DBH2 REVISION

Grammar

Write the sentences in the correct order using the present simple.
Include the adverbs in brackets.
1 walk / to / Pete / school (always)
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2 Monday / tired / I / on / be / mornings (sometimes)
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3 Inma / homework / her / do (usually)
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4 parents / go / my / bedroom / in / my (hardly ever)
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5 watch TV / in / bed / brother (often)
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6 our / be / for / late / class / teacher (never)
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Complete the phone dialogue. Use the present continuous

affirmative, negative or question form of the verbs in the box.

win do have play help rain come do

Ed Hi Claire. It’s Ed. (1) ___________ you ___________ anything

interesting?
Claire I’m on the computer, but I (2) ___________ my homework. I (3)
___________ computer games with my sister. She (4)
___________ !
Ed I’m with my brother in town. We (5) ___________ lunch soon. Do
you want to come? We’re going to the Italian café.
Claire I’m not sure. Rachel (6) ___________ to my house at three
o’clock. She (7) ___________ me with my science homework this
afternoon.
Ed But it’s only twelve o’clock now!
Claire Yes, but I don’t want to go out. It’s really wet.
Ed Really? It (8) ___________ here. It’s sunny!

Read the email. Find eight incorrect verbs and correct them.
Hi Marta!

Thanks for the birthday card! I haved a great birthday. My friends and I
wented to the cinema in the afternoon. We watch a comedy film. It were
really funny. I had not a party at home, but I meeted Richard at the disco
in the evening. We dance a lot. It was fun!
What about you? Played you volleyball last weekend?
See you soon.
Helen

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Write complete sentences. Use the past simple affirmative (+),

negative (-) or question (?) form.
1 we / meet / our friends / after school yesterday. (-)
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2 Jack / find / his bag under the chair. (+)
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3 they / buy / a lot of new clothes / Saturday. (?)
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4 I / see / that film / cinema / last night (+)
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5 we / sleep / in a tent / weekend. (+)
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6 I / drink / any coffee / breakfast. (-)
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7 the students / ask / the teacher a lot of questions. (+)
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8 you / walk / school / Jenny / today (?)
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Write questions for the answers. Use the past simple.

1 _______________________?
No, England didn’t win the World Cup in 2006.
2 _______________________?
Yes, Brad Pitt appeared in a film called Troy.
3 _______________________?
No, Michelangelo didn’t live in the United States
4 _______________________?
No, the Chinese didn’t invent cars.
5 _______________________?
Pelé played football for Brazil.

One word is missing from each sentence. Rewrite the sentences

including the missing word/
1 When Penelope Cruz become an actress?
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2 ‘What did you last night?’ ‘I played computer games.’
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3 My brother bought the new Eminem CD week?
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4 Where you did meet before you to the cinema?
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5 I was very happy when Barcelona the Champions league.
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Complete the sentences. Use the correct tense and form of the verbs
in the box.

not teach meet get up not finish surf play write not eat

1 I ___________ the Internet last night.

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2 Sally ___________ a letter at the moment.

3 Todd ___________ at seven o’clock every morning.
4 Greg ___________ his homework yesterday.
5 I ___________ my friends last night.
6 We ___________ now. We’re not hungry.
7 I enjoy ___________ basketball.
8 Mrs Jones ___________ here every day.

Write questions using the present simple, present continuous or

past simple. Then write answers using the words in brackets.
1 When / you / go on holiday?
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I __________________________________ . (six months ago)

2 What time / you / usually get up?

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I __________________________________ . (seven o’clock)

3 you / play hockey / at the moment?

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No, I’m not. I __________________________________ . (listen to
music)

4 What / you / watch on TV yesterday?

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I __________________________________ . (a reality show)

5 you and your friends / study French / at the moment?

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No, we aren’t. We __________________________________ . (study
English)

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Reading
Read the text. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley is a young British actress. She was born in London in
1985 and she became an actress when she was very young. She made
her first film when she was seven years old. Her parents thought it was
very important to continue studying, so she acted in all the summer
holidays while she was at school, and she also appeared in many TV
programmes. Her first big film was Bend it like Beckham. It’s a story
about two girls. They’re best friends and they play football in the same
team. Then in 2003, when she was eighteen years old, she appeared in
the Hollywood film Pirates of the Caribbean with Johnny Depp. In 2005
she made the film of Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice in Great
Britain. It’s a love story and Jane Austen, wrote in 1797. In the film,
Keira played the beautiful heroine Elizabeth Bennett. Many people think
that Keira Knightley is going to be Britain’s number one film star.

1 Why is Keira Knightley famous?

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2 Where is Keira from?
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3 How old was she when she made her first film?
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4 What did she do in the summer holidays while she was at school?
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5 What was her first big film about?
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6 What did she do when she was eighteen?
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7 What other famous actor did Keira appear with?
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8 What did she do in 2005?
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9 Who is Elizabeth Bennett?
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10 Is Keira Knightley popular?
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Read the text. Find words 1–5 and match them with definitions a–e.
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom was born in Canterbury, England on 13th January 1977.
His mum was interested in the arts and she often took Orlando and his
sister to the theatre. That is when Orlando decided to become an actor.
When he finished school, he went to the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama in London.
In 1998, when he was 21, Orlando had a terrible accident. He fell from a
window and he broke his back. But one year later, he started working as
an actor. Orlando’s first important role was in The Lord of the Rings

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trilogy. He was the hero, Legolas. He lived in New Zealand while he was
making the films.
Orlando Bloom doesn’t live in England now. He moved to Los Angeles in
2001. His first film in America was Black Hawk Down. In the film, Orlando
played a young soldier who fell from a helicopter and broke his back.
Orlando’s favourite football team is Manchester United. He also enjoys
horse-riding and listening to music, and he loves his dog Sidi.

1 the arts ___ a someone in an army

2 role ___ b a character that an actor
3 trilogy ___ plays
4 hero ___ c music, drama, film
5 soldier ___ d a series of three films or
books
e a good person that everyone
loves
Read the text again. Then answer the questions. Write complete
sentences.
1 What did Orlando’s mum like doing with her children?
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2 Do you think that Orlando enjoyed doing this? Why? / Why not?
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3 In what year did Orlando first work as an actor?
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4 Why did Orlando live in New Zealand?
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5 What role did Orlando play in Black Hawk Down?
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Writing
Write a few sentences about yourself. Think about these questions:

• How old are you?

• Where are you from?
• Who is your best friend?
• What is his / her name?
• How old is he / she?
• What music do you like?
• What music does your best friend like?

Write about what you did last summer. Use two paragraphs and
write 100–120 words.
• Did you go on holiday last summer?
• Where did you go? / stay?
• What did you do?
• Did you spend time with friends?
Look at the notes and write a biography of Elijah Wood using 100–
150 words.
Elijah Wood
Born 28th January 1981, in Iowa, USA
Family one brother, Zack; one sister, Hannah
Lives in Santa Monica, California
Job Actor
Education went to school in Iowa
Career 1990: acted in first film, Avalon
1999: started acting in The Lord of the Rings
trilogy
2005: acted in Sin City
Likes listening to music, playing the piano, playing
computer games
Pets two dogs: Rascal and Levonne

Write about a scary book or a frightening film. Think about these

questions:
• What is the book / film about?
• Who are the main characters?
• Why did you like the book / film?
• Why did you read / watch it?