Gateway B1 Unit 9. Grammar and Vocabulary.

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 I never read         [romance, horror] stories before bed because I get nightmares.

2 I like          [fantasy, thriller] novels – they’re full of magic and mystery!

3 I’ve just read a great          [thriller, crime] . You have no idea what’s going to happen until the last page.

4 By reading graphic                    [novels, historical fiction] you can learn a lot about the past as well as enjoy a good story.

5 I got a               [play, graphic novel] for my birthday. It’s from Japan and the artwork is fantastic.

Complete the sentences with words for types of books.

1 You use a(n)          in class to learn about a subject and do exercises.

2 You need a(n)        to tell you how to use a new piece of equipment.

3 People use a(n)           to give them information about the sights to see in different cities.

4 A(n)       shows you where different countries in the world are.

5 You can find information about a lot of different subjects in a(n)               .

Complete the sentences with these prepositions.

in • out (x2) • over • through

1 We had to cross     the wrong answers in the exercise.

2 I always flick         a book in the shop before I buy it.

3 The teacher asked us to read     the answers in class.

4 We have to fill    our application forms for the sports club soon.

5 We can’t turn      our papers until the exam begins.

Complete the email with one word in each gap.

Hi Luisa,

(1)     you hear that interview with the young writer Chris Parkin on the radio yesterday? It was really good. The interviewer asked him (2)     he had started writing at such a young age and which writers (3)     influenced him. He replied that he (4)        read very much when he was a

child, but then when he was a teenager, his favourite authors had (5)      Agatha Christie and Shakespeare! The interviewer asked him (6)      his plans were for the next year and he said that a film company had bought the rights to his first story and the film (7)       be in the cinemas soon. The interviewer asked if he had changed any of the story, but he said that they hadn’t asked (8)     to. It was going to be exactly like he’d written it.

Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs given.

A: Did you speak to your dad about going camping?

B: Yes, I did.

A: What did he say?

B: He said it (1)         (not be) a good idea.

A: Why not?

B: He thought it (2)          (will be) too cold.

A: Oh.

B: Yes, and he said that it (3)              (be going to) rain.

A: Really? I haven’t heard that.

B: Yes. He said he (4)              (read) the weather forecast. He also said that we (5)        (have to) revise for our exams.

A: Yes. I suppose he’s right. We have got an exam on Monday.

Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1 Joe said me that he wanted a lift to college.

Joe            that he wanted a lift to college.

2 What did you tell to Peter? He looks very upset.

What did you              ? He looks very upset.

3 I asked to Mary if she could help me with this exercise.

I              if she could help me with this exercise.

4 Yesterday the teacher asked us what did we want to do on Friday.

Yesterday the teacher asked us                to do on Friday.

5 Jim said he has seen the film with Bobby.

Jim said             the film with Bobby.

Rewrite the questions using reported speech.

1 ‘Where do you live?’

She asked me               .

2 ‘Have you seen Emma this morning?’

He asked me                                  .

3 ‘Where can I buy a newspaper?’

He asked me                                .

4 ‘Did you speak to Tony about the party?’

He asked me whether                                      .

5 ‘What do you do at weekends?’

She asked me                         .

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

         [To lose, Losing] your mobile phone is always a problem! I can’t stand       [to be, being] without mine. I          [lost, had lost] my mobile phone a couple of days ago, so I asked my best friend to call me and I          [went, had gone] all round the house, listening for it! Finally, I heard it in the garden! I             [dropped, had dropped] it in the grass!