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Messages 2 - Unit 3 Review
Unit 3 Review
1. Write the answers in words!
a) thirty + thirteen = forty-three 
b) twelve + eleven =  
c) five point six + one point seven =  
d) eight point four - one point three =  
e) two hundred and seven + nine hundred and thirteen =  
f) three million, one hundred thousand - two hundred and ten thousand =  
 
2. Find the 12 months and choose the correct answer to the questions! 

 

a) Which month begins with the fourth letter of the alphabet? 
b) Which two months begin with the first letter? 
c) Which month begins with the sixth letter?  
d) Which three months begin with the tenth letter?
e) The third and the fifth months of the year begin with the same letter. What are they?
f) What are the other three months?   
 
3a. Write these dates in words!
a) 1/9/2006 = the first of September, two thousand and six 
b) 3/3/1999 =  
c) 5/11/2010 =  
d) 8/7/2004 =  
e) 31/12/1986 =  
f) 22/2/1990 =  
g) 4/6/2000 =  
h) 6/8/1995 =  
 
3b. Choose the right answer! 
a) 1st April 2005   first of april, two thousand and five     the first of April, two thousand and five
b) 2nd December 2009   the second of December, two thousand and nine     the two of December, 2009 
c) 23rd September 1998    the twenty-third of September, nineteen ninety-eight
                                         the twenty-three of September, ninety nineteen and eight
d) 4th August 1204       the four of August, twelve-oh-four
                                    the fourth of August, one thousand two hundred and four      
e) 10th July 1873    the tenth of July, eighty seventeen and three 
                              the tenth of July, eighteen seventy-three 
f) 19th February 2001    the nineteenth of February, two thousand and one 
                                      the ninetieth of February, two thousand and one 
 
3c. Choose the correct answer! 
a) the first of January, nineteen sixty-three  
b) the thirtieth of March, nineteen eighty-four 
c) the eleventh of May, two thousand and ten  
d) the fifteenth of October, eighteen-oh-two   
e) the twenty-ninth of June, nineteen ninety-seven  
f) the third of November, two thousand and five  
 
4a. Complete the text with WAS or WERE! 
Marilyn Monroe  an American film star. She  born in 1926. Her real name  Norma Jean Baker. Her most famous films  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Some Like it Hot (1959). The baseball player Joe DiMaggio and the writer Arthur Miller  two of Marilyn's husbands. She  a very popular actress and, when she died in 1962, people all over the world  very sad.  
 
4b. Complete the sentences with WAS / WASN'T / WERE / WEREN'T! 
a) There  some interesting people at the party on Saturday.  
b) My grandmother died when I  a baby. 
c) We watched two videos, but they  very good. 
d) The campsite  near the beach, so they went swimming every morning. 
e) There was a big spider inside Paula's tent, but she  scared of it. 
f) Thanks for the books. They  very useful. 
g) Andrew and Kim are American. They  born in England. 
h) I didn't want anything to drink. I  thirsty. 
i) Marilyn Monroe  a famous film star.
j) I phoned you last night but you  there.
k) Matt  at school yesterday because he  ill.
l) Frodo and Sam  in Star Wars. They  in The Lord of the Rings.
m) When I  little, I  scared of dogs. I hated them!
n) Apollo 11  an American spaceship. It  Russian.
 
4c. Choose the right verb form!
a) I had a good holiday, but the weather  very good. 
b) I  ill at the weekend, so I stayed in bed. 
c) My parents  very happy because I came home late. 
d) The exam was awful. The questions  really difficult. 
e) I wanted to buy a new skateboard, but the shop  open. 
f) The CDs  expensive, so I bought three. 
 
4d. Make a question and answer for each sentence! 
a) I saw Treasure Planet last night. (good/yes)
     Was it good?   -Yes, it was. 
b) I bought some shoes yesterday. (expensive/yes) 
     ?   -Yes, 
c) We had an English test yesterday. (difficult/no) 
     ?   -No, 
d) I had an omelette for lunch. (nice/yes) 
     ?   -Yes, 
e) I got nine emails yesterday. (interesting/no) 
     ?   -No, 
 
5a. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of these verbs:
TRAVEL, WALK, SAIL, FINISH, USE
a) Dylan  used  his new skateboard for the first time. 
b) Molly  across the lake on her own. 
c) Pete  to London on his own. 
d) Lee  thirty kilometres. 
e) Julie  her Harry Potter book. 
f) Jamie  soccer for his school team for the first time. 
 
5b. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in the box! 
 listen,     arrive,     finish,     travel,     carry,     stay,     walk,     belong
a) Bill and Louise  walked  home from school together yesterday.  
b) We  in a nice hotel in Barcelona for five nights. 
c) Tom  to his new CD before he went to sleep. 
d) My uncle  around Europe for three months. 
e) Alison's train  at 8.45. 
f) Sadie  her art project last week. 
g) I  my clothes in a rucksack. 
h) That watch is quite old. It  to dad's grandfather. 
 
6. Match the words in A with the words in B and make sentences!  
             A                                                                  B
1) We had a holiday                                       a) in the sea.
2) We travelled                                            b) only had two beds.
3) My friend travelled by                              c) the beach.
4) I carried all my things                               d) in a tent.
5) We stayed at                                           e) in Portugal last summer. 
6) We never                                                 f) a campsite. 
7) My parents' caravan                                 g) my new sleeping bag. 
8) My friend and I slept                               h) by ferry.
9) I was very comfortable in                         i) in a rucksack.
10) Every day we went swimming                   j) stay at a hotel.
11) We often played volleyball on                  k) plane from London.
 
1 e ; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11.    
 
7a. Complete the crossword with the past simple form of the verbs! 
1
23
3
4
56
57
8
9

 

      Across                        Down
      3 go                           1 run
      4 come                       2 see
      5 sleep                       3 be
      8 take                        5 say
      9 have                        6 put
                                       7 get
 
7b. Complete the sentences with verbs from 7a. 
a) Hannah usually sleeps for eight hours every night, but last night she  slept  for twelve hours. 
b) Joe and Sadie usually have cereal for breakfast, but yesterday they  toast. 
c) Lisa usually gets about three emails a day, but yesterday she  ten! 
d) Sadie usually goes rollerblading at the weekend, but last weekend she  swimming. 
e) Mrs Taylor usually takes her children to the park on Saturday, but last Saturday she  them to the cinema.  
f) Gemma doesn't usually see her boyfriend during the week, but last week she  him on Monday and Wednesday. 
g) Matt usually puts ham in his sandwiches, but yesterday he  cheese in them. 
h) Lee doesn't usually run to school, but he  this morning because he was late. 
 
7c. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs.  
a) I  had  a very strange dream last night. (have)  
b) We  skiing in France last winter. (go) 
c) After dinner Mike  ready for the concert. (get) 
d) I'm sure I  my keys in my bag this morning. (put) 
e) The journey  18 hours by ferry. (take) 
f) Laura  upstairs and closed her door. (run) 
g) They  to England when they were very young. (come)
h) I  Tom at the weekend. (see) 
8. Complete the sentences with a verb in the negative.
a) We had English yesterday, but we didn't have chemistry. 
b) I saw Joe this morning, but I  Ben. 
c) Jack came last week, but he  yesterday.
d) Sally worked on Saturday, but she  on Sunday.
e) The Kellys went to Spain, but they  to Madrid. 
f) They liked the beach, but they  the campsite. 
g) I enjoyed the book, but I  the film. 
h) Sadie took her anorak, but she  an umbrella. 
i) The hotel manager spoke English, but he  Italian. 
j) We ate the chips, but we  the salad.