Corpus tasks
UNIT 5 Present and past habits
Circle the correct words in each sentence.
1 I remember when we were going / used to go
swimming every morning and afternoon.
2 Parents used to buy / buying bicycles for their
children.
3 And then we went to drink some coffee but John and
Peter were always drinking / always drank tea.
4 People were using / used candles to see. In winter,
they used to fire / burn wood to keep warm.
5 Last week, when I visited you, I noticed that you were
very nervous and you always shouted / were always
shouting at the children.
6 Always we were / We were always laughing and
having a great time.
UNIT 6 be / get used to
Cross out the mistakes in each sentence. Write
the correct words.
1 Another good way to practise our English is to speak
to our friends in English. As a result, we will get
used to speaking / speak English with other people.
2 A book improves your vocabulary, it helps you
getting / get used to writing / write and speaking /
speak.
3 I can’t get used to / with the fact that the holidays
have finished.
4 At the beginning of my holiday, I was worried whether
I could be / get used to people in Cambridge.
5 More and more people are getting used to
eating / eat fast food instead of cooking at home.
6 When I was in England, staying in my aunt’s house, I
had to get used of / to some things that we don’t have
here in Greece.
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UNIT 7 Narrative tenses
Underline the correct words in each sentence.
1 While I was going to school, I noticed that everyone
looked / was looking at me with a very strange face /
expression.
2 After I had come / gone in, I felt / smelt a strange
scent floating in the corridor.
3 During the night, I was feeling / felt that everybody
was watching me. I was absolutely / so embarrassed.
4 I am glad to own a mobile phone, despite the fact it
wouldn’t be / isn’t absolutely necessary in my case.
5 I was feeling very happy as it was my / the first time I
had travelled / travelled with my best friend.
6 The TV man didn’t come. I waited / was waiting for
him all day long and eventually they called from the
company and explained that they had too many /
much clients.
UNIT 8 Future (1): Review
Cross out one unnecessary word in each
sentence.
1 I was nearly about to start crying when my parents
came and rescued me.
2 Even if though I cannot drive a car, I still prefer a
bicycle to a car or bus.
3 I’ve received your letter and I am very excited about
to going cycling next weekend.
4 The traffic is another problem which may make cause
accidents.
5 I’ve just received your letter which was wonderful.
My plane leaves at six o’clock, so I’ll arrive to at the
airport at eight o’clock.
6 There will be differences between today’s homes
and future ones. I think houses will grow up to twenty
floors as more and more people occupy them.