WAY TO ENGLISH 4 VOCABULARY UNIT THREE

MYSTERIES

ASSUME SUCESO, FENÓMENO

ATTEMPT INTENTAR INVESTIGAR
DESARROLLAR UNA REVELAR, PONER DE MANIFIESTO
TEORÍA SHOWED
DISAPPEARED FUENTE
DISTURBED TENER ÉXITO
CONOCER TODOS LOS SUPPOSE
DETALLES DE RESULTAR
INVESTIGAR ENTENDER
INVESTIGAR DESAPARECER, EXTINGUIRSE
MISSING PREGUNTARSE
NOTICE PREOCUPADO
OBSERVED

CAMPANAS
CUEVA
MUERTO
MUERTE
MORIR
FIELD
ASUSTAR
ASUSTADO
ASUSTADO
ARTÍCULOS, COSAS
CABALLEROS
TIERRA
BOTE SALVAVIDAS
LAGO
PRUEBA
ALIVIO
SEA MONSTER
SHADOW
SKIN
HUMO, FUMAR
TESORO
GENTE DEL PUEBLO
DESPERTARSE
RIQUEZA
SUSURRAR
NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA

ACHIEVE ESCONDER
NERVIOSO, PREOCUPADO RISA
TENER MIEDO DE PARECERSE
PROMETIDA, NOVIA SUERTE
CENICIENTA PARA RECORDAR
CONFUSED PLAY A TRICK
CORPSE REACH
DUST REALISE
ERUPTION ROAR
BOLAS DE FUEGO SCIENTIST
LLAMAS SHADOWS
PARPADEANTE STEP-SISTER
VIVO, BRILLANTE WAVES
ENCANTADO WHISPERS

BRITISH AMERICAN BRITISH AMERICAN

BISCUITS COOKIES
BOOT TRUNK
CINEMA MOVIE THEATER
FILM MOVIE
HIRE RENT
HOLIDAY VACATION
LORRY TRUCK
MOTORWAY HIGHWAY
SHOPPING MALL
CENTRE
SWEETS CANDY
TAXI CAB
TRAINERS SNEAKERS
CONNECTORS

PREVIOUSLY, ANTERIORMENTE
AT FIRST, AL PRINCIPIO
IN THE AL COMIENZO
BEGINNING,
EVENTUALLY, AL FINAL
FINALLY, FINALMENTE
IN THE END, AL FINAL

1 Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple.

1. It’s nine o’clock and Phillip …………………………… breakfast. He …………………………… at six o’clock.
(already eat / wake up)

2. We are surprised because our teacher …………………………… us that this material will be in
the test. We …………………………… this material at school last year. (not study / just tell)
 3. She …………………………… a new dress for her sister’s wedding yet. She can’t find anything,
although she …………………………… in the shops last week. (look / not buy)

4. It …………………………… in April, but yesterday the weatherman …………………………… that it

could happen this year. (never snow / say)

5. Nine months ago, Kate …………………………… her first driving lesson. Unfortunately, she still
…………………………… the driving test. (take / not pass)

2 Complete the passages with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple.

1. The restaurant manager 1. …………………………… (hire) a new waitress by the time

I 2. …………………………… (come) for the interview. I 3. …………………………… (be) very disappointed
because I 4. …………………………… (lose) my job the week before.

2. Mum 1. …………………………… (already prepare) all the food for the picnic when it
2.
…………………………… (begin) to rain. She 3. …………………………… (blame) us because we 4.
…………………………… (not listen) to the weather forecast.

3. After the team 1. …………………………… (win) the championship, the fans

2.
…………………………… (go) to the city centre to celebrate. The police
3.
…………………………… (close) off the streets before the fans 4. …………………………… (arrive).

3 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple.

1. drive / after / George / basketball practice / home / he / finish / ?

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2. that day / because / I / breakfast / hungry / be / not eat / I / .

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3. sit down / the audience / start / by the time / the play / ?

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4 Complete the mini-dialogues with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple
or Past Perfect Simple.

help • not want • be

1.
1. A: Michael …………………… to help me with my homework yesterday.

2.
B: …………………… he ever …………………… you?

3.
A: No, he …………………… always …………………… like this.

break in • go • happen
1.
2. A: What a mess! What …………………… to your house?

2. 3.
B: A thief …………………… after we …………………… to sleep.

not see • return

3. A: I 1. …………………… Terry and Nan recently. Where are they?

2.
B: They …………………… just …………………… from Africa.

5 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.

1.The taxi came to the house at eight o’clock. The visitors were ready to leave. (by the time)

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2. She started at this company seven years ago. (worked)

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3. Sue cleaned the floor. Then she washed the dishes. (after)

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4. In 1999, Dan’s first book was written. (wrote)

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5. The children ate all the biscuits so Mum baked some more. (eaten)

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6.- Choose the correct answer.

1 We have owned our holiday home for / since three years.

2 I have never / ever been to Sweden.
3 Tom has worked in this office for / since three years.
4 Barbie hasn’t bought Jill’s birthday present yet / recently.
5 I haven’t been to the beach since / for last summer.
6 Have you been here since / for a long time?
7 Have you ever / never seen a giraffe?
8 I have ever / always had long hair.

7.- Choose the correct verb.

1 We arrived / have arrived an hour ago.

2 He has been / was here since 5 am.
3 We have heard / heard a wonderful concert last night.
4 Did you visit / Have you visited the Rock Museum yet?
5 Jane has read / read many books lately.
6 Tom has gone / went to Rio last year.
7 When have you left / did you leave the party?
8 We have seen / saw this programme many times before.

8.- Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The dog ...................... already ...................... (bury) the bone in the garden.
2 Look at that! The children ...................................... (make) a big snowman.
3 I was tired, so I ...................................... (sleep) late last Saturday morning.
4 How long ...................... you ...................... (have) this puppy?
5 I ...................................... (speak) to my friends on the phone last night.
6 ...................... you ...................... (see) my pen? I can’t find it.
7 He spoke so fast. I ...................................... (not understand) him.
8 Colin ...................................... (never break) any windows with his soccer ball

9.- Fill in the blanks with “USED TO”

1. I ……………………………(have) a dog when I was a child.

2. I …………………………….(do) football every weekend but I don't have time now.

3. …….. you ………………….(go) swimming when you were at school?

4. I ……………………………(not like) action films, but I do now.

5. I …………………………(never , like) spinach, but I love it now.

6. I …………………………( smoke) but I don't smoke now

7. She ………………………(work) for the BBC but she doesn't work for the BBC now

8. He …………………(not like) me but he likes me now

9. He ……………………….(live) in London before he went abroad.

10. I ………………………(earn) a lot of money, but then I lost my job.

11. I'm surprised that they joined the tennis club. They …………………….(not like)

12. ……….you ……………………(travel) a lot before you got this job?

13. I …………………………(work) in a factory before I became a teacher.

14. She ………………………….(drive) a lot before she had the accident.

15. That old radio ……………………..(work) before I dropped it.