2A present perfect simple and continuous key

a 2 Have you been eating 3 haven’t had 4 haven’t wanted 5 Have you been having / Have you had
6 ’ve taken 7 Have you been working 8 have been 9 ’ve been getting 10 haven’t been sleeping
11 ’ve been overworking 12 ’ve just been promoted.
b 2 Have you ever been injured… 3 have you been coming 4 have you missed 5 have you been living /have you lived 6 Have you ever studied…

1B the…the… + comparatives

a 2 a 3 g 4 b 5 d 6 f 7 e 8 c

b 2 The bigger a car is, the more petrol it uses.
3 The older you get, the wiser you become.
4 The more things people have, the more they want.
5 The hotter the weather is, the more you need to drink.
6 The more you know her, the less you like her.
7 The more slowly you cook it, the better it’ll taste.
8 The more work we do now, the less we’ll have to do tomorrow.

LETS DO IT! Key

1 B 2 A 3 G 4 I 5 D 6 F 7 H

Can Honey Heal? KEY

(16) to (17) as (18) but (19) after (20) another (21) what (22) how (23) few (24) like (25) when (26) same (27) too  (28) why  (29) with (30) no.

Although/though/even though In spite of/despite

1. 

 2. Although I had never seen her before,

 3. although it was quite cold.

 4. although we don’t like them very much.

 5. Although I didn’t speak the language,

 6. Although the heating was on

7.      although we’ve known each other for a long time

8.      although I’d met her twice before.

2.      2 a.  In spite of  b.although  3 a. Because b. Althoug  4 a. Because of  b. In spite of  5 a. Although  b. Because of.  6 a he didn’t study  b. He studied  7 a. I was hungry  b. Being hungry.

3.      2. In spite of having very little money, they are happy

            3.  Although my foot was injured, I managed...

      4. In spite of the silly story, I enjoyed the film.

      5. Despite the fact that we live in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.

      6. Even though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

4.      2. It’s quite warm, a bit windy though.

3. I ate it though.

4. I don’t like her husband though.

1B auxiliary verbs key

a 2 do 3 isn’t 4 Have 5 aren’t 6 do 7 Is 8 will

b 2 am 3 are 4 do / did 5 Did 6 did 7 Couldn’t 8 do 9 can’t

HALLOWEEN

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1 A GRAMMAR QUESTION FORMATION KEY

a.

1. Who paid for it?
2. Do you know who that woman is over there?
3. Where are they going on their honeymoon? How long are they going for?
4. Who did Tony come with? Why did she leave him?
5. How long have Matt and Claire known each other? Where did they meet? Who told you that?

b. 2. Do you know why Sara didn’t come to the wedding?

    3. Do you know if/ whether that tall woman over there is Claire’s mother?

    4. Do you remember what Molley’s husband does?

    5. Do you have any idea if/ whether I can get a taxi alter midnight?

    6. Do you remember if whether Claire’s sister got married here?

    7. Do you think they’ll be happy?

    8. Do you know where they put our cotas?

Cloze test

This is a good exercise to practice.