COURSE 10 CONSOLIDATION 1 Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate verb form.Reporter Philip Taggart visit farm wherethe sheep are super fit! sa Farmers, as you may (1) are turning___ ___involves____ ____ know _____ (know), (2) _have been having/ have __have been turning/ have turned/ had__ (have) a hard time of it in Britain lately, and (3) (turn) to new ways of earning income from their land. This (4) (involve) not only planting new kinds of crops, but also some strange ways (hear) me correctly! A farmer in the west of England now ___was passing__ of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you (5) __did hear/ heard__ (6) __holds___ (hold) sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people (7) ___have turned up____ (turn up) to watch the proceedings. 'I (8) (pass) the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday __thought____ ,' one punter told me, 'and I (9) (not/believe) it was serious, 1) ___has already studied___ __find____ (think) I'd have a look. I (10) __did not believe____ to tell you the truth.' According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. 'At proper horse races everyone (1 (already/study) the form of the horses in advance, and there are clear favourites. But nobody (12) ___has heard___ (hear) anything about these sheep! Most people (13) (find) it difficul t to tell one from another in any case half a dozen sheep (16) __race_____ .' I (14) ____stayed___ (stay) to watch In a typical race, the races, and I must admit that I (15) ___found__ (find) it quite exciting. (race) downhill over a course of about half a mile. _have not Food (17) ___is waiting____ (wait) for them at the other end of the track, I ought to add! The sheep (18) __run____ (run) surprisingly fast, although presumably they (19) eaten ___ (not/eat) for a while just to give them some motivation. At any rate, the crowd (obviously/enjoy) their day out . around me (20) __were obviously enjoying/ obviously enjoyed___ at the races, judging by their happy faces and the sense of excitement concern This matter ……… does not concern/ is of no concern to ……... ago On this …day 30 years ago.. bazar... . expoziţie 2 . h) My dental appointment is for ne xt Wednesda y... had More people …. expected....... Liz and John got …………………..... c) When is the tra in due to arrive? supposed What…time is the train supposed to………………………………… get here? d) Today is Liz and John 's thirtieth wedding anniversary .on holida y with her sister .Wednesda y. 1 y Târg. e) To get to work on time.. j) The number of people who attended the fair 1 exceeded our expectations....attended the fair than we had .... l) Quite a few books are missing from the class library . completed In three years ' time …we will have completed .. k) I didn 't receive the results of my test for a month.....married ........00 .... see I have an …appointment to see the dentist on/ next…….. you. i) This will be the team 's first m atch in the Premier League ...in the Premier League...00 ..... using the word given.. b) This bridge will take us three years to complete .2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. time This will be the first …time the team has played (a match)…. Do not change the word given... I have to get up at 6. this bridge... means Getting to work on time …means getting up……………………at 6.. before It was…a month before I received……………………………………the results of m test... first This ………is the first time Cathy has been……... a) This matter is none of your business...... f) Whose watch is this? belong Who ……does this watch belong………………………………………to? g) Cath y hasn 't been on holida y with her sister before... himself… 5 …will…… 6 …it…… 7 …is…… 8 ……√…… 9 ……had 10…that…… 11 …never… 12…much… 13 …√……… 14…was… 15…√…… 16 …√… 17 …been… 18…√… 19…having 20 ……√…… .. do get this for a ghostly tale: a young Victorian man in a silver gown emerges himself from the garden.. Srah H rdie. laid on for an ever-gullible flow of tourists... the first day I set eyes on you! How long ….at the sports club.. and walks upstairs with a lantern... was it that you lived in Inverness? I've …yet .. he does this without fail at midnight on 6 September every year. was brandishing an axe.. who met his doom in the library.. a claim which few who have never visited it would dispute. although it must be said that this practice ceases after September. I've loved you ever …since . lf tales of headless huntsmen and wailing nuns don't spook you out.. goes ot O tley H to experience spooky wekend a a all a e . to see anyo ne who can da nce as wel l as Diana . walks through the front door. librar y books. 3 1 …√….. Write the extra word... 4 Complete each sentence with one appropriate word..returned Several members of the class …. If local folklore it is to be believed. whether or not will it happens to be open. cameras been at their sides. But it was all having great fun. Otley Hall stands 3 miles north of the town of Rugby.have not returned their ... and the ghostly maze on the final day was terrific. and that is reputedly the most haunted house in England. 2 …time…… 3 …do… 4 ..ago ........ had burned by his own lantern. There have been signs of paranormal activity at Otley Hall at various times over the last 200 years time. eager to snap their buttons at the first sign of anything even remotely unexplainable. at one point an executioner emerges from the trees... My own visit revealed nothing more mysterious than such gimmicks... Funnily eno ugh I saw Bob quite …recently . Our reporter. England. a) b) c) d) e) It's ……ages……… since I last ha d a good Chinese meal . or put a tick if the line is correct. Even the approach to the Hall is not much a journey to be undertaken by the faint-hearted... the gardener of the hall.... 3 In most lines of this text there is one extra word. this is being the date of the untimely death of one George Carpenter. even if I did never get to see George Carpenter. when the Hall is closed to visitors... before vanishing in the library. h) Peter couldn't understa nd what had been decided b ecause too many p eople ... (you/do ) with them? d) So rry I haven't fixed the plug. ...felt…. (love ) so much . I'm so glad you've got he re at last.... ( meet ) every year since then outside h is home in Memph is. Although the King of Rock a nd Roll (5) ……died………. ( ask) (4) … belong……. and there (2)…will be……. ( belong) to the E lvis Presle y Fan Club . 6 Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate verb form. i) Jean... his fans (6) ………have met/ have been meeting….. Provided of cou rse that th e people you (3) ……ask……... 4 ... I …. I told Sue I ….was/ have been meaning but I just have n't found the time....(f eel) that you were right.moment/ minute…you arrive at the hotel so I don g) h) I promi se to get ever ything ready …. It . .. to show respect for the sin ger the y (7) …love/ loved..eight o 'clock at the latest . c) I ca n't find the car keys. e) What …. or the year after.... …depends…………… (depends) when Helen gets here.. (expec t) you a ll day. by/ for... (live) here. but it will be some time 't worry? i) I'm sorry you've been waiting so long . What ………do you think……………… (you/think) of it? b) A: Who are you? B: What do you me an? I …live…. (mean ) to get r ound to it. Ask hundreds of people what they (1 ) … . What ….. (be) only one reply....have you done/ did you do ….. I …. a) Th is is my new car. (you/do) on Saturdays? f) I don 't know w hat time we 'll eat.. Tennessee ..plan/ are planning … (plan) to do on a certai n day in Augus t next year..have been expecting ..do you do….... g) Just sit here . already finis hed my essay..before .had . g) I supp orted you at the time because I …....Brian gets back. ( die) nearly two decades ago .. would you? The doctor wi ll be wi th yo u …soon/ directly/ presently/ shortly/… 5 Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate verb form.f) Could you phone m e the ….. (talk) at once..were talking . I .feel/ are feeling … (feel) hungr y..Fans li ke Jean Thomas ....will meet . ( own) every singl e one of his recor ds. (speak) to h im.. ...have been dying .... (suffer) his fatal he art attack..... (be) ten years o ld. I (16) … have always wanted……. e) Ever since I….... You 'll get them b y Friday. Jean (8) ……has visited……... I . 'The first time I (10) …… borrowed…. . h) By the time you ……have finished/ finish…… (finish) getting read y... d) I …found…… (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I …had lost… (lose) my ticket .. room service …will bring…. c) When you ….. Like Las Ve gas for example. 7 Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate verb form.. goo d and bad.. twice i n the past five yea rs. (be) a young child.. I …will send…………… (send ) them to you.... (v isit) Gracelands . but he bel ieved me in the end.. f) As soon as I …have had….(ha ve) a look at the designs . we...will have missed. But two years a go I (12) ……got…….. hadn’t received …..was……... and we (15) ……are thinking…. a) Sam……. (perform ).. (work) in my husban d Chris 's garage.... ( be) he r obsess ion e ver since she (19) …was…. and she (20) …owns…......... . (die) to meet you.... (you/do ) in New York? (not/expect) to see you here! What . . the house where Elvis (9) ……suffered……. (t hink) of spending two or three mont hs in the USA next year ... g) Whatever …happens… (happen) . (g et) mar ried and since then I (13) ……have worked/ have been working…....' Jean says that El vis (18) …has been….( not/receive) the parce l the last time I ……………….. (meet) you here in a w eek's time .. from Catford in South E ast Lon don.. (borrow) the mone y from my Mum ... (miss ) the train! i) Sally! I …was not expecting/ did not expect… you doing. as I ( 11) ……was not working….. Chris and I (14) ……went……. (bring) you whateve r you want.. b) I …was considering/ had been considering… (consider) have changed… (change) my mind.are buying a house but now I … 5 .. (always/want) to vis it some of the places where E lvis (17) ……performed….. (go) together last y ear. (not/ work) then.. ……correct………… h) Don 't worr y! All we have to do i s wait here until someone finds………… i) This meat really……… is really tasting awful! Are you quite sure it was fresh? ……tastes will find us. ……rented/ went…… . but the Greeks had built a kind of steam engine in ancient times. d) We had a ter rible time lookin g after your do g. …… still no sign of the 6 . …built…………… g) I felt rather worried . We would r ent a small boat and go fishing e very day. Every d ay we were exploring the ci ty. hi! I've been hoping I'd see you.correct… . It w as growing darker and colder. and in the evening we we re going to exciting bars. . …. and there was rescue helicop ter. c) Julie . ……explored/ went………… f) The st eam engine is usually thought of as a rel ativel y modern in vention . I've got some good ne ws! …correct… door. It was const antly chasin g the cats ne xt e) We had a lovely time in M adrid.8 Decide whether each underlined phrase is correct or not. If it's incorrect rewrite the phrase. a) Will you be seeing Rob Jones tomorrow? I wonder if you could give h im a message from Sall y Gordon ? …correct …… b) I had a great tim e in the Greek Islands.