Reading and Use of English Part

4
• In this part you will be given a complete sentence followed by a
second, incomplete sentence.
• You must complete the second sentence so that it has the same
meaning as the first using a word given that must not be changed.
There are 6 sentences in total. In the exam you transfer your answer
to a special answer sheet.
• Part 4 tests your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. It is
impossible to predict areas that you could be tested on here.
However, the categories listed below appear quite often.
1. Comparative & superlative forms; so / such; too / enough.
We use so/such, too/ enough etc:
1. To say that something has the same of a quality as another, more of a quality
than another, or the most of a quality:
It is more interesting to visit a place than simply to read about it.
2. To express the idea that (B) < (A) instead of (A) > (B), you can do
a) with the construction 'not so/ as … as':
• Mars is not so/ as distant as Pluto.
b) with an adjective of opposite meaning:
• Mars is nearer than Pluto.
c) with the construction 'less … than':
• Neptune is less distant than Pluto.
Only use this construction when you want to say that both objects have the
same of a quality, but one has less than the other
3. To say how something is increasing (more and more) or decreasing
(less and less):
The weather is getting colder and colder.
He became more and more/ less and less interested.

4. To say how one thing increases or decreases in relation to another:

The older I get, the happier I am.
The more I learn, the less I know.

5. In a relative clause, especially with a perfect tense:

This is the best beer (that) I have ever drunk.
(=I have never drunk better beer.)
2. The passive : revision
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not
known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Example: Someone stole my bike(active) My bike was stolen.(passive)

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

1.the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
2.the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
3.the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence
(or is dropped
 Tense Active Passive
• present simple I make a cake. A cake is made (by me).
• present cont. I am making a cake. A cake is being made (by me).
• past simple I made a cake. A cake was made (by me).
• past continuous I was making a cake. A cake was being made (by me).
• present perfect I have made a cake. A cake has been made (by me).
• pres. perf. Cont. I have been making a cake. A cake has been being made
• past perfect I had made a cake. A cake had been made (by me).
• future simple I will make a cake. A cake will be made (by me).
• future perf. I will have made a cake. A cake will have been made
• 1) The Government is planning a new road near my house.
• 2) My grandfather built this house in 1943.
• 3) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
• 4) The cleaner has cleaned the office.
• 5) He had written three books before 1867.
• 6) John will tell you later.
• 7) By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.
• 8) Somebody should do the work.
• 9) The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
1. The examiner tells candidates the regulations at the 4. They will have given him the news by now.
beginning of the exam. TOLD
TOLD He .............................................. the news by now.
At the beginning of the exam candidates
.................................... the regulations. 5. Experts estimate that most people now have access to
the Internet.
2. Did we send that letter to Mr Thomas? IS
WAS .................................................. most people now have
Do you know if ........................................ to Mr Thomas? access to the Internet.

3. We haven't arranged a date for the wedding yet. 6. The garage on the corner usually repairs my car.
BEEN HAVE
A date for the wedding .............................................. yet. I ................................................... by the garage on the
corner.
 3.Direct and indirect (reported) speech
• When do we use reported speech? Sometimes someone says a sentence, for
example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell
someone else what the first person said.
• We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. If this verb is in the present
tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence:
Direct speech: I like ice cream.
Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.
• We don't need to change the tense, though probably we do need to change
the 'person' from 'I' to 'she', for example. We also may need to change
words like 'my' and 'your'.
 4. 'Why don't you come this evening?'
1. 'What do you think of the college?' SUGGESTED
ASKED She ........................................................ that evening.
She ......................................... of the college.
5. 'You look really tired,' he told her.
2. 'I'll call you later tonight,' Keith promised. SAID
WOULD He ....................................................... really tired.
Keith promised that ................................................ night.
6. 'You must do your homework tonight.' the teacher said.
3. 'I didn't break the window,' said the boy. TOLD
DENIED The teacher ...................................................... my
The boy ..................................................... the window homework.
4.Auxiliary/Modal verbs
• Auxiliary Verbs are the verbs be, do, have, will when they are followed by
another verb (the full verb) in order to form a question, a negative sentence, a
compound tense or the passive.
• The modal verbs in are English: can, could, may, might, will/would, must,
shall/should/ought to.
• Modals are different from normal verbs:
1: They don't use an 's' for the third person singular.
2: They make questions by inversion ('she can go' becomes 'can she go?').
3: They are followed directly by the infinitive of another verb (without 'to').
 Past modals
• These past modal verbs are all used hypothetically, to talk about things that
didn't really happen in the past.
• The structure is: Modal verb+ have+ past participle
• Examples:
I could have stayed up late, but I decided to go to bed early.
I shouldn't have eaten so much cake! (= I did eat a lot of cake and now I don't
feel good.)
If I had had enough money, I would have bought a car (but I didn't have
enough money, so I didn't buy a car).
1. I went to the office then remembered it was my day off. 4. They will expect you to wear a suit for the interview.
HAVE HAVE
I ............................................... to the office as it was my You ................................................ a suit for the
day off. interview.

2. Perhaps we missed the correct turning. 5. I'd see a doctor if I were you.
MIGHT OUGHT
We ............................................... the correct turning. You .................................................. a doctor.

3. I'm afraid you can't smoke in here. 6. He couldn't swim until he was in his twenties.
ALLOWED ABLE
You ............................................... in here. He ................................................. until he was in his
twenties.
5.Conditionals
• Zero conditional: general truth
If + present simple, ... present simple
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils
• First conditional: things that might happen
If + present simple, ... will + infinitive
If it rains tomorrow, we will go to the cinema.
• Second conditional: dream/ imaginary situation
If + past simple, ... would + infinitive
If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
• Third conditional: thing that didn’t happen and have an imaginary result
If + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle
(past perfect= had+ past participle)
If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.
1. I only told you because I thought you would be interested. 4. If you do the washing up I'll make the coffee.
TOLD PROVIDED
I ................................................. you if I thought you weren't I'll make the coffee .......................................................... the
interested. washing up.

2. I won't organise the party unless you arrange the food. 5. Your tired because you keep staying up late.
LONG WERE
I'll organise the party ....................................................... If ............................................................. to bed earlier, you
arrange the food. wouldn't be so tired.

3. I think it would be a good idea to speak to the manager 6. You never enter competitions so you'll never win
first. anything.
WERE MIGHT
If ......................................................... speak to the manager If you entered competions ......................................................
first. something.
 6.Unreal past tenses
• he past tense is sometimes used in English to refer to an unreal situation. So,
although the verb tense is in the past, we are actually talking about
something that didn't happen. This is often the case in conditional sentences
when we are talking about a hypothetical situation that might exist now or at
any time. We call this use of the past tense "the unreal past".

• The unreal past is used after conditional words and expressions like if,
supposing, if only, what if; after the verb to wish; and after the expression I'd
rather.
CONDITIONAL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
The expressions if, supposing, if only, what if can be used to introduce
hypothetical situations and followed by the simple past tense to indicate that
the condition they introduce is imaginary.
EXAMPLES
• Supposing an elephant and a mouse fell in love.
• What if we painted the room yellow?
• If you went to the movies, I would babysit.
These expressions can also introduce hypothetical situations in the past and
then they are followed by the past perfect.
EXAMPLES
• If only I hadn't kissed the frog.
• What if the elephant had stepped on my phone?
• Supposing I had given that man my money.
WISHES
The verb to wish is used with the unreal past when we want to talk about situations in the present that
we are not happy about but cannot change.
EXAMPLES
• I wish I had more money.
• She wishes she was beautiful.
• We wish we could come to your party.
When we want to talk about situations in the past that we are not happy about or actions that we
regret, we use the verb to wish followed by the past perfect.
EXAMPLES
• I wish I hadn't said that.
• He wishes he hadn't bought the car.
• I wish I had taken that job in New York.
When we want to talk about situations we are not happy about and where we want someone else to
change them, we use to wish followed by would + infinitive.
EXAMPLES
• I wish he would stop smoking.
• I wish you would go away.
• I wish you wouldn't squeeze the toothpaste from the middle!
PREFERENCES USING "I'D RATHER" AND "IT'S TIME"
I'd rather and it's time are also followed by the unreal past. The verb is in the past
tense, but the situation is in the present. When we want to talk about a course of
action we would prefer someone else to take, we use I'd rather + past tense.
EXAMPLES
• I'd rather you went.
• He'd rather you called the police.
• I'd rather you didn't hunt elephants.
The stress can be important in these sentences, to show what our preference is.
EXAMPLES
• I'd rather you went. (instead of me)
• I'd rather you went. (instead of staying)
• He'd rather you called the police. (instead of me)
• He'd rather you called the police. (instead of the firemen)
1. I'd love to know how John is getting on. 4. He behaves like the President of the company.
KNEW THOUGH
I ................................................. how John was getting He acts ....................................................... the President
on. of the company.

2. You should take an umbrella with you. 5. I regret not inviting Cathy to the party.
BETTER ONLY
You ................................................ an umbrella with you. If ................................................... Cathy

3. I think taxes should be increased. 6. I'd prefer you to get home early tonight.
TIME RATHER
It .................................................. increased I .................................................... home early tonight.
7.Phrasal verbs
• A phrasal verb is a verb like pick up, turn on or get on with. These
verbs consists of a basic verb + another word or words. The two or
three words that make up a phrasal verb form a short "phrase" -
which is why we call them "phrasal verbs". But a phrasal verb is still a
verb. Look is a verb. Look up is also a verb - a different verb. They do
not have the same meaning, and they behave differently
grammatically. You should treat each phrasal verb as a separate verb,
and learn it like any other verb.
10 most common phrasal verbs.

1. Go on – to happen or occur 5. Go back – to return to a place, time, situation, activity or

There is a debate going on right now between the two conversation topic
parties. He washed the dishes and went back to his room.
2. Pick up – to get or take somebody or something from a 6. Find out – to discover something
place We need to find out who ate the cheese.
Can you pick up some food on the way home from work 7. Come out – to leave a place (room, building, container) or
please? appear from it
3. Come back – to return to a place or a conversation She went into the bank and came out with some money
topic 8. Go out – to leave a room, building, car, or one’s home to
She came back to the kitchen with a bottle of wine. go to a social event
4. Come up (with) – to think of or produce something – We should go out for dinner sometime
to return to a place or a conversation topic 9. Point out – to direct attention toward something (fact,
She instantly came up with a solution to the problem. idea, information)
5. Go back – to return to a place, time, situation, activity Experts have pointed out that eating too much sugar is
or conversation topic. extremely unhealthy.
He washed the dishes and went back to his room. 10. Grow up – to gradually advance in age and maturity
Seeing my kids growing up is such a lovely thing.
 8.Verb patterns: gerund and infinitive
We use gerunds (verb + ing):
• After certain verbs - I enjoy singing
• After prepositions - I drank a cup of coffee before leaving
• As the subject or object of a sentence - Swimming is good exercise

We use 'to' + infinitive:

• After certain verbs - We decided to leave
• After many adjectives - It's difficult to get up early

We use the bare infinitive (the infinitive without 'to'):

• After modal verbs - I can meet you at six o'clock
• After 'let', 'make' and (sometimes) 'help' - The teacher lets us leave early.
• After some verbs of perception (see, watch, hear, notice, feel, sense) - I watched her walk
away
• After expressions with 'why' - why go out the night before an exam?
• Exeptions: remember, forget, try, stop, regret. These verbs can be
followed by either the gerund or the infinitive with a change in meaning.
1. It's really important that you pay the bill today. 4. In the future she became a successful business woman.
REMEMBER WENT
You must ................................................ the bill today. She ................................................... a successful business
woman.
2. I think it would be a good idea if you joined the
beginner's class. 5. I'll help you with your homework.
SUGGEST MIND
I .................................................... the beginners class. I ...................................................... you with your
homework.
3. Meeting John in town was really surprising.
EXPECT 6. I hated driving on the left at first but now it's OK.
I ..................................................... John in town. USED
I ....................................................... on the left now.