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UNIT
UNIT
EXERCISES 118
EXERCISES
118
118.1 Rewrite the sentences to focus attention on the underlined information. Start with it + be and an
Rewrite the sentences to focus attention on the underlined information. Start with it + be and an
or that.
word
(C)
wh-
appropriate wh- word or that. (C)
appropriate
statistics exam.
most worried about the
forward
to
physics,
looking
but I'm
I'm not
1 1 I'm not looking forward to physics, but I'm most worried about the statistics exam.
I'm
the
statistics
excun
(that/which)
most
I'm not looking forward to physics, but...It's the statistics exam (that/which) Im most
I'm not looking forward to physics, but...it’s
abowt.
worried- about.
worried
Queen
operation in the
seeing
doctor at Newtown Hospital,
having the
but she's
been
a
2 2 She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but she's having the operation in the Queen
She's
Hospital.
Mary
Mary Hospital.
She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but...
She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but...
They
visit us
said they dropped in when they were passing, but I think they came to
because
3 3 They said they dropped in when they were passing, but I think they came to visit us because

TV.
they wanted to watch TV.
to watch
they_wanted
in when they were passing, but I think...
said
they dropped
They said they dropped in when they were passing, but I think...
They
but in
a cold,
fact he's
feeling unwell
he's got
says
because
he's working so hard.
He
4 4 He says he's got a cold, but in fact he's feeling unwell because he's working so hard.
fact...
says he's
got
a cold, but in
He
He says he's got a cold, but in fact...
beginning No,
first one
correcting
The
what was
in
question.
is
what...,
responses
said
the
118.2 Give responses beginning No, what..., correcting what was said in the question. The first one is
Give
(B)
help.
the notes
Use
for you.
in brackets to
done
done for you. Use the notes in brackets to help. (B)
1 1 'Did you say that you wanted me to move these boxes?' (wanted you / fill boxes / these
'Did you say that you wanted me to move these boxes?’ (wanted you / fill boxes / these
books)
books)
said,
was
that
wanted
to
I
you
with
these
books.'
I
boxes
what
-fill the
'No, what | said was that | wanted you to fill the boxes with these books.’
'No,
'Did you mean that you
next week)
give
me the money?'
(lend / money until
will
2 2 'Did you mean that you will give me the money?! (lend / money until next week)
you
take Mark to piano practice?'
think
(going / his
own)
that I would
3 3 'Did you think that I would take Mark to piano practice?' (going / his own)
'Did
focus on
which
4:
responses
as in
action,
the
similar
Now give similar responses which focus on the action, as in 4:
Now give
'Did
you go
(call / police)
next door and complain about the noise?'
4 4 'Did you go next door and complain about the noise?’ (call / police)
did,
I
call the
was
(to)
police.
what
'No,
'No, what | did was (to) call the police.’ 1
(repair / old
one)
a
new washing machine?'
you
buy
'Did
5 5 'Did you buy a new washing machine?' (repair / old one)
directly)
letter to the company?'
'Did you write
a
(phone / managing director
6 6 'Did you write a letter to the company?' (phone / managing director directly)
(invite him / my house instead)
'Did you
for the New Year?'
Keith
stay with
7 7 ‘Did you stay with Keith for the New Year?’ (invite him / my house instead)
of these
sentences
opposite
C
a
and the
in
one
in brackets.
phrases
You
using
information
118.3 Write a sentences using one of these phrases in C opposite and the information in brackets. You
Write
an
appropriate form
to
(C)
of be.
put
information
the
in
the
and add
order
right
need to put the information in the right order and add an appropriate form of be. (C)
need
1 1 'When do you think you were happiest?' (university)
'When do you think you were happiest?' (university)
at
place
university.'
was
was
I
happiest
(where/that)
‘I suppose...the
'I suppose...the place (where/that) | was happiest was at university.'
(Broomfield)
'Bromley is where Nick lives, isn't it?'
2 2 ‘Bromley is where Nick lives, isn't it?’ (Broomfield)
not exactly;...'
'No, not exactly...'
"No,
house)
moved
bigger garden - we
a
enjoy gardening, don't you?'
(we wanted
3 3 'You enjoy gardening, don't you?’ (we wanted a bigger garden - we moved house)
'You
in fact...'
'Yes, in fact...'
"Yes,
for
Diskin
a photographer
- takes
(David
looking
for
our wedding.'
excellent
'I'm
4 4 'I'm looking for a photographer for our wedding.' (David Diskin - takes excellent
photographs)
photographs)
ask me,...'
'If you ask me,...'
Tf you
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