Read and translate the words paying attention to the suffixes.
in introduce - introduction - introductive - introductory
to enter - entry - entrance - entrant
to fix - fixed - fixedness - fixative - fixedly
to save - safety - safe
to use - useful - useless - user - usage
to create - creation - creative - creator - creature
to encourage - encouraged - encouraging - encouragement - encourager
to appoint - appointment - appointed - appointing
to promote - promoted - promoting - promotion - promoter
to assist - assistance - assistant - assistless
to manage - management - manager - manageable
to increase - increased - increasing - increasingly
efficient - efficiently - efficiency
to establish - established - establishing - establishment
to exist - existed - existing - existence - co-existence
to cover - covered - covering - cover
to maintain - maintained - maintaining - maintenance
grammar
2 complete the sentences with for or since.
a she's lived in london since 2003
b we've been in this classroom for two hours.
c they've been married for a long time.
d he's been at this school for three years.
e we've been here since 10 o'clock.
3 complete the sentences with the verbs in
brackets. use the present perfect or past
simple.
a I have lived here for a long time. my parents moved here when i was five.
b we went to ireland last year but we haven't visited england yet.
c I finished my homework two hours ago but i haven't called my friends yet.
d I have been at this school since i was 12.
e we started learning english three years ago.
I have known my best friend since we were young. i met her when we were at junior school.
4 circle the correct alternatives.
a I had lived in London for a long time before i learnt to speak english fluently.
b before we came to this country, we had never travelled by plane.
c i had finished all my homework before i met my friends.
d when my friend called, i had just had my breakfast.
e we had studied hard before we took the test.
1 A: We are going to spend a weekend in Las Vegas soon. Do you want to come?
B: Sure, that sounds fantastic!
2 A: This time tomorrow, Tom and I will be flying to Hawaii.
B: Wow! You must be so excited!
3 A: I'm going for shopping today.
B: Oh. I think I am coming with you!
4 A: We will move to Brenton next month.
B: I’m sure you will love it there.
5 A: Why is Ken wearing those old clothes?
B: He is going to paint the house later.
6 A: Will you meet the others at 3 o’clock, Annie?
B: I don’t think so. I will be studying at that time.
7 A: The leather handbag costs £150.
B: Wow. I’m afraid I am not taking it. It’s too expensive!
8 A: What are you doing on Saturday afternoon?
B: I am going to have lunch with my friends at the new shopping centre.
9 A: Can someone give me a hand with these shopping bags?