Transcript Excercise unit 5

UNIT 5
I. Put the verb into the correct form, active or passive:
1. Mary kept trying to talk to me while my hair ……………….. (cut).
2. When my father got to the airport, he realized he ………………(leave) his passort at home.
3. A lot of trees………….(blow) down in the storm last summer.
4. …………….. any tests………………(do) since last month?
5. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie …………………(award) the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903.
6. I ……………(read) the novel written by Hemingway several times before.
7. When we came the stadium, the home team ………….(beat) by 3 to 1.
8. We………………(not see) each other since we……………….(leave) school.
9. By the time we got there, the rain ………………….(stop)
10. At pesent the champagne glasses…………….(freeze) in a big box.
11. Their new house……………………(not finish) yet.
12. It’s the third time we………………………(see) this film.
13. Spainish ……………….(speak) differently in Spain and in Colombia.
14. If there is too much snow, the match……………..(cancel).
15. Jane…………………(drive) right past me when I ………………(wait) for the bus
III. Combine each pairs of sentences, using Relative Clause:
1. I don’t like the stories. They have an happy endings.
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2. The students can’t borrow books from the library. They don’t have library cards.
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3. The dress doesn’t fit Mary well. She bought it.
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4. This channel often shows the cartoons. The children are very fond of them.
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5. The hotel was excellent. We stayed there.
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6. Did you see the woman? Her husband was taken to hospital.
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7. I’ll never forget the day. I met you on that day.
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8. Betty is the most intelligent girl. I’ve ever met her.
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V. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning the words given
1. The thief broke the window and took away some valuable pictures.
The window…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. People often visit Kyoto in April. They can see the beautiful cherry blossom in April. (when)
People often………………………………………………………………………………………….................
3. When we have finished building the house, we’ll plan the garden.
After the house....................................................................................................................................................
4. I read about the child. She was saved by her pet dog.
I read about..........................................................................................................................................................
5. It’s over twenty years since we got married.
We have................................................................................................................................................................
6. The children went to bed. We watched television.
After the children..................................................................................................................................................
7. Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived
The classroom.......................................................................................................................................................