English 11 - Unit 6: Competitions

English 11_______________________UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS____________________The first semester
I. Underline the word that contains a different vowel sound.
1.	group
 could 	
 would 	
 should
2.	foot	
 look
 smooth
 push
3.	rule
 luck
 run
 cut
4.	team
 great
 each
 sheet
5.	class
 part
 race
 ask
6.	cross
 lost 	
 most
 cost
7.	shine
 slight 	
 strike 	
 strict
8.	found
 crowd
 knowledge
 cloud
9.	chew	
 lose
 choose
 hope
10.	done	
 move
 love
 won
II. Complete these sentences with one appropriate word from the box.
representatives	score 	reciting 	spirit 	 awarded 
participate	rules 	 announcedsponsoredworksheets 	
1.	The competition's aim was to stimulate the___________of learning English among students.
2.	The competition was _____________ by the Students' Parents Society.
3.	The English teacher explained the competition’s ___________ to the students.
4.	You will have to answer the questions on the ___________________within two minutes.
5.	A maximum _____________ for each activity is 15 points.
6.	The winner will be _____________. a set of CDs.
7.	Time was up and the judges ____________ the results.
8.	To _______________ in the contest, you have to work in groups of three.
9.	The final competition included the ______________ of three classes.
10.	He had difficulty ________________ the poem in front of the judges.
III. Complete this extract from a newspaper article with the verbs given.Use the past simple, present perfect or past perfect.
 RONSON SACKED IN UNITED CUTS
Aston United (1) __________ (sack) their manager, Neil Romson. The former England football international manager (2 )__________ (say) that he (3) _____________(hear) the news when he (4) _________(return) from a three-week holiday in Spain and that it (5)___________ (come) as a complete shock. "There (6) _______(be) no hint of any problem when I (7)___________ (leave) for the holiday."
Aston United (8) __________ (appoint) Ronson as manager two years ago and last season they (9)____________. (finish) second in the First Division. However, they (10) __________ (win) only five matches so far this season.
The Chairman of the club, Peter White, last night (11)______________ (accuse) Ronson of lack of commitment to the club. "Neil's attitude (12) ____________ (disappoint) us recently. Over the last few months he (13) 
_______________(spend) more time on Spanish beaches than working with the players in Aston."...
IV. Complete each sentence with one of the following verb (in the correct form). Use a preposition if necessary. 
staycarry 	get 	break 	be 	hunt 	invite 	cause
take	live 	deliver 	study close 	drive 	attend
1.	I've always dreamed ________________ in a small house by the sea.
2.	Mike apologized ________________ so rude to me.
3.	I agreed________________the parcel for her.
4.	The driver of the other car accused me ________________ .the accident.
5.	We invited Jane ________________ for lunch.
6.	He admitted ________________ the car into his neighbor's tree.
7.	I congratulated Liz ________________ a new job. 
8.	My bag wasn't very heavy, but Dan insisted_____________it for me
9.	Tom suggested _________a rest.
10.	We don't approve ____________. animals for sport.
11.	Kevin thanked us ________________ him to our party.
12.	Brian advised me ______________ economics at university.
13.	The government proposed _____________ a number of primary schools.
14.	The women blamed me __________ her glasses.
15.	No one can prevent him____________ the meeting.
V. Complete the sentences to report what was said, using a to-infinitive or an- ing form of a verb.
1. 'You'd better look for a new job, Andrew.'
Jane advised ________________________________________________________________
2. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.'
Mike thanked 	______________________________________________________________
3, 'I must have made a mistake in the calculations." 
→Mr Forest admitted ________________________________________________________
4. 'I'll pay for the meal.' → Sarah insisted ____________________________________________
5. 'Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.'
→Neil suggested _____________________________________________________________
6. 'I can get you there in good time.'
→Jim guaranteed ______________________________________________________________
7. 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.'
→ Kate apologized _____________________________________________________________
8. 'We'll organize the Christmas party.'
→They promised ______________________________________________________________
9. 'I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!'
→Dane congratulated ____________________________________________________________
10. 'All right. We will meet the student representatives.'
→The teachers agreed _____________________________________________________________
11. 'You mustn't drink too much caffeine.'
→Marta warned __________________________________________________________________
12. 'If all goes to plan, I'll study medicine.'
→Rachel hoped _________________________________________________________________
13. 'We should take the jumper back to the shop.'
→Jack recommended _____________________________________________________________
VI. Most of the following sentences contain one mistake. Correct it or write RIGHT
1. When I asked Joan about her work she said she had lost her job and was short of money. _______________
2. Michael explained that he couldn't come to the party because he was working this evening. ________________
3. The doctor says that he would see you in twenty minutes. ________________
4. I asked to see his identification before I let him to go into the house. ________________
5. Students are recommended reading the following books. _______________
6. Simon is already a good tennis player, but he accepts that he still had a lot to learn. _______________
7. She offered me to take the children home. _______________
8. The weather was extremely bad and this prevented us going out. _______________
9. I apologized them for keeping them waiting so long. _______________
10. Liz wanted to know if we had any photos of our holiday. ________________
11. He advised to leave at 5.30 in the morning. ________________
12. Mick complained to the shop assistant that the computer he'd bought there was faulty. ________________
13. I asked him how could I get to the station, and he told me.________________
14. There were cheers when he suggested to go home early.________________
15. I don't really approve of children wearing makeup.________________
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The company has decided to withdraw from some of its _____________________ (sponsor)
2. The playgroup provides plenty of________________for the children .(stimulate)
3. Over 30,000________________will run in the New York marathon. (compete)
4. The negotiation was attended by _______________ of several states. (represent)
5. The scheme aims to encourage increased ______________ in sporting activities. (participate)
6. The survey was based on direct __________of over 500 schools. (observe)
7. I felt extremely _______________when we lost. (disappoint)
8. She finds writing poetry deeply _________________ (satisfy).
9. The teacher's comment are designed to help improve your ____________and _____________ 
(know - understand)
10. The _________________ of further job losses comes at a bad time. (announce)
VIII .Complete the letter, using the words given.
Dear Minh, 
1.thank / your letter / arrive / yesterday //
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2. I / please / hear / you / win / first prize / Poetry Reading Contest/ congratulations/
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3. I / myself / just / join / final English Speaking Competition/ my school//
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4. competition/ organize/ our English teachers/ take place/ school hall/ last Sunday// 
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5. representatives/ three classes/ my school/ take/ the contest//
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6. contest/ we/ work/ groups/ three/ compete/ five activities/ ten minutes//
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7. my team/ pass/ four activities/ perfectly/ but/ last one/ we/ a spelling mistake/ lose the game//
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8. it / be / big disappointment / us / however / we / all / enjoy / contest / immensely / Find / it / very useful //
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9. we / hope / win / contest / next year //
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10. I / like / congratulate / you / your winning/ again //
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Yours truly,
Phong