1. Read the interview and complete the magazine article.

Interviewer: How long have you been a singer, Dennis?

Dennis: About ten years now.
Interviewer: How did you start?
Dennis: I had a band with some friends when I was at University.
Interviewer: Did the other members of the band go into pop music,
too?
Dennis: No, they didnt. But I still see them sometimes. I saw them
last month. I was giving a concert in Birmingham and they came to
see me. We had a good laugh together.
Interviewer: What do they do?
Dennis: They all work in offices in London two in banks and the
other one in a newspaper office.
Interviewer: When did you make your first record?
Dennis: That was five years ago.
Interviewer: What was it called?
Dennis: Dont leave me tonight.
Interviewer: Did it do very well?
Dennis: No, it didnt, but my next record reached number one. That
was Breakthrough to Love.
Interviewer: What are you doing at the moment?
Dennis: Im working on a video.
Interviewer: When will we see the video?
Dennis: Next spring.
Interviewer: And what will you do after the video?
Dennis: Ill take a long holiday. Its been a busy year.
Dennis Winston ________________ a singer for ten years now. He
____________ when he __________ at university. He _________ a
band with three friends. His firends ________________ into pop
music, but Dennis still __________ them sometimes. He
_________ them last month. He ___________ a concert in
Birmingham and his friends ___________ to see him. They all
__________ in offices in London now. Two of them ____________
in banks and the other one ___________ in an newspaper office.
Dennis _____________ his first record five years ago. It
________________ Dont leave me tonight. It ________________
very well, but his next record, Breakthrough to Love,
________________ number one. At the moment Dennis
________________ a video. We ________________ it next spring.
And what about the future for Dennis? It _____________ a busy
year for him so after teh video he ________________ a long
holiday.

2. The Red Sunset pop group have got a busy week nest week.
Read their diary and complete what their manager is telling them.
MONDAY
Morning: Travel to Manchester
Afternoon: Free
Evening: Give a concert in Manchester
TUESDAY
Morning: Travel to London
Afternoon: Have an interview with a newspaper
Evening: Free
WEDNESDAY
Morning: Record a new single
Afternoon: Free
Evening: Have dinner with a TV reporter
THURSDAY
Morning: Appear on breakfast TV
Afternoon: Meet the president of the Red Sunset Fan Club
Evening: Go to the fan club disco
FRIDAY
Morning: Free
Afternoon: Open a new shopping centre
On Monday morning they are travelling to Manchester. In the
afternoon
they
arent
doing anything.
In
the
evening
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3. What did you do last week? And what are you doing next
week? Write ten things.

4. Write the short forms of these verbs.

He does not _____________

We are not _____________

They will _____________

There is not _____________

You
are
_____________

We shall _____________

It is _____________

I have got _____________

I am not _____________

He has not got _____________

You do not _____________

They have not got _____________

She cannot _____________

She will not _____________

They have gone _____________

I am going _____________

He has not been _____________

not

working

5. Match these verbs to the correct forms.

Cut

build

Wear ride

sing

park

catch

play

answer

tell

Mary _____________ a horse now.

Can you _____________ the telephone?
Where _____________ you _____________ the car?
I _____________ a musical instrument.
They _____________ a house in front of mine.
What time _________ you __________ the train tomorrow?
Lisa likes _____________ stories to the kids.
We _________________ hymns all day.
Susan usually _____________ a lot of make up. But today she
_____________ it.
We need to _____________ some wood for the fire.
6. Complete these sentences with for and since.
Terry has worked in London ________ two months.
He hasnt seen Kamala _________ September.
Kamala has been at college _____________ 1st of october.
Jackie has been in America _____________ a year.
Vince has had six driving lessons _____________ his birthday.
Sue has only known Joe _____________ last Friday.
Joe has lived in Hartfield _____________ 1990.
Sue and Kamala have been at the leisure centre ________ 7.30.
Theyve only been in the coffee bar __________ a few minutes.

7. Complete the dialogue with these words:

His

Wont

Her

Wasnt

Kicked

Mentioned

About

Boyfriend

Party

Secret

At

Told

Yesterday

To

Hasnt

Yet

Anyway

On

Pleased

Doesnt

Know

That

She

Didnt

Casey: I heard __________ Sues got a new ____________.

Vince: Oh, has __________) I didnt __________. Whats __________
name?
Casey: Joe. Sue met him ________ a dance ________ Friday.
Vince: __________ Terry there?
Casey: No, he __________ go. He went __________ a __________ at
the office instead.
Vince: __________, how do you know __________ this Joe?
Casey: Kamala __________ me. I saw __________ and Sue at the
leisure centre __________. Sue wasnt very __________. She
__________ Kamala, when she __________ it.
Vince: oh, why? Is it a __________ ?
Casey: Well, she __________ told Terry __________ .
Vince: Oh, _________ he know? Oh, dear. He ________ like it.
8. Write the verb in the correct tense. Past simple and present
perfect.
Terry _____________ to the dance last Friday. (not go)
He _____________ to a party instead. (go)
He _____________ Sue for a week. (not see)
Sue _____________ Joe at the dance. (meet)
She _____________ him twice since the dance. (see)
She _____________ him on Saturday at the bus stop. (see)
She _____________ Terry about Joe yet. (not tell)
She _____________ kamala about Joe on Monday. (tell)

9. Cul es el artculo correcto: a, an, the, o ninguno (no article)?

1. He asked me _________ very hard question.

2. _________ question that he asked me was easy.
3. Have you seen _________ my scarf?
4. Could you please pass me _________ salt?
5. Is there _________ good restaurant around here?
6. My friend owns a restaurant. _________ restaurant that my
friend owns is very good.
7. I have several _________ good friends.
8. _________ USA is a beautiful country.
9. I'll see you in _________ week!
10. I'm on _________ vacation until Monday.
11. He's my _________ best friend.
12. _________ Paris is a beautiful city.
13. I love to go to _________ beach.
14. What did you do last weekend? We went to _________
mountains.
15. He is such _________ good dancer.
16. I will be at _________ home all day.
17. _________ test we had last week was too difficult for me.
18. He is _________ good man.
19. We saw _________ squirrel in the park today.
20. In California, _________ weather is always nice.
21. Would you like to go to _________ park that I showed you?
22. This is _________ very good car.
23. My friends all have _________ girlfriends.
24. I need to buy some _________ sugar.
25. Robert is _________ tall.
26. _________ house that I live in is very small.
27. We don't have any children, but we have _________ cat.
28. This is _________ really nice surprise!
29. I am _________ engineer.
30. My brother is _________ hungry.
31. (Generally speaking,) He likes to talk to ________ pretty girls.
32. He is not ________ one I was talking about.
33. This is not ________ good choice.
34. I will be studying ________ chemistry.
35. (Generally speaking,) I don't like coffee - I like ________ tea.
36. Have you ever been in ________ love?
37. My cousin lives in ________ United States.
38. Does he speak ________ Swedish?
39. He's ________ funniest actor that I know.
40. Brad Pitt is ________ good actor.

10. Las frases siguientes utilizan la voz pasiva. Completa las frases
escribiendo la forma correcta del verbo indicado:
1. Maria __________________ to stop singing. (tell)
2. They __________________ by the ending. (surprise)
3. Michael __________________ by his grandparents. (raise)
4. This house _________________ by a famous architect. (design)
5. The child __________________ up by his father. (pick up)
6. The bank robbers __________________ never . (catch)
7. This book __________________ by Ernest Hemingway. (write)
8. This stadium ________________ for the Olympic Games. (build)
9. My flight __________________ because of bad weather. (delay)
10. Classes __________________ by the principal. (cancel)
11. The explanation ____________________ by all the students.
(understand)
12. The teachers __________________ by the results. (satisfy)
13. My grandfather __________________to the hospital. (take)
14. The hamster __________________ not in a cage. (keep)
15. The boy __________________ off by his mother. (drop off)
16. The man __________________ by the security guard. (stop)
17. The groceries __________________ by my roommates. (buy)
18. This writer __________________ by everyone. (respect)
19. The medal __________________ by the Swedish runner. (win)
20. This form __________________out properly. (not fill out)
11. What have you done today? Invent a fantastic story about your
day.