Focus 2. Writing (term 1)

Do or make? Choose the correct answer.

1. Why don’t you      [do, make] your homework later? I want you to help me in the garage.

2. Last night my dad didn’t have time to      [do, make] dinner, so we ordered a pizza.

3. My mum wants to      [do, make] some gardening this weekend – if it doesn’t rain, of course.

4. What is        [doing, making] that horrible noise? I can’t stand it!

5. The new bed hasn’t been delivered yet. I’m going to phone the furniture shop and      [do, make] a complaint.

6. I’m not sure if I should buy a bigger flat. Can you help me      [do, make] this decision?

Read the text and choose the correct word.

Ada Lovelace was born in London, in 1815. She was the first computer programmer more than 130 years         [while, before, by] modern computers arrived.        [Until, During, When] she was young, her mother wanted her to study mathematics.        [While, During, By] the age of seventeen, she was an excellent mathematician.        [Until, When, During] she was at a party, she met Charles Babbage, whose invention was the first simple computer. She became fascinated by the machine, which he called the Analytical Engine.            [As soon as, Before, After] possible, she began to think of ways to use the engine to solve mathematical problems. This is why people say she was the first programmer. She continued to work with Babbage        [until, during, before] her death at the age of thirty-seven.

Write the questions about (a) the subject and about (b) the object of each statement.

Jason (a) has read the newspaper (b).