Complete the questions with a question word or phrase

New English File Upper Intermediate – pages 4, 5

1. Complete the following questions with one or two question words or an auxiliary verb.

1. How much do you earn?
2. Are you married?
3. How long have you been learning English?
4. Which do you prefer, small towns or big cities?
5. How many times do you go to the theater a year?
6. How tall are you?
7. What religion are you?
8. Do you want to have children?
9. What kind of music do you listen to?
10. What advice do you listen to most?
11. Have you ever said “I love you” and not meant it?
12. Who did you vote for in the last election?

2. Read the interviews again and write N (Norah) or L (Lionel).

Who…?
1. never has enough time for what he / she wants to do – L
2. has happy childhood memories – N
3. avoids answering one of the questions – N
4. feels guilty about something – L
5. is probably a fan of the Rolling Stones – N
6. is very proud of something – L
7. says he / she is an insecure person – L
8. needs help in his / her daily life – N

504 Absolutely Essential Words – pages 2, 3

1. Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.

1. As I looked at all the data the salesman showed me, I knew that I was getting more and more mixed up.
2. I used tact when I told my fat uncle that his extra weight made him look better.
3. When the guard saw that the cot was vacant, he realized that the prisoner had left the jail.
4. Although he took an oath on the Bible, Sal lied to the jury.
5. My aunt was so jealous of our new couch that she bought one just like it.
6. I enjoyed reading the story of the gallant man who put his cloak over a mud puddle so that the queen would not dirty her feet.
7. The loss of Claudia’s eyesight was a hardship which she learned to live with.
8. The driver was forced to abandon his car when two of the tires became flat.
9. Betty could not qualify for the Miss Teenage America Contest because she was twenty years old.
10. The blade was so keen that I cut myself in four places while shaving.
11. Unaccustomed to being kept waiting, the angry woman marched out of the store.
12. Because he was a bachelor, the movie actor was invited to many parties.

2. From the list of 12 new words that follows, choose the one that corresponds to each definition below.

1. a promise that something is true – oath
2. sharp; eager; intense – keen
3. to desert; to leave without planning to come back – abandon
4. something that is hard to bear – hardship
5. to become fit – qualify
6. wanting what someone else has – jealous
7. brave; showing respect for women – gallant
8. a man who has not married – bachelor
9. facts; information – data
10. the ability to say the right thing – tact
11. empty; not filled – vacant
12. not used to something – unaccustomed

Destination B1 – page 8

D. Circle the correct word or phrase.

1. I am working at the local library for the summer.
2. We don’t go to the theater very often.
3. Stacy is getting ready for school, so she can’t come to the phone.
4. Does Gary ever talk about his expedition to the Amazon Jungle?
5. In squash, you hit a ball against a wall.
6. I read a newspaper at least once a week.
7. Are you practicing the piano for two hours every day?
8. Nadine and Claire are doing quite well at school at the moment.
9. A good friend knows when you’re upset about something.
10. How do you spell your name?

E. Complete using the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the box. You may have to use some negative forms.

1. In Monopoly, you move around the board, buying houses and hotels.
2. Are you watching this program or can I turn the TV off?
3. Regular exercise helps you to stay healthy.
4. I am using my brother’s guitar until I get a new one.
5. Does Simon always do the washing-up after lunch?
6. Do you have any sweaters in a larger size?
7. You aren’t using the kite right. Let me show you.
8. Dad belongs to the local astronomy club.

F. Underline ten verbs in the wrong tense and rewrite them correctly.