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4.2 Question tags and reply questions

1 Complete the sentences with the question tags in the box. There are two question tags you don’t
need.
am I aren’t I did it did they do we does it don’t you have they is it isn’t it shall we
will you
1 I don’t think this fridge is working properly, is it?
2 I’m being reasonable now, aren’t I?
3 Nobody had anything against that, did they?
4 That’s Susan over there, isn’t it? The one with the balloons?
5 It didn’t use to be so difficult, did it?
6 They haven’t really done anything wrong, have they?
7 It doesn’t sound like the right thing to do, does it?
8 I’m not going to get punished for this, am I?
9 Let’s invite Julie and Nick, shall we?
10 Don’t forget to do the shopping, will you?
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2 Complete the mini dialogues with the correct reply questions.

1 A: I’ve never been to London.
B: Have not you? How come?
2 A: I’d like to adopt one of the dogs from the shelter.
B: Will you? That’s so sweet.
3 A: Nobody said a word about the whole thing.
B: Didn’t they? That’s a relief!
4 A: Our worst nightmare has just become a reality.
B: Does it? What do you mean?
5 A: I wasn’t surprised when she failed the exam
B: Were not you? I was really shocked!
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4.5 Present and past modal structures

1 Choose the correct sentence (A or B) to describe each situation.
1 I fed the cat after I got back from school in the evening.
I didn’t know that my sister had fed it thirty minutes earlier.
A I didn’t need to feed the cat.
B I needn’t have fed the cat. v
2 When I got back from school, I saw a note on the table from my sister, saying that she had fed the cat
thirty minutes earlier.
A I didn’t need to feed the cat. v
B I needn’t have fed the cat.
3 I didn’t listen to her advice, and that was a mistake.
A I should have listened to her advice. v
B I ought to listen to her advice.
4 They didn’t live far away, so it wasn’t necessary for us to take a taxi.
A We didn’t have to take a taxi.
B We needn’t have taken a taxi. v
5 I think it would be best if you went to the party.
A You had better not go there.
B You had better go there. v
6 You didn’t ask for the exact address and now we don’t know where to go.
A You ought to have asked for the address. v
B You ought not to have asked for the address.
7 Never make this mistake again – it’s very important.
A You ought to make this mistake again.
B You mustn’t make this mistake again. v
8 It wasn’t a good idea to give him my contact details.
A I should have given them to him.
B I shouldn’t have given them to him. v
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2 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in capitals.
1 It’s a shame she didn’t stay at home. SHOULD
She should have stayed at home.
2 I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to be late tonight. OUGHT
You ought not be late tonight.
3 We called the police but it turned out to be unnecessary. HAVE
We did not have to call the police.
4 It’s a good idea for you to see a doctor about your back. HAD
You had better to see a doctor about your back.
5 It wasn’t necessary for me to go to school that day, so I stayed at home. HAVE
I did not have to go to school that day, so I stayed at home.
6 It’s very important that you don’t forget her name. MUST
You must not forget her name.
7 It would have been better if you had spent less money. TO
You ought to have spent less money.
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Shopping and money Phrasal verbs Collocations Money idioms

1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 In the evenings we usually hang out / up on the terrace.
2 The company brought up / out a new line of body care products last year.
3 He splashed out into / on a fancy dinner on Valentine’s Day.
4 Mum wasn’t thrilled with the idea but in the end she forked out / away the money.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There are two verbs you don’t
need.
attract be cost cut knock snap

1 I’m glad he liked the bike – costs an arm and a leg!

2 I wish I could have bought it for her but I was completely broke at the time.
3 They knocked five pounds off the price when we said we’d buy a large amount.
4 They’re attracting a lot of new younger customers at the moment with this new line of products.
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3 Read the definitions and complete the words

1 something you buy for less than what it usually costs:
bargain
2 unique, made only once: one -off
3 old and of high quality: vintage
4 a little strange and eccentric: quirky
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4 Complete the sentences by adding one word in each space.

1 They earn very little money, so they struggle to make ends meet.
2 That shops really expensive – you pay through the nose for things!
3 Their products are definitely good value for money.
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