Tenses
- Your dog is really funny. Look, it its tail!
- When we left the theatre, it heavily, so we had a hard time finding our car.
- Andrew was taking a nap when the phone
- A: What is that lovely smell?
B: Ah, it from the bakery down the street. - Anna, you your phone at the dinner table. Can’t we have a meal without distractions for once?
- What yesterday at 6 p.m.?
- I really want to take part in this contest because I it last year.
- When they were five, they their grandparents every summer.
- A: What on your days off?
B: Well, I for a jog, but today, I swimming.
- now
- every month
- usually
- at the moment
- this weekend
- these days
- on Tuesdays
- rarely
- once a week
- right now
Emily and I have been best friends forever! We live in the same village, and I am very lucky to have her. Two months ago, when I to school, I and my leg. It hurt quite badly, but I . I had to stay at home for several weeks while my leg in plaster. So boring!
One day, when I TV, Emily to see me after class and me some magazines. She also me what had happened at school. We sweets, tea and all kinds of personality tests in the magazines. By the way, I an article from one of the magazines while Emily me about her plans. Her latest message says: “I a picnic lunch tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?”. Of course I do!
Pairwork 1
Discuss with your partner.
- What were you doing this time yesterday?
- Are you reading any interesting books these days? If so, what are they about?
- Are you travelling abroad this summer? If so, where?
- What are you doing this weekend?
- What were you doing yesterday at 8 p.m.?
Modal Verbs and Alternative Expressions
I remember once when I had a terrible cough and we were doing a listening test during our English lesson. Nobody hear anything because every time the teacher played the recording, I to cough. It was horrible! Eventually, the teacher told me that I out of the class and I take the test then. In fact, I was to take it the next day. I was so ashamed, but I do nothing about it. At least my classmates were do the test better without me.
Exercise 5
Choose the correct answer(s).
- We need to clean the house before our guests arrive. MUST
We must clean the house before our guests arrive. - You can use my mobile phone for a quick call. MAY
You my mobile phone for a quick call. - There’s no need to rush – the film starts in 40 minutes. HAVE
We rush – the film starts in 40 minutes. - I didn’t manage to buy groceries because the supermarket was closed. COULD
I buy groceries because the supermarket was closed. - Do your parents let you stay up late? ALLOWED
Are stay up late? - I can’t believe he can run a marathon in under three hours! ABLE
I can’t believe run a marathon in under three hours!
- I have been able to .
- I will have to .
- I wasn’t allowed to .
- I must .
- I could .

Adverbs and Their Degrees of Comparison
Exercise 9
Complete the sentences by making adverbs from the words in brackets.
Indefinite Pronouns
Pairwork 2
Discuss with your partner.
- Did you go anywhere interesting last weekend? If so, where?
- Does anybody in your family speak two foreign languages? If so, which ones?
- Is there something you like doing every evening? If so, what is it?

First and Second Conditionals
- If her favourite band comes to town,
- I’ll call you
- Unless we feel like cooking,
- Alex will be happy
- If it were not so late,
- Daniel would help his cousins
- If there a sale at the mall, we shopping.
- If your fever down, I the doctor.
- your jacket if the weather chilly?
- If you your mobile phone, you able to use it.
Example: I don’t know how to play the guitar, so I can’t perform at open mic nights.
If I knew how to play the guitar, I would perform at open mic nights.
- Martin is not an architect, so he doesn’t design sustainable buildings.
If Martin , he’d design sustainable buildings. - You don’t practise German every week, so you aren’t very fluent in it yet.
If you every week, more fluent in it by now. - Hannah isn’t wearing a hat, so she’s worried about getting sunstroke.
Hannah worried about getting sunstroke if a hat. - I don’t care about trolls, so I don’t react to their offensive comments online.
If , to their offensive comments online.
- If summer holidays were shorter, .
- If , I’ll get together with my friends.
- If , I would start a blog.
What About You?
Discuss in pairs or small groups.
What would you do if ...
- you met your favourite celebrity?
- you had no Internet for a week?
- your friend lost their wallet?