Complete a Story

This exercise is intended for Late Intermediate(B2) and Operational Advanced(C1)

Fill in the spaces in this story with one word only.The first word is done for you as an example:

We were late as usual .My wife had insisted on doing her packing by---------------and when she discovered that she could not manage,she'd asked me for help at the last -----------------.So now,we had two hours to get to the---------------.Fortunately,there o was no much traffic on the ------------and we were able to get there  just in -------------.We checked in and went straight to the departure---------------to wait for our -------------to be called.We waited and waited------------.No announcement was--------------.We asked at the information------------------and the girl there told us that the aeroplane had not even arrived yet.In the -------------,there was another announcement telling us that passengers waiting for the   flight going to London could collect a ------------meal voucher and that the aeroplane had not left Paris because of ----------- problems. We thought that it  was not safe for the aeroplane to----------.We waited again for -------until late evening when we were asked to report to the ----------desk again.This time ,we were given vouchers to spend the----------at the airline's -------------in a nearby hotel.

The next morning,after a sleepless-----------because of all the aeroplanes taking off and landing,we reported -------------to the airport.Guess what had -------------while we were -----------!Our aeroplane had arrived and taken off again leaving us-----------.All the other --------------had been ---- -------up in the night to catch the plane ,but for some-----------or other ,we had been forgotten.You can imagine how we felt!

Mini-Grammar Test -Synonymous Sentences

  Mini-Grammar Test

This exercise is intended for Intermediate Students

A)Bring synonymous sentences to each of the following sentences using the mentioned words:

Example: Columbus discovered America.

Answer  : America was discovered by Columbus.

1) Brazil imports large quantities of coffee every year.

Large quantities ---------------------------------------------

2) Temperature is measured by a thermometer.

A thermometer-----------------------------------------------

3) Dial 9-1-1 to call the police/

You------------------------------------------------------------

4) Wheat is produced in several countries,including U.S.A and China.

Countries-------------------------------------------------------

5) Jack did not let anyone touch the computer.

Nobody---------------------------------------------------------

6) Researchers are doing research about curing AIDS.

Research-------------------------------------------------------

7) The manager asked me politely to wait outside.

Would----------------------------------------------------------

8) "It's because the Internet is down,"she said.

She explained--------------------------------------------------

9) It is very kind of her to help me.

Thank ----------------------------------------------------------

10) The printer has probably been broken.

The printer-----------------------------------------------------

B)  After finishing the exercise (A),the teacher can utilize the synonymous sentences and ask the learners to bring the original sentences one time again.

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The aim of this blog to help  learners of English and French to get much deeper into English and French by presenting and developing the various skills needed for successful language acquisition.The exercises tackled in this blog are built upon my own  ideas.Some texts and sentences used in these exercises are extracted from a variety of sources such as newspapers,magazines,novels,adverting materials and instructions.The exercises are suitable for different linguistic levels:Elementary(A1,A2),Intermediate(B1,B2) and Advanced(C1,C2) .Language professionals like teachers,educators,etc....,learners and students can efficiently use these exercises .