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Second Year - Semester II Straightforward (Eng 2002)

Vocabulary
1. Which word is the odd-one-out?

1. (a) straight (b) wavy (c) shiny (d) slim

2. (a)musician (b) singer (c) dancer (d) book
3. (a) bus stop (b) train (c) car (d) plane
4. (a) pointed (b) big (c) prominent (d) fat
5. (a) poem (b) novel (c) drama (d) lip stick
6. (a) shaved (b) tanned (c) pale (d) fair complexion
7. (a) ankle (b) shoulder (c) arm (d) chair
8. (a) inn (b) hotel (c) harbour (d) guest house
9. (a) boat (b) airport (c) car park (d) station
10. (a) pop (b) rock (c) rap (d) band
11. (a) beach (b) island (c) resort (d) party
12. (a) plane (b) church (c) museum (d) prison
13. (a) amazing (b) awful (c) excellent (d) fantastic
14. (a) stapler (b) pin (c) note book (d) rubber
15. (a) friendly (b) regularly (c) partly (d) totally
16. (a) hate (b) prefer (c) show (d) like
17. (a) hair (b) finger (c) leg (d) slipper
18. (a) plane (b) truck (c) van (d) lorry
19. (a) remember (b) chew (c) understand (d) believe
20. (a) cheap (b)expensive (c) goods (d) bad
21. (a) thin (b) slim (c) honest (d) muscular
22. (a) know (b) seem (c) agree (d) write
23. (a) send (b) attach (c) call (d) sleep
24. (a) cartridge (b) printer (c) key board (d) calculator
25. (a) patient (b) lawyer (c) nurse (d) doctor
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2. Verbs with two meanings

Some verbs are both stative and dynamic but the meaning changes.

Stative verbs - in the simple form to describe emotion, opinion, sense and state
want, love, seem, agree, appear, be, believe, belong, dislike, forget,
know, hate, like, need, own, realize, prefer, remember, understand,
have, matter, cost, mean
Dynamic verbs - in either the simple or the continuous form to describe the action
go, buy, eat, feed, etc
see / be seeing
1. I see / am seeing what you mean.
2. I am seeing / see two politicians for a meeting tomorrow.
3. He is seeing / see his doctor next week.
4. She sees / is seeing why he lied to her, but she isn't going to forgive him.
5. I see / am seeing what the problem is now.
6. I'm seeing / see a TV reviewer at ten tomorrow.
7. I see / am seeing them for a meeting tomorrow.

think / be thinking
1. I think / am thinking this is probably the best programme I've seen all year.
2. I don't know if he thinks / is thinking about starting a new job.
3. He is thinking / thinks about getting his hair cut this weekend.
4. She thinks / is thinking reality TV shows should be banned.
5. I am thinking / think about going to the shopping.
6. I don't think / am not thinking they'll want you.

have / be having
1. Mary has / is having two children.
2. Look at Suzi. She has / is having a really good time at the party.
3. He has / is having ten thousand kyats in his pocket.
4. She has / is having a birthday party in her house this evening.
5. I have / am having an interesting job.
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3. Choose the best word a, b or c to complete the sentences.

1. I ———— this is probably the best programme I’ve seen all year.
(a) think (b) is thinking (c) thought

2. I don’t know if Portillo ———— about starting a new career.

(a) thinks (b) is thinking (c) think

3. I ———— what you mean.

(a) see (b) am seeing (c) sees

4. I ———— two politicians for a meeting tomorrow.

(a) am seeing (b) see (c)seen

5. Jenny Miner ———— for children.

(a) has (b) have (c) is having

6. Look at Portillo. He ————a really good time at the party.

(a) has (b) have (c) is having

4. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences.

1. You're lying! I don't believe / 'm not believing what you're saying.
2. Clara thinks / is thinking of changing her job.
3. I want / am wanting to watch a movie on TV.
4. She says that she likes / is liking me, but I'm not sure.
5. This day out at the funfair costs /is costing me a fortune.
6. I hate / am hating people who lie.
7. Are you believing / Do you believe your partner?
8. How are you knowing / do you know if he is telling the truth?
9. Please take the thing you love / are loving?
10. He seems / is seeming to have a lot of work to do.
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Self-image
consider (sb) +adj consider (sb) to be …
describe (sb) as… see (sb) as…
proud to + infinitive think of (sb) as …

5. Fill in the blanks with the words below. You can use the words in the box more
than once if necessary.
as to of from not the

1. Do most people see you _____ an approachable person?

2. Do you consider yourself ______ be very patriotic?
3. Do you think ______ yourself as right-wing of left-wing?
4. How many people would you describe _____ very good friends?
5. Do you think you are lucky _____ live in the 21st century?
6. Which is more important _____ you - friends or family?
7. The prices in superstore are similar _____ the prices in local shops.
8. Local shops are ______ as convenient as superstores.
9. The staff in superstores are _____ friendly as in local shops.
10. Opening hours at local shops are different ________ superstores.
11. One superstore is ______ same as another.

Describing people
straight / wavy / curly / short / long / bob / blond / red / black...... hair
narrow / wide / dark / pretty / attractive ....... eyes
straight / flat / prominent / pointed ..... nose
fair / pale / tanned / healthy / unhealthy ....complexion
average / well / muscular / slim ..... build
bald / shaved / round .....head
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6. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

bald narrow complexion wavy
prominent tanned shaved muscular

1. He has a very _______ nose, like a big carrot.

2. He looks ill and has a very unhealthy_______ .
3. He prefers to have grey hair than to be______ .
4. He's got a very ______ build - he must spend hours in the gym.
5. Her eyes look very _______ in her new glasses.
6. He looks as if he's just got out of bed - his hair's a mess and he hasn't_______ .
7. She looks very______ , but I think its fake - some sort of cream.
8. Sometimes her hair is straight and sometimes it's______ .

7. Complete the dialogue with the words or phrases in the box.

shaven blond pale what’s his hair like prominent
muscular straight eyes What does he look like
A: My new flatmate moved in today. His name’s Nell.
B: Oh, right. (1) —————?
A: Well, he’s tall and he’s got a (2) ————— build. I think he goes tothe
gym a lot. And he’s got a (3) ————— complexion.
B: So, he’s really sporty?
A: Yeah.
B: Well, that’s good. You like sport, too. Anything else? Does he have a
really big. (4) ————— nose?
A: No, nothing like that. He’s got a very ordinary. (5) ———— nose.
B: And (6) ——————? Is he completely bald?
A: Well, actually, his hair is really short. He’s got a (7) ———— head.
B: Oh, right.
A: Yes, and his hair’s (8) —————. And he’s got big, blue (9) ———.
B: Oh, right. Is he Swedish?
A: No, but I know what you mean.
B: Ok. Well, he sounds Ok. Hope you two get on together in the flat.
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Phrasal verbs
run into - meet by chance
give up - leave
get by - manage to survive
stop off - stay
bring together - combine
set out - start (journey)
sort the problem out - found an answer to the problem
come across - meet or find by chance
get over - feel well / happy after something bad /from illness
see him off - say goodbye to him
pick her up - take her in a car
drop her off - let her got out of a car
look for - try to find
look after - take care of

8. Complete the sentences with the words below.

out cross over off up

1. He was able to sort the problem ------ .

2. I’m sure you’ll get ------ your injury soon.
3. I’ve never come ------- the bear before.
4. A van picked her ------ after only five minutes.
5. Their friends and families saw them -------.

9. Complete the sentences with the words below.

after over up up
across off out off

1. A brown bear looks after her cubs for about two and a half years
2. He always drops off the kids at school on his way to work.
3. He often picks up hitchhikers in his truck.
4. I was surfing the net last night and came across a good site for hitchhikers.
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5. It often takes a long time to get over a serious illness like that.
6. She decided to give up the sport after her latest injury.
7. She needs some help to sort out a problem with a virus on her computer.
8. They've gone to seeoff their friends at the airport.

Verb collocation (travelling)

catch, miss, take / get in , get out of , get off , get on the bus / the train / the plane
take (the time) to V1
e.g The bus runs slowly. We arrive by train. The driver drops you off. We walk.

10. Complete the story with the following verbs.

get off arrived drop catch
misse take walk took
d

I flew to Paris once for an important business meeting and when I landed, I decided to
__1__ the bus into town. I thought I had lots of time. Unfortunately, I __2__ the bus
and had to wait twenty minutes for the next one. When it came, I got on, but the
traffic was terrible. So I decided to __3__ and I __4__ a taxi instead. I asked the
driver to take me straight to the meeting. After 40 minutes in the taxi, it was clear I
was going to be late. I asked the driver to __5__ me off by the Pont Neuf, a bridge by
the river Seine. I wanted to __6__ to the meeting because of the terrible traffic. I
thought it would __7__ about 20 minutes, but I was wrong. The streets were full of
people and I was carrying two heavy bags. I finally __8__ at the building an hour later
and it was shut. Then I realized it was May 1 and a public holiday in France! The
meeting wasn't until the next day! What an idiot!

11. Complete the dialogue with verbs from the box. More than one answer is sometimes
possible.
catch get run get off
walk miss get on take

A: Excuse me, can you tell me how I can --1-- to City Airport from here.
B: Yes, of course. The best way is to --2-- a train to Stratford.
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A: Thanks. How often do the trains --3-- ?

B: Every ten minutes, so if you --4-- one, you don’t have to wait long. Platform 4.
A: Platform 4. OK. How long does it --5--? Half an hour?
B: Oh no, only about fifteen minutes. You --6-- the train at the last shop.
A: The end of the line. OK. And can I --7-- to the airport from here?
B: No, you will need to --8-- the airport bus. It will be right outside the station.

Vocabulary: accommodation
1. flat – a house that is usually on one floor of a larger building
2. semi-detached – two houses joined together
3. terraced – houses that are joined together in a line
4. holiday homes – homes that you live in only for part of the year
5. apartment blocks – buildings that contain a number of separate flats
6. rented accommodation – lived in by someone who pays money to the owner
7. suburbs – parts of the town that are away from the town centre

12. Complete the sentences with the words below.

accommodation facilities local
share move detached

1. In addition to the usual -----, the hotel also offers interest access and conference
rooms.
2. She’s going to move into a flat that belongs to the ----- authority.
3. There are three people living in the flat. They ----- the facilities and the bills.
4. There is not enough ----- for students in this town.
5. We are going to ----- house next year. We want to live somewhere bigger in the
country.
6. This marvelous ----- house is surrounded by an enormous garden.
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13. Complete the sentences with the word or phrase below.

rented accomodation, terraced house, holiday home, tree house

mobile home, suburbs, apartment block, flat,

1. My parents wanted to escape the English winters, so they bought a ----------- in the
south of Spain where they are going to live for four months a year.
2. We want to buy a house, but because we don’t have enough money, we’re living in
----------.
3. Living in the ---------- is so much quieter and greener than living in the town centre.
4. I live in a two-bedroom --------- on the one floor.
5. I hated living in an --------- because you had neighbours above and below you.
6. I like living in a ---------- because you have neighbours on both sides of you.
7. The thing we love about our -------- is that we can drive wherever we want and
always know we have our own beds to sleep in.
8. My dad built me a --------- at the bottom of the garden.

Vocabulary: Sleep
14. Complete the dialogue between a doctor (D) and her patient (P) with words below.
feel get nap
set wake fall

D: Take a seat, Mrs Patel. Now what seems to be the matter?

P: I’m always tired, doctor. If I sit on the sofa for more than five minutes. I –1—
asleep.
D: Oh, dear. How much sleep do you get?
P: Not enough. I go to bed at eleven, but I don’t –2—to sleep before one. I –3—
my alarm clock for six, but I –4—up at five.
D: I see. Have you tried having a –5—during the day?
P: I should because I always –6—sleepy.
D: Uh-huh, Mrs. Patel, I think you have to … Mrs. Patel? Mrs. Patel! Wake up….
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15. Complete the sentences with the word or phrase below.

set nap sleepy bed
wake get fallen sleeper

1. Can you ------ to sleep when there’s a lot of noise?

2. Do you always make the ----- every day?
3. Do you ever ------ your alarm clock when you’re on holiday?
4. Have you ever ------ asleep at school?
5. Have you ever had a ------and then decided to stay in bed until the next morning?
6. How often do you ------ up in the middle of the night?
7. What time do you begin to feel ------in the evening?
8. Who is the heaviest ------- that you know?

Grammar
1. Making Questions
Wh- + aux + sub + verb + ------ ?
Sub question words (Who , What, Which, How many- ) + verb ------?
e.g Who cares about regional identity?
How many people attend the class?

Object question words + aux + sub + verb -----?

e.g What did you say?
Who does he work for?

Use the prompts to make questions.

1. What / ASEAN /stands for?
2. How many people / live / in ASEAN countries?
3. When / decide / the first five countries / to form ASEAN?
4. Which language / be / the official language of ASEAN?
5. When / join / Myanmar / ASEAN?
6. Where / ASEAN / hold / the 20th Summit in 2012?
7. How many countries / belong / to ASEAN?
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8. Which five countries / sign / the ASEAN declaration first?

9. Where / be / the office of the ASEAN secretariat?
10. What / do / the motto of ASEAN?
11. When / the first five countries / sign / the ASEAN declaration ?
12. Which / be / the last country / to join ASEAN?

Write the questions for the following answers.

1. What _________________________ ?
Spiders and horror films frighten me.

2. Who __________________________ ?
My best friend is Julie.

3. Where __________________________ ?
I live in Myanmar.

4. Which language _____________________ ?

I speak Chinese language.

5. How many __________________________?

There are 120 students in Japanese language class in Shwebo university.

2. Tenses

A. Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

I arrived in London yesterday and I (1) ———(have) a good time already. At

the moment, I (2) ——— (watch) a cricket match. Tom (3) ——— (play)
cricket every Sunday afternoon and today his team (4) ——— (play) in
Kew---near the famous garden. I (5) ——— (not understand) the rules, but it
(6) —— (not matter)-it’s good fun anyway. It (7) ———(look) as if it’s going
to rain later but for the moment, the sun (8) ——— (shine). We (9) ———
(drink) warm beer and I (10) ——— (eat) a cheese and cucumber sandwich.
England everything I imagined “you’d love it”.
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B. Put the verb in brackets into the past simple or present perfect simple.

We (1) ——— (arrive) in Alice Springs yesterday. It’s the biggest town we
(2) ——— (see) over the last two months. Up till now, we (3) ——— (camp)
under the stars. Last night, we (4) ——— (sleep) in a four-stars hotel. We
(5) ———— (have) a hot bath before we went to bed. We (6) —— (not /
watch) TV in the last six weeks.

C. Put the verb in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

Three friends (1) ——— (spend) the weekend in London when they were
refused entry at night-club because they (2) ——— (not / wear) shirts and ties.
They (3) ——— (go) to an all-night supermarket and (4) ——— (buy) some
new shirts. While they (5) ——— (pay) for the shirts, they (6) ——— (decide)
to buy a scratch card and (7) ——— (win) $20,000. They (8) ——— (spend)
the whole night celebrating in the night club!

3. Modals of obligation, permission & prohibition

1. The students ——————— smoke in the classroom.
(a) must (b) mustn’t (c) have to
2. You ——————— switch off the TV at midnight.
(a) must (b) mustn’t (c) have to
3. You ——————— clean the house because we have a cleaner.
(a) don’t need to (b) can (c) can’t
4. I’m sorry, but you ———————— smoke in the flat.
(a) have to (b) aren’t allowed to (c) must
5. You —————— have visitors any time you like.
(a) can (b) don’t need to (c) need to
6. If you like, you ———————— park your car in the garage.
(a) don’t have to (b) can (c) must
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4. Make / Let & Allow

1. They ———— us to put up our tent wherever we want.
(a) let (b) allow (c) make
2. They ————us park our cars in the car park.
(a) make (b) allow (c) let
3. They ———— us use the washing machine in their kitchen.
(a) make (b) allow (c) let
4. They ———— us come and go when we want.
(a) make (b) allow (c) let
5. They ———— us pay $ 3 a night.
(a) make (b) allow (c) let
6. The prison guards _________ us play music until 10 p.m.
(a) make (b) allow (c) let
7. The prison _______ us to have one hour’s exercise outside a day.
(a) makes (b) allows (c) lets
8. The prison doesn’t _________ us to smoke in our cells.
(a) make (b) allow (c) let
9. Prison regulations ______ us work hard ten hours a day.
(a) make (b) allow (c) let
10. They ______ us go back to our cells at 8:30 at night.
(a) make (b) allow (c) let

Functional Language
What is she like? (personal and character)
She seems very nice, relaxed and chatty.
She is very friendly.
What does she look like?(appearance)
She's got long black hair and dark eyes.
She's young and wears really trendy clothes.
What does she like?(food, clothes, music, etc)
I think she likes free style / Chinese food / rock music.
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She looks + friendly (adj)

She looks like + a princess (noun)
She looks as if + she's going to a wedding. (phrase)
1. He doesn't look very happy.
2. He looks like a doctor.
3. He looks about 55.
4. He looks as if he's just woken up.
5. He looks as if he wants to be somewhere else.
6. He looks like the prime minister.

Choose the correct word in the blank.

1. Does she _______ her mother?
a. look b. look like c. look as if
2. They ________ boyfriend and girlfriend.
a. look b. look like c. look as if
3. My mother ________ very tired.
a. looks b. looks like c. looks as if
4. Are you OK? You _______ you have just seen a ghost.
a. look b. look like c. look as if
5. He ________ a film star.
a. looks b. looks like c. looks as if
6. She ________ French because of her clothes.
a. looks b. looks like c. looks as if

Choose the best word a, b or c to complete the sentences.

1. He doesn’t ——— very happy.
(a) look (b) like (c) look like
2. He ——— a doctor.
(a) looks like (b) looks (c) likes
3. He ——— about 55.
(a) looks like (b) looks (c) like
4. He looks ——— he’s just woken up.
(a) like (b) likes (c) liked
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5. He ——— like he wants to be somewhere else.

(a) look (b) looks (c) looked
6. He —— like prime minister.
(a) looks (b) likes (c) looks like

Time expression
Choose the correct time expression to complete the questions.
1. Did you do anything special last weekend / over the last few weeks?
2. Have you booked your next holiday yesterday / yet?
3. Have you made many friends during your time at this school /when you were at
primary school?
4. Have you seen any good films one month age / recently?
5. How many times did you take a taxi during the last year / last year?
6. How often have you been ill in the last six months / last month?

Travelling
Could you tell him will he be back in the office
Could I take a message I’ll call back then
I don’t think he’ll be back until Could you say that again
tomorrow morning

A : Could I speak to Mr. Vaswani, please?

B : I’m afraid he’s not in the office this morning (1) —————?
A : Yes, please. (2) —————— Mr. Chowdri phoned?
B : I’m sorry. (3) —————, please? I’m afraid it’s a bad line.
A : Yes, it is. Isn’t it? The name’s Chowdri. C-H-O-W-D-R-L.
B : Thank you, Mr. Chowdri.
A : When (4) ——————?
B : (5) ———————
A : Tomorrow morning ? Ok, (6) ——————.
B : Thank you, Mr. Chowdri. I’ll tell him you called. Goodbye.
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Requests
Read the situation and choose the correct phrase to complete the request.
1. You’re having something to eat at a friend’s house.
Ask him to pass you the salt.

Do you mind / Can you pass me the salt?

2. You’re in a newsagent’s and you want to buy a magazine.

What do you say?

Do I / Can I buy this magazine?

3. A work colleague lives next to the post office.

Ask her to post a letter for you.

Could you possibly / would you mind posting this letter for me?

4. You really need to take a day off work tomorrow.

Ask your boss.

I wonder if I could / Do you think you could take the day off tomorrow?

5. You’re in a train carriage and it’s very hot.

Ask the lady opposite to you if it is OK to open the window.

Would you mind if I / Do you think I could opened the window?

6. You’re late and need a lift to the station.

Ask your friend if she can take you.

Do you / Could you give me a lift to the station?