Vocabulary and grammar review Unit 9
Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentences below by writing the correct word, action, activity, event or programme, in the gaps. The stadium is a hive of , with workers hurrying to get it finished before the games. The authorities have asked the police to take against anyone caught scrawling graffiti on the town hall. The sporting I most enjoy doing is sailing. Can you look on the to see when the interval is? For me, one of the most exciting and historic of the last century was the fall of the Berlin Wall. The final of this weekend’s festival of Irish culture will be a traditional folk dance. Thanks to prompt by the fire service, the school fire was prevented from spreading to the neighbouring houses. The government plans to unveil its electoral later today.
2 For questions 1–8 read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Commuters on bikes Cyclists who commute readily make the admission (0) that part of the reason for riding a bike is to beat the traffic. There is a thrill in weaving around (1) stationary cars. Also, without licence plates any traffic (2) they commit is virtually untraceable. ‘It’s really exciting to look at your speedometer and see that you’re going at 30 miles an hour,’ said one in our survey. Many cyclists now record their journeys to work with a camera mounted on their helmet and post them online to show the trip in (5) detail. There are now cyclists who also record (6) or dangerous driving and post it online to shame the drivers. What the speed of bikes and their mass (7) have done is foster an attitude of moral (8) : that because cyclists are so vulnerable, it is everyone else who should be on the lookout for them.
Grammar 3 Circle the correct alternative in italics in each of the following sentences. Sonia will call you as soon as she will finish / has finished lunch. I’ll do the cooking tonight when everyone else works / is working. It wasn’t until the match was / had been over that he realised he’d strained a muscle. I haven’t seen him at all since he is working / has been working there. In future, please don’t call me while I will have / I’m having my supper. Rory learnt to speak Arabic perfectly when he was working / had worked in Cairo. As soon as the teacher has arrived / arrived, we started work. Tracey and Pierre performed together in perfect harmony and while she played / was playing the piano, he sang in a high tenor voice.
116
"%.*5 "11&"3 0''&/%
*/5&37*&8 %": GRAPH $0/4*%&3
"7"*-"#-& 461&3*03
