)
5. I _______ (repair) the roof myself if I ______ (have) a ladder. (2)
6. If you ______ (eat) less, you _______ (lose) weight. (1)
7. If he ______ (try) harder, he ______(reach) his goals. (2)
8. If you _____ (drop) the vase, it ______ (break) (0)

lunes, 17 de abril de 2017

RELATIVE CLAUSES EXERCISE 2

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun or adverb. 

1Janet is already a famous actress. She is only sixteen years old.
2. John is an excellent player. Dan plays chess with him.
3. The woman is very quiet. Her children are very noisy.
4. My cousin´s flat is in the same building as mine. He bought it last year.
5. We will go on holiday in December. All the Christmas celebrations take place then.
6. The school trains dogs for blind people. It was started in 1987.
7. Amanda and Tim are the children. I have to look after
8. Central University is a very famous place. Mr Smith teaches there. 
9. I wanted to visit Corfu. I was born in that island.
10. The girl was late. I was waiting for her.
11. Peter will never forget the day. He first met July then.
12. I am going to wait for Mary. Her opinion is important for me.





jueves, 6 de abril de 2017

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative foro of the adjectives in brackets.
  1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Jenny is 8 years old. Jeremy is (old) __________________ Jenny.
  2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) _________________ mountains in Europe.
  3. An ocean is (large) _________________ a sea.
  4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less.
    A Rolls Royce is (expensive) _________________________ a Twingo.
  5.  Fred's results were (bad) _____________ John's.
  6. This exercise is very difficult. It's (difficult)________________ I expected.
  7. The weather is not good today. It's raining. I hope the weather will be (good) _____________ next week.
  8.  People in small torna are usually (friendly) ________________ in big cities.
  9. In the government of a country, the President is (important) ________________________ person.
  10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ________________ English.
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RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE


Join these sentences using a relative pronouns or adverbs. Make any necessary changes. Decide if they are defining or non-defining.

1. Sarah has got a coin collection. It contains many rare coins.
2. Tom doesn’t like studying. His father is a teacher.
3. Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister.
4. The pen is on the desk. It is blue.
5. This is the new president. We all voted for him.
6. I met an English tourist. He lives in London.
7. Freddy Mercury died in 1992. He was a famous singer.
8. This is Tony. You’ll work with him next week.
9. John is my friend. His car was stolen from the car park.
10. Tim will never forget the day. He joined the army that day.