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السؤال
Write the compound nouns for the following definitions.
الحل
- If you lose this, you can’t get on an airplane. Boarding card
- You can have a winter holiday here. Ski resort
- A luxurious place to stay. five-star hotel
- A place to stay where you cook your own food. self-catering apartment
- Hotels will often give you this if you’re going on a full-day excursion. packed lunch
- This protects you when you are driving or flying. seat belt
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Lesson 9: Test Yourself
A. Write the compound nouns for the following definitions.
- If you lose this, you can’t get on an airplane. Boarding card
- You can have a winter holiday here. Ski resort
- A luxurious place to stay. five-star hotel
- A place to stay where you cook your own food. self-catering apartment
- Hotels will often give you this if you’re going on a full-day excursion. packed lunch
- This protects you when you are driving or flying. seat belt
B. Choose the best collocation.
- When the plane takes off, you have to fasten / attach your seat belt.
- To cross the river we had to sail / board a ferry.
- The ferry works / operates throughout the year.
- The holiday completely lived up to my wishes / expectations.
- I can honestly / absolutely say that it was the best holiday I ever had.
- We considerably / thoroughly enjoyed all the entertainment.
C. Use the correct endings to make adjectives from these nouns and verbs. Note that sometimes this will affect spelling.
- attractive
- luxurious
- wonderful
- peaceful
- exciting
- colourful
- spectacular
- delightful
D. Complete the sentences by putting the verb in brackets in the present perfect simple. Then underline the correct alternative – for or since.
- I have had (have) this car since / for November.
- I haven’t seen (not see) Mahmoud since / for he came back from holiday.
- My sister hasn't been (not be) to college since / for three days because of a cold.
- My family has lived (live) in the same house since / for a long time.
- The teacher hasn't know (not know) the class since / for a long time.
- Have you worked here (you work here) since / for you graduated?
E Present perfect or past simple? Tick (T) the correct sentences and cross (F) the six incorrect sentences. Then rewrite them correctly.
- Fadia didn’t speak to me since her sister’s wedding. F
- Has Salwa’s family moved house yet? T
- I bought him a new mobile phone last week and he already lost it. F
- I’m tired. I’ve just walked all the way back from the shops. T
- I’ve woken up really late this morning and I was late for school. F
- He’s lost his glasses and he can’t find them anywhere. T
- Adam has come back from Beirut yesterday. F
- We’ve all ben to the park last weekend. F
- What time have they gone to bed last night? F
- You look nice. Have you changed your hairstyle? T
F. Put the verb into the correct tense, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
Where have you been? Have you been playing (you / play) football?
We have played (play) football three times this week already.
- Look! Somebody has dropped (drop) their wallet on the pavement.
- Souad looks tired. I don’t think she has been sleeping (sleep) very well recently.
- ‘Have you ever slept (you / ever / sleep) under the stars in the desert?’ ‘No, never.’
- ‘Tariq is away on holiday.’ ‘Oh, is he? Where has he gone (he / go)?
- I have lost (lose) my passport. Have you seen (you / see) it anywhere?
- I’m so sorry I’m late. How long have you been waiting (you / wait)?
- ‘Layla is learning Japanese.’ ‘How long has she been studying (she / study) it?
- I have been painting (paint) a picture of Amina all day buy I haven't finished (not / finish) it yet.
G. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form – past simple or past perfect – to complete the sentences.
- Last week I met (meet) an old friend from primary school and he hadn’t changed (not change).
- When I arrived (arrive) at Pete’s house, there (be) no one there. He had gone (go) out.
- After we had spoken (speak) to the teacher, we left (leave) the classroom.
- When we arrived (arrive) at the airport, we discovered (discover) that the travel agent had changed (change) our hotel.
- The wedding went (go) well because they had organized (organize) everything very carefully.
H. Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun and add commas (,).
- Morocco is which one of the most beautiful countries in the world attracts lots of tourists every year.
- The person who stole the money must be punished.
- My friend Adam who loves fishing caught three huge fish yesterday.
- Maria whose camera cost more than £300 is still not very good at taking photos.
- Horse riding which is my brother Andy’s favourite sport is expensive and dangerous in my opinion.
- The restaurant that serves the best food is in the High Street.
- Edinburgh where there’s a huge cultural festival every summer is an exciting place to spend a holiday.
I. Choose the correct words for each sentence.
1. I haven’t seen a good film ________ last January.
- since
- for
- from
2. When we got to the cinema, the film _____ started.
- already
- had
- has
3. How many letters _______ so far today?
- did you write
- have you been writing
- have you written
4. Babylon City, _____ people like to go sightseeing, is a beautiful place.
- which
- that
- where
5. I _______ to China yet, but I would like to one day.
- didn’t go
- haven’t been
- haven’t gone
6. A thief got into their house because they ________ the door properly.
- haven’t locked
- haven’t been locking
- hadn’t locked
7. Souhaib, _________ brother lives in California, is planning a trip to the USA soon.
- which
- whose
- who’s
8. ___________ spend the whole night awake looking at the starts?
- Have you ever
- Did you ever
- Had you ever
9. I’m in a really good mood because _____________ my exams.
- I’ve just finished
- I’ve just been finishing
- I was just finishing
- colour, colourful; luxury, luxurious.
- attract, attractive; delight, delightful.
- excite, exciting; peace, peaceful.
- beauty, beautiful; danger, dangerous.
- luxury, luxurious; colour, colourful.
- delight, delightful; spectacle, spectacular.
- excite, exciting; attract, attractive.