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Futures 3 3C Write one or two words in each gap.

1 2 3 4 This time next month, I'll ______________ got my exam results. What do you think you'll ______________ doing in twenty years? I probably ____________ _____________ heard from the university by the end of February, but they should contact me sometime in March. Perhaps in the future we'll all __________ _____________ in cities under the sea.

3D(BSD5) Listen to this HK student answering a question in part of the Speaking Module. If he uses the verb tense correctly, put a tick. If he uses it incorrectly, put a cross and write the reason for your answer on the line. 1 2 3 4 5 6 3E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 'there aren't any teachers' 'the children are going to learn' 'children will still have used' 'things will have changed' 'blackboards will have been replaced' ''it will happen' There might be life on other planets. It's possible that there's life on other planets. There's very little chance that it will snow tomorrow. We can't know for sure, but maybe there is life after death. Our grandchildren may be able to travel round the Solar System. Do you think UFOs are perhaps secret military planes? It's not impossible that what you saw was a satellite. The chances of her failing the exam are very low. Choose the correct word or phrase. I'd love to have the chance (to travel / of travelling) round the world. What are the chances (to win / of winning) the lottery. There's a small chance (they're going to offer / their offering) me the job. If I could study abroad, I'd jump at (a / the) chance. She's taking (the / a) big chance by setting up her own business. I ran into Doug (with / by) chance at the supermarket yesterday. The (chance is / chances are) that my exam results will come tomorrow. There's a fifty-fifty chance (of / for) the match being cancelled. highly impossible perhaps may possibility unlikely _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ he should have said 'there won't be ' _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ possible

Write a sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

3G 1 2 3 4 5 6 4A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4C 1 2 3 4 6

Write one word in each gap. _________________ luck with the job interview! You're ________________ luck! We've got two tickets left. I'm just calling to ________________ you luck in the exam. I couldn't __________________ my luck when they told me I'd won the competition. I'd hoped they'd have the shoes in my size, but I was ________________ of luck. _________________ any luck, we'll be in Shanghai this time next week. Choose the correct word or phrase. While (handling / handled) the material, you should always wear gloves. The electricity (producing / produced) is stored in a battery. After (examined / having examined) the wreckage, the investigator writes a report. (Having / Had) large handles, the machine is easy to carry. (Giving / Given) the choice, I would prefer the first option. He was the person (driving / was driving) the car at the time. (Having seen / Seeing) the film once already, I didn't really want to see it again. After (stirred / being stirred), the liquid is poured into a large storage tank. (Having been transferred / Having transferred) to a large container, the mixture is left to cool. Write each verb in the correct form. Containing (contain) bars of gold, the boxes are extremely heavy. _______________________(take) to a laboratory, the material is analysed. When ________________________(enter) the code, the technician uses a special keypad. The steam ______________________(give off) is used to power a motor. After _______________________(check) the brakes, the mechanic checks the tyres. The instrument ____________________(regulate) the temperature is a thermostat. After ______________________(place) on a flat surface, the package is carefully opened. __________________________(wash), the walls are ready to be painted. __________________________(make) this dish before, I was confident it would turn out well. Each of these sentences is incorrect because the participle clause has a different subject to the main clause. Rewrite them so the two clauses agree. Having prepared the equipment, the experiment is started by the research team. Having prepared the equipment, the research team starts the experiment. After connecting the cables, the equipment is turned on by an operator. After connecting the cables_________________________________________________ Wearing a mask, the wood is spray-painted by a skilled technician. Wearing a mask__________________________________________________________ Looking at the map, the town was six kilometres away. Looking at the map_______________________________________________________ Having been assembled, they put the furniture into position. Having been assembled____________________________________________________

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