Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

Exercise IV: Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present or the simple future tense.

1/ We (go) ______________ out when the rain (stop) ______________.

2/ I (stay) _____________ here until he (answer) ______________ me.

3/ Wait until I (catch) ______________ you.

4/ I (be) _____________ ready before you (count) _____________ ten.

5/ John must eat his breakfast before he (go) ______________ out.

6/ Miss Helen (help) ______________ you as soon as she (finish) ________ that letter.

7/ He (tell) _____________ you when you (get) ______________ there.

8/ She (not come) ______________ until you (be) _____________ ready.

9/ He (tell) ______________ you when you (ask) ______________ him.

10/ I (come) ___________ and (see) ____________ you before I (leave) _________ for England.

Exercise III: Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1/ He (sit) ______________ in a bar when I (see) ______________ him.

2/ When I (go) ______________ out, the sun (shine) ______________.

3/ The light (go) ______________ out while I (have) ______________ tea.

4/ When it (rain) _____________, she(carry) ______________ an umbrella.

5/ We (walk) ______________ to the station when it (begin) ______________ to rain.

Exercise II: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense.

1/ We (never watch) __________ that TV programme.

2/ We (watch) __________ a good programme on TV last night.

3/ He (read) __________ that novel many times before.

4/ I (have) __________ a little trouble with my car last week.

5/ However, I (have) __________ no trouble with my car since then.

6/ I (not see) __________ John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.

7/ I (meet) __________ Mary last night. She (become) __________ a very big girl.

8/ He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning.

9/ It is very hot. Summer (come) __________.

10/ Mr Brown (travel) __________ by air several times in the past.

Exercise I: Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.

1/ I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.

2/ My brother (work) __________ in a shoe store this summer.

3/ The student (look) ___________ up that new word now.

4/ She (go) __________ to school every day.

5/ We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.

6/ My mother (cook) ___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)                 __________ in the mornings.

7/ It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.

8/ Bad students never (work) __________ hard.

9/ He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.

10/ We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.

→ Because of _________________________________________________.

1.      Because of the heavy rain, we couldn’t go to work on time yesterday.

→ Because ____________________________________________________.

2.      Because they are not rich, they can’t send their children to school.

→ Because of ___________________________________________________.

3.      Because the cost of the tour was too high, we decided not to take it.

→ Because of ___________________________________________________.

4.      We can study although it is noisy.

→ In spite of ___________________________________________________.

5.      Although she had a bad headache, Mary still finished her test on time.

→ In spite of ___________________________________________________.

6.      Although it rained heavily, they went to the cinema.

→ Despite _____________________________________________________.

7.      Although he behaved badly, the teacher didn't punish him.

→ Despite _____________________________________________________.

8.      Although there was a traffic jam, he still came to the meeting on time.

→ In spite of ___________________________________________________.

9.      In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs seven miles before breakfast.

→ Although ___________________________________________________.

10.  Despite the slippery roads, he drove his car today.

→ Although ___________________________________________________.

11.  Despite the narrow streets in that city, many people drive cars.

→ Although ___________________________________________________.

12.  Sue went out without a coat in spite of the cold weather.

→ Even though ________________________________________________.

13.  In spite of his hard work, he couldn't finish the job.

→ Though ____________________________________________________.