Topical Vocabulary

Put in been or gone.

1. Jim is on holiday. He's gone to Italy.

2. Hello! I've just ___ to the shops. I've bought lots of things.

3. Alice isn't here at the moment. She's ___ to the shop to get a newspaper.

4. Tom has. ___ out. He'll be back in about an hour.

5. 'Are you going to the bank?' 'No, I've already ___ to the bank.'

4. You are asking somebody questions about things he or she has done. Make questions from the words in brackets.

1. (ever/ride/horse?) - Have you ever ridden a horse?

2. (ever/be/California?)

3. (ever/run/marathon?)

4. (ever/speak/famous person?)

5. (always/live/in this town?)

6. (most beautiful place/ever/visit?) What

5. Complete answers. Some sentences are positive and some negative. Use a verb from this list:

be be eat happen have meet play read see see try

1 A: What's George's sister like?

B: I've no idea. I've never met her.

2. A: How is Amy these days?

B: I don't know. I ___ her recently.

3. A: Are you hungry?

B: Yes. I ___ much today.

4. A: Can you play chess?

B: Yes, but ___ for ages.

5. A: Did you enjoy your holiday?

B: Yes, it's the best holiday ___ for a long time.

6. A: What's that book like?

B: I don't know ___

7. A: Is Brussels an interesting place?

B: I've no idea ___ there.

8. A: Mike was late for work again today.

B: Again? He ___ every day this week.

9. A: Do you like caviar?

B: I don't know ___

10. A: The car broke down again yesterday.

B: Not again! That's the second time ___ this week.

11. Who's that woman by the door?

B: I don't know ___ before.

6. Complete these sentences using today/this year/this term etc.

1. I saw Tom yesterday but I haven't seen him today.

2. I read a newspaper yesterday but I ___ today.

3. Last year the company made a profit but this year ___

4. Tracy worked hard at school last term but ___

5. It snowed a lot last winter but ___

6. Our football team won a lot of games last season but we ___.

7. Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the examples.

1. Jack is driving a car but he's very nervous and not sure what to do.

You ask: Have you driven a car before?

2. Len is playing tennis. He's not very good and he doesn't know the rules.

You ask: Have ___

3. Sue is riding a horse. She doesn't look very confident or comfortable.

You ask: ___

She says: ___

4. Maria is in London. She has just arrived and it's very new for her.

You ask: ___

She says: ___

8. What has happened in these situations?

1. Jack had a beard. Now he hasn't got a beard. He has shaved off his

beard.

2. Linda was here five minutes ago. Now she's in bed. She ___

3. The temperature was 25 degrees. Now it is only 17. The temperature

___________.

4. The light was off. Now it is on. Somebody ___

5. The tree was only three metres high. Now it is four. The tree ___

6. The plane was on the runway a few minutes ago. Now it is in the air.

The plane ___.

1. to answer the phone- отвечать на телефонный звонок

2. to dial a number- набирать номер

3. to hold the line- оставаться на линии

4. to leave a message- оставлять сообщение

5. to make a call/ to ring someone up/ to call/ - звонить кому-либо

6. to pick the phone up- поднимать трубку

7. to put the phone down- вешать трубку

8. to break down-сломаться

9. communication – общение, процесс передачи информации

10. convenient- удобный

11. log on/ out- входить в систему (на сайт)

12. satellite television – спутниковое телевидение

13. e-mail- электронная почта

14. to switch off/on/turn off/on- выключать/ включать

15. The Internet- интернет

16. to chat on the phone- разговаривать по телефону

17. to turn up/down- делать громче/ тише

18. cancel- отменять

19. at- @

20. “.”” – dot (in websites or email adresses)

21. country/city code- телефонный код страны/ города

22. post office- почтовое отделение, почта

23. parcel- посылка, бандероль

24. face-to-face communication- живое общение

25. chatterbox- болтун

26. sociable/unsociable- общительный/ необщительный

27. postcard- открытка

28. the line is busy-линия занята

29. to call smb back-перезванивать к/л

30. subscriber-подписчик, пользователь, абонент

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