LearnEnglish Word on the Street Support Pack

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Word on the Street

Music Scene 2 – Language

Focus

Exercises

Answers are at the end of this support

pack.

Activity 1

Type in the correct words to complete the

indirect questions.

1. How old are you? = Can I ask

you __________________?

2. Where's the station, please? =

Could you tell

me __________________, please?

3. Who's that old man? = Do you have

any idea __________________?

4. Can Sarah swim? = Do you know

if __________________?

5. Does John speak German? = Do

you think __________________?

6. What time does the film start? =

Does anyone

know __________________?

7. How did you learn such good

English? = Would you mind telling

me _______________________?

Activity 2

Can you remember the indirect questions

from Activity 1? Put the words in the

correct order.

1. how / are / you / old / ? / Can I ask

you

_______________________________

2. where / is / the / station /, please? /

Could you tell me

_______________________________

3. Do you have / who / any idea / old /

that / man / is / ?

_______________________________

4. if / Do you know / Sarah / swim /

can / ?

_______________________________

5. German / John / ? / Do you think /

speaks

_______________________________

6. the / ? / what / Does anyone know /

time / film / starts

_______________________________

7. you / Would you mind telling me /

learned / how / ? / good / such /

English

_______________________________

Activity 3

Choose the correct form, present perfect

simple or continuous, to complete each

sentence.

1. You should take a break. You … all

day.

a) 've studied

b) 've been studying

2. I'm not surprised George is sick.

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He … too hard recently.

a) 's worked

b) 's been working

3. I … twenty job applications today. I

think that's enough.

a) 've sent

b) 've been sending

4. No, I haven't had time to make

lunch! I … the flat all morning.

a) 've cleaned

b) 've been cleaning

5. Our living room looks really nice.

We … it.

a) 've just repainted

b) 've just been repainting

6. No more coffee for me, please. I …

enough.

a) 've had

b) 've been having

7. OK, I … those onions. What do you

want me to do next?

a) 've chopped

b) 've been chopping

8. Don't worry, I'm not really crying.

I … some onions!

a) 've just chopped

b) 've just been chopping

Activity 4

Can you remember the present perfect

sentences from Activity 3? Complete the

sentences with the correct forms of the

verbs in (brackets). Use contractions ('ve

or 's).

1. I___________(send) twenty job

applications today. I think that's

enough.

2. I'm not surprised George is sick.

He ____________ (work) too hard

recently.

3. You should take a break.

You ____________ (study) all day.

4. No more coffee for me, please.

I ____________ (have) enough.

5. No, I haven't had time to make

lunch! I ____________ (clean) the

flat all morning.

6. OK, I ____________ (chop) those

onions. What do you want me to do

next?

7. Our living room looks really nice.

We ____________ (just, repaint) it.

8. Don't worry, I'm not really crying.

I ____________ (just, cut) some

onions!

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Answers

Activity 1

1. How old are you? = Can I ask you how old you are?

2. Where's the station, please? = Could you tell me where the station is, please?

3. Who's that old man? = Do you have any idea who that old man is?

4. Can Sarah swim? = Do you know if Sarah can swim?

5. Does John speak German? = Do you think John speaks German?

6. What time does the film start? = Does anyone know what time the film starts?

7. How did you learn such good English? = Would you mind telling me how you learned

such good English?

Activity 2

1. Can I ask you how old you are?

2. Could you tell me where the station is, please?

3. Do you have any idea who that old man is?

4. Do you know if Sarah can swim?

5. Do you think John speaks German?

6. Does anyone know what time the film starts?

7. Would you mind telling me how you learned such good English?

Activity 3

1. b) 've been studying

2. b) 's been working

3. a) 've sent

4. b) 've been cleaning

5. a) 've just repainted

6. a) 've had

7. a) 've chopped

8. b) 've just been chopping

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Activity 4

1. I've sent (send) twenty job applications today. I think that's enough.

2. I'm not surprised George is sick. He's been working (work) too hard recently.

3. You should take a break. You've been studying (study) all day.

4. No more coffee for me, please. I've had (have) enough.

5. No, I haven't had time to make lunch! I've been cleaning (clean) the flat all morning.

6. OK, I've chopped (chop) those onions. What do you want me to do next?

7. Our living room looks really nice. We've just repainted (just, repaint) it.

8. Don't worry, I'm not really crying. I've just been cutting (just, cut) some onions!