ACSC ACs a4: Workbook OTL _ ___ (be) £160; now it is twice that ire at over £340, One of the most significant changes (122) (take) place in the area of car ownership, The motor car 3) (have) its first test in Britain in 1896; by 1950 there 4) ______ (be) two million cars on the roads, and in 1998 this figure (18) (stand) at 22 million. C Correcting mistakes Find the mistakes in the following sentences and rewrite them so that they are correct. 1 My father’s been worked as a shop assistant for over 15 years. 2 T've been breaking my leg three times in the last few y 3 Charlie Chaplin has been one of the greatest comic actors of the silent movies. 4 Do you realize how long time I've been waiting here for you? ‘This is the first time I see this film. 6 James and I have known each other since many years. 7 Its over two years since I play football 8 I cleaned three rooms of the house so far today; I'll do the other two this afternoon.Value for money Use of English Transformations Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0 Iwasn’t surprised to hear that he'd failed. no Ttcame ___as no surprise ___ to me to hear that he'd failed. 1 They haven't decided whether to sack him or not. come They haven't about whether to sack him or not. 2 Peter has gone on a sailing course in spite of being unable to swim. although Peter has gone on a sailing course to swim. 3 Although the train was late, we managed to get there on time. despite ‘We managed to get there on time, _ _ late. 4 Td rather walk than catch a bus rather Td prefer___ a bus, 5 Td prefer to leave later if you don't mind. yet Td rather __if you don’t mind, 6 He started to learn French six years ago. learning He __six years. 7 We haven't seen each other for ten years. last The each other was ten years ago. Word formation Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Village life In 1997, tired of the noise and (0) pollution_of the city, best-selling POLLUTE author Will Smith and his family moved out to Chersey, a (1) _ village in the Suffolk countryside, with 53 PICTURE (2) and one shop. Three years later they sold their INHABIT @) 16th century cottage and moved back to London, BEAUTY where they now live in a smart new (4) on the outskirts NEIGHBOUR of the city. So what happened? ‘Chersey seemed an idyllic place to live’ explains Will, ‘a quiet, (5) _ old village in extremely PEACE (6) surroundings. However, we soon became aware of PLEASE the (7)______ of village life, With so little to do in Chersey, and ADVANTAGE. because the buses were so (8) , our teenage children FREQUENT became (9) on us to take them everywhere in the car. DEPEND As for our own social life, the neighbours were rather cold and (10) so we felt very isolated and lonely. It was not FRIEND the rural idyll we had expected.” 55