Spring
Test Session (grammar II/M10-S2) 2010-2011
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
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When I (clock)…………… (….), my boss (have)……… a go
at me, (tell)………… me (…..) in front of everyone. When I (get)…….. (……) the
initial shock, I (tell)……….. her I (make)………… (……/……..) (be)…….. late, but it
(turn)………… (…..) that she (blow)…………… (…..) over a deal that (fall)…………………
(………….), after a client of mine (pull)……… (…./…..) a contract. She (tell)……….
me that I (not/get)……………… (………/……….)it, that I (let)……….. everybody (……..), and
just (go)………(……) and (……)
Eventually I
(run)……. (…../……) patience and (answer)…………(………)– I (say)………… I
(not/put)………………(……/……)it anymore, and if she (want)……….. (lay)…….. me (…….), she
(go/should)………..(……..). Anyway, (cut)………. a long story short, I (storm)
……..(….), (phone)……. Mark’s secretary, who (put)……… me (………./……..) him. I
(tell)……….Mark I (like /take)………….. him (……./…….)his offer. So, in the end,
everything (work)……….(……) perfectly
!
Spring
Second Test Session (grammar II /M10-S2) 2010-2011
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage.
Task One: Supply the appropriate tense to the
text.
Task Two: Add missing particles to phrasal
verbs
Task Three: Pin down modal auxiliaries and
semi modals, if there are any.
Task Four: Identify direct statements, if
there are any, and convert them into reported speech.
Task Five: Identify passive statements, if
there are any, and turn them into active ones.
Last year we (decide)…………. (take)…………
6 weeks (……) from work so we (can/travel)…………………. to
Ecuador. After 3 flights we (arrive/finally) …………………….in Ecuador but
(must/stay) …………..in a hotel overnight. In the morning we
(must/take(…..)…………………. from our hotel
at 9AM so that we (have)………… enough time (go) (………)………………… security and
(get)……………. our tickets before our plane (take)……………….at noon (reach)………… our final destination on the coast.
Once we (be)……….. in the air, high above the
mountains, the plane (make/start)……………………………..a strange noise. It (sound)………………..like
one of the engines (act)………………(……). We (hope)……………….. nothing (go)……………………
wrong but I (think/definitely) ………………………..that the mechanics
(shall/track)(……..) ……………………………the source of the noise; because during the
entire flight I (think) …………..(……..) all of the horrible things that (
happen/may)……………………. if there (be)…………. a problem with the engine of the
airplane.
About
halfway through the flight I (decide)…………………..(take)………..(………..) my jacket and
(use)……………. it as a pillow against the side of the airplane because I (feel) (run)………(…….)
after so much time travelling. Just as I (be)……about (fall)…………….. asleep, a
little girl (start)……………. (act)………..(……) and (cry). Although I (complain)………………………….. about the flight and
the plane, I (not/try)………………(run)……..(……….) the airline. The staff (be) ………….really friendly and after all,
we (arrive/do)………………….. safely to our destination.
Spring
Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2011-2012
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the
5 tasks to the following passage.
Task One:
Supply the appropriate tense to the text.
Task Two:
Add missing particles to phrasal verbs
Task
Three: Pin down modal auxiliaries and semi modals, if there are any.
Task
Four: Identify direct statements, if there are any, and convert them into
reported speech.
Task
Five: Identify passive statements, if there are any, and turn them into active
ones
Sami
(have)………… a lunch date with Lana yesterday. He (get)……….. there on time (one
o’clock sharp) but she (not/turn)……………………
. After (wait)………………. patiently for half an hour or so , Sami
(go)…………………. into a nearby bookshop (look)…………….(…………) . While he (look) , he (come)…………….(……….. ) a
French/English dictionary on sale at half price. As he (study)………………………….
French , he (buy/decide)………………………………… the dictionary in order to (look)…………(…….) up the
new words in his lessons. Although it (be)……….. a special offer , (buy)………………
it (leave)………….. him almost (break)……………………………….. As he
(leave)………………………………………………… the bookshop , he (bump)…………………(………..) Lana , who (hurry) along the pavement.
” OH. Sami ! . (be/you/there)! Sorry I (be)……….. late, I (shop)………………………………………. For( make-)………(……….). we (have /can)……………………………………..lunch now ? I (starve)……………………………….. !”.
” No, we (not/can)……………………… unless you (pay/can)……………………………… for it. I (spend/just)……………………………….. all my money on this book because I (think/not)………………………………………….. you (come)………………………………. “
” Oh. Sami ! You (know)………………………………. I always (turn)………….(……) in the end ! (Come)………(……) . We (do/make/can)………………………………………………. a sandwich. I (get)…………………………… enough money for that. “
Spring
Second Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2011-2012
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the
5 tasks to the following passage.
Task One:
Supply the appropriate tense to the text.
Task Two:
Add missing particles to phrasal verbs
Task
Three: Pin down modal auxiliaries and semi modals, if there are any.
Task
Four: Identify direct statements, if there are any, and convert them into
reported speech.
Task
Five: Identify passive statements, if there are any, and turn them into active
ones.
Mrs Salem (marry/get)……………….. very young and now that her daughter, Hala,
(grow)(……............)(…………), they (look)………… so (………….) that they (take)………
often for sisters. Sometimes, just for fun, they (be/pretend)………………………. sisters
and most people, who (know/not)……………………….. them , completely (take)……….(………) .
Once, however, at a wedding party, the joke (go)………. too far and a young
man actually (propose)……………….. marriage to Mrs Salem on the spot. She
(must/(turn)…………………him (………….), of course, (marry)………………………… to Mr Salem, (who
(be/not)……………………….. at the party). The young man then (turn)…………. his attention
to Hala, who eventually (accept)……………….. his proposal.
The wedding plans (make/all)………………………, but the young man( let)……………… Hala (………………)badly by (change)……….. his mind just before the big day. A tearful Hala (put)……………… this (………….)to the fact that he still (prefer) her mother.
” Never mind, Hala.
(it/not/let)…………………….(get)……..you……..(…….).There (be)………plenty more fish in the
sea.”, (say) Mrs Salem sympathetically.
Spring
Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2012-2013
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the appropriate tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech.
Little Johnny (hate)
……………….(see/go)…………………………… the dentist. It (be/not)…………………………… that his dentist
(be)…………………… nasty; it (be)…………………………………… that Johnny (be/not)…………………………
too fond of sweets. His dentist (warn)………………………………………… him that
his teeth (fall)………………
(……….) if he (keep)………………..(……) (eat)……………………… candy. Time and time again, the
dentist (tell)……………………. him (cut)…………. (….) sweet food or at least (cut)……………(………/…..)the amount he (eat)……..
As he (lie)………(…….) in the dentist's chair, all the horrible memories from his last visit (come)………….(…….…./……) him. On that occasion, the dentist (must/pull)………………………..
(……) one of his teeth! The pain (be)……..terrible -
even with the anesthetic the dentist (give)………………….. him. When the
anesthetic (wear)……………..
(……) it
(be)………. difficult for him (eat)………… or (chew)……….. anything at all.
This time the check-up (be)……… much better. His dentist (check)
(…..) his
teeth, (make)……….. him (wash)……….(……) his mouth with pink liquid and then
(tell)…….. him (spit)……… it (……) into the sink. That (be) it. No problems and no pain! Johnny
(be)…….. delighted and so (be) his dentist. Johnny (finally/
learn)……………… his lesson and (take)………. better care of his teeth. Well
(do)……….., Johnny!
Spring
Second Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2012-2013
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the
appropriate tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech.
When Scott (wake)…………(….) this morning, he (discover)………………that his
toddler (throw)………………(….) in her crib
last night. He, therefore, (clean)………… her bedding (……)before he (chow)
(………/……...) breakfast.
While he (tuck)……….(…..) his food, however, his daughter (start)………(act)……..(…..)
. She just suddenly (break)……….(……..)
and (throw)……….. a tantrum on the kitchen floor. After (fall)…….. (…….)
for only a few minutes, the tantrum (blow)………..(…..) and his daughter (calm) (…….).
Scott then (finish)………
(eat)………. and (log)………..(……) his
computer. But, before he (can/access)………………..the Internet, the computer
(blow)………..(……) . Scott (look)……….. the phone number (…..),
(call)………..(…..) technical help, and
(tell)……..the IT technician (…..). He only (ease)……….(….) when the tech
(threaten)………………(put )…………him (…….) hold.
Spring
Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2013-2014
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the appropriate
tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech.
The situation (not/add)………………….(….) .
Pierre (depend) (….)Nathalie (pick)………. him (….) but she (not/show)………….(….) .
He (be)…..worried about what (may/happen)………………………… to her. Perhaps she
(take)………….(…….) by a notoriously bad
band of ninjas. Pierre (hope)………. Nathalie (fight)………….(…………) such evildoers.
Or, perhaps she (just/ forget)…………….(…....)
him. (can/she/let)………………him (……) like that? If she simply (fail/
remember)………………….. him, he (promise)………………. that he (lay)……………………(…../….) her
when he (see)…… her next. But, then again, what if Nathalie
(knock)……….(…..) by conniving bank
robbers? What if she (refuse/give)……………….. them her car for a getaway vehicle?
What if she (pass)…………… out in her attempts (get)……..(…..) him?
Just then, when Pierre
(decide/ not/ give)………………………………….(…../…..) her, Nathalie (pull)……..(….) to the curb. She (just/ run)………………. late. She
(gaze)………..(….) Pierre, and Pierre (blush)……………., (think)……………….. about his unfounded
anger. He (get)…………(…..) the car, but, before he (can/apologize)…………………….., she
(start/yammer)……………….(…..) about how bad traffic (be). Pierre silently
(vow/wait )…………………patiently for her tomorrow.
Spring
Second Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2013-2014
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the
appropriate tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech.
The First Lesson
Ali (be) ……an evening
student at a language center in his home town. He (study)………………………………………….
English there ever since it (open)………… two years ago. His reason for
(want)……………brush …..……(…..) his English (be)…… that he (like/find)…………………………….
work abroad.
” It’s high time I got out of this
place!” Ali often (think)……………. to himself. ” It’s so boring I just can’t put
up with it much longer. “
Ali (enjoy/study)…………….. at the center
and (get)………(…)very well with the teachers there. However, he (still/remember/can/)
…………………………his first lesson there when he (feel)……………. very frustrated because
he (hardly/can)……………(make)…….(…….) a word of what the teacher (say)……….. to the
class. He (also/can/remember)………………………….the teacher’s kind (reassure)……………. smile
as she (say)………. to the anxious class.
” Don’t worry if
you can’t understand everything I say today.
You’ll soon get used to my accent and to the way we do things here.’ And
of course they (do)…….
Spring
Test Session (grammar II/ M10-S2) 2014-2015
Prof.
Ahmed El Hamzaoui
Dept. of
English Studies
Cadi
Ayyad University
Marrakech
Apply the 5 tasks to the following passage
Task 1: Supply the
appropriate tense
Task2: Provide the
missing particles and explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs.
Task 3. Identify
modal auxiliaries or semi-modals, if there are any.
Task 4: Pin down
Passive forms and then turn them into active ones.
Task 5: Pin down direct statements, if there are any, and turn them into indirect
speech
The Visit
Antonio, an American of Italian origin,
(take)………(……) his father, who (be)….. an
extremely lazy man. Both of them frequently (put)…..(….) until the last minute
any work that they (have/do)…………..
Once, when he (be)…. on a trip to London, Antonio (be)…. lucky enough
(get)……. in touch with some second cousins of his family. These cousins kindly
(offer/put)……….. ……him (….) at their house during his stay in England and in
this way he (can/get)…………… (….) (….) (pay)……. any hotel bills.
For Antonio, London (turn)…….. .(…...)
(be)…….. an exciting place and certainly (make)………. the most of his stay
there.
He quickly (take)…….. (……)
(stay)……….(…..) late at night, (drink)……… and so on. After several months his
cousins (get)……….. a bit fed up with him.
” It’s a good job that some of us work for our living!” One of them
(say)…….. eventually.
” What are you getting (….)?” (ask)……… Antonio.
” I mean it’s high time you found a job and somewhere to live if you
intend to stay here any longer. We can’t put you (…..) forever.”
Antonio (return)……… home soon after that.
Answer Key to the tests
Test n°: 1
When I set off for work
this morning, my car broke down, so I ended up taking the bus. As
soon as I got off, I bumped into an old schoolmate, Mark. While
we were talking, he brought up something I had already found
out from some mutual friends- that he had come into some money
and had set up his own business. He told me that there was a lot
to sort out, and offered to take me on, but
I turned him down straight away.
When I clocked in, my
boss had a go at me, telling me off in front of
everyone. When I got over the initial shock, I told her I’d make
up for being late, but it turned out that she had blown
up over a deal that had fallen through, after a client of mine
had pulled out of a contract. She told me that I wouldn’t get
away with it, that I’d let everybody down, and
just went on and on….
Eventually I ran out
of patience and answered back– I said I was not going to put up
with it anymore, and if she wanted to lay me off, she
should go ahead. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I stormed out,
phoned Mark’s secretary, who put me through to him. I told
Mark I’d like to take him up on his offer. So, in the end,
everything has worked out perfectly!
Task 3: Only one modal auxiliary verb (should)
that expresses a conditional mood.
Task 4: There is no passive form in the
text.
Task 5: There is no direct discourse in
the text.
Test n°: 2
Last year we decided to take
6 weeks off from work so we could travel to Ecuador. After 3 flights we
had finally arrived in Ecuador but had to stay in a hotel overnight. In the
morning we had to take off from our hotel at 9AM so that we had
enough time to go through security and get our tickets before our
plane took off at noon to reach our final destination on the coast.
Once we were in the air, high
above the mountains, the plane started to make a strange noise. It sounded like
one of the engines was acting up .We were hoping nothing was going to
go wrong but I was definitely thinking that the mechanics should track
down the source of the noise; because during the entire flight I
was thinking over all of the horrible things that might happen if
there was a problem with the engine of the airplane.
About halfway through the flight
I decided to take off my jacket and use it as a pillow against the
side of the airplane because I was feeling run down after so much
time travelling. Just as I was about to fall asleep, a little girl started
to act up and was crying. Although I’m complaining about the flight
and the plane, I am not trying to run down the airline. The staff
were really friendly and after all, we did arrive safely to our destination.
Task 3: modal auxiliary verb
“could” that expresses past ability.// “had to” a semi-modal verb or
quasi-modal that expresses obligation.// “should” a modal auxiliary verb that
expresses probability and expectation.// “might” modal auxiliary verb that
expresses possibility.
Task 4: There is no passive form in the
text.
Task 5: The text contains no direct
discourse.
Test n°: 3
Sami had a lunch date with Lana
yesterday. He got there on time (one o’clock sharp) but she didn’t turn
up. After waiting patiently for half an hour or so, Sami went into a nearby
bookshop to look round. While he was looking, he came
across a French/English dictionary on sale at half price. As he was
studying French, he decided to buy the dictionary in order to look
up all the new words in his lessons. Although it was a special offer,
buying it left him almost broke. As he was leaving the bookshop, he bumped
into Lana, who was hurrying along the pavement.
“OH. Sami! There you are! Sorry
I’m late. I’ve been shopping for make-up. Can we have lunch now? I’m
starving!”
“No, we can’t unless you can pay for it. I’ve just spent all my money on this book because I didn’t think you were coming.”
“Oh. Sami ! You know I always turn up in the end ! Come on. We can make do with a sandwich. I’ve got enough money for that."
Task 3: Only one modal auxiliary verb « can » that
expresses possibility “Can we have lunch?/ we can’t” and ability “unless you
can pay for it”
Task 4: There is no passive statement in the text.
Task 5: There are 3 direct discourse statements:
1.
“OH.
Sami! There you are! Sorry I’m late.
I’ve been shopping for make-up. Can we have lunch now? I’m starving!”
·
Lana
apologized to Sami for having been late, explaining that she had been shopping
and then invited Sami for lunch, for she was starving.
2.
“No, we can’t unless you can pay for it. I’ve
just spent all my money on this book because I didn’t think you were coming.”
·
Sami said that
they could have lunch together if Lana could pay for it and pointed out that he
had just spent all his money on that book because he hadn’t thought she would
be coming.”
3.
“Oh. Sami ! You know I always turn up in the end ! Come on.
We can make do with a sandwich. I’ve got enough money for that."
·
Lana could not
believe Sami because she always turned up in the end. Then she explained that they
could make do with a sandwich because had got enough money for that.
Test n°: 4
Mrs Salem got married very young and now that her
daughter, Hala, is grown up, they look so alike that they
are often taken for sisters. Sometimes, just for fun, they pretend to be
sisters and most people, who don’t know them , are completely taken
in .
Once, however, at a wedding party, the joke went too far and a young man actually proposed marriage to Mrs Salem on the spot. She had to turn him down, of course, being married to Mr Salem, (who wasn’t at the party). The young man then turned his attention to Hala, who eventually accepted his proposal.
The wedding plans were all made, but the young man let Hala down badly by changing his mind just before the big day. A tearful Hala put this down to the fact that he still preferred her mother.
“Never mind, Hala. Don’t let it get you down. There are plenty more fish in the sea.” Said Mrs Salem sympathetically.
Task 3: “had
to” in She had to turn him down. A semi-modal that expresses
obligation.
Task 4: 2
passive form statements:
·
Most people are completely taken
in .
·
The wedding plans were all made.
Task 5: Just one
direct discourse statement:
“Never mind, Hala. Don’t let it
get you down. There are plenty more fish in the sea.”
·
Mrs Salem said sympathetically to Hala not to
let it get her down and that there were more fish in the sea.
Test n°: 5
Little Johnny hated going to see the dentist. It wasn't that his dentist was nasty; it was that Johnny wasn't too fond of sweets. His
dentist had warned him that his teeth would fall out if he kept
up eating candy. Time and time again, the dentist had told him to cut
out sweet food or at least cut down on the amount he ate.
As he lay down in the dentist's chair, all
the horrible memories from his last visit came back to
him. On that occasion, the dentist had to pull out one of his teeth!
The pain was terrible - even with the anesthetics the dentist had given him. When the
anesthetic wore off it was difficult for him to eat or chew anything
at all.
This time the check
up was much better. His dentist checked out his teeth, made
him wash out this mouth with pink liquid and then told him
to spit it out into the sink. That was it. No
problems and no pain! Johnny was delighted and so was his dentist. Johnny has finally learned
his lesson and was taking better care of his teeth. Well done, Johnny!
Task 3: A semi-modal auxiliary “had to” in the dentist had
to pull out one of his teeth! It expresses obligation.
Task 4: There is no direct discourse statement in the text.
Task 5: There is no passive form statement.
Test n°: 6
When Scott
woke up this morning, he discovered that his toddler had thrown up in her crib
last night. He, therefore, cleaned her bedding up before he chowed down on
breakfast. While he was tucking into his food, however, his daughter started
acting up. She just suddenly broke down and threw a tantrum on the kitchen
floor.
After falling apart for only a few minutes,
the tantrum blew over and his daughter calmed down. Scott then finished eating
and logged onto his computer. But, before he could access the Internet, the
computer blew up. Scott looked the phone number up, called for technical help,
and told the IT technician off. He only eased up when the tech threatened to
put him on hold.
Task 3: There is no
use of any modal auxiliary verb in the text.
Task 4: There is no
direct discourse statement in the text.
Task 5: There is no
passive form statement in the text.
Test n°: 7
The situation did not add up. Pierre
depended on Nathalie to pick him up but she had not shown up. He was worried about
what might have happened to her. Perhaps she had been taken away by a
notoriously bad band of ninjas. Pierre hoped Nathalie would fight
against such evildoers. Or, perhaps she had just forgotten about him. Could she
let him down like that? If she had simply failed to remember him, he promised
that he would lay in on her when he saw her next. But, then again, what if
Nathalie had been knocked out by conniving bank robbers? What if she had
refused to give them her car for a getaway vehicle? What if she had passed out
in her attempts to get to him?
Just then, when Pierre had decided not to give up on her,
Nathalie pulled up to the curb. She was just running late. She gazed at Pierre,
and Pierre blushed, thinking about his unfounded anger.
He got into the car, but, before he could apologize, she started yammering on
about how bad traffic had been. Pierre silently
vowed to wait patiently for her tomorrow.
Task 3: “… what might have happened
to her.” expresses probability.
“Could she let him down like that?”
expresses possibility in the past.
“before he could apologize” expresses
possibility.
Task 4: There is no direct discourse statement in
the text.
Task 5:
She had been taken away by a notoriously bad
band of ninjas.
* Notoriously bad band of ninjas had taken
Nathalie away.
Nathalie had been knocked out by conniving
bank robbers.
*Conniving bank robbers had knocked out
Nathalie (out).
Test n°: 8
Ali’s an evening student at a language
center in his home town. He’s been studying English there ever since it opened
two years ago. His reason for wanting to brush up his English is that he would
like to find work abroad.
“It’s high time I got out of this place!” Ali often thinks to himself. ”
It’s so boring I just can’t put up with it much longer.”
Ali enjoys studying at the center and gets on very well with the
teachers there. However, he can still remember his first lesson there when he
felt very frustrated because he could hardly make out a word of what the
teacher said to the class. He can also remember the teacher’s kind reassuring
smile as she said to the anxious class.
“Don’t worry if you can’t understand
everything I say today. You’ll soon get
used to my accent and to the way we do things here” And of course they did.
Task 3: “I just can’t put up
with it much longer” It expresses impermissibility or impossibility..
“he can still remember his first lesson” It expresses present
ability.
“he could hardly make out a word” It expresses past ability.
“he can also remember the teacher’s kind reassuring smile.”
It expresses present ability.
Task 4: Direct discourse
statements:
*“It’s high time I got out of this place!” Ali often thinks
to himself. ” It’s so boring I just can’t put up with it much longer.”
Ali often thought to himself that it was high time he had
gotten out of that place and that it was so boring that he couldn’t put up with
it much longer.
* “Don’t worry if you can’t understand everything I say
today. You’ll soon get used to my accent
and to the way we do things here.
The teacher reassured the anxious class not to worry if they
couldn’t understand everything he said that day.
Task 5: There is no passive form
statement.
Test n°: 9
Antonio,
an American of Italian origin, takes after his father, who is an extremely lazy
man. Both of them frequently put off until the last minute any work that they
have to do.
Once, when he was on a trip to London,
Antonio was lucky to get in touch with some second cousins of his family. These
cousins kindly offered to put him up at their house during his stay in England
and in this way he was able to get out of paying any hotel bills.
For Antonio, London turned out to be an
exciting place and certainly made the most of his stay there.
He quickly took to staying out late at night, drinking and so
on. After several months his cousins got a bit fed up with him. “It’s a good job that some of us work for our
living!” One of them said eventually.
“What are you
getting at?” asked Antonio.
“I mean it’s high
time you found a job and somewhere to live if you intend to stay here any
longer. We can’t put you up forever.”
Antonio returned
home soon after that.
Task 3: a semi-modal auxiliary verb: “have to” in any work
that they have to do. It expresses obligation.
“We
can’t put you up forever.” It expresses impermissibility or
impossibility.
Task 4: direct discourse statements:
“It’s a good job that some
of us work for our living!” One of them said eventually.
*One of them said that it
was a good job that some of them worked for their living.
“What are you getting at?” asked Antonio.
*Antonio wanted to know what
one of his cousins was getting at.
“I mean it’s high time you found a job and
somewhere to live if you intend to stay here any longer. We can’t put you up
forever.”
*His cousin replied that it
was high time Antonio had found a job and somewhere to live if he intended to
stay there any longer because his cousins could not put him up forever.
Task 5: There is no passive form statement in the text.
