Tutor-Assessed Task 1

Make true statements about yourself. Use each of the time expressions below.

1. Two months ago, ___________________________________________________

2. In 1988,___________________________________________________________

3. Last year,_________________________________________________________

4. Last summer,______________________________________________________

5. Two days ago,______________________________________________________

6. On Sunday,________________________________________________________

7. The day before yesterday,____________________________________________

8. Yesterday morning,__________________________________________________

9. At six o'clock this morning,____________________________________________

10. An hour ago,_______________________________________________________

Make statements about yourself usingbe going to.

11. In a few days,______________________________________________________

12. Next summer,______________________________________________________

13. The day after tomorrow,______________________________________________

14. This evening,______________________________________________________

15. Tomorrow night,____________________________________________________

16. This weekend,______________________________________________________

17. At 9:00,___________________________________________________________

18. In December,______________________________________________________

19. On Wednesday night,________________________________________________

What is our future in the computer age? Make statements with affirmative or negative forms of will, be going to, may, or might.

People/want to go back to a time before computer

21. The number of computers in the world/increase

22. We/all have pocket computers

23. The Internet/connect people in every home all over the world

24. Students in classrooms all around the world/be able to "talk" to each other

25. People/learn languages easily with computers

26. People/prefer to communicate by computer

27. Books/disappear

28. People who cannot use computers/be able to find jobs.

29. Computers/take away our privacy.

Change the following commands and questions into polite offers.

30. Come in.___________

31. Sit down.___________

32. Give me your coat.___

33. Want a chair?_______

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34. Let me get you an ashtray.

35. Something to drink?__

36. Cream in your coffee?_

37.______________________________________________________Want me to open that window for you?

38. More coffee?________

Below are some situations in which requests are commonly made. For each situation, make a polite request.

39. You want to know what time it is. You find someone who is wearing a watch and you say:

40. When you pay for your groceries at the supermarket, you remember that you need some change. You hand the
cashier a dollar and you say:

41. You have been waiting in line at the bank for 15 minutes, but you need to get a drink of water. You turn to the friendly-
looking person standing behind you in line, and you say:

42. You are watching a movie in a theatre. The person in front of you is in the way. You want him or her to his or her
position a little. You say:

43. Your teacher just showed the class a videotape. It is finished; your classroom is dark. Your instructor wants the student
who is sitting near the light switch to turn on the lights, so she or he says:

44. There is a lot of noise outside your classroom. The teacher wants the student who is sitting near the door to close it,
so she or he says:

45. A classmate is giving a presentation, but she is speaking very softly. You cannot hear her. You say:

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Tutor-Assessed Task 2
Look at the following and choose the sentences that you think are correct.

My sister is very good at languages.

1. She studies Italian; she started studying Italian in 1991, so...

1. she has studied Italian for several years.

2. she studies Italian several years.

3. she studied Italian for several years.

4. she is studying Italian since 1991.

2. When she was a child, she wanted to learn Russian; she still wants to learn it.

a) She wanted to learn Russian when she was a child.

b) She wants to learn Russian since she has been a child.

c) She has wanted to learn Russian for she was a child.

d) She has wanted to learn Russian since she was a child.

3. Two years ago she started taking courses at the local community college. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a car, so.

a) she takes the bus to school for two years.

b) she have taken the bus to school for two years.

c) she has taken the bus to school since two years.

d) she has taken the bus to school for two years.

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Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be grammatically
correct.

4. The native people of Northern Canada and Alaska have participated in dog sled races

AB
since more than 500 years.
A B
5. The Inuit people hasused dog sleds as their main source of transportation since
AB C D
settling in the northern parts of North America.
6. The sled dogs have working as faithful beasts of burden, carrying people and
AB C

equipmentfrom place to place.

7. In the past, every Inuit family wants a dog sled team because this was the only source

A B C
of transportation over the frozen land.

8. The use of sled dogs as the primary means of transportation have declined since the

A BCD

invention of the snowmobile.

9. One of the most famous sled dog races, the Iditarod Trail, covers more than 1,000

miles of Alaskan wilderness; it have challenged competitors and their dogs for many
B C D
years.
10. I have wanted seeing this race for along time, but I neverhad the opportunity.
AB CD
11. Last year, I have seen this great race for the first time. I was there at the finish line in
A B CD
Nome, Alaska.
12. Have you never eaten Indian food? No, I haven't.
A BC D

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13. I havehad Indian food several times, but I didn't had it in a long time. I think you
AB CD
would like it.
14. Yes, I think I would. I've always wanted to try Indian food, but not ever had the
A BC D
chance.
15. Indian food j famous for its curried vegetables. I have ate curried eggplant and
A B CD
curried beans.
16. That sounds great. Let's go eat now. I need some lunch; I haven't have anything to eat
A B CD
all day.
17. I need to look up the address of the Indian restaurant. I haven't being there in a while.
AB CD
18. I think I'll enjoy this. I haven't eaten out since a while and I want a new taste
AB C D

experience.

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

19. _________to Smoky Mountain National Park since it has been improved?

(A) You been (C) Have you been

(B) Were you (D) Did you go

20. No, but I want________back there.

(A) going (C) go

(B) to go (D) went

21. I________camped in such a beautiful national park since I was in Yellow Stone National Park

in Wyoming.

(A) no (C) haven't

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(B) didn't (D) don't

22. The wilderness is breath takingly beautiful, but the campsites are rough; they__________few of the amenities of home.

(A) have had (C) haven't

(B) have (D)has

23. There are wild animals in the park, and campers_________be aware of the bears, who like to

steal the camper's food.

(A) have (C)had

(B) have had (D) have to

24. Park rangers_________many hiking trails since the park opened.

(A) have developed (C) are developing

(B) will develop (D) develop

25. Rangers have protected the natural beauty of the Great Smokies National Park________it

was created

(A) for (C) when

(B) since (D) that

26. In the last decade, computers_________an important part of everyday life.

(A) have become (C) have became

(B) will become (D) has became

27. ________computers have been readily available for home use, it has become more important

to become computer literate.

(A) For (C) When

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(B) Since (D) At the time

28. Schools are teaching all children to be computer literate because in the future everyone will need these skills.

(A) to have (C) have

29. Almost every part of our lives_________computerised - work, school, the government, and

even the grocery store over the past few decades.

(A) had (C) was

(A) 've been ...'ve using (C) 've been ...'ve used
(B) was ...'ve used (D) 've been ... used
31. Yesterdays, I____________a computer to write my term paper.
(A) have used (C) has used
(B)used (D) have been using

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