iStarSign inEnglish 7 · Unit 8: In the news · Cambridge Global English Stage 7
8.3 Can it be true?
17 questions · e.g. Wendy White ____ her two-year-old playing happily in the garden.
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1. …while she ____ inside to make herself a coffee.
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2. She ____ out of the kitchen window…
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4. …a snake ____ across the grass towards little Alana.
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5. As Mrs White ____ outside, the child picked up the snake.
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6. …the child ____ up the snake.
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7. 'As I was ____ towards her,' said Mrs White…
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10. '…and calmly ____ the box again.'
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11. 'I was really scared but the snake didn't ____ her.'
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12. 'I put a stone on top of the box and ____ Wildlife Removal!'
Check13. Headline: GIRL 10 CATCHES THIEF. Which features does it use?
- The infinitive for the future.
- A past participle instead of a relative clause.
- Articles left out, and present simple instead of present perfect.
- Alliteration.
14. Headline: BOY 12 TO STUDY MATHS AT TOP UNIVERSITY. Which feature does it use?
- A string of nouns without a verb.
- A past participle instead of a relative clause.
- The infinitive instead of the future tense.
- Present simple instead of present perfect.
15. Headline: TROUBLING TIMES FOR TEACHERS. Which feature does it use?
- Alliteration
- The infinitive for the future.
- Present simple instead of present perfect.
- A past participle instead of a relative clause.
16. Headline: STOLEN STATUE FOUND BY LAKE. Which feature does it use?
- A past participle instead of a relative clause.
- The infinitive for the future.
- Present simple instead of present perfect.
- Jokes.
17. Headline: GOVERNMENT'S TRAFFIC HEADACHE. Which feature does it use?
- Present simple instead of present perfect.
- A past participle instead of a relative clause.
- A string of nouns without a verb, and a play on words.
- The infinitive for the future.