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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR – UNIT 1

Burlington International English B1+

A. Decide if the following sentences are true or false. Pay attention to the words in bold. Choose the correct answer and justify your answer. 1. If you are homesick, you miss your friends and family. 2. Students choose compulsory subjects they want to study. 3. If something is a big deal, it’s important. 4. When you’re on a high, you’re feeling frightened. 5. Teachers must pay tuition fees. 6. A dormitory is a place to sleep while you are travelling. 7. Your mates are often people your own age. 8. People often chill out when they are at work.

B. Replace the words in bold with the words or phrases below. There are more words than you need.

1. I’ve got too much work. 2. From the beginning, it was difficult to get along with her. 3. I was accepted into medical school. 4. I took care of his dogs while he was on holiday. 5. Don’t fall behind in your studies. 6. Rob doesn’t do well on exams because quite often, he doesn’t come to class. 7. Try to forget about what he said to you.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR – UNIT 1

Burlington International English B1+

C. Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to the words in bold. 1. Everyone thinks he’s a nerd because he always studies/tells jokes. 2. It’s a set number. It never changes/stays the same. 3. It’s optional. You have an obligation/a choice. 4. Our teacher is strict. That’s why we’ve got lots of rules/freedom. 5. I need my privacy. I want to be with everyone/alone. 6. We need to rehearse before the exam/concert. 7. You must be out of your mind. That’s boring/dangerous. 8. It’s a demanding job so it might be difficult/boring at first.

D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.

1. Winning is so important to her. She’s so _____________________________. 2. How many ___________________________ have been interviewed so far? 3. I would like to promise you but unfourtunately, I can’t make any __________________________. 4. The lecture was so _________________________. I’m going to start exercising tomorrow. 5. Our __________________________ are made from the finest materials. E. Match the columns to form phrases.

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Burlington International English B1+

F. Complete the text below with the correct word or expression below.

LA GUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL For years, anyone who has _________________________ studying music, dance or acting in New York City, _________________________ the La Guardia High School. It still is _________________________ one of the top schools in the USA if you want to study

the

_________________________.

The

school

has

always

been

_________________________ to artistic excellence ant until recently students who wanted to study there had to _________________________ in their specific artistic field days, it seems, things have changed. The school is looking more closely at student’s academic

_________________________

and

only

those

with

_________________________ are likely to be accepted. Many students think that this is unfair and that talent should be more important than academic excellence.

G. Choose the correct answer. 1. I’m sorry but I don’t understand what you are saying/say. 2. Hurry! The bus is leaving/leaves at 3 o’clock. 3. Don’t make any noise. We are trying/try. 4. Why are they looking/do they look at us? 5. What do you wear/are you wearing to the party tonight? 6. More and more students use/are using this app for homework. 7. She isn’t studying/doesn’t study French this year. 8. People are driving/drive on the left side of the road in England.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR – UNIT 1

Burlington International English B1+

H. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1. What’s wrong? You _________________________ (always / complain) about everything. 2. I _________________________ (not invite) everyone to my birthday party because my flat is very small. 3. Thanks for the explanation. I _________________________ (see) your point now. 4. I _________________________ (not do) anything special today. And you? 5. What _________________ you ___________________ (do) for a living? 6. What language are they speaking? It _________________________ (sound) like Italian. 7. You look upset. What __________________ you ____________________ (think) about? 8. Where _________________________ Joe _________________________ (live)?

I. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1. I _______________________ (look) at the photo, but I ___________________ (not see) you in it. 2. We _________________________ (wait) for the teacher at the moment. We _________________________ (want) to ask him about tomorrow’s test. 3. Jackie is upset because she ______________________ (believe) that her friend _______________________ (lie) to her.

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Burlington International English B1+

4. _____________________ you ____________________ (realise) that the concert _________________________ (start) in ten minutes? Hurry! 5. I _________________________ (not think) Fred _________________________ (have) a party tonight. 6. I usually _________________________ (go) out with my friends on Friday, but tonight I _________________________ (stay) at home. 7. I ______________________ (not believe) it! My dad ______________________ (wear) jeans!

J. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1. a. ______________________ this DVD ___________________ (belong) to Jack? b. No, I _________________________ (think) it _________________________ (belong) to Debbie. 2. a. Bill usually _________________________ (enjoy) his work. b. Yes, but he _________________________ (not enjoy) it now because he’s too much to do. 3. a. Why ___________________ you ____________________ (taste) the milk? b.

Because

it

_______________________

(smell)

strange.

______________________ you ___________________ (want) to taste it? 4. a. Susan _________________________ (talk) to her boyfriend on the pone at the moment. b. I can tell. She _________________________ (look) very excited.

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Burlington International English B1+

K. Retype the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences. 1. In my opinion, he’s not a good teacher. (not think) _________________________________________________________________ 2. John is on the phone now. (talk) _________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the Price of this ring? (cost) _________________________________________________________________ 4. Is this your jacket? (belong) _________________________________________________________________ 5. Where is your home? (live) _________________________________________________________________ 6. It’s dinner time at our house right now. (have) _________________________________________________________________

L. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. My name’s Mikko Virtanen and I’m from Finland. A lot of people ________________________

(think)

that

students

in

my

country

_________________________ (not do) any homework but that’s actually not true! In fact, I _________________________ (do) my homework right now – this report that you _________________________ (read)! We _________________________ (get) homework almost every day but it never _________________________ (take) me more than half an hour to do it. Sanni, our English teacher, _________________________ (not give) us a lot of homework and we always have

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR – UNIT 1 time

to

do

it

in

class

if

Burlington International English B1+ we

want

to

but

at

the

moment,

I

_________________________ (read) a really interesting book, so I decided to do that instead. I have to go – my friend Jaakoo _________________________ (text) me. He _________________________ (always / ask) me to help him with his homework.