Grammar: Hadn't Prepared Well Enough For His Interview
Grammar: Hadn't Prepared Well Enough For His Interview
Grammar
Name: ________________________ 4 Choose the correct words.
Class: ________________________ 1 The interviewer told him that he didn’t prepare /
hadn’t prepared well enough for his interview.
2 If she hadn’t worked hard at school, she wouldn’t have /
Vocabulary
wouldn’t have had a good job now.
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 3 Sara says she loved / loves adventure films, so I’m sure
There are two words you don’t need. she’ll like this one.
4 I’m sorry, I wouldn’t ask to borrow money unless / if I
abuse experience freedom management
needed to, but I’m really desperate!
profession reference transport
5 Martha insisted to pay / on paying for the tickets.
1 Jack is keen to enter the teaching _______________. 6 I’ll have finished / have been finishing all my exams by
2 It can be difficult to get a job if you don’t already have the 20th June, so I’ll be free to go on holiday.
some work _______________. 7 If you called / Had you called me, I would have come and
3 A group of people were protesting in favour of picked you up in my car.
_______________ of speech. 8 We had waited / had been waiting for over an hour when
4 The problem of drug _______________ is growing in Sammy finally arrived.
many cities. /8
5 The city is planning a new public _______________
system to help people get to and from work more easily.
5 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar
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meaning to the first.
1 ‘It might rain tomorrow’, Jake said.
2 Complete the words in the sentences. Jake said that _______________________ tomorrow.
1 Sam has very good i _ _ _ _ p _ _ s _ _ _ l skills, so he 2 ‘Did your interview go well?’ Ana asked me.
gets on well with people. Ana asked me if _______________________ well.
2 There are plenty of job o _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ _ s in 3 ‘You stole the money!’ Tara said to Paul.
America. Tara accused _______________________ the money.
3 It’s wrong for advertisers to d _ _ t _ _ t the truth in their 4 If you had followed my advice, you would have got home
adverts. much earlier.
4 Thousands of people have signed the p _ t _ _ _ _ n Had _______________________, you would have got
against killing animals for their fur. home much earlier.
5 You need to be g _ _ g _ r _ _ _ s and love being in a 5 I don’t like horror films, so I didn’t go to the cinema with
crowd to enjoy this job. my friends.
I would have gone to the cinema with my friends
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_______________________ horror films.
6 It’s a pity you spent all your money.
3 Complete the sentences with one word in each You shouldn’t _______________________ all your money.
space. 7 ‘Don’t forget to take your keys,’ my mum said.
1 She left her old job last week, and will __________ up My mum reminded _______________________ my keys.
her new role in the company tomorrow. /7
2 Everyone could see __________ his disguise – no one
was taken in by it!
3 Young people no longer take it __________ granted that
they will get a job.
4 The company is planning to __________ out a new
range of products next month.
5 It’s your birthday celebration, so you should blow
__________ the candles on the cake.
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Use of English
6 Decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fits each gap.
Parties Are Us!
Our company has a (1) ___ for a children’s party entertainer. You must have a good sense of humour, and be able to sing.
The successful applicant will (2) ___ responsibility for providing top quality entertainment at parties for children aged
between five and twelve. You will (3) ___ with customers yourself, so you must have good people skills. We must be able to
rely (4) ___ you, as our company’s good reputation will depend on you. In return, we can offer a generous (5) ___ packet
plus bonus payments if you do well. Call us now on 0871 243567.
1 A profession B vacancy C career D work
2 A get B do C gain D take
3 A discuss B serve C deal D offer
4 A on B with C for D in
5 A salary B perks C pay D earnings
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7 Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
I had a terrible interview yesterday! First, the interviewer asked (1) __________ if I had been looking for jobs for long. I told
her that I (2) __________applied for hundreds of jobs but no one seemed to want to employ me. She then asked about my
friends, and I said I didn’t have many friends, (3) __________ was obviously a mistake because the job needed someone
with good people skills. Finally, she wanted to know how much I would expect to be paid. I said that I wouldn’t accept the job
(4) __________ they offered me a really good salary. I don’t think that went down very well! She promised (5) __________
get back to me, but I don’t suppose I’ll ever hear from her!
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8 Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) was set up to promote honesty in the advertising
industry in Britain. This is certainly a (1) _______________ task, as it so easy now to CHALLENGE
(2) ______________ improve images to make products look better than they really are. The ASA has to DIGITAL
decide whether such changes are OK, or whether they are (3) ______________ because they are ACCEPT
misleading to the public. Anyone can make a (4) _______________ to the ASA if they feel that an advert COMPLAIN
is unfair, and the ASA will investigate. It is certainly (5) ______________ to know that someone is REASSURE
keeping an eye on the advertisers.
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9 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1 Emily said we should leave at six.
SUGGESTED
Emily _______________________ at six.
2 I’ll lend you the money if you promise to pay me back.
PROVIDED
I’ll lend you the money ________________________ to pay me back.
3 ‘I won’t be late,’ she promised.
THAT
She promised _________________________ late.
4 I stayed up late last night, so now I’m tired.
IF
I wouldn’t be tired now ________________________ up late last night.
5 It was a mistake to spend £200 on a new bike.
SPENT
I ought ________________________ £200 on a new bike.
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