Gateway to the world B1 "Plurilingual" (Unit 3)

Choose the correct alternative.

1. I learned          [Japan, Japanese] when I was living in Tokyo.

2. How many times has             [Argentinian, Argentina] won the World Cup?

3. Next year, we’re going to go to         [Turkey, Turkish] for our summer holiday.

4. I got quite good at          [Thai, Thailand] when I was living in Bangkok.

5. I’d love to visit          [Scotland, Scottish] in the winter when it's really cold.

Choose the best answers.

1. We’ve got to write an          [essay, exercise, exam] about saving the environment.

2. Look, you can use your phone to           [revise, translate, memorise] things into French.

3. My sister wants to          [practise, revise, study] Modern Languages at university.

4. I’m not worried about mistakes, and I think             [fluency, practice, translation] is more important than accuracy.

5. Sarah worked hard and passed the end of term              [exercise, memorisation, exam].

Complete the sentences with do or make in the correct form.

1. When are you going to       [do, make, does, makes] your homework?

2. My aunt       [did, does, makes, made] English at university, and now she’s a teacher.

3. Don’t worry – everybody       [make, makes, do, does] mistakes.

4. We’ve got to      [do, make, did, made] an exam at the end of the year.

5. My sister’s very shy and she finds it hard to        [make, making, do, does] friends.

Complete the sentence with the negative form of the word given.

You can’t just take something from a shop and not pay for it – that’s _____. (legal)

Complete the sentence with the negative form of the word given.

I find all these _____ verbs really difficult to learn. (regular)

Complete the sentence with the negative form of the word given.

I don’t like these shoes – they’re very _____. (comfortable)

Complete the sentence with the negative form of the word given.

Nobody can stay underwater for five minutes – it’s _____. (possible)

Complete the sentence with the negative form of the word given.

If you’re writing to a friend, it’s best to use _____ words and phrases. (formal)

Choose the correct alternative.

1. My cousin has lovely long blonde       [hair, hairs].

2. Can you get me a bar of            [chocolate, chocolates] when you go to the shop?

3. Mum’s watching TV. The news     [is, are] on if you’re interested.

4. It takes        [time, a time] to learn to play the piano well.

5. Thanks for the advice you gave me –           [it was, they were] very useful.

Complete the sentence with the correct word.

It doesn’t usually take me _____ time to finish my homework.

Complete the sentence with the correct word.

We moved here last month, so we only know _____ people.

Complete the sentence with the correct word.

We didn’t have _____ fruit at all, but there was lots of cake.

Complete the sentence with the correct word.

I spent far too much on holiday, and afterwards, I had _____ money left.

Complete the sentence with the correct word.

We need _____ bread – can you go to the shop for me?

Complete the sentence with the correct word.

The party was nice but quiet; there weren’t _____ people there.

Complete the dialogue. Choose the correct alternative.

Mike: Have you got any photos of your holiday?

David: Yeah, come and have a look. Ok, so this is me on the day       [when, where] I got there.

Mike: Oh, right. And is that the house       [which, where] you stayed in?

David: Yeah – nice isn’t it?

Mike: Yes, very. That’s not your friend Harry, is it?

David: No, that’s Bill. He’s a Swedish guy       [who, which] lives out there.

Mike: Is he the guy       [that, which] you told me about? The guy       [who, whose] boat you went on?

David: Yeah, that’s him. And look, this is the beach       [when, where] we went that day.

Mike: Wow, it looks amazing.

David: It was.

Match sentences with the extra information.