GRAMMAR uncountable and plural nouns

Grammar Bank 9B
a
1 ✗ We had beautiful weather
2 ✗ some lovely furniture
3 ✓
4 ✗ a pair of scissors
5 ✗ some new trousers / a new pair of trousers
6 ✓
7 ✓
8 ✗ The homework was
9 ✓
10 ✗ The police are sure
b
1 is               6 a piece of paper
2 ✓               7 some
3 look           8 some
4 ✓               9 progress
5 ✓             10 an

GRAMMAR clauses of contrast and purpose Key

Grammar Bank 9A Key
a
1 despite                   6 spite
2 even                       7 that
3 to                           8 although
4 as                           9 for
5 order                    10 Despite

b
1 …we wouldn’t spend too much money on accommodation.
2 ...she earns a fortune, she drives a very old car.
3 …the sad ending. / the ending being sad. / the fact that the ending was sad.
4 …the weather conditions were terrible.
5 …not to offend her.
6 …to explain the new policy.

GRAMMAR verbs of the senses

Grammar Bank 7B Key

a
2 G    4 B     6 J      8 E    10 I
3 A    5 K     7 C     9 D    11 H
b
1 look as if                   6 feels
2 smells                        7 look
3 sounds like                8 feels like
4 taste like                    9 tastes
5 sound as if               10 smells as if

GRAMMAR past modals: must have, etc.

Grammar Bank 7A Key

a
1 She might have had an argument with her boyfriend.
2 Ben must have read my email.
3 Sam and Ginny can’t have got lost.
4 You can’t have seen Ellie yesterday.
5 John might not have seen you.
6 Lucy must have bought a new car.
7 Alex can’t have been very ill.
8 They might not have received the invitation.
9 You must have used too much sugar.
10 It can’t have been my phone.
b
1 You should have / ought to have written it down.
2 You shouldn’t have / oughtn’t to have gone by car.
3 You shouldn’t have / oughtn’t to have invited her.
4 You shouldn’t have / oughtn’t to have bought so many shoes.
5 I should have/ ought to have gone to bed earlier last night.
6 You should have / ought to have taken it out of the freezer earlier.
7 You shouldn’t have / oughtn’t to have sat in the sun all afternoon…

Grammar bank 8B reporting verbs

a
1 paying                           6 not to leave
2 to work                          7 trying / having tried
3 not to walk                    8 not remembering
4 stealing                          9 to come
5 to give up                     10 damaging

b
1 suggested going                  5 invited me to have
2 accused him of copying      6 reminded Jack to phone
3 threatened to call                 7 promised never to do
4 refused to go                       8 recommended trying

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GRAMMAR the passive (all forms); it is said that…, he is thought to…, etc.

a. The story advises the readers to be careful with deals that are too good to be true.
    The woman paid $400 for an iPad, which was in fact just a piece of wood with some glass stuck to     the front.

b. 1 learnt                                      6 had been cut
    2 had                                         7 didn’t know
    3 was later caught                     8 has been charged
    4 were found                             9 is being held
    5 had been made

MINI GRAMMAR have something done

1 How often do you have your hair cut?
2 Where did you have it repaired?
3 Do you usually have your passport or ID card renewed…?
4 Have you had a burglar alarm installed…?
5 Have you ever had your photo taken…?

Grammar Bank 8A PASSIVE

1 The road was closed after the accident.
2 My handbag has been stolen.
3 My house is being painted.
4 A meeting will be held / is being held tomorrow…
5 If the bomb hadn’t been found in time,...
6 You can be arrested for driving without a licence.
7 Miranda thinks she was followed / was being followed last night.
8 I hate being / to be woken up when I’m fast asleep.
9 The local police station is going to be closed.
b
1 It is believed that the burglar is a local man.
The burglar is believed to be a local man.
2 It is said that the muggers are very dangerous.
The muggers are said to be very dangerous.
3 It is thought that the robber entered through an open window.
The robber is thought to have entered through an open window.
4 It is said that the murderer has disappeared.
The murderer is said to have disappeared.
5 It is expected that the trial will last three weeks.
The trial is expected to last three weeks.

5&6 Revise and Check

GRAMMAR
a 1 hadn’t found                     6 to have
   2 didn’t work                      7 to getting up
   3 wouldn’t have gone         8 I could speak
   4 wouldn’t be                      9 I’d learnt to play
   5 used to driving               10 you wouldn’t leave

b 1 meeting
   2 cleaning
   3 to get
   4 not to be
   5 living

VOCABULARY
a 1 proud
   2 homesick
   3 grateful
   4 guilty
   5 stunned

b 1 exhausting        6 disappointing
   2 shocked            7 amazes
   3 embarrassed     8 horrified
   4 stressful            9 offensive
   5 annoys            10 scary

c 1 a conductor
   2 a band / a choir
   3 a cello
   4 a soprano
   5 a keyboard

d 1 pillow
  2 snore
  3 nap
  4 nightmare
  5 set

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 really
   2 alarm
   3 chauffeur
   4 architect
   5 guilty
b 1 upset
   2 devastated
   3 orchestra
   4 insomnia
   5 sleepwalk

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a his contact lens solution (which he drank) and the training he did for a career in the Armed Services
b 1 a        6 c
   2 c        7 c
   3 c        8 b
   4 b        9 a
   5 a       10 b