S19 – VOCABULARY

1. Complete the sentences with the words in the list.

hilarious | tells | fun | played | get

1. Tom always __________

tells jokes but I don’t think he is funny.

2. You should meet Alice. She’s __________

hilarious – I always have such fun with her.

3. My schoolmates __________
played a joke on me and everybody laughed.

4. We didn’t have much __________

fun at the party, it was quite boring.

5. Did you __________

get the joke or are you laughing to make me happy?

2. Circle the correct words.

1. The teacher warned / persuaded the children not to get into trouble.
2. My parents expected / encouraged me to pass the exam, but I failed.
3. Can you encourage / remind Lara to answer my email?
4. You are not allowed / reminded to talk during the test.
5. I was warned / encouraged to play in the school football team.

3. Complete the text with the words in the list.

get | persuaded me | funny | hilarious | told me

My granddad is always telling jokes, but I don’t 1 __________

get them. Last week he 2 __________
persuaded
3 4 me
to listen to a new joke. I said that I didn’t want to, but he __________
told me it was hilarious
__________.
I laughed at the end, but it wasn’t 5 __________
funny at all! Poor granddad.

4. Complete the sentences with the phrases in the list.

allowed to get into trouble let breaks the rules

gets told off do what you are told gets punished behave well

1. When you’re allowed to do something, you get permission to do it.

2. When your teachers don’t __________________

let you do something, you can’t do it
without getting into trouble.
3. When you __________________,
do what you are told you do what’s expected of you.
4. When young children __________________,
behave well they act in a way that pleases other people.

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 5. When someone __________________,
gets punished they feel the consequences of what they’ve
done.

6. When someone __________________,

breakes the rules they’re doing something wrong.

7. When you __________________,

get into trouble you’re in a difficult situation.

8. When someone __________________,

gets told off another person speaks angrily to them.

5. Complete the conversations with the phrases in Exercise above. Use the correct form
of the verbs and make any other necessary changes.

0 A Did the thief get punished?

B Yes, of course. He’ll be in prison for three years.

1 A Did your brother __________________

let you borrow his tablet?
B No. I took it without asking him.

2 A What was that shouting?

B Luke __________________
got told off by Dad because he ran into the living room with dirty shoes on.

3 A Are you __________________

allowed to use your dad’s laptop without asking?
B No. I always have to ask first.

4 A Why can’t I see Tommy anymore?

B Because you always __________________
get into trouble when you’re with him.

5 A Your little sister is so nice. Does she always __________________?

behave well
B Only when she’s with other people. Otherwise she can be a pain.

6 A Nadia, go and do your homework.

B Mum, can I go out and do it tomorrow?
A No, Nadia. __________________!
Do what you are told

6. Complete the sentences with the words in the list.

get into trouble | what she’s told | behaves well | got told off | get punished

1. If I forget my homework I ____________________

get told off by the teacher. This usually means
extra homework!

2. You’ll ____________________
get punished if you talk in class.

3. My sister never does ____________________.

what she’s told

4. My little brother always ____________________

behaves well when we visit Grandma. She thinks he
is so polite.

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 5. I ____________________
got told off by my neighbours when I kicked my football into their garden.

7. Match the parts of the sentences.

1. Kate forgot her dad’s birthday. d

2. Cinema tickets are cheaper today. c
3. I was really tired when I got home. a
4. Bob and Joe got into trouble at school, didn’t they? e
5. Why did you get home so late? b

a. That’s the reason why I went to bed so early.

b. Because I missed the bus and I had to walk.
c. That explains why there is a long queue outside.
d. That’s why he looks upset.
e. That’s right. It’s because of their behaviour in class.

8. Read what the people say. Match each one with a verb from the list.
allow | encourage | expect | invite | persuade | remind | want | warn

1. ‘We think you should spend more time on your homework.’

-> expect
2. ‘Slow down. You’re going to crash.’ -> warn
3. ‘Don’t forget to watch the programme.’ -> remind
4. ‘OK, you can go to the party.’ -> allow
5. ‘You should definitely enter the talent show. You’re a really good singer.’ -> encourage
6. ‘Take me to the Ed Sheeran concert – please. I’ll be really good. I promise. You will! Oh,
thank you!’ -> persuade
7. ‘I’ve chosen you to play in the school tennis team.’ -> want
8. ‘Would you like to go to the cinema?’ -> invite

9. Read the story. Complete it with the words in the list.

as soon as | then | until | when | while

When I was a child, I was never really very interested in nature. 1 _______________
Then one day my
aunt gave me a book for my birthday. It was called Birding on Borrowed Time by a woman called
Phoebe Snetsinger. 2 _______________
When she gave it to me I was a little disappointed. It didn’t
seem very interesting, and I wanted a new game for my games console. My aunt made me

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promise to read it. So I did, and I loved it. It was so interesting.
3 _______________
While I was reading the book, I completely forgot about time. In fact, I didn’t do
4
anything else _______________ I’d finished it – no TV, no gaming, nothing. 5
until
_______________
As soon as I had finished the book, I went out and bought myself a pair of binoculars.
And that’s how my interest in birdwatching started.

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 S19 – GRAMMAR
1. Read the sentences and the information in brackets. Circle the correct words.
1. He’s not going to / won’t hire a DJ for the party. (plan)
2. I won’t get / I’m not getting permission to have a party. (prediction)
3. The science event is finishing / finishes at 6 pm. (fixed event)
4. We ’ll start / ’re starting our new school in July. (arrangement)
5. What time are you going / will you go home? (prediction)

2. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs.

1. We __________
won’t land (not land) on the moon in the next 10 years.
2. My friend __________
is having (have) a party next Saturday.
3. Hurry up! The bus __________
leaves (leave) in five minutes.
4. I __________
am not going (not go) to the football match. Sorry about that.

5. A __________
Will you __________
see (see) Ana later?
B Maybe about 7 pm but I’m not sure.

3. Write the question tags.

FILIP: You know Hanna, don’t you?
HUGO: Yes. She’s in Mrs West’s class, 1 __________________
isn’t she ? Why?
FILIP: That’s right. She’s invited me to her party. Are you invited?
HUGO: Yes, but I don’t want to go. You won’t say anything, 2 _____________________
will you ?
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FILIP: Okay, but you can go to cinema with me on Saturday, _____________________
can’t you ?
HUGO: Yes, I can, but you went to the cinema last week, 4 _____________________
didn’t you ?
FILIP: No, I went to a disco in town.
HUGO: I don’t like discos and the DJ was really bad, 5 __________________
wasn’t he ?
FILIP: He was okay.

4. Write sentences using I wish.

I am shy. (not so shy)
I wish I wasn’t so shy.
I don’t have enough free time. (more free time)
I wish I had more free time.
It rains all the time. (not rain)
I wish it didn’t rain all the time.
I live in a village. (city)
I wish I lived in a city.
I’m short. (taller)
I wish I was taller.

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5. Choose the correct words (second conditional)
1. If I had / would have a bit more time, I went / would go and see my friends tonight.
2. They would learn / learned more if they would listen / listened more carefully.
3. If my school would be / was a long way from home, I would have / had to take a bus.
4. He lent / would lend you his tablet if you asked / would ask him nicely.
5. If he was / would be really ill, he stay / would stay in bed.
6. I gave / would give you her address if I knew / would know it myself.

6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs using second conditional.
1. She would
_______________
like (like) you if you ________
were (be) nicer to her.
2. If his father didn’t
_________________
make (not make) him tidy his room, he _____________
would’t do (not do)
it.
3. If you ____________
could (can) have any present you want, what __________
would you ________
choose
(choose)?
4. I think it _____________
would be (be) a great party if the food _______________
was (be) better.
5. Who ________
would you ________
talk (talk) to if you ________
had (have) a really serious problem?

7. Complete the conversation with the words in the list.

Word list:
are called | aren’t called | ask | asked | offered | was asked | was called |
was offered | wasn’t asked | were asked | were you asked | were called

Dean: How was the job interview, Dora?

Dora: It was OK. There were ten of us. We 0 ___were asked______ to wait and then we 1
_____________
were called into into the interview room one by one.
Dean: What kind of questions 2 _________________?
were asked
Dora: First I 3 _________________
was asked the usual kind, but then they 4 __________________
asked really
strange ones.
Dean: Like what?
Dora: OK, here’s one: ‘You 5 __________________
were called Tom. How is your life different?’
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Dean: But you ___________________
weren’t called Tom. You’re a girl!
Dora: I guess it’s a way to see how creative I am.
Dean: Did they 7 ___________________
ask you why you want the job?
Dora: No, I 8 __________________
wasn’t asked that one.
Dean: Oh. So what happened after the interview?
Dora: Well, after an hour I 9 ___________________
was called back into the room. And I 10
_________________
was offered the job!
Dean: What?!
Dora: They 11 ___________________
offered me the job. I got it!

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8. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than
three words.
0. Someone found my wallet outside the school.
My wallet was found outside the school.
1. They make cars in that factory.
Cars are
___________________________
made in that factory.
2. They don’t charge you to use the computers.
You _________________________
aren’t charged charged to use the computers.
3. Nobody saw them leave.
They ____________________________
weren’t seen when they left.
4. People lose lots of umbrellas on London buses.
Lots of umbrellas _______________________________
are lost on London buses.
5. An American bought the painting.
The painting _______________________________
was bought an American.
6. They don’t cook the meals at the school.
The meals _____________________________
aren’t cooked at the school.
7. A famous architect designed the houses.
The houses ____________________________
were designed a famous architect.

9. Complete the sentences with the present simple passive or past simple passive form of
the verbs.
0. Every year, hundreds of films are made (make) in Hollywood.
1. It was interesting work, but she ______________
wasn’t paid (not pay) very much money.
2. Tigers ______________
aren’t found (not find) in Africa.
3. This novel ______________
was written (write) a hundred years ago.
4. Lots of new websites ______________
are designed (design) especially for small children.
5. When ______________
was the Mona Lisa ______________
painted (paint)?
6. In the US, the president ______________
is chosen (choose) every four years.
7. ______________
Were you ______________
asked (ask) to help with the party?
8. Why ______________
wasn’t permission given
______________ (not give) for the party?

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10. Complete the sentences with the present continuous passive or present perfect passive
form of the verbs.
1. For the last 30 years, the internet has been used (use) by people all over the world.
2. New machines ________________
are being designed (design) all the time.
3. Some jobs ________________
are being taken over (take over) by computers.
4. A lot of new medicines ________________
have been developed (develop) in the last 50 years.

5. At the moment, thousands of new cars ________________

are being built (build) around the world.
6. From January 1st until now, billions of mobile phone calls ________________
have been made (make).
7. This new plane ________________
has been tested (test) over 200 times.

11. Complete the sentences. Use the correct passive tense.

1. A dangerous prisoner _______________
has just been caught (just catch) by the police.

2. My wallet _______________
was found (find) on the bus yesterday – I’d left it there.
3. _______________
Is your computer _______________
being repaired (repair) right now?
4. The house _______________
hasn’t been painted (not paint) for 20 years.

5. The offices _______________

are cleaned (clean) at 8 pm.

12. Complete the sentences. Use the passive or the active form of the verbs.
1. ‘When ________________
was the man arrested (the man / arrest)?’ ‘Two days ago.’

2. My dog was afraid of the fireworks. When I found him he ________________

was hiding (hide) in a safe
place.
3. My smartphone ________________
has been stolen (steal)!
4. We ________________
were met (meet) by the school headmaster when we arrived.
5. The computers ________________
haven’t been used (not use) for days.

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 READING
Read the passage below and choose the best answers for the questions.

Culture shock is a process through which most people who enter a new culture pass through before
they adjust to life in their new environment. Psychologists tell us that there are several basic stages
that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new culture. This process, which helps
us to deal with culture shock, is the way our brain and our personality reacts to the strange new
things we encounter when we move from one culture to another.

Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon stage". This is the period of time when we first arrive in
which everything about the exotic culture is strange and exciting. We may be suffering from "jet
lag" but we are thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and
language, eating new kinds of food. This honeymoon stage can last for quite a long time because we
feel we are involved in some kind of great adventure.

Unfortunately, the next stage of culture shock can be more difficult. After we have settled down into
our new life, working or studying, buying groceries, doing laundry, or living with a home-stay
family, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, girlfriend,
boyfriend, pets, etc. All the little problems that everybody in life has seem to be much bigger and
more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture. This period of cultural adjustment can be
very difficult and lead to the new arrival rejecting or pulling away from the new culture. This
"rejection stage" can be quite dangerous because the visitor may develop unhealthy habits (smoking
and drinking too much, being too concerned over food or contact with people from the new culture).
This can, unfortunately lead to the person getting sick or developing skin infections or rashes, which
then makes the person feel even more scared and confused and helpless. This stage is considered a
crisis in the process of cultural adjustment and many people choose to go back to their homeland or
spend all their time with people from their own culture speaking their native language.

Moving on to the "adjustment stage", which takes place when you begin to realize that things are
not so bad in the host culture. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize that
you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still
difficult, but you are now a survivor!

The last stage can be called "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new
surroundings. You can cope with most problems that occur. You may still have problems with the
language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. If you meet someone from your
country who has just arrived, you can be the expert on life in the new culture and help them to deal
with their culture shock.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The biggest problems facing someone in a new culture

B. Warning of the difficulties newcomers may feel during the stages of culture shock.
 C. The definition of culture shock and its basic stages

D. Suggested solutions to overcome culture shock

2. According to the passage, when does culture shock occur?

A. When people experience unfamiliar cultures in another country

B. When people settle down into a new life in their home country

C. When people meet someone from their own country

D. When people are shocked at the intriguing features of their cultures

3. At which stage of culture shock do people suffer the most?

A. Honeymoon

B. Rejection

C. Adjustment

D. At ease at last

4. What does “exotic” mean in the 2 paragraph?

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A. familiar

B. interesting

C. alien

D. charismatic

5. Which of the following is not true, according to the passage?

A. People feel pleased and excited when they’re first exposed to a new culture.

B. In the second stage of culture shock, people may feel homesick for their own country.

C. During culture shock, people have to suffer from both mental and physical problems.

D. In the final stage of culture shock, people no longer have any problems in the host country.