Unit 4

Life in the past

A. PHONETICS
1. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
1. A. vulnerable A. Satellite B. eleven C. element
2. A. character B. publisher C. Wonderful D. understand
3. A. interesting B. surprising C. amusing D. successful
4. A. arctic B. behave C. event D. facility
5. A. illiterate B. occasion C. relaxed D. sculpture
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Circle the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D
1. A. women B. bench C. lend D. spend
2. A. brain B. lamb C. comb D. climb
3. A. phoned B. called C. cooked D. climbed
4. A. surface B. necklace C. face D. palace
5. A. chew B. news C. crew D. screw

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

1. Look at the picture and complete the sentence using “wish”

1. He is very short. He ……………… he ………………..…

taller.

2. They don’t have a car. They …………. they ……………

a car.

3. He doesn’t have any children. He ……………. he

………….……. a child.

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4. He is overweight. He …………….. he ………………...
thinner.

5. I can’t play the piano. I ………….. I …………… play

the piano

2. Fill used to/ didn’t use to/ Did … use to/ be used to/ get used to in each space
to complete the sentence
1. We ………………………………have a computer, but we do now.
2. ………………………………….. (they) work together?
3. That restaurant ………………………… be a clothes shop.
4. He ………………………………. Be fat but now he’s thin.
5. He ……………………………… working in these bad conditions.
6. Where ……………………………… (you) go to school?
7. My mother ………………………….. drink much coffee. But now she has
become addicted to it.
8. There ……………………………….. be a lot of trees in this court yard. They have
all been cut down.
9. Ms Jane ………………………..be a teacher before she became a famous singer.
10. How did you …………………………. Working in the middle of this mess?
3. Complete with the right words given in the box. You can use words more than
once, there are some extra

play dance be use have

go ride collect spend jump

1. She used to ………………………. with dolls when she was a child.

2. They didn’t use to …………………………… any sports.
3. He didn’t use to ……………………………. a scrapbook

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4. When they were younger, they used to …………………………….. to the beach,
ride a bike and collect comics
5. I used to …………………………… very shy, but I am not anymore.
6. After school, my friend and I used to …………………. chess and hide-and-seek.
7. I used to ………………….. my vacation in a summer camp with my friends.
8. I used to ……………. a pet when I was 5 years old. Now I don’t have it anymore.
4. Give the right tense of the verbs given and then fill in each space to complete
the sentence.
1. I don’t know where my wallet is. I wish I ……………………….. where my wallet
was. (know)
2. Michael is in the park playing with the older boys. I wish Michael
………………… with them (play)
3. Things are not good in the country. I hope everything …………………… better
(get)
4. I am tired of hearing your screaming. It is time you …………………. Screaming
in my ear! (stop)
5. I can’t go to the pool with my friends because I can’t swim. Oh, I wish I
……………………. (swim)
6. Veronica doesn’t like calling boys. I really wish she ………………. me. I want to
go out with her. (call)
7. David and Christian are at the cinema right now. I hope they ……………….
themselves (enjoy)
8. You are a great guy Jimmy, but I don’t love you. I wish I …………. you. (love)
9. This party is so boring and Gina is not coming. It is time I ………… I’m tired of
being here. (live)
10. Tommy is a great piano player. I wish I …………………… the piano just like
him. (play)

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C. READING
1. Read the passage and answer what Molly Hornby used to do when she was
young. Decide which ones are right or wrong.
“I was a young girl in the 1960s. My friend and I used to do a lot of things which
shocked our parents. We used to do things our mothers never did. We cut our hair, we
wore short skirts, we smoked, and went dancing. We danced to music of Elvis
Presley and The Beatles. We also got the chance to see The Beatles live concert once.
It was amazing. My father went fishing once a week. He always wished that I would
accompany him, but fishing wasn’t my cup of tea. Instead, my friends and I went for
picnics in the surrounding area quite often. My boyfriend had a car, a 1960 Ford
Falcon, so he always picked us up and we often drove to Brighton. He went to the
pictures twice a week and I loved to watching films with Marlon Brando and
Elizabeth Taylor, especially the ‘Reflection in a Golden Eye’ starring both of them. I
still love to watch this film. It’s my favorite. I can remember it all so clearly.”
Rights Wrong
Molly Hornby …
1. … used to do a lot of things which shocked her parents
2. … used to cut her hair
3. … used to wear long skirts
4. … used to sing Elvis Presley songs
5. … went to a Beatles’ concert once.
6. … used to go fishing with her father
7. … used to go for picnics in the surrounding area quite often
8. … used to drive to Brighton with her friends and boyfriend
9. … used to go to the pictures twice a week
10. … used to watch films with Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor

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2. Complete the passage with the word provided in the box
Live space signals poor events radio
Until transmitted expensive landing one use

All early television was broadcast in black and white. Color television was
possible, but it’s too (1)………….. and of very (2)…………. quality (3)………….
the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcasts began in the United States in
1954, in Japan in 1960 and in Europe in 1967.
The first (4)………….. on the moon was broadcast (5)…………… on the
television in 1969, and now television programs are (6) …………….. all over the
world immediately through the (7) ………….. satellites that transmit the (8)
…………… from the earth, through the (9)………….. and back to the earth.
More people now het their news and information through television than
through newspapers and (10)…………. The development of television is (11)
…………… of the most rapid and exciting (12)………….. of our century.
3. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
It’s hard to believe that (1)………… had computers a few years ago. I wonder
how people lived. There must have been a lot of (2)………….. I can’t imagine writing
everything by hand. I also wonder how everything worked (3) ………….. computers.
We need computers today for everything. Hospitals, airports, the police… nothing can
work without computers. I’m sure I’d be ten times busier than now if I didn’t have a
computer. Imagine having to find (4)………….. paper and an envelope and then
walking down the street to mail a letter! I love my computer. It makes everything so
(5)………………… Sure, it freezes and crashes sometimes . Sure I lose some data.
But that’s not often. Most of the time my computer is my best friend.
1. A. no one B. anyone C. someone D. nobody
2. A. paperworks B. work paper C. paperwork D. paper work
3. A. with B. without C. by D. in
4. A. pieces of B. a piece C. piece of D. a piece of
5. A. convenient B convenience C. inconvenient D. inconvenience

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 D. WRITING
1. There are 5 mistakes in this passage. Find out and correct them.
Your corrections

My favorite subjects at school was history. I don’t

know why. I loved reading the story about famous 1.______________
people and famous events. When I was little, history
was just stories. As I got old, I realized history is the 2.______________
study of how we got here today. It’s a long journey that
describes all the wars, great people, inventions, 3.______________
disasters, etc that have bring us to this point in time. I
love any kind of history. It’s fascinating to visit a new 4.______________
country and learn about its historical. Watching the
news today is like seeing history unfold. Lots of the 5.______________
things I learnt at school now make the news more
interesting. History provides us with the perfect
background information to a news story.

2. Write full sentences to make a passage, using the suggested words and
phrases given.
1. I / grow up / small / town / northeast / England / . /
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2. It / the coast / , / next sea / . / And / now / I / live / London / , / which / much / big /
place / to where / I / grew up / . /
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3. When / I / child / , / I / use / walk / everywhere / . / The / town / small / that / you /
could / walk / one side / other/ and / you / never / need / car / . /
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4. When / I / young / , / mealtimes / use / quite predictable / . / And / we’d / eat /
similar / food / every day / , / consist / meat / , / potatoes / , / root vegetables / , /
whatever / season / time / . /
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5. We / never / use / have / very / varied meals / , / whereas / now / my diet /
change / a lot / . /
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6. I / not / eat / meat / anymore / . /
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7. I / have / diet / that’s all / vegetables / and / fruit / . /
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8. I / more / adventure / what / I / eat / now / than / what / I / do / when / I / child /. /
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3. Write down at least five things you would change your home if you were your
father.
Example : If I were my father, I would let my son go to school by bicycle himself.

1. _________________________________________________________________.

2. _________________________________________________________________.

3. _________________________________________________________________.

4. _________________________________________________________________.

5. _________________________________________________________________.