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Exercises

14.1 Fill the gaps with verbs from A opposite. Write them in the correct form.
— Jack likes 2. JEAN krknnnnnnanaan round the park every morning but Betty prefers
La wa Ing round it with her dog.
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NY Everyone ............: at the party last night.
BW Every day Jane... ten lengths of the swimming pool before breakfast.
James CAN... very fast. He has won a lot of races.
MH Robert loves... hills.
The old lady... on her way home and broke her arm.
Sandra |... into the swimming pool and guickly ...............ooo. to
the other side. |
8 It is much better for you to... to work than to go by car.

14.2 Ride, drive, go by or take? Write the correct word(s) in the phrase.
Can you Loc. a motorbike?
MN He works for a railway company. He ..................... a train.
She sometimes ..................... the underground to work.
UB He goes away from home a lot. He...................... a lorry.
I prefer to 20... abusthan ................ car.
RIO Would you like to................... an elephant.
You never forget how to.................... a bicycle.
Tusually oo... a taxi when it rains.

14.3 Answer these guestions. Use every day, once a week, once a year or never.
WP. How often do you walk to work or school? | walk to work every day.
Have you got a bike? How often do you ride it?
How often do you go swimming? Do you go in the sea or in a swimming pool?
UB How often do you go jogging?
How often do you drive a car?
SO How often do you go dancing?
Do you often go climbing?

14.4 What other things do we often ask people to pass at the dinner table?
Write down Please pass # a noun six times. Please pass the sugar.

14.5 Put these sentences into the past tense with the word yesterday.
1 Jim runs a mile every day. He van a mile yesterday.
2 Maria often drives her grandmother to the city.
3 Bill catches the 9.45 train to London every day.
4 I sometimes take a taxi home from the station.
5 Jane often falls when she rides her bike.

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