ENGLISH III EXTRA GUIDE

1 Complete the sentences with a, an, the or 0 (no article).

1 Can you turn ……………………… television on? X-Factor is on in five minutes.
2 Jan’s got ……………………… new baby. She’s beautiful!
3 Do you enjoy studying ……………………… English?
4 I’d like to be ……………………… engineer when I’m older.
5 Come in! My dad’s in ……………………… kitchen. He’s cooking.

2 Write complete sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.
1 you/know/my friend Susie?
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

2 Jack/not work/on his computer/right now

………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

3 we/study/present tenses/this week

………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

4 I’m afraid /I/not understand/this homework

………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

5 your grandmother/stay/with you/at the moment?

………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

3 Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous form of these verbs.
go • have • stay • study • work

1 Our family ……………………… dinner together every evening. I think it’s important.
2 I ……………………… at my best friend’s house in the countryside this weekend.
3 At the moment, my cousin ……………………… at a college in England. He’s having a great time.
4 We ……………………… on holiday to Spain twice a year. We love hot countries!
5 My dad ……………………… in a bank in the city centre. He drives in every day.
4 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.
1 I really like my brother-in-law/stepbrother. I’m happy that my sister married him.
2 My mum married again and my new husband/stepfather is very nice.
3 Helen is a single/an only child and she doesn’t like it.
4 Brett and Beth aren’t very happy together. I think they’re going to get single/divorced soon.
5 My uncle has two children who are the same age as me – they're my sons/cousins5 Complete the
sentences with the correct noun form of the verbs given.
1 We asked the teacher for ……………………… (inform) about the new drama club.
2 We guarantee an ……………………… (improve) in your English.
3 My grandmother isn’t enjoying her ……………………… (retire). She says she’s bored.
4 Can you give me a ……………………… (describe) of your bag? What does it look like?
5 You need a lot of ……………………… (confident) to be an actor and perform in front of crowds of people.

6 Complete the sentences with words related to the stages of a person’s life.
baby • middle-aged • senior citizen teenager • young adult

1 My grandfather’s 70. He’s a ……………………… .

He’s retired and lives with his wife in Spain.
2 My aunt is 48. She’s a ……………………… woman.
She’s a teacher in a secondary school.
3 My cousin Mary is 25. She’s a ……………………… .
She wants to get married next year.
4 My sister’s 17. She’s a ……………………… .
She lives with my mum and stepfather.
7 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
Family life (1) ……………………… changing a lot these days.
In some countries, all the members of a family
(2) ……………………… in the same place, sometimes in the same home. However, in other countries, people often have to move
away from their home town to find a job when they are ready to start work. They get married and start (3) ……………………… family
away from their parents, and then their children do exactly the same thing. Grandparents sometimes live hundreds of miles
away from their grandchildren. Sometimes they are even in
(4) ……………………… different country! This can cause a lot of problems when people (5) ……………………… older. Sons and daughters
can’t help their parents when they are ill and they have to go into hospital or special homes. The grandparents are (6)
……………………… there to help with the grandchildren when they are young. Some parents have to send (7) ……………………… children
to special schools at a young age if they need to go to work. In many countries, this problem is getting worse (8) ………………………
people are worried that family life is never going to be the same again.

Reading
8 Read the article about a new kind of mobile phone. The headings are missing from the article. Choose from
the headings A–E the one which fits each gap.

1 ………………………
Mobile phones are an important part of our lives and most of us can’t imagine life without one. They keep us in contact
with friends and family at all times and when we have a problem we can call immediately for help. Now parents can buy a
special mobile phone for their four-year-old children. Is this a way to help protect our young children or is it a silly idea?
2 ………………………
The phone is called ‘My Moby’ and it looks like a toy, but it isn’t. It comes in many colours and young children love it. It
has five buttons and two of them call ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’. Of course, the parents control all the numbers in the phone and
the idea is that the child can call their parents when they want to. And of course the parents can call the child too.
3 ………………………
Many parents like the idea and they think it’s good for their children’s safety. For example, if they’re worried, the parents
can phone their child, and if the child gets lost, they can call home! They also think it’s a good idea if children learn how
to use modern technology like mobile phones.
4 ………………………
However, not everyone agrees that it’s a good idea and some people are angry about the idea. They think children today
are growing up too fast. They want to be like adults when they are very young and this isn’t good for them. They believe
that children need to enjoy their childhood and they think it’s a very bad idea to give a four-year-old a mobile phone.
They say it’s unnecessary and it can be dangerous for their health. They also say that young children don’t need a phone
because they are always with an adult.
5 ………………………
So, is it a good idea or not? Can phones be good for protecting our children or are they just good for the phone company?
What do you think? Send us your comments.

A Tell us what you think C Designed for children E Good for parents and their
B A new mobile phone D Do children need mobile phones? children

9 Read the article again and choose the best answers, A, B or C.

1 The writer says mobile phones
A are important for many people.
B protect young children.
C cause problems for many people.
2 The writer says
A My Moby is a silly idea.
B My Moby is a toy.
C children like My Moby.
3 The writer says children
A can call their parents with My Moby.
B can’t make calls with My Moby.
 C can call anyone with My Moby.
4 Many parents think My Moby
A will make them worry.
B will get lost.
C helps keep children safe.
5 Some people believe
A many children are angry.
B it’s important to enjoy childhood.
C children don’t like adults.
6 These people also believe that
A mobile phones can be bad for children’s health.
B young children need a mobile phone.
C young children don’t need adults.
7 The writer asks readers to
A protect their children.
B give their opinions.
C talk to their phone company.

UNIT 2
Grammar
10 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
1 you/do/What/last night/did?
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

2 go/did/on holiday/Where/last year/you?

………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

3 yesterday/you/Who/at the club/meet/did?

………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

4 you/on Friday night/did/go to bed/late/Why?

………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

5 get/you/to school/did/How/on Monday?

………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..

11 Complete the answers to the questions from Exercise 1 with the correct past simple form of the verbs
given.
1 I ……………………… (watch) a new film on TV.
2 We ……………………… (not go) anywhere.
3 I ……………………… (meet) James.
4 We ……………………… (have) a party for my mum.
5 I ……………………… (go) in the car with my dad.

12 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.
1 When I ……………………… (switch on) the TV, they ……………………… (talk) about a robbery.
2 When I ……………………… (get) home, I ……………………… (make) a sandwich.
3 As I ……………………… (pass) your house, I ……………………… (see) someone in your back garden.
4 I ……………………… (do) my homework when I ……………………… (hear) the news.
5 While they ……………………… (play), it ……………………… (start) to rain.

13 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

There isn’t a lot of serious crime in my town.
(1) Vandals/Vandalism is probably the biggest problem and a lot of it is graffiti. I suppose (2) thieves/theft is also a problem –
there’s a lot of (3) shoplifters/shoplifting in the supermarket. Sometimes (4) thieves/theft also steal cars. We don’t have many
other problems, although someone was arrested for breaking into a house. The
(5) burglar/burglary was caught when he was leaving through the window.

14 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete the text.

When the police (1) ……………………… a case, they normally look for evidence. If there’s no evidence, they can’t
(2) ……………………… anyone of the crime. They analyse the evidence carefully and when they are ready, they question the (3)
……………………… . They only (4) ……………………… that person when they think they can (5) ……………………… the case.
 1 A suspect B accuse C investigate
2 A charge B accuse C collect
3 A boss B detective C suspect
4 A charge B analyse C collect
5 A investigate B question C prove

15 Complete the sentences with these prepositions. There are two extra options.
across • down • for • in • into • out • up

1 I was cleaning my room yesterday and I came ……………………… an old diary.

2 Detectives are looking ……………………… two men in a black car.
3 Can you find ……………………… when the exam starts?
4 The police are looking ……………………… the theft of a computer from the school.
5 The stolen jewellery turned ……………………… in New York three years later.
16 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
1 I discovered that Mary and Roy are getting married.
I ……………………… Mary and Roy are getting married.

2 I walked through the park and saw your cat.

While I……………………… through the park, I saw your cat.

3 The police had no idea who stole the money.

The police couldn’t ……………………… who stole the money.

4 They’re arresting that old man for stealing money from a bank.
They’re arresting that old man because he ……………………… a bank.

5 My teacher is investigating the possibility of a trip to the science museum.

My teacher ……………………… the possibility of a trip to the science museum.
6 We were in the middle of a computer game and Jackie called.
Jackie called while we ……………………… playing a computer game.

7 After searching for an hour, Jane came across her wallet in the car.
After searching for an hour, Jane ……………………… her wallet in the car.

8 They drove home and stopped at the supermarket on the way.

They stopped at the supermarket when they ……………………… home.

UNIT 3
17 Are the underlined words countable (C) or uncountable (U)?
1 My brother’s very strange. He doesn’t like
chocolate! C/U
2 High school can be a very difficult time for
many teenagers. C/U
3 I learned an interesting piece of information from
a TV game show yesterday. C/U
4 I like Rita’s new furniture. I think it suits the flat
perfectly. C/U
5 If you’re going to the shop, can you get me a
carton of milk? C/U

18 Complete the sentences with relative pronouns. Write 0 if it is possible to leave out the pronoun.
1 That’s a mistake ……………………… people often make!
2 The Return of the King is a film …………………………..…... won a lot of awards.
3 Miss Franks is the teacher ……………………… first taught me English.
4 The film is about a couple ……………………… young son can speak four languages.
5 There are now houses in the fields ……………………… we played when we were children.

19 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the conversation.

A: Hello. I’d like to ask you (1) any/some questions about learning a language.
 B: Yes, of course.
A: Great … so how (2) much/many languages can you speak?
B: I can speak Italian and (3) a few/a little Spanish. I’m also learning English at school.
A: How often do you study English?
B: Three times a week.
A: And does the teacher give you (4) some/any homework?
B: Sometimes but we don’t get (5) much/many.
A: Thank you for your time.
20 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.
1 People from Egypt are ……………………… .
2 People in Thailand speak ……………………… .
3 People in Poland speak ……………………… .
4 People from Switzerland are ……………………… .
5 People from Japan are ……………………… .

21 Add the prefixes un-, in-, il-, ir- and im- to these words to make negative adjectives. Complete the
sentences with the adjectives. There are two extra words.
correct • formal • happy • legal • possible
regular • visible

1 Designers have invented clothes that can make you ……………………… . If you wear them, no one can see you!
2 I must memorise my list of ……………………… verbs for tomorrow’s test.
3 Lots of people download films but they forget that it’s ……………………… . You can get into trouble with the police.
4 He says he can speak 25 languages but I don’t believe him. That’s ……………………… !
5 I was a little ……………………… with my marks in the exam because I know I can do better.
/5

22 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the advice about studying.

How to learn new words

If you don’t understand a word, use a dictionary to
(1) translate/practise it into your own language.
It’s important to (2) memorise/translate new words. Write new words on cards or download a special app to help you remember
them. (3) Do/Make exercises in your school books to help you (4) practise/revise using new words. Don’t worry if you (5)
do/make a mistake – we learn through our mistakes!

23 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete the text.

Can dogs (1) ……………………… language? (2) ……………………… animal lovers believe that their doggy friends can understand
every word they (3) ……………………… to them,
but is this really true? It is more probable that dogs generally understand the way we say things and not the words (4)
……………………… we say. So, for example, we
can say ‘Walkies!’ and they get excited, but it’s not
(5) ……………………… word ‘Walkies!’ that they recognise, it’s the lift in our voice – the intonation. We can say another word with the
same intonation and they get excited again! However, there are (6) ……………………… types of dog that can understand separate
words. We can train these dogs to understand a lot of different words. There is one dog in Germany (7) ……………………… can
identify over 200 different toys. The owner says the name of (8) ……………………… toy and the dog finds the correct one from a big
group of toys. is shows that doggy brains can give meaning to language.

A understand B translate C listen

2 A Lots B Much C Many
3 A tell B say C give
4 A that B what C who
5 Aa B the C some
6 A few B any C some
7 A what B which C it
8 A some B a C an
 UNIT 4
24 Complete the dialogue with these words. There are two extra words.
already • ever • for • just • never
since • yet

A: Have you finished your homework (1) ……………………… ?

B: Yes. I’ve (2) ……………………… finished it.
A: Then let’s go! The others are (3) ……………………… at the water park.
B: OK. I can’t wait to go. I’ve (4) ……………………… been there before.
A: And I haven’t been there (5) ……………………… a long time. It’s going to be great!

25 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

(1) Have you seen/Did you see The Martian yet?
I (2) saw/have seen it last night and it was really good. The special effects were amazing. Sometimes I
(3) felt/have felt like I was in the film!
I (4) haven’t read/didn’t read the book so I can’t compare it to the film, but I (5) have liked/liked the film a lot. I’d recommend it
to anyone!
26 Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs given.
1 I ……………………… (be) to the doctor’s three times this week.
2 Jon can’t play tennis with us today. He ……………………… (hurt) his wrist.
3 My dad ……………………… (have) his old car for over ten years!
4 How long ……………………… you ……………………… (know) Emma?
5 ……………………… you ……………………… (read) this article on diets in the magazine? It’s really interesting.

Vocabulary
27 Complete the sentences with words for parts of the body.
1 The girl picked up the ring and put it on her ……………………… .
2 The dentist took out one of my ……………………… yesterday, but it didn’t hurt.
3 I wasn’t wearing any shoes when I dropped a heavy box on my foot and broke one of my ……………………… .
4 I'm wearing a scarf today because I've got a bad cold and a sore ……………………… .
5 Mel was lifting heavy furniture yesterday and she hurt her ……………………… .
/5

28 Complete the sentences with these words. There are two extra words.
ache • aid • attack • centre • killers
poisoning • waiting

1 I need to get some pain ……………………… for this headache.

2 You have to go to hospital if you get food ……………………… very badly.

3 We were in the ……………………… room for an hour before the doctor saw us.
4 Heart patients usually get pains in their chest, if they are having a heart ……………………… .
5 We learned how to do first ……………………… at school last term,

29 .Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Bird flu is an example of a virus/flu which can pass from birds to humans.
2 Leo’s throat is very pain/sore because of his cold.
3 I’ve got a pain/sore in my leg and it hurts when I walk.
4 Anna hasn’t got flu/virus; it’s just a bad cold.
5 Ben’s got a stomach ache/cough because he ate too many burgers at lunchtime!
30 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

Hi Tracy,

I (1) ……………………… heard from you for a long time. How are you? I’m not so well. I’ve been
ill (2) ……………………… a few weeks. There was a virus at school. Ten people in my class got it at the end of
March and then I (3) ……………………… coughing and I knew that I (4) ……………………… it too! I (5) ………………………
to the doctor, but he (6) ……………………… give me anything. He said I just had to rest. I’ve already watched
the new Pixar film on DVD this morning.
(7) ……………………… you seen it (8) ……………………… ? It’s very funny. Do you want to borrow it?
Please write soon. I’m really bored!

Best wishes,

Sara