Category: English 9

What music or song do you like listening to?

I like listening to rap music. My favorite song is All Eyez on Me, which is performed by the famous rapper Tupac Shakur.

Write about your favorite song in details.

This song was released in 1996 and became very popular among rap music fans. The author and performer of the song is Tupac Shakur. He also wrote the lyrics. The song was created in the United States and is considered one of the most famous works in rap music.

Who is the author, singer, and lyricist, and what are its origins?

I like this song because it has a strong rhythm and interesting words.

This song became very popular all over the world, and many people still enjoy listening to it today. That is why All Eyez on Me is one of my favorite songs.

1I _____ anything about the night of the accident.

A.don’t remember

B.‘m not remembering

C.wasn’t remembering

2After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.

A.give

B.was giving

C.had given

3We _____ our website.

A.recently renewed

B.are recently renewing

C.have recently renewed

4We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.

A.were jumping

B.had jumped

C.jumped

5A: You look fitter! B: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.

A.‘m working out

B.‘ve been working out

C.work out

6I’m pretty sure printed books _____ one day.

A.are disappearing

B.are going to disappear

C.will disappear

7Look at the traffic. We _____ late.

A.are going to be

B.will be

C.are being

8____ your room yet?

A.Have you tidied up

B.Did you tidy

C.Do you tidy up

9I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone _____ us.

A.followed

B.was following

C.had followed

10I’m unemployed and I _____ for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.

A.‘m looking

B.‘ve looked

C.look

1. Tenses

1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) I have seen him yesterday.
B) I saw him yesterday.
C) I was seeing him yesterday.
D) I had seen him yesterday.

2. By the time we arrived, they _______ dinner.
A) finished
B) were finishing
C) had finished
D) have finished

2. Conditionals

3. If you _______ earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the train.
A) leave
B) left
C) had left
D) will leave

4. If I _______ enough money, I would buy a new car.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) would have

3. Modal Verbs

5. You _______ eat so much fast food. It’s not healthy.
A) should
B) must
C) can
D) may

6. Which sentence expresses a strong obligation?
A) You should finish your homework.
B) You must finish your homework.
C) You might finish your homework.
D) You could finish your homework.

4. Passive Voice

7. The cake _______ by my grandmother yesterday.
A) made
B) was made
C) is made
D) makes

8. The book _______ in 1995.
A) wrote
B) is written
C) was written
D) has written

5. Relative Clauses

9. The person _______ invented the telephone was Alexander Graham Bell.
A) who
B) which
C) whose
D) what

10. This is the house _______ I grew up.
A) where
B) who
C) which
D) what

6. Reported Speech

11. She said, “I am learning Spanish.” → She said she _______ Spanish.
A) was learning
B) is learning
C) has been learning
D) learns

12. My teacher asked me, “Did you complete your assignment?” → My teacher asked me if I _______ my assignment.
A) complete
B) had completed
C) have completed
D) was completing

7. Phrasal Verbs

13. I need to _______ early tomorrow for my trip.
A) set up
B) set off
C) set out
D) set in

14. Which phrasal verb means “to cancel”?
A) Call off
B) Call out
C) Call back
D) Call up

8. Miscellaneous Grammar

15. I wish I _______ more time to travel.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) has

16. Choose the correct form:
She is interested _______ learning new languages.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) to

17. I regret _______ him about my plans.
A) tell
B) told
C) to tell
D) telling

18. We arrived _______ the station just in time to catch the train.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) to

19. She is very good _______ playing the piano.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) with

20. The meeting was postponed _______ next week.
A) to
B) until
C) for
D) by

Complete the sentences with JUST , ALREADY or YET .

1. Has Morris finished his studies  ?
2. My brother has  bought a new car but he hasn’t driven it yet.
3. Maria has  phoned from Italy. I spoke to her a few minutes ago.
4. Have you had lunch  ?
5. I can’t go to Spain. I have  booked two tickets for Italy. I booked them a few months ago.
6. Have you seen the new James Bond film  ?
7. The concert will start in two hours but the singers haven’t arrived .
8. Another postcard ! I’ve  had six from him.
9. Congratulations ! You have  won a trip to New York.
10. The group has  visited two museums today, so they don’t want to go to another one.
11. I have been to Norway but I haven’t been to Sweden .
12. I’ve  come home from Frankie’s place, but there was nobody at home.
13. We have  tried to contact her twice. There’s no point in trying again.
14. Has your new boyfriend met your parents  ?

Has Morris finished his studies yet?

My brother has already bought a new car but he hasn’t driven it yet.

Maria has just phoned from Italy.

Have you had lunch yet?

I can’t go to Spain. I have already booked two tickets for Italy.

Have you seen the new James Bond film yet?

The concert will start in two hours but the singers haven’t arrived yet.

Another postcard! I’ve already had six from him.

Congratulations! You have just won a trip to New York.

The group has already visited two museums today.

I have been to Norway but I haven’t been to Sweden yet.

I’ve just come home from Frankie’s place.

We have already tried to contact her twice.

Has your new boyfriend met your parents yet?

Once a sailor went ashore on the coast of South America. He had a number of blue woollen caps with him, which he wanted to sell. On his way to the town some distance from the coast, he had to pass through a forest in which there were great numbers of monkeys. At noon, with the sun directly overhead and the heat intense, the sailor decided to take a rest. He lay down under the shade of a large tree, took one of the caps, put it on his head, and soon fell asleep.

When he awoke, he found, to his surprise, that the caps were all gone! Soon he heard a loud noise among the thick branches above him, and he looked up. He saw the trees alive with monkeys, and on the head of each monkey was a blue woollen cap! The monkey had watched his actions, had stolen his caps while he slept and had put them on, and now they did not pay any attention to his shouts.

When the sailor saw that he could not get his caps back, he pulled off the one that he had on his head and threw it on the ground, crying out, “If you want to keep the rest, you may take this one too!” To his great surprise, the little animals did the same. Each took the cap off its head and threw it on the ground. The sailor got his caps back and went away in triumph.

1. There were a lot of monkeys.

a) at some distance from the forest

b) in the wood not very far from the coast

c) on the coast of South America

2. What did the sailor decide to do at noon?

a) to try on one of the woollen caps

b) to take off his cap as it was very hot

c) to lie down and rest

3. What did the sailor see when he woke up?

a) The monkeys were wearing his caps.

b) His companions had all gone.

c) There were a lot of birds singing in the trees.

4. Seeing that he could not take the caps back, the sailor

a) sat down and began to cry

b) thought that it was a funny sight and laughed heartily

c) thought that he could never have the caps back

5. What did the little monkeys do?

a) They repeated the sailor’s actions.

b) They were touched by the sailor’s tears and returned the caps.

c) They took the cap off the sailor’s head.

1. What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is copying stuff from books or internet without letting people know where the stuff came from.
2. What do you need to do to avoid plagiarism?
Put the text in quotation marks and say something like «according to» and write the writes name. The best thing is go to the internet and search for «how to site sources?».
3. Why do people do it nowadays?
Lots of people do it nowadays because copy and paste it quick and easy.
4. How to avoid plagiarism?
The best thing is to make sure that what you write is really from your head.

Once a sailor went ashore on the coast of South America. He had a number of blue woollen caps with him, which he wanted to sell. On his way to the town some distance from the coast, he had to pass through a forest in which there were great numbers of monkeys. At noon, with the sun directly overhead and the heat intense, the sailor decided to take a rest. He lay down under the shade of a large tree, took one of the caps, put it on his head, and soon fell asleep.

When he awoke, he found, to his surprise, that the caps were all gone! Soon he heard a loud noise among the thick branches above him, and he looked up. He saw the trees alive with monkeys, and on the head of each monkey was a blue woollen cap! The monkey had watched his actions, had stolen his caps while he slept and had put them on, and now they did not pay any attention to his shouts.

When the sailor saw that he could not get his caps back, he pulled off the one that he had on his head and threw it on the ground, crying out, «If you want to keep the rest, you may take this one too!» To his great surprise, the little animals did the same. Each took the cap off its head and threw it on the ground. The sailor got his caps back and went away in triumph.

1. There were a lot of monkeys.
a) at some distance from the forest
b) in the wood not very far from the coast
c) on the coast of South America

2. What did the sailor decide to do at noon?
a) to try on one of the woollen caps
b) to take off his cap as it was very hot
c) to lie down and rest

3. What did the sailor see when he woke up?
a) The monkeys were wearing his caps.
b) His companions had all gone.
c) There were a lot of birds singing in the trees.

4. Seeing that he could not take the caps back, the sailor
a) sat down and began to cry
b) thought that it was a funny sight and laughed heartily
c) thought that he could never have the caps back

5. What did the little monkeys do?
a) They repeated the sailor’s actions.
b) They were touched by the sailor’s tears and returned the caps.
c) They took the cap off the sailor’s head.

A. Circle the correct word
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So, you’ve seen (1) an advertisement / a bargain for someone to work in business? But do you really know what you’re doing? Do you know how to keep the (2) customers / debts happy? Can you make a (3) cost/profit again and again? At ‘Getting to the Top Business Education’ we’ll help you to help yourself. Why don’t you attend our specialist business seminar and… learn how to make a (4) catalogue / fortune in business! Our course leader, Richard Sugar, says, ‘Being big in business (5) exports / requires a certain way of thinking. You need to know what your customers will (6) afford / demand and then find a way to (7) owe/supply them with it at the right price. Come and join our seminar and we’ll… ‘get you to the top’!

B. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box
import, invest, obtain, own, purchase, save, select, waste
1. It says here that they give you a free glass with every pint of milk you purchase!
2. We’ve decided to invest money in Jake’s new business.
3. Let’s stay in tonight and save our money for the trip next week.
4. Don’t waste all your pocket money on sweets and chocolate.
5. The company has obtained permission to start selling in China.
6. You usually have to pay tax when you import things from other countries.
7. Colin is so rich that he owns four Rolls-Royces!
8. Joan selected a few pairs of jeans and went to try them on.

C. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.
1. We don’t usually get that property of washing powder. — brand
2. We can only take the item back if you’ve still got the change. — receipt
3. The best thing about the new shopping centre is that there’s a lot of fee. — sales
4. What’s the design on a French one euro sale? — coin
5. Carter and Sons have got some really good things in the receipt. — variety
6. My mum didn’t like me selling my bike, but she said it was my coin, so it was my decision. — property
7. When we bought the house, we had to pay a huge brand to a lawyer. — fee
8. The taxi driver wasn’t very happy when I told him I didn’t have any variety. — change

A. Circle the correct word
» ‘Getting to the Top’ business seminar«
So, you’ve seen (1) an advertisement / a bargain for someone to work in business? But do you really know what you’re doing? Do you know how to keep the (2) customers / debts happy? Can you make a (3) cost/profit again and again? At ‘Getting to the Top Business Education’ we’ll help you to help yourself. Why don’t you attend our specialist business seminar and… learn how to make a (4) catalogue / fortune in business! Our course leader, Richard Sugar, says, ‘Being big in business (5) exports / requires a certain way of thinking. You need to know what your customers will (6) afford / demand and then find a way to (7) owe/supply them with it at the right price. Come and join our seminar and we’ll… ‘get you to the top’!

B. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box
import, invest, obtain, own, purchase, save, select, waste
1. It says here that they give you a free glass with every pint of milk you purchase!
2. We’ve decided to invest money in Jake’s new business.
3. Let’s stay in tonight and save our money for the trip next week.
4. Don’t waste all your pocket money on sweets and chocolate.
5. The company has obtained permission to start selling in China.
6. You usually have to pay tax when you import things from other countries.
7. Colin is so rich that he owns four Rolls-Royces!
8. Joan selected a few pairs of jeans and went to try them on.

C. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.
1. We don’t usually get that property of washing powder. — brand
2. We can only take the item back if you’ve still got the change. — receipt
3. The best thing about the new shopping centre is that there’s a lot of fee. — sales
4. What’s the design on a French one euro sale? — coin
5. Carter and Sons have got some really good things in the receipt. — variety
6. My mum didn’t like me selling my bike, but she said it was my coin, so it was my decision. — property
7. When we bought the house, we had to pay a huge brand to a lawyer. — fee
8. The taxi driver wasn’t very happy when I told him I didn’t have any variety. — change

1) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive)
1. Look! Sara is going (go) to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara is carrying (carry) her handbag.
3. The handbag is (be) very beautiful.
4. Sara usually puts (put) on black shoes but now she is wearing (wear) white trainers.
5. And look, she is taking (take) an umbrella because it is raining. (rain)

2) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. When he woke up (wake up), his mother had already prepared (already/prepare) breakfast.
2. We went (go) to London because our friends had invited (invite) us.
3. He heard (hear) the news, went (go) to the telephone and called (call) a friend.
4. When she started (start) learning English she had already learned (already learn) French.
5. Jane had already typed (already/type) three pages when her computer crashed (crash).
6. By the time the doctor arrived (arrive) at the house the patient had died. (die)
7. Before that day we had never thought (never/think) of traveling to Japan.
8. I had known (know) him a long time before I met (meet) his family.
9. They didn’t know (not/know) where to meet because nobody told (tell) them.
10. It had been (be) cloudy for days before it began (begin) to rain.

3) Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).
1. I have just finished (just/ finish) my homework.
2. Mary has already written (already/write) five letters.
3. Tom moved (move) to his home town in 1994.
4. My friend was (be) in Canada two years ago.
5. I haven’t been (not/be) to Canada so far.
6. But I had already travelled (already/travel) to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul went (go) to the cinema.
8. I can’t take any pictures because I haven’t bought (not/buy) a new film yet.
9. Did they spend (they/spend) their holidays in Paris last summer?
10. Have you ever seen (you/ever/see) a whale?

4) Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist welcomed (welcome) the guests and asked (ask) them to fill in the form
2. The car broke (break) down and we had (have) to walk home.
3. The boys were swimming (swim) while the girls were sunbathing (sunbath).
4. My father came (come) in, looked (look) and told (tell) me to tidy up my room.
5. While one group was preparing (prepare) dinner the others were collecting (collect) wood for the campfire.
6. While the parents were having (have) breakfast the children were running (run) about.
7. Martha turned (turn) off the light and went (go) to bed

Task 1. Read the text, translate the last passage into English.
Task 2. Change the sentences into the Indirect Speech.
Task 3. Present the English section of your blog, choose any item you want from the English section of your blog and talk about it.
Task 4. Choose one of the topics which you like and speak about it.
1. SOS – Save Our Space. We need your help to clean up our city. What  have you ever done or are going to do to keep it clean?
2. Your school trips. Tell about your last trip or about the trip which you liked most of all.
3. If you could change one important thing in your country, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answers.
4. My favorite corner in the school. Where do you like to spend your time? Why?
5. Our school web-site. Do you find it useful? If yes, why. If no, why. Suggest some ways to make it better.
6. The Internet in my life. The advantages and disadvantages of Media education.
7. Blog as an educational tool (area). How long have you had your blog? How often do you update your blog? The advantages and disadvantages of using blog as an educational tool?
8. Educational camps in our school. Which camp do you prefer-summer or winter? Why? Tell about your favorite activity during the camps.
9. Folk music and dance classes in our school. The song and dance which I like most of all.
10. Sport centers in our school. Which sport have you chosen? Why?