Progress review 4

 Complete the verbs for the definitions.

1. stop something from being allowed b_______

2. suggest a plan p_______

3. speak or act against something you don’t agree with p_______

4.  organise activities to try to achieve something c_______

5. provide help s_______

6. give money, clothes, etc. to charity d________

7. help at an organisation or charity v_______

8. write your name on a document to show you agree with what it says s_______

Complete the sentences with the correct verb or noun form of action, access or benefit.

1. Her life was saved because the firefighters __________ promptly.

2. I'm sure you will  __________ greatly from doing this course.

3. Meeting new people is one of the  __________ of travelling.

4. Students need a password to get  __________ to the library internet.

5. The father's quick  __________ helped his son balance on the bike again.

6. The resort is not easily  __________ by public transport. 

Complete the following sentences.

1. 'I always eat lots of fresh fruit and drink lots of milk.'

My friend told me that _________________________.

2. 'I can call a taxi very quickly.'

The boy said that  _________________________.

3. 'We are going on holiday to Spain.'

They said that  _________________________.

4. 'I'll think more about your idea.'

The teacher told me that  _________________________.

Listen to Molly and her grandma. Complete the sentences.

1. Molly thinks she is sympathetic, ______, ______, generous and ______.

2. Molly’s grandma thinks she’s very ______ because she always plans her activities.

3. Molly thinks Ruby is ______.

4. Molly’s grandma remembers that Molly was ______ last year.

5. According to Molly, Katniss Everdeen is ______.

6. Molly’s grandma says that Molly isn’t ______.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.

1. It’s hot, so we’re drinking cold water.

We wouldn’t be drinking cold water _______________.

2. It isn’t raining, so I’m not wearing a coat.

If it was raining, _______________.

3. Clara isn’t at school because she’s ill.

If Clara wasn’t ill, _______________.

4. He’s a student, so he hasn’t got a job.

He’d have a job _______________.

5. She can’t text you because she’s busy.

She could text you _______________.

6. Anton can’t hear you because he’s asleep.

If Anton wasn’t asleep, _______________.

7. We don’t have enough time to visit another museum.

If we had more time, _______________.

Choose the correct words.

Students should learn about healthy eating at school. Discuss.

My school in London plans to introduce regular lessons about healthy eating. But is it right for a school to teach students about what they should eat?

One of the arguments (1) _______ the new lessons (2) _______ that some young people in the UK have an unhealthy diet and eat too much sugary food. (3) _______ , they sometimes consume too many sugary drinks and this can lead to problems with their teeth. (4) _______ addition, some young people don’t do enough exercise so they may put on weight, too.

On the (5) _______ , some people say that students should only learn academic subjects in class. They think that school isn’t the place to teach young people how to live their lives.

(6) _______ , I’m in (7) _______ of having a few lessons about healthy eating, but not every week. I (8) _______ suggest that students learn about this as part of their biology lessons and not as a separate subject.

1. a. to        b. for        c. with

2. a. be       b. are        c. is

3. a. What’s more     b. What’s most     c. What more

4. a. Of       b. In        c. On

5. a. other part     b. other hands     c. other hand

6. a. All in all       b. Overalls         c. All consider

7. a. favour           b. favourite        c. favours

8. a. do                 b. won't              c. would

Complete the conversation with the words. Then practise with your partner. There are two extra words.

Katy: Excuse me, do you have a moment to help me with a (1)_______ ?

Usain: What’s it about?

Katy: It’s about junk food. We want the government to (2) _______ it more expensive.

Usain: More expensive? Why? Isn’t it (3) _______ if food is cheaper?

Katy: No, it isn’t. Junk food is unhealthy. The main (4) _______ for making it more expensive is to make people buy (5) _______, cheaper food.

Usain: I (6) _______ you’re right. OK, I’ll answer your questions.

Complete the film and book words and solve the mystery word.

1. film about difficult relationships

2. exciting film with new experiences and places

3. exciting film that can be scary

4. the police try to catch criminals

5. there is often fighting, cars and guns

6. it’s difficult to know what’s happened

7. the actors sing and dance

8. love story

9. film about unreal worlds and characters

Choose the correct words.

1. This film was awarded / awarding / won two Oscars last year.

2. This type of Blu-ray disc don’t / isn’t / aren’t sold in the UK.

3. Many actors unemployed / don’t employ / are unemployed most of the time.

4. She didn’t / wasn’t / weren’t given a role in the new film.

5. Independent films don’t show / aren’t show / aren’t shown in a lot of cinemas.

6. The first Harry Potter book was rejected by / from / of many publishers before it was successful.