Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced
1. Form nouns from the words on the left to complete each sentence:
a DESCRIBE The ………………………… of the suspect was accurate.
b INVITE She gave out the ……………………. to the party.
c SERVE The ………………………. in the restaurant was very slow.
d EXPLODE The ……………………… was very loud.
e LAUGH The ……………………..filled the theatre.
f INJURE The footballer’s ………………… was not serious.
g ARRIVE The next ……………………. is due any minute.
h PUNISH It was an unpleasant …………………….. .
i ADVERTISE The ………………………… was very successful.
j COLLECT A ……………………… was taken up for the charity.
2. FONDUE begins with FO. Complete these words which also begin with FO:
a At the end of your leg. ______________
b A silly person. ______________
c The base on which the building rests. ______________
d Two weeks. ______________
e Group of trees. ______________
f Not remember. ______________
3. ASTONISH begins with AS. Complete these words, which also begin with AS:
a To help someone. AS_____________________
b A violent physical or verbal attack. AS_____________________
c A person who is trained to work in space. AS_____________________
d A respiratory disease that causes difficulty breathing AS_____________________
4. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.
field events officials pools athletes rings courts pitches stadium
scoreboard rink spectators track events
There’s a big new sports centre near my home. There are football……………. , tennis and basketball …………….. , swimming ………………. , a sport hall with two boxing ………….. and even a skating ……………. . There is also a separate athletics …………….. , where 20,000 ……… can watch the ……………… on the track and the …………….. , such as jumping and throwing, in the grass centre. The ……….. get ready in modern changing rooms and the ……………… time and measure the events with modern equipment. A huge electronic …………. shows the results.
5. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.
interviews in the public eye entourage bodyguards autographs fans break-up
celebrity privacy pressures Being famous, being a ……………. can mean wealth, recognition and being surrounded by an ………………… of helpers, secretaries and agents. It can mean giving ……………….. to admiring ……………….. and ………………. to the press. But being ………………. also has its disadvantages. Famous entertainers suffer from a lack of ……………. They need ………….. to protect them. The constant ……………… on them can lead to the ……………….. of their marriages. This is the price of fame.
All levels – Travel with English
Asking the time
Sposób w jaki możemy spytać o czas. Która jest godzina?
What’s the time?
What time is it?
Have you got the right time?
What time do you make it?
Przykładowy dialog:
Question: What’s the time, please?
Answer: It’s three o’clock.
3.00 – It’s three o’clock. / It’s three.
3.05 – It’s five past three. / It’s three oh five.
3.15 – It’s a quarter past three. / It’s three fifteen.
3.30 – It’s half past three. / It’s three thirty.
3.35 – It’s twenty-five to four. / It’s three thirty-five.
3.45 – It’s a quarter to four. / It’s three forty-five.
3.57 – It’s three minutes to four. / It’s three fifty-seven.
Did you know that when telling the time, minutes must be used after all numbers except
Five , Ten, Twenty and Twenty-five?
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