Grammar section: Final test
Questions on grammar and writing task
Tasks:
Write down your solution and send it to your teacher.
1) Fill in the correct tense.
This is an interview between Mr Adams, a journalist, and Mr Murphy, an expert working for Voluntary Service Overseas.
| 1) A: | „How long | (to work) | for Voluntary Service Overseas?“ |
| 2) M: | „Well, I | (to begin) | to work in August 2018. |
| 3) | Since then I | (to participate) | in more than five projects.“ |
| 4) A: | „Would you mind | (to tell) | us a little about the work you do?“ |
| 5) M: | „In a town in Zaire, for example, we succeeded in | (to meet) | 40 percent of the demand for energy |
| 6) | by | (to instal) | solar water heaters in hundreds of homes. |
| 7) | In our new project we | (to concentrate) | on providing ten villages with clean drinking water.“ |
| 8) A: | „I know you | (to gather) | wide experience in developing countries during your job there. |
| 9) | (you – not – to think) | that things have gone wrong in many areas?“ | |
| 10) M: | „Sure, in the past a lot of money | (to spend) | on many big projects, |
| 11) | but we | (must – to learn) | to think small. |
| 12) | If the World Bank | (to give) | us the money to finance small projects, we could help more people.“ |
2) Shorten the clauses by using a participle construction.
| 1) Each year people are lost, injured, and sometimes killed while they are visiting the national parks. |
| 2) Hiking through the canyon is a 16-mile trip that requires at least one full day. |
| 3) When you are hiking, stay on the established trails. |
| 4) Wild animals may appear tame but may attack if they are threatened. |
| 5) Stay a safe distance away while you observe animals. |
| 6) Winters are mild in Zion Canyon with temperatures that often reach above 40°F. |
3) Put the following report of an American newspaper into the indirect speech. Start with an introductory clause such as „An American newspaper told that …“.
„Since the disastrous attack on New York on 9/11 the Americans‘ confidence in their news sources has changed. More Americans are now turning to British newspapers like The Guardian or The Daily Telegraph, as well as to TV stations like the BBC. Looking to Britain as another source for news is a logical choice because of the common language. But there are big differences in the way the two countries report the news. The British press is driven by the market and that sensationalism is often more important than quoting proper sources. Some people criticize the blind faith many Americans put in the British.“
4) Letter writing: Write about 160 to 180 words.
You would like to invite a friend of yours to your home town. Write a letter to him or her describing your home town and explaining what you are planning to do with him or her.