A Form adjectives from the following words using –ful, -ing, -able or –ic. e.g. interest – interesting
1 disgust - 4 wonder -
2 excite - 5 enjoy -
3 fantasy -
B Complete the types of TV programmes
e.g. d r a m a
6 t _ _ _ _ h _ _ 9 _ e _ _
7 m _ s _ _ s _ _ _ 10 _ p _ _ _ s
8 c _ _ _ _ y
C Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Present Simple form.
e. g. Michael studies (study) every afternoon.
11 (he/like) watching TV? 16 How often(you/visit) your grandparents?
12 She(wash) her hair three times a week. 17 Tom and Kim (like) cycling in the countryside.
13 He(not play) football very often. 18 My little brother often(cry) at night
14 Harriet(study) a lot at the weekends. 19 (Kathetrine/sleep) a lot?
15 What time (they/come) home from school? 20 My dad buys old model aeroplanes and (fix) them.
D Write the correct word.
e.g. I think hamburgers are delicious/boring.
21 Kelly and Susan often go/do camping at weekends. 26 What about a rock music/concert?
22 Police officers usually wear suit/uniform. 27 Pop music is not really my thing/programme.
23 Some school children sleep in a dungeon/dormitory. 28 My favourite thriller is on/at TV today.
24 You should always wash/brush your teeth. 29 Sue always helps her parents around/over the house.
25 I help my little brother to put/get dressed every morning. 30 The leader teaches us how to build/tie fires.
E Match the questions to the responses.
e.g. How are you? D A Ok, we’ll do it some other time.
31 Are you free tonight? B Yes, I’d love to.
32 Shall we say nine at my place? C Sounds great! What time?
33 Would you like to come to the concert tomorrow? D Fine, and you?
34 How about going to the theatre? E Sure. See you later.
35 I'm afraid I can’t come tonight. F I think so, why?
The invention that swept the world and changed leisure habits for countless millions was pioneered by Scottish-born electrical engineer John Logie Baird. It had been realised for some time that light could be converted into electrical impulses, making it possible to transmit such impulses over a distance and then reconvert them into light.
Motor Car (Late 19th Century)
With television, the car is probably the most widely used and most useful of all leisure-inspired inventions. German engineer Karl Benz produced the first petroldriven car in 1885 and the British motor industry started in 1896. Henry Ford was the first to use assembly line production for his Model Т car in 1908. Like them or hate them, cars have given people great freedom of travel.
Electricity
The name came from the Greek word for amber and was coined by Elizabeth I's physician William Gilbert who was among those who noticed that amber had the power to attract light objects after being rubbed. In the 19th century such great names as Michael Faraday, Humphry Davy, Alessandro Volta and Andre Marie Ampere all did vital work on electricity.
Photography (Early 19th Century)
Leonardo da Vinci had described the camera obscura photographic principle as early as 1515. But it was not until 1835 that Frenchman Louis Daguerre produced camera photography. The system was gradually refined over the years, to the joy of happy snappers and the despair of those who had to wade through friends' endless holiday pictures.
Telephone (1876)
Edinburgh-born scientist Alexander Graham Bell patented his invention of the telephone in 1876. The following year, the great American inventor Thomas Edison produced the first working telephone. With telephones soon becoming rapidly available, the days of letter-writing became numbered.
Computer (20th Century)
The computer has been another life-transforming invention. British mathematician Charles Babbage designed a form of computer in the mid-1830s, but it was not until more than a century later that theory was put into practice. Now, a whole generation has grown up with calculators, windows, icons, computer games and word processors, and the Internet and e-mail have transformed communication and information.
Aeroplane
The plane was the invention that helped shrink the world and brought distant lands within easy reach of ordinary people. The invention of the petrol engine made flight feasible and the American Wright brothers made the first flight in 1903.
1. It is not raining any more, it is clearing up and the sun is shining.
2. The jazz band is playing in the park.
3. A lot of people are listening to the music and they are really having a good time.
4. But they are not dancing yet.
5. There is a coffee shop there.
6. Only seven people are sitting there, and only five people are waiting in the queue.
7. Some people are having sandwiches and drinking coffee, tea or fruit juices.
8. Boys and girls over there are laughing and making a lot of noise.
9. They are playing games and Tom is taking pictures.
10. So what is going on?