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Additional exercises
Additional exercises

Before the interview started, Gill felt confident o) getting the post. She knew that
D D Before the interview started, Gill felt confident (1) lees teteteeseeeees getting the post. She knew that
qualified (2) the job, that she was good (?) children, and was
she was qualified (2)....0..0.0.0.0.. the job, that she was good (3)...........0.05 children, and was
she was
m taking on the challenge that the new job would present. However, the
interested (4)... taking on the challenge that the new job would present. However, the
interested
didn't seem to care <s) her qualifications or teaching experience, but
interview panel
interview panel didn't seem to care (5)...............1 her qualifications or teaching experience, but
concerned (6) her ability to do administrative work.
were more
were more concerned (6).......0....000.. her ability to do administrative work.

and conjunctions: Reasons, purposes and results, contrasts UNITS 96-98
Adverbs
Adverbs and conjunctions: Reasons, purposes and results, contrasts BRISEEs
and write a single sentence for each
the
using
in
ideas
the words
(ii)
and
(i)
brackets.
in
13 13 Match the ideas in (i) and (ii) and write a single sentence for each using the words in brackets.
Match
I took my raincoat and umbrella...
...because we want to to save money for a
i il 1 I took my raincoat and umbrella... ii il a a ...because we want save money for a
able to get to
a
still won't be
car.
I
meeting at
2 2 I still won't be able to get to a meeting at new car.
new
so
she called
her sister,
in on
...and
8.30... b b ...and so she called in on her sister.
8.30...
is
do well this season...
so bad.
...as the weather
likely to
The team
forecast was
4 BW 3 The team is likely to do well this season... c c —.as- the weather- forecast-was-so- bad-
schedule...
building work is
on
a problem
still
in digging the
...despite
The
d d .. despite a problem in digging the
The building work is still on schedule...
We've
not to go
on
holiday this
decided
5 We've decided not to go on holiday this foundations,
foundations.
visiting the
year... e ...but we really enjoyed visiting the
really
enjoyed
year...
...but we
planted
have
The council
trees
at the
6 The council have planted trees at the Alhambra when we were in Spain.
Alhambra when we were in Spain.
its captain,
is
of the road...
side
..because Davies
side of the road... f ...because Davies is its captain.
recently
there had
parcel
had
been
been
delayed...
The
7 The parcel had been delayed... g ...because there had recently been a a
...because
spare
We've put a table and chair
in
the
strike by postal workers.
8 We've put a table and chair in the spare strike by postal workers,
an
bedroom... h h ...in an attempt to reduce traffic noise.
noise,
attempt
traffic
reduce
to
..In
bedroom...
catch
until
She didn't have
earlier train,
be
at work
an
to
...whether or not
9 She didn't have to be at work until i i ...whether or not I I catch an earlier train.
give Dave somewhere private to
that
morning...
10.00
...to
10.00 that morning... j j ...to give Dave somewhere private to
queue
hours...
for two
We had to
10 10 We had to queue for two hours... study before his exams.
study before his exams.
Seeing
weather
bad,
the
so
that
was
I
+ c)
(1
raincoat
1 (seeing that) (1 +c) Seeing that the weather forecast was so bad, | took my raincoat
took
my
-forecast
(seeing that)
and an umbrella, (or I took my raincoat and umbrella, seeing that the weather -forecast
and an umbrella. (or | took my raincoat and umbrella, seeing that the weather forecast
so bad.)
was if)
was so bad.)
10 SCOMmANANIDUNHWN — 4 (even though)
2
(even if)
(even
(with)
3
(with)
though)
(even
order to)
5
(in
(in order to)
as to)
6
(so
(so as to)
7
to)
(due
(due to)
(in order that)
8
(in order that)
(since)
9
(since)
spite
of)
(in
(in spite of)
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