Unit 7
Snizhana Horni
Grammar practice
A.
1. Can you lend me your dictionary, please? I really need it.
2. Ryan is eighteen months old. Now that he can’t walk, I have to watch
out for him all the time.
3. Roger can’t come to the park with us because he has a lot of studying
to do.
4. Frank must have bought a car. I saw him driving past my house this
morning.
5. «I’m surprised that John didn’t answer the door. I rang the doorbell
many times.» «He must have been sleeping»
6. Сan I play a game on your computer?
7. They can’t have walked all the way to town. It’s too far.
8. Can I have some more coffee, please?
9. They may not afford to rent a summer house this year, so they’ve
decided to go camping instead.
10. «I’ve got a temperature and a sore throat.»
«Oh, you must be feeling awful»
B.
1. Samantha must be asleep because there’s no light on in her room.
2. I might have passed the test but I’m not sure. I haven’t received the
results yet.
3. Can I use your phone? I need to make an urgent phone call.
4. Tom is a talented musician. He should win the competition.
5. You must have asked me first before you invited them.
6. Don’t make any plans for Tuesday because we may leave in the
morning. I’ll let
7. Martha shouldn’t have left. The lights in her house are on.
8. Mike leaves work at 3:00 p.m., so he would be home by now.
C.
1. There is a possibility that they won’t visit us at the weekend.
They might not visit us at the weekend.
2. I’m sure it wasn’t Tim who called you because I saw him outside.
It hasn't been Tim who you called because I saw him outside.
3. I think you’ll find the house easily, as the directions are quite clear.
The directions are quite clear, so you ought to find the house easily.
4. I suppose Bruce has gone to the dentist since he had a terrible
toothache.
Bruce has had to go to the dentist since he has a terrible toothache.
5. It’s frustrating when you can’t communicate with foreigners.
It’s frustrating when you aren't able to communicate with
foreigners.
6. Perhaps you didn't buy that watch from this shop.
You couldn't buy that watch from another shop.
7. Garry couldn't remember where he had put his wallet.
Garry was not able to remember where he had put his wallet.
8. Karen, I'd like you to help me with the washing up.
Karen, will you help me with the washing up?
Vocabulary practice
A.
1. We hadn’t paid the bill, so our water supply was cut off.
2. I’m afraid I’ll count on failing my exams if I don’t study harder.
3. I can never call on my brother for help in times of emergency.
4. The doctor told the diabetic patient to cut down on sugar.
5. The small boy’s mother ends up putting his food into small pieces to
enable him to eat it easily.
B.
1. I don’t have any cash on me, so I’ll have to pay you by cheque.
2. When I feel depressed, I’d like to sit by oneself and read a book.
3. The boys went across the lake by boat.
4. I picked up the wrong keys by accident and couldn’t get into the
office.
5. The villagers wouldn’t surrender, so the enemy soldiers took the
village by force.
6. The advertisement says that you can order the book either by phone
or by post.
7. I learnt the poem off by heart to say at our end-of-year celebrations.
8. Paul found the lost document completely by accident.
9. When my brother bought his new car, he travelled everywhere by road
only.
C.
Don’t give up hope!
The economic crisis facing many countries today has created
unemployment problems. Energetic young people, willing to work, are
confronted by many difficulties when trying to find a job. Filling in
countless application forms can be time-consuming and hearing that they
are unsuitable for the job because they don't have the right qualifications
can be very disheartening. For some, finding a job can seem impossible.
However, they shouldn't give up and should try to deal with the
disappointment in a constructive way. There is no straightforward solution
other than to be persistent and have a lot of patience .
D.
1. Our business trip to Brussels was productive and very pleasant.
2. What's the quickest route from your house to the city centre?
3. As soon as they arrived, they went on a tour of the city.
4. At the airport they told us that the flight to Rome had been cancelled.
5. Instead of going to an island, we decided to go on a luxury cruise
around the Mediterranean.
6. People say that the safest and quickest way to travel is by airplane.
7. The journey from Boston to Montreal by car takes around five hours.
8. The old captain had spent his life making voyages to the Far East.
