9 Programme 9

Practice Section

Text Two

Ted: Well, what did you think, Bill?

Bill: Dreadful, I thought. / Both the game and the weather.

Ted: Well, out team are never on form in the mud.

Bill: They are useless in either wet or dry conditions. / And why do they pick old Ford? / I can’t make it out.

Ted: Evans isn’t up to it either. / We need two or three new players.

Bill: Not only new players; / we want a new manager as well.

Ted: Well, we’ll get neither. / Will we ever get out of the Fourth Division?

Drill 1

I washed and dressed. Then I had breakfast.

I had breakfast. Then I washed the car.

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1. I washed and dressed. Then I had breakfast. After I’d washed and dressed, I had breakfast.

2. I had breakfast. Then I washed the car. After I’d had breakfast, I washed the car.

3. I washed the car. Then I weeded the garden. After I’d washed the car, I weeded the garden.

4. I weeded the garden. Then my wife made After I’d weeded the garden, my wife made some coffee.

some coffee.

5. We drank the coffee. Then I helped her After we’d drunk the coffee, I helped her prepare lunch.

prepare lunch.

6. I helped her prepare lunch. Then I went for After I’d helped her prepare lunch, I went for a drink with Bill.

a drink with Bill.

7. We had a drink. Then we ate our lunch. After we’d had a drink, we ate our lunch.

8. We ate our lunch. Then I took the children After we’d eaten our lunch, I took the children to the pictures.

to the pictures.

Drill 2

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1 It rained for hours. The streets were wet. The streets were wet because it’d been raining

for hours.

2 John waited for them for hours. He was very angry. John was very angry because he’d been waiting

for them for hours

3 They travelled all day. They were very tired. They were very tired because they’d been

travelling all day.

4 He worked all night. He looked worn out. He looked worn out because he’d been

working all night.

5 I worked in the garden. Your clothes are dirty. My clothes were dirty because I’d been

working in the garden.

6 We walked in the sun. We were thirsty. We were thirsty because we’d been walking

in the sun.

7 They played tennis. They were still wearing shirts. They were still wearing shorts because they’d

been playing tennis.

8 The cat ate the chicken. He looked pleased. The cat looked pleased because he’d been

eating the chicken.

Drill 3

1 She started cooking. The telephone rang. Hardly had she started cooking when the

telephone rang.

2 They finished speaking. Someone knocked at the door. Hardly had they finished speaking when

someone knocked at the door.

3 She closed the door. The baby started crying. Hardly had she closed the door when the baby

started crying.

4 She fed the baby. The dog began barking. Hardly had she fed the baby when the dog

began barking.

5 She put the dog out. The cat stole the meat. Hardly had she put the dog out when the cat

stole the meat.

6 She rescued the meat. The soup boiled over. Hardly had she rescued the meat when the soup

boiled over.

7 She cleaned up the mess. The guests arrived. Hardly had she cleaned up the mess when the

guests arrived.

8 They sat down. She served dinner. Hardly had they sat down when she served dinner.

Drill 4

1. He left school and went to university. After leaving school he went to university.

2. He studied for three years but failed his exams. After studying for three years he failed his exams.

3. He worked in an office for a while and then emigrated After working in an office for a while he emigrated

to Australia. to Australia.

4. He tried several jobs and then he became a farmer. After trying several jobs he became a farmer.

5. He made a lot of money and decided to go home After making a lot of money he decided to go home

for a holiday. for a holiday.

6. He arrived in England and married an old girlfriend. After arriving in England he married an old girlfriend.

7. He met his old friends and didn’t want to go After meeting his old friends he didn’t want to go

back again. back again.

8. He sold his farm and bought a business in England. After selling his farm he bought a business in England.

Drill 5

1 She typed one letter but then the boss gave No sooner had she typed one letter than the boss gave her her another. another.

2 The children had lunch but then they wanted No sooner had the children had lunch than they some chocolate. wanted some chocolate.

2. I bought the red one, but then I decided I No sooner had I bought the red one than I decided I

preferred the blue one. preferred the blue one.

4 He started business, but then the war began. No sooner had he started business than the war began.

5 She arrived at the hotel, but then she started No sooner had she arrived at the hotel than she started

complaining loudly. complaining loudly.

6 I started my holiday but then I fell ill. No sooner had I started my holiday than I fell ill.

7 He met Mary, and fell in love with her. No sooner had he met Mary than he fell in love with her.

8 He decided to marry Mary, but then he met Jane. No sooner had he decided to marry Mary than he met

Jane.

Exercise 1

1 He was tired out because he had been working in the garden all day.

2 First she opened the parcel , and then she read the letter.

3 After she had opened the parcel, she read the letter.

4 They had been sitting there for more than an hour when the taxi finally arrived.

5 They left the room as soon as he had finished speaking.

6 He quickly forgot all he had learnt at school.

7 When we came to Harpole, the Smiths had already been living there for ten years.

8 He told me that he had been fishing in the river every weekend for the last two years but that he had never caught anything.

Exercise 2

1 The sun had set before they were ready to leave. (before).

2 The river was deeper than usual because it had been raining for weeks on end. (because)

3 As soon as they had finished breakfast, they went for a swim. (as soon as)

4 When we had drunk our beer, we went back to work. (when)

5 After we had been living there for only six months we decided we didn’t like it. (after)

6 Although it had happened ten years before, she could not forget it. (although)

7 I hadn’t seen Jane for many years when she called to see me last week. (when)

8 She had been walking for two hours when she saw the house. (when)

Exercise 3

1 a) After he had had his supper, b) After having his supper

c) After having had his supper he went to bed

2 a) After she had heard the news, b) After hearing the news,

c) After having heard the news, she phoned her mother.

3 After they had left the house, it began to snow. (b and c not possible)

4 a) after he had spoken to the boss, b) After speaking to the boss

c) After having spoken to the boss, he decided to leave,

5 a) After I had worked in England for five years. b) After working in England for five years

c) After having worked in England for five years, I went to Australia.

6 After I had eaten the meat, the dog finished the bones. (only answer)

7 After it had got dark, we made camp. (only answer)

8 After the children had gone to sleep, we had supper. (only answer)

Exercise 4

1 It’s not only very expensive but very poor quality as well.

2 He neither eats nor drinks a lot.

3 They would like both fruit and ice-cream.

4 John will either give (you) or lend you the book.

5 She eats neither bread nor potatoes.

4. Either John or Mary will help you.

7 They both understand and speak Chinese.

8 I don’t know either Peter or John.

Exercise 5

1 I had hardly entered house telephone ring.

2 They had no sooner repair one window than they broke another.

3 He had scarcely finished one drink than they brought him another.

4 He had hardly arrived when he wanted to leave again.

5 We had barely begun the picnic when it started to rain.

6 I had no sooner stood up than I fell down again.

Exercise 6

1 My wife was busy with the week’s washing when we arrived.

2 He bumped into a lamp post because he wasn’t paying attention to his driving.

3 I can’t concentrate on my work while you are making that noise.

4 He stumbled over a piece of wood as he fled from the dog in terror.

5 I was engrossed in my work, so I didn’t see what was going on in the street.

6 It was pelting with rain as we put on our coats and set out for home.

7 He was shouting in anger, but I couldn’t make out what he was saying.

8 I tried giving up smoking, but I couldn’t keep it up.

9 His clothes were covered with mud after he had fallen down.

10 I can’t help thinking that John is not up to this work yet.

11 I agreed with Peter who was all for leaving immediately.

12 We were all worn out, so we decided to give the party a miss.