MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK

LISTENING PRACTICE
EXERCISE 1.
You are going to hear a radio interview with two work colleagues, Sandra Wilson and Mike Tripp,
who also used to attend the same school. First, read the reported statements 1-7 below. Then
listen to the recording and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Sandra explained that she had disliked Mike because of his attitude to school.
2. Sandra accused Mike of deliberately forgetting certain things he had done at school.
3. Mike explained that he had known at the time how irritating he was.
4. Mike wished he had worked harder at school.
5. Mike said that he had left the science exam because he couldn't answer the questions.
6. Mike felt that his father had expected him to do well when he left school.
7. Mike admitted that the school careers teachers had been quite helpful.

EXERCISE 2. HARDACRE COLLEGE

You will hear a part of a local radio programme in which a man is talking about a new college
which has recently opened. For questions 9-18, complete the notes:
College buildings surround a (9) …………………………………………
Students are expected to travel by (10) ………………………………………
Buildings are separated by (11) …………………………………………… and flowerbeds.
(12) …………………………………… and students can use college nursery.
Disabled students can use (13) ……………………………………… to reach top floors.
Banks and post office: open; (14) …………………………………… will open later.
Students interested in drama and music can use (15) ……………………………
Laboratories and lecture rooms have (16) ………………………………… and interactive video.
Total number of students will be (17) …………………………………
Another chance to visit college on (18) ……………………………… next Saturday.

MEDICAL SCHOOLS ABROAD

LISTENING PRACTICE
EXERCISE 1. SCHOOL MEMORIES
You will hear five different people talking about what they enjoyed best about their schooldays. For
questions 19-23, choose from the list A-F what each speaker says, Use the letters only once.
There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

A. I liked where the school was situated. 19. Speaker 1: …………

B. I enjoyed all the academic subjects. 20. Speaker 2: …………
C. I thought the teachers were excellent. 21. Speaker 3: …………
D. I made friends for life. 22. Speaker 4: …………
E. I liked the exchange holidays. 23. Speaker 5: …………
F. I loved the long breaks.

EXERCISE 2. COURSE INFORMATION

You will hear a lecturer talking to students at the beginning of their course. For questions 1-10, fill
in the missing information. You will hear the recording twice.
Course name: (1) ……………………………
People not present will receive a (2) ……………………………
This will be forwarded by (3) ……………………………
The two topics for discussion today are the (4) …………………………… and how to study for the
course.
How many TMAs are there? (5) ……………………………
TMAs must not be (6) ……………………………
You can treat specified word length as (7) ……………………………
If possible, TMAs should be (8) ……………………………
Tutors will make comments on the TMA and in a (9) ……………………………
At the end of the TMA students should include (10) ……………………………

EXERCISE 3. PLEASE MATCH:

PEOPLE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

A. An academic, or in some cases a postgraduate student, who

leads tutorials.
B. In anatomy teaching, someone who demonstrates how to
dissect. Demonstrators are often postgraduate students paying their
way through medical school.
C. An academic with teaching and research responsibilities who
contributes to the teaching of a particular discipline.
D. A senior academic with teaching and research
responsibilities for a particular discipline. Usually a leading figure in
their discipline.
E. A consultant responsible for delivering a college training
programme.
F. A consultant assigned to a trainee who provides training
during periods of direct clinical care.
G. A consultant who supervises a trainee's period of training.

1. EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISOR 2. DEMONSTRATOR

3. COLLEGE TUTOR 4. CLINICAL TRAINER
5. LECTURER / SENIOR LECTURER 6. TUTOR
7. PROFESSOR

EXERCISE 4. EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN:

(a) to sit an exam and to set an exam
(b) to take an exam and to pass an exam
(c) compulsory and voluntary
(d) to educate and to bring up
(e) a pupil and a student

HOSPITALS

EXERCISE 1. SPECIAL CARE. Where can you find these patients? Match the patients with the
correct wards or departments.

1. Intensive Care Unit a. Mary who has just given birth to a baby.
2. Casualty and Emergency Department b. John who has fractured his leg.
3. Paediatric Ward c. My grandmother who is suffering from pneumonia
complications.
4. Maternity Unit d. Peter who will have his appendix removed.
5. Orthopaedic Ward e. Betty's mother who is suffering from women's
disease.
6. Surgical Ward f. My mother who will be operated on for an eye
cataract.
7. Geriatric Ward g. Samuel who is unconscious.
8. Ophthalmic Ward h. Paul who has just been in a car crash
9. Gynaecological Ward i. Your son who has mumps.

EXERCISE 2. LISTENING PRACTICE: AN ADMISSION.

Mrs Benson is admitted to hospital. Listen to the five short conversations, and decide who is
speaking to her in each one. Write 1-5.
a) a receptionist ...... d) a sister ...... e) a radiologist ......
b) a consultant ...... c) a paramedic ......
Listen again and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1. Mrs Benson has had a fall.
2. This is not Mrs Benson's first x-ray.
3. Mrs Benson can't find the toilet.
4. She has a heart problem.
5. The consultant sends her home.
6. Mrs Benson's appointment is next week.

EXERCISE 3. LISTENING PRACTICE: DOCTOR’S SURGERY.

Listen to five people waiting in the doctor’s surgery. What is every patient’s problem? (Nursing
unit 3, scrub up)

a) parturition speaker 1
b) intoxication speaker 2
c) heart infarct speaker 3
d) melanocytic skin lesion speaker 4
e) poisonous bite speaker 5
f) concussion

EXERCISE 4. LISTENING PRACTICE: AT THE DOCTOR.

You will hear an extract from an interview between a doctor and his patient. As you listen,
complete the Present Complaint section of the case notes below.

SURNAME ……………………………… FIRST NAMES ………………………………

AGE ……………………………… SEX ………… MARITAL STATUS ………………………
OCCUPATION ……………………………… PRESENT COMPLAINT …………………………

The hospital consultant is talking with Mr Green. Complete the gaps:

1. The patient experiences pain in the ……………………

2. Moreover, the patient complains of …………………… in his/her fingers.
3. The patient has been suffering for ……………………
4. The first pain attack started when the patient was in the ……………………
5. The pain lasts about ……………………
6. The pain recurs when the patient ……………………
7. BP is ……………………, which is a normal result.
8. The doctor suspects ……………………
EXERCISE 5. THINGS ON THE WARD
Write the number of each description next to the correct word.

SHEETS OXYGEN POINT MATTRESS URINE BOTTLE CRUTCH HOIST

TROLLEY WHEELCHAIR VASE PILLOW TRAY CURTAIN BEDSPREAD
CALL BUTTON DRIP STAND BLANKET BEDPAN NAME
BAND BASIN MONKEY POLE OBSERVATIONS CHART

1. This covers the bed to keep off the dust.

2. To rest their head on.
3. A patient confined to bed will have to use this to urinate and defecate.
4. Patients use this when they need to call a nurse.
5. For identification, this is worn by patients around their wrist.
6. A narrow bed for transporting patients.
7. Wash your hands here.
8. A mechanical device for lifting and moving patients.
9. Drawn around a patient's bed to provide some privacy.
10. Two of these on the bed are straightened regularly and washed every few days.
11. Meals are brought to the bed on this.
12. These keep the patient warm.
13. Male patients confined to bed use this to urinate.
14. Suspended above the bed, this can be used by the patient to pull herself/himself up.
15. Patients lie on this, it's sometimes hard and sometimes soft!
16. Intravenous fluid bags are suspended on this.
17. Patients who can sit up comfortably can be transported in one of these.
18. For flowers.
19. A mask and tube from this will supply oxygen to the patient.
20. The patient's condition is recorded here.
21. A patient with a broken leg will need two of these to get around.

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

EXERCISE 1. COMMON COMPLAINTS.

Complete the following complaints. Choose from the following:

BLACK EYE BRUISE CAN'T SLEEP COUGH DEPRESSED HEADACHE

INSECT BITE LOST MY APPETITE LUMP NOSEBLEED OUT OF BREATH
RUNNY NOSE SORE THROAT STOMACH-ACHE SWOLLEN LEG
TEMPERATURE

1. I smoke too much - I've got a cough and ………………………

2. When I climb the stairs I'm ……………………………
3. I don't want to eat; I've ………………………………
4. At night time I go to bed but I ………………………………
5. It must be flu - I've got a ……………………………… and a ………………………………
6. I knocked my arm on the door and now I've got a big ………………………………
7. I got an ………………………………while I was walking in the forest two days ago and now
I've got a ………………………………
8. I fell down the stairs and now I've got a ……………………………… and a
………………………………
9. I feel so miserable. I'm really ………………………………
10. I'm a bit worried because I can feel a ……………………………… in my breast. I hope it’s
not cancer!
 11. I regularly get a ………………………………, which is horribly embarrassing – I always carry
a pack of handkerchiefs with me.
12. After I eat I irregularly or too much junk food, I get a ………………………………

EXERCISE 2. AT THE DOCTOR'S.

Fill in the missing words in the passage below. Choose from the following:

APPOINTMENT LUNG CANCER STETHOSCOPE BLOOD PRESSURE

MEDICINE SURGERY COUCH PRESCRIPTION SYMPTOMS
EXAMINATION PULSE TEMPERATURE GP RECEPTIONIST
WAITING-ROOM

Last week I phoned my (1) …………… to make an (2) …………………… to see her, as I had been
feeling a bit under the weather recently. When I arrived at her (3) ………………………, there were
only two other people in the (4) …………………………. I gave my name to the
(5) ……………………… and sat down to await my turn. Fortunately, I didn't have to wait long.
The doctor asked me what was wrong, so I told her my (6) ……………………, namely that I had
been feeling very tired and often had difficulty in breathing. She told me to lie down on the (7)
………………………… and gave me an (8) ………………………. First, she felt my (9)
……………………… Then she took my (10) ………………………, which was a bit high. Next she
took my (11) ……………………. It was 37.9°C. Finally, she listened to my breathing through her
(12) ……………..…… She didn't think there was anything seriously wrong with me - I was just a bit
run down. So she wrote out a (13) ………………… for some (14) ……………………… which she
said would make me feel better. She also advised me, as she always did, to stop smoking and
reminded me that if I didn't, then one day I might get (15) ……………………. As usual, I promised
to try.

EXERCISE 3. LISTENING PRACTICE: A JOB INTERVIEW

Before you listen, answer the questions.
How do you feel about interviews? Are you good at them?
When was your last interview? What was it for? How did it go?
Listen to Rachel having a job interview, and answer the questions.
1. Where is Rachel working now?
2. Which part of the hospital does she work in?
3. Why is she looking for a new job?
Complete the sentences using the words below. Then listen again and check.
applying for lectures night shift
fully-qualified part-time rewarding
1. Are you a …………………………… scrub nurse?
2. At the moment I'm doing a …………………………… course and working at the same time.
3. It's hard, especially when I'm working a …………………………… and going to
…………………………… next day.
4. … it's the contact with the patients that's most ……………………………
5. Why are you …………………………… a new job?

EXERCISE 4. BASIC TERMS.

Match the definitions with the terms.

the long-term results of an illness or treatment a) disease

identifying several illnesses which the patient may have b) symptoms
things wrong with the body which the patient complains of or experiences c) history
a study of the patient's body d) examination
the causes leading to an illness e) prevention
an unusual feature which may be worrying or dangerous f) consultation
a meeting between patient and doctor to discuss problems g) abnormality
the identification of a particular illness h) sequelae
a change in the structure or function of the organs or tissue of the body i) aetiology
taking away the cause of illness or finding it early j) complications
a group of signs which are characteristic of a particular illness k) prognosis
additional problems to the original illness l) signs
likely outcome of an illness m) syndrome
a patient's medical background, problems, behaviour and lifestyle n)differential
diagnosis
what the doctor can see of the illness o) diagnosis

ARE THERE ANY OTHER JOBS WHERE YOU NEED TO HAVE “TRUE VOCATION”?

EXERCISE 5. LISTENING PRACTICE.

You will hear someone giving a talk about careers in the fire service. For questions 9-17, complete
the sentences with a word or short phrase.
Like all her colleagues, Debbie is involved in 9. …………………………… as well as dealing with
emergencies.
Debbie explains that most emergency calls turn out to be 10. ……………………………
Debbie's first experience of a big fire was when a 11. …………………………… near London
caught light.
At her first big fire, Debbie was positioned on a piece of equipment called a 12.
……………………………
After a major fire, the firefighters meet for what's known as a 13. ……………………………
Debbie is especially useful when someone is needed to work in a 14. …………………………… in
an emergency.
To become a firefighter, Debbie had to undergo tests of fitness, 15. …………………………… and
strength.
Debbie blames an unfair 16. …………………………… for preventing women from joining the
service in the past.
Finally, Debbie reminds us that the job is not as 17. …………………………… as it might appear on
TV.

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN POLAND

EXERCISE 1. You will hear five people talking about computers in a work context. For questions
1-5, choose from the list a-f how each speaker feels. Use the letters only once. There is one extra
letter which you do not need to use.

A. critical 1. Speaker 1
B. disappointed 2. Speaker 2
C. enthusiastic 3. Speaker 3
D. irritated 4. Speaker 4
E. objective 5. Speaker 5
F. proud

EXERCISE 2. LISTENING PRACTICE.

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about things that have recently
happened to them at work.
TASK ONE TASK TWO
For questions 21-25, choose from the list A-H what For questions 26-30, choose from the
each speaker is talking about. list A-H the feeling each speaker is expressing.
A) receiving an unwelcome visitor SPEAKER 1 A) amusement
B) being unfairly blamed for something SPEAKER 2 B) anger
C) making a terrible mistake SPEAKER 3 C) guilt
D) receiving an unexpected offer SPEAKER 4 D) confusion
E) doing something uncharacteristic SPEAKER 5 E) resignation
F) resolving a misunderstanding F) shock
G) avoiding an argument G) suspicion
H) changing an opinion of someone H) sadness

EXERCISE 3. HOLIDAY JOB. You will hear a student called Bill talking about his holiday job. For
questions 9-18, complete the notes which summarise what he says. You will need to write a
word or a short phrase in the box.

Reason for doing job: 9. …………………………………………

Building used to be a 10. …………………………………………
Good position because it's near 11. …………………………………………
Main alteration: owner has added 12. …………………………………………
Bill's favourite task: 13. …………………………………………
Owner is very careful about 14. …………………………………………
Attitude of male residents to staff: 15. …………………………………………
Problem with woman who thought he was 16. …………………………………………
Other staff treated Bill as 17. …………………………………………
Bill is going back in order to 18. …………………………………………
 IN A SURGERY

EXERCISE 1. MATCH:
SCISSORS FORCEPS EXAMINATION LIGHT SCALPEL
WEIGHING SCALES VAGINAL SPECULUM SYRINGE
TONGUE DEPRESSOR KIDNEY DISH NEEDLE
STETHOSCOPE THERMOMETER CATHETER MEDICINE POT
COTTON WOOL TOURNIQUET STERILE LATEX GLOVES ADHESIVE TAPE
INTRAVENOUS CANNULA DRESSING PACK

EXERCISE 2: EQUIPMENT IN THE THEATRE

RETRACTORS … STERILIZER … THEATRE GOWNS …

SCRUB … RESPIRATOR … DRESSING MATERIAL …
CATHETER … ELECTRODES … DRAPES …
SWIVEL ARM … SUCTION … PEDESTAL …
FLOW METRE … TRAY … ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH …

1. This equipment keeps the patient breathing during surgery.

2. This allows the surgeon to move the lights easily into position.
3. This shows the anaesthetist the quantity of nitrous oxide or oxygen which is being given.
4. The operating table has no legs. It stands on a ……………………
5. These are placed over wounds at the end of the operation.
 6. Equipment is put in this to remove all germs.
7. Sterile instruments are placed and carried in this.
8. This equipment monitors heart activity.
9. These are attached to the patient's body to pick up heart activity.
10. These are worn by surgeons and nurses in theatre.
11. This is inserted to drain urine from the bladder.
12. The patient and trolleys in theatre are covered in sterile ……………………..
13. The ………………….. nurse provides instruments for the surgeon and assists when
necessary during an operation.
14. This equipment is used to draw off any blood and body fluids during surgery.
15. These instruments hold open the site of operation during surgery.

EXERCISE 3. INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT. Match the items from the box with the correct
definitions below.

STRETCHER DRAIN SCALPEL SLING WHEELCHAIR

CURETTE SPLINT THERMOMETER CATHETER PROBE

• ………………….. – a chair with wheels in which an invalid can sit and move around
• ………………….. – a small, sharp pointed knife used in surgery
• ………………….. – an instrument used to explore a cavity or wound
• ………………….. – a long spoon, used for scraping the inside of an organ
• ………………….. – a triangular piece of cloth attached around the neck, used to support a
broken arm
• ………………….. – a folding bed, with handles, on which an injured person can be carried
by two people
• ………………….. – a device used for measuring temperature
• ………………….. – a tube used to remove liquid from the body or the site of an operation
• ………………….. – a tube which is passed into the body along one of the passages
• ………………….. – a stiff support attached to a limb to prevent a broken bone from moving

EXERCISE 4: DRUGS. Choose the correct answer.

1. Before dressing that wound, put some …… on it in case there is some dirt in it.
antidote antiseptic ointment sedative
2. The nurse gave the man a strong …….. to calm him down.
antidote antiseptic ointment sedative
3. The patient was administered some …….. to help him sleep better.
lotion lozenge tranquilliser analgesic
4. You should take two of these …….. three times a day after meals.
creams pills prescriptions laxatives
5. The ……. is a teaspoonful, to be taken three times a day. Do not exceed it.
dose medicine quantity measure
6. These tablets have been prescribed to ……. the pain.
calm lighten relieve rid
7. It is time to take another …….. of medicine.
cup dose spoon element
8. The effects of the ……. used for an operation take some time to wear off.
antipyretic hypnotic anaesthetic sedative
9. She’s suffering from a bad allergy and needs to take a ……. of tablets.
course round cycle series
10. Take the tablets twice a day ……. in two tablespoons of water.
melted dissolved resolved solved
11. The medicine was so ……. that she got better within a few days.
effective efficient extensive proficient
12. Did you get any ……. effects when you were taking these tablets?
 backwash subsequent subsidiary side
13. The nurse put a ....... on the wound.
bandage cloth material towel
14. Doctors write a ...... for medicine which chemists make up.
certificate prescription receipt recipe
15. He ...... the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.
licked spat swallowed sucked

EXERCISE 5. LISTENING PRACTICE: THE PORTER'S OFFICE

Listen to William O'Neill answering telephone calls and directing operations. Complete these notes
that he makes of the phone calls.
The Pathology Lab wants (1) ............................... and (2) ................................ Take (3)
................................ to the waste bins. They are outsider (4) .................................., near the (5)
................................. on the (6) ...................................... Ward 4 needs a (7) ................................
to take a patient to (8) .............................

EXERCISE 6: Which piece(s) of the examination equipment does the doctor intend to use
when he informs the patient about the following procedures? Match the sentences to the
terms in the box and to the pictures below.

1. "Would you open your mouth? I'd like to see your throat."
2. "And I'll press your tongue now. Say "Ah". ..............................................
3. "Let me have a look into your ears." .......................................................
4. "I'm going to listen to your lungs and heart." ...............................................
5. "Let's check how much you weigh and how tall you are." ...........................
6. "I'll tap your kneecaps a few times now." ....................................................
7. "Now, your blood pressure. Roll your sleeve up now." …………………………….
8. "I'll look at the back of your left eye now." …………………………………………
9. "Let's use this torch to see the lump here better." ……………………………………
10. "I'll use this to examine the neck of your womb and take a sample of tissue for examination."
…………………
11. "Can you read this letter? And this one?" …………………………..
12. "Let's have a look inside your nose." ………………………………..
13. "Let's have a bit of light to see this place better." ……………………
14. "I'd like to measure the diameter of your chest." …………………….
15. "Please cough up some phlegm into this." …………………………..
16. "I'm afraid it is a bit unpleasant and uncomfortable but I'd like to examine your back passage."
……..……
17. "Take a breath and blow out as if you were blowing out a candle." ……………………….
18. "Close your eyes now." (The doctor uses a piece of …………… to stroke the cheek). "What am
I doing?" ……………
19. "I'm going to use this close to your ear. Can you hear anything? And now?"……………………

cotton wool * disposable gloves * laryngoscope * magnifying glass * measuring tape * nasal
speculum * neurologic hammer * ophtalmoscope * otoscope * peak flow meter * pen-torch *
proctoscope * Snellen’s chart * sphygmomanometer * sputum pot * stadiometer * stethoscope *
tendon hammer * tuning fork * vaginal speculum * weighing scales * wooden spatula
EXERCISE 7. LISTENING PRACTICE: PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
Complete the gaps:
1)…………………….. should follow open questions.
Patients often 2)………………………. illnesses they had in a distant past.
3)…………………………………….. are common childhood diseases.
It’s difficult for patients to remember if they have been immunized because 4)…………….
Sometimes patients do not understand 5)…………………………… they underwent in the past.
6)………………………….. may suggest that the patient is a drug addict.
When a woman frequently suffers from various injuries it may be caused by 7)………………………
.
It may be problematic for a patient to see a relation between 8)………………………………….
Patients often do not mention such drug-related aspects as: 9) ………………………………….

TAKING A HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

EXERCISE 1. LISTENING PRACTICE: THE WAITING ROOM

Listen to the patients describe their problem, and decide which one is speaking.
1..... 2 …… 3 …… 4…… 5……
Decide the order, 1-5, in which the patients should be seen.

EXERCISE 2. A PATIENT RECORD

Listen to the nurse get personal details from a patient. As you listen, complete the form.

His first name is ……………….. and his family name is ………………..He works as a
……………….. He was born on ……………….. in ……………….. When the nurse asks about his
……………….. status, he says he’s ……………….. The number for his next of ……………….. is
……………….. (that is his ………………..). He smokes ……………….. a day, but he doesn’t
……………….. and he doesn’t have any ………………… There aren’t any cases of
……………….., ……………….. and ……………….. in his family but his ……………… grandparents
suffer from ……………….. .
EXERCISE 3. SOCIAL HISTORY
Complete the sentences.
Past medical history is 1)……………………………………. social history.
Stress is often related to 2)……………………………………..
Depression may result 3)………………………. .
Environmental issues are e.g. how close 4)……………………………………. are.
Patients’ knowledge of medicine is related 5)……………………………………… .
Support networks include 6)………………………….. and ………………………… .
Lifestyle aspects include:7) …………………………………………………
The six elements of social history are: 8) ………………………………………

FAMILY DOCTORS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS

EXERCISE 1. LISTENING PRACTICE: WHERE DOES IT HURT?

Listen to Mr Jenkins talking to his doctor and decide whether the statements are true or false.
1. He fell over his guitar.
2. The doctor examines both his feet.
3. He can move his toes without pain.
4. His ankle hurts a bit.
5. His right foot is swollen.
6. He needs to lose some weight.
7. The receptionist will call the hospital.
8. He can get some crutches from the hospital.

EXERCISE 2. LISTENING PRACTICE: TAKING HISTORY – AT THE GP.

True or false?
1. The patient’s last appointment took place a long time ago.
2. His main problem now are migraines and weight loss.
3. His wife died a couple of months ago.
4. He feels throbbing pain.
5. The pain appears on both temples.
6. His migraines don’t have any influence over his sight.
7. He experiences some disturbance with vision.
8. The symptoms are accompanied by nausea.
9. He doesn’t have any appetite.
10. He has some problems with peristalsis.
11. Nocturia is his problem.
12. Haematuria can be observed at times, too.

DOCTOR – PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

EXERCISE 1. UNDERSTADING THE PATIENT

When a patient says the following, what does he/she mean? Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. My last doctor put me on antibiotics. 2. I've blacked out three times in the last
week.
a) withdrew a) defaecated
b) prescribed b) vomited
c) replaced c) suffered neuralgia
d) recommended d) fainted
3. The rash on my skin seems to have cleared up. 4. I often nod off for just a few minutes.
a) become infected a) fall asleep
 b) spread b) feel nauseous
c) disappeared c) have a hot flush
d) got worse d) feel tired
5. My sister passed away recently. 6. I am unable to take anything in.
a) developed cancer a) eat
b) had an operation b) drink
c) had a leg amputated c) understand
d) died d) feel
e) fainted
7. I sometimes bring up my food. 8. I walk to town and back and then I'm flaked
out.
a) swallow a) cold
b) regurgitate b) suffering pain
c) cut up into small pieces c) exhausted
d) have no appetite for d) breathless
9. She threw up several times during the night. 10. My eye is all puffed up.
a) woke up a) swollen
b) defaecated b) unable to see clearly
c) experienced pain c) discoloured
d) vomited d) itching

EXERCISE 2. What do the following abbreviations stand for?

D&C LBP
AF MI
AS PM
BOR N&V
BP OD
° ↑ BP O/E
Cgh OPA
C/O PMH
CVS PR
DM Sat
DOB SH
DVT SOB
Ep T
HPC U/S
° JACCOL XR
° TB RS
° indicates no/not present/not detected; ↑ indicates raised/increased.

EXERCISE 3. DESCRIBING SYMPTOMS:

What do the following adjectives describe? Complete the sentences below:

ANXIOUS BARKING BITTER BLURRY CONFUSED CREAMY DOUBLE

FAINT FOUL HAWKING HUSKY LIGHT NAUSEATING NUMB
OFFENSIVE PINKISH POUNDING SALTY SLIMY SOUR
STIFF TRANSPARENT STINKY SWEET TENSE THROBBING TINGLING
UNCLEAR WEAK WHEEZING WOOZY

1. My sight is blurry, ………………… , ………………… .

2. I feel …………………… , ……….………… , …………………… , …………………… .
 3. My headache is ………..…………… , …………………… , ……………………… ,
………………………….
4. My leg feels …………………..… , ……………....………… , ……………....………,
…………………………
5. His cough sounds …………………… , ………………………… , ………………………… ,
………………………… .
6. Food tastes ………………………… , ………………………… , ………………………… ,
………………………… .
7. The discharge smells ………………… , …………………… , ………………………… ,
………………………… .
8. The discharge is …………………… , ……………………… , ……………………… ,
………………………… .

EXERCISE 4. LISTENING PRACTICE

You will hear a conversation which takes place in a doctor's surgery. Answer questions 24 - 30 by
writing T (for True), F (for False) or N (for information not given).
24. Jenny has had an accident at school.
25. Jenny usually arrives home from school with a headache.
26. Jenny's marks have fallen recently.
27. Mr Mills does all of Jenny's homework for her.
28. Jenny's favourite subject is gym.
29. Jenny needs to see a specialist.
30. Jenny doesn't like going to the doctor.

PARTS OF THE BODY

EXERCISE 1. WHAT THE ORGANS DO

Match the beginnings of the sentences on the left with the endings on the right:
1. The average heart a. passes through the windpipe and into the lungs.
2. The heart b. circulates around the body supplying oxygen to the cells.
3. The air we breathe in c. pumps blood around the body through the arteries.
4. The skeleton d. helps to regulate body temperature.
5. Muscles e. separate waste liquid from the blood.
6. Blood f. beats more than 100,000 times a day.
7. The skin g. are attached to bones by tendons.
8. The kidneys h. supports the body and protects the internal organs.
Now do the same with these:
9. The spine i. supports the back and protects the spinal cord.
10. Veins j. is a bag which collects urine before it is passed out of the body.
11. Arteries k. carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body.
12. The womb (uterus) l. carry blood from all parts of the body to the heart.
13. Joints m. is the part of a woman's body where a baby grows and develops.
14. The liver n. are where two bones are connected together by ligaments.
15. The bladder o. helps to clean the blood and produces bile.

EXERCISE 2. LISTENING PRACTICE - HANDS AND PERSONALITY

You will hear part of a radio programme on the subject of the relationship between the shape of a
person's hands and their personality. For questions 9-16, complete the notes.
Square Hands:
Characteristics: square palm
Personality: naturally (9) ……………………………
Easily (10) ……………………………
(11) …………………………… Hands:
Characteristics: long thin palm and fingers
Personality: generally intuitive (12) …………………………… is good
Spatulate Hands:
Characteristics: broad palm and (13) …………………………… fingers
Personality: faithful types tend to be (14) ……………………………
Conical Hands:
Characteristics: palm and fingers thinner at the top
Personality: (15) …………………………… type of people
usually lacking in (16) ……………………………

EXERCISE 3. BODY MOVEMENTS

Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the right.
(a) He flexed (1) his head in disagreement.
(b) He shook (2) his fists angrily.
(c) He clenched (3) his neck to see better.
(d) He craned (4) his muscles proudly.
(e) He snapped (5) his forehead with a handkerchief.
(f) He shrugged (6) his foot in time to the music.
(g) He wiped (7) his shoulders.
(h) He folded (8) his breath under water.
(i) He scratched (9) his knee because it was painful.
(j) He held (10) his arms and relaxed.
(k) He tapped (11) his head thoughtfully.
(i) He rubbed (12) his fingers to get attention.
2 Instructions as above.
(a) He trembled (1) in the hot sun.
(b) He shivered (2) with embarrassment.
(c) he sweated (3) with fear
(d) He blushed (4) when he heard the sad news.
(e) He sobbed (5) with cold.
(f) He started (6) after going without food for three days.
(g) He dozed (7) in surprise at the sudden noise.
(h) He fainted (8) in his armchair after a hard day's work.
3 Instructions as above.
(a) She nodded (1) when she saw her friend getting off the bus.
(b) He bowed (2) when his commanding officer entered the room.
(c) She curtseyed (3) in agreement.
(d) She waved (4) when she was introduced to the Queen.
(e) He smiled (5) when he was introduced to the Queen.
(f) He saluted (6) to show the shop assistant what he wanted.
(g) She fidgeted (7) because he was happy.
(h) He pointed (8) after sitting in the same position for so long.

EXERCISE 4. LISTENING PRACTICE: WHAT PUTS YOU IN A GOOD MOOD?

You will hear five different people talking about what puts them in a good mood. For Questions 19-
23, choose from the list A-F what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There is one extra
letter which you do not need to use.

1. Talking to friends makes me feel good. Speaker 1

2. Taking exercise works for me. Speaker 2
3. Receiving e-mails cheers me up. Speaker 3
4. I have to go shopping. Speaker 4
5. I need to eat something sweet. Speaker 5
6. I rely on music.

AND WHAT PUTS YOU IN A GOOD MOOD?

EXERCISE 5. LISTENING PRACTICE: SUPERMODEL & PSYCHIATRIST
Listen to this radio interview between a psychiatrist and a supermodel and choose the best answer
- a, b or c - for each question.
1. The psychiatrist says that many people who come on the programme
a) believe they have had wonderful childhoods.
b) found it easier to make money because of their looks.
c) wish they had been born beautiful.
2. What does the psychiatrist find hard to believe?
a) Agnetta's mother was beautiful.
b) Agnetta was not a beautiful child.
c) Agnetta was glad her mother was beautiful.
3. Why did Agnetta think it was fortunate that she was an ugly child?
a) She had to try harder to be loved.
b) It made her relationship with her father stronger.
c) It helped her cope with being beautiful later on.
4. Why does Agnetta believe her mother's departure was a good thing?
a) Her father was much happier.
b) She didn't feel so ugly any more.
c) It made her keener to succeed.
5. What does the psychiatrist think about Agnetta now?
a) Her experience has made her strong.
b) She still feels ugly and unloved.
c) She has not been greatly affected by her loss.

BODY CAVITIES AND ORGANS

EXERCISE 1. OBESITY ESTIMATES – WORDBUIDING. Change the word in brackets so that

it fits properly in the sentence:
What determines whether you're (WEIGHT) ……………………… isn't the (BATH)
……………………… scale, but rather a (SCIENCE) ……………………… (CALCULATE)
……………………… of weight in relation to (HIGH) ……………………… called the body mass
index (BMI). More than half of American adults are weigh too much (with a BMI of 25–29) or obese
(with a BMI of 30 or higher). Your weight is determined partly by (GENE) ………………………;
some people are born with a (TEND) ……………………… toward (OBESE) ……………………….
But you can control your weight to a (CONSIDER) ……………………… degree by limiting how
much you eat and (PRACTICE) ……………………… regular physical (ACTIVE)
……………………… — an hour a day of (MODERATE) ……………………… strenuous exercise
such as walking at a brisk pace, or half an hour a day of something more strenuous, such as
(JOG) ……………………or tennis. In (ADD) ……………………… to your BMI, your body shape
can affect your risk of (ILL) ………………………. If your body stores excess fat in the
(ABDOMINAL) ……………………… — a pattern called an "apple" shape — your risk for
cardiovascular disease, high blood (PRESS) ………………………, and diabetes is higher than if
you have a "pear" shape, with fat (STORE) ……………………… in the hips and thighs.

EXERCISE 2. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE (breakfast experiment)

You will hear part of a radio programme intended to promote healthier lifestyles. Christopher, who
has been carrying out some research, is talking to Alison, a student. For Questions 1-7, choose
the best answer A, B or C.
1. Why doesn't Alison eat breakfast? 5. What did the tests show about those who ate
breakfast?
A) She doesn't have time. A) They could study for longer without a break.
B) She doesn't like cooking. B) They did better in their final examinations.
C) She's trying to lose weight. C) They could think more logically in class.
2. What is Christopher's reaction to her explanation? 6. Why were the second tests carried
out?
A) surprise A) to compare students' breakfasts with those of other
people
B) amusement B) to work out an ideal breakfast menu
C) anger C) to find out the long-term effects of eating breakfast
3. Who took part in the first tests? 7. What was the effect of eating cereals with
A) all the first year students orange juice and coffee?
B) students carrying out research A) It made people feel moody.
C) students studying medicine B) It made people feel positive.
4. What were the students asked to do? C) It made people interesting.
A) eat a specially-prepared breakfast
B) eat their usual breakfast, if any
C) only drink coffee first thing in the morning

EXERCISE 3. MULTIPLE CHOICE GAP FILL. BREAKFAST CEREAL AND THE BRAIN
For Questions 1-15, read this text and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each gap. There is
an example at the beginning (0).
0. A good B ideal C model D suitable
The (0) ……… breakfast, say scientists, is a glass of orange juice, a cup of coffee and a (1) ………
of cereal. People who start the day (2) ……… a drink of vitamin C, a dose of caffeine and a (3)
……… of their favourite cereal are happier and perform better (4) ……… the morning, Andy Smith,
of the University of Bristol, said. A (5) ……… of 600 people who were asked to record their
breakfast (6) ……… found that those who regularly ate cereal first (7) ……… in the morning had a
more positive mood compared with those who ate other foods or had (8) ……… breakfast. Earlier
research had shown that people whose (9) ……… performance was measured (10) ……… after
eating breakfast of any kind performed 10 per cent better on (11) ……… of remembering, speed of
response and (12) ……… to concentrate, compared with those given only a cup of decaffeinated
coffee. In (13) ……… research, Professor Smith said that people who drank four cups of coffee a
day performed more (14) ……… all day than those who drank less. He suggested that sensible
employers should (15) ……… out free coffee or tea.
1. A bowl B pan C saucer D pot
2. A by B together C for D with
3. A amount B helping C quantity D piece
4. A throughout B while C along D when
5. A search B study C research D check
6. A habits B ways C traditions D uses
7. A hour B time C point D thing
8. A none B no C not D nothing
9. A mental B sensible C intelligent D psychological
10. A later B following C suddenly D immediately
11. A examinations B trials C tests D investigations
12. A skill B ability C power D strength
13. A farther B further C another D longer
14. A well B better C profitably D efficiently
15. A put B get C give D throw

Do you eat breakfast regularly before leaving home?

If not – why not? If yes – what do you usually eat? What do you drink in the morning?
What kinds of food and drink are particularly recommended for breakfast?
Is it important to eat breakfast – and why/why not?
What kind of breakfast is good for a pupil in elementary school / a teenage girl / pregnant
woman / an elderly grandmother?
 CELLS AND TISSUES

EXERCISE 1. LISTENING PRACTICE: CLONING

You will hear a radio programme about cloning. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or
D) which fits best according to what you hear.
1. Multiple clones of one person
A) could exist only in the realms of fiction.
B) could have anti-social tendencies.
C) would be identical in every respect.
D) would have different host mothers.
2. Genetically engineering an underclass of manual workers would be
A) technically impossible.
B) environmentally unsound.
C) economically unfeasible.
D) exceedingly expensive.
3. Professor Armstrong believes that in the future
A) most couples will be infertile.
B) people will customise the genes used for creating their offspring.
C) only the upper classes will choose to clone themselves.
D) cloning will become widely accepted.
4. According to Professor Armstrong, the most difficult choice to make if cloning a human would be
A) which genetic characteristics it is ethical to enhance or eliminate.
B) whether it is ethical to eliminate the genes for illnesses which are inherited.
C) which aspects of character should be enhanced.
D) whether it is ethical to tamper with the genetic code of the clone at all.
5. The technique of cloning could also be used
A) to create new cells.
B) to avoid the need for transplants.
C) to create new organs.
D) to prevent people dying of kidney disease.

EXERCISE 2. LISTENING PRACTICE: EXERCISE.

You will hear five people talking about exercise. Choose from the list A - F which statement applies
to which person. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.
1. This person is addicted to exercise. Speaker 1
2. This person exercises against their will. Speaker 2
3. This person exercises vigorously despite their age. Speaker 3
4. This person competes professionally. Speaker 4
5. This person sees sport as a social event. Speaker 5
6. This person's good health depends on exercise.

EXERCISE 3. LISTENING PRACTICE: AEROBICS. You will hear a conversation between Sarah
Edwards, her mother Mrs Allen and Mike Hughes, the organiser of an aerobics class. For
questions 24 - 30, choose the best answer, A, B or C. BOOK 1/TEST 8 P 4
24. Why has Sarah arrived early?
A) She wants to change classes.
B) She has brought her mother with her to talk to the aerobics teacher.
C) She needs to ask for some advice.
25. Mrs Allen is worried because
A) her daughter has told her how difficult the classes are.
B) she is afraid she will be laughed at.
C) she feels she is too old to join the class.
26. How does Mike Hughes reassure her?
A) He says they have a doctor on hand at the aerobics centre.
B) He tells her she will be able to workout at her own pace.
C) He tells her there are special classes for older people.
27. Mrs Allen is still indecisive because
A) her doctor has warned her not to do too much exercise.
B) she thinks she may have problems because of a recent operation.
C) she thinks the classes will be too expensive.
28. What does Mike Hughes suggest?
A) That she try out one of the classes before signing up.
B) That she sign up straight away.
C) That he will refund her money if she is not satisfied.
29. How does Mrs Allen react to his offer?
A) She still seems indecisive.
B) She decides to start the classes immediately.
C) She turns it down.
30. What does Mrs Allen want to do before she starts the classes?
A) To wait until she has had her operation.
B) To watch a class first.
C) To consult her doctor.

MUSCLES

EXERCISE 1. LISTENING PRACTICE: HEALTH AND SPORT.

You will hear a radio interview with a doctor, about health and sport. For questions 21-30,
complete each of the statements.

According to Dr Green:
When we start a new sport we should take into account our (21) …………………………
If we are under 35, all sports should be (22) …………………………
Sports which involve fast and sudden movements should be avoided by people who smoke or who
are: (23) ………………………
If you restart a sport that you used to do, don't expect to be as (24) ………………………
Cycling and swimming are safe sports because you can choose (25) ………………………
Another safe aspect of these sports is that there is support for your (26) ………………………
Some people wrongly assume that exercise can make them (27) ………………………
In fact to burn up to 100 grams of fat would take four hours of (28) ………………………
If we have been exercising, we should not have a sauna or cold shower (29) ……………………
The most dangerous thing is to exercise when you are (30) ………………………

EXERCISE 2. LISTENING PRACTICE.

You will hear five runners talking about a race they have been in. For questions 19 - 23, choose
from the list A - F which statement applies to which runner. Use the letters only once. There is one
extra letter which you do not need to use.

A. This speaker finished first. 19. Speaker 1

B. This speaker was disqualified. 20. Speaker 2
C. This speaker couldn't keep up with the others. 21. Speaker 3
D. This speaker is going to complain. 22. Speaker 4
E. This speaker feels he has disappointed people. 23. Speaker 5
F. This speaker was in the lead for most of the race.
 THE SKIN AND ITS DISEASES

EXERCISE 1. PLASTIC SURGERY

Match these types of plastic surgery solutions to the problems below:

BREAST ENLARGEMENT RHINOPLASTY (NOSE JOB) FACELIFT

HAIR IMPLANT VARICOSE VEIN REMOVAL TUMMY TUCK

1. "This thing on my face is an atrocity. I'm 4. "I hate being flat-chested. The boys at
surprised birds don't sit on it or that lightning school used to call me 'ironing-board'. doesn't
strike it in thunderstorms." Imagine! I think I have a pretty face but I don't
feel confident about myself from the chin down.
2. " I hate them. I can't wear shorts or a bikini I would like to feel good about wearing a
because they stick out, especially on the tight sweater or a low-cut dress."
back of my thighs. They're the ugliest things I've 5. "I used to have such a youthful, vibrant
ever seen and they're getting worse every year looking face. Now my skin just sags. I
3. "I started receding really badly at the age of think because I have bad circulation."
23. My wife says she doesn't mind, but I hate I look twice my age."
it. I mean, I'm not completely bald or anything, 6. "No matter what I do, my belly sticks think it
has something to do with my posture. out. If I could just get a flat stomach, I
but I constantly wear hats and baseball caps wouldn't feel so bad about looking at
because I'm so self-conscious about it. I could myself sideways in the mirror."
never wear a wig."

• Is plastic surgery popular in your country? Is it expensive?

• Do you think people who have plastic surgery are too concerned about their looks?

WHICH OF THE ABOVE TREATMENTS ARE MOST POPULAR IN YOUR COUNTRY? ARE
THERE ANY OTHER ONES THAT WERE NOT MENTIONED?
IF YOU HAD THE PROBLEMS ABOVE AND PLENTY OF MONEY, WOULD YOU HAVE THE
SURGERY? TELL YOUR PARTNER WHAT YOU WOULD DO FOR EACH PROBLEM.

♥ In a survey of 37,500 girls aged 12 to 15, more than half listed appearance as their biggest
worry. What do you think is the reason for this? Is it a worrying statistic?
♥ Are you happy with your size and weight? Is there a part of your body that you would like to
change (i.e. Make smaller, make bigger)?

Here is an alternative point of view from a culture where people take a different view of size:
"I must eat so I'll be fat and people won't laugh at my figure," explains one of the women in a
fattening room in Calabar, Southern Nigeria. "Nobody will marry me if I don't get fatter." Women
come from all over Nigeria to put on extra pounds at these fattening rooms. "We can make any
woman obese," boasts the owner. "They will get a husband after their stay here, no problem." The
women eat all day and avoid moving so they don't burn off any calories. "It's a bit tiring eating all
the time, but I know when I come out I will be attractive, healthy and beautiful," said the woman we
spoke to.

Do you think it will be fashionable to be fat one day?

 GRAMMAR REVISION

PRESENT

EXERCISE 1. PUT ONE WORD IN EACH SPACE (CONTRACTIONS ARE ONE WORD):
a) What ... do ........... you usually eat for lunch?
b) George and Terry .................. speak Portuguese.
c) It's 9.30 and the children .................. sitting at their desks.
d) Ken .....................like tea. In fact, he hates it.
e) .................... you choose your clothes? Or does your mother choose them?
f) When it rains ....................... you take an umbrella?
g) What .................... it say on the board? I can't see from here.
h) Becky and Colin ......................doing their homework. They're watching television.

EXERCISE 2. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD OR PHRASE:

a) What time …. to bed?
1) usually do you go 2) do usually you go 3) do you usually go
b) Every day Frank …. to work.
1) goes 2) is going 3) go
c) Stop it! .... it!
1) I'm not liking 2) I don't like 3) I not like
d) What ….? Is it an orange?
1) you are eating 2) are you eating 3) do you eat
e) Sorry, I can't speak to you now ... a bath.
1) I'm having 2) I have 3) I don't have
f) Yumiko feels ill, so she ...basketball.
1) doesn't play 2) isn't play 3) isn't playing
g) Pay attention, Philip! ... ?
1) Do you listen 2) Is it listening 3) Are you listening
h) Excuse me ..... to Manchester?
1) This road goes 2) Does this road go 3) Is this road go

EXERCISE 3. CORRECT EACH SENTENCE OR QUESTION:

a) I doesn't likes this film ........................................................................... don't like
b) What do you wants? ............................................................................
c) Jim walk sometimes to school ...............................................................
d) When the lesson begins? .....................................................................
c) I don't gets up early on Saturdays. …………………………………………….
f) David do live near the station .................................................................
g) Tina not like computer games ...............................................................
h) Figen watchs television every night ......................................................

EXERCISE 4.REWRITE EACH SENTENCE. USE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS.

a) Kate goes to school by bus. (usually) Kate usually goes to school by bus.
b) I'm working hard. (not)
c) Sara likes sport. (not)
d) I get up at 6.30. (always)
e) We speak German. (not)
f) Pierre goes to the beach. (often)
g) George drinks beer. (never)
h) We're having a good time. (not)
EXERCISE 5. TICK THE CORRECT SENTENCE:
a) I don't understand this sentence. I'm not understanding this sentence.
b) Do you eat always a sandwich for lunch? Do you always eat a sandwich for lunch?
c) Laura is doing her homework at the moment. Laura does her homework at the moment.
d) Jane is reading every evening. Jane reads every evening.
e) Excuse me, how much do these shoes cost? Excuse me, how much are these shoes
costing?
f) Helen is never eating meat. Helen never eats meat.

EXERCISE 6. CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE:

a) You want to invite a friend to your party on Friday. You say:
1) I have a party on Friday. Do you want to come?
2) I'm having a party on Friday. Do you want to come?
b) You find a wallet on your desk and ask the people nearby:
1) Who does this wallet belong to?
2) Who is this wallet belonging to?
c) A friend invites you to a snack bar at lunch time. You say:
1) Thanks, but I always go home.
2) Thanks, but I'm always going home.
d) A friend opens the door and says: What are you doing? You reply:
1) I work as a secretary.
2) I'm repairing the computer.
e) A friend asks: Do you like lemon tea? You reply:
1) I prefer tea with milk.
2) I'm preferring tea with milk.
f) You haven't decided yet about buying a new bike. You say:
1) I think about it.
2) I'm thinking about it.
g) A friend asks you if you have finished the book she lent you. You say:
1) Sorry, I still read it.
2) Sorry, I'm still reading it.
h) It is a hot day, but a friend has a heavy coat on. You ask:
1) Why are you wearing a heavy coat?
2) Why do you wear a heavy coat?

EXERCISE 7. CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM:

a) That can't be right! I don't believe / I'm not believing it!
b) Carol can't swim today. She has / is having a cold.
c) See you in the morning. I leave / I'm leaving now.
d) What do you do / are you doing? If you drop it, it will explode!
e) Stop doing that, Billy! You are /You are being very silly.
f) I drive / I'm driving! You can sit in the back with Martin.
g) What do we eat / are we eating this evening? I'm really hungry!
h) You're a great cook! This cake tastes / is tasting wonderful.
i) Where do you go / are you going? I haven't finished speaking to you!
j) Chemistry is hard. I am not understanding / I don't understand it.

EXERCISE 8. PUT EACH VERB INTO PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

a) Ugh, don't show me that picture! I (hate) .. hate ............... spiders!
b) Who (you, go with) ………………… to the match on Saturday?
c) In the winter, what (you, wear) …………………?
d) I can't stand horror films. I (think) ………………… they're really silly!
e) Diana (not, usually, sit) ………………… next to Ellen.
f) Why (you, look at) ………………… me like that? Have I done something wrong?
g) Excuse me, but (this bus, stop) ………………… outside the Post Office?
h) I (not take) ………………… the bus to school today. My mother (give) ………………… me a lift.
EXERCISE 9. PUT EACH VERB INTO PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
a) What (usually, you, do) ...do you usually do.... at the weekend?
b) Don't worry about the cat. It (only eat) .......................... once a day.
c) I can't work out the answer. (you, know) ......................... what it is?
d) What's the matter? Why (you, stare) ........................ at me like that?
e) Excuse me, but (you, speak) ........................ English? I'm looking for a hotel.
f) Helen (stay) ........................... with her brother while her house is being repaired.
g) You should go on a diet. (you, put) ........................ on weight.
h) (they, speak) .......................... French or German? I can't tell the difference.

EXERCISE 10. CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE TENSE:

a) What sort of work do you do / are you doing?
b) I can't talk now. I cook / I'm cooking the dinner.
c) What shall we have? Do you like / Are you liking fish?
d) Can I borrow this typewriter? Or do you use / are you using it?
e) What do the people here do / are the people here doing in the evenings?
f) Follow that bus. Then you turn / you are turning left.
g} A lot of people think that the Sun goes / is going around the Earth.
h) Excuse me, do you read / are you reading your newspaper? Could I borrow it?
i) Do you wait / Are you waiting for the bus to Newcastle?
j) Andy builds / is building his own house in the country.

EXERCISE 11. PUT EACH VERB IN BRACKETS INTO PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT
CONTINUOUS:
a) There's nobody here, and the door's locked. What (we do)………………………… now?
b) What (you look) ………………………… at? (I wear) ………………………… the wrong clothes
again?
c) I (look after) ………………………… Jack's dog this weekend. (you want) …………………………
to take it for a walk?
d) Who (drive) ………………………… that Mercedes that's parked outside?
e) I (still have) ………………………… a pain in my leg but it (get) ………………………… better.
f) Who (Sue dance) ………………………… with? That's not her brother, is it?
g) Harry (look) ………………………… very untidy! He (wear) ………………………… dirty jeans all
the time.
h) I (write) ………………………… in reply to your advertisement in the Daily News.
i) That plant I bought (not grow) ………………………… very much. And I (water)
………………………… it every day.
j) Which hotel (you stay) ………………………… in whenever you (come)
…………………………here?

EXERCISE 12. USE THE CORRECT TENSE – PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

Dear Aunt Jean,
I (1) ….am just writing…. (just write) to tell you how much I (2) ………………… (appreciate) the
money you sent me, and to tell you how I (3) ………………… (get on) in my first term at
university. Actually, I (4) ....................................................................... ………………… (really
enjoy) myself! I(5) ………………… (study) quite hard as well, but at the moment I (6)
………………… (spend) a lot of time just making friends. I (7) ………………… (still stay) with my
friend Sue, and I (8) ………………… (look for) somewhere of my own to live. Only a few of the
first-year students (9) ………………… (live) in college here, and I (10) ………………… (seem) to
be spending a lot of time travelling backwards and forwards. I (11) ………………… (go) to
lectures every morning, and most afternoons I (12) ………………… (study) in the library. In fact I
(13) ………………… (write) this letter instead of an essay on `Hamlet'. I (14) …………………
(think) I'll buy some new clothes with the money you sent. Everything (15) ………………… (cost)
a lot here, and I (16) ………………… (save) to buy a winter coat. It (17) ………………… (get)
really cold here in the evenings. I (18) ………………… (know) lots of other students and generally
speaking we (19) ………………… (have) quite a good time socially! I (20) ………………… (also
learn) to drive.
See you soon,
Katherine

PAST TIME

EXERCISE 1. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD OR PHRASE FROM EACH PAIR

UNDERLINED:
a) While I washed / was washing my hair, the phone rang / ringed.
b) How did you fel / did you feel yesterday afternoon?
c) When I reached / was reaching home I received / was receiving David's phone call.
d) Last summer I was going swimming / went swimming every weekend.
e) When the dog bit / was biting Laura's leg, she screamed / was screaming.
f) We sang / sung some songs and then ate / eat some sandwiches.
g) When you fell / felt over the cliff, what happened / was happening next?
h) While Mary washed-up / was washing-up, she broke / was breaking a cup.
i) I didn't see / didn't saw where the bus-stop was, so I was missing / missed the bus.
j) What did you do / were you doing when I phoned / was phoning you last night? There was no
reply.

EXERCISE 2. PUT EACH VERB INTO EITHER PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. When Harry (wake up) ……………………., we (tell) ……………………. him the good news.
2. Where (you leave) ……………………. your wallet when you (go) ……………………. swimming?
3. Everyone (wait) ……………………. for the concert to begin when a message (arrive)
…………………….
4. When Tom (finish) …………………… his letter, he (take) ……………………. it to the post office.
5. Pam (want) ……………………. a relaxing holiday, so she (choose) …………………… to stay on
a small island.
6. I (find) ……………………my lost pen while I (look for) …………………… my pencil sharpener.
7. Ann (watch) ……………………TV when Julie (arrive) …………………….
8. When the lights (go out) ……………………, I (lie) ……………………in bed reading).
9. When you (go) ……………… to the new Chinese restaurant, what (you eat) …………..……?

EXERCISE 3. UNDERLINE THE ERROR OR ERRORS IN EACH SENTENCE.

a) When we had lunch, we were sitting in the garden.
b) While I looked for my keys, I remembered I left them at home.
c) When I got into bed, I was falling asleep immediately.
d) After Jill was giving Nick his books, she went home.
e) I was using to get up early when I had gone sailing.
f) The Vikings had sailed to North America a thousand years ago.
g) Sue was sure she was seeing the tall man before.

EXERCISE 4. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD OR PHRASE UNDERLINED IN EACH

SENTENCE.
a) While I had waited / was waiting / waited at the bus-stop, I had noticed / was noticing / noticed a
new shop which wasn't / had not been in the street the day before.
b) I had gone / went out into the garden to fetch my bike, but found / was finding that someone
stole / had stolen it.
c) When George met / was meeting Diane for the first time, he knew / was knowing that he met /
had met / was meeting her somewhere before.
d) Helen got off / was getting off the bus, and walked / was walking into the bank when she
realized / had realized / was realizing that she left / had left / was leaving her handbag on the bus.

EXERCISE 5. PUT EACH VERB GIVEN INTO PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST
PERFECT. MORE THAN ONE ANSWER MAY BE POSSIBLE.
The police suspected that Brian (a) ...had broken ….. (break) the window at his house because he
(b) ……..………... (want) to make them think that a burglar (c) …………………… (steal) his
valuable stamp collection. They (d) (think) that Brian (e) …………………… (do) this because he (f)
……………… (need) the money. However, they (g) …………………… (not know) that Brian
(h) ………………… (fly) to Brazil the week before, and (i) (be) abroad when the burglary (j)
………………… (take place).

EXERCISE 6. CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE TENSE:

a) I suddenly remembered that I forgot / had forgotten my keys.
b) While Diana watched / was watching her favourite television programme, there was a power-
cut.
c) Tom used to live / would live in the house at the end of the street.
d) Who was driving / drove the carat the time of the accident?
e) By the time Sheila got back, Chris went / had gone.
f) David ate / had eaten Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.
g) I did / was doing some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.
h) I used to like / was liking sweets much more than I do now.
i) What exactly were you doing / did you do when I came into your office yesterday?
j) Laura missed the party because no-one was telling / had told her about it.
k) Tanya would / used to be a doctor.

EXERCISE 7. PUT EACH VERB IN BRACKETS INTO A SUITABLE TENSE:

a) While I (try) ... was trying... to get my car started, a passing car (stop)
……………………………… and the driver (offer) ……………………………… to help me.
b) The police (pay) ……………………………… no attention to Clare's complaint because she
(phone) ……………………………… them so many times before.
c) Mary (not wear) ……………………………… her glasses at the time, so she (not notice)
……………………………… what kind of car the man (drive) ………………………………
d) Nick (lie) ……………………………… down on the grass for a while, next to some tourists who
(feed) ……………………………… the ducks.
e) Tony (admit) ……………………………… that he (hit) ……………………………… the other car,
but said that he (not damage) ……………………………… it.
f) Sorry, I (not listen) ……………………………… to you. I (think) ……………………………… about
something else.
g) Helen (feel) ……………………………… very tired, and while she (finish)
……………………………… her studying, she (fall) ……………………………… asleep.
h) The police (get) ……………………………… to Clare's house as fast as they could, but the
burglars (disappear) ………………………………
i) I (phone) ……………………………… you last night but you (not answer)
……………………………… What (you do) ………………………………?
j) We (not go) ……………………………… out yesterday because it (rain)
………………………………

EXERCISE 8. PUT EACH VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO A SUITABLE PAST TENSE:

When Professor Mallory, the famous archaeologist, (1) ...invited... (invite) me to take part in his
expedition to find the Lost City of the Himalayas, I (2) (not hesitate) ……………………………… to
accept his invitation. Mallory (3) (discover) ……………………………… an ancient map showing
the position of the city, although no European (4) (ever go) ……………………………… to the area
before. In fact, most of Mallory's colleagues in Oxford either (5) (believe)
……………………………… that the city (6) (never exist) or (7) (feel) ………………………………
that it (8) (vanish) ……………………………… long ago and(9) (become)
……………………………… simply a legend. According to the Professor, the builders of the city
(10) (hide) ……………………………… it among the mountains in order to protect its immense
riches. He (11) (believe) ……………………………… that the descendants of these ancient people
(12) (still keep) ……………………………… themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the very
same reasons. So when we (13) (set off) ……………………………… on a cool May morning
towards the distant mountains, each of us (14) .............................. (look forward)
……………………………… to exciting discoveries. For a week or more we (15) (climb)
……………………………… higher and higher, following the map, which Mallory (16) (study)
……………………………… from time to time. Then one afternoon, while we (17) (rest)
……………………………… at the top of a valley, we (18) ……………………………… (notice) that
a rider on a horse (19) (wave) ……………………………… at us from the other side of the valley. A
rider whose clothes (20) (shine) ……………………………… like gold!

PERFECT TENSES

EXERCISE 1. PUT A TIME WORD OR PHRASE FROM THE LIST INTO EACH SPACE.

YET FOR SINCE OFTEN EVER NEVER

ALREADY SO FAR JUST ALWAYS

a) Carlos has lived in the city centre ...since... 1996.

b) Thanks for the present! I've ......... wanted a pet goldfish!
c) Have you .......... drunk pineapple juice? It's fantastic!
d) I've ........... heard some fantastic news! I've passed my exams!
e) Hurry up! Haven't you finished ............ ? You are a slow-coach!
f) Nina has worked in this company .......... five years.
g) I've ........... been on a big ship before. It's an interesting experience!
h) We're very busy today ........... we've sold over a hundred bikes.
i) I've ............ passed this building, but this is the first time I've been inside.
j) Can I have a different book? I've ..........read this one.

EXERCISE 2. COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING

TO THE FIRST SENTENCE.
a) We started working here three years ago.
We….. have worked here for ............... three years.
b) This is the first time I've been on a plane.
I ........................................................before.
c) That's strange! My pen isn't here!
That's strange! ...................................................... disappeared!
d) Nicky and Jan aren't at this school any more.
Nicky and Jan........................................................ this school.
e) I saw a friend of yours a few moments ago.
I ........................................................ a friend of yours.
f) I'm still writing my letters.
I ........................................................ my letters yet.
g) Is this your first visit to South America?
Have ........................................................before?
h) Oh bother! My wallet is still in the car.
Oh bother! I ........................................................ my wallet in the car.
i) It's a long time since we spoke to your sister.
We ....................................................... to your sister for a long time.
j) Is Anna still asleep?
Has ....................................................... up yet?
EXERCISE 3. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD OR PHRASE UNDERLINED IN EACH
SENTENCE.
a) I live here / have lived here since the end of last year.
b) Someone has just stolen / has just been stealing my bicycle.
c) I'm afraid the last train left / has left an hour ago.
d) Yesterday I lost / I have lost my wallet.
e) Thank you for your offer, but I've decided / I decided not to accept.
f) Take your umbrella with you. It's started / It started raining.
g) We're enjoying our trip. We have visited / visited two countries so far.
h) I'm standing here / I've been standing here for hours and I feel tired.
i) This has been / was a busy day and it isn't over yet!
j) I feel really tired. We went / have been to a party last night.

EXERCISE 4. PUT EACH VERB GIVEN INTO EITHER PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST
SIMPLE OR PRESENT SIMPLE.
a) Last week I (lose) ...lost ............. my scarf, and now I (just lose) ... have just lost ............ my
gloves.
b) I (work) ........................ for Blue Bank at the moment but I (decide) ……………….. to change
jobs.
c) We(be) ....................... here for hours. Are you sure we (come) …………………….. to the right
place?
d) (you see) ...................... my calculator? I'm sure I (leave) …………………….. it here earlier.
e) We (have) ......................some coffee after that and then (catch) …………………….. the bus
home.
f) I (never eat) ...................... octopus, but once on holiday I (eat) some squid.
g) I (hope) ……………………… you aren't a vegetarian. I (cook) …………………….. you some lamb
chops.
h) Recently a lot of young people (take up) ................... ……… in-line skating.
i) When wecome
Please (reach) …………………………
quickly! the cinema, therean
Nick (have) ………………………… (not be) ……………………………
accident, and he (go) any
……………………. to hospital.

EXERCISE 5. COMPLETE EACH MINI-DIALOGUE, USING THE VERBS GIVEN, IN EITHER

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
1. A: Terminator 2 is on at the Rex? (you see) ...have you seen …………….. it?
B: No, not yet. Shall we go? I (look forward) ...am looking forward ……. to seeing it.
2. A: What's the matter? You look really tired!
B: I am! I (study) …………………… all day, and I (not finish) ………………..yet.
A: Oh well, time for a break.
3. A: I (phone) .................................................. Carol all day, but there's no reply.
B: I expect she (go) .................................................... swimming with her friends.
4. A: (you hear) .................................................. the news? B: What news?
A: Someone (rob) ..................................................... the bank at the end of the road.
5. A: Why is your leg in plaster?
B: That's a silly question! I (break) ..................................................... it, of course.
A: Someone (write) ..................................................... `Time for a break' on the plaster!

EXERCISE 6. COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING

TO THE FIRST SENTENCE.
a) I came to live here three months ago.
I ...have been here ............... for three months.
b) Mary is out at the shops at the moment.
Mary ............................................ to the shops.
c) I have had French lessons since March.
I ........................................... French since March.
d) I'm still reading this book.
I ............................................ reading this book yet.
e) Paul left the room a moment ago.
Paul has .......................................... the room.
f) Ten of the letters are ready.
I ........................................... ten letters so far.
g) It's ages since I last went to the cinema.
I ........................................... to the cinema for ages.
h) This is the first time I've eaten snails.
I ........................................... snails before.
i) I don't remember Helen's phone number.
I have ......................................... Helen's phone number.
j) David has a different opinion now.
David ........................................... his mind.

EXERCISE 7. UNDERLINE THE ERRORS IN THESE SENTENCES. REWRITE EACH

SENTENCE.
a) My penfriend is writing to me for years but has never sent me a photo.
My penfriend has been writing to me for years but has never sent me a photo
b) We have started this course three weeks ago.
..................................................................................................................
c) `What have you been doing all day?' 'I've been written letters.'
.................................................................................................................. .
d) When have you arrived in this city?
..................................................................................................................
e) You have ever been to India?
..................................................................................................................
f) Paula has been stayed in a hotel by the sea.
..................................................................................................................
g) I've been feeling ill three weeks ago.
..................................................................................................................
h) I live in this city since I was born.
..................................................................................................................
i) I wait here a long time. Where have you been?
..................................................................................................................
j) Tony has leaved his books on the bus.
..................................................................................................................

EXERCISE 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT PERFECT or CONTINUOUS,
using short forms where appropriate.
1 A: How long ... have you known... (you/know) Alison?
B: We ............... (be) friends since we were children.
2 A: Who ........................................ (use) the car?
B: Me. Is there a problem?
3 A: What are Andrew and David doing?
B: They ..................................................... (work) in the garden for three hours.
4 A: Why is Sally upset?
B: She ........................................... (lose) her bag.
5 A: I ............................................ (always/believe) that exercise is good for you.
B: Of course, it's good to keep fit.
6 A: Emily ................................................. (teach) maths since she left university.
B: Yes, and she's a very good teacher, too.
7 A: Fred ................................ (open) a new shop.
B: Really? Where is it?
8 A: This pie is delicious.
B: Is it? I ...................................... (not/taste) it yet.
9 A: Have you found your umbrella yet?
B: No, I ........................(look) for it for an hour now.
10 A: You look exhausted.
B: Well, I ............................................. (clean) the windows since 8 o'clock this morning.
11 A: Can I have some more lemonade, please?
B: Sorry, your brother ........................................ just/drink) it all.
12 A: Have you got new neighbours?
B: Yes, they .......................(just/move) to the area.

EXERCISE 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT PERFECT or the PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
Dear Connie,
I hope you are enjoying yourself at university. I'm sure you 1) ...'ve been studying... (study) hard.
Everything is fine here at home. Billy 2) .. …………………… (just/receive) his school report. It was
bad, as usual. He 3) ................................ ……………………… (decide) to leave school next year
and find a job. Fiona 4) ………………………….. (go) to the gym every day for the past two weeks.
She 5) ………………………….. (try) to get in shape for the summer. She 6) …………………………
(already/plan) her holiday in the sun. Your father (7) ………………………… (sell) the old car and
(8) ………………………….. (buy) a new one. It’s lovely - much nicer than the old one.
Anyway, write soon.
Love,
Mum

EXERCISE 10. CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE TENSE.

a) Did you see / Have you seen my bag anywhere? I can't find it.
b) Larry is writing / has been writing / has written his novel for the last two years without getting
further than Chapter One.
c) From the minute he got up this morning Gary asked / has asked / has been asking silly
questions!
d) Have you given / Did you give Helen my message when you have seen / saw her?
e) Sorry, could you say that again? I didn't listen / haven't listened / haven't been listening to you.
f} The police think that they found / have found your missing wallet, so call this number.
g) I don't think we'll go swimming after all because the weather changed / has changed / has been
changing.
h) How was your holiday in Italy? Did you visit / Have you visited lots of interesting places?
i) Did you two meet / Have you two met before? Eric, this is Amanda.
j) Did you meet / Have you met anyone interesting at the reception?

EXERCISE 11. PUT EACH VERB IN BRACKETS INTO A SUITABLE TENSE:

a) I'm sorry about not coming last week. I (have) ……had………… a cold and so I (stay)
………………….. at home.
b) Wait a minute. I (have) ………………………………………… an idea. Let's go and see Roger.
We last (see) …………………………………… him a long time ago.
c) It's nice to be back here in London. This is the second time I (come)
………………………………………… here.
d) I'm phoning about your advertisement for a bicycle for sale, which I (see) ………………….. in
the local paper. (you sell) …………………………. it? Or is it still available?
c) This place is in a terrible mess! What on earth (you do) ………………………………?
f) And now for an item of local news. Hampshire police (find) …………………………………… the
dangerous snake which (go) …………………………………… missing earlier in the week.
g) This tooth (kill) ………………………… me lately! So I (make) …………………………an
appointment with the dentist for Tuesday.
h) I can't give you the report I (promise) …………………………………for today because I (not
finish) ………………………………
i) Harry (not look) …………………………… well since he (go) ……………………………… on a
diet.
EXERCISE 12. PUT EACH VERB IN BRACKETS INTO EITHER THE PRESENT PERFECT
SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
a) Someone (eat) ….has eaten ……… all the cakes. I'll have to buy some more.
b) What (you buy) .......................... your sister for her birthday?
c) My throat is really sore. I (sing) ........................ all evening.
d) Brenda (learn) ........................ Russian, but she finds it difficult.
e) How many people (you invite) ......................... to your party?
f) Those two cats (sit) ......................... on that branch for the last hour.
g) It (rain) ......................... all day! Why can't it stop!
h) Diana (wear) ........................ twelve different dresses in the past week!
i) I (do) ........................... everything you asked. What should I do now?
j) Graham and Pauline (try) .........................to find a house for ages, but they can't find one they
can afford.

EXERCISE 13. PUT EACH VERB IN BRACKETS INTO EITHER THE PAST SIMPLE, THE
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE, OR THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation (1)
………………………………………… (discover) oil under the sea near the Welsh coast. The
company, which (2) ………………………………………… (drill) for oil in the area since 1990, (3)
………………………………………… (find) small amounts of oil near Swansea last month, and
since then (4) ………………………………………… (discover) larger amounts under the seabed
nearby. Last year the government (5) ………………………………………… (lend) over Ł50,000,000
to BOC, and (6) ………………………………………… (give) permission for the company to build an
oil refinery and other facilities in South Wales. The reaction of local people to today's news (7)
………………………………………… (be) mixed so far. Local MPs (8)
………………………………………… (already welcome) the news, pointing out that the oil industry
will bring badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents are worried about the danger of
pollution. `Nobody (9) ………………………………………… (ask) us yet what we want,' said Ann
Griffiths, leader of the Keep Out The Oil Campaign. `Look what (10)
…………………………………… (happen) when they (11) ………………………………… (find) oil in
Scotland in the 1960s. The oil companies (12) ……………………………………… (get) rich, not the
local people. BOC (13) …………………………………… (not tell) us the truth about what this is
going to mean for our people.' A BOC spokesman later (14) …………………………………………
(refuse) to comment. Meanwhile local campaigners (15) ………………………………………… (ask)
the government to hold an inquiry.

FUTURE

EXERCISE 1. Choose the correct sentence, 1) or 2), in each mini-dialogue.

a) A: Can you come dancing tomorrow night?
B: 1) Sorry, I'll play basketball.
2) Sorry, I'm playing basketball.
b) A: What are your plans for the summer?
B: 1) I'll spend a month in the mountains.
2) I'm going to spend a month in the mountains.
c) A: What do you think about the weather?
B: 1) It'll probably rain tomorrow.
2) It's raining tomorrow.
d) A: What about tomorrow at about 5.30?
B: 1) OK, I'll see you then.
2) OK, I'm seeing you then.
e) A: Mary is buying a dog next week.
B: 1) Really? What is she going to call it?
2) Really? What is she calling it?
A: It would be nice to see you next week.
B: 1) Are you doing anything on Wednesday?
2) Will you do anything on Wednesday?

EXERCISE 2. Put the verb given into a form of will, going to or present continuous. More
than one answer may be possible.
a) Have you heard the news? Harry (join) ..is joining / is going to join .... the Army!
b) Sorry to keep you waiting. I (not be) .............................. long.
c) According to the weather forecast, it (snow) ............................. tomorrow.
d) I'm sorry I can't meet you tonight. I (go out) .............................. with my parents.
e) Careful! You (knock) …………………….. that jug off the table!
f) In fifty years' time, most people (probably ride) ……………………………bicycles to work.
g) Our teacher (give) ………………………… us a test tomorrow.
h) I (go) ………………………… to Manchester at the end of next week.
i) Look out! You (hit) …………………………… that tree!
j) I think our team (probably win) ............... …………………

EXERCISE 3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
a) My party is on Thursday.
I ...am having a party ........on Thursday.
b) Tomorrow's weather forecast is for rain.
It's ......................................... tomorrow.
c) I predict a victory for our team.
I think ......................................... win.
d) Tomorrow I'll be absent, teacher.
I .........................................here tomorrow, teacher.
e) Terry intends to finish painting the kitchen this evening.
Terry ........................................ painting the kitchen this evening.
f) Meet me outside the station at 5.30.
I ......................................... outside the station at 5.30.
g) What's our arrangement for lunch?
Where ......................................... for lunch?
h) Everyone expects lots of tourism in this country next summer.
Everyone thinks a large number ....................................... this country next summer.
i) I don't plan to sell my bike after all.
I ......................................... my bike after all.
j) Are you free tomorrow?
Are .......................................... anything tomorrow?

EXERCISE 4. Underline the sentences which are incorrect. Rewrite them.

a) I go swimming next Saturday. Would you like to come?
b) What are you going to discuss at the next meeting?
c) The boat is turning over! It will sink!
e) I've read the weather forecast, and it's definitely sunny tomorrow.
f) David and Helen will be here at 9.30.
g) There is a lot to do. Is anyone going to help you?
h) Sorry I'm not seeing you tomorrow. I have to go to London.

EXERCISE 5. Choose the correct word or phrase underlined in each sentence.

a) This time next week Billy will lie / will be lying on the beach.
b) Please stay in your seats until the bell will ring /rings.
c) We will have moved / will be moving to our new house on Tuesday.
d) What time does your train Ieave / will your train leave?
e) Don't forget to turn off the lights before you are leaving / leave.
f) Where will you work / will you be working in ten years' time?
g) Wait for me. I'll be / I'll have been ready in a moment.
h) John won't stop / won't have stopped talking all the time!
i) Stop teasing the dog, or it's biting / it'll bite you.

EXERCISE 6. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of WILL or BE GOING to and the verb in
brackets.
1. A: Why are you buying flour and eggs?
B: Because I …‘m going to make... (make) a cake.
2. A: I have decided what to buy Mum for her birthday.
B: Really. What ................................................ (you/buy) for her?
3. A: Did you ask Jackie to the party? B: Oh no! I forgot! I …………………………… (ask) her
tonight.
4. A: Could I speak to Jim, please?
B: Wait a minute. I ..................... (get) him for you.
5. A: What are your plans for the weekend?
B: I ......................................................... (spend) some time with my friends.
6. A: What are you doing on Friday night?
B: Oh, I ............................................................. (probably/stay) at home with my family.
7. A: Have you tidied your room yet?
B: No, but I promise I …………………………… (do) it this afternoon.
8. A: Look at that boy!
B: Oh yes! He ................................................... (climb) the tree.
9. A: Jason is very clever for his age.
B: Yes. He says he ........................................... (become) a doctor when he grows up.
10.A: I'm too tired to cut the grass.
B: Don't worry! I ............................. (cut) it for you.

EXERCISE 7. CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE TENSE:

a) Why are you going to buy / will you buy a new mountain bike?
b) Don't phone between 8.00 and 9.00. I'll study/I'll be studying then.
c) Look out! That tree will fall / is going to fall!
d) Let me know as soon as Louise will get / gets here.
e) Great news! Jean and Chris will come / are coming to stay with us.
f) According to this timetable, the bus is going to arrive / arrives at 6.00.
g) I have a feeling that something strange is going to happen / is happening in a minute.
h) The doctor says I will have /am going to have a baby!
i) Can you call me at 7.00, because I'll leave / I'm leaving tomorrow.
j) If you arrive late at the sale, the best things will go / will have gone.

EXERCISE 8. PUT EACH VERB IN BRACKETS INTO APPROPRIATE FUTURE FORM:

a) I can't see you on Thursday afternoon. I (visit) ………………………………… our Birmingham
branch.
b) George (not be) ………………………………………… back until six. Can I take a message?
c) What (you buy) ………………………………………… with the money you won in the lottery?
d) I don't think you (have) …………………………………………… any problems at the airport.
e) (you take) ………………………………………… your dog with you to Scotland?
f) Can you answer the phone for me? I (lie down) …………………………………………… for a
while.
g) All the hotels are full. Where (we spend) ………………………………………… the night?
h) You'd better not come in July. My mother (stay) ……………………………………… with me then.
i) What time (your plane leave) ……………………………………………?
j) Leave the car here. Maybe the police (not notice) …………………………………………… it.

EXERCISE 9. PUT EACH VERB IN BRACKETS INTO APPROPRIATE FUTURE FORM:

a) By the time we reach home, the rain (stop) …………………………………
b) This time next week I (lie) ………………………………… on the beach in Spain.
c) In ten years' time I (work) …………………………………… for a different company.
d) If we don't get there by 6, Jack (leave) ………………………………………
e) In July they (be married) …………………………………………… for twenty years.
f) In the year 2500 a lot of people (live) …………………………………… on the moon.
g) When you get to the station, I (wait) …………………………………… for you outside.
h) Don't worry! The plane (.and) ……………………………………… in a moment.
i) By the time you come home, I (finish) …………………………………… the decorating.
j) Come round between eight and nine. We (watch) ………………………………… the match on
television then.

EXERCISE 10. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A SUITABLE FORM (VARIOUS ANSWERS ARE
AVAILABLE):
Have you ever wondered what exactly (1) …… you will be doing……. (you do) in ten years time?
Well, according to computer expert Tom Vincent, computers (2) …………………………… (soon be
able) to make accurate predictions about the future. Professor Vincent, from Cambridge
University, (3) ……………………………… (hold) a press conference next week to describe the
computer which he calls 'Computafuture'. `This computer can tell us what life (4)
………………………………… (be) like, based on data describing past events,' explains Professor
Vincent. For example, Computafuture can predict how many people (5) ……………………………
(live) in a particular area, or whether there (6) …………………………………… (be) a lot of rain
during a particular period. Professor Vincent also believes that by the year 2050, computers (7)
……………………………… (replace) teachers, and (8) …………………………… (also do) most of
the jobs now being done by the police. `Computers are becoming more intelligent all the time,'
says Professor Vincent. `Soon they (9) ……………………………… (direct) traffic and (10)
……………………………… (teach) our children. And telling us about the future.'

EXERCISE 11. USE THE CORRECT VERB FORM (FUTURE):

a) When I (see) ..See you tomorrow, I (tell) ............ you my news.
b) As soon as we (get) ........ there, we (phone) ......... for a taxi.
c) I (go) .......... to the library before I (do) .......... the shopping.
d) We (wait) .......... here until the rain (stop) .........
e) I (get) .......... some money from the bank when it (open) ........
f) After you (take) ........... the medicine, you (feel) ........ better.
g) You have to stay until you (finish) ........ your work.
h) I (let) .......... you know the minute I (hear) ......... the results.
i) Before we (paint) ........... the wall, we (have) ........ a cup of tea.
j) We (climb) ............over the wall as soon as it (get) ....... dark.

EXERCISE 12. ERROR CORRECTION

Keeping a Diary
Are you one of those people who will know WILL
exactly what they will be doing every day next correct
week? When the different days will arrive, 1) ........
will you have get out your diary, or are 2) ........
you the kind of person who will just guess? 3) ........
Some people will write their appointments 4) ........
in a diary, but others just hope that they will 5) ........
remember. For example, tonight I'm be going 6) ........
to the cinema, but perhaps I'll not forget all 7) ........
about it. You see, I will never keep a diary. 8) ........
I try not to forget my appointments, but I know 9) ........
that I will usually do. I just don't like planning 10) ........
my future. I know that one day I'm going to 11) ........
make a serious mistake. I'll be miss an important 12) ........
examination, or by the time I remember it and 13) .........
get there, it will have been finished. Perhaps 14) ..........
that will be when I have finally buy a diary. 15) ..........

TENSES REVISION

EXERCISE 1. Choose the correct word or phrase underlined in each sentence.

a) When I was a child I used to ride/I was riding a tricycle.
b) That looks very heavy. Will I/Shall I help you?
c) I'm waiting for Sue. Have you seen her/Did you see her?
d) How long are you working/have you been working here?
e) I can't come out because I haven't finished/I didn't finish my homework yet.
f) When the phone rang I washed/I was washing, my hair in the bathroom.
g) Why do you stare/are you staring at me like that?
h) I've finished my exams so I'm having/I have a party tomorrow.
i) We'd better wait here until the rain stops/will stop.
j) When did you last go/have you last been to the cinema?

EXERCISE 2. Put each verb given into present simple or continuous, or past simple or
continuous.
a) “What (you do) ...do you do... ?"I'm an engineer.”
b) The door was open so the dog (run) ................ into the living room.
c) When we arrived home Jan (sit) ............... outside the door.
d) Can you help me? I (not understand) ................ Spanish.
e) At the beginning of the film I (realize) ................. I'd seen it before.
f) I'm sorry, I can't talk long. I (study) .................. for an examination.
g) At the moment of the earthquake Pat (read) ................ in bed.
h) I'll get in touch with you as soon as I (know) ................. the results.
i) I (stay) .................... at the Hotel Superior. Why don't you call me?
j) “What (you do) ................... when you saw the snake?” "l ran away!”

EXERCISE 3. Put a suitable time word or expression in each space. Each space is for one
word.
Just a quick note (a) ……before…… I leave for the airport. Sorry I haven't been in touch (b)
…………… Wednesday, but I've been busy getting ready (c) …………… and I haven't collected
my ticket (d) …………… from the travel agency.
(e) …………… I get to Sydney, I'll write you a letter. I've (f) …………… been to Australia before
but I've been reading a lot about it (g) …………… It sounds great! I'll be in Sydney (h) ……………
the end of next week, and then I'm travelling to Melbourne. I'll be there (i) …………… a
month. (j) …………… I get back all my friends will have forgotten me!

EXERCISE 4. Decide which answer, a), b), c) or d), best fits the space.
HELEN'S HOMECOMING
When the bus (1) ……F…… in a small square, Helen (2) ……… her magazine and didn't realize
that she (3) ……… at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “ (4) ……… home! I
suppose your cousin (5) ……… for us. Come on. (6) ……… the bags.” Helen thought, “all those
years when I (7) ……… in New York, I (8) ……… of this moment. And now it's real, I can't believe
it! Here I am, (9) ……… in the square”. Santa Teresa was Helen's birthplace, but she (10) ………
the town at the age of six. She had some memories of the town, and some photographs, but (11)
……… here still? She (12) ……… Nobody (13) ……… in the square. Perhaps her cousin Maria
(14) ……… Helen's letter. “What (15) ……… now?” asked Martin. “There isn't even a hotel here!”
1) a) has stopped b) stops c) stopped d) was stopped
2) a) was reading b) read c) had read d) used to read
3) a) arrived b) arrives c) has arrived d) had arrived
4) a) You arrive b) You are arriving c) You have been arriving d) You've arrived
5) a) waits b) will be waiting c) has waited d) is going to wait
6) a) I'll carry b) I carry c) I've carried d) I carried
7) a) live b) have lived c) was living d) am living
8) a) dream b) am dreaming c) used to dream d) will dream
9) a) I really stand b) I was really standing c) I had really stood d)I'm really standing
10) a) was leaving b) had left c) used to leave d) has left
11) a) will she belong b) did she belong c) has she belonged d) does she belong
12) a) wasn't knowing b) hasn't known c) hadn't known d) didn't know
13) a) was waiting b) is waiting c) waits d) waited
14) a) wasn't receiving b) didn't use to receive c) had not received d)hasn't received
15) a) are we going to do b) have we done c) did we do d) are we doing

EXERCISE 5. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
a) Steve left before my arrival.
When I ...arrived, Steve had...... already left.
b) Do you need any help with your suitcase?
Shall ............................................. you with your suitcase?
c) What's your usual time of arrival at school?
When ............................................. arrive at school?
d) Alice started playing tennis six months ago.
Alice .............................................. six months.
e) I'll wait here until it stops raining.
When it stops raining ............................................ leave.
f) In the middle of my meal, the phone rang.
While I ......................................... the phone rang.
g) I'm sorry, but Mrs Dawson isn't here.
I'm sorry but Mrs Dawson has ........................................ out.
h) Jack has come to stay for the weekend.
Jack ........................................ with me for the weekend.
i) I last saw David in 1990.
I ......................................... since 1990.
j) Are you free tomorrow evening?
Are ......................................... anything tomorrow evening?

EXERCISE 6. Look carefully at each line. Some lines are correct but some have a word
which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be
there, write the word in the space.

Dear Ann,
I'm sorry I haven't been written to you lately, but I've 1) ..been..
been working hard. When I received your last letter 2) ...V………
I was acting in a play at school, and when 3) ..........
I have finished that, I went on holiday with some friends. 4) ..........
I meant to send you a postcard, but I had forgot to take 5) ..........
your address with me. How are you getting on at 6) ..........
college? You didn't say very much about this in 7) ..........
your letter. I hope you are still like it, and don't 8) ..........
been work all the time! Do you still want to come 9) ..........
and will stay for a few days? I'm starting work in 10) ..........
London after I shall leave school in July, and I want 11) ..........
to see you before then. I have know you are busy, 12) ..........
but by the time your term finishes, I'll have 13) ..........
started my job. I've been done so many things 14) ..........
lately! I've just learned to drive and my parents 15) ..........
have sometimes lend me their car, so I often go out 16) ..........
with friends. Maybe I'll be drive to Nottingham and 17) .........
see you one day.
Best wishes, Maria

EXERCISE 7 Underline the error in each sentence. Correct the error:

a) By the time I got to the phone it stopped ringing.
...it had stopped ...............................................................................
b) I'm not very good at this game. You see, I didn't play it before.
..................................................................................................................
c) When has Peter written to you last?
..................................................................................................................
d) What do you do at weekends? Are you ever going to the cinema?
..................................................................................................................
e) When I was on holiday last summer I was going to the beach every day.
..................................................................................................................
f) Julie can't meet you tomorrow. She will play basketball.
..................................................................................................................
g) You're always late! I'm waiting here for ages!
..................................................................................................................
h) How long do you live in this flat? It's very tiny!
..................................................................................................................

EXERCISE 8. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given.
a) There's a party at Mary's house next week. HAVING
Next week ...................................................................... party at her house.
b) When you phoned me, it was my lunch time. I
When you phoned me ...................................................................... lunch.
c) I started working here three years ago. FOR
I've ............................................................................................ three years.
d) Our meeting is tomorrow. A
We ............................................................................................. tomorrow.
e) I haven't had a Chinese meal forages. SINCE
It's ....................................................................................... a Chinese meal.
f) David went home before we arrived. HAD
When we ..................................................................................... home.
g) The arrival time of Helen's flight is 8.00. AT
Helen's flight ................................................................................... 8.00.
h) Hurry up! We'll get to the theatre after the beginning of the play. WILL
By the time we get to the theatre, the play ........................................ begun.
i) Oh no! My wallet is missing. LOST
Oh no! I ...................................................................................... wallet.
j) I've only recently started wearing glasses. WEAR
I ................................................................................................ recently.

EXERCISE 9. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense.

MOVING HOUSE. I come from a very large family, and recently my parents (1)
……………………………… (decide) that they (2) …………………………… (spend) long enough
living in an overcrowded house in Birmingham. `We (3) …………………………… (move) to the
country,' my father (4) ……………………………… (announce) one evening. `I (5)
…………………………… (sell) this house, and we (6) ……………………………… (live) on a farm.'
So last week we (7) ……………………………… (load) all our possessions into two hired vans, and
for the last few days we (8) …………………………… (try) to organise ourselves in our new home.
Yesterday, for example, my three brothers and I(9) ……………………………… (start) painting the
downstairs rooms. Unfortunately while I (10) ……………………………… (mix) the paint, one of my
sisters (11) ……………………………… (open)the door. Nobody (12) ………………………………
(tell) her that we (13) …………………………… (be) in the room, you see. So instead of painting
the walls, we (14) …………………………… (spend) all morning cleaning the paint off the floor. But
worse things (15) ………………………… (happen) since then. This morning when I (16)
…………………………… (wake up), water (17) …………………………… (drip) through the ceiling
next to my bed. We (18) …………………………… (spend) today so far repairing the roof. It's not
all bad news, though. The school in the village nearby (19) …………………………… (close down)
two years ago, and my parents (20) ………………………… (not find) another school for us yet.

EXERCISE 10. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given.
a) Jack left the office before I arrived there. ALREADY
When I arrived at the office .................................................................. left.
b) Do you know how to drive this kind of car? EVER
Have ........................................................................ this kind of car before?
c) This is my first visit to Scotland. I
This is the first time ...................................................................... Scotland.
d) During dinner, the phone rang. I
While ....................................................................................... phone rang.
e) Do you have any plans for Saturday evening? DOING
What ............................................................................... Saturday evening?
f) I started this job five years ago. BEEN
I have .......................................................................................... five years.
g) Is this car yours? YOU
Do ....................................................................................................... car?
h) Look at those black clouds! There's rain on the way! TO
Look at those black clouds! It's ........................................................... rain.
i) Our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary is at the end of next year. FOR
By the end of next year we ................................................ twenty five years.
j) I haven't been to the cinema for two months. TIME
The ................................................................... the cinema was two months ago.

EXERCISE 11. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense.

AT THE DENTIST'S. I was on time for my dentist's appointment, but the dentist was still busy with
another patient, so I (1) ……………………… (sit) in the waiting room and (2) ………………………
(read) some of the old magazines lying there. While I (3) ……………………… (wonder) whether to
leave and come back another day, I (4) ……………………… (notice) a magazine article about
teeth. It (5) …………………………… (begin): `How long is it since you last (6) ………………………
(go) to the dentist? (7) ………………………… (you go) regularly every six months? Or (8)
……………………… (you put off) your visit for the last six years?' Next to the article was a cartoon
of a man in a dentist's chair. The dentist (9) ……………………… (say): `I'm afraid this (10)
…………………………… (hurt).' I (11) …………………… (suddenly realise) that my tooth (12)
………………………… (stop) aching. But just as …………………… I (13) ………………………
(open) the door to leave, the dentist's door (14) ………………………… (open). `Next please,' he
(15) ………………………… (call), as the previous patient (16) ……………………… (push) past
me. `Actually I'm not here to see you, I (17) ……………………… (wait) for my friend,' I (18)
……………………… (shout), leaving as rapidly as I could. (19) ………………………… (you ever
do) this kind of thing? Surely I can't be the only person who (20) ……………………… (hate) the
dentist!

EXERCISE 12. Choose the correct answer:

The latest news
Dear Linda,
I'm sorry I (1) ………………to you for so long, but I(2) ……………… very busy lately. Last month I
(3) ……………… exams, and I (4) ……………… anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I (5)
………………studying now, and I(6) ………………for my exam results. As you can see from the
letter, I(7) ……………… my address and (8) ……………… in Croydon now. I (9) ……………… that
I wanted a change from central London because it (10) ……………… so expensive. A friend of
mine (11) ……………… me about this flat, and I (12) ……………… here about two months ago.
When you (13) ……………… to London this summer, please visit me. I (14) ……………… here
until the middle of August. Then I (15) ……………… on holiday to Scotland.
Please write soon, Margaret.
1) A) don't write B) haven't written C) am not writing D) wasn't writing

2) A) was being B) had been C) am D) have been

3) A) had B) was having C) had had D) have had
4) A) haven't done B) don't do C) wasn't doing D) am not doing
5) A) stop B) will have stopped C) have stopped D) was stopping
6) A) wait B) am waiting C) have waited D) was waiting
7) A) am changing B) had changed C) will change D) have changed
8) A) will live B) have been living C) live D) have lived
9) A) decided B) have decided C) was deciding D) decide
10) A) will become B) becomes C) has become D) will have become
11) A) tells B) told C) was telling D) will tell
12) A) have moved B) had moved C) was moving D) moved
13) A) will come B) came C) come D) were coming
14) A) am staying B) stayed C) stay D) have stayed
15) A) have gone B) went C) am going D) will have gone