GRAMMAR PRACTICE 2º BACHILLER

CITIZENS,UNITS 1-3
Complete the sentences with ........ and......
1. It’s becoming _________________________ to get a job.(hard)
2. The hole in your pocket is getting ___________________________ (big)
3. As the conversation went on, he became ___________________________ (talkative)
4. Since she has been in Britain, her English has got ______________________ (good)

Write sentences with the ...... the and a half-sentence from the box.

the faster you’ll learn

the more you have to pay
the sooner we’ll arrive
the more profit you’ll make
the more impatient he became
the more I liked him

1. The earlier we leave, _____________________________________________

2. The longer he waited, _____________________________________________
3. The more I got to know him, _______________________________________
4. The more you practise your English, _________________________________
5. The longer the telephone call, _______________________________________
6. The more goods you sell, __________________________________________

Make sentences beginnign as if / as though.

Rewrite the sentences using exclamations.
1. It’s a lovely park. What ____________________________________________
2. London is a big city. What __________________________________________
3. They’re very beautiful. How ________________________________________
4. This village is very peaceful. How ___________________________________
5. She’s an interesting person. What ___________________________________
6. These trousers are very expersive. What ______________________________

Rewrite these sentences using it’s time.

1. She should go back home now. _______________________________________
2. We should say goodbye now. ________________________________________
3. He should start doing his homework. __________________________________
4. We should have our dinner now! _____________________________________
5. A: I haven’t watered the plants for weeks. ______________________________
B: Well, __________________________________________

Finish the sentences using comparatives.

1. The ozone layer is getting …………………………………………

2. He has been feeling ………………………. since he stopped smoking.

3. The more you study ………………………………………………….

 4. The earlier we leave ………………………………………………….

5. The more you practise sport …………………………………………

Complete the sentences below with as if / as though and an appropriate ending.

… the end of the world had come … we had known each other forever
… you have caught the flu … we have got mice in the house
… I am living in Alaska
1 You are shivering and you have a temperature.
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2 There was a terrible explosion and then everything went silent.
It seemed ………………………………………………………..
3 I’m really cold. I feel

4 Can you hear that scratching noise? It sounds

5 We had just looked at each other, and it was

Read the situations and make sentences using It’s time ...
1 It’s the third time you’ve failed your driving test.
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2 You haven’t been to the optician so far this year.
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3 Mary should be here by now. We’ve been waiting for her for ages.
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4 I haven’t been spending much time with my little brother.
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5 Many industries are contaminating seas and rivers with toxic waste.
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6 She’s waiting for you to explain what happened.

7 You haven’t asked your cousin to come and visit.

8 Joan’s been watching too much television lately.

 9 Many industries are still contaminating the environment with CFCs.

10 She’s probably waiting for you to call her.

.- Give your partner advice for these situations. Use If I were you.
1 You can’t wake up in the morning.
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2 You don’t understand a word your English teacher says.
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3 You want to go out with your friends but you haven’t got enough money.
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4 You are feeling very depressed.
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5 Your boy/girlfriend is angry with you and you don’t know what to say to him/her.
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6 Your parents are worried about you because you don’t talk to them very much.
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