Exercise 12. Cloze Test

Listen to the recording of the text entitled Mrs. Lambert and fill in the blanks with one or more words:

Mrs. Lambert lived in a small town in the... of England. She didn't work, as she was... years old. Her... had just died, so now she was..., but she was a... woman who had many....

She also had three children, two... and a son. Her elder daughter..., who was twenty-five, lived.... Kate was very... her mother, petite and lively. She had married... and already had two children aged three and five. She..., as the children... all her time. Her husband... was a doctor who worked at the... hospital. Although they were very..., Kate and Matthew... their life together as a family and often... the children to their grandmother's.

Mrs. Lambert's younger daughter Sonya was studying... in Australia. She was the... type and at eighteen had... to go and live in Sydney with her boyfriend. She wrote home... and her parents were pleased to hear that she was... and planning to become a dance teacher.

The... of Mrs Lambert's children was Robin, aged thirty-two, who lived in Canada. He and his wife Jenny had... there five years ago and now had two children. Robin and Jenny were both university.... They loved the... open spaces of the Canadian prairie and in their spare time often went... in the mountains. They were lucky, as they were often able to come back to England for conferences, which... that the children were able to visit their grandmother.

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USE OF VOCABULARY

AND APPLIED GRAMMAR

Key Words and Phrases

Vocabulary	Definition	Example
alike	having a similar appear­ance	The two girls are very much alike.
ambition	desire to achieve smg., goal in life	His ambition is to become an ambassa­dor.
apply for	to request	Recently he applied for a scholarship at the University of Sheffield.
attractive i	good looking (of a woman)	Heather is an attractive woman of the same age as Mark.
come true	to actually happen	He is smart and hard working and his dreams may very well come true.
contribute to	to be of value for	Studies abroad would greatly contribute to the success of his future career.
cottage	a small house, usually in a rural location	John had a comfortable cottage in the countryside.
department	a division in an organisa­tion	She was a student in the Chemistry De­partment.
detached C house	arouse not attached to any other	Detached houses are more expensive to buy.
divorced	somebody whose marriage has been legally ended	Bill and Rebecca are divorced now.
do well	to be successful, achieve good results	Both children are doing very well at school.
double glaz­ing	windows with two layers of glass, to provide heat and sound insulation	In winter houses in Britain used to be rather cold, since many did not have double glazing and tended to be draughty.
draughty	poorly insulated against currents of air from outside	In winter houses in Britain used to be rather cold, since many did not have double glazing and tended to be draughty.
earn (much, little);^1.	to be paid for work done	What does Maria's mother have to do to earn enough money?
enjoy*"	to like doing smg.	She enjoys knitting and embroidery.
enthusiastic	strongly in favour of...	My brother is enthusiastic about this idea.

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' £	r->g>-—-------------- 1.,,...,. extra r'	additional, more than usual	Maria's mother has to teach extra classes at the local technical college to make ends meet.
^v? -^	fond of '\\ffrx, ak	to like very much	Jill is fond of riding.
	^1 ' T ■■ - full-time/part-time job	a job occupying the full normal working week/part of the normal working week	Mark Thomas has a full-time job with the local water company. Heather decided-to take a part-time job in order to help to support the family.
	get married	to marry somebody	Would you like to get married one day? Would you like to marry someone from another country?
•j >	good at	able to do something well	The children are good at languages.
St	hamJsome	good-looking (of a man)	Mark is very handsome.
	hard-working	someone who willingly works hard	He is smart and hard-working and his dreams may very well come true.
	indifferent	uninterested, unenthusi-astic	He seemed rather indifferent about the result of the match.
	keen	enthusiastic	He is a keen player.
	keen on	enthusiastic about,-to enjoy doing smg.	My brother is keen on drawing.
	leave school	to finish school; no longer to attend school	This year she is leaving school.
	look forward to	to anticipate with pleasure	Maria is looking forward to getting a well-paid job.
	look like	to have a similar appear­ance	The two girls look like their father.
	look older/ younger than..	to appear to be older/younger than...	His hair is grey but he doesn't look a day older than thirty-six. His wife Olha is two years older than him but she looks younger.
	married	s.o. who has a husband/ wife	Is your sister single or married?
mother tongue	a language learnt from childhood	Their mother tongue is Ukrainian.
>	named after	to be given the same name as s.o.	The youngest boy in the family is Mark, who is named after his father.
	not far from	near to	We live not far from our parents, so we often visit them.
	outdoors	in the open air	They like to spend their leisure time out­doors.
	pretty	attractive (of a woman)	She is quite pretty with long dark hair and blue eyes.

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provide for	to look after s.o.	The parents were keen to provide well for their children.
resemble	to look like	The son resembles his father.
responsible for.	to be obliged to do smg.	Most people are responsible for the up­keep of their homes themselves.
save (money, time, energy, etc)	to conserve, avoid losing	In order to save energy they sometimes have secondary glazing installed, which makes the rooms draught-proof.
semi­detached house	a house attached to another on one side	Semi-detached houses are very common in England.
short of money/time etc.	having insufficient money etc.	The family is a bit short of money at pre­sent.
single	unmarried yp/xb.	Is your sister single or married?
slender	slim and graceful	The swan has a long, slender neck.
slim	of slight build (not fat)	If you are slim enough, you can edge your way from the sink to the refrigerator and from the fridge to the cooker.
speak (a foreign language) fluently	to speak very well, without hesitation	They can also speak Russian fluently.
studying to be	studying with the aim of becoming...	Maria is studying to be a manager.
support	1) to provide what s.o. needs yw 2) to have a favourite foot­ ball team	She decided to take a part-time job in order to help to support their children. Which football team does Robert sup­port?
upkeep	maintenance, looking after	Most people are responsible for the up­keep of their homes themselves.

Exercise 1.

Complete the words to match the definitions given:

1. experience with joy and pleasure

2. good-looking (of a man)

3. slender

4. a house not attached to any other house

5. additional

6. in the open air

7. having a husband or wife

8. provide for

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Exercise 2.

Match the following phrases with their definitions:

1. to be fond of

2. to provide for

3. to look younger

4. to do well

5. to be looking forward to

6. to be named after

7. a full-time job

8. to be enthusiastic about

a) to appear to be younger

b) to be very keen on

c) to love/like very much

d) work occupying the entire working week

e) to be given the same name as somebody else

f) to achieve good results

g) to look after someone h) to await expectantly

Exrecise 3a.

Match each word or phrase in Section A with one of a similar meaning in Section B:

	A	B
1.	extra	a) to love/like very much
Q/2.	to be fond of	b) to lack
3.	to be looking forward to	c) additional
4.	to be short of	d) to take pleasure in
5.	to look like	e) to anticipate keenly
6.	to support	f) to resemble
/)7.	not far from	g) to provide for
8.	to be happily married	h) near to
9.	keen	i) to love one's husband/wife
10.	to enjoy	j) enthusiastic

Exercise 3b.

Match each word or phrase in Section A with one of an opposite meaning in Sec­tion B:

1. full-time

2. keen

3. handsome

4. outdoors

5. far from

6. to spend

7. married

8. to love

B

a) indoors

b) part-time

c) single

d) indifferent

e) unattractive

f) near to

g) to save h) to hate

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Exercise 4.

Complete the sentences with words selected from the list below:

1) Mary works as a shop assistant but she is not satisfied with her....

2) My son left... three years ago.

3) Nancy decided to get... as soon as possible.

4) My brother is enthusiastic about....

5) This young man doesn't... much.

6) To have sufficient money to live on my father teaches... classes.

7) Jill is fond of riding, so she spends a lot of time....

8) We live not far from our..., so we often visit them.

9) His dream is to work for a building....

10) Nick is an excellent student and he spends a lot of time in the....

married; earn; job; grandparents; school; library; football; company; outdoors; extra

Exercise 5.

Complete the following sentences, expressing your own ideas:

1. I would like to buy a cottage....

2. She looks much younger....

3. Nora and Helen are very much....

4. Jane can't afford to buy a detached house, so she will buy....

5. My cousin lives not far from....

6. Nick's dream is to get....

7. He spent seven years studying to be....

8. Steve is enthusiastic about....

9. She is glad to have....

10. I am looking forward to....

11. My mother teaches extra classes in....

Exercise 6.

Insert appropriate prepositions:

a) Jane is... the same age as Linda.

b) She is doing very well... school.

c) Every mother is fond... her children.

d) Is he really happy... his present job?

e) My brother is keen... drawing.

0 To be short... money is rather unpleasant.

g) We are looking forward... our holidays in Spain.

h) It is inconvenient to live so far... the University.

i) We use this room... reading and writing.

j) Maria is always ready... her practical classes.

k) She has a flat... her own.

1) To be a good athlete, you should do a lot... training.

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Grammar

Study the word patterns given and note the spelling:

a) study - studies family - families many - marries city - cities

b) enjoy-enjoys holiday - holidays buy - buys key - keys

c) make - making write - writing give - giving dance - dancing

Personal Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives/Pronouns

Subject	Object	Poss. Adj. (with noun)	Poss. Pron. (without a noun)
I 4fr	me	my	mine
he	him	his	his
she	her	her	hers
it	it	its	its
we &P	us	our	ours
you r i	you	your	yours
they	them	their	theirs

Exercise 7.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate personal pronouns:

Pattern: ^Jp^-fig^ii^Bpipesn't like me.

1. She likes him, but... doesn't like....

2. We like them, but... do not like....

3. They like her, but... does not like....

4. You like me, but... don't like....

5. He likes us, but... don't like....

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Exercise 8.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive adjectives:

:3|atter^^Hbve^:i^*^p|S

1. Nick visits... friends.

2. Ann walks with... dog.

3. Helen and Arthur help... mother.

4. We clean... flat.

5. You like... garden.

Exercise 9.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns:

1. Give me my pencil, please. This is not....

2. Jill often visits Sue. She is a friend of....

3. We like your house. Our house is not so comfortable as....

4. They apologized, but it was my fault, not....

5. Richard has got a big collection of books at home. My collection is not so big as....

Exercise 10.

Use the appropriate possessive adjectives/pronouns:

1. I saw (her, hers) son at the theatre yesterday.

2. Who does that textbook belong to? It is (my, mine).

3. I have left my dictionary at home. Can you lend me (your, yours)?

4. (Their, theirs) answers were very good.

5. (Your, yours) flat is much better than (our, ours).

6. Whose books are those? Are they (my, mine) or (your, yours)?

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Verbs: Present Simple Tense

Positive Form

	to be	to have	other verbs
I	am/'m	have/' ve	go	live
he/she/it	is/'s	has/'s	goes	lives
we/you/they	are/'re	have/'ve	go	live

Negative Form to be

I	am not/'m not
he/she/it	is not/isn't
we/you/they	are not/aren't

To have

I he/she/it we/you/they

have not/haven't has not/hasn't have not/haven't

have not got/haven't got has not got/hasn't got have not got/haven't got

do not have/don't have does not have/doesn't have do not have/don't have

Other verbs

I	do not go/don't go
he/she/it	does not go/doesn't go
we/you/they	do not go/don't go

I	do not live/don't live
he/she/it	does not live/doesn't live
we/you/they	do not live/don't live

Exercise 11.

Read the following sentences. Form two or three questions from each of them:

Pattern: Mark works for the local v£afccompany.

Does Mi&%ork for the local wa^||ompanj01 Who works for the lbcal water col^^tiy? Where does Mark work?

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1. Heather works as a computer operator.

2. She decided to take a part-time job in order to help to support their children.

3. Edward studies French and German.

4. Eleanor likes dancing and ballet.

5. Mark and Heather spend all their spare time with their children.

Exercise 12.

Match the answers with the questions:

1.	How old is Robert?	a) Edward does.
2.	Is Mark Thomas happy with his job?	b) There are four of them.
3.	Who likes playing football very much?	c) She is fond of ballet.
4.	How many children are there in the family?	d) She is a computer operator.
5.	What is Heather's occupation?	e) Of course he is.
6.	What does Eleanor like?	f) He is nine.

Exercise 13.

Make up questions to match the answers given below:

1. Edward? He's still at school.

2. Of course. He likes to talk to people.

3. Oh yes, Eleanor is a girl of many talents.

4. She always takes the children there in the car.

5. Of course they are.

6. They like spending their spare time together.

7. No, Heather does practically all of it.

Exercise 14.

Working in pairs, ask your partners questions about:

a) their family

b) their house or flat

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Verbs: Past Simple Tense

Positive Form

	to be	. to have	other verbs
I he/she/it we/you/they	was was were	had had had	went went went	lived lived lived

Negative Form to be

I

he/she/it

we/you/they

was not/wasn't

was not/wasn't

were not/weren't

to have

I he/she/it we/you/they

had not/hadn't had not/hadn't had not/hadn't

did not have/didn't have did not have/didn't have did not have/didn't have

other verbs

I	did not go/didn't go
he/she/it	did not go/didn't go
we/you/they	did not go/didn't go

I	did not live/didn't live
he/she/it	did not live/didn't live
we/you/they	did not live/didn't live

Exercise 15.

Read the following sentences. Form one question from each sentence, trying to use a variety of question words.

Pattetti.l^^me.Was^Londonillll^^J

-vSpas Afeipn Londo^|aii^^^5^""

or: Who was in London last year? Where was Anne last year? When was Anne in London?

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Pattern 2: John had a comfortable cottage in the counffyside|j

Did John hay||a^comfor^le ^S^^e^^^'lpunt^ide?

or: Who had a comfortable cottage in the countryside? What did John have in the countryside? What kind of cottage did John have in the countryside? Where did John have a comfortable cottage?

Pattern 3: Sue lefi-liome ten mitiutes ag<$Jjy

Did Sue leave home ten minutes agcjfe

or: Who left home ten minutes ago? When did Sue leave home?

1. Arthur read an interesting article yesterday.

2. Jane worked in New York when she was 18.

3. Nigel began to be interested in healthy eating 5 years ago.

4. All my friends were downstairs in the canteen.

5. He looked very tired after his lectures.

6. Carla wrote her report about the experiment in half an hour.

7. Tom was at work on Monday.

8. We spent our holidays in Italy last year.

9. Ann did a lot of work on her research last month. 10. My father knew a lot of funny stories.

Exercise 16.

Discuss the following topics in pairs:

a) a member of your family

b) what you did at the weekend

c) what you remember about your childhood

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Verbs: Future Simple Tense

Positive Form

I	W\w k	V** Vv*%k N	v*Jb**x \«W k
I he/she/it we/you/they	will/'II be will/Tl be will/Tl be	will/Tl have will/Tl have will/Tl have	will/Tl go will/Tl go will/'ll §o	will/Tl live will/Tl live will/Tl live

Negative Form

	to be	to have	otherverbs
I he/she/it we/you/they	will not/won't be will not/won't be will not/won't be	will not/won't have will not/won't have will not/won't have	will not/won't go will not/won't go will not/won't go	will not/won't live will not/won't live will not/won't live

Note: The use of shall instead of will is now quite rare, except to form questions, when shall is required in the first person singular and plural.

Exercise 17.

Study these example sentences, then compose sentences of your own, using the Fu­ture Simple Tense:

a) 1.1 don't think he'll make a good scientist.

2. You'll pass your exams successfully.

3. He'll probably be late for the concert.

b) 4. This bag is very heavy. I'll carry it for you.

5. They won't come with me.

6. I'll tell her the truth at last.

c) 7. Shall I read this sentence again?
8. Shall we go to the cinema?

Note: We often use I'm going to or Present Continuous Tense forms to talk about the future. For example, we say that something is going to happen. This is usual when we talk about plans, decisions and intentions.

e.g. I'm going to spend Christmas in Coventry. I'm spending Christmas in Coventry.

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When are you going to have your car repaired? When are you having your car repaired?

I'm going to play tennis on Friday. I'm playing tennis on Friday.

Exercise 18.

Enter the appropriate verb forms in the blanks. Use the verbs shown in the table.

write	meet	buy	see	play
be	get	go	waste	have

1. Tom... up early every morning.

2. Shakespeare... "Romeo and Juliet".

3. I... a holiday a month ago.

4. Ted and Mary... always late for dinner.

5. Frank... a new car for his wife.

6. We didn't... him in the garden.

7. They first... in April.

8. 8.He usually... to Spain in summer.

9. Jill... a lot of time waiting for her friend to come. 10. He... tennis very well.

Exercise 19.

Change the following statements into questions beginning with the question words given:

1. I'll go to the Institute in the morning. (Where? When?)

2. My friend usually wakes up at 6. (Who? When?)

3. They got to work by bus. (How?)

4. We had three lessons a day. (How many? Who?)

5. Margaret always has dinner at home at three o'clock. (Who? What? When?)

Exercise 20.

Use an appropriate form of the phrase "there+to be":

1.... a kitchen and a bathroom in our flat.

2. In the dining-room... a big window with brown curtains.

3. In Mr. Wilde's bedroom... two beds and a dressing-table.

4.... a lot of furniture in their flat.

5.... some magazines and a telephone on this little table.

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6. In the left hand corner... a piano.

7.... some flowers in the vase.

8.... some nice water-colours on the walls of his room.

9. Near the wall... a sofa, a bookcase and a coffee table.
10.... two windows in the sitting-room.

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