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1. Kate Kate is a baby babysitt sitter er who who is someone you can trust . …………………… 2. We get get an an annu annual al increase in salary every June. …………………… 3. Dani Daniel el feel feelss certain that he will win the race. …………………… 4. Pam isnt isnt suitable suitable to be a com!any com!any manager manager.. "he isnt isnt able to plan well . …………………… #. $y mum mum %oesn %oesnt t li&e li&e to wor& wor& extra hours because she wants to be home by %inner'time. …………………… (. )he group of workers at the hotel ma%e our stay very en*oyable. … ………………… +. ,is ability to make sensible decisions has always hel!e% him in %ifficult situations. …………………… -. understand / so you %ont have to continue e0!laining. ……………………
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o!plete the passage with the words and phrases below. Ma"e any necessary changes.
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$y cousin ran& is a 1. ……………………………… firefighter. ,e says that its a %ifficult way to 2. ……………………………… / but he loves the wor&. )he *ob suits him because he 3.
……………………………… an% stays calm. ,e also is a 4. ………………………………
who gets along with others. ,e got intereste% in becoming a firefighter when he %i% #.
……………………………… at the fire station as a teenager. fter leaving school/ he
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ran& is now +. ……………………………… the fire station where he was first -.
……………………………… . ,e says that his wife %oesnt com!lain/ although he has to wor&
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un%erstan%s how im!ortant being a firefighter is to him.
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o!plete the sentences to show that you ha$e understood the !eaning o% the words in bold.
1. Please be cooperative an% ............................................................................................................. . 2. ts very challenging to .................................................................................................................. . 3. $aggie is skilled at ........................................................................................................................ . 4. 6ne of the privileges of being wealthy is ...................................................................................... . #. f you are punctual/ you ................................................................................................................ .
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Answer the &uestions to show that you ha$e understood the !eaning o% the words in bold.
1. Why %i% he get the sack 7 .......................................................................................................................................................... 2. ,ow %oes she ma&e her bread and butter7 .......................................................................................................................................................... 3. Why is it har% for her to hold down a job 7 .......................................................................................................................................................... 4. What has he *ust resigned from7 ..........................................................................................................................................................
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(rite sentences with relati$e clauses using the words below. Ma"e any necessary changes.
1. latest 8 the 8 !eo!le 8 fashion 8 clothes 8 always 8 envy 8 8 are 8 . .......................................................................................................................................................... 2. last year 8 in a fire 8 was %estroye% 8 the hotel 8 staye% 8 we 8 . .......................................................................................................................................................... 3. !unctual 8 usually 8 late 8 "am 8 to wor& 8 has starte% 8 is 8 coming 8 . .......................................................................................................................................................... 4. the boo& 8 to rea% 8 has 8 this 8 want 8 sho! 8 . .......................................................................................................................................................... #. the time 8 it 8 you 8 remember 8 here 8 snowe% 8 7 ..........................................................................................................................................................
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o!bine the sentences using a relati$e pronoun. Ma"e any necessary changes.
1. )he football !layers train every afternoon. )hey have a big match ne0t wee&. .......................................................................................................................................................... 2. )he 9m!ire "tate :uil%ing is in ;ew or&
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o!bine the sentences using the %or!al structure.
1. )he !eo!le are frien%ly. wor& with them. .......................................................................................................................................................... 2. )his buil%ing is very ol%. ou are loo&ing at it. .......................................................................................................................................................... 3. )he test will be challenging. We are stu%ying har% for it. .......................................................................................................................................................... 4. )he boy was very u!set. )he teacher was shouting at him. ..........................................................................................................................................................
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$ost !eo!le %ont remember the time 1. …………………… we %i%nt have mobile !hones or com!uters. ts har% to imagine that !eo!le 2. …………………… wante% to get in touch ha% to call from home or from a !ublic !hone. )o%ay/ there are few !ublic !laces 3. …………………… you can fin% a !ublic !hone an% nowa%ays/ there are even families 4. …………………… chil%ren call them on their mobile !hones when theyre all at home= )his ha!!ene% to my frien% $a0. ,e has two %aughters #.
…………………… s!ea& for hours on their !hones. ,e got a !hone call late at night while he was in
the living room. ,is youngest %aughter/ (. …………………… was in her room/ calle% him on her !hone. "he su%%enly felt so ill that she coul%nt get out of be%. $a0 an% his wife rushe% to the be%room +.
…………………… she was an% chec&e% her tem!erature/ -. …………………… was 41><= )hey
imme%iately calle% their %octor/ . …………………… a%vise% them to ta&e her to hos!ital. )hey %rove to $ercy ,os!ital/
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1. :lac& is a colour which .................................................................................................................. . 2. We want to invite the girl whose .................................................................................................... . 3. %ont &now the name of the train station where ........................................................................... . 4. What is your o!inion of the artist who .......................................................................................... 7 #. ,e was out of town on the %ay when ............................................................................................. .
