11KLM - Relative Clauses

Combine the two sentences using a relative pronoun.

1 Mr Taylor had been driving all day. He was tired and wanted to stop.

2 They rowed across the Atlantic. This had never been done before.

3 Mrs Taylor does not like travelling by plane. Her son wants to be a pilot.

4 They walked round a beautiful garden. There they met an old friend.

5 Peter is a tennis player. He trains twice a week.

6 The car was very expensive. It was stolen yesterday.

7 These students are all very friendly. They come from Canada.

8 The keys are on the table. They are mine.

9 She was dancing with a boy. He is my brother.

10 This is the old man. You saw him in the park yesterday.

Answer Key:

1 Mr Taylor, who had been driving all day, was tired and wanted to stop.

2 They rowed across the Atlantic, which had never been done before.

3 Mrs Taylor, whose son wants to be a pilot, does not like travelling by plane.

4 They walked round a beautiful garden where they met an old friend.

5 Peter is a tennis player who trains twice a week.

6 The car which was stolen yesterday was very expensive.

7 These students who come from Canada are all very friendly.

8 The keys which are mine are on the table.

9 She was dancing with a boy that is my brother.

10 This is the old man (who) you saw in the park yesterday.

11KLM - Determiners

I am _1_ Argentinean girl and I am 21 years old. I’ve studied _2_ English at _3_ International House and I’d love to improve my English skills. I’ve always dreamed of visiting other countries to meet _4_ people. I’d like to learn about _5_ habits and traditions. _6_ important part of studying English is to be involved in other voluntary activities but _7_ problem is that I cannot afford to study abroad and I want to know how I can get _8_ scholarship.

Answer Key:

1 an 2 Ø 3 the 4 Ø 5 Ø / their 6 An 7 the 8 a

11KLM - Worksheet 3 Correction

1.1

1 The economic gurus become alarmed.

2 We are bombarded by powerful advertising messages.

3 Young people are probably under greater pressures.

4 We are encouraged to consume.

1.2

1 consume

2 largely

3 slows

4 powerful

5 set

2.1

1 country’s

2 Families’

3 marketers’

4 agency’s

2.2

1 no article

2 an

3 no article

4 their

5 the

6 the

7 no article

8 their

2.3

1 Parents, who substitute material goods for time spent with their kids, are willing to buy more.

2 Spending on advertising for children, which increased to more than $2 billion, exploded in the past decade.

3 Kids, who influence their parents’ buying decisions, have their own purchasing power.

4 At school, where consuming habits are largely acquired, young people are under great pressure.

3.1

Advertising messages are different from slogans. A slogan is a catchy phrase as Nike’s “Just do it”, or Coca-Cola’s “It’s the real thing”. You don’t have to have a slogan to have a successful ad. But you must have a message. A message is what is behind a slogan. An advert makes you always feel that your life will be perfect if you buy the product. Some products, which have become part of our culture, are automatically associated with “cool”.

10UVW - Worksheet Correction

1.1

1 They are such great gadgets.

2 These days cell phones provide an incredible array of functions.

3 New ones are being added at a breakneck pace.

4 Be sure to learn about everything you should know before making a purchase.

1.2

1 gadgets

2 provide

3 array

4 purchase

1.3

1 you can use it anywhere.

2 use it for many functions.

3 should learn everything about it.

2.1

1 invented

2 have connected

3 send

4 take

5 have asked

6 will it perform

2.2

1 more

2 easiest

3 longer

4 quickest

2.3

1 An array of functions are now more and more available.

2 Cell phones have more and more amazing technology.

3 They are getting faster and faster.

4 Cell phone displays are more and more impressive.

3.1

Home computer games have been around for twenty years. The games and the machines have changed since then but so have the people that play them. Today video games are no longer for youngsters; adults want them too. When Star trek was the film everybody wanted to see, computers had black and white screens. There wasn’t much you could do with a computer by then. However, soon people have found a use for them – to play games.

10UVW - Comparatives/Superlatives

It is … here than in London. (hot)

It is hotter here than in London.

1. She is … than her brother. (imaginative)

2. This is … building in the world. (big)

3. He is … than he was a year ago. (fat)

4. Pat isn’t … as Brian. (intelligent)

5. This school is … than ours. (old-fashioned)

6. The computer was … in the shop. (expensive)

7. That girl is … than Anne. (pretty)

8. My exam wasn’t … as I thought. (difficult)

9. Big cars are … than small ones. (comfortable)

10. She is … person I’ve ever met. (strange)

11. My English is … than my French. (bad)

12. This is … country in Africa. (poor)

Answer Key:

1 more imaginative 2 the biggest 3 fatter 4 as intelligent

5 more old-fashioned 6 the most expensive

7 prettier 8 as difficult 9 more comfortable

10 the strangest 11 worse 12 the poorest

10UVW - Verb Tenses

Write the verbs in the correct tense:

1 She paid for her ticket and ___ (leave)

2 I closed the door quietly because he ___ (try) to sleep.

3 How many times ___ since he came to New York? (he call)

4 I ___ about this for some time now. (know)

5 They ___ their favourite programme at the moment. (watch)

6 Someone ___ her the news. (already tell)

7 The children are filthy. Where ___? (they be)

8 I’m going to bed. I ___ for hours and I’m tired. (work)

9 She’s the nicest person I ___ (ever meet)

10 Mary was cleaning the windscreen when she ___ (notice) a crack in the glass.

Answer key:

1 left 2 was trying 3 has he called 4 have known

5 are watching 6 has already told 7 have they been

8 have been working / have worked 9 have ever met 10 noticed