UNIT 7: GRAMMAR

A Circle the correct word or phrase.

1 I love this time in evening / the evening when the sun is going down.
2 People play cricket / the cricket in South Africa, Australia and Sri Lanka.
3 It's too far to walk so I think I'll catch bus / the bus.
4 Jane had to go home from school because she had a headache / the headache.
5 The robber was sent to prison / the prison for a total of three years.
6 My cousin works as waiter / a waiter in a cafe near where we live.
7 The underground doesn't run this late so we'll have to take a taxi / the taxi.
8 I like to listen to music / the music in my free time.
9 My favourite subject at school is chemistry / the chemistry.
10 Jazz music appeared in America in 1920s / in the 1920s.
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B Choose the correct answer. If no word is needed, choose ‘D’
1 Oh, I didn't tell you! We've got.................new English teacher.
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
2 Here's ..................DVD you asked to borrow.
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
3 We're out of...................coffee, so could you get some from the supermarket?
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
4 The prize is....................unique opportunity to travel the world!
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
5 It looks like...................glass in your bedroom window is cracked.
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
6 It's……………honour to be here this evening to speak to you.
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
7 There's.................good chance we'll be late for the meeting.
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
8 Reports are coming in of a major oil spill in.................Mediterranean.
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
9 I went to see the doctor because I'm finding it difficult to sleep at..................night.
A. a B. an C. the D. no word
10 Do you think that they'll ever send a manned mission to...................Venus?
A. a B. an C. the D. no word

C Circle the extra word in each line

Being in the news
1 The many people who appear in the news for the first time
2 find that a sudden fame has a negative effect on their lives.
3 The national press can be an unforgiving and the loss of
4 the privacy that comes with fame is an extra problem at a
5 difficult time. This is especially the case when a someone is
6 in the news because of a tragedy or the serious crime. Just
7 at the moment when you are under a most stress, you find
8 microphones and the cameras in your face. The media have
9 a responsibility to inform the public, but an innocent people
 10 are often hurt by the demand for the scandal.

D Complete using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1 The clothes you bought me for my birthday are/ were (be) wonderful!
2 It turned out that the information we had received was (be) wrong.
3 My new jeans are (be) in the wash and I wanted to wear them tonight.
4 The luggage on a plane takes (take) up a lot of room.
5 Your hair looks (look) really nice and shiny.
6 I could tell by the look on her face that the news wasn’t (not I be) good.
7 Oh, no! My money is (be) in my other jacket!

E Find ten mistakes in this passage and correct them.

Newflash!
1 'We interrupt your usual schedule to bring you an/ some important news. We are
receiving
2 Informations/ information about a spaceship that has landed outside the White
House.The large
3 ship seems to be made of glasses/ glass. Reports say that a short time ago aliens came
out
4 of the craft. Eye-witnesses described them as short and said their clothes was/ were
made
5 of metal and their hairs/ hair was bright green. Strangely, one of them appeared to be
6 wearing a jean/ jeans . Much/many people said that they seemed to be friendly. The
President of the
7 United States is currently holding a meeting with the visitors in the hope that we can
8 exchange knowledges/ knowledge. Police advice are/ is to stay indoors and under no
circumstances
9 approach the spaceship. We will be back with another/ more news as soon as we can.
And
10 now, back to your usual programme, Gardening for Beginners.'

F Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1 Not many people came to the party. only
There were only a few people at the party.
2 The witness described the mugger to the police. a
The witness gave the police a description of the mugger.
3 There isn't much sugar left. a
There is only a little/ is not a lot of sugar left.
4 I am thinking of becoming a firefighter when I leave school. brigade
I am thinking of joining the fire brigade when I leave school.
5 We were shocked by the news and didn't know what to do. shocking
The news was shocking and we/ was so shocking that we didn't know what to do.
6 There aren't many good films out at the moment. only
There are only a few good films out at the moment.
7 I didn't eat much dessert because I'm on a diet. only
I only ate/ ate only a little dessert because I'm on a diet.
8 You have lots of hats! lot
What a lot of hats you have!

G Match to make sentences.

1 I'm quite busy so I've got............. A a little time to talk to you now.
2 Happily, we have had............. B a few people recycle their rubbish.
3 My dad just got a good job so we C a few complaints from hotel guests
have……. recently.
4 Pollution is improving now that........ D little money for luxuries.
5 My mum has lost her job so we have…….. E few people recycle their rubbish.
6 My lesson's been cancelled so I've got…… F very few complaints from hotel guests
7 It's a shame that.............. recently.
8 Unfortunately, we have had............. G a little money for luxuries.
H very little time to talk to you now.

1-H 2-F 3-G 4-B 5-D 6-A 7-E 8-C

H Choose the correct answer.
1 If you have.................time at the end of the exam, check your answers.
A. few B. a few C. little D. alittle
2 Give me................minutes and I'll be ready.
A. few B. a few C. little D. alittle
3 We've only got................milk left so get some when you go shopping.
A. few B. a few C. little D. alittle
4. Just practice every day and you'll soon be able to play the piano.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
5. We were disappointed that……………of the members came to the youth club party
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
6. Sprinkle …………. sugar on the strawberries.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
7 I suppose now I'm 43,1 have..............hope of playing football for England.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
8 Could you help me with................exercises I don't understand?
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
9 There's..................coffee left, if anyone wants some.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
10 Becoming an astronaut is so demanding that...............people manage it.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
11 I'll meet you in half an hour - I've got..............e-mails to write first.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
12 Many people feel there's...............point in voting, even in a general election.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
I Write an article in each gap where necessary. If an article is not necessary, write a dash
(-).

Ray: Hello?
Sandy: Hi. Is that Ray? It's (1)…- …… Sandy.
Ray: Oh, hi! How was (2) …the…….film?
Sandy: Great! We took (3) ……a…… taxi to (4) ……the…… cinema and (5) …the…
taxi driver got lost, so we almost missed (6) ……the…… start. What about you? What
did you do (7) ………-… last night?
Ray: Oh, I just stayed at (8) ……--… home. I listened to (9)………-… musicfor a while
and then watched (10) ……the…… news.
Sandy: Oh, yes? So what's happening in (11) …the…… world?Anything I should know
about?
Ray: Well, I know you don't like (12) …-…… politics, but there was (13) ……an……
interesting report on (14) ……-…… Asia. It gave me (15) …a…… few ideas for (16)
……the…… geography essay we were talking about (17) …the…… other day.
Sandy: Ah, right. Anything else?
Ray: Nothing important. Just that (18) ……the… lead singer of your favourite band is
getting married - to (19) …an…actress, (20) ……the…… one who was in that film ...
Sandy: What?! Why didn't you tell me? I have to check this out on (21) ……the……
Internet! See you at (22) ……-……school tomorrow. Bye!
Ray: Okay. Bye.

J Rewrite the sentences correctly, adding articles where necessary.

1 We went to the theatre last night and saw a great play, although some of acting was a bit poor.
2 Give me a ring tomorrow before I go to work and we'll arrange to meet at the office.
3 The Prime minister told a reporter that the government wanted to pass a law banning hunting.
4 I asked the hotel manager where the pool was and she directed me to the seventh floor.
5 They said on the news on the radio that Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii,
could erupt again.
6 The car has revolutionised transport and is absolutely vital to the economy of most countries.
7 The judge read the jury's verdict aloud and then sentenced the accused to five years in prison.
8 A Job in the media can be quite stressful because of the pressure you are under to do things on
time.
9 Very few people in the 19th century went to school or university and most started work at a
very young age.
10 I have a little free time since I gave up karate, so I'm thinking of trying a new hobby, like
learning a musical instrument.
Unit 8: VOCABULARY

Topic vocabulary in contrast

A Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
1 John Sanders, MP,……………. denied any involvement in the scandal when asked about
it yesterday.
2 The politician…………… refused to say more when questioned by reporters this morning.
3 Johnny Depp rarely.............accepts invitations to do interviews.
4 Johnny Depp…………… (has) agreed to appear at a press conference to promote his latest
film.
5 Did you see the newspaper…………… headline(s) this morning?
6 If you give every paragraph of your report a heading …………… it'll be easier to read.
7 Living Today has got a special…………… feature this month on healthy diets.There are
interviews with nutritionists, menus, recipes, and loads of other things too.
8 There's an interesting…………… article in the paper about the Constitution of the
European Union.
9 I generally trust what I hear on the news, but rarely believe anything I read in the
…………… press
10 The…………… media involve print journalism,TV, radio and even electronic forms of
communication such as the Internet.
11 We interrupt this programme to bring you an urgent…………… newflash
12 And we'll be back with our regular…………… bulletin at seven o'clock.

B Circle the correct word or phrase.

1 It's a great computer programme / program once you get the hang of it.
2 I hate tabloid / broadsheet newspapers; they're just full of gossip, scandal and lies!
3 As a journalist / columnist for a local paper, you don't have to interview people or attend
events. You just have to express your opinions about the issues of the day.
4 There's a great talk / quiz / game show on BBC1 tonight. Contestants have to race through a
supermarket as quickly as they can, filling up their trolleys as they go.
5 On some TV channels, an announcer I a commentator tells you what the next programme
is going to be.
6 Join us at half past nine for a live broadcast/channel of the State Opening of Parliament.

Phrasal verbs
C Write one word in each gap.
1 Please do not turn.. over your examination papers until you are instructed to do so.
2 I had to fill in so many forms. It took me hours!
3 I'd like everyone here to…put.. forward as many suggestions as possible.
4 There was a guy in the street…handing/giving….. out free tickets to that new quiz
show.
5 He…made….. out that he'd worked in children's TV, but in fact he's never been near a TV
studio!
6 Could you…look….. up her number in the phone book?
7 She…stands….. out as one of the finest contemporary British novelists around at the
moment.

D Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning
to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
 1. Her latest bestseller was published last month. out
Her latest bestseller……came out/ was brought out……….. last month.
2. That story's not true, is it? up
You……made that story up/ made up that story…….., didn't you?
3. The programme starts at half past six. on
The programme……comes on/ is on…………..at .....half past six.
4. The documentary didn't really explore why the rainforests are being cut down. into
The documentary didn't really…………go into……………..why the
rainforests are being cut down.
5. I had a quick look at the magazine in the dentist's waiting room. through
I………flicked through the magazine…….. in the dentist's waiting room.
6. I don't think we need to mention that now. up
I don't think we need to………bring that up………….. now
7. Your lies don't fool me! through
I can……see through………… your lies!.

Phrases and collocations

E Choose the correct answer.

1. It's not always easy to ………the 6. J. K. Rowling has an enormous
difference between fact and opinion. influence on children's literature.
A make C say A had Cdone
B do D tell B given Dset
7. I could spend hours………the Internet!
2. The debate will ………place tonight.
A surfing C sailing
A be C take
B diving D swimming
B have D make
3. In my………, freedom of the press 8. They said………the news that the price
must of petrol is goingup again.
be maintained. A from C on
A mind Csight B in D at
B view Dthought 9. The issue………question is more
complex than youthink.
4. Media mogul Ronald Morduck has A from C on
……… control of another tabloid. B in D at
A made Cgiven
B found Dtaken 10. Watch………for words like 'so-called' in
articles as they express the writer's bias.
5. They………a description of the robber A about C over
on CrimeTime and it sounded like you! B around D out
A made C said
B told D gave

Word patterns
F Each of the words in bold is incorrect. Rewrite them correctly.
1. He's been described by several critics for our greatest living poet……as….
2. I think you've confused tabloids by broadsheets……with……….
3. Do you believe about telepathy? ………in…….
4. There's no point of trying to get an interview with him. He never does interviews! ……
in……….
5. According from this report, scientists have discovered a new planet………to…….
6. The facts in this article don't correspond about my own experience at all………with….

G Water has damaged part of this text about an anouncement. Read it and decide what
you think each of the original words was. Write the words in the blank spaces.

The announcement
1 to
The editor sent an e-mail every journalist on the news desk
announcing there would be an emergency editorial meeting at 2 that

one o'clock. I had heard the problems the paper was facing and I 3 about

heard one of my colleagues that the paper might be going to 4 from

5 to
close. Whatever it was, it was likely be bad news. At the meeting,
the editor told us to tell anyone else yet, but the paper had been 6 not
taken over by Ronald Morduck. He said he had only been informed
7 of/ about
the decision that morning. We were all so surprised the 8 by/ at
news that nobody knew what to say. I made a comment a
colleague that it was time to start looking for a new job.The editor heard 9 ..to

this, and finally managed to persuade us not quit until we had 10 to

seen what changes would be made.

Word formation
H Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
necessary.
1 Why do press photographers think they can turn up at a celebrity's house completely
…unannounced.. (ANNOUNCE)?
2 How many means of…communication…. (COMMUNICATE) do you use on a regular
basis?
3 Could you write an……editorial……. (EDIT) for the next issue of the school magazine?
4 You have to have a sense of……humour…. (HUMOUR) to work on children's TV!
5 There's an……unwritten…. (WRITE) rule on tabloid newspapers that the truth always
takes second place to a good story.
6 When Jill was at……secondary……. (SECOND) school she used to dream of being a DJ
on local radio.
7 Are you thinking of a career in…journalism…. (JOURNAL)?
8 You don't actually get a lot of……information…(INFORM) from a news report on radio
or TV.

I Complete the text by changing the form of the word in capitals.

Politics on TV

I love watching (1) ………………….DISCUSSION programmes, and I love politics, so you'd

think I'd enjoy watching (2) …………………. POLITICIANS being interviewed on TV. But I
don't. All too often, (3) …………………. JOURNALISTS ask them the most (4)
…………………. RIDICULOUS questions, and, when they do get an interesting question, I sit
there watching in (5) …………………. (DISBELIEF) as some of the most (6) ………………….
(POWERFUL) people in the country give totally (7) (UNCONVINCING) responses. It's as if they
don't care whether their reply is (8) …………………. (BELIEVABLE) or not. Often, they're very
poor (9)…………………. (COMMUNICATORS), and they're frequently even more (10)
…………………. (UNINFORMED) about key issues than I am. I don't expect them to be
particularly (11) …………………. (HUMOUROUS) - they are serious people, after all - but at
least they could say something interesting occasionally. It makes me want to stand for election
myself!
UNIT 7 and 8 REVIEW

A If a line is correct, put a tick (✔) next to the number. If there is an extra word in a line,
write it next to the number.
Quiz Show
1 few............. Last month, I wrote to a few local television station asking if
2 the............ they gave away the free tickets to any shows. A week later,
3 to................ they sent to me two tickets for a quiz show. I went with my
4 an............... best friend Angie last night. It was an excellent! The show
5 ✔.....................
is called Know Them Or Not? and contestants have to
6 a................. answer questions about a lots of different people in their lives,
7 ✔.................... like friends, relatives and colleagues.There are ten contestants

8 to start with but one of them gets knocked out at the end of
✔....................
9 into............ each round. I'd like to go into on a show like that one day
10 much...... but, for now, I'm much happy just to have been in the audience.

(1 mark per answer)

B Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
necessary.
11 Why can't………………(POLITICIANS) ever just say'yes'or'no'when they're
asked if they agree with something?
12 I was hoping this book would help me with my history project but in fact it wasn't very
……………… (INFORMATIVE).
13 My cousin Dan has kept a……………… (JOURNAL) since he was twelve years old.
14 Did you hear that……………… (ANNOUNCEMENT) on the radio about the water
shortage?
15 There's an……………… (UNWRITTEN) rule in our house about how late we can stay
up to watch TV.
16 I just stood there in ……………… (DISBELIEF) when I heard I'd been selected to go on
the quiz show.
17 The Internet is an incredibly powerful means of ……………… (COMMUNICATION).
18 I wouldn't describe the film as a comedy, but one or two scenes are mildly………………
(HUMOUROUS).

(1 mark per answer)

C Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
19 These two dictionaries are similar. little
There ………is little difference between……. these two dictionaries.
20 My first editor greatly influenced me. influence
My first editor……was/had a great influence on………. me.
21 They described the robber on the evening news. gave
 They……gave a description of…………. the robber on the evening news.
22 Robert Maxdochhasjust bought the newspaper. control
The newspaper is now…………under the control of………………. Robert Maxdoc!
23 You'll be wasting your time if you try to get tickets for that show. point
There………is no point( in )trying…………………. to get tickets for that show.
24 I believe that adverts do influence people's buying habits. view
It………is my view……………….that adverts do influence people's buying habits.
25 The prime minister will probably make a statement this afternoon. likely
The prime minister………is likely to make………. a statement this afternoon.
26 A programme about the royal family will be shown instead of Friends this evening. place
This evening, ………in place of……………. Friends,a programme about the
royal family will be shown.
27 The Hollywood star wouldn't say anything about the allegations. comment
The Hollywood star refused……………to comment on…………. the allegations.
(2 marks per answer)
D Use the words in the box only once to complete the sentences in Table A. The meaning
of the sentences in Table B will help you. There is one word you won’t need.
few • little • lot • lots • many • most • much • some

Table A Table B
28 How much informationdo we have at the
moment? asking about an amount
29 Only a few printjournalists manage to move
into television. describing a small amount
30 This magazine's got lots ofadverts in it. describing a large amount
31 I won some moneyon a quiz show once. describing an imprecise amount
32 There's little chanceof getting rich from starting
a website. describing a small amount
33 I think that most children'sTV programmes these describing a majority
days are educational.
34 There aren't many opportunitiesfor poets to get
published. describing a small amount

(1 mark per answer)

E Choose the correct answer.
35 The programme usually ………on at half 39 The tabloids completely....that
past eight. story about Bruce Willis. It's not true at all!
A looks C turns A stood out C made up
B does D comes B filled in D turned over
36 I saw the interview while I was 40 They were …….. out free tickets to the
…………. through a magazine at the concert to everyone in the shopping centre.
hairdresser’s A handing C carrying
A clicking C picking B holding D bringing
B flicking D ticking 41 We had the volume turned down, so I
37 Why did you have to bring that subject ….. couldn’t make ……. what they were talking
at dinner? about.
A up C over A up C in
B out D off B out D off
38 They mentioned it in the article but they
didn’t …………… into detail
A make C come
B take D go
(1 mark per answer)
Total mark: …………./50