Grammar Practice

Present simple / Present progressive

Past simple / Past progressive tenses

Exercise 37. Put the verbs in the present simple or present progressive. Note where both forms are possible.

1. I (study) ... English at Exeter University. 2. I'm on holiday at the moment and I (work) ... in a public library. 3. I'm lucky to have this job. 4. I (not have to) ... get up early. 5. The library (open) ... at 10 and (close) ... at 7. 6. It's interesting work because people (always come in) ... and (ask) ... me to help them, so I (learn) . . a lot about different subjects. 7. I (enjoy) ... the job and (find) ... it very amusing, too. 8. People (use) ... the strangest things as bookmarks. 9. I have found a rasher of bacon (uncooked).10.Matchsticks (be) ... common and so (be) ... bus tickets.

Exercise 39. Put the verbs in the past simple or past progressive. Note where both forms are possible.

1. Mrs. May, our District Nurse, (drive) ... home at 3 a.m. one night after an urgent visit to a sick patient. 2. She (drive) ... along a deserted country lane, when she (see) ... a new kind of animal. 3. She (stop) ... her car and (get out) ... 4. The animal (be) clearly visible in the blaze of her headlights. 5. It (look) ... like a hedgehog with a tall white hat. 6. It (cross) ... the road without paying any attention to Mrs. May. 7. When Mrs. May (go) ... close to it, she (notice) ... that there was a plastic yoghurt pot on the hedgehog's head. 8. The poor creature had got its head stuck in the plastic pot. 9. Her instincts as a nurse (tell) ... her she would have to rescue it, so she (pull) ... the pot off the hedgehog's head. 10.Mrs. May (think) . . the hedgehog (look) ... rather sad, when she (notice) ... that the pot was half full of strawberry yoghurt. 11. She (give) ... it back to the hedgehog. 12. The creature (seize) ... it, (put) ... it on its head again, and triumphantly (continue) ... its journey across the road.

Brainstorming Test

Exercise 41. Role – play: “Everyone Has a Culture—Everyone Is Different”

1) In your family, what is considered polite and what is considered rude? What manners have you been taught? (Think about such things as table manners, behavior toward guests in your home, what to say when answering the telephone, how to say thanks for a meal.)

2) Describe something very important to you. It could be a value, such as respect or honesty. It could be a person, such as a parent, brother, sister, or friend. It could be a goal, such as going to college or designing a website. It could be a hobby.

Exercise 42. Make a presentation about the Characteristics and Categories of Culture.

Exercise 43. Make a presentation about your Culture. Use the plan below:

We call our land…

We call our people…

Our language is…

Basic needs (food, clothing, shelter)…

Government…

Important values…

Relationship with the land…

Relationship with the animals…

Roles of elders…

Interaction with other people/cultures…

Our beliefs…

Our spirit place…

Our symbol/motto…

Exercise 44. Role – Play: “An iceberg”.

Culture is very similar to an iceberg. It has some aspects that are visible and many others that can only be suspected, guessed, or learned as understanding of the culture grows. Like an iceberg, the visible part of culture is only a small part of a much larger whole. Using the previous plan discuss in your groups which features of culture you think are visible and which are invisible.

Exercise 45. Make up situations with 5 new words from this unit.

Exercise 46. Write all new words and word combinations which you have learned from unit two.

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Exercise 47. Sum up all the information of the unit, add your comments and write summary (20-25 sentences) about culture using active vocabulary. Try to avoid copying the text. Get ready to present it orally using the key words as prompts for discussion.