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Exercise 1: In this extract of the book “Children’s Health in the United States”, 19 words
are underlined. Range them under the right speech part group in the table that follows.
Much has changed in the (1) lives of children, and (2) in the health care provided to them over
the (3) past century. (4) We like the book Formative Years because (5) it explores how (6)
children’s lives have become (7) increasingly medicalized. This book also (8) traces the
emergence of (9) the fields of (10) pediatrics and offers (11) fascinating case studies of
important issues.
With contributions (12) from historians and (13) physicians, this collection (14) illuminates
some of the most important (15) transformations in children’s health in the United States
since the 1880s. Opening with (16) a history of pediatrics as a medical (17) specialty, the
book (18) addresses topics like the formulation of normal growth curves and the (19) sexual
abuse of children.
Exercise 2: In front of each of the following statements from an English learner, write C if it
is correct; or I if it is incorrect. Correct the incorrect statements.
1. The baby has hungry; give him something to eat. ………………………………………….
2. I look young, but I have forty-five years old. …………………………………………….
3. Are you afraid of dogs? Mine is not aggressive. …………………………………………
4. The bus is arrived; let’s get on it quickly. ………………………………………………….
5. The players don’t play well today because they have hot. ………………………………
6. I can’t go to bed now because I haven’t sleepy. …………………………………………
Andrew is a hard-working student. Every morning, he (1) wake up at half past five. Then, he
(2) clean the kitchen and the living-room before taking a bath. Just after, he (3) cook breakfast
for the whole family. Andrew seldom (4) have breakfast at home. He always (5) take his
breakfast to school to share it with his classmates. Andrew’s two sisters (6) think their brother
is too generous. They never (7) leave home before eating their breakfast. Andrew’s friends
(8) like him a lot. They all (9) agree that he is a fantastic guy.
Answers:
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the negative form of the underlined verb.
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