A. Match sentences 1-10 to sentences a-j which have the same meaning.
1 Sid asked Jo to do it.
2 Sid allowed Jo to do it.
3 Sid encouraged Jo to do it.
4 Sid made Jo do it.
5 Sid warned Jo not to do it.
6 Sid advised Jo to do it.
7 Sid taught Jo to do it.
8 Sid noticed Jo do it.
9 Sid reminded Jo to do it.
10 Sid helped Jo do it.
a Jo, I’ll let you do it.
b Jo, you must do it!
c Jo, this is how you do it.
d Jo, I saw you do it!
e Jo, will you do it, please?
f Jo, you know you can do it!
g Jo, let’s do it together.
h Jo, you shouldn’t do it.
i Jo, it would be a good idea to do it.
j Jo, don’t forget to do it!
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1 e 2 a 3 f 4 b 5 h 6 i 7 c 8 d 9 j 10 g
B. Underline the correct option.
1 My dad taught me to ride / ride a bike.
2 Lucy persuaded me to buy / buy the shoes.
3 Mum, please let / make me stay at Jane’s on Friday night.
4 I could feel the car to go / go faster and faster.
5 Mr Green made Sam to pay / pay for the broken window.
6 A: Richard is really angry.
B: Get him to sit / sit down for five minutes.
7 Her grandmother warned her not to get / not get lost in the forest.
8 The captain ordered the soldiers to run / run back to the camp.
9 Did you hear John to say / say that?
10 My parents always encouraged me to play / play the piano.
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2 to buy 3 let 4 go 5 pay 6 to sit
7 not to get 8 to run 9 say 10 to play
C. What does each text say? Tick a, b or c.
a It tells children not to play football. ✓
b It encourages children to play football.
c It lets children play football.
a Sarah promises Rob to buy some flowers.
b Sarah advises Rob to buy some flowers.
c Sarah reminds Rob to buy some flowers.
a Sandra promises to pay John the money.
b Sandra will pay the money instead of John.
c Sandra will tell John to pay the money.
a It makes old people sit in this place.
b It gets bus passengers to offer this place to old people.
c It doesn’t allow young people to sit in this place.
a David orders Lesley and Max to go to a party.
b David invites Lesley and Max to go to a party.
c David reminds Lesley and Max to go to a party.
a It warns people not to go inside.
b It encourages people to go inside.
c It forces people to go inside.
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2 c 3 c 4 b 5 b 6 a
D. Complete the text using the verbs in the box and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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advise ask force invite help let need see tell warn |
The famous biologist Doctor Singh has written a new book called You Are What You Eat. We decided to 1……invite…… the doctor ……to come…… (come) to our studio so that we could 2……………… him ……………… (answer) a few questions about the book.
Doctor Singh says he wrote the book to 3……………… teenagers not ……………… (eat) unhealthy food, but does he 4……………… his children ……………… (go) to fast-food restaurants? ‘Sometimes’ he laughs. ‘You can’t 5……………… children ……………… (do) everything you want. I 6……………… them ……………… (be) sensible and not eat there every day!’
The next question: Do vegetables really 7……………… teenagers ……………… (grow) faster? ‘It’s not as simple as that,’ he says. ‘But it’s true that teenagers don’t eat enough of them. When I do my research in school canteens, I don’t often 8……………… teenagers ……………… (choose) vegetables. Maybe we 9……………… teachers ……………… (talk) to teenagers about this.
Last question: Does Doctor Singh 10……………… teenagers who eat too much ……………… (go) on a diet? ‘Usually, the problem is not eating too much but eating the wrong food. If teenagers eat sensibly, there is no need for a diet.’
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2 ask … to answer 3 warn … to eat
4 let … go 5 force … to do
6 advise / tell … to be 7 help … (to) grow
8 see … choose 9 need … to talk
10 advise / tell … to go
E. Samuel Greg wrote some instructions for his wife. Complete the sentences about what Hannah did.
1 Some children play football next to the factory windows. Stop them!
Hannah didn’t allow the children to play football.
2 Charles must clean the machines.
Hannah made ……………………………………………
3 Nancy can visit her mother on Saturday.
Hannah let ……………………………………………
4 It would be nice if the workers had a bath on Sunday.
Hannah encouraged ……………………………………………
5 Robert must remember to do his Latin homework.
Hannah reminded ……………………………………………
6 Emily still doesn’t know how to use the new machine.
Hannah taught ……………………………………………
7 Jonas has to paint the walls.
Hannah ordered ……………………………………………
8 Ask Lady Grey to come to tea next Friday.
Hannah invited ……………………………………………
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2 Charles clean the machines.
3 Nancy visit her mother on Saturday.
4 the workers to have a bath on Sunday.
5 Robert to do his Latin homework.
6 Emily how to use the new machine.
7 Jonas to paint the walls.
8 Lady Grey to come to tea next Friday.
F. Complete sentences 1-8 using information from the text. What do you think is going on?
It was terrible and Graham was in shock. Graham sent a text to Amanda: (1) ‘Phone me!’ (2) His heart was beating very fast as he explained everything to her. (3) ‘Amanda, come round, please!’ he said at the end.
Graham looked out of the window (4) so he could see Amanda as she drove to the house. She came in and (5) took off her coat, with Graham’s help. Graham’s room was a complete mess with cupboards open, things on the floor and clothes everywhere.
(6) ‘Don’t panic, it will make things worse,’ said Amanda. (7) ‘Sit down and think.’ Amanda was looking at the chaos in the room when (8) she saw that Graham had started to cry.
See below for the end of the story.
1 Graham wanted ……Amanda to phone him. ……
2 He felt ……………………………………. .
3 He asked ……………………………………. .
4 He watched ……………………………………. .
5 He helped ……………………………………. .
6 Amanda warned ……………………………………. .
7 She told ……………………………………. .
8 She noticed ……………………………………. .
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2 his heart beat very fast 3 her to come round
4 her drive to the house
5 her take off her coat 6 him not to panic
7 him to sit down and think 8 him start to cry
The end of the story.
‘Don’t worry,’ Amanda said. ‘I’ll help you choose what to wear to the party,’ ‘Oh thank you, Amanda!’ cried Graham. ‘You’re a great friend!’
G. Do you think you will be a good parent? Write sentences about what you will allow, make, ask, etc. your own teenage children (to) do.
1 I will let them stay up late sometimes.
2 ………………………………………………….
3 ………………………………………………….
4 ………………………………………………….
5 ………………………………………………….
6 ………………………………………………….
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your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 Greg made them …………… hard.
a work b to work
2 He didn’t let the children …………… games.
a play b to play
3 Greg didn’t allow the children …………… .
a leave b to leave
4 Hannah advised Greg …………… a new factory.
a open b to open
5 Did Greg notice the boy …………… the machine?
a break b to break
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1 a 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a
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