Drill 5

They serve red wine here. I like red wine. I like the red wine they serve here.

He grows roses in his garden . I love roses. I love the roses he grows in his garden.

We study History at school. John hates History. John hates the history we study at school.

My son writes poetry. I don’t understand poetry. I don’t understand the poetry my son writes.

Her husband composes. She can’t stand music. She can’t stand the music her sun writes.

This firm builds modern houses. I like modern houses. I like the modern houses my firm builds.

This group plays pop music. I adore pop music. I adore the music this group plays.

My mother makes cheese. I like cheese. I like the cheese my mother makes.

Exercise 1

1 It was still raining when I came in just now. It has been raining all morning.

2 I have been sitting here waiting for you for nearly an hour. I have already drunk four whiskies.

3 What have you been doing all this time? I have not seen you for weeks.

4 They have not worked for several days now. They have been too ill.

5 It has not rained for a month now. The grass is very dry .

6 They have been going to this pub every evening for the last ten years.

7 Peter has been writing letters since two o’clock. He has already written five letters.

8 I have been sleeping for the last two hours and I have not woken up properly yet.

Exercise 2

1 That girl is beautiful enough to become a film star.

2 It’s too hot to sit in the sun.

3 This book is too boring to read.

4 That woman is too fat to get through the door.

6 He hasn’t done enough work to pass the exam.

7 I’m hungry enough to eat a horse.

8 My uncle has got enough money to buy an aeroplane.

Exercise 3

Peter went to the shops in Oxford Street yesterday. First of all he went into a large department store to buy some trousers and a pair of socks. He bought a nice pair of grey socks, but he couldn’t find any trousers in the colours he likes. He likes dark blue; he doesn’t like bright colours generally. Next he went to a supermarket to buy a piece of cheese and a bottle of wine. He loves wine, but the trouble is that he prefers white wine while the rest of the family prefers red wine.

The wine he bought last week was very good but very expensive. Finally he went to the library to borrow a book. He often reads books about art. Last week he borrowed a book called the History of European Architecture. This week he wants a book on Japanese painting.

Exercise 4

1. This is my father’s letter.

2. Here is James’s French teacher.

3. That is their parents’ car

4. There is the top of the hill.

5. Here are men’s tools

6. That is an hour’s work.

7. This John’s father’s book.

8. It is a twenty minutes walk.

9. This is the middle of the town.

10. These are students’ papers.

Exercise 5

1 You must make an effort or you will fail the exam.

2 I did my best, but I didn’t finish in time.

3 He made a fortune by selling second-hand clothes.

4 He made up his mind to go to Canada.

5 My flat needs painting. I’m going to do it up next week.

6 Have you made arrangements for the holidays yet?

7 Will you do me a favour?

8 I haven’t got a big hammer. Will this small one do ?

Exercise 6

1 I am not keen on studying, but I’m sitting an exam next week, so I have to read about all sorts of boring things I am not interested in for hours on end.

2 ‘Mary is pretty fond of John, but she’s crazy about Peter.’ ‘What does she think of me?’

3 At the last moment we went to a Chinese restaurant for a change.

4 James is bored with his work. What about Malcolm?

5 I always worry about money, but my wife doesn’t care how much she spends on clothes.

6 He’s trying to give up smoking, but he isn’t to succeed . In other words he has no will-power.

7 We took up tennis for a month or so, but we aren’t cut out for athletic games.

8 This paper only comes out once a week.

9 It’s your own fault if you don’t take a break from time to time. You should take an occasional afternoon off.

10 In my opinion he’s a bore, but you can invite him if you like. It’s up to you.