MODIFYERS
1 Rewrite the sentences. Put the modifier in parentheses in the correct place.
1 The beach is busy today. (very)
2 The stadium is full at the moment. (not very)
3 You can buy beautiful presents at the market. (really)
4 This is an old apartment building. (pretty)
5 This café is expensive. (not ... at all)
6 I’m reading an interesting book right now.(pretty)
2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 a / bathroom / there / large / is / pretty
2 a / skyscraper / I / in / very / tall / work
3 I / street / on / a / live / quiet / pretty
4 clothes / are / these / very / expensive
5 sister / at / isn’t / my / busy / all
6 food / good / the / isn’t / very
3 Look at Andy’s review of his vacation. Complete the sentences about it using modifiers and the
adjectives in parentheses.
The old town is 1 really beautiful (beautiful), but it's 2 ___________ (busy). The restaurants are 3
___________ (expensive), and the food is 4 ___________ (good). The beaches are 5 ___________
(crowded), but they’re 6 ___________ (clean). It’s a 7___________ (good) place for families because
it’s a 8___________ (cheap) place to stay.
SIMPLE, COMPOUND , AND COMPLEX SENTENCE
1 Complete the compound sentences by your own words.
1. I was very hungry, ______________________.
2. She didn’t want to go out, ______________________.
3. He studied all night, ______________________.
4. We could stay at home, ______________________.
2 Combine each pair of simple sentences into one compound sentence.
1. Seher lives in Turkey. Seher's sister lives in Canada.
2. Carlos works on Saturday. He cannot come to the movies with us.
3. We go to school every day. We play tennis on weekends.
4. Luis and Kathy are related. They are not brother and sister.
5. Hurricanes begin in the Atlantic Ocean. Typhoons begin in the Pacific.
3 Complete the compound sentences by your own words.
1. He eats dinner______________________.
2. We went out for a walk ______________________.
3. I will call you ______________________.
4. She had already finished her assignment ______________________.
5. I arrived at the airport______________________.
4 Write a paragraph (10 sentences) about a city that you want to visit.
LISTENING
1 People are comparing two cities. Listen and circle the city each person prefers.
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1. a. Washington, D.C. b. New York
2. a. Los Angeles b. San Francisco
3. a. Singapore b. Hong Kong
4. a. Sydney b. Melbourne
2 Janice is talking about her home state. Listen and write True or False.
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1. Oregon is less crowded today.
2. Oregon was more polluted in the past.
3. Things are more expensive today.
4. There were better restaurants in the past.
5. There are more activities today.
3 Listen and choose the correct answer for each question.
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5. a. It's pretty small and quiet.
1. a. There aren't many interesting places to b. It's crowded and noisy.
visit.
b. There is a lot to do.
2. a. People are noisy in the street. 6. a. It's not a pretty city.
b. It's nice and quiet. b. The scenery is beautiful.
3. a. The air isn't clean. 7. a. It's good for families.
b. The streets are not crowded. b. It's dangerous.
4. a. Everything is cheap. 8. a. It's a small city.
b. Everything is expensive. b. It has great nightlife.
