WINTER TERM REVISION – Master Programme Course

   

   

   Grammar

   a) Gerund, Infinitive

   Put the verb into the correct form, - ing or to...

    1. Tom can remember ....................(be) in hospital when he was four.
    2. After discussing the economy, the minister went on ........................(talk) about
       foreign policy.
    3. The boy´s father promised ....................... (pay) for the window to be repaired.
    4. The room isn´t very nice. It needs .................... (redecorate).
    5. I rang the doorbell but there was no answer. Then I tried ........................ (knock)
       on the door, but there was no answer.
    6. We regret ....................... (inform) you that we are unable to offer you the job.
    7. I´m in a difficult position. What do you advise me....................? (do)

   

   b) Adjectives ending in –ing and –ed

   Complete the sentences for each situation.

    1. The film wasn´t as good as we had expected. The film was (disappoint)................... .
       We were (disappoint)...............with the film.
    2. Diana teaches young children. She enjoys her job but it´s often (exhaust).................
       .

          At the end of a day´s work, she is often (exhaust)....................... .

    3. It´s been raining all day. I hate this weather, it really makes me
       (depress).................... . This weather is (depress)..................... .
    4. It´s sometimes (embarrass)..................... when you have to ask people for money. Do
       you also get easily (embarrass)...................... ?

   

   c) Modals

   Change the times of these sentences.

    1. Helen can ski.- Helen .......................when she was 3 years old.
    2. Everyone must fill in a form. - Everyone ..................................... last year.
    3. I should stay at home tonight. - I  .................................... yesterday.

   

   Choose the correct answer.

    1. I saw Jane this morning in her office. She must have left/ can´t have left/ should have
       left the country.
    2. Passenger should/ don´t need to/ mustn´t smoke in the toilets.
    3. It is possible he has sold his house. He may not/ can´t/ needn´t live here any more.
    4. Now I am sorry I said those things. I can´t have said/ shouldn´t have said/ may have said
       them.
    5. The system doesn´t work. There must have been/ should have been/ mustn´t be a failure.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   e) Third Conditional

   Read the text and complete the sentences.

   Textové pole: It was hot, so my mother opened the door. A cat came in and ate her supper, so
   she went to the shop to buy food. In the shop she saw an advertisement for a pilot. So she got
   a new job and met my father. I´m glad it was a hot day!





   

   

   

   

   

    1. If it ........................................hot, my
       mother...........................................the door.
    2. If she..................................the door, the
       cat...........................................her supper.
    3. If the cat.................................her supper, my
       mother...................................the shop.
    4. If. she.....................................the shop,
       she.......................................... the advertisement
    5. If she.............................the advertisement,
       she.................................a new job.
    6. If she.............................a new job,
       she.............................................my father.

   

   

   What actually happened in these situations?

    1. If I hadn´t gone skiing, I wouldn´t have fallen and broken my leg.
    2. If I had gone to university, I would have studied medicine and become a doctor.
    3. We wouldn´t have lost the game if we hadn´t played so badly.

   

   

   f) Conjunctions

   Rewrite these sentences with unless.

   1.      If you don´t give me my money, I´m going to the police.

   2.      You can´t see this film, if you are not over 15.

   3.      I don´t drive fast except if I´m really late.

   4.      I get up late on Sundays if I´m not going fishing.

   5.      We usually go for a walk after supper if there isn´t a good film on TV.

   

   Join the beginnings and ends.

    1. Although I knew her very well,
    2. Although it was cold,
    3. Ann arrived late because of
    4. Ann only arrived at 11 o´clock because
    5. It was very cold,
    6. She went on working in the company in spite of

   a)      a problem at the airport.

   b)      but he went out without a coat.

   c)      the bad pay and conditions.

   d)      he went out without a coat.

   e)      her plane was late.

   f)       she never talked to me about her problems.