Choose the equivalent or near-equivalent sentences: 1. You did it. You have to face the music. 2. Yes.

You hit the nail on the head. 3. You two don't see eye to eye. 4. You have to learn it by heart. 5. You are an old hand at teaching. 6. That's great! You keep everything under your thumb. 7. You don't want to stick your neck out, do you?

a. You have to memorize it. b. You're experienced. c. You have control of the situation. d. You don't want to take the risk. e. You have to accept the consequences of you actions. f. You don't agree with each other. g. You're absolutely right.

Choose between Simple Present / Present Continuous: 1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) . 4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) . 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) . 6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly. 7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards (be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good. 10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland. Choose between Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous: 1. It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. 2. Sid: Where is Gary? Sarah: He (study, at the library) for his German test on Wednesday. In fact, he (review) for the test every day for the last week. 3. You look really great! (You, exercise) at the fitness center ? 4. Frank, where have you been? We (wait) for you since 1 PM. 5. Tim: What is that sound? Nancy: A car alarm (ring) somewhere down the street. It (drive) me crazy - I wish it would stop! It (ring) for more than twenty minutes. 6. Joseph's English (improve, really) , isn't it? He (watch) American television programs and (study) his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent. 7. Dan: You look a little tired. (You, get) enough sleep lately? Michelle: Yes, I (sleep) relatively well. I just look tired because I (feel) a little sick for the last week. Dan: I hope you feel better soon. Michelle: Thanks. I (take, currently) some medicine, so I should feel better in a couple of days.

Translate into English: 1. Soarele nu a apus la ora 8 asear. 2. Ai dormit bine noaptea trecut? 3. Ieri nu am mers la bazinul de not. 4. M-am sculat trziu ieri diminea. 5. Duminica trecut prietenii mei au jucat ah. 6. Ieri pe vremea asta ploua. 7. Ce fceai marea trecut la ora 7 dimineaa? 8. M pregteam s merg la facultate. 9. In timp ce mi cutam paaportul am gsit aceast fotografie veche. 10. Bieii jucau cri cnd l-au auzit pe tatl lor intrnd n cas. 11. Ei au ascuns imediat crile i i-au scos manualele de coal. 12. Cnd te-ai ntors de la munte? 13. Cnd ai cumprat acest televizor? 14. Ieri mi-am pierdut mnuile. 15. Btea un vnt puternic cnd am ieit din cas. 16. Unde i-ai petrecut concediul vara trecut? 17. Ieri m-am sculat devreme, mi-am luat micul dejun i apoi am plecat la coal. 18. Acum doua zile am czut i mi-am rupt piciorul. 19. Sptmna trecut am fost bolnav i nu am mers la coal. 20. El a dat primul examen sptmna trecut. 21. Cine a ctigat meciul alaltieri? 22. In timp ce ploua, eu conduceam maina spre Sinaia. Put the verbs in brackets at the right tense: 1. When I (phone) him, he already (buy) the tickets for the show. 2. By the time Maddie (notice), her two little children (paint) the cat. 3. She hardly (close) her bag when her mobile phone (ring) again. 4. No sooner the doctor (leave) than the old lady (call) him again. 5. Her grandfather (work) in the army for forty years before he (retire). 6. When I (talk) to him he (be) exhausted because he (train) for three hours. 7. Before the teacher (come in) the pupils (copy) the homework from one another for half an hour. 8. Hardly the manager (sit down) when somebody (knock) at the door. 9. No sooner Jenny (turn on) the TV than the lights (go off). 10. When the man (see) the fire in the forest he (call) the firefighters. 11. When the firefighters (arrive), the people (try) to put out the fire for a long time. 12. She hardly (order) the drink when the waiter (bring) it. 13. She (tell) me that her brother already (go) out. 14. By the time Marianne (think) about his proposal he already (marry) somebody else. 15. No sooner she (open) her mouth than the dentist (pull) out her tooth. 16. Jennifer (explain) for five minutes when she (realize) everybody (leave). 17. The manager (tell) his staff that he (invite) some specialists from abroad. 18. By the time Jennys mother (come) back in the kitchen she (spread) the entire bag of flour on the floor. 19. They (be) friends for five years before the (get married). 20. He (stop) the car the moment he (hear) that strange noise.

Some illnesses are real, others can be faked. Read about a case of the latter and fill each empty space in the text below with one suitable word from the list: face get voice rather sure luck away fill white look spots while yellow almost horrified If you want to stay ... (1) from school for a few days or if theres an exam that youd ... (2) not sit for, heres a useful guide on how to do it. First, ... (3) a hot water bottle and put it in your bed. Second, get a piece of raw fish from the fridge. Third, dust your ... (4) with flour to make it very pale. Fourth, ... (5) hold of one of your mums red lipsticks and draw red ... (6) all over your face. Fifth, suck some yellow candy. Finally, get into your bed, ... (7) as miserable as you can and call to your mum or dad in a tiny ... (8). Please, I dont feel very well... When your mum or dad comes into the room, theyll be ... (9) to see how ill you look - ... (10) face, red spots, ... (11) tongue and theyll run and get the thermometer. But when they start to take your temperature, ask them for a glass of water. ...(12) theyre out of the room, put the thermometer on the hot water bottle. When they discover that your temperature is ... (13) 100 centigrade your parents will have a fit! When they try to hold your hand under the bedclothes, make ... (14) they grab the piece of raw fish. With a bit of ... (15) theyll keep you at home for a week!

The cartoon above illustrates the English idiom couch potato. Look at it carefully and, with your partner, list some of the factors that are liable to affect the health of a person whose way of life is similar to that of a couch potato.