Writing Comprehension

Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

You      (look) very tired.     you         (work) long hours these days?

Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

Simon doesn’t drink milk. He       (hate) the taste and smell of it.

Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

I            (stay) at my parents’ house until I finish painting my own flat.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (Degrees of comparison)

That was a very funny film but I think the one we saw last week was even         (funny)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (Degrees of comparison)

After I took a painkiller, I started feeling much        (good).

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (Degrees of comparison)

Harry and Colin are very competitive, but everyone admits that Colin isn’t           (clever) as Harry.

Choose a, b, c or d.

_____ people entered the competition but there can be only one winner.

Choose a, b, c or d.

I’m sorry but there’s not enough cake for _____ .

Choose a, b, c or d.

Harry was walking in the woods _____ someone following him.

Complete the text with who, which, that, whose, where, when.

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was a man       [whose, which, who](1) plays have added many words and phrases to the English language. He is known and respected all around the world. He was born in Stratford, Warwickshire,       [where, which, who](2) is a town in central England. There, he met Anne Hathaway,       [who, where, when](3) was about eight years older than him. He fell in love with her and married her. They had three children together and shortly after the birth of their second and third child,       [whose, who, where](4) were twins, Shakespeare left Stratford.

Around 1588, William Shakespeare went to London       [where, when, which] (5) he began to work in a theatre. He worked as an actor and he also began writing plays       [which, whose, who](6) were quite successful. In all, Shakespeare wrote over thirty plays, comedies and tragedies. He wrote at a time       [when, where, who] (7) plays were a popular means of entertainment. Therefore, although Shakespeare’s plays were very much liked by the public, most people did not consider them literature. They were more like what films are today.

Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box.

A: How was your journey to Blueville?

B: Not good. It was terrible, (1)                          [a. in fact, b. too good to be true, c. within minutes, d. the next thing I knew] .

A: Why?

B: I almost hit a dog as I was driving. I was feeling a bit sleepy and at some point I lost control of the car and                          [a. in fact, b. too good to be true, c. within minutes, d. the next thing I knew](2) there was a dog in front of me! I missed him by a few centimetres.

A: Phew!

B: Then a few kilometres down the road, I realised I didn’t have much petrol. I tried to find a petrol station but I couldn’t.

A: There aren’t many around there.

B: I was just about to run out when I found one.

A: That was lucky.

B: Yeah, but it was                          [a. in fact, b. too good to be true, c. within minutes, d. the next thing I knew] (3) . It was closed.

A: Then what?

B: I rang a friend who lives very close and asked for help. Fortunately, he found me                          [a. in fact, b. too good to be true, c. within minutes, d. the next thing I knew](4) .

A: What a nightmare!

Expand the notes into sentences. Use the Past Simple, the Past Progressive and the words given.

Jim / drive / his car / suddenly / rabbit / jump out / in front of him (WHEN)

Expand the notes into sentences. Use the Past Simple, the Past Progressive and the words given.

Laura / cook / Fred and Josh / put up / decorations for the party (WHILE)