2.a. Fill in these mini dialogues. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
1. A: Why aren’t you going to work?
B: ………………………………………… .
2. A: Can you come round for a meal tonight?
B: ………………………………………… .
3. A: Why can’t I take this book from the library?
B: ………………………………………… .
4. A: What is your job like?
B: ………………………………………… .
5. A: What do you like doing at work?
B: ………………………………………… .
b. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Write the correct sentences on your
answer sheet.
1. I’ll see the dentist at 10 o’clock on Friday morning.
2. Our cat has been missing since five days.
3. At last! I’ve been finding my contact lens.
4. As soon as I opened the front door it was obvious that the house was burgled.
5. I hadn’t got on very well with my father when I was young, but I do now.
c. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in bold so that the meaning stays the
same. Do not change the words given.
1. If the milk has gone sour, throw it away.
off
If the milk ______________________, throw it away.
2. “I’ve been working very hard lately”, he said to me.
been
He told ______________________ very hard lately.
3. “I won’t do it again”, she said.
do
She promised ______________________ again.
4. “I will buy you a car if you pass your exams”, he told her.
promised
He ______________________ a car if she passed her exams.
5. Is smoking allowed in the office?
was
He asked her ______________________ in the office.