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Unit
Exercises 111

111.1 Compare what Paul said a few years ago with what he says now. Some things are the same as
before and some things have changed. Write sentences with still and any more.

I travel a lot. I travel a lot.
I work in a shop. I work in a hospital.
I write poems. I gave up writing poems.
I want to be a teacher. I want to be a teacher.
I’m interested in politics. I’m not interested in politics.
I’m single. I’m single.
Paul a few I go fishing a lot. Paul now I haven’t been fishing for years.
years ago

1 (travel) He still travels a lot. 5 (politics)
2 (shop) He doesn’t work in a shop
any more. 6 (single)
3 (poems) He 7 (fishing)
4 (teacher) 8 (beard)
Now write three sentences about Paul using no longer.
9 He no longer works in a shop. 11
10 12

111.2 For each sentence (with still) write a sentence with a similar meaning using not … yet. Choose
from these verbs:
decide find finish go stop take off wake up

1 It’s still raining. It hasn’t stopped raining yet.
2 Gary is still here. He
3 They’re still repairing the road. They
4 The children are still asleep. They
5 Kate is still looking for a job. She
6 I’m still wondering what to do. I
7 The plane is still waiting on the runway. It

111.3 Put in still, yet, already or any more.
1 Mike lost his job a year ago and he is still unemployed.
2 Shall I tell Joe what happened or does he already know?
3 Do you live in the same place or have you moved?
4 I’m hungry. Is dinner ready ?
5 I was hungry earlier, but I don’t feel hungry .
6 Can we wait a few minutes? I don’t want to go out .
7 Amy used to work at the airport, but she doesn’t work there .
8 I used to live in Amsterdam. I have a lot of friends there.
9 There’s no need to introduce me to Joe. We’ve met.
10 John is 80 years old, but he’s very fit and healthy.
11 Would you like something to eat, or have you eaten?
12 ‘Where’s Helen?’ ‘She’s not here . She’ll be here soon.’
13 Mark said he’d be here at 8.30. It’s 9 o’clock now and he isn’t here.
14 Do you want to join the club or are you a member?
15 It happened a long time ago, but I remember it very clearly.
16 I’ve put on weight. These trousers don’t fit me .

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