TOUCHSTONE 4 REVIEW UNITS 7-12

1.-CAUSATIVE HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

An American tourist is talking to a Scotsman in a hotel in Glasgow. Complete the second sentence
so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the Word given. Don not change the Word given.

1.- I´m not enjoying my stay. On Tuesday someone stole my video camera (I)

On Tuesday, ____________________________________________________________________

2.-OnTuesday someone broke my glasses in an argument in a pub. (broken)

On Tuesday I_________________________________________________ in an argument in a pub.

3.-On Friday someone took my wife´s Passport from our hotel room. (taken)

On Friday my wife________________________________________________________________

4.-On Saturday the police stopped us and they searched our bags for drugs. (had)

On Saturday the police stopped us and we ________________________for drugs.

5.-And finally, on Sunday, someone broke into our car (broken)

And finally, on Sunday, we _______________________________________into.

So, to tell you the truth, I can´t wait to get back to New York, I feel safe there.

2.-PAST MODALS

Complete the sentence with may have… should have…. Must have… or can´t have

1.-Where´s Phil? I don´t know. He _________________________________________home (go)

2.-How are the buildings getting on? They___________________ by now. I´ll go and see (finish)

3.-Ann isn´t here. Surely she ____________________________- I reminded her yesterday(forget)

4.-The garden´s all wet. It_____________________________________________inthe night (rain)

5.-we went to Dublin for the weekend. That_____________________________a nice change (be)

6.-Who phoned? She didn´t give her name. It___________________________________Lucy (be)

3.-REPORTED SPEECH

Jenny Broad is interested in the supernatural. She went to see a médium in the hope of contacting
some dead relatives. This was their conversation

MEDIUM- I can see a man. He´s your uncle Walter who died in 1994.

JENNY- I have never had an uncle Walter.

MEDIUM- You often went to see him in Manchester.

JENNY- I´ve never been to Manchester. I don´t know anyone in Manchester.

MEDIUM- You must try to remember. He gave you the necklance you´re wearing.

JENNY- Nobody gave me the necklace. I bought it myself.

MEDIUM- The man looks sad because you didn´t go to his funeral. Hés trying to give you a

A message. But he can´t speak.

JENNY- I´m sorry, but you ´ve made a mistake.

MEDIUM- He´ll come and see you again in a dream.

Now Jenny´s reporting the conversation to a friend. Putt he dialogue into reported speech.

1.-She said she _____________________a man. She said he_______________________in 1994.

2.-I told her I ______________________________________________________________Walter.

3.-She said I ____________________________________________________________Manchester.

4.-I told her I _____________________________Manchester. I said I______________Manchester.

5.-She said I _____________________________________________ to remember. She told me he

__________________________________________________________________________wearing

6.-I told her that nobody_______________________the necklace. I said________________myself

7.-She said the man___________________________sad because I______________funeral.She

said he ______________________________a message . But he ________________________speak

8.-I told her I _________________________________sorry,but she_________________a mistake.

9.- She said the man ______________________________________________________in a dream.

4 REPORTED QUESTIONS

These are some of the things a driving instructor said to Sophie during her first driving lesson.
Sophie is telling a friend about the lesson. Complete the second sentence in reported speech so
that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the Word given.

1.-Could I see your driving licence please?(ask)

He ______________________________________________________________my driving licence.

2.-Now, start the engine (tell)

He____________________________________________________________________ the engine.

3.-Don´t forget that there´s a 30 mph speed limit in town. ( remind)

He_____________________________________________________ a 30 mph speed limit in town.

4.-Why don´t you drive a Little more slowly (suggest)

He ______________________________________________________________a Little more slowly

5.-Don´t drive so fast ( tell)

He __________________________________________________________________________fast.

6.-I´m going to get out and walk if you don´t drive more slowly ( threaten)

He _______________________________________________________________drive more slowly

5.-Third conditional

An old man is thinking about his past life. Write sentences with if+ past perfect+ would have or
wouldn´t have.

Example I didn´t have any brothers or sisters. I had a loney childhood.

If I had had brothers or sisters, I wouldn´t have had such a loney childhood

1.- My parents were poor. I didn´t have many clothes.

If my parents____________________________________,I _____________________more clothes

2.- I missed a lot of school lessons. I didn´t learn a lot.

If I __________________________________,I could_________________________________more

3.-I wasn´t very clever. I didn´t do very well at school.

If ___________________________more clever,____________________________better at school

4.-I didn´t pass any exams. I never got a well- paid job.

If __________________________________________,I might______________________________

5.-I was shy. I didn´t have many friends.

If ______________________________________,I__________________________________friends

6.-I worked on a farm. I didn´t fight in the war.

If_________________________________________,I_____________________________________

7.-I didn´t leave this village. I never got a better job.

If________________________________________, I could_________________________________

8.-I never got married.I never had any children.

If__________________________________________, I might______________________________

Question tags
These are sentences from real conversation. Put in the question tag.

1.-I´m cooking tonight_______________________?

2.-We´re going to Mum´s then,________________?

3.-Your brother are not being kind to you today._______________?

4.-I´m not quite myself._______________?

5.-They weren´t ready,_______________?

6.-She´snota baby now._______________?

7.-That´s the law:____________________?

8.-He´s a lovely Little boy._____________?

9.-That fireman can see them.___________Dave?

10-It must be a year now_______________?

11.-It´ll be all right____________________?

12.-They look like big candles___________?

13.-They won´t have bulbs______________?

14There´s a light out there_____________?

15.-Cathy´s still got curly hair.___________?

16.-She doesn´t look well______________?

17.-They´ve been really horrible_________?

18.-I was first really__________________?

Passive Continuous and perfect

Present continuous passive. Imagine you are in a busy hotel at midday. Make sentences tos ay
what is being done. Using words from the two boxes and the present continuous passive. Example

Beds are being made

Beds bills coffee drinks food luggage money

new guests reservations rooms tables

Present perfect passive. Imagine that, rich and famous, you return to your old home town after
fifty
years. A lot of things are different. Make sentences using words from the boxes and the present
perfect passive Example

The Café Royal has been turned into a casino.

Café Royal houseboats new car park new schools opera house
Old fire station ring road station streets town center statue of you
Super Cinema your house