Exercises for Conditional Sentence

EXERCISE 1

Choose the correct answer for the following question of conditional sentences.

1)      ‘Will you come to school tomorrow?’

‘If you come, I …

(A)  come

(B)   will

(C)  too

(D)  do

(E)   also

 

2)      He … if I had not reminded him.

(A)   may forget

(B)   must forget

(C)   should forget

(D)   might have forgotten

(E)    will forget

 

3)      ‘Did you buy a computer?’

‘No, but I would have if my father …’

(A)   would give me the money

(B)   gave me the money

(C)   would have given me the money

(D)   had given me the money

(E)    gave me the money

 

4)      If all students pass their final exam, the teacher will give a party for them in her house. It means that … at the teacher’s house.

(A)   there has to be a party

(B)   there was a party

(C)   there is no party at all

(D)   there will be possibly a party

(E)    there has been a party

 

5)      I didn’t know that Jimmy was at home.

(A)   if I did, I would come and see him

(B)   if I know, I’ll come and see him

(C)   if I had known, I would have come and see him

(D)   if I have known, I have come ad see her

(E)    if I knew, I came and saw her

 

6)      ‘If I had known you needed a camera, I could have lent you mine.’

‘Oh, ……’

(A)   thanks, it’s an excellent camera

(B)   I didn’t know you had a camera

(C)   I’ll borrow it from you then

(D)   Thank a lot for the camera

(E)    I’ll soon return it

 

EXERCISE 2

Give the correct form of future conditional of the verb in the brackets.

1)      If you (park) your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman (find) it.

2)      You (be) very lucky if he (let) you go without a ticket.

3)      You (enjoy) your stay here if you (pay) attention to our street signs.

4)      If you (receive) a request like this, you (can’t) fail to obey it.

 

EXERCISE 3

Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets in this paragraph.

 

A mother received a letter from her eight-year-old daughter. Here is a part of it: ‘If I (listen) to the radio, don’t tell me to do my homework. If I (do) something wrong, (not shout) at me. If the house (be) untidy, (not blame) me. If you (want) me to do something, (not forget) to say “please”. If I (play) a nice game, (not send) me to bed. If I (ask) for something, don’t always say “No!”. If it (be) cold (not put) the cat out. Don’t say “Don’t” so often!’

 

EXERCISE 4

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1)      He would enjoy this game if he (be) present.

2)      If you broke this window, you (have to) pay for it.

3)      If you (lose) your way, you would have to ask a policeman.

4)      What would you do if you (win) a lot of money?

5)      If you (can) help me I would be grateful.

 

EXERCISE 5

Read the situation and write a sentence with ‘if’

 

1)      People don’t understand him because he doesn’t speak very clearly.

But if he …………………, people …………………

2)      I’m not going to buy that book because it’s too expensive.

But if that book …………………………………

3)      She doesn’t go out very often because she can’t walk without help.

But if ……………………………………………

4)      He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercise.

But ……………………………………………….

5)      We can’t have lunch in the garden because it’s raining.

……………………………………………………

 

EXERCISE 6

Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

 

1)      If you had told me about it earlier, I (be able) to help you.

2)      If you (can/come) with us, we would have been pleased.

3)      You (not/make) such mistake if you had been more careful.

4)      If at the time he British had not feared invasion, it (complete).

5)      It’s good that Sarah reminded me about Jack’s birthday. I (forget) if she hadn’t reminded me.

6)      If Cathy (not/recommend) it to us, we might not have stayed at this hotel.

7)      I’d have sent you a postcard while I was on holiday if I (have) your address.

8)      You (miss) the train if you had not hurried.

9)      If you (can/make) him change his mind, you would have saved him a lot of trouble.

10)  I would have acted differently if I (be) in your position.

11)  If you (go) to the exhibition, you would have enjoyed it.

12)  Rose (not/enter) for the examination if she had known that it would be so difficult.

13)  If I (know) that you were ill last week, I’ have gone to see you.

14)  He (not/walk) into the wrong house if he had been looking where he was going.

15)  If I (see) you when you passed me n the street, I would have said ‘Hello’.

EXERCISE 7

Read the situation and write a sentence with if.

For example:

She didn’t eat anything because she did not hungry.

If she had been hungry, she would have eaten something.

 

1)      The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddenly.

2)      I was able to buy the car because my brother lent me the money.

3)      She wasn’t injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat-belt.

4)      I didn’t wake Billy because I didn’t know he wanted t get up early.

5)      You are hungry now because you didn’t have breakfast.

Exercise for Expressing Gratitude

 

Create Dialogue based on the following situation
There are many kinds of expression for thanking. Use them to express your gratitude for the following:

1. Your friend has just given you a bar of chocholate

2. Tini has lent you a magazine

3. Sandi has just given you a ticket for a music show

4. A policeman has just shown you the way to the railway station

Exercise for Hortatory Exposition

EXERCISE

Read the text carefully to answer the questions that follow.

HOMEWORKThe amount of homework give to student needs to be reduced for several reasons. In short, time is limited in many students’ lives. At the same time, other students are showing alarming level of obesity due to sedentary lifestyles. Lastly, family disharmony has increased as a result of stressed parents trying to get their children to do their homework.Firstly, time is limited. Many students don’t arrive home until 6 pm. This is because they have chosen to play sports which require a few hours of training each week or they engage in cultural activities, which are often taught after school. After they arrive home, they have to unpack their bags, do other daily jobs, have a shower and eat dinner. By the time they have finished these necessities, it is 8 pm. If they have homework, then it is too late t start, and whatever is done may be of poor quality. Therefore it is fair to say there is not enough time after school to complete quality homework. On the other hand, many other young people are recording high levels of obesity because of their sedentary lifestyles. Traditional homework is not an activity that is known to raise the heart rate and so does nothing to improve our physical fitness. We are constantly being told to become healthier. Why sit still at night time when students have been sitting still in the classroom all day? This is not good for their health and contributes to the high levels of obesity seen today. Finally, homework places huge amounts of stress on already stressed-out families. In many families both parents are working and the last thing they need is to fight with their children at the end of stressful day. By reducing the amount of nightly homework, the family home would be a much more relaxed place, as it should be. In conclusion, homework should be reduced. We must recognize that students’ time is limited, sedentary work contributes to the high levels of obesity among Australia’s youth and finally homework can cause an increase in family disharmony. The wellbeing of students is far more important than excessive amounts of homework. Taken from Text Type. A writing guide for students by Ann Townsend. 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE 2

Choose the correct answer of the following questions:

1)      What is the purpose of the text?

(A)   to inform the importance of homework

(B)   to analyse and to argue about homework

(C)   to describe homework

(D)   to explain how to do homework

(E)    to amuse the readers of doing homework

2)      What is the type of the text?

(A)   exposition

(B)   explanation

(C)   report

(D)   description

(E)    narrative

3)      The amount of homework give to students … (paragraph 1) is called …

(A)   orientation

(B)   reorientation

(C)   argument

(D)   sequence of events

(E)    statement of position

4)      In which paragraph can you find the arguments?

(A)   paragraph 1,2,3

(B)   paragraph 2,3,4

(C)   paragraph 3,4,5

(D)   paragraph 1,3,5

(E)    paragraph 1,3,4

5)      In conclusion, homework should be reduced (Par. 5) is called …

(A)   argument

(B)   reinforcement of position statement

(C)   statement of position

(D)   sequence of events

(E)    description

Agreement and Disagreement

To express agree or disagree to an opinion, you may use the following expressions:

Stating an opinion	In my opinion… The way I see it… If you want my honest opinion…. According to Lisa… As far as I’m concerned… If you ask me…
Asking for an opinion	What’s your idea? What are your thoughts on all of this? How do you feel about that? Do you have anything to say about this? What do you think? Do you agree? Wouldn’t you say?
Expressing agreement	I agree with you 100 percent. I couldn’t agree with you more. That’s so true. That’s for sure. (slang) Tell me about it! You’re absolutely right. Absolutely. That’s exactly how I feel. Exactly. I’m afraid I agree with James. I have to side with Dad on this one. No doubt about it. (agree with negative statement) Me neither. (weak) I suppose so./I guess so. You have a point there. I was just going to say that.
Expressing disagreement	I don’t think so. (strong) No way. I’m afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. I beg to differ. (strong) I’d say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That’s not always true. That’s not always the case. No, I’m not so sure about that. I can’t accept it I don’t think I agree with you.

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THE EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1
Choose the correct answer for the following questions.

1.         Vina     : Do you think browsing on internet is difficult?

Dea      : Mm… I don’t think so. We just need more practice.

The underlined sentence expresses …

(A)  asking opinion

(B)   agreement

(C)   disagreement

(D)  satisfaction

(E)   dissatisfaction

2.         Chen    : I’m thinking about going camping next holiday. What do you think?

Chan    : It’s great I think.

The underlined expression shows …

(A)  possibility

(B)   satisfaction

(C)   sympathy

(D)  ability

(E)   agreement

3.         Bill       : Do you agree that the school’s new regulation is disappointing?

Bob      : No, …….. because it is better than the previous one.

The suitable expression for the sentence above is …

(A)   I’m 100 percent agree with you

(B)   I entirely disagree with you.

(C)   I get along with you

(D)   I suppose so.

(E)    I dare you are right

4.         Jack     : What do you think of our new jackets?

Jill        : It’s a lovely jacket ever. I’m satisfied with the model.

Jane     : Yes, ………………. I like the model. We’d better order again next year.

(A)   I get along with your opinion

(B)   I can’t accept it

(C)   Not really

(D)   I’m not sure about that

(E)    Well, it depends

5.         Tanaka : Have you heard that Mr. Chan has been promoted to be the area manager?

Omura  : I think he is a right person for that position.

Keiko   : … because his experience and educational background are great and fantastic.

(A)   I wouldn’t accept that

(B)   I’m afraid you are wrong

(C)   I don’t have any objection to it

(D)   I don’t agree with you at all

(E)    Not necessarily

6.         Odi       : I think English is a very difficult language to learn.

Steven  : Do you think so? You just need practicing everyday and it will be very easy.

What does Steven mean?

(A)   He is not satisfied with Odi’s opinion

(B)   He agrees on Odi’s opinion

(C)   He feels regret on Odi’s opinion

(D)   He disagrees on Odi’s opinion

(E)    He is satisfied with Odi’s opinion

7.         Mother : Television has a bad influence to children.

Father   : That’s exactly my opinion. We should limit their time for watching TV.

What does the father mean?

(A)   He agrees with mother

(B)   He has no opinion

(C)   He disagrees with mother

(D)   He feels regret to have no opinion

(E)    He is satisfied with the opinion

8.         Lea      : I think ‘dangdut’ music is only appropriate for villagers.

Sam      : I’m afraid you’re wrong. It’s become popular even high class people enjoy dangdut much.

What is Sam’s opinion towards Lea’s?

(A)   He agrees

(B)   He disagrees

(C)   He has no opinion

(D)   He is satisfied

(E)    He is happy

EXECISE 2

Complete the following dialogue with your own opinion by using the expressions above.

1)      Mary    : What do you think of Indonesian movie?

ViVi     : ……………………………………….

2)      Ali        : Everyone has the right to express their opinion.

Bet       : …………………………………………………

3)      Noe      : Smoking should be permitted in public places

Jim       : ……………………………………………….

4)      Alex     : What is your opinion to the idol singing competition nowadays?

David   : ………………………………………………..

5)      Mickey: Teachers should not give homework to the students.

Mouse  : ………………………………………………….

6)      Tom     : What do you think of our new batik uniform on Fridays?

Jerry     : …………………………………………………

7)      Darby   : Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Pooh     : ………………………………………………

Exercise for Adjective Clause

THE EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1

Choose the correct answer from the following questions.

 

1)      The article … we got the data for our essay is written by a well-known sociologist.

(A)   that

(B)   whom

(C)   whose

(D)   from which

(E)    which

2)      Tom’s father … health hasn’t been so good lately, is in hospital now.

(A)   who is

(B)   whose

(C)   his

(D)   of whom

(E)    of which

3)      Helen introduced me to her former lecturer … she married after she had graduated.

(A)   whom

(B)   whose

(C)   which

(D)   with whom

(E)    where

4)      This is the latest news about kidnapping of the richest businessman in town … we received a few minutes ago.

(A)   whom

(B)   of which

(C)   where

(D)   whose

(E)    which

5)      The yellow card … is only issued for employees.

(A)   (one cannot enter the factory without

(B)   which without it one cannot enter the factory

(C)   no one can enter the factory without it

(D)   without which one cannot enter the factory

(E)    without it one cannot enter the factory

6)      Yanto was a young writer …novel won the first prize in the national competition

(A)   when

(B)   which

(C)   whom

(D)   who

(E)    whose

7)      Students … will be awarded scholarship.

(A)   who pass with excellent grades

(B)   they pass with excellent grades

(C)   they won pass with excellent grades

(D)   pass with excellent grades

(E)    to pass with excellent grades

8)      Is there the area …?

(A)   where a five star hotel will be constructed

(B)   when will a five-star hotel be constructed

(C)   that a five-star hotel will be constructed

(D)   in which place will a five-star hotel be constructed

(E)    there a five – star hotel will be constructed

9)      The lady … this letter is addressed has moved to another city.

(A)   who

(B)   with whom

(C)   to whom

(D)   of which

(E)    whose

10)  The books on this shelf, … are about child education, belong to my sister in law.

(A)   which of most

(B)   most of which

(C)   in which

(D)   of which

(E)    that of most

EXERCISE 2

Read the two sentences below then write one sentence by using the relative clause.

1)      A man answered the phone. He told me you were out.

2)      A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient.

3)      Some boys were arrested. They have now been released.

4)      The dress didn’t fit her, so she took it back to the shop. She had bought it there.

5)      The place was really beautiful. We spent our holidays there.

6)      An orphan is a child. His/her parents are dead.

7)      I protested the woman. Her dog bit me.

8)      Do you know the name of the hotel? John is staying there.

EXERCISE 3

Combine each pair of two sentences into one by using either who, that, or where.

1)      We need another person. The person can help us finish this project.

2)      Do you like the car? Your parents bought the car.

3)      The hotel is expensive. My father stayed in the hotel.

4)      Is it the house? The house has a swimming pool.

5)      I received a mobile phone as a birthday gift. The mobile phone is the new edition one.

EXERCISE 4

Revise the sentences into the simple sentence.

1)      Every weekend, Stacy and Thomas who are book lovers spend their time in Book Café where they join the other book lovers who come from many districts.

2)      Yesterday I met my ex-boyfriend whose name is Daddy in a mall where we had dating at the first time when we were in senior high school which is very popular of having naughty students.

3)      Tom and Jerry who spend a very busy life, have a puppy named Doggy, who lives with them in their small beautiful house, which is minimalist in style and which is at the outskirt of town.

4)      Tomorrow I will go to my friend’s boarding house where he lives with his friends who come from the same province which is located in the east part of Java.

Exercise for Passive Voice

THE EXERCISE

EXERCISE 1

Choose the correct answer for the following questions.

1. ‘What happened to her skirt?” ‘Oh …. when she jumped over the fence.

(A)   to be torn

(B)   be torn

(C)   it was torn

(D)   tearing

(E)    it tore

2. This is very popular TV program. Every week it …by millions of people.

(A)   watches

(B)   being watched

(C)   has watched

(D)   is watched

(E)    had watched

3. ‘I want the red dress displayed in the window yesterday.’ ‘I’m sorry, it …

(A)   has to sell

(B)   has sold

(C)   has been selling

(D)   has to be sold

(E)    has been sold

4. The baby …by our neighbor while we are away.

(A)   be looking after

(B)   looking after

(C)   look after

(D)   looked after

(E)    be looked after

5. ‘What is going to happen to the children who have become orphans due to the tsunami disaster?’ ‘Don’t worry, they …’

(A)   will take care of

(B)   will have taken care of

(C)   will have been taken care of

(D)   will be taken care of

(E)    will be taking care of

6. I became quite nervous when I knew that my speech …

(A)   was to record

(B)   to be recorded

(C)   being recorded

(D)   to be recording

(E)    was being recorded

7. How long did he have to undergo the radiation treatments? ‘For a month. They …until he was dismissed from the hospital.

(A)   gave daily

(B)   to be given daily

(C)   were giving daily

(D)   to give it daily

(E)    were given daily

1. I am still waiting … for the interview.

(A)   to call

(B)   to be called

(C)   being called

(D)   is called

(E)    be called

8. ‘Last night someone broke into our house.’ ‘Oh dear! …?

(A)   Did anything take

(B)   Was anything taken

(C)   Anything to be taken

(D)   Anything to take

(E)    Was anything being taken

9. Everybody knew that he had shown great loyalty to the company, therefore, he … a big sum of money at the anniversary of the company.

(A)   was to reward

(B)   rewarded

(C)   was rewarding

(D)   was rewarded

(E)    was being rewarded

1. ‘Have you returned the book?’ “Not yet, it …

(A)   is still being reading

(B)   is still being read

(C)   will be read

(D)   was read

(E)    can be read

10. Do you know that at the moment some amazing experiments … by the university research biologists?

(A)   carried out

(B)   to carry out

(C)   are being carried out

(D)   be carried out

(E)    they are carried out

11. ‘Have they taken the injured boy to the hospital?’ The passive form of the above sentence is …

(A)   Will the injured boy be taken to the hospital

(B)   Has the injured boy been taken to the hospital

(C)   The injured boy is being taken by them to the hospital

(D)   Is the injured boy taken to the hospital

(E)    The injured boy has been taken to the hospital

12. They cancelled all flight because of fog. The passive form of the sentence is : Because of fog …

(A)   all flights had cancelled

(B)   all flights were cancelled

(C)   all flights have been cancelled

(D)   they be cancelled

(E)    they are being cancelled

13.‘You are not driving your car?’ “No, …”

(A)   it is repaired

(B)   it is being repaired

(C)   it was repaired

(D)   it has been repaired

(E)    it will have been repaired

EXERCISE 2

Read the sentences below and write another sentence wit the same meaning.

1. The bill includes services. Services ….. in the bill.
2. People don’t use this road very often. This road …..
3. Somebody accused me of stealing the money. I …….
4. They are building a new ring-road round the city. A new ring-road …
5. They have changed the date of the meeting. The date of the meeting ….
6. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street. Brian told me that he …
7. People should send their complaints to the head office. Complaints …..
8. An electrical fault could have caused the fire. The fire …..

EXERCISE 3

Make the passive sentence from the words in the brackets. Look at the example.

Examples:

A          : Is Margaret popular?

B          : Yes. (she/ike/by everbody) She is liked by everybody.

1. A         : Was there any trouble at the demonstration?

B          : Yes. (about 20 people/arrest)

2. A         : Did anybody call an ambulance to the scene of the accident?

B          : Yes. (but nobody/injure/so it/not/need)

3. Mr. Kelly can’t se his office at the moment. (it/ redecorate)

…………………………………………………………………………………

4. What happens to the cars produce in this factory? (most of them/ export)

……………………………………………………………………………

5. Where is my bicycle? It’s gone! (it/ steal)

………………………………………………………………………….

6.The people next door disappeared six months ago. (they/ not/ see/ since then)

…………………………………………………………………………………

7. A tree was lying across the road. (it/ blow/ down the storm)

…………………………………………………………………………………

Exercises for Expressing Surprise and Disbelief

TASK 1

Complete the following conversation with the correct expressions of disbelief and surprise. Then, practice the conversations with your partner.

 

Conversation 1.

Joe         :  What did you do yesterday?

May        :  Not much, I read a book.

Joe         :_______

May        :  How about you?

Joe         :  I watched TV for a couple of hours and went to bed early.  I’ve been really tired lately.

May        :  _______   What from?

Joe         :  Nothing in particular,  I think I’m just bored.

Conversation 2.

Al             : I’m never gonna get married!!!!

Bia          :_________  Why?

Al               I hate all women/men

Bia          :_______________________________________  I thought you had three girl/boyfriends?!

Al             :  I did but they all found out about each other and now none of them will talk to me.

I really loved one of them too… what was her/his name? Hmm?….

Bia          :_______________________________________  You don’t know what love is.

You’ll get married when you fall in love.  Right now you’re frustrated and its your own damn fault.

Conversation 3.

Charlie   :  I went skiing about 15 times this past winter.

Zack       :  __________  Where did you go?

Charlie   :  All over the place but most of the time I went to Banff in Canada and skied at a place called Lake Louise

Zack       :  ___________________________________________  That must have been really expensive.

Charlie   :  It was but I won the lottery last year so I had plenty of extra money to blow.

Zack       :  ______________________________________________________________

Charlie   :  ______________________________________________________________Continue  It

Exercises for Explanation text

Earth’s Water Cycle

Water is always on the move. Rain falling where you live may have been water in the ocean just days before. And the water you see in a river or stream may have been snow on a high mountaintop.

Water can be in the atmosphere, on the land, in the ocean, and even underground. It is recycled over and over through the water cycle. In the cycle, water changes state between liquid, solid (ice), and gas (water vapor).

Most water vapor gets into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation. This process turns the water that is at the top of the ocean, rivers, and lakes into water vapor in the atmosphere using energy from the Sun. Water vapor can also form from snow and ice through the process of sublimation and can evaporate from plants by a process called transpiration.

The water vapor rises in the atmosphere and cools, forming tiny water droplets by a process called condensation. Those water droplets make up clouds. If those tiny water droplets combine with each other they grow larger and eventually become too heavy to stay in the air. Then they fall to the ground as rain, snow, and other types of precipitation.

Most of the precipitation that falls becomes a part of the ocean or part of rivers, lakes, and streams that eventually lead to the ocean. Some of the snow and ice that falls as precipitation stays at the Earth surface in glaciers and other types of ice. Some of the precipitation seeps into the ground and becomes a part of the groundwater.

Water stays in certain places longer than others. A drop of water may spend over 3,000 years in the ocean before moving on to another part of the water cycle while a drop of water spends an average of just eight days in the atmosphere before falling back to Earth.

**Explain how water cycle work using Charts

Exercise for Narrative text

                                                                                     Rabbit and Bear

            

Once upon a time, there lived as neighbours, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In contrary, the bear is always clumsy ad could not use the arrow to good advantage.

One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with bear to the other side of the hill. The rabbit was fearing to arouse the bear’s anger so he could not refuse it. He consented and went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed he shot and killed so many that there was lots of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves and packed all they could carry home.

The bear was very gluttonous and did not want the rabbit to get any of the meat. The rabbit could not even taste the blood from the butchering as the bear would throw earth on the blood and dry it up. The poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day’s work.

The bear was the father of five children. The youngest child was very kind to the rabbit. He was very hearty eater. The mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but the youngest child did not eat it. He would take it outside with him and pretended to play ball with the meat. He kicked toward the rabbit’s house and when he got close to the door he would give the meat with such a great kick. The meat would fly into the rabbit’s house. In this way, the poor rabbit would get his meal unknown to the papa bear.

Annalize The Text

1. Title                :

2. Orientation :

• who       :………………….. and …………………..
• When    :…………………………………………..
• Where  : …………………………………………

3. Complication    : paraghraph ………………

4. Resolution         : Paraghrap ……………………

5. Re-orientation : …………………………….

6. End of story      : …………………………….. end

Exercise for Recount text

Make your own Timeline on last your weekend and present it to the class