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Written practice Side by Side 4                              4                                        Units  5-6-7 

I- FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE TO GIVE AN APPROPRIATE ANSWER: 

        I work hard because I like my job.

                If I didn’t like my job, I wouldn’t work so hard.

1- Mark makes a lot of mistakes on his tests because he doesn’t study.

    _____________________________________________________________________

2- Julie doesn’t have many friends at school because she isn’t polite.

    _____________________________________________________________________

3-  My sister is overweight because she doesn’t like to exercise.

   _____________________________________________________________________

4-  They can’t get a good job because they don’t speak English.

  _____________________________________________________________________

5-   My parents can´t buy a new car because they don’t have much money.

  _____________________________________________________________________

II- ASSOCIATE:  

                    1- encourage                              (       )  faltar

                    2- get worse                                (       )  ganancias

                    3- increase                                  (       )  empeorar

                    4- skip                                         (       )   arruinar

                    5- sneeze                                    (       )   motivar

                    6- spoil                                        (       )   ambiente

                    7- drill                                          (       )   taladro

                    8- profits                                      (       )   aumentar

                    9- success                                   (       )  triunfo

                   10-environment                            (       )  estornudar

III- WRITE SENTENCES USING THE VERB “WISH”: 

 Examples:          I didn’t go to the party yesterday.            I wish I had gone to the party yesterday.

                            John doesn’t understand math.                 He wishes he understood math.

     Michael lives in the suburbs.                    He wishes he lived downtown.

1- They got a bad grade on the tests.

    ____________________________________________________________________________________

2- She doesn’t know how to dance.

    ____________________________________________________________________________________

3- My husband didn’t get a raise last week.

    ____________________________________________________________________________________

4- I don’t swim as fast as my sister does.

    ____________________________________________________________________________________

5- Paul hates waiting for buses and he can’t buy a car.

    ____________________________________________________________________________________

IV- MATCHE THE EXPRESSION:  

1- He’s very handy.                             (    )  He got real angry when he saw me. 

2- He’s all heart.                                  (    )  He always fixes broken things.

3- He’s up in arms.                              (    )  He shouldn’t ask me about my problems.

4- He’s very nosey.                             (    )  His house is full of beautiful plants.

5- He has a green thumb.                    (    )  He always helps others.

V-  WRITE  THE  APPROPIATE  SENTENCES  USING  THE  PAST UNREAL  CONDITIONAL: 

                  Example:         I had an accident because I drove too fast.

                                          If  I hadn’t driven too fast, I wouldn’t have had an accident.

1- I didn’t go to the concert because I had to study for a test.

    ___________________________________________________________________________________

2- I didn’t come to class yesterday because I wasn’t feeling well.

    ___________________________________________________________________________________

3- Henry arrived very late for work because he missed the bus.

    ___________________________________________________________________________________

4- We didn’t eat the pizza because it tasted terrible.

    ___________________________________________________________________________________

5- Sandy didn’t call me because she forgot my phone number.

    ___________________________________________________________________________________

VII-  WRITE  THE  MEANING  OF  THE  NEXT  WORDS: 

         1- speech          ______________      5- nursery school         __________________

         2- seats              ______________      6- in advance               __________________ 

         3- to trust           ______________      7- to perform               __________________

         4- disease          ______________      8- to request                __________________

         9- scold              ______________     10- resume                   __________________