VIII. Use will, won’t and the verbs in the box to complete the text. There are three extra verbs.

In the future, everyone ⁰ will  still ¹                work to make money. People ^{2                3}                more time to relax because the number of hours people spend doing their jobs ⁴                . increase, not go down! People ⁵                .⁶                more creative jobs because robots ^{7                 8}                 to do them.

Complete the article below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the first conditional. In gaps 4 and 6, use a modal verb to make the prediction less certain.

Some animals, like lizards and worms, have an amazing ability to grow new body parts if they lose them. Salamanders can grow new legs and some worms can re-grow every part of their body, including their head! If scientists ¹___________ (can) discover how this happens, in theory it ²___________ (be) possible to re-grow human body parts too. Very few scientists are working on this problem now, but if governments ³___________ (start) to spend more money on research, then this dream ⁴___________ (become) a reality. Amazingly, some worms have no limit on lifespan, as they continually re-grow their bodies as they age. So if we ⁵___________ (learn) to repair human limbs and organs, it ⁶___________(be) possible to prevent us from dying. But that is a long way in the future.

Underline the mistake in the following sentences and write your correction in the box provided. There is one mistake in each sentence.

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 5:

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 2:

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 3:

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 4:

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 1:

VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

1. Mr Hung lived in the country when he was a child.

@ Mr Hung used to  ______________________________________________

2. Some people will interview the new president on TV.

@ The new president______________________________________________

3. He isn’t happy although he is very rich.

@ In spite of  ____________________________________________________