REVISION FOR TESTING UNITS A-D / HUI

COLLECTIVE NOUNS:
Exercise 1: Choose the correct form of the verb and add the appropriate pronouns:
Example: The government has expressed its view on the matter. (unit)
The government have disagreed and their attitude surprised everybody. (members)
1. The students committee (has, have) already held _____ monthly meeting. (unit)
2. The team (was, were) all teenagers and _____ captain, too. (members)
3. Britains tennis team (has, have) to play eight more matches. (unit)
4. The audience (has, have) now returned and (is, are) taking _____ seats.(members)
5. My family (has, have) been living in this house for twenty years. (unit)
6. The family (is, are) all having breakfast in _____ kitchen.
7. The police (was, were) on the look-out for robbers.
8. The majority (was, were) in favour of the proposal.
9. The team (was, were) taking a shower.
10. A good team (needs, need) a good captain for _____ success.
PASSIVE VOICE AND PAST TENSE:
Exercise 2: Rephrase the sentences below so that the underlined parts become subject:
Example: They gave Rick the computers..
Rick was given the money.
The computers were given to Rick.
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The students offered Peter a hamster.

They sent us the wrong parcel.
Someone lent him the camera.
The people wrote her many letters.

WORD ORDER:
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences correctly:
Remember!
Subject+adverb of+predicate+direct object+adv. of manner+place+time
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Alice, puts, on her desk, in the morning, usually, some flowers

Tom, tea, drinks, in the morning, always
Father, at five oclock, work, finishes, every day.
The neighbours dog, our cat, chases, often.
Our club, at school, a meeting, holds, once a month
My deskmate, very well, always, his homework, does

 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS:

(result, quantity) (duration)
Exercise 4: It is 11 oclock. The following people all started work earlier this morning.
Look at the information and talk with your deskmate about how long they have been
working and how much work they have done so far:
Name

Started/Activity

Completed

Sandra

9 oclock / type

20 letters

Kim

8 oclock / clean the house

4 rooms

Bob

10 oclock / examine patients

3 patients

John

7 oclock / deliver parcels

30 parcels

Helen

10 oclock / draw pictures

4 pictures

Example: Student A: How long has Sandra been typing letters?

Student B: She has been typing letters since 9 oclock/ for 2 hours.
Student A: How many letters has she typed?
Student B: She has typed 20 letters so far.
Exercise 5: Use Present Perfect Simple or Continuous:
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7.

We (listen) to this CD for an hour.

They (read) many English books.
How long (your friend, drive) a car?
How many accidents (there, be) lately?
Jenny (phone) Mary five times so far.
I (just, ask) her a question.
Mr. Brown (teach) English for a long time.

MODAL VERBS:
Exercise 6: Role-Play
Student A: You are the principal of Nicolae Balcescu High School. You meet a newlyqualified teacher and tell her/him what to do, using all these modal verbs at least once:
MUST, HAVE TO, SHOULD, SHOULDNT, DONT HAVE TO, MUSTNT
Student B: You are a newly-qualified teacher who has just come to teach at Nicolae
Balcescu High School. You have to ask the principal at least 3 questions to show your
interest.(eg. Should I sign my name in the register every day?)