1. Read the dialogue and cross out the words that can be omitted.
Tamsin: My great-grandma’s 100 on Saturday.
Millie: Really? Are you having a party for her?
Tamsin: Yes, we are having a party for her. We’re having it in our garden.
Millie: But I thought your great-grandma lived in a nursing home.
Tamsin: She does live in a nursing home, but she’s coming out for the afternoon.
Millie: Can’t she stay with you for longer?
Tamsin: She’d like to stay for longer, but the home won’t let her stay for longer. Anyway, I wanted to ask you if you’d help me with her cake.
Millie: Of course I will help you with her cake!
Answer
Tamsin: My great-grandma’s 100 on Saturday.
Millie: Really? Are you having a party for her?
Tamsin: Yes, we are having a party for her. We’re having it in our garden.
Millie: But I thought your great-grandma lived in a nursing home.
Tamsin: She does live in a nursing home, but she’s coming out for the afternoon.
Millie: Can’t she stay with you for longer?
Tamsin: She’d like to stay for longer, but the home won’t let her stay for longer. Anyway, I wanted to ask you if you’d help me with her cake.
Millie: Of course I will help you with her cake!
2. Complete the dialogues with the phrases below.
I didn’t mean to • I’d love to • I do • I haven’t
I intended to • I should • I used to • I will
1 A Who’s got my phone charger?
B …………………… . Maybe Freya’s got it.
2 A Don’t you like burgers?
B ……………………, it’s just that I don’t fancy one now.
3 A Why are you shouting at me?
B Sorry, …………………… . I’ll take off my headphones.
4 A Can you turn down the music, please?
B ……………………, as soon as this song finishes.
5 A Have you tidied your room?
B Sorry, ……………………, but I forgot.
6 A Are you going to the gym tonight?
B ……………………, but I can’t be bothered.
7 A Do you want to join us for a bike ride tomorrow?
B …………………… . What time?
8 A Do you play in a band?
B ……………………, but we’ve just split up.
Answer
1 I haven’t 2 I do 3 I didn’t mean to
4 I will 5 I intended to 6 I should
7 I’d love to 8 I used to
3. Write a positive and negative response for each item, using the word in brackets.
1 Do you think you’ll pass all your exam? (guess)
A ………………………………………
B ………………………………………
2 Will you ever get married, do you think? (expect)
A ………………………………………
B ………………………………………
3 Will you enjoy university, do you think? (presume)
A ………………………………………
B ………………………………………
4 Are you going out tonight? (think)
A ………………………………………
B ………………………………………
5 Will you ever live abroad, do you think? (imagine)
A ………………………………………
B ………………………………………
6 Do you think you’ll be going on holiday this summer? (suppose)
A ………………………………………
B ………………………………………
Answer
1 A I guess so.
B I guess not.
2 A I expect so.
B I expect not. / I don’t expect so.
3 A I presume so.
B I presume not.
4 A I think so.
B I don’t think so.
5 A I imagine so.
B I imagine not. / I don’t imagine so.
6 A I suppose so.
B I suppose not. / I don’t suppose so.
4. Which three questions in exercise 3 have another possible response? Write the number of the question and the other possible response.
……….. ………………………………………
……….. ………………………………………
……….. ………………………………………
Answer
2 I expect not. / I don’t expect so.
5 I imagine not. / I don’t imagine so.
6 I suppose not. / I don’t suppose so.
5. Complete the dialogue. Write one word in each space. Then listen and check.
A: Did you get round to asking your grandparents about our history project?
B: I’m afraid (1) …………………… . I meant (2) ……………………, but I didn’t see them last weekend. I had to help my brother move into his new flat, so I (3) …………………… .
A: Do you think they’ll agree to be interviewed?
B: I’m sure they (4) …………………… . They love talking about the old days.
A: Will they mind if we video them?
B: There’s a chance that they (5) …………………… at the start, but if they (6) ……………………, we’ll just have to talk them round.
A: Will you be seeing them in the next couple of days?
B: I presume (7) …………………… . They usually come round for dinner on Tuesdays. I’ll ask them then.
A: Try not to forget. We haven’t got much time left to do the interview.
B: Don’t worry, I (8) …………………… .
Answer
1 not 2 to 3 couldn’t 4 will
5 might 6 do 7 so 8 won’t
6. Rewrite the sentences, avoiding repetition by using ellipsis (E) or substitution (S).
1 Have you done your homework yet, because I haven’t done it? (E)
……………………………………………….
2 We don’t want to leave, but we have to leave. (E)
……………………………………………….
3 I don’t know if this will work but I hope it will work. (S)
……………………………………………….
4 We asked Tom to phone us, and he said he would phone but he hasn’t phoned. (E)
……………………………………………….
5 I’d come to the party if I could come. But unfortunately I can’t come. (E)
……………………………………………….
6 Our team could win the match, but I expect they won’t win. (S)
……………………………………………….
7 You keep talking about wanting to learn to play the guitar, so I think you really should learn to play it. (E)
……………………………………………….
8 I don’t know if Rachel is a professional artist, but I imagine that she is a professional. (S)
……………………………………………….
Answer
1 Have you done your homework yet, because I haven’t?
2 We don’t want to leave, but we have to.
3 I don’t know if this will work but I hope it does / I hope so.
4 We asked Tom to phone us, and he said he would but he hasn’t.
5 I’d come to the party if I could, but unfortunately I can’t.
6 Our team could win the match, but I expect they’ll lose/ I don’t expect they will.
7 You keep talking about wanting to learn to play the guitar, so I think you really should.
8 I don’t know if Rachel is a professional artist, but I imagine so.
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