Smile on the phone

1.Put the verbs into the correct form: present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous or past perfect simple. 1 Tom has started training regularly since he joined (join) the gym. 2 How often (you / visit) your brother’s family when (you / be) in Singapore last year? 3 I (not top up) my smart card yet. How much (you / think) I need for a month? 4 The filling station manager callthepolice when he (realise) that someone (drive) off without paying their petrol. 5 Sharon’s health (seem) much better these days than it used to be. Perhaps she (take) more exercise as the doctor (advise). 6
2.Write what you would say in these situations. Use will/shall, going to or the present continuous. 1 You make your friend a cup of sweet coffee, then she tells you she doesn’t take sugar. Offer to make her another one. You: I’m sorry, I’ll make you another one. 2 A colleague asks why you’re leaving work early. Explain that you have arranged to meet your grandmother at the airport. You: 3 Your brother lent you some money last week. Promise to pay him back at the weekend. You: 4 Your sister has bought some clothes from a cheap website. You want to buy some too and you’ve asked her several times for the address, but she refuses to tell you. Ask why. You: 5 You failed an exam last year. Since then you’ve been working hard. Tell your teacher it’s because you’re determined not to fail again. You: 6 Your neighbour is playing loud music late at night. You get angry and ask him to turn the volume down. You: 7 You’ve been offered a role in a film and have accepted. Tell your friends about it. You: 8 A friend is telling you about her travel scholarship. Ask her which countries she plans to visit. You: 62 63 Units 19–23 EEddie (set) fire to his kitchen
3.Choose the correct alternative. 1 Why did you walk from the station? You could phone / could have phoned me for a lift. 2 I loved staying with my grandparents when I was a child. They let me read all their books and told me I could go / was able to go to bed as late as I wanted. 3 This carpet was priced at £500, but I could get / was able to get a discount because of this little mark in the corner. 4 I couldn’t have got / haven’t been able to get online all morning. It’s making my life impossible! 5 I’ve no idea where my brother is now. He can be / could be at the North Pole for all I know. 6 It’s hard to imagine how scientists cope with the Antarctic climate. I’m sure I can’t / couldn’t. 7 We could cook / could have cooked