Participle Clauses

Rewrite the sentences using participle clauses:

http://www.carmenlu.com/fifth/grammar/participle_cl5.html

Complete the sentences:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/participles_sentences.htm

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/solutions/int_unit_page/unit10/grammar/exercise1

Phrasal verbs module 3

Match the phrasal verbs to the definitions.

1. go out with
2. get on
3. go off someone
4. get on with
5. come across
6. go for
7. go in for
8. take after

• grow old
• have a good relationship with
• appear to be / give the impression of
• like
• enjoy doing something
• stop liking
• be similar in appearance or personality
• date someone

Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the correct verb form:

1. I ____________________ my mom. I have the same face and hair.
2. He _______________________ inventing stories.
3. She _________________________ her boyfriend for two years.
4. She ___________________ as a very nice girl. Everyone likes her.
5. After what he did to me, I completely _______________________ him.
6. I have a twin sister. We have similar tastes and we really _________________ with each other.
7. I love the actor Ralph Fiennes but I must admit he is _____________________.
8. I don't ___________________ guys with tattoes all over the body. They look disgusting.

Article Humour cloze

Read the text and complete it with ONE word in each blank:

BRINGING MORE HUMOR AND LAUGHTER INTO OUR LIVES
The sound of roaring _____________ is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle, or sneeze. Humor and laughter can cause a domino effect of joy and amusement, as well as set off a number of positive physical effects. Humor and laughter strengthen our immune systems and help us recover ______________ illness, as well _____________ bring joy into our lives. The question is, how do we gain access to this priceless medicine?
Laughter activates the chemistry of the will to live and increases our capacity to fight disease. Laughing relaxes the body and reduces problems associated with high blood pressure, strokes, arthritis, and ulcers. Some research suggests that laughter _____________ also reduce the risk of heart disease. Historically, research ____________ shown that distressing emotions (depression, anger, anxiety, and stress) are all related to heart disease. A study done at the University of Maryland Medical Center suggests that a good ________________of humor and the ability to laugh _______________ stressful situations helps mitigate the damaging physical effects of distressing emotions
A good hearty laugh can help:
reduce stress
lower blood pressure
elevate mood
boost immune system
improve brain functioning
protect the heart
connect you to others
help instant relaxation
make you feel good

People who laugh heartily on a regular basis have _________________ standing blood pressure than the average person. When people have a good laugh, initially the blood pressure increases, but then it decreases to levels below normal. Breathing then becomes deeper __________ sends oxygen enriched blood and nutrients throughout the body.
Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases infection fighting antibodies. It increases our attentiveness, heart rate, and pulse.
Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack, according to the study at the University of Maryland Medical Center (cited above). The study, which is the first to indicate that laughter may help prevent heart disease, found that people with heart disease were 40 percent less likely to laugh in a variety of situations compared to people of the same age without heart disease.
Laughter can be a great workout for your diaphragm, abdominal, respiratory, facial, leg, and back muscles. It massages abdominal organs, tones intestinal functioning, and strengthens the muscles that hold the abdominal organs in place. Not ______________ does laughter give your midsection a workout, it can benefit digestion and absorption functioning as __________. It _____________ estimated that hearty laughter can burn calories equivalent to several minutes on the rowing machine or the exercise bike.
Laughter stimulates both sides of the brain to enhance learning. It eases muscle tension and psychological stress, which keeps the brain alert and _______________people to retain more information
Humor is a powerful emotional medicine ______________ can lower stress, dissolve anger and unite families in troubled times. Mood is elevated by striving to find humor in difficult and frustrating situations. Laughing at ourselves and the situation helps reveal that small things are not the earth-shaking events they sometimes seem to be. Looking at a problem from a different perspective can make it seem less formidable and provide opportunities for greater objectivity and insight. Humor also helps us avoid loneliness by connecting with others who are attracted to genuine cheerfulness. And the good feeling that we get _______________ we laugh can remain with us as an internal experience even after the laughter subsides.

module 2 Phrasal verbs

These are the phrasal verbs in the module. Read the definitions. Then complete the sentences below:
get back : Return
hit back: to attack someone who has attacked you
move in: to (cause someone to) take control or attack
clean out: to take or steal all of (someone's) money or goods
throw out: get rid of (something) because it is no longer wanted
Turn someone off: make someone dislike something or a person
Put on: imitate
crack someone up: make someone laugh
Dress up:wear something special
Get on:become successful
Go in for: like or enjoy
Get into / out of trouble: get involved
Make out: pretend
Make up:invent
Go off someone:stop liking

1) The thieves broke into the house and ______________ it _________ of the household appliances.
2)Government officials have ______________ ________ to settle the dispute.
3) The boy had attacked him so he _________________ him _________.
4)That comedian really _____________ me ___________. I find his jokes really funny.
5) I don't ____________ ________ _________ comedians like Mr Bean. I think his jokes are silly.
6) I believe he is not so innocent. He _____________ _______ to be that way but in fact he is very astute.
7) He keeps _________________ __________ stories that nobody believes.
8) We need to _____________ ___________ all the papers and keep a computer record o save space.
9) I used to like Jim Carey but then I _____________ _______ him when he started making silly comedies which are always the same.
10) We have to ____________ ________ for the occasion. It is a formal fifteenth birthday party.
11) Midachi is a group of comedians who really ________________ ___________. They have been successful for many years.
12) That disgusting comedian really ______________ me _________ with his jokes which are really gross.
13) Cerutti is really good at _______________ _________ different voices.

The Rainmaker

Solve these activities to hand in by July 16th

Introduction
1 Correct these sentences.
a Rudy Baylor, the hero of this story, has a good
job.
………………………………………………
b He is going to fight a case against a big bank.
………………………………………………
c His clients, Dot and Bud Black, are very rich.
………………………………………………
d John Grisham had worked in an insurance
company before he became a writer.
………………………………………………
Chapter 1
2 Answer these questions.
a Why does Rudy lose his job on page 1?
b What two adjectives does Rudy use to
describe the Stupid Letter? What adjective
does Max Leuberg use? Why?
c What three reasons does Great Benefit give
for refusing the Blacks’ claim?
Chapter 2
3 How much information from this chapter can
you remember? Circle the correct answers.
a Max Leuberg says Rudy should take the
case himself / he, Max, will take the case /
Rudy should find an experienced lawyer to take
the case.
b When Rudy gets to the Black home, it is
hot / cold / raining.
c There is a dog / rabbit / cat sleeping on top of
the old Ford in the garden.
d Dot says that her husband drinks a lot /
takes drugs a lot / sleeps a lot.
e Rudy says they will sue for thousands /
millions / billions.
f Barry X Lancaster works for Great Benefit /
Brodnax and Spear / Jonathan Lake.
g Yogi’s is a bar / nightclub / restaurant.
h Rudy describes Donny Ray’s hand as soft /
thin / bony.
Chapter 3
4 Which answer is right, 1, 2, 3 or 4?
a How does Rudy know that he was fired? …..
1) He received a notice from Mr. Lancaster.
2) The security guard told him.
3) Dot Black told him.
4) None of the above
b What crimes do the police think Rudy has
committed? …..
1) Hurting somebody
2) Murder and setting fire
3) Robbery
4) None of the above
Chapter 4
5 Deck Shifflet explains to Rudy how to chase
ambulances. Put these sentences in the right
order. Write 1–7.
a Go to the hospital information desk.
Ask for the victim’s room number.
b Get the victim to sign a contract with
you.
c Get the police department accident
report.
d Check that the victim hasn’t talked to an
insurance company. Persuade the victim
that he/she needs a lawyer.
e Tell the person at the other end that
you’re with the Memphis Fire Department
and you need to speak to the victim.
f Ask “Do you have a lawyer?”
g Call the victim’s home number.
Chapter 5
6 Make pairs of words in the following spaces.
bar, recorded, tape, law, wheel, metal, wedding,
baseball, physical, orange, red, recorder, bat,
lipstick, injuries, ring, pin, message, exam,
school, chair, juice
……………………… ………………………
……………………… ………………………
……………………… ………………………
……………………… ………………………
……………………… ………………………
………………………
Chapter 6
7 Answer these questions.
a Why does Rudy say, “I know all about Tinley
Britt”?
b Why is Bruiser worried about Leo F.
Drummond and Judge Hale?
c How does Rudy know that Booker Kane has
failed his bar exam?
d Bruiser gives Deck and Rudy more money
than usual from the Van Landel case. Why?
e How does the author make us dislike Great
Benefit’s legal team?
f Why do first Judge Hale and then
Drummond visit the bathroom during
their private interview with Rudy?
Chapter 7
8 Answer these questions.
What is the new judge like? Why is this
important for the Blacks’ case?
Chapter 8
9 Correct these sentences.
a Drummond has already seen the Stupid Letter
and is not surprised by it.
………………………………………………
b Rudy Baylor goes to Cleveland by air. He
travels first class.
………………………………………………
c Rudy asked for six Great Benefit employees to
appear as witnesses. They all arrive at nine in
the morning.
………………………………………………
10 Answer the question.
If Rudy’s bus ticket cost him $100, how much
profit does he make on his trip to Cleveland?
Chapter 9
11 Answer the question.
How does Rudy discover that it is Drummond
who has put microphones in their office phones?
Chapters 10–11
12 Who makes these remarks and why?
a “Play the tape of Donny Ray testifying just
before he died.”
b “Now, I’m going to ask you the most
important question. Have any of you been
contacted about this case?”
Chapter 12
13 Put the following people’s evidence in order of
importance for persuading the jury.
Dot Black, Ron Black, Dr. Kord, Everett Lufkin,
Jackie Lemancyzk, Wilfred Keeley, Donny Ray,
Andre Weeks, Payton
1 ……………… 2 ………………
3 ……………… 4 ………………
5 ……………… 6 ………………
7 ……………… 8 ………………
9 ………………
Chapter 13
14 Complete these sentences with words from the
box.
actual guilty instructions
insurance punitive
a Great Benefit is one of the oldest and most
respected …………… companies in America.
b Judge Kipler gives the jury their ……………
and Rudy relaxes.
c The jury find the defendant, Great Benefit,
…………… .
d The court orders that Great Benefit pay
$200,000 in …………… damages and
$50 million in …………… damages.
Chapter 14
15 Write your questions.
Cliff Riker is found dead and his wife Kelly
Riker is questioned by the police. If you were
police, what questions would you ask Kelly?
Write five questions.
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
Chapter 15
16 Answer the questions.
a In the end, why didn’t Great Benefit pay Dot
any money?
b Why did Dot Black feel happy even though
she cannot get a penny from Great Benefit?
After reading
17 Complete these sentences.
a If Great Benefit had paid the Blacks’ claim,
…………………………………………….. .
b If Donny Ray hadn’t died, …………………..
…………………………………………….. .
c If Cliff Riker hadn’t come home when Kelly
and Rudy were in the house, ………………..…………………………………………….. .