Entry test

Q Choose the correct answer.

1 Leave the dishes - 17//' m going to do them if you like.
2 It's already five to eight - you're going to miss / missing the train.
3 I think I 'll /'m going to have a break now - I'm exhausted.
4 Am I going/Shall I go and get a DVD for this evening?
5 Look out! You'll /'re going to step on the cat! /5

Now look at ^ on pages 30-31.

^ Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

6 I can't come tonight - I my grandparents.
A visit B visited
C'm going to visit D 'll visit
7 Next month, the National Theatre a new production of Hamlet.
A put on B putting on
C shall put on D is putting on
8 I a successful author one day.
A be B'm being
C go to be D'm going to be
9 According to the programme, the show at nine o'clock.
A starts B is starting
C start D shall start
10 I ........... to John's party on Saturday. Do you want to come?
A go B going
C'm going D will go /5

Now look at ^ on pages 32-33.

 ENTRY TEST 2

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

11 This time tomorrow, I'll on the beach sunbathing!
A lie B be lying C have lain D have been lying
12 By next August, I w ill my exams and I'll be ready for a holiday.
A finishing B be finishing C have finished D have been finishing
13 Shall I take your letters to the post office? I'll ....'*. there anyway.
Agoing B be going C have gone D have been going
14 The work w ill by next week, so well be free to do what we want.
A finishing B be finishing C have finished D have been finishing
15 By August, I in this house for twenty years.
A 'm living B'll live C 'm going to live D will have lived SCORE

Now look at ^ on pages 34-35.

Q Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

16 If the strike is still on, we'll have to ... our trip till another time.
A put off B bring back C carry on D go through
17 She till the early hours listening to pop music.
A held me up B caught me up C kept me up D took me up
18 As children, we were ....... to respect our elders.
A grown up B kept up C brought up D held up
19 They said they were going t o trams in the city centre.
A get back B carry on C keep up D bring back
20 I wish you'd stop chatting and ........... . with your work!
A get down B get on C come on D come back /5

Now look at ^ on pages 36-37.

Q Complete the words in the following sentences. Use prefixes.

21 That was far too expensive! I think the waiter charged us.
22 He was speaking so fast it w as possible to understand what he was saying.
23 I can't get my laces done. They're in a knot.
24 The music did not please her - she simply paid no attention to it.
25 The food is a bit cooked. Ask them to put it back in the oven. /5

Now look at ^ on pages 38-39.

TOTAL SCORE /25

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Grammar
Ftutor® f®rms ( 1): ways to talk atb@yt
th®fytur®
We can use different forms to talk about the future in English.
Here are the main future forms and their uses:

Form Meaning/Use Example

Future simple:
will + infinitive
be going to + infinitive
shall + infinitive (usually
with I or we)
Future continuous: will be
+ -ing
- happen
Present continuous: be +
-ing
be + fo-infinitive
Present simple
decisions made at the moment of
speaking
predictions, often with I think/
believe / expect /hope /etc.
offers
requests
promises
threats
facts about the future
intentions
predictions based on present
evidence
offers
suggestions
asking for advice
actions in progress at a particular
time in the future
events that are fixed or expected to
things that will happen in the
normal course of events
arrangements, often with a time
expression
official arrangements, especially
when announced
events that are part of a timetable
or schedule
in future time clauses, after when,
as soon as, until, etc.
OK, I’ll stay with you, then. /
OK, I’m going-to stay with you, then. X
I think it will be a difficult game.
I’ll give you a lift if you like.
Will you do me a favour?
I’ll love you forever.
Leave now or I’ll call the police!
Christmas Day will fall on Tuesday this year.
I’m going to phone him tomorrow.
Look! It’s going to rain. /
Look! It-will mim X
Shall I help you with those bags?
Shall we go for a walk?
What shall I say if he calls?
I’ll be working at six.
We’ll be going by bus, as usual.
I’ll be staying in this evening.
I’m having my hair cut today.
The President is to visit Brussels next week.
The boat leaves the island on Friday.
I’ll phone you when I arrive.

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 FUTURE FORMS (1): WAYS TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE

Q Match 1-14 with a-o to make short exchanges.

0 ‘Look at all those dark clouds.’
1 ‘Our train leaves at six, doesn’t it?’
2 ‘The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.’
3 ‘What time did she say she’s going to get here?’
4 ‘I told her to tidy her room but she won’t.’
5 ‘How much longer are you going to be?’
6 ‘I feel awful. I think I’m going to faint.’
7 ‘I’ll come and help you clear the attic.’
8 ‘Tessa seems to have gained a lot of weight.’
9 ‘Shall we go now? It’s getting late.’
10 ‘Will you shut the door, please?’
11 ‘What shall I get for dinner?’
12 ‘When am I going to see you again?’
13 ‘What do you think you’ll do when you finish?’
14 ‘I’m going shopping this afternoon.’
0 a ‘Shall I have a word with her?’
b ‘I’ll be with you in just a minute.’
c ‘I’m going to get a job, o f course.’
1 I d ‘Thanks! I’ll need all the help I can get!’
e ‘That’s because she’s going to have a baby.’
□ f ‘Yes, it does, so hurry yp or we’ll be late!’
g ‘I’m not sure I’ll be able to come.’
h ‘9.30. But I’m sure she’ll be late, as usual!’
I i ‘I’ll call the doctor right away!’
] j ‘Shall we have fish and chips?’
k ‘Perhaps I ’ll see you tomorrow.’
□ 1 ‘No, I won’t! Do it yourself!’
□ m ‘Are you? I’ll come with you.’
□ n ‘Yes, there’s going to be a storm.’
] o ‘OK, I’ll just get my coat.’

Q Read the conversation and choose the correct answer.

ка те Hi! What (0)(fireyon doing)!shall you do this evening? (1) Will /Shall I come round?
b r ig it No, not this evening. I (2) ’ll be /’m being busy till late.
ка те When do you think i t (3) will /is going to be convenient for me to pop round?
b r ig it Have you got your diary handy? (4)Are we going to /Shall we check the dates? I’m
not busy tomorrow - Wednesday the twenty-first. What about you?
ка те I (5)’m seeing /will see my dentist tomorrow. Is Thursday OK?
b r ig it Yes, I think th a t{6)’s being /’ll be fine.
ка те Great! What time (7) am I going to /shall I come round?
b r ig it I (8)’m not I won’t be leaving the house at all on Thursday, so I don’t think it
(9) will be I is being a problem whatever time you come. (10) Will /Shall you bring
the manuscript with you, please?
ка те Yes, don’t worry. I (11) ’m not forgetting /won’t forget. Anything else?
b r ig it No, we (12) aren’t /won’t be needing anything else - just the manuscript.
ка те OK. See you on Thursday, then.

‘Things will get worse before they get better.’ E n g l i s h s a y in g .

‘Things will get worse before they get worse.’ P e s s im is t

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 Future forms (2): be g o in g to, present
continuous, present simple
Present continuous or be g o in g to ?
• We normally use the present continuous to talk
about the near future rather than the distant
future:
I’m taking the kids to the cinema this evening.
I’m having lunch with Pete tomorrow.
• We can use be going to or the present
continuous for more distant events:
W e’re going to sail/’re sailing round the world
next year.
»T o talk about plans, we can use the present
continuous or be going to in the same way,
sometimes with a slight change of emphasis:
I’m going to see my therapist tomorrow.
(= I intend to see my therapist tomorrow.)
I’m seeing my therapist tomorrow.
(= I have already arranged to see my therapist
tomorrow.)
» For predictions, we use be going to, not the
present continuous.
Those dark clouds mean we’re going to have a
storm. /
Those dark clouds-mcan we’re having a storm.- X
Present continuous or present
simple?
» When it is used to talk about the future, the
present simple suggests that the events are
part of a timetable, a regular/fixed schedule or
something similar.
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We do not use the present continuous in these
cases:
The sun rises at six tomorrow. /
The sun is rising at six tomorrow-? X
Our boat leaves at noon. /
Our boat is leaving at noon. X
» We use the present continuous, not the present
simple, for personal arrangements:
I’m seeing Jenny this weekend. S
I see Jenny this weekend. X
b e g o in g to or w ill?
» Compare be going to and will for predictions:
♦ we use be going to to talk about something we
know will happen because there is evidence in
the present:
The sky is grey - it’s going to rain.
The meeting starts in jive minutes - you’re
going to be late again!
♦ we use will to talk about something we believe
will happen:
D on’t lift that box - you’ll hurt your back.
I ’m sure he’ll fail the exam.
• Compare be going to and will for decisions:
♦ we use be going to to talk about something we
have already decided to do:
I’m going to buy the car - w e’ve already
agreed on the price.
♦ we use will for sudden decisions:
‘I ’ll give it to you fo r £5,000.’ ‘OK, I’ll buy it.’
 FUTU RE FORM S (2 ): BE GOING TO, PRESEN T CO N TIN U O U S; PR E SEN T SIM P LE

Complete the sentences. Use be going to, will, the present simple or the present
continuous and the verbs in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
0 .So , what time .d y e .'jPM.. ledviyg. (you / leave) tomorrow?
1 Look! That car over th ere .............. (crash)!
2 I .............. (not come) with you tonight. I have to stay in and finish my project.
3 You look tired. Sit down and I .............. (make) you a cup o f tea.-
, t
4 The film .............. (start) at half past eight.
5 Do you think Jim .............. (mind) if I use his computer?
6 What’s wrong? You look as if y o u .............. (cry).
7 The library .............. (close) at half past seven this evening.
8 Look - is that Harry over there? .............. (go) and say hello.
9 Hurry up! Our tra in .............. (leave) in half an hour!
10 Laura and B e n (have) a party next week.

Complete the sentences. Use one word in each gap.

0 W h a t.. dye ,. you doing this evening?
1 .............. we go to that new pizzeria tonight?
2 We’l l .............. studying in the library all evening.
3 This lesson’s really boring! When is i t .............. to finish?
4 Don’t worry. I’m sure h e .............. forgive you if you apologise.
5 .............. your brother coming with us on Saturday?
6 I .............. be waiting for you when you finish.

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Aquarius
All Aquarians (0)get o f f / 'are getting o ff to a good start this m onth, with some
good news on the hom e front. The news a ,will help / is helping to relax recent
tensions and give you the chance to make a fresh start. There (2,wz7Z be / are being
lots of new things on other fronts this m onth. It really (3) is going to be / is being
a tim e of great opportunity. Soon, a special person (4)wzZZ come / comes into your
life - and this (5) isn't going to be / isn't being just another friendship. At work, you
(6)wZZZ need / are needing to rise to new challenges that (7)wzZZ test / are testing your
character. If you make a wrong move, you (8)wz7Z definitely regret / definitely regret
it. In short, this is a m onth which (9)wzZZ bring / is bringing many opportunities
but there {10)will be / will being risks, too, so be careful!

Woman: I’m getting married on Saturday. We’re having a traditional wedding.

Man: Are you having a white wedding?
Woman: Yes, and I’m going to wear my grandmother’s dress.
Man: And what’s your grandmother going to wear?
V__________________________________ _________________________________ J
©
Future forms (3): future continuous, future
perfect, future in the past
Future continuous
The future continuous can refer to actions in
progress at a particular time in the future:
» The future continuous often refers to events or
actions that are part o f a routine, or things that
will happen in the normal course of events.
It emphasises that no new arrangements are
necessary:
I can give you a lift to the station. I’ll be going
that way anyway.
• We can also use the future continuous to ask
about someone’s plans:
Will you be using the library this afternoon?
When will the President be arriving?
Future continuous or future simple?
• We use the future simple for a decision made
at the moment of speaking:
OK, I ’ll see you this evening.
• With the future continuous, the activity has
already been decided. Compare:
W e’ll be staying here until next weekend.
(= W e’ve already decided to stay.)
OK, we will stay here until next weekend.
(= W e’ve just decided to stay.)
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Future perfect
Form
Affirmative: They will have finished the
assignment by Saturday.
Question: Will they have finished the assignment
by Saturday?
Negative: They won’t have finished the
assignment by Saturday.
Use
We use the future perfect to talk about
something that will be completed before a
particular time in the future:
Today is Tuesday. Rob says, 7 will have finished
this assignment by Saturday. ’ (= He will finish at
any time up to Saturday but not later.)
I will have found a better job by the time I ’m forty. </
I will fin d a better jo b by the time Tm-for-ty? X
Future in the past
When we talk about the past, we often need to
refer to things that were in the future at that
time. To do this, we use the forms that we
normally use to talk about the future but we
make the verb forms past:
I thought it would be a difficult game.
I was meeting a frien d later that afternoon.
We were going to stay a bit longer but my brother
got sick.
 FU TU RE FO RM S (3 ): FU TU RE CO N TIN U O U S, FUTU RE PER FECT, FU TUR E IN TH E PA ST

Q Complete each pair of sentences. Use the phrases in brackets.

0 (Will you take, Will you be taking)
_a• W'.J!. you .fa k e us to the airport, please?^
b .WiU. . fee .ti^lb.i.'Og. Ben to the airport tomorrow?
1 (will be, will have been)
a I .................... in London next year, still doing the same job.
\ £
b I .................... in London for ten years by next June.
2 (will finish, was going to finish)
a I .................... my book, but I had to work late.
b If I don’t have too much work this year, I .................... all of Marquez’s books.
3 (will sunbathe, will be sunbathing)
a This time tomorrow, M aria .................... on a beach in Majorca.
b I expect she .................... until she gets badly burnt!
4 (will be sleeping, will have slept)
a At midnight, I .................... soundly - I hope!
b Wake me up at nine - I .................... long enough by then.
5 (will be flying, were flying)
a We went to bed early as w e .................... to London the next day.
b W e .................... to Australia later this summer.
6 (will drive, will be driving)
a I’ll give you a lift to the station. I .................... that way anyway.
b You’ll be late - I .................... you to the station if you like.

Q Complete the conversation. Use the future simple, future continuous

or future perfect of the verbs in brackets.
r o sa So, when shall I come round? Is Thursday still OK?
ma r ia Yes, but don’t come at six - I (0).>J!. be .vyoyKMg (work) then.
r o sa What time do you think you (1).................... (be) free?
ma r ia Let’s see. As I said, I (2).................... (work) on the manuscript all day, and I
expect I (3).................... (complete) the second chapter by about seven.
r o sa Good, because I (4).................... (be) quite busy at about six tomorrow as well.
I’ve got an appointment with my dentist and I don’t think she (5)....................
(finish) much before seven.
ma r ia Well, we really must be getting on with the book, you know. By the end of this
month, we (6).................... (spend) a whole year on this project! It’s taking too long.
r o sa Yes. I (7)................... (jump) for joy when it’s finished!
ma r ia Me too! By the way, (8).................... (you / go) near the post office?
r o sa Probably. It’s not far from the dentist.
ma r ia I’ve been expecting an important parcel and I think i t (9).................... (arrive) by
Thursday. Could you collect it for me?
r o sa Sure, no problem. So, I (10).................... (see) you later. Bye for now.

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Vocabulary
[PlhiErasai verlbs- ‘Some amd change
r Phrasal verb
bring back sth; bring sth back
bring up sb; bring sb np
call off sth; call sth off
carry on (doing sth)
come back (from somewhere)
fall behind (with sth)
get back (to a place)
get down (to sth)
get on (in life)
give up (doing) sth; give sth up
go ahead (with sth)
go through (sth)
grow np
hold on
hold up sb/sth; hold sb/sth up
keep sb up
put sth off; put off sth
set off
stay up
take up sth; take sth up
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Meaning/Use Example j
reintroduce They’re going to bring back the old system.
raise (a child) Mrs Evans brought up five children.
cancel They called off the trip when Granny died.
continue Are you going to carry on making that noise?
return When did you come back from your holidays?
fail to produce sth at the He’s falling behind with the payments.
right time
return somewhere What time do you have to get back to college?
finally start doing sth Isn’t it time you got down to marking those exam
papers?
advance, make progress He’s new here but he’ll get on fine, I’m sure.
stop doing sth Why did you give up football?
begin to do sth planned or He decided to go ahead with his plans in spite of
promised her objections.
experience (a difficult time) After all they’ve gone through, they can still
smile!
develop from a child to an I grew up on a farm.
adult
wait Hold on a minute - 1 won’t be long.
delay sb/sth The building work has been held up by very bad
weather.
prevent sb from going to I won’t keep you up long.
bed
postpone I f it rains, they’ll have to put off the match.
start a journey We set off at half past seven.
go to bed later than usual We stayed up to watch the film on TV.
become interested in a new She’s taken up tennis.
activity and spend time
doing it
 PHRASAL VERBS: TIME AND CHANGE

Q Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of a phrasal verb from page 0 0 .
0 Dad used to let us . .-S'tyy.. up.. late on Fridays.
1 - If you want t o ..................... in life, you’ll have to work harder.
2 We’ll have t o ..................... before lunchtime if we want to get there in time.
3 You’l l ..................... with your work if you don’t get on with it.
4 I wanted to go to bed but sh e ..................... m e .......................till one o’clock. '
5 What time do you have t o ..................... home? I can give you a lift if you like.
6 Why don’t y o u ..................... a sport now that you have more free time?
7 You really should ..................... smoking!
8 Can y o u ..................... a minute? I need to check my diary.
9 If h e ..................... breaking the law like that, he’ll end up in prison.
10 What do you want to be when y o u .................... ?

Q Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Use between two and five words. Do not change
the word given.
0 They’re going to revive some o f the old 5 We didn’t go to bed early because we were
customs in our village. chatting.
BRING STAYED
They have decided some of W e ...................... late, chatting.
the old customs in our village. 6 The meeting has been rearranged until later in
1 Her grandparents raised her as her parents the week.
died when she was four. PUT
BROUGHT T h ey ...................... the meeting until later in
S h e .......................by her grandparents as her the week.
parents died when she was four. 7 I was late because of the heavy traffic.
2 If you don’t stop misbehaving, I’ll have to ask HELD
you to leave the room. I ...................... by the heavy traffic.
CARRY 8 The performance has been cancelled.
If y o u ...................... misbehaving, I’ll have to CALLED
ask you to leave the room.
They’v e ...................... the performance.
3 This month’s rent hasn’t been paid yet.
BEHIND
You’v e .......................the rent.
4 I’m planning to do some serious job-hunting
after the holiday.
GOING
I’m .......................down to some serious job-
hunting after the holiday.

A: Why are policemen strong?

B: Because they hold up the traffic.
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» We use prefixes to change the meaning o f a There are a few rules:
word. Prefixes do not change the part o f speech • We use il- instead o f in- with words that begin
(but most suffixes do). with -l:
• Many prefixes give a word a meaning which is il + legal -> illegal
the opposite or negative o f the original word. • We use im- instead o f in- with words that
For example, we can use the prefixes dis- or un-: begin with -m or -p:
dis + appear —> disappear im + polite —►im polite
un + tie —►untie • We use ir- instead o f in- with words that begin
° Here are some common prefixes: with -r:
ir + responsible —►irresponsible
Prefix A/leaning/ Example
l Jse « Some common mistakes are:
You must unconnect the cables first. X
anti- + adjective/ opposite anti-clockwise,
You must disconnect the cables first. /
noun or against anti-climax,
anti-European They expelled him fo r disbehaving. X
They expelled him fo r misbehaving. /
co- + noun/verb together coworker, cohabit
° Note that many words with a prefix have a
dis- + verb opposite/ dislike, disembark base part that never exists on its own. Here are
negative some examples:
il- + adjective opposite illegal im mediate, incontrovertible, uncalled-for
im- + adjective opposite impossible
. For prefixes, see also: ©
in- + adjective opposite indirect
inter- + adjective between intercontinental
ir- + adjective opposite irregular
mis- + verb wrongly/ mistook, mishandle
badly
Q Complete the words. Use prefixes.
over- + verb too much overdo, overwork
0 . .di,s.. .like 12 .... historic
out- + verb more outnumber
1 ............ dependent 13 .... atlantic
post- + noun/verb after postgraduate
7 ............polite 14 .... graduate
pre- + noun/verb before pre-arrangement
............do 15 .... moral
pro- + noun/ in favour pro-Unions, pro- hear
4 ............driver 16 ....
adjective of European
5 ............approve 17 .... interpret
sub- + adjective below substandard
6 ............behave 18 .... national
super- + noun/ greater superhuman ............ logical 19 .... sleep
7
adjective than
8 ............. zip 20 .... relevant
trans- + noun/ across transatlantic
9 ............. inform 21 .... believe
verb/adjective
10 ............. agree 22 .... crowded
un- + verb/ opposite/ unlock, unhappy
adjective negative 11 ............. eat 23 .... understand

under- + verb not undercook,

enough, undercharge
too little

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 PREFIXES (1)

Q Complete the crossword. Use prefixes.

□ □
Across
□
1 This prefix, followed by □ □ □ □ □
words that begin with -l, □ □ □
means ‘not’.
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
2 T h e .............. -Siberian railway
□ □ □ □
□ □ □□□□
goes from Moscow to
Vladivostok.
5 Never .............. estimate the ; □ ;
time you need to study for an
exam or test. □ □ □ □
7 We use this prefix to mean □ □ □
‘in favour of. Down
8 The opposite o f humane is 1 Take th e .............. continental 6 The boys ............. appeared as
humane. express train from Paris to soon as they saw the farmer.
10 They told me I am Warsaw. 8 The opposite of responsible is
qualified for the job. 3 Do you believe in the responsible.
11 ............. -American protesters natural? 9 If y ou .............. -date a cheque,
gathered round the embassy. 4 .............exist means ‘to exist you write a later date on it.
13 This prefix means ‘wrongly’ at the same time’. 12 We use this prefix meaning
or ‘badly’. 5 The opposite o f fam iliar is ‘not’ in front of words that
familiar. begin with -m.

Complete the article. Use words formed from the words in C A P IT A LS at the end of some of
the lines.

My attempts to communicate in a foreign language often (0)..W .'# $ £?.. . I tried FIRE
to speak Greek while I was on holiday in Mykonos a few years ago but the
attempt was completely (1)..................... ! SUCCESSFUL
So, there I was in a traditional Greek restaurant, where I tried to order in Greek.
At first, the waiter <2)..................... me for a German and started speaking to me TAKE
in German. I find i t (3)..................... to com m unicate in German, so I carried on POSSIBLE
with Greek. The waiter <4)..................... and instead of mushrooms, he brought me UNDERSTAND
beetroots, which I (S)..................... intensely. I must have looked very unhappy LIKE
because he started apologising and then (6)..................... into the kitchen. This APPEAR
tim e he came back with a plate of aubergines, which, <7)..................... , is not one FORTUNATELY
of my favourite dishes either. I ate them anyway and asked for the bill.
W hen the waiter came back with the bill, I told him that he had (8)..................... CHARGE
me - I must have sounded quite angry. But it was my mistake again. I had
<9)..................... the bill, as the waiter explained later, in excellent English! READ
Luckily for me, English is still a(n) (10)..................... language! NATIONAL

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