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B. Write an example of ...

1. something you need a mortgage to buy.a house

2. a superstition from your country. a black cat, walking under a ladder

3. a country even bigger than the USA. Russia

4. a place even colder than Alaska. The North Pole

5. a reason why someone might feel self-conscious. job interview

6. something you hardly ever do. read car magazines

7. meat often served cold. beef

8. a synonym of the word immature childish

C. Transformation exercises.

Rewrite the sentence using a construction with make.

1. I was angry because the teacher shouted at me.

The teacher made me angry when he shouted at me.

2. It was such a sad film that I cried.

The film was so sad that it made me cry.

3. The criminal was forced into the car by the policeman.

The police made the criminal go into the car.

4. I was really happy when I got your message.

Your message made me happy.

5. I tidied up my room because my mother told me to.

My mother made me tidy up my room.

6. The river has become polluted due to factory waste.

Factory waste has made the river polluted.

D. Use the right linking word in the following sentences.

1. Captain Aubrey shouted the order and the sailors fired the big guns.

2. I ordered a pizza but I wasn’t hungry.

3. I rang the bell many times, however, nobody answered the door.

4. I’m on a diet but, I’m going to eat this chocolate cake despite/in spite of the calories.*

5. He stayed up to watch the film even though/although he had seen it twice before.

6. They had been waiting all day to see the President drive by despite/in spite of the freezing cold.

7. You are not allowed inside a mosque unless you take off your shoes.

8. Bangladesh often suffers from floods whereas in countries such as the Sudan and Ethiopia there is hardly ever enough rain.

E. Complete the following sentences with an expression using the word ‘mind’.

1. He took a long time to make up his mind but finally he decided to study German.

2. I am hot. Would you mind if I opened the window?

3. It’s very cold in here, do you mindclosing the window?

4. He knew he had made a bad decision but it was too late to change his mind.

5. Do you mind if I smoke ?

No, I don't.

F. Are these Underlined verbs transitive or intransitive ?

If they are transitive, rewrite the sentence in the passive voice.

If they are intransitive, rewrite the sentence using a transitive verb with a similar meaning.

1. The surgeon operated on the patient’s brain.

The patient's brain was operated on.

2. The public forgave the President for his bad behaviour.

The President was forgiven for his bad behaviour.

3. Taxes have risen by 10%.

The Parliament has raised the taxes by 10%.

4. My grandmother brought me up in a small town in Utah.

I was brought up by my grandmother in a small town in Utah.

 

G. Rewrite these sentences in reported speech.

1. “You will never pass the exam unless you work hard.”



She told me that I would never the exam unless I worked hard.

2. “I have never been to Scotland.”

He said that he had never been to Scotland.

3. “We are going to discuss the subject of drug addiction.”

She said that they were going to discuss the subject of drug addiction.

4. “I was talking with my friends when my mobile phone started to ring.”


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