J. Choose the right words.

1. The most important person in a court is the ....................... .

a. lawyer b. criminal c. judge d. policeman

2. Jack The Ripper was of the most famous ........................ in England.

a. criminal b. killer c. murders d. murderers

3. The police often look for ....................... such as blood and fingerprints.

a. identity b. evidence c. proof d. signs

4. The old woman ....................... my future by studying my hand.

a. guessed b. gave c. said d. predicted

5. My parents always ....................... me eat vegetables.

a. forced b. wanted c. made d. told

6. The policeman ....................... him to get out of the car and put his hands in the air.

a. ordered b. said c. made d. shouted

7. I was angry with him for a few days but then I ...................... him.

a. punished b. forgave c. excuse d. apologised

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Exercises, Unit 2

Unit 2

A. To be worth + gerund

Make sentences with ‘to be(not) worth + gerundbecause…’ about these situations.

eg.I’ve heard it’s a really lovely place. (Go there.)

It’s worth going there because I’ve heard it’s a really lovely place.

1. We will have a conversation class. (Bring your books.)

It's not worth bringing our books because we will have a conversation class.

2. It’s always hot there. (Take our coats.)

It's not worth taking our coats because it's always hot there.

3. She’s a very important woman. (Treat her well.)

It's worth treating her well because she's a very important woman.

4. She’s very stubborn. (Try to change her mind.)

It's not worth trying to change her mind because she's very stubborn.

5. I’m sure everything will be fine. (Worry about it.)

It's not worth worrying about it because I'm sure everything will be fine.

6. It will help you a lot. (Buy a good English-English dictionary.)

It's worth buying a good English-English dictionary because it will help you a lot.

B. Use these linking words to join the two clauses together.

And because while if when so before after

1. She called me while I was having a bath.

2. She’s really tired because she stayed up really late last night.

3. She gets changed aftergetting home.

4. She met an old friend whenshe was in the supermarket.

5. She’ll get angry if you are rude to her.

6. She cleans her teeth beforegoing to bed.

7. She wants to find a job andmake a lot of money.

8. She doesn’t like her jobsoshe is looking for another one.

C. treat + someone + adverb / be + adjective + to someone

Change these sentences from one form to the other.

eg. He treated me politely. He was polite to me.

1. She always treats me kindly. She was always kind to me.

2. He was very bad to his wife. He treated his wife badly.

3. They treat me quite well. They are quite good to me.

4. She is never impolite to them. She never treats them impolitely.

5. She always treats them politely. Sheis always polite to them.

6. They have never been kind to us. They have never treated us kindly.

7. I will always be good to you. I will always treat you well.

D. In what situation would you ...

1. feel frightened. I would feel frightened if I saw a ghost.

2. complain. I would complain if something I bought was faulty.

3. feel nervous. I would feel nervous at an important job interview.

4. lose your temper. I would lose my temper if my students weren't listening to me.

5. get treated in hospital. I would get treated in hospital if I suffered from an illness.

E. Write two examples of a temporary situation and two examples of a permanent

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