GO + ING / ACTIVITY VOCABULARY
"She joined a dance school last year. Now she _____ dancing every Thursday."
goes
"He was raised by his grandparents — they _____ him up."
brought him up
Complete: "The windows _____ cleaned every week."
are
"He studied every night and finally _____ his exam."
passed
Complete: "I _____ used to eating spicy food — it's normal for me now."
am
A student says: "On Saturdays I like to go to jogging in the park." Find the mistake and correct it.
Remove "to" — I like to go jogging in the park
What does "settle down" mean? Give an example.
(to start a stable, quieter life — e.g. get married, buy a house / After years of travelling, she settled down in Lisbon)
Change to passive: "Someone stole my bike last night."
My bike was stolen last night
"She learned from her mistakes and eventually _____ responsibility for the whole department."
took
"He moved to Iceland and had to _____ used to the cold."
get
"I'd love to go _____ in the Thailand this summer — i don't have a lot of money"
go backpacking
What does "get through" mean in this context: "The first year of university was hard but she got through it."
to survive or successfully complete a difficult period
Change to passive: "The director will cancel the meeting."
The meeting will be cancelled by the director
"Before the exam she _____ all the vocabulary _____ heart."
learned all the vocabulary by heart
What's the difference? "I used to drink coffee" vs "I am used to drinking coffee."
used to = past habit, no longer true / be used to = accustomed to something now
What's the difference? "Go to a party" vs "go clubbing"
"Go to a party" = you attend a specific event that someone organised. "Go clubbing" = a general leisure activity, like a hobby. (Parties are events / clubbing is an activity — that's why the grammar is different!)
"She _____ a new skill at university — she started coding."
picked up / took on
What's the difference? "I cut my hair" vs "I had my hair cut."
I cut it myself / I paid someone else to do it
What's the difference between "pass a course" and "pass an exam"?
pass an exam = succeed in one test / pass a course = successfully complete the whole course
Rewrite using get used to: "At first the noise in the city bothered her, but after a few months it felt completely normal."
She got used to the noise in the city
"I want to _____ into engineering, but I also love _____ surfing on weekends." Fill both gaps and explain why the grammar is different
go into = enter a career field / go surfing = leisure activity — different structures entirely
What's the difference between "take after someone" and "name after someone"?
(take after = resemble in personality or looks / name after = given the same name as someone)
Change to passive causative: "A mechanic is fixing my car."
I'm having my car fixed
What's the difference between "face pressure" and "feel overwhelmed"? Which comes first?
face pressure = confront external stress / feel overwhelmed = your emotional reaction when it's too much — face pressure can lead to feeling overwhelmed
Rewrite using be used to: "When I first started the job, the workload felt overwhelming — but not anymore."
Now I am used to the workload