CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY ENGLISH 7: LANGUAGE WORKSHEET 5.

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Language worksheet 5.2

In this worksheet you will focus on verb patterns.
1 Look at these sentences from the Learner’s Book.

‘The School of One’ sets a short test at the end of each session, which helps staff
design activities for the next day. This method helps teachers watch how students
develop so they can give them tasks that match their needs, to help them progress
well.

The underlined structures show that a situation is improved. How is this structure
made?
help + __________________ + ____________________

2 Read what these learners say and make a suggestion for what to reply to them.

a
I don’t think I
can carry all
of these bags.

I can’t play
b football – I've
broken my leg!

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c
My teacher wants
me to do a presentation
tomorrow. Help!

I can’t
d understand
this
homework!

I have so much
e to do before the party
tomorrow!

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3 We can also use the verb help with the infinitive without saying who we are helping. The
meaning is the same: to improve the situation. This is made by using:
help + infinitive with ‘to’
Complete these sentences with a suitable form of help in the first space and a verb to
suit the situation in the second space. Remember to think about the situation and
tense
you need.

a If you take this medicine, it ___will help to make your

headache better.

b I thought the fresh white paint ____would_help to make ___________ the room

brighter.

c That website was great! It really __helped to know___ where to go before we

arrived.

d I _helped to translate_____ the report into Russian yesterday, but he didn’t even

thank me!

e I can’t meet you now. I _am helping to wash_____ the football kit so that it is ready

for tomorrow’s match.

f I’ve lived here for ages so I can ___help to find___________ a good restaurant.

g Did you say you __could help to put______ the books back in the library this
afternoon?

h At tomorrow’s meeting it may _help to make_____ the time go more quickly if we

don’t ask too many questions!

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