Unit 1 High achievers!

Guess the word

100

A person or thing that is well known by the public (FAMOUS)

HOUSEHOLD NAME 

200

Of great importance or significance, especially in having a bearing on future events. (CRUCIAL)

MOMENTOUS

300

In exactly the same words as were used originally (WORD BY WORD)

VERBATIM

400

To deal with (something difficult or unpleasant)

CONTEND WITH 

500

An award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit.

ACOLADE

Fill the gap!

100

Are these sentences correct or incorrect?

I HAVE LOST MY KEYS MANY TIMES

I HAVE BEEN LOOSING MY KEYS.

CORRECT

CORRECT

200

I am exhausted after the exam. I _________(write) for over two hours

HAVE BEEN WRITING 

300

She______(drink) ten glasses of water!

HAS DRUNK

400

A: I'm very tired. We _______ (walk) too fast.

B: Maybe you are right, we ________ (walk) 10 kilometres in only one hour and a half.

A: HAVE BEEN WALKING

B: HAVE WALKED 

500

I _______(lose) my keys and I ______(try) to contact my wife all morning, but she isn't answering her phone.

HAVE LOST

HAVE BEEN TRYING 

What is...?

100

SYNONYM OF: SADDLE

SEAT

200

WE CALL IT DODGEBALL BECAUSE DODGE MEANS....

AVOID

300

SYNONYM OF: SELF-EFFACING

DISCREET

400

GIVE ME TWO WORDS THAT MEAN....OBSTACLE OR A BAD EXPERIENCE

ORDEAL

HURDLE

SETBACK

500

GIVE ME TWO WORDS THAT MEAN....ACHIEVEMENT

FEAT

EXPLOIT

DEED

When do I use...

100

When talking about an action, event or state in a finished time in the past we use.....

Give me an example!

PAST SIMPLE

200

If we want to connect a past situation or event with the present we use...

Give me an example

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

300

We use it to talk about repeated past actions

Give me an example

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

400

We use it when we want to focus on the incomplete or temporary nature of a situation

Give me an example

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

500

Are these sentences correct?

1. She was scarcely taller than her brother

2. She was scarcely any taller than her brother

3. After many years studying he has got ever better at English

4. After years of practice he has become by far better than his friends.

5. He´s by miles the most popular student in the class

6. He's the most popular student in class by far and away.

1. CORRECT

2. CORRECT

3. CORRECT

4. INCORRECT

5. INCORRECT

6. INCORRECT

Change me!

100

(REPLACEABLE)

It's a good idea to have a safe place to put valuables and _______ documents.

IRREPLACEABLE

200

(RELIABLE)

María is very________ you never know if you can count on her.

UNRELIABLE

300

(ACTIVE)

Kids usually have an_______imagination!

OVERACTIVE

400

(TIME)

He ______- the shot and didn´t hit the target

MISTIMED

500

(VALUE)

The company is________on the stock market. I believe it will be a big hit in the future.

OVERVALUED