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Discovering useful words and expressions

One: Complete the sentences with suitable words or expressions from the text.

1

I love going on walks and looking at plants. In fact, I think I'll study ______ at university.

2

He speaks Spanish with great _______

though he is not good at writing it.

3

The palace we are going to visit tomorrow ___________ the 19th century.

4

In the centre of the block of flats there is a small ________ where I can plant some flowers.

5

There are too many cars on the roads. I think there should be ____ restrictions on car

numbers. Two : Complete the paragraph with new words from the reading text.

The thought of another trip of thousands of miles on the high seas certainly did not ______ to me, but there was no other way to get the _____ to the ______ islands of the Pacific. We were unable to do any traveling across countries as there were too many __________ by many of the governments and we could not move freely across borders. We had so many _________ that they had to be _____ packed on the ship. There was not much room left for the crew.

These crowded conditions resulted in a lot of

________ and several fights. However, the worst part of the trip was sailing through a wild ____________ , in which the rain did not stop for two days. After three months at sea, we finally arrived and lowered the ______ in the harbor of our destination. We were dirty and had long beards, for we had no fresh water to wash in and we didn't _____ at all. What a sight we were!

Revising Useful structures

One :Rewrite these sentences using to or for with the indirect object.

1

Can you give me one kilo of ripe peaches?

_______________________________________________________

2

Send me your report on irrigation as soon as you've finished it.

___________________________________ ____________________

3

He showed me the weeds so that I wouldn't pull out his new seedlings.

_______________________________________________________

4

My cousin brought me some spears from Papua New Guinea.

_______________________________________________________

5

I buy my fish fresh seaweed every month as it's an important part of their diet.

____________________________________________________________________ .

6

Susan handed him the string so he could tie up the box.

__________________________________________________________________ .

Two :Complete the sentences using the -ing form or the infinitive of the verb as the object. Use the words in brackets to help you.

1

Barbara learned ____________ when her uncle came to visit her family last summer.

(ride / horses)

2

I enjoy _______________________, though I don't quite understand what they are about. (read / cartoons) 3

Jim and Mandy both denied ___________ .

(see / car key)

4

I expect __________________________ this year. (spend / holidays / France)

5

Charlie regretted ____________________ . (invite / Joseph / party)

6

Jack finally agreed __________________ . (apologize / broken spade) Three : Each sentence below contains one mistake. Find the mistake and correct it.

1

Could you begin by telling what you were doing at 9:30 on the evening of the 13th

April?

2

My parents suggested to postpone our visit to the pyramids because we didn't have enough time to see them before we left Egypt.

3

Please stop interrupting to me when I'm explaining something. 4

In the morning the hunter showed me the way how to get to the track down the mountain.

5

He admitted me that he had done something wrong.

6

I will report them the kind of monument we are planning to build for the soldiers.