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GRAMMAR A Complete the paragraph with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
VOCABULARY A Complete the text with the correct prepositions.
Samaritans is a UK charity that helps people 1 with
Dreaming
personal problems. Every six seconds,
someone calls looking 2
support.
Tokyo of
Callers can talk 3 a day and can rely 4
volunteers 24 hours
them to listen and
help. Many callers don’t want to talk 5 their problems with people they know well or live 6 . Samaritans volunteers keep all conversations private and are always there to help. B Complete the profile with the past simple forms of the verbs in the box. become get go have hold leave retire work 1911 – born in Lincolnshire, UK; the oldest of nine children 1930 – 1 left school and 2 to Oxford University; met Susan Whanslaw 1936 – became a priest; 3 CHAD VARAH founder of the Samaritans in different
Friends Tatsuo and Daisuki shared a small flat in Tokyo for three years. Tatsuo 1 speaks (speak) French and recently left for a temporary job in Paris. He 2 (work) there as a tour guide for the summer. Apartments 3 (cost) a lot in Tokyo and Daisuki can’t afford to stay. At the moment, he 4 (live) with his parents outside the city. They get on well, but Daisuki 5 (not like) the two-hour daily train journey into Tokyo. He is not the only one in this situation. More and more of his friends 6 (leave) the city these days because it’s so expensive. Every morning, the train that Daisuki 7 (catch) is full of young people, making the long journey to work and dreaming of their own place in the city. B Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in the boxes. pass take teach 1 My father me how to drive. He is patient and a good teacher. But I my driving test three times before I . be get not know work 2 I what job I wanted to do when I at school. So, I for my parent’s business for a few years. I then a job at a local law firm. go leave study 3 I home and to university when I was 19. I economics and business. C Complete the sentences about yourself. 1 I used to be . 2 I used to play . 3 I used to like . 4 I didn’t use to like .
places in the UK 1940 – 4
married to Susan; the
couple 5 five children 1953 – founded the Samaritans; 6 many positions in the organisation 1969 – 7
an OBE in recognition of his
work; awarded CBE in 1995 2003 – 8
from all work at the
age of 92.
C Choose the correct options. 1 The river is very clean / polluted . Don’t swim there. 2 The building is modern / old-fashioned . It’s just a few years old. 3 The bus was empty / crowded . We had to stand. 4 The shopping centre was very lively / dull . Most of the shops had offers. 5 The park is very noisy / peaceful . Lots of people are playing loud music. 6 The office block is very attractive / ugly . I’d hate to work there. 7 The music is too loud / quiet . Can you turn it down? 8 My office is just ten minutes’ walk from here. It’s very convenient / inconvenient .
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