revision unit 7 - use of english

Boost your English skills with our Grade 12 Use of English revision worksheet!

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the words in brackets. 1. Photography was invented (invent)in the 19th century.2. Chinese is spoken (speak) by more people than English.3. Visitors admitted (admit) after 6 p.m. can park here.4. A new museum is being built (build) on the river at the moment.5 The headteacher can be contacted (can by phone or e-mail.6. The children are allowed (allow) to wander tound the museum freely.7. When I got there, the game had been cancelled (cancel).8. Now you will be taken (take) round the museum by a guide.9. We might have been given (might dinner early if we're lucky.10. The video is being shown (show) in the seminar room now. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. A machine has just beendeveloped that allows you to test your strength and practise your arm wrestling. This machine looks likesomething from the Transformer movies, with steel bones and masses of wires. It consists ofa giant arm, which is attached to the wall to make it stable. It has fake muscles (made of steel!) and theyturn and twist, just like a real arm. However, it was nomatch for the students who tested it in the laboratories recently! Although it has significantly morepower than a human arm, it knows nothing about themost basic techniques of arm wrestling - something that every school kid knows. The result was that the machine "lost" almost everytime to its human opponent. The researchers hope to develop the arm further sothat it can be programmed to different levels. Certainly more time and money will have to be invested beforeit can be advertised as the ultimate arm wrestler! KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS 1. Has the hairdresser cut your hair recently? HADHave you had your hair cut recently?2. I must find someone to copy these notes for me immediately. GETI must get these notes copied immediately.3. Do your work now! GETGet your work donenow!4. Our new TV was delivered on Saturday. HADWe had our new TV delivered on Saturday.5. We must ask the doctor to look at your wrist. HAVEWe must have your wrist looked at as soon as possible.6. I wish the hairdresser hadn't dyed my hair this colour. HADI wish I had not had my hair dyed this colour. 7. The boys stole her bag last night. GOTShe gother bag stolen last night by the boys.8. Did you manage to do your homework in time? GETDid you manage to get your homework done in time? WORD FORMATION The discovery(DISCOVER) that you could use computers for games has changed all our lives and now the Science Museum has set up a special section on computer and video games. Yes, gaming is now such an old invention(INVENT) that a museum can now have a special exhibition of its history! The exhibition not only focuses on the history of gaming but also on top games titles. Researchers(RESEARCH) for the exhibition have managed to get hold of some actual games so that visitors can play them. There are classic arcade games and games on the first hand-held consoles. There are also modern interactive(ACTIVE) games and a chance to see the experimental(EXPERIMENT) games of the future. It's amazing to look back at the old graphics and how the old games were, but interesting to get a peek at what innovators (INNOVATE) are coming up with for the next generation(GENERATE) of games. There is also a demonstration (DEMONSTRATE) of the game creation process so you can see how characters are designed. So, if you want to see how your parents had fun, go and see the exhibition today! Complete the sentences with these words.VIRTUAL - CHAT ROOM - ONLINE - WEBSITE - SCREEN - DOWNLOAD - MOUSE - KEYBOARD 1. The sunlight is reflecting off the screen of my computer so I can't read what's written here.2. If you move the mouse with your hand and press the button, a flashing symbol called a "cursor" will appear on your computer.3. Never mind if you can't actually go to the museum. Turn on the computer and you can take a virtual tour.4. All the letter buttons on my keyboard are wearing out so they're really hard to read.5. When I can't go out, I turn on my computer and talk to people in a chat room.6. Which website do I need go to if I want to find information about robots?7. Not all of our computers are connected to the internet yet but they'll all be online by next year.8. You need to download word processing software onto the computer if you want to write essays on it. Complete the sentence with the following expressions:BE TO DO WITH STH, A BIT FAR-FETCHED, GET A WINDOW ON, DOWN TO THE FACT THAT, IT IS DRIVING ME MAD 1. I think the rise in the use of English is down to the fact that everyone uses the Internet.2. The science lecture was largerly to do with the subject of nuclear energy.3. I found the storyline in Star Wars III a bit far-fetched.4. Going to the science museum allowed me to get a window on how life will be in the future.5. I can't work out how to use the printer on this computer and it's driving me mad. Match the expressions with the definitions. set up an experiment do a scientific test conduct research into something study a subject in order to find out new new facts or test ideas investigate a problem find out what's wrong with something follow the procedure do something in the correct or usual way collect data on something get information or facts surf the Internet look at information on several websites