Grammar exercise 1 1 complete the sentences with ‘we hope to’ and a suitable verb from the cloud. get win organize buy build e.g. we hope to build an extra classroom. 1 an extra classroom. 2 new clubs after school. 3 the english olympiad in our region. 4 new textbooks for our library. 5 more computers. 2 write three more sentences of your own. grammar exercise 2 1 complete the sentences. e.g. tuesday was a terrible day. i woke up late. if i hadn’t woken up late, things would have been ok. 1 if i (not wake up) late, things (be) ok. 2 i was in a hurry and i spilled my tea over my clean white shirt. if i (not be) in a hurry, i (not spill) my tea over my shirt. 3 i ran and ran, but i missed the bus. if i (not wake up) late, i (not spill) my tea and i (not miss) the bus. 4 i was late for work. my boss was angry. if i (not miss) the bus, i (not late) for work and my boss (not be) angry. 5 because i was late for work, my boss said i must stay late. if i (not late) for work, i (not stay) late. 6 i stayed at work until 7 o’clock. my family was worried about me. if i (not wake up) late, i (not be) late for work. if i (not be) late for work, i (not stay) late. if i (not stay) late, i (not get) home late and my family (not be) worried. 2 add two more sentences to the story. grammar exercise 3 write about what the jackson family think the district council should do to improve their town. e.g. improve the street lighting (dad dad thinks they should improve the street lighting. 1 improve the street lighting (dad) 2 keep the streets cleaner (mum) 3 build a new sports centre (jack and paul) 4 modernise the local library (sue and tracy) 5 provide a free bus service for pensioners (grandad) 6 stop kids writing on walls (granny) 7 reduce local taxes (most people) grammar exercise 4 here are some questions a politician was asked by a journalist. imagine you are the politician. tell your wife/husband (in reported speech) what the journalist asked you. e.g. why did you choose politics as a career? she asked me why i chose politics as a career. 1 why did you choose politics as a career? 2 when did you enter parliament? 3 what does your party stand for? 4 how many mps does your party have in parliament? 5 do you believe in nuclear disarmament? 6 why do mps shout so much during debates? 7 where is your constituency? 8 are you an honest politician?