8 Unit

EXERCISES

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8.1 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.eyer.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 .................................................

8.2 Complete B's answers. Some sentences are positive and some negative. Use a verb from this list be -be -eat- -happen have meet -ptay read -see see try

 

1 What's George's sister like? I've no idea. ..JVeneyermet. her.

2 How is Amy these days? I don't know. I.............................. her recently.

3 Are you hungry? Yes. I........................................................... much today.

4 Can you play chess? Yes, but .............................................. for ages.

5 Did you enjoy your holiday? Yes, it's the best holiday .....................................

for a long time.

6 What's that book like? I don't know. ............................... it.

7 Is Brussels an interesting place? I've no idea. ..................................... there

8 Mike was late for work again today. Again? He ..............................................................

every day this week.

9 Do you like caviar? I don't know. .................................................... it.

10 The car broke down again yesterday. Not again! That's the second time .................. this week.

11 Who's that woman by the door? I don't know. ............................... .. before.

8.3 Complete these sentences using today / this year / this term etc. 1 I saw Tom yesterday but ....(haven't seen him today)

æ 21 read a newspaper yesterday but I .................................................................................. today.

. Ó 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 .....................................................

8.4 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? He says: ................................................................................................................

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

You ask: Have .......................................................................................................................................

He says: No, this is the first..................................................................................................................

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: ..........................................................................................

a: Who ............................................. (cut) it? ............................................. (you/go) to the hairdresser?

â: No, a friend of mine ................................................... (do) it for me.