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UNIT 7
GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences by reporting the requests and commands.

1 “Don’t come early.”
He told me ______________________________________________ .
2 “Hurry up!”
She told him _____________________________________________ .
3 “Could you help me?”
I asked her _____________________________________________ .
4 “Please don’t shout.”
She asked them ___________________________________________ .
5 “Can you turn the TV off?”
They asked her _____________________________________________ .
6 “Don’t touch anything.”
He told us________________________________________________ .
7 “Get up!”
I told him ______________________________________________ .
8 “Please can you wash the car?”
We asked them _____________________________________________ .
9 “Shut the door!”
He told us _______________________________________________ .
10 “Put your hands up!”
He told them _____________________________________________ .

2 Complete 1−10 with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

None of my friends had been to a job interview before, so I told them what the
interviewers 1 __________ (ask) me. They 2 __________ (be) very nice and first just
asked about my interests and experience of school. Then they asked me if I

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3 __________ (work) before and I said that I 4 __________ (help) in a store every
Saturday for nearly a year now. Then I 5 __________ (tell) them that before that I 6
__________ (take care of) children, so really I had quite a lot of work experience for my
age. They seemed pleased about that. Then they started asking me why I 7 __________
(want) the job, what I 8 __________ (can) bring to it and what I 9 __________ (expect)
to get from it. Then they wanted to know what I 10 __________ (do) when I left
university. I must have said something right, because I got the job!

3 Write the sentences correctly.

1 We asked what was his name.
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2 I told that I was interested.
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3 I asked he was going to the party.
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4 She said me that I had got the job.
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5 He asked me if I will come.
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6 I told him I must work.
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7 He wanted to know if I like sports.
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8 They told they were very tired.
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9 He said that he can’t remember what he had done.
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10 She said she will help me with my homework.
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VOCABULARY

4 Correct one word to make each definition correct.

EXAMPLE: peak bottom of something __top____

1 vet someone who looks at animals _________
2 virus this damages machines _________
3 bracelet you wear this around your neck _________
4 solution something which starts problems _________
5 capsize turn upside down on the moon _________
6 dial make a phone call by pressing letters _________
7 attachment something you send in your e-mail _________
8 keyboard instrument like a guitar _________
9 tough easy to do _________
10 request tell someone to do something _________

5 Unjumble the words.

1 I’ve had such a busy, _____________ day. SLUTRESFS

2 His invention has been a __________ success. ALBEMRKEAR
3 My new phone is _________ to my old one, but RSLIAMI
a different color.
4 They had a ____________ accident, but they’re RSIUOSE
all right now.
5 Viruses can _________ quickly through e-mail. RAESDP
6 He never forgets, with his _________ memory. HPONLEMANE
7 He has a very close _________ with his parents. SIPHLATEROIN
8 Their boat was ________ in rough seas. NI BLTUORE
9 It’s difficult to pay _________ when you’re TTOINAENT
tired.
10 Some animals use their ________ to climb trees. LIATS

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READING
6 Read the text and complete 1−5 with a-e.

When Eric LeMarque set out for a day of snowboarding in California's Sierra Nevada
mountains in early March 2003, he had no idea he would soon be lost. While looking for
fresh powder snow, the 34-year-old former Olympic hockey player went disastrously off
course along the 3,353-meter high Mammoth Mountain.
Because he had just gone out for a bit of recreation, LeMarque had hardly any supplies
or equipment with him. He had no food, no extra clothing and the battery on his cell
phone was only enough to last a few hours. But he did have an MP3 player 1
____________.
After realizing he was lost, LeMarque's first reaction was 2 ____________. When he
couldn't light it, he decided to keep moving. Unfortunately, he went in the wrong
direction. Over the next couple of days, he traveled farther and farther away from
safety. Along the way, he faced freezing temperatures, hunger and other dangers. After
falling into rushing water, 3 ____________ .
During his seven days of horror, LeMarque suffered frostbite to his feet and legs and
lost 4 ____________. He also started losing his mind and imagining his situation was a
video game. But LeMarque didn't give up, and he survived.
The will to live, some clever thinking, and a little help from the entertainment industry kept
Eric LeMarque alive. After remembering a scene in a movie, he made himself a working
compass. Using that, and an increasingly strong radio signal from his MP3 player, he
successfully changed direction and 5 ____________.

a to collect wood and build a fire

b and it was probably this little gadget that saved his life
c started to move back towards safety and, finally, rescue
d he almost went over a 24-meter waterfall
e 16 kilograms in weight

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WRITING
7 Use the notes to write Tom Lawson’s survival story. Use after, next, then,
later, and afterwards.

January 2004 left Canary Islands, small boat built himself

6 days later boat sank, Lawson in dinghy with three pounds of food, forty liters
of water, knife on stick
76 days later rescued by passing ship
journey approximately 2,898 kilometers (1,800 miles)
sunburn
fought with sharks
caught fish

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