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Grammar

Task 1: present perfect simple and present perfect continuous

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A toy story

When we think of social media influencers, we tend to think of young, trendy adults who talk about food, fashion and travel but this isn't necessarily true. Ryan (upload) videos of himself playing with toys since he was just four years old. Since then -- 2015 -- he (upload) a new video almost every day and (become) one of the most influential people on YouTube. Millions of children and adults (see) his videos and his channel (gain) over 18 million followers. According to Forbes, he (earn) over $22m. Of course, he doesn't do it on his own. His parents (support) him since the very beginning and continue to do so today.

Task 2: narrative tenses

Choose an appropriate past form.

Titanic Hits IcebergIn 1912, a passenger steamship called the Titanic ........ across the Atlantic Ocean from England to America.

had sailed

was sailing

3. A bright moon ........ and a gentle breeze ........ .

was shining; was blowing

had been shining; had been blowing

had shone; was blowing

4. The ship ....... for four days and was now more than halfway towards its destination -- New York City.

was sailing

had sailed

had been sailing

5. Some passengers ......... in their cabins while others ........ on deck, when suddenly they all ....... a loud bang.

were sleeping; were relaxing; heard

had slept; had been relaxing; had heard

6. Those sitting on deck ......., then ........ to the railing of the ship, and ......... over the side.

were jumping up; ran; had looked

jumped up; ran; looked

had jumped up; were running; had looked

7. To their horror, they saw that they ........ and iceberg which ....... a hole in the side of the ship. Water was pouring into the ship at an alarming late. There were not enough lifeboats on the ship and tragically more than 1,500 people lost their lives that night. The sinking of the Titanic remains the most infamous sea disaster in history.

had hit; had torn

hit; tore

were hitting; had town

Task 3: be or do?

Complete the conversation with a form of the verb be or do. Use contractions where possible.

Kevin: Hi, I’m Kevin. I’m the manager of the music store.

Callum: Hello, thank you for inviting me to the interview.

Kevin: You’re welcome. you want a coffee?

Callum: No, thank you. I drink coffee.

Kevin: So, Callum. you Scottish?

Callum: Yes, I from Dundee.

Kevin: What you ?

Callum I a university student.

Kevin: I see. What you studying?

Callum: I studying music.

Kevin: Great! What instrument you play?

Callum: I play two, actually. I play the piano and the flute.

Kevin: That interesting. you practising for a concert at the moment?

Callum: Yes, I . For a concert of music by Schubert.

Kevin: What other kinds of music you like?

Callum: I really like rock, hip hop, jazz, all kinds of music. The only music I like is country.

Kevin: How you usually listen to music?

Callum: On my iPod.

Kevin: you free in the afternoons?

Callum: Yes, I . I have classes in the afternoons, only in the mornings.

Kevin: That’s good. So ... Why you want to work here?

Callum: Well...

Task 4: cleft sentences

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 love / thing / about / is / I / the / online gaming / teamwork

10. 2 is / about games / don't understand / their addictive quality / the thing / I that

11. 3 found / how friendly / what / when playing online / people are / is / I've

12. 4 like most about gaming / I / ability / the thing that / to switch off / is / the

13. 5 dislike / how much time / is / it takes up / what / I

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Vocabulary

Task 1: Free-time activities

Complete the conversation using the prompts in brackets.

1 A: What (you/fancy/do) this evening?

B: Something energetic. I'm furious with my boss and need to (let/steam).

2 A: I don't know why I'm taking this course. I'm (hopeless/it).

B: But you're improving little by little. That (encouraging).

3 A: I thought I'd love karate from the start, but it took me a while to (take/it).

B: Yeah, I know what you mean. I wasn't keen at first, but it's definitely (grow/me).

4 A: (beat) a lazy Sunday morning.

B: No. It's the only part of the week when I can completely (switch).

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Task 2: Annoying incidents at work

Complete the conversation with phrases from the box.

A: My work me mad.
B: Why?
A: Edie keeps about how she gets all the boring work when it's not true.
B: That's annoying. Does she moan to your or just you?
A: Just me! It's a minor , I guess, but she from my own work. Still, it's not as bad as all the meetings I have to attend!
B: My me today about a mistake with an order. I don't think that I was , but a colleague at me.
A: That's not nice.
B: I know. I a good solution and was just fixing it when my computer crashed. Honestly, I was very close to .

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Task 3: Exaggeration

Complete the second sentence with the word in brackets so that it's an exaggerated version of the first.

1 It's cold in here. (Arctic)
It's in here.
2 I'm really bored today. (dying)
I'm today.
3 I've been sitting here for a long time. (hours)
I've .
4 Dan was really angry. (kill)
Dan looked me
5 I would love a cup of tea. (murder)
I a cup of tea.
6 The library's really far from here. (miles)
The library's here.
7 Andrea is always talking about her famous uncle. (on)
Andrea always about her famous uncle.
8 I've called the company lots of times but I can't get through. (again)
I've called the company but I can't get through.

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Task 4

Answer the questions using the words in bold and your own ideas.

What kind of activity or experience could you define as exhilarating?

18. Has anyone ever tried to undermine your authority or confidence? If yes, how?

19. How can you understand that someone's behaviour towards you is belligerent?

20. What kind of errands did you use to run for your parents when you were a child?

21. What might lead to a person tripping over?

22. Have you or anyone you know ever done an internship? What did you/they do?

23. How might someone con you into giving them money?

24. How can you clear the air to end an argument?

Upper-Intermediate – Quiz 3 (AB)

Grammar

Task 1: present perfect simple and present perfect continuous

Task 2: narrative tenses

Task 3: be or do?

Task 4: cleft sentences

Vocabulary

Task 1: Free-time activities

Task 2: Annoying incidents at work

Task 3: Exaggeration

Task 4

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