Yeditepe University Prep School B1 MAIN COURSE Spring 2020-21 / Week 1

WEEKEND WORKSHEET 1

USE OF ENGLISH

EXERCISE 1: Match the sentence halves by filling in the blanks in COLUMN II with ‘and’, ‘so’, ‘but’ OR
‘because’ to make meaningful sentences.

COLUMN I COLUMN II

1. I was exhausted yesterday _b___ a) ____because______ the water was cold.

2. Scott couldn’t swim in the lake _a___ b) _____so_____ I went to bed early.
3. Horses are farm animals __d__ c) _____and_____ walked into the room.
4. I opened the door _c___ d) _____but_____ lions are wild animals.
5. Sam decided to attend drama classes _h___ e) ____so______ learned how to make pasta.

6. I wanted to learn chess __f__ f) ____so______ I joined a club at university.

7. We did an Italian cookery course __e__ g) and_____ started my first job a year after.
8. I graduated from university in 2010 __g__ h) ___because_______ he liked acting.

EXERCISE 2: Circle the correct option.

1. I don’t want / didn’t want to eat spaghetti for lunch yesterday, so I have / had a tuna sandwich.

2. Are / Were your parents at the concert last Sunday?

3. There used to be / didn't use to be a hotel near the airport, but it closes / closed a long time ago.

4. My little daughter didn’t sleep / didn’t slept well because of the storm last night.

5. The French national football team win / won the last match in Russia and become / became the
champion.
6. Jason attends / attended an administrative meeting every Wednesday.

7. We find / found a pearl necklace on the beach yesterday.

8. Last year, I travel / travelled around by car with two friends and we visit / visited lots of interesting places.

9. What games did you use to play / did you used to play when you were a child?

10. Do / Does your children usually spend time in the garden?

11. What would you like to drink / drinking, Rachel?

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2020-21 Spring B1 MC Weekend Worksheet 1 EXERCISE 3: Complete the sentences with the words
from the box using the Simple Present or the Simple Past tense. Use each word ONCE!
stay up see spend try stop deal with smile say

1. The students tried to answer the challenging questions on the final exam last week.

2. Janet usually see on her way home to do some shopping.

3. Rick and I spent our vacation in the Maldives in summers.

4. During the interview yesterday, the celebrity star Kim said: “I’m excited about my wedding
ceremony.”

5. On Saturdays and Sundays, my brother stays up all night to play computer games.

6. The cute baby smiled at his grandmother when she started to sing the Old McDonald song.

7. Some of our friends dealt with Mary at the café two hours ago.

8. Emma works as an IT consultant for Procter & Gamble. She stopped the IT problems in the head

office.

EXERCISE 4: Put the prompts into the correct order to make a meaningful sentence. Make only ONE

sentence. Do not make any changes. Use all the prompts.

1. his / to / proposed / last Saturday / accepted / and / girlfriend / Jack / she

Jack proposed to his girlfriend and she accepted last Saturday.

2. you / play / did / instrument / a / use to / musical / high school / at

Did you use to play an instrument at high school musicals?

3. believe / do / love / in / not / I / sight / at / first

I don’t believe in love at first sight.

4. the / trip / visited / boys / places / on / their / to / Italy / many / historical

_____________________________________________________________________________________ .

5. used to / sold / big / she / house / a / Kate / live / but / it / in

Kate used to live in a big house but she sold it.
6. the / children / did / yesterday / themselves / the / at / zoo / enjoy

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2020-21 Spring B1 MC Weekend Worksheet 1 VOCABULARY

EXERCISE 1:
A) Match the verbs in Column I with the phrases in Column II to make collocations. You can use some
words more than once.
-I- -II
eat ___go__ shopping / for a walk
play__ a musical instrument / games_play /
go
__get___ out
have __tell__ jokes
__get___ engaged
get
__get___ on holiday
play ___have__ a barbeque
__get___ /___spend__ money
spend
__get___ on well
tell __spend___ some time alone

B) Now, fill in the blanks with one of the collocations in exercise A using the correct form of the verbs.
More than one correct answer is possible!

1. Everybody should spend some time alone in order to relax and spare time for their hobbies. Being with
others is nice, but tiring sometimes.

2. John wants to play a musical instrument and he is thinking of getting private guitar lessons next month.

3. Women like go shopping more than men do. Actually, men seem to spend less time at a mall.

4. Shall we have a barbeque with our family on Sunday? We can call everyone, set a large table in the
garden and enjoy ourselves.

5. Many people love go out at a café or a restaurant, especially at the weekend. Nobody likes cooking
seven days a week.

6. Parents should teach their children how to get on well. They should teach them to save up first and
then buy their own toys, for instance.

7. Jack and Joe play games on their mobile phones for several hours every day and their parents are
worried about them.

8. Everybody needs to ________________________, see different places, meet different people, and relax.
Otherwise, they can’t be productive.

9. In order to __________________ with your partner, you should be understanding and forgiving at times.

10. I’m bored and confused. I need to go for a walk and get some fresh air for a while. 3

2020-21 Spring B1 MC Weekend Worksheet 1

EXERCISE 2: Underline the correct option.

1. It is a well-known fact that babies are curious / unexpected about everything around them. That is, they
are interested in learning about people and things around.

2. The tennis player missed the opportunity / satisfaction to take part in the tournament because of an
ankle injury.

3. My cousin does stressed / voluntary work for the Red Cross two days a week.

4. Please feel free to gossip / interrupt me if you do not understand anything.

5. Her relationship / response with her father isn't good, but she's very close to her mother.

6. The nuclear power plant near our village releases a dangerous habit / amount of radioactive gases and
liquids into the environment.

7. It's impossible to carry on a present / conversation with all this noise going on!

8. A: How did Jamie talk about / propose to his girlfriend?

B: He invited her to a restaurant and then gave her a diamond ring.

EXERCISE 3: Circle the correct option.

1. A: How many guests did you ______ to the wedding? B: About 100.

a) borrow b) invite c) respond d) accept

2. Sue and Phil’s marriage began to ________ after their baby was born. They started to argue a lot and
decided to get divorced in the end.

a) take turns b) fall in love c) go wrong d) get engaged

3. I never wear dark blue and white because these two colours ______ me of my old school uniform.

a) interested b) accepted c) spent d) remind

4. The worst nuclear ______ in the history of the United States occurred at Three Mile Island in 1979.

a) disaster b) happiness c) habit d) response

5. You and I are both musicians. I guess we have a lot ______.

a) at first sight b) in love with c) on our own d) in common 4