O WRITING GUIDE A TASK
Write about a celebration or festival in your area.
B THINK AND PLAN
Copy the ideas web and make notes about
the celebration.
People do
When /
these things
Where?
What's the
celebration?
Things I do
Things I like
C WRITE
Paragraph 1: Information about the celebration
Every year there's ...
Paragraph 2: Things people do and things you do
On the day of ...
Paragraph 3: Things you like or don't like
I like / don't like ...
.. because ...
D CHECK
• verb forms
capital letters
1) Bob _plays_ football on Mondays.
2) Mary and John __are watching__ film now.
3) This actor hasn’t got _any_ awards.
4) “_Shall_ I meet Frank at the station?” “- No, Mary will give him a lift.”
5) I’d like a _can_ of Cola, please.
6) This sportsman is _faster_ than that one.
7) There are red skis behind the door. __The__ skis belong to Mary.
8) _Don't_ enter this door. It’s for staff only.
9) There _were_ two runners-up in yesterday competition.
10) When you give somebody something, for example, a ticket, you say: “_Here you are._”
11) _Will_ you come to stadium tomorrow?
12) That runner is still the first. He _is going to win_ .
13) I was asleep when Bob _rang_.
14) Have you seen the uniform? What is it _like_?
15) Excuse me, how can I _get_ to the stadium?
16) If you call me in advance, I _will book_ it for you.
17) He is _the most famous_ player in the team.
18) When someone thanks you, you won’t say: “_Please._”
19) __Have you ever been_ to Siberia?
20) This project _is_done_ by Dan.
21) It was _such_ an adventurous journey that I will always remember it.
22) I __was washing__ the dishes when the electricity was cut off.
23) If you can’t do it by yourself ask him _for_ help.
24) You _must_ wear the uniform. That is a rule.
25) You don’t speak French, _do you_ ?26) “I don’t smoke.” “__Neither do I._”
27) I __am going__ to Moscow next week.
28) __Somebody__ can’t do it well.
29) If you __had come__ , you would have known about it.
30) How long __have you been learning__ English?
31) He stopped _singing__ and answered the phone.
32) You are not _old enough_ to apply for this job.
33) Put down my phone number in case you __have__ any questions.
34) I was really surprised when I came _across_ my old diary.
35) __Although__ it was a real challenge, we did it.
36) Has he ever __been__ to London?
37) Will you pay by credit card or in _cash_?
38) Never _mind_ , I’ll manage.
39) In the future people will be __able__ to speak any language fluently.
40) I’ve got a job _needed_ from their company.
41) If I had spoken to him, I _wouldn't have made_ that mistake.
42) __According__ to the survey, people prefer staying at home when it rains.
43) This job is not as well-paid __as__ that one.
44) I don’t like tennis. It’s not my cup of _tea_ .
45) If you want to join, please fill _in_ an application form.
46) Hold _on_ for a minute, Mr Black is on the other line.
47) Although she lives so far now, we still keep in _touch_ .
48) I wish I __could__ play the trumpet but I can’t.
49) If you don’t complete a report tonight, we won’t _meet_ the deadline.
50) By and_ large_ he is a calm person but that time he lost his temper.
51) “Bob was jailed again!” “He’s got very respectable parents. Indeed, every family has a black __sheep__ ”.
52) I haven’t seen my uncle Bob __since__ I was a child.
53) I _used_ to do yoga in the morning, but I have no time for it now.
54) Unless you buy a new torch, the old one can also come in _use_ .
55) We __ran__ out of petrol and got stuck on the highway at the middle of the night.
2 If we lived in the country, I would ride a bike.
3 If we lost the competition, we would go home.
1 What would he do if he had a lot of money?
2 If people lived in peace. there would be no wars in the world.
3 If I finished my project, I would take part in the conference.
1 If I had travelled to the USA, we would have met there.
2 If my brother had finished his work last week, he would have gone to Moscow.
3 If they had done their homework in time, they would not have had problems.