UNIT 2 SCHOOL TALKS

I. Pick out the word that has the italicized letter pronounced /(/ or /n:/.
marvelous far kind love cousin
maths hard subject games worry
much headmaster communicate study talk
director company charge complain package
father July discuss language during
money wrote travel party shop
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II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
entertain maths nation relax safe
profession enjoy employ attend. crowd
1. The police gave him protection for his own................
2. How many times do I have to ask you to pay.................?
3. The company made hundreds of....................... redundant.
4. The store was........................... with shoppers.
5. The show brought ..................to millions of viewers.
6. She listens to classical music for ........................
7. Cinema is a medium of mass.......................
8. He can calculate very quickly. He has an amazing ability to solve ................ problems.
9. In 1963 he was appointed...............of history.
10. Dang Thai Son is a Vietnamese pianist with an............reputation.
III. Put a circle round the letter of the correct word(s) to use in each blank.
1. .................. do you want? ~ A box of chocolates.
a. What b. Which c. Who d. How
2............... is this building? ~ It`s about two hundred years old.
a. How long b. How far c. How old d. How
3. ...................... money do you earn? ~About £250 a week.
a. How much b. What c. How many d.. Which
................... bag are you carrying? ~ Judy`s.
a. Which b. What c. who’s d. Whose
..................... first stepped on the moon? ~Neil Amstrong, wasn`t it?
a. Whose b. Who c. Where d. When
6. ....................is your new school? ~ It`s very big and friendly.
a. What b. How c. Where d. Which
7. ..................is it to tile post office? ~ About two hundred meters.
a. How far b. How long c. How often d. How much
8. ..................... is your national flag? Red and yellow.
a. What b. Which of color c. What color d. Which
9. ...................do you take a holiday? ~ Once a year.
a. When b. How long c. What time d. How often
10. ...............is Greg like`? ~ He`s tall and thin with brown hair.
a. What b. How c. Who d. Whom
11. .................... did the. Second World War end? ~ in 1945.
a. Where b. When c. What time d. How long.
.....................is a half of football? ~ forty-five minutes.
a. What time b. How often c. How lone d. When
.................... of holiday are you interested in?"~ package holiday.
a. Which b.. What c. Which kind d. What kind
...................... hand do you write with? ~ My right hand.
a. Which b. What c. Whose d. What sort of
.................... did the package come from? ~ London.
a. When b. Where c. Which d. Who
IV. What would you say? Put a circle round the letter of the best reply to each question.
Where`s the nearest post office?
a. Turn left and then right.
b. It`s about two kilometers.
c. It opens at nine o`clock.
What`s your new address?
a. It`s the old one.
b. Go straight on
c. Flat 42B, 225 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
How do we get there`?
a. Flat 42B Nathan Road.
b. Yes, you do.
c. Turn right just after the Bank of China.
4. How far is it from here?
a. Two kilometers, at least
b. No, it isn`t.
c. Yes, it`s rather far.
5. I think I`ll go by bus. Where`s the nearest bus stop`:
a. Cross the road and turn left.
b. Five hundred metres, I