UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ...

I. Write the word so that /I/ becomes /i:/ and vice versa.
/i/ /i:/
1. rich reach
2................... peak
hit ...................
.............. beat
rid .........................
6. ............ sheep
7. live ....................
8............... seek
sin .....................
chip ......................

II. Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B.
A B
When did the plane take off? a. building
2. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off. b. move downward
3. Let`s take a break. We`ll go on when you are ready c. made stop burning
4. Could you get me up early tomorrow? d. leave the ground
5. She laughed and chatted happily with other women e. talked in a friendly way
6. Did anyone see Sue getting on the bus? f. stopped
7. Suddenly the plane seemed to dip. g. getting into
8. I`ve given up trying to understand her. h. get out of bed
9. We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark. i. continue
10. Fire fighters soon put out the fire. j. rang

III. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
There (1) ___________ (be) three adults and two children in the Bartons. The children are Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents are Andrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew`s brother. He is twenty-four. They (2) ___________ (live) in Newcastle, a large city in the north east of England.
On weekday mornings, everyone (3) ___________ (get up) early. Andrew Barton 4)___________ (work) for a company which (5)____________ (manufacture) computers. He (6)___________ (leave) at seven o`clock. He (7)__________(like) to avoid the rush hour, he says. Marion (8)____________ (suspect) that really he wants to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (9)____________(be) very noisy.
Ben (10)__________(catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie (11)___________ (be) at university, studying physics. He lives away from home during term-time, so he (12)____________ (avoid) the noise, too.
Stella (13)____________ (not go) to school yet, of course. Next year, she (14)________ (start) at the nursery school where Ben used to go. Her mother (15)___________(look) forward to this. as it will mean that she can go back to work. Before her marriage, she (16)___________(live) in London, where she (17)_____________(work) for the National Gallery. She (18)____________(hope) to find the same sort of job in Newcastle.
IV. Complete the conversation. Put in the past simple form of the verbs.
Claire : (1)................................... (you/ have) a nice weekend in Paris?
Mark : Yes, thanks. It (2).................. (be) good. We (3)........................ (look) around and then we (4)................ (see) a show. We (5) .....................(not/ try) to do too much.
Claire : What sights (6)...............................(you/ see)?
Mark : We had a look round the Louvre. I (7) .................... (not/ know) there was so much in there.
Claire : And what show (8)........................ (you/ go) to?
Mark : Oh, a musical. I forget the name. I (9).................... (not/ like) it.
Claire : Oh dear. And (10)........................ (Sarah/ enjoy) it?
Mark : No. not really. But we (11).....................(enjoy) the weekend. Sarah did some shopping, too, but I (12)................ (not want) to go shopping.

V. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form.
Trees................more quickly in summer than in winter. (grow)
`Shall I phone at 6:00?` `No, I...............................dinner at that time. (normally/ cook)
We .....................at about 7:00. Couldn`t you come an hour later? (usually/ get up)
In 1788 he............................his last great work in Vienna. (write)
5. She............................at Kennedy Airport at 2 o`clock this morning. (arrive)
6. I refuse to believe that he....................... the car was stolen. (not know)
7. ‘How are you