Exercise 1
Make sentences beginning There’s no point ….
1 Why have a car if you never use it?
…………………….
2 Why work if you don’t need money?
…………………….
3 Don’t try to study if you feel tired.
…………………….
4 Why hurry if you’ve got plenty of time?
…………………….
Answers
1
1 There’s no point in having a car if you never use it.
2 There’s no point in working if you don’t need money.
3 There’s no point in trying to study if you feel tired.
4 There’s no point in hurrying if you’ve got plenty of time.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences on the right.
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1 |
Shall we get a taxi home? |
No, it isn’t far. It’s not worth |
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2 |
If you need help, why don’t you ask David? |
It’s no use ……………………. . He won’t be able to do anything. |
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3 |
I don’t really want to go out to night. |
Well, stay at home! There’s no point ……………………. if you don’t want to. |
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4 |
Shall I phone Lisa now? |
No, it’s no good ……………………. now. She won’t be at home. |
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5 |
Are you going to complain about what happened? |
No, it’s not worth ……………………. Nobody will do anything about it. |
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6 |
Do you want to keep these old clothes? |
No, let’s throw them away. They’re not worth ……………………. |
Answers
2
1 getting a taxi
2 asking David
3 in going out
4 phoning her/ Lisa
5 complaining (about what happened)
6 keeping
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences.
1 I managed to get a visa, but it was difficult.
I had …………………….
2 I find it hard to remember people’s names.
I have a problem …………………….
3 Lucy managed to get a job. It wasn’t a problem.
She had no trouble …………………….
4 It won’t be difficult to get a ticket for the game.
You won’t have any problem …………………….
5 Do you find it difficult to understand him?
Do you have difficulty …………………….?
Answers
3
1 getting a visa
2 remembering people’s names
3 getting a job
4 getting a ticket for the game
5 understanding him
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences. Use only one word each time.
1 I waste a lot of time ……………………. nothing.
2 Every morning I spend about an hour ……………………. the newspaper.
3 ‘What’s Karen doing?’ ‘She’s going away tomorrow, so she’s busy ……………………..’
4 I think you waste too much time ……………………. TV.
5 There’s a beautiful view from that hill. it’s worth ……………………. to the top.
6 Just stay calm. There’s no point in ……………………. angry.
Answers
4
1 doing
2 reading
3 packing I getting ready
4 watching
5 going/climbing/walking
6 getting/ being
Exercise 5
Complete these sentences with the following (with the verb in the correct form):
go riding go sailing go shopping go skiing go swimming
1 Ben lives by the sea and he’s got a boat, so he often …………………….
2 It was a very hot day, so we ……………………. in the lake.
3 There’s plenty of snow in the mountains, so we’ll be able to …………………….
4 Helen has got two horses. She ……………………. regularly.
5 ‘Where’s Dan?’ ‘He’s ……………………. . There were a few things he needed to buy.’
Answers
5
1 goes sailing
2 went swimming
3 go skiing
4 goes riding
5 gone shopping