Gold Experience

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1. Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Use between two and five words, including
the word given.
1) I loved playing in the snow when I was younger, but now I don’t.
TO
I (use to love) playing in the snow when I was younger, but now I don’t.
2) Everyone was surprised when the whale jumped out of the water.
BY
The whale (toked every one by surprise) when it jumped out of the water.
3) When the geography lesson was over, we all went to the cafeteria.
HAD
When the geography lesson (had finish ed), we all went to the cafeteria.
4) Taking an umbrella with me everywhere still seems strange to me.
TO
I’m not (use to take) an umbrella everywhere with me.
5) My younger brother never obeyed our parents when he was a child.
VERY
My younger brother (was very disovidiant) when he was a child.
6) The government has told everyone to stay off the icy roads this evening.
ISSUED
The government has (issued) everyone to stay off the icy roads this evening.

2. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1) Before coming to London, we (complete) in the countryside.
A. would live
B. have lived
C. used to live x
2) I (complete) my breakfast when Paul knocked at the door.
A. hadn’t finished x
B. wasn’t finished
C. wasn’t finishing
3) This morning I (complete) the dog for a walk and let him run across the fields.
A. was taking
B. used to take
C. took x
4) We (complete) in the lake when something bit my toe.
A. Swam
B. were swimming x
C. had swum
5) We lived in Iceland before, so (complete) thick clothes when I go out.
A. I used to wear x
B. I’m used to wearing
C. I usually wear
 6) When we went to our summer house in the country, I (complete)for hours watching the
night sky.
A. often was sitting
B. would often sit x
C. was often used to sitting

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
A. One morning we had (complete) (torrential) rain and we couldn’t leave the hotel.
B. A lot of trees were (complete) (root) in the storm.
C. Whose (complete) (responsibility) is it to look after these animals?
D. The river trip was (complete) (price), so we didn’t go.
E. Our school is involved in a big (complete) (conservative) project.
F. We had a (complete) (disaster) holiday – it rained every day.

4. Unjumble the words. Use the clues to help you.

1) no water: trodhug
2) strong wind and rain: crarhinue
3) animal: loordecic
4) the ground moves: hukaarqeet
5) types of animals or plants: cespsei
6) very strong wind: nodroat
7) weather news: crosatef
8) disappearing soil: orinseo

5 Complete the verbs in the sentences.

1) Owls usually come out at night and p(complete) on small mammals like mice and rats.
2) People say that if we s(complete) an animal like a cat or dog, it makes us less stressed.
3) When I met my best mate after a long holiday apart, we h(complete) each other.
4) While we were watching the deer in the forest, we had to wh(complete) in case they heard
us and ran off.
5) The day was quite warm to begin with, but then the temperatures p(complete) and we
were freezing.
6) I once touched a hedgehog, but I quickly l (complete) y lesson!