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UNIT 1
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EXERCISE 8 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.

Gestures and facial expressions (1. vary) _______________ from culture to culture. A person who (2.
learn) _______________ a foreign language in a foreign country (3. be) _______________ likely to have
some problems. Karen (4. have)_______________ an experience of this kind of misunderstanding while she
(5. live) _______________ in Italy. One afternoon she (6. go) _______________ to the lab and as she (7. sit)
_______________ down she (8. notice) _______________ that her favourite teacher (9. teach) _______________
the lab class that day. At the end of the class Karen (10. wave)_______________ good bye to her teacher and
(11. see) _______________ that her teacher (12. motion) _______________ her to come to the front of the room.
While she (13. walk) _______________ towards her, she (14. notice) _______________ a confused look on the
teacher’s face. When she (15. get) _______________ to the front of the room, she (16. say) _______________
“Yes”? However, the teacher (17. answer) ____________ that she (18. wave / simply) _______________ “good
bye” to Karen. Karen suddenly (19. realize) _______________ that the Italian “good bye” gesture (20. look)
_______________ very similar to the American “come here” gesture. They both (21. laugh) _______________
and just as Karen (22. leave)_______________ the lab, her teacher (23. comment) _______________ that the
dress which she (24. wear) _______________ (25. be) _______________ very attractive.

EXERCISE 9 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.

Mr. James Hill is a science teacher at Girl’s College. He (1. teach) _______________ in the same school since he
(2. start) _______________ his career. He (3. always / be) _______________ a conscientious and helpful teacher
so his students (4. like) _______________ him very much. He (5. never / complain) _______________ of working
hard. At the moment he (6. be) ____________ in his room (7. prepare) _______________ some exercises for his
students. Mrs. Hill enters:

Mrs. Hill : James, you (8. work) _______________ in your room for the last three hours. (9. you /
finish)_______________ yet? We (10. not / have) _______________ a word together all day.
Why (11. not / you / come) _______________ downstairs? I (12. make) _______________
some tea and sandwiches. Besides, Uncle John is here. He (13. wait)_______________ to talk
to you for half an hour.

Mr. Hill : Sorry, dear. Why (14. not / you / tell) _______________ me that John (15. be) _______________
here before? Oh my goodness. What’s that noise?

Mrs. Hill : The men (16. try) _______________ to mend the burst pipes all day. I (17. wonder)
_______________ when they will stop.

Mr. Hill : Oh, these sandwiches (18. taste) _______________ delicious.

Mrs. Hill : I’m sure you (19. not / eat) _______________ anything since breakfast. You (20. always / forget)
_______________ to eat when you (21. work) _______________.

Mr. Hill : Well, I’m glad you (22. prepare) _______________ them.

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