Question

Part iii use of english a put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. 0 i haven’t seen (not see) you for ages! 1 don’t tell me you are too busy to give me a hand with the cooking. you (play) computer games for the last two hours. 2 we are very proud of our son. he (break) the school high jump record again. 3 i’m totally exhausted! i (clean) the house all day but i still (not finish) the bathroom. 4 i’m afraid you won’t be able to leave for home earlier today, ms brown. it’s 5 o’clock and you (write) only half of the proposal so far. 5 diane porter is a well-known applied linguist. recently she (do) research on the effects of students’ age on second language learning. b underline the correct alternative in each sentence. 0 do you ever talk to you/yourself? 1 no one can accuse them/themselves of something that they haven’t done. 2 if we try not to get angry with ourselves/each other so quickly, we will probably solve our problems more easily. 3 i think george should look at him/himself critically and go on a diet to lose some weight. 4 my daughters are going to be vain. they are only six years old and already spend most of their time looking at themselves/each other in the mirror. c read the dialogue below and use one word to fit each space. at the airport: a good evening. could i see your passport , please? b here you are. a is this all your ? b yes, just this suitcase and this bag. a that’s ok. here is your card. go to number two. b thank you. d match the words from two columns to form compound words. 0 passport a) jams 1 ticket b) jacket 2 overhead c) locker 3 information d) control 4 traffic e) collector 5 emergency f) exit 6 life g) desk e complete the sentences with the appropriate words. use only one word in each gap. 0 the underground is a railway system in which electric trains travel mainly below the ground. 1 a is a boat or ship for transporting passengers and vehicles across an area of water. 2 we’ll be sitting in the second from the front of the train. 3 a is a person who is walking in a street. 4 if you don’t hurry up, we are going to our train. 5 my parents are green peace activists and they are involved in the campaign against air and water 6 is this marszalkowska street or should i get at the next stop?

Answer 1

1 Don’t tell me you are too busy to give me a hand with the cooking. You have been playing  computer games for the last two hours.
 2 We are very proud of our son. He has broken the school high jump record again.
 3 I’m totally exhausted! I have been cleaning the house all day but I still haven't finished the bathroom.
  4 I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave for home earlier today, Ms Brown. It’s 5 o’clock and you have written only half of the proposal so far.
5 Diane Porter is a well-known applied linguist. Recently she has done research on the effects of students’ age on second language learning.
 
B 
 1 No one can accuse them/themselves of something that they haven’t done.
  2 If we try not to get angry with ourselves/each other so quickly, we will probably solve our problems more easily.
 3 I think George should look at him/himself critically and go on a diet to lose some weight.
4 My daughters are going to be vain. They are only six years old and already spend most of their time looking at themselves/each other in the mirror.
C
At the airport:
A Good evening. Could I see your passport , please?
 B Here you are.
A Is this all your luggage?
  B Yes, just this suitcase and this bag.
 A That’s OK. Here is your credit (landing) card. Go to gates number two.
B Thank you.

D  
0 passport control     
1 ticket  collector        
2 overhead locker
3 information desk
4 traffic  jams         
5 emergency exit
6 life  jacket             
E
     0 The underground is a railway system in which electric trains travel mainly below the ground.
 1 A ferry is a boat or ship for transporting passengers and vehicles across an area of water.
 2 We’ll be sitting in the second car/ carriage/ wagon from the front of the train.
  3 A pedestrian is a person who is walking in a street.
 4 If you don’t hurry up, we are going to miss our train.
  5 My parents are Green Peace activists and they are involved in the campaign against air and water pollution
6 Is this Marszalkowska Street or should I get off at the next stop?