Unit 1: A visit from a pen pal

Unit 1: A visit from a penpal
1. Complete the conversation. Put in the past simple tense.
Claire : ___________________ (you/ have) a nice trip to Vietnam?
Maryam: Yes, thanks. It was a wonderful trip!
Laire : What sights ______________________ ( you/ see)?
M
: Well, my friend Lan ______________ (take) me to a lot of beautiful sights in Hanoi. We
Also ________________ (visit) some historical places such as Hoan Kiem Lake , Ho Chi
Minh Mausoleum, the History Museum, Van Mieu and so on.
C
: ____________________ (you/ go) to a mosque in Hanoi?
M
: Yes, I _______________( come) to pray in the mosque on Hang Luoc street. And on the
Weekend, we ____________ (go) to see a show.
C
: What show ______________ ( you/ go) to?
M
: Oh, a musical. I forget the name. I _____________ (not/like) it.
C
: Oh dear. And _________________ (Lan/ enjoy) it?
M
: No, not really. But we _______________ (enjoy) the weekend.
2. Complete the sentences. Use one of these forms: the present simple, the present progressive
the simple past or the past progressive.
1. You can turn off the TV. I ( not/watch) ________________ it.
2. When I (open) ___________the car door this morning , a cat (jump) ___________ out.
3. Bob (hurt) ______________ his finger when he (cook) __________ his dinner.
4. I (live) _____________ in London for ten years while I (be) ___________ a child.
5. Listen! Somebody (play) _________________ the piano. ~ it’s Jenny. She (play)________ the
piano every morning.
6. Lousie usually (phone) ________ me on Fridays, but she (not/phone) __________ yesterday

7. We (go) _________ to the cinema last night, but I (not/enjoy) ____________the film much.
8. When we (see) _______ Mark, we (stop) _____________ the car.
9. When I last (see) __________ Allan, he (try) ___________ to find a job in London.
10. My brother (try) _____________ to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.
11. This time last year I (live) __________ in Brazil. And I (meet) _________ my husband while I
(work) ________________ there.
12. What (you/do) ____________ at 10 o’clock yesterday? (you/study) ___________________?
13. They still (live) ______________ in the small house they (buy) ____________ 50 years ago.
14. Last night while I (do)_______________ my homework, my brothers (play)________games.
15. What (you/do) ________________last night? ~ well, as soon as I ( finish) ______________
my work, I (go) ___________to bed.
3. Write sentences beginning with “ I wish………..”
1. I don’t know many people in the town. ……………………………………………………………………………
2. It would be nice to be able to fly a plane.
……………………………………………………………………………
3. It’s shame that I can’t stop smoking. ……………………………………………………………………………
4. Ann isn’t here and I need to see her. ……………………………………………………………………………
5. I don’t like being so short. ……………………………………………………………………………
6. Unfortunately, I have to work tomorrow. ……………………………………………………………………………
7. I’m not lying on a beach in Hawaii. ……………………………………………………………………………
8. I’m sorry I can’t go to the party. ……………………………………………………………………………


9. I’d like to get access to the Internet, but I don’t have a computer.
……………………………………………………………………………
10. It’s pity. The weather isn’t better today. ……………………………………………………………………………
4. Complete the second sentence so that it há a similar meaning to the first.
1. My sister has played the piano for five years.  My sister started ______________________
2. Our dog bit the postman.  the postman ______________________________________
3. I’m sorry that I don’t know what to do about the problem.

 __________________________________________________
4. Mary wrote her composition hours and hours ago.
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5. when I was a child we lived in Bristol.  _________________________________________
6.

My friend won the race.  ______________________________________________

7. I would like you to help me move this table.  _____________________________________
8. She is sorry she can’t play the piano.  ___________________________________________
9. I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.  _______________________________________
10. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang.  ________________________________________
11. sombody has cleaned the room.  ______________________________________________
12. They cancelled all flights because of fog.  ________________________________________
13. Bill is using the computer at the moment.  ______________________________________
14. They pay designers a lot of money  _____________________________________________
15. When did the decorate your kitchen?  __________________________________________
16. We have to test these products.  ______________________________________________
17. How do people pronounce this word?  __________________________________________
18. The police will tow away cars left here.  ________________________________________
19. The situation is serious. We must do something before it’s too late.
 ________________________________________________________
20. They are going to build a new supermarket next year.
 ______________________________________________
21. Has your father repaired the car?  __________________________________________
22. They export bananas to Europe.  ____________________________________________
23. You can find flowers in almost every part of the world.
 ____________________________________________________
24. It’s a pity I can’t play the guitar well.  I wish ______________________________________
25. My mother spent three hours making a dress.  It took ___________________________

26. We haven’t been to the concert for over a year.
 The last time __________________________________________
27. We last saw our grandfather two years ago.  _____________________________________