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When I lived in India I …………………… every day of the holidays playing with friends on the beach.

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I’ll never forget the time we …………………… to Oxford and Mrs Harris fell in the River Thames!

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The strange thing about Mr White was that he …………………… late for every lesson.

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Our school …………………… much luck when it came to sports competitions.

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Complete the text below with the verbs and verb phrases from the box. build, changed, didn’t use to have have, is, would spend taught, used to go, used to have was, went, were would be, make, would be working When I was ten, I [x1] my school and [x2] to a progressive primary school in a nearby town. It was wonderful! Instead of doing boring traditional lessons we [x3] different subjects, [x4] by teachers who [x5] enthusiastic and friendly. I [x6] one year ahead of the other kids, so I [x7] as many lessons as the others.

Complete the second part of the text with the other verbs and verb phrases from the box. build, changed, didn’t use to have have, is, would spend taught, used to go, used to have was, went, were would be, make, would be working Instead, I [x8] every afternoon working on a model of the village. I [x9] out and measure all the buildings, [x10] accurate drawings, and then [x11] the model from balsa wood. While friends [x12] hard in lessons and I [x13] outside in the sun (and rain!). The interesting result of this [x14] that, twenty years on, I’m still pretty good at geometry and [x15] a passion for architecture.

Joke 2 Jane was talking to Mrs Darby, her teacher, about whales. Mrs Darby said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. Jane disagreed and said it wasn’t true. ‘Who told you?’ asked Mrs Darby Jane said that that the Bible says quite clearly Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, Mrs Darby repeated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. Finally, Jane said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah, myself.' Mrs Darby continued, 'What if Jonah went to hell?' Very smartly Jane replied, 'Then you can ask him.' (n) Very large animals that live in the sea and look like fish, but are actually mammals. [x1] (v) To make food or drink go from your mouth down towards your stomach. [x2] (n) A type of animal that drinks milk from its mother's body when it is young such as humans, dogs and whales. [x3] (n) The opening from the back of your mouth to the top of the passages that go down to your lungs and stomach. [x4] (adj) Feeling annoyed and impatient about something. [x5] (adv) Intelligently, cleverly. [x6]

Joke 3 I was trying to get my seventh-grade history class to understand how the Indians must have felt when they first encountered the Spanish explorers. ‘What would you feel like,’ I asked, ‘if someone showed up at your door who looked very different, spoke a strange language and wore unusual clothes? Wouldn't you be a bit scared?’ ‘Nah,’ one boy answered, ‘I'd think it was my sister's new boyfriend.’ (v) Met someone without planning to. [x7] (pv) To arrive, appear somewhere. [x8]

Joke 4 Sandy began a job as a primary school counsellor and she was eager to help. One day she noticed a girl standing by herself on one side of a playing field while the rest of the kids enjoyed a game of football at the other. Sandy approached and asked if she was all right. The girl said she was. A little while later, however, Sandy noticed the girl was in the same place, still by herself. Approaching again, Sandy asked, ‘Would you like me to be your friend?’ The girl hesitated, then said, ‘Okay,’ looking at the woman suspiciously. Feeling she was making progress, Sandy then asked, ‘Why are you standing here all alone?’ ‘Because,’ the little girl said a little angrily, ‘I'm the goalkeeper!’ (v) Moving towards or nearer to someone or something. [x9] (v) Stopped for a moment before saying or doing something because you were nervous or not sure. [x10] (adv) In a way that shows you think someone has done something wrong or dishonest. [x11]

Joke 5 A nursery school teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to little Sarah who was working diligently, she asked ‘What are you drawing?’ Sarah replied, 'God.' The teacher paused and said, 'But no one knows what God looks like.' Sarah replied, 'They will in a minute' (adv) Sometimes, but not regularly and not often. [x12] (adv) In a way that involves hard and careful work. [x13] (v) Stopped speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again [x14]

She had had difficulties changing her life.

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You should try only to write about careers and people.

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You mustn’t look at the list until the next day.

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She found lots of things to change in her life.

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You have to stop after exactly 20 minutes.

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You can write things that don’t seem sensible.

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The exercise should help you see what you want to do more clearly.

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All you need to do this exercise is quiet, a piece of paper and a pen.

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Writing becomes difficult after 10-15 minutes.

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She now leads a completely different life.

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Match the sentences beginnings and endings below. These are first conditional and second conditional sentences so think carefully about the form. Only one correct match is possible for each – there are four extra endings than you need.

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