8 GRAMMAR EXTRA

ADVANCED UNIT 8 8.2 ellipsis and substitution

8.1 future in the past

1 Match the sentence halves.
1 He doesn’t know much Spanish,
1 Put the words in the correct order to make 2 I didn’t see the film,
sentences. 3 She may be fired,
1 was / the / to / was / hoping / museum / but / it / 4 They went into the theatre
visit / shut / he 5 I think that’s wrong,
                                                                                           6 He hasn’t met them before,
2 I / I / that / try / never / salsa / knew / would 7 You can have fish
                                                                                           8 I need some cash –
3 perform / were / to / a / at / party / the / they /
a) or meat.
song
b) have you got any?
                                                                                          
c) although I have.
4 no / was / to / her / but / hot / water / hair / she /
there / going / wash / was d) but my brother did.
                                                                                           e) but he knows some.
5 giving / were / verge / of / up / the / they / f) and booked the tickets.
solution / when / found / they / on / the. g) but it might not be.
                                                                                           h) but I really hope not.
6 to / meant / if / we / were / them / know / we /
let / were / delayed
2 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

                                                                                           1 Some guests were wearing jeans but many.

2 She’s finished her work and hands it in.
2 Choose the correct answer, a), b) or c).
3 My phone is broken so I need to get a new
1 I shopping when the phone rang. one phone.
a) was meant to go
4 I couldn’t see the stage very well but my
b) was about to go
friends did.
c) was to go shopping
2 We for directions when we saw the station 5 He’s never been diving but I do.
ahead of us. 6 A: Is it a good film?
a) would ask B: I think so good.
b) were supposed to ask
c) were on the point of asking 3 Cross out any words that can be omitted in the
sentences.
3 I the wedding cake but they decided to
buy one. 1 Your idea sounds good to me.
a) was to have made 2 Your coat is in the apartment but I can’t tell you
b) wasn’t to make exactly where in the apartment.
c) was making 3 I knew you’d say that!
4 The party outside but it rained. 4 She won’t arrive this aernoon although we’d
thought she would arrive this aernoon.
a) is to be
5 It’s good to see you again.
b) meant to be
6 He’s cooked meals for his family but he’s never
c) was to have been
cooked for a bigger group.
5 My sister and I taking our parents on
7 Could you find the car keys, then could you drive
holiday but we didn’t.
me to the station?
a) thought to
8 I suppose so.
b) were thinking of
c) would
6 He went to China in 2005, where he teach
for ten years.
a) will
b) would be
c) would

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8.3 discussing ideas Consolidation

1 Match 1–8 to a)–h) to form phrases used for 1 Choose the correct answer, a), b) or c).
discussing ideas.
Problem
1 That’s very
I was 1 from my job when I was offered
2 That promotion. The new job will mean more money and
3 Mind 2
responsibility. When I started at the
4 That’s very company, 3 in the job for two years and then
5 Good look for another 4 . That was five years ago! My
6 Looking at it question is: do I accept the promotion or do I look for
7 On the other another 5 in a different company?
8 I know what Response 1
a) hand, I can’t give you any advice but I can tell you about
my experience. I was on the verge of 6 another
b) you,
job when I was given a promotion. I spent some time
c) makes sense. thinking about my options and in the end I decided
d) another way, to take the new job. However, I 7 to accept the
e) you mean. new job within a week and I missed the deadline so
f) one! they withdrew the offer!
g) true. Response 2
h) a good idea.
Do you know how many jobs there are? 8 ! It
2 Match functions a)–b) with phrases 1–8 in Exercise 1. could be very difficult to find another job. If you
9
to stay for two years but are still there aer
a) acknowledging an idea
five, it must be all right. I think you should stay and
b) introducing an alternative accept the promotion. Although, 10 , you need
3 Complete the conversations with the phrases in
to write a career plan so you don’t get stuck for
another five years.
the box.

although, having said that I never thought of that 1 a) supposed to resign

I’m with you there makes sense mind you b) on the point of resigning
that’s very true yes and no c) was meant to resign
2 a it will mean more
1 A: I think the best way to work efficiently is to b) it means
write a list and stick to it. c) –
B: . A list can be useful but it needs 3 a) I meant to stay
to be realistic and you still need to prioritise b) was meant to stay
things. c) I was staying
2 A: If you learn to delegate well, you’ll save yourself 4 a) so b) ones c) one
a lot of work. 5 a) job b) ones c) one
B: , it can take a lot of time to brief 6 a) accepting b) accept c) to accept
someone properly. 7 a) supposed
A: , but it’s worth it. b) was supposing
3 A: The best advice I was given was to do the thing c) was supposed
you were most worried about first. 8 a) There are not many jobs
b) There are not
B: . Once it’s done, you can stop
c) Not many
worrying. , I’d soon find
something new to worry about. 9 a) were planning
b) were meant
A: Good point.
c) weren’t planning
4 A: If I read every email that is sent to me,
10 a) that makes sense
I wouldn’t get all my work done.
b) having said that
B: . I have two hours a day when I c) alternatively
don’t look at any.
A: . I think I’ll start doing that.

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