A. The words and phrases in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word or phrase
1 Does Debbie likes Greek food? — Does Debbie like Greek food?
2 Did Anne and Carlo went to Spain last year? — Did Anne and Carlo go to Spain last year?
3 Was Dawn and Jennifer with you? — Were Dawn and Jennifer with you?
4 Has Claudia a haircut every Thursday? — Does Claudia have a haircut every Thursday?
5 Have you buy the new Arctic Monkeys’ CD yet? — Have you bought the new Arctic Monkeys’ CD yet?
6 Does Tim going to be in the school play? — Is Tim going to be in the school play?
7 It would be the best thing to do? — Would it be the best thing to do?
8 Were you play basketball when it started snowing? — Were you playing basketball when it started snowing?

B. Write one word in each gap
Rachel: Hi, Ben! (1) How are you?
Ben: I’m fine. (2) Did you hear about Mr Watkins, the maths teacher?
Rachel: No. (3) What happened to him?
Ben: He fell out of the window of his classroom!
Rachel: (4) Who pushed him?
Ben: No one!
Rachel: So how (5) did it happen?
Ben: He was sitting on the windowsill and he just fell backwards!
Rachel: Oh dear! Poor Mr Watkins. (6) Was he hurt?
Ben: No. Luckily his classroom is on the ground floor.
Rachel: That’s lucky! (7) Were you there at the time?
Ben: Yes! We were having a maths lesson.
Rachel: So (8) what did you all do?
Ben: We ran outside to help him. We were all laughing, though!
Rachel: (9) Did he think it was funny, too?
Ben: Not at first, but he laughed about it afterwards.

C. Match to make sentences
1 You live in a village, don’t you?
2 You’re not fifteen years old, are you?
3 Carol has a maths test tomorrow, doesn’t she?
4 They were having lunch at the time, weren’t they?
5 You’ve been to France, haven’t you?
6 I’m not the only one, am I?
7 They all passed the test, didn’t they?
8 You haven’t seen Linda anywhere, have you?
9 She won’t tell anyone else, will she?
10 This is the right DVD, isn’t it?

D. Complete the question tags
1. Mark doesn’t eat meat, does he?
2. We should phone Grandma, shouldn’t we?
3. I didn’t get you into trouble, did I?
4. You weren’t waiting for me, were you?
5. Jill has finished her homework, hasn’t she?
6. You’ll call me later, won’t you?
7. Let’s go out tonight, shall we?
8. I’m going to pass the exam, aren’t I?

E. Choose the correct answer.
1. Excuse me. Could you tell me how much these jeans are, please?
2. Can you let me know what time the train arrives?
3. Do you know if the show starts at seven o’clock?
4. I wonder if you could tell me what the difference is.
5. I wonder if you know who I should ask

Habits are things we do regularly, often without thinking. They can be good or bad, and they influence our health, behavior, and success in life. Good habits don’t harm you, while bad habits damage your health. Examples of bad habits include procrastinating, smoking, eating too much junk food, or spending too much time on phones or computers. Such habits can affect our health, waste our time, and make it harder to achieve our goals. Good habits are for example eating healthy, getting enough sleep and working out to keep your body and mental health good. These habits help us stay healthy, improve our knowledge, and build good relationships with people. There are habits that are good in one country but bad in other. For example slurping food. It’s a good habit in Japan or China but in other countries like Armenia and England it would be disrespectful to slurp food.

Discussion: What music or song do you like listening to? «What is your favorite song, and why do you like it?» Write about your favorite song in details. Who is the author, singer, and lyricist, and what are its origins?

I listen to lots of genres, for example pop, ballads, electropop. There are a lot of artists that I love and few of them are Doja Cat, Ariana Grande, Bhad Bhabie, Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, XXXTENTACION, Lana Del Rey and Mitski. The music I listen to depends on my mood, weather and the day in general. One day I can listen to sad and quiet songs all day long, but the next day I can listen to loud music. Music I listen to mostly doesn’t have deep lyrics, sometimes about self-confidence, love or sometimes about life in general. One of my favorite songs is «Born To Die» by Lana Del Rey. It explores themes of toxic and doomed romance. The title track and album blend 1950s/60s, focusing on living fast to escape the inevitability of death. It portrays a dark, passionate, and often submissive, relationship. But in reality I can’t choose one favorite song that I listen to everyday. Every song can get boring for me anytime, one day I like that song, the next day I hate it. So I choose the playlist for the day that will match my mood for the rest of the day.

1. What is leadership?
Leadership is when someone takes the responsibility over something. Leadership is when someone has respect from others and respects people around him. Leadership is the ability to guide, influence, and inspire other people to achieve a common goal. A leader helps organize people, makes decisions, and motivates others to work together.
2. Is it important to have good leadership?
Yes. Good leaders help groups or countries develop, solve problems, and create a positive environment. They make fair decisions and think about the well-being of others.
3. How do the corrupt leaders behave?
Corrupt leaders usually think about their own benefit instead of the people they lead. They may steal money, abuse their power, lie, or make unfair decisions. Their actions often harm society and reduce trust in leadership.
4. What are the advantages of studying at Mkhitar Sebastatsi EduComplex?
Our school gives us a free will to speak and tell our opinions. We actively use technology in our school for the education. It helps students to explore the country by going to several trips with other classes and teachers.
5. The Internet in my life. The advantages and disadvantages of Media education.
There are advantages and disadvantages in every education method. But in Media education there are more advantages than disadvantages. Media education helps us to use laptops and other technology more in our life. The only disadvantage is that some students use that advantage and play games instead of studying, plus spending a long time in front of a device is bad for your eyes.

1. Tenses

1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) I have seen him yesterday.
B) I saw him yesterday.
C) I was seeing him yesterday.
D) I had seen him yesterday.

2. By the time we arrived, they _______ dinner.
A) finished
B) were finishing
C) had finished
D) have finished

2. Conditionals

3. If you _______ earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the train.
A) leave
B) left
C) had left
D) will leave

4. If I _______ enough money, I would buy a new car.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) would have

3. Modal Verbs

5. You _______ eat so much fast food. It’s not healthy.
A) should
B) must
C) can
D) may

6. Which sentence expresses a strong obligation?
A) You should finish your homework.
B) You must finish your homework.
C) You might finish your homework.
D) You could finish your homework.

4. Passive Voice

7. The cake _______ by my grandmother yesterday.
A) made
B) was made
C) is made
D) makes

8. The book _______ in 1995.
A) wrote
B) is written
C) was written
D) has written

5. Relative Clauses

9. The person _______ invented the telephone was Alexander Graham Bell.
A) who
B) which
C) whose
D) what

10. This is the house _______ I grew up.
A) where
B) who
C) which
D) what

6. Reported Speech

11. She said, “I am learning Spanish.” → She said she _______ Spanish.
A) was learning
B) is learning
C) has been learning
D) learns

12. My teacher asked me, “Did you complete your assignment?” → My teacher asked me if I _______ my assignment.
A) complete
B) had completed
C) have completed
D) was completing

7. Phrasal Verbs

13. I need to _______ early tomorrow for my trip.
A) set up
B) set off
C) set out
D) set in

14. Which phrasal verb means “to cancel”?
A) Call off
B) Call out
C) Call back
D) Call up

8. Miscellaneous Grammar

15. I wish I _______ more time to travel.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) has

16. Choose the correct form:
She is interested _______ learning new languages.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) to

17. I regret _______ him about my plans.
A) tell
B) told
C) to tell
D) telling

18. We arrived _______ the station just in time to catch the train.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) to

19. She is very good _______ playing the piano.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) with

20. The meeting was postponed _______ next week.
A) to
B) until
C) for
D) by

Complete the sentences with JUST , ALREADY or YET .

1. Has Morris finished his studies yet?
2. My brother has already bought a new car but he hasn’t driven it yet.
3. Maria has just phoned from Italy. I spoke to her a few minutes ago.
4. Have you had lunch yet?
5. I can’t go to Spain. I have already booked two tickets for Italy. I booked them a few months ago.
6. Have you seen the new James Bond film yet?
7. The concert will start in two hours but the singers haven’t arrived yet.
8. Another postcard! I’ve already had six from him.
9. Congratulations! You have just won a trip to New York.
10. The group has already visited two museums today, so they don’t want to go to another one.
11. I have been to Norway but I haven’t been to Sweden yet.
12. I’ve just come home from Frankie’s place, but there was nobody at home.
13. We have already tried to contact her twice. There’s no point in trying again.
14. Has your new boyfriend met your parents yet?

Review of all intermediate verb tenses (CEFR B1)

Exercise 1

Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences below.

1.I _____ anything about the night of the accident.
A.don’t remember
B.‘m not remembering
C.wasn’t remembering

2. After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.
A.give
B.was giving
C.had given

3. We _____ our website.
A.recently renewed
B.are recently renewing
C.have recently renewed

4. We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.
A.were jumping
B.had jumped
C.jumped

5. A: You look fitter! B: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.
A.‘m working out
B.‘ve been working out
C.work out

6. I’m pretty sure printed books _____ one day.
A.are disappearing
B.are going to disappear
C.will disappear

7. Look at the traffic. We _____ late.
A.are going to be
B.will be
C.are being

8. ____ your room yet?
A.Have you tidied up
B.Did you tidy
C.Do you tidy up

9. I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone _____ us.
A.followed
B.was following
C.had followed

10. I’m unemployed and I _____ for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.
A.‘m looking
B.‘ve looked
C.look

Listening.  Examination Card 1
1. What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is copying stuff from books or internet without letting people know where the stuff came from.
2. What do you need to do to avoid plagiarism?
Put the text in quotation marks and say something like «according to» and write the writes name. The best thing is go to the internet and search for «how to site sources?».
3. Why do people do it nowadays?
Lots of people do it nowadays because copy and paste it quick and easy.
4. How to avoid plagiarism?
The best thing is to make sure that what you write is really from your head.

Once a sailor went ashore on the coast of South America. He had a number of blue woollen caps with him, which he wanted to sell. On his way to the town some distance from the coast, he had to pass through a forest in which there were great numbers of monkeys. At noon, with the sun directly overhead and the heat intense, the sailor decided to take a rest. He lay down under the shade of a large tree, took one of the caps, put it on his head, and soon fell asleep.

When he awoke, he found, to his surprise, that the caps were all gone! Soon he heard a loud noise among the thick branches above him, and he looked up. He saw the trees alive with monkeys, and on the head of each monkey was a blue woollen cap! The monkey had watched his actions, had stolen his caps while he slept and had put them on, and now they did not pay any attention to his shouts.

When the sailor saw that he could not get his caps back, he pulled off the one that he had on his head and threw it on the ground, crying out, «If you want to keep the rest, you may take this one too!» To his great surprise, the little animals did the same. Each took the cap off its head and threw it on the ground. The sailor got his caps back and went away in triumph.

1. There were a lot of monkeys.
a) at some distance from the forest
b) in the wood not very far from the coast
c) on the coast of South America

2. What did the sailor decide to do at noon?
a) to try on one of the woollen caps
b) to take off his cap as it was very hot
c) to lie down and rest

3. What did the sailor see when he woke up?
a) The monkeys were wearing his caps.
b) His companions had all gone.
c) There were a lot of birds singing in the trees.

4. Seeing that he could not take the caps back, the sailor
a) sat down and began to cry
b) thought that it was a funny sight and laughed heartily
c) thought that he could never have the caps back

5. What did the little monkeys do?
a) They repeated the sailor’s actions.
b) They were touched by the sailor’s tears and returned the caps.
c) They took the cap off the sailor’s head.

A. Circle the correct word
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B. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box
import, invest, obtain, own, purchase, save, select, waste
1. It says here that they give you a free glass with every pint of milk you purchase!
2. We’ve decided to invest money in Jake’s new business.
3. Let’s stay in tonight and save our money for the trip next week.
4. Don’t waste all your pocket money on sweets and chocolate.
5. The company has obtained permission to start selling in China.
6. You usually have to pay tax when you import things from other countries.
7. Colin is so rich that he owns four Rolls-Royces!
8. Joan selected a few pairs of jeans and went to try them on.

C. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.
1. We don’t usually get that property of washing powder. — brand
2. We can only take the item back if you’ve still got the change. — receipt
3. The best thing about the new shopping centre is that there’s a lot of fee. — sales
4. What’s the design on a French one euro sale? — coin
5. Carter and Sons have got some really good things in the receipt. — variety
6. My mum didn’t like me selling my bike, but she said it was my coin, so it was my decision. — property
7. When we bought the house, we had to pay a huge brand to a lawyer. — fee
8. The taxi driver wasn’t very happy when I told him I didn’t have any variety. — change

Changing a meeting time

Transcript:
Lucy: Hi, Anna. Do you have a minute to talk about the meeting next Tuesday?
Anna: Sure. We said 11, didn’t we?
Lucy: Yeah, we did. But I have a bit of a problem with the time. Would it be possible to move it?
Anna: Oh, I see. We could postpone it to the afternoon, to 1 p.m., for example. Or bring it forward to earlier in the morning. What would suit you?
Lucy: Could we make it 9 o’clock? That would really help me. I have another important meeting in the central office at 12.
Anna: No problem. It’s important you’re there.
Lucy: Thanks a lot, Anna.
Anna: Do you need help with any preparation? Did you get the agenda I sent out?
Lucy: Yes, I did. And no, that’s all fine, thanks. My report is ready and I’m looking forward to presenting it.
Anna: Great.
Lucy: I can tell Sven about the time change. I’ll see him later.
Anna: Don’t worry about telling Sven. I’ll send an email to everyone to confirm the time has changed and with an updated meeting invite.
Lucy: Great. Thanks, Anna.
Anna: OK. I’m happy that works for you. We really need you there and it’s good we don’t have to cancel it.
Lucy: See you then. Have a good weekend in the meantime.
Anna: You too.

Task 1: Choose the sentence that is correct.
1. The meeting time
1) The meeting was first planned for 9 a.m.
2) The meeting was first planned for 11 a.m.
3) The meeting was first planned for 1 p.m.

2. Moving the meeting
1) Lucy wants to cancel the meeting.
2) Lucy wants to bring the meeting forward.
3) Lucy wants to postpone the meeting.

3. The new meeting time
1) The new meeting time is 9 a.m.
2) The new meeting time is 11 a.m.
3) The new meeting time is 1 p.m.

4. The agenda
1) Anna has already sent the agenda.
2) Anna is sending the agenda now.
3) Anna will send the agenda later.

5. Lucy’s presentation
1) Lucy is nervous about her presentation.
2) Lucy is looking forward to her presentation.
3) Lucy isn’t ready to give her presentation.

6. Telling the other people
1) Lucy will tell the others about the time change.
2) Sven will tell the others about the time change.
3) Anna will tell the others about the time change.

Task 2: Complete the sentences with the words.
1. I sent an agenda with the topics for the meeting.
2. Could we postpone the meeting to a later date?
3. Could we bring the meeting forward to an earlier time?
4. The project has been stopped. So we need to cancel the meet
5. I’ll send a meeting invitation with the time and place.
6. I’ll accept the invitation when I get it.

1) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive)
1. Look! Sara is going (go) to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara is carrying (carry) her handbag.
3. The handbag is (be) very beautiful.
4. Sara usually puts (put) on black shoes but now she is wearing (wear) white trainers.
5. And look, she is taking (take) an umbrella because it is raining. (rain)

2) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. When he woke up (wake up), his mother had already prepared (already/prepare) breakfast.
2. We went (go) to London because our friends had invited (invite) us.
3. He heard (hear) the news, went (go) to the telephone and called (call) a friend.
4. When she started (start) learning English she had already learned (already learn) French.
5. Jane had already typed (already/type) three pages when her computer crashed (crash).
6. By the time the doctor arrived (arrive) at the house the patient had died. (die)
7. Before that day we had never thought (never/think) of traveling to Japan.
8. I had known (know) him a long time before I met (meet) his family.
9. They didn’t know (not/know) where to meet because nobody told (tell) them.
10. It had been (be) cloudy for days before it began (begin) to rain.

3) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).
1. I have just finished (just/ finish) my homework.
2. Mary has already written (already/write) five letters.
3. Tom moved (move) to his home town in 1994.
4. My friend was (be) in Canada two years ago.
5. I haven’t been (not/be) to Canada so far.
6. But I had already travelled (already/travel) to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul went (go) to the cinema.
8. I can’t take any pictures because I haven’t bought (not/buy) a new film yet.
9. Did they spend (they/spend) their holidays in Paris last summer?
10. Have you ever seen (you/ever/see) a whale?

4) Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist welcomed (welcome) the guests and asked (ask) them to fill in the form
2. The car broke (break) down and we had (have) to walk home.
3. The boys were swimming (swim) while the girls were sunbathing (sunbath).
4. My father came (come) in, looked (look) and told (tell) me to tidy up my room.
5. While one group was preparing (prepare) dinner the others were collecting (collect) wood for the campfire.
6. While the parents were having (have) breakfast the children were running (run) about.
7. Martha turned (turn) off the light and went (go) to bed