homework 10 september

Hi. This is my today’s second / 10 September 2009/ homework.

UNIT 1

#1 Read the text and underline the correct adjective as in the example.

My older brother, Tom is a singer. He is also my friend. To begin with, he is a(n) 1) active/caring/ helpful brother. I remember him sitting up with me all night once when I had a fever arid could not sleep. Tom is very 2) generous/ sensitive/ decisive and often brings us presents back from the countries he visits. When he’s not working Tom is a(n) 3) confident/lazy/active person who enjoys climbing, sailing and cycling. He also has a really 4) outgoing/loyal/ cooperative personality and loves meeting with people. Tom is a 5) reserved/ determined/ self-centered person once he decides to do something nothing can stop him. He is also very 6) ambitious/careful/responsible and practices every day, because he wants to be a successful singer.
However, he tends to be bit 7) shy/ stubborn/ disorganized at times, refusing to admit that he may be wrong about something. Tom can also be rather 8) bossy/arrogant/selfish; he likes giving orders to others.
All in all, Tom is very special to me as he always there when I need him.

#2 Rewrite the sentences. Instead of saying a boy with green eyes we can say a green eyed boy

1. John is a boy with curly hair.
John is a curly-haired boy.
2. Lily was wearing shoes with high heels.
Lily was wearing high-heeled shoes.
3. The baby with blue eyes looks like her mother.
Blue –eyed baby looks like her mother.
4. Susan wears glasses with metal frames.
Susan wears metal-framed glasses.
5. Mr Timms is a man with one leg.
Mr Timms a one-legged man.

#3 Match the words to their opposites.

Column A Column B
1. generous a.sad
2 cheerful b.unfriendly
3.outgoing c.talkative
4.friendly d.mean
5.guiet e.reserved
6.polite f.rude
1d, 2a, 3e, 4b, 5c, 6f

#4Fill in the correct word from the list. Use the words only once.

oval,pretty,handsome,green,full,wavy, average,bushy, hooked, ? word
1.wavy hair 2. Hooked nose
3. full lips 4.green eyes
5. a(n) handsome man 6.a(n) pretty woman
7. average height 8. Bushy eyebrows
9.? teens 10.a(n) oval face

#5 Link the sentences using the words in brackets.

1.She is friendly.She can be rude at times. /but/
She is friendly, but she is rude
2.Our grandmother is caring. She is patient./as well/
Our grandmother is caring as well she is patient.
3.Shella is decisive. She can be arrogant at time./however/
Shella is decisive however sometimes she is arrogant.
4.Sue is self-confident. She tends to be disorganized. /on the other hand/
Sue is self-confident, on the other hand she is disorganized.
5.Mike is selfish.He is aggressive. /and/
Mike is selfish and aggressive.

#6 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense,Present simple or Present continuous.

1.Her new perfume smells /smell/ like spring flowers.
2.Peter is seeing /see/ his girlfriend tonight.
3.Have you seen Mary’s new haircut? It looks /look/ great.
4.Did you put sugar in the coffee? It is tasting /taste/ bitter.
5.You haven’t said a word.What are you thinking /think/ about?
6.My mother is listening /listen/ to her favourite radio programme right now.
7.My brother doesn’t enjoy /not enjoy/ going to the cinema.
8. Do you know /you know/ what time the concert starts?
9.She speaks French but she comes /come/ from Spain.
10.The greengrocker is weighting /weight/ the grapes now.
11.I feels /feel/ depressed every time I heard that song.
12.Why are you tasting /you taste/ the tomato sauce?

#7 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense,Present simple or Present continuous.
A: Can I help you,sir?
B: Yes,Please. I 1) am looking /look/ for a birthday present for my wife.
A: I see. What kind of things 2) Does she like (she/like)?
B: Oh,she (3) enjoys /enjoy/ reading books on interior decorating and she (4)loves /love/ listening to Latin music.
A:How about this book then? It (5) has /have/ over a hundred pages of decorate your home and lots of pictures too.
B: I (6)don’t know /not know/ about that.Is there anything else you could show me?
A: Well, sir I(7) believe /believe/ this set of CD’s with Latin bands is an excellent choice. Your wife will enjoy it very much.
B: How much is it?
A: It (8) costs /cost/ $25. They’re on special offer.
B: Okay,then. I just (9) hope /hope/ she won’t play the music too loud. Because I (10) hate /hate/ Latin music!!

Dear mum & Dad
I (1) am having/have/ a wonderful time here with Grandpa. The weather (2) is /be/ lovely and warm & Grandpa’s new house (3) looks /look/ fantastic. Grandpa (4) is building /build/ a new fence around the garden at the moment. That (5) is /be/ all for now as we (6) are going / go/ fishing in a minute.
Love
Chris

#8 Read the text about Janet. Then ask & answer questions about the text using words from the list below.

How old, how often, what, when, where
This is Janet. She’s in her late thirties & she’s tall & slim with shoulder-length brown hair and dark blue eyes. Janet is a pilot with Canadian airline company. Her job isn’t an easy one, as she fillies from Toronto to London & back every week. Janet wears a dark blue uniform when she’s working,but during her free time she usually wears jeans & T-shirts. Janet is an energetic person. She loves rock-climbing & skiing. She often goes skiing when she has free time. At the moment she’s getting ready for take-off.
-How old is Janet?
She is in her late thirties?
-How often does she fly from Toronto to London?
-Every week she flies.
What does she do at her free time?
She goes skiing and rock climbing.
-When does she wear jeans & T-shirts?
During her free time she wears jeans & T-shirts
-Where does she work?
In a Canadian airline company.

#9 Fill in the gaps with opposite of the words in brackets.

1.Johnny can’t make decisions easily; he is indecisive/decisive/
2.The salesman was extremely helpless as he did not answer any of our questions./helpful/
3.Don’t believe what he says; He’s dishonest /honest/
4. You cannot depend on him to help you with your work; he is totally irresponsible /responsible/
5.John’s last statement did not make any sense. I thought it was completely illogical /logical/
6.Although he is fifty years old, he still behaves like a child. Everyone agrees that he is immature /mature/