Macmillan English Grammar

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
1 Complete each sentence about paintings in a gallery sa that it contains a word from the list.
afraid alike alive alone ashamed awake dead

a The boy in the painting doesn't seem to have
woken up.
The boy in the paintingSe-e-MSlQQe-eSJe-e-9,
b Both girls in this painting look the same.
The girls in this painting ..
c I'm not sure that the person in this painting is alive.
I think the person in this painting

d He isn't asleep, but looks as if he is in a dream.
HeHH but looks as if he is
in a dream.
e Does this painting frighten you?
.........................................................................of this pa in ting?
f !t's a painting of a battle and most of the soldiers
are dead.
!t's a painting of a battle and very few soldiers
are H

2 Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct order to complete the sentence. Then decide which
city in the box the speaker is talking about.
Cairo Istanbul London Tokyo Moscow Paris Sydney Venice

a The best way to get around in the city is to get on
a "HHbiq,r~J bus. (red, big) LOl'1.dol'1.
b The city is fun of palaces along
the sides of the canals. (old, wonderful)
c Just outside the city you soon see the
shapes of the Pyramids.
(stone, vast)
d From the top of the tower you
can look across the French capital. (graceful, iron)

e At the heart of the city is this ..
fortress which is still home to the president.
(medieval, well-known)
t This is a city, not a centre for
historie buildings, but still a great place to visit.
(busy, commercial)
g This spectacular city where Europe and Asia
me et has buildings, as wen as
ancient palaces. (modem, tan)

3 Write each possible intensifier at the end of the sentence. One, both ar neither may be possible.


a This fish is (really, absolutely) fresh. ......re-aIJt},absolule-ltj
b Unfortunately the food in the hotel was (very, extremely) terrible ...
c The mushroom soup was (very, absolutely) tasty.
d I find raw fish (absolutely, very) impossible to eat.
e This drink should be (very, completely) cold when it is served ...
t The cheese was good and (extremely, very) cheap ...
g I'm afraid the meat is (very, really) salty ...

4 Underline the correct form.


There are some students who feeladepressed /depressing by studying, especially subjects which they find
bconfused /confusing.They often leave their work until the last minute, and then find the amount they have to
do is simply cexhausted /exhausting,or they are dembarrassed /embarrassing to admit that they need help. They
simply become more and more eworried/worrying,and then work even less than before. Or they blame the
school system, because the subjects they are studying are just notfinterested /interesting.However, you may be
gsurprised /surprisingto know that very few students feel this way, according to recent research. In fact, most
students don't find school work hannoying/annoyed at all.They are usuallyiexcited/excitingby the subjects
they are studying, and they feeljsatisfied/satisfyingwhen they do something wel!.

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