English 3ESO Module 4

1. Look at the information about houses 1 and 2. Choose the correct words to complete the text.

House One has got three bedrooms. It was built in 2008 and it costs $400,000. In 2008, it was the greenest house in the UK. House Two is _____ (a bit/ much) bigger than House One. It has got four bedrooms. House One is (slightly/much) _____ older than House Two and House Two is (a bit/much) _____ more expensive than House One. House One was the greenest house in the UK in 2008 but House Two is (slightly/even) _____ greener than House One

House Two is a bit bigger than House One because it has four bedrooms compared to House One's three bedrooms. House One is slightly older than House Two, as it was built in 2008 while House Two's construction year is not mentioned. House Two is much more expensive than House One, as it costs more than $400,000. Additionally, House Two is even greener than House One, surpassing its greenness in 2008.

Explanation

House Two is a bit bigger than House One because it has four bedrooms compared to House One's three bedrooms. House One is slightly older than House Two, as it was built in 2008 while House Two's construction year is not mentioned. House Two is much more expensive than House One, as it costs more than $400,000. Additionally, House Two is even greener than House One, surpassing its greenness in 2008.

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2. Complete the dialogues with the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. A: Joel! What ⁰have you been doing (you / do) in here? B: I ^{1___________________________________} (cook). A: ^{2___________________________________} (you / finish)? B: Yes. Why? A: Because you ^{3___________________________________} (not do) the washing up. Please do it now. A: Danny looks hot. ^{4___________________________________} (he / help) you in the garden? B: Yes. He ^{5___________________________________} (cut) the grass. A: ^{6___________________________________} (he / finish)? B: Nearly. He ^{7___________________________________} (not do) the grass in front of the house. He's having a rest first.

In the dialogue, Person B says "I have been cooking." This is the correct answer because it uses the present perfect continuous form of the verb "cook" to describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. Person A then asks "Have you finished?" and "Have you finished?" to inquire if Person B has completed the task. Person A also states "Because you haven't done the washing up. Please do it now." and "Has he been helping you in the garden?" to ask about the completion of other tasks. Person B responds with "Yes, he has been cutting the grass." and "He hasn't done the grass in front of the house. He's having a rest first." to provide information about ongoing and incomplete actions.

Explanation

In the dialogue, Person B says "I have been cooking." This is the correct answer because it uses the present perfect continuous form of the verb "cook" to describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. Person A then asks "Have you finished?" and "Have you finished?" to inquire if Person B has completed the task. Person A also states "Because you haven't done the washing up. Please do it now." and "Has he been helping you in the garden?" to ask about the completion of other tasks. Person B responds with "Yes, he has been cutting the grass." and "He hasn't done the grass in front of the house. He's having a rest first." to provide information about ongoing and incomplete actions.

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3. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are three extra words.

bungalow / busy / cosy / detached / downtown / semi-detached / suburbs / terrace / village

0 Dave has an apartment downtown. He loves being in the centre of the city. 1 We live in a __________________ so there aren't any stairs. 2 On warm evenings, we often sit outside on the __________________. 3 We've got a __________________ house, so we only have neighbours on one side of us. 4 We live in the __________________. The city centre is about ten kilometres away. 5 Our living room is small but it's very __________________.

Dave has an apartment downtown. He loves being in the centre of the city.

We live in a bungalow so there aren't any stairs.

On warm evenings, we often sit outside on the terrace.

We've got a semi-detached house, so we only have neighbors on one side of us.

We live in the suburbs. The city center is about ten kilometers away.

Our living room is small but it's very cosy.

Explanation

Dave has an apartment downtown. He loves being in the centre of the city.

We live in a bungalow so there aren't any stairs.

On warm evenings, we often sit outside on the terrace.

We've got a semi-detached house, so we only have neighbors on one side of us.

We live in the suburbs. The city center is about ten kilometers away.

Our living room is small but it's very cosy.

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4. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs below.

be / not buy / get / look / see / shop / wait

A: Hello. I ⁰'ve been waiting here for ages. Where ¹ ____________________ (you)? B: Sorry. I had to ²____________________ my bike mended. And for the last hour I ³____________________. It's my mum's birthday tomorrow and I ⁴____________________ her a present yet. A: ⁵____________________ (you) anything interesting? B: Not yet. For me, yes, but not for my mum. A: Which shops ⁶____________________ in so far? B: Stan's CDs, XGames and SportsGear. A: Er … Are you looking for something for your mum or for you?

The correct answer is "have you been". This is the correct form of the verb "be" to use in this context because it is asking about the duration of time that the person has been waiting.

Explanation

The correct answer is "have you been". This is the correct form of the verb "be" to use in this context because it is asking about the duration of time that the person has been waiting.

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5. Complete the text with one word in each gap. We live in a small house. The living room and kitchen are on the ground ⁰floor. The bedrooms and bathroom are ¹_______________. My bedroom is ²_______________ the kitchen and I can hear my parents making breakfast in the morning. I love my bedroom. There are shelves ³_______________ one wall. I keep my books and my CDs there. My desk is ⁴_______________ one corner of the room and my bed is ⁵_______________ the left side of the room.

We live in a small house. The living room and kitchen are on the ground floor. The bedrooms and bathroom are upstairs. My bedroom is above the kitchen and I can hear my parents making breakfast in the morning.

I love my bedroom. There are shelves along one wall. I keep my books and my CDs there. My desk is in one corner of the room and my bed is on the left side of the room.

Explanation

We live in a small house. The living room and kitchen are on the ground floor. The bedrooms and bathroom are upstairs. My bedroom is above the kitchen and I can hear my parents making breakfast in the morning.

I love my bedroom. There are shelves along one wall. I keep my books and my CDs there. My desk is in one corner of the room and my bed is on the left side of the room.

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6. Complete the sentences with the correct causative form. 0 Mum had a new dress made (a new dress / make) last month. 1 My grandmother ^{______________________________} (her lawn / cut) every week. 2 My sister ^{______________________________} (her photo / take) at the moment. 3 They ^{______________________________} (a pizza / deliver) last Friday. 4 Dad ^{______________________________} (the kitchen cupboards / remove) some time soon. 5 We ^{______________________________} (just / our computer / upgrade). Now it works perfectly. 6 I ^{______________________________} (have to / my jacket / clean). 7 I think my parents ^{______________________________} (our windows / replace) soon. They're very old.

The correct answer for this question is "has her lawn cut" and "gets her lawn cut". These are both correct causative forms of the verb "cut" in the present tense. The causative form is used when someone arranges for someone else to do something for them. In this case, the grandmother arranges for someone to cut her lawn every week. The use of "has" and "gets" in the sentence indicates that she is the one who arranges and pays for the lawn to be cut.

Explanation

The correct answer for this question is "has her lawn cut" and "gets her lawn cut". These are both correct causative forms of the verb "cut" in the present tense. The causative form is used when someone arranges for someone else to do something for them. In this case, the grandmother arranges for someone to cut her lawn every week. The use of "has" and "gets" in the sentence indicates that she is the one who arranges and pays for the lawn to be cut.

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English 3eso Module 4