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II. Complete the second conditional sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets
If I ___________ (know) how to do these maths exercises, I ___________ (finish) my homework tonight.
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Camping is an activity in which people live temporarily in the outdoors. Campers (1) ________ in fishing, hunting, swimming, plant study, wildlife watching, and nature photography. It provides physical benefits when it involves hiking around a campsite, and many people believe that camping (2) ________ youngsters feel more confident.
People throughout the world enjoy hiking to wildness campsites. This activity is called backpacking because it involves carrying such essential camping gear as (3) ________ tent, food, clothing, and sleeping bag on the back in a bag (4) ________ a backpack. Backpacking is best suited for (5) ________ who are in good physical conditions as it may require walking several miles.
II. Read the passage and write the answer True or False
Last summer, Mary and her classmates had an excursion to the countryside. They went to visit a farm on which Mary’s uncle worked. They left early in the morning and took a bus there. Mary’s uncle met them at the bus station and took them to the farm. On the way, he showed them the fields of rice, wheat, maize, potatoes and sweet potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. They saw some farm machines and tractors in a large yard of the farm. Mary’s uncle explained to them that those machines were used for ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes, rice and wheat. The biggest machine which is called a combine harvester can cut and thresh corn, rice at the same time.
In the afternoon, Mary’s uncle took them to the cattle area where cows, pigs, sheep and chicken were raised and cows were milked once a day. Mary’s uncle had to answer many questions raised by her friends. He also told them about the differences between the life of people in the country and in the city. After having some fresh milk and cakes, they all felt very excited and said goodbye to him and went back home.
Mary’s uncle worked on a farm.
Ken said, “Rita is busy now.”.
Ken________________________________________________________________
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
The last time I cooked was 3 years ago.
I _________________________________________________________________
How long have you had that smartwatch?
When _____________________________________________________________?
LISTEN to audio 2.18 about an interview with Sean Aiken, who did 52 different jobs in a single year. FILL IN THE BLANK with NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR NUMBER.
Interviewer: Today in our series about (1) ____________ jobs, I’m talking to Sean Aiken. Sean spent a year doing not one job, but 52 – one for each week of the year. Hello Sean, and welcome to the show.
Sean: Hi.
I: So when did you come up with this idea?
S: When I finished university – I realised I had no idea know what I wanted to do.
I: So, how did you come up with the idea of 52 jobs?
S: Well, my dad said I should do something I was passionate about – but I didn’t know what that was! So, I set up the website: oneweekjob.com. I asked employers all over the world to give me a job for just one week so I could find out what I enjoyed.
I: Was it (2) _____________ to get 52 different jobs?
S: Some people offered me a job when they heard about what I was doing, but I found most of the jobs by searching online.
I: What kind of jobs did you do?
S: Radio DJ, fireman, (3) _______________, yoga teacher, baker ... they weren’t all in one place, of course, so I had to travel a lot.
I: Did you take any holiday?
S: No, I worked for 52 weeks without stopping. It was (4) ______________ tiring, And I was always short of money.
I: Didn’t your employers pay you?
S: They paid me, but I donated all of my wages to charity.
I: What was the most challenging job?
S: Working on a (5) ____________________. That was so hard! I had to get up at five o’clock every morning and the work was very tiring!
I: And what did you learn from your 52 jobs?
S: Well, need to be really passionate about what you do – it’s more than just money. And it’s important that you work with people that you get on with and who have similar interests to you.
I: So, would you do it again?
S: Well, at the moment, I’m helping other people to do their own ‘52 week job’ project. I’ve found that I’m passionate about (6) ________________ others!
I: Great, so if anyone listening likes the sound of that, get in touch with Sean. Thank you for coming in and talking to us, Sean.
I. Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
Last night I ____________ my key. I had to ask my roommate to open the door for me.
