Vocabulary 5A
Say what type of programme corresponds to the description:
"On tonight's show, two more ontestants compete against each other to see who will go through to the next round."
Quiz show
Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases:
1. The reporter haven't switched on her microphone.
2. The documentary just has finished.
1. hasn't switched on
2. has just finished
Say the vocabulary word that corresponds to the definition:
1. (used about a fruit, etc.) ready to be picked and eaten
2. (of seeds) put in the ground to grow
3. to put a plant in the ground and take care of it
1. ripe
2. plant
3. grow
Complete the sentences with the present perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets. Use the contractions if possible.
1. I'm fed up with my friend. I ______________ for her for nearly an hour. (wait)
2. Charlie's bored. He ____________ history all day. (study)
1. I've been waiting
2. He has been studying
Say what type of programme corresponds to the description:
1. "If you don't sleep well, it can affect your whole day. Try taking SleepWell, the sleep aid guaranteed to give you a good night's rest."
2. "Welcome to stage two of the most famous cycling race in the world."
3. "So let's have a look at how the housemates have been getting on today..."
4. "Now on BBC1, a new dramatization of Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist."
-Advert
-Live sport
-Reality show
-Period drama
Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases:
1. They've had the same TV since 20 years.
2. I've already seen this film.
3. Have you ever be on TV?
1. for 20 years
2. correct
3. been
Say the vocabulary word that corresponds to the definition:
1. a cereal that can be made into flour
2. plants that are grown on farms for food
3. to take a fruit or vegetable from the place where it is growing
4. (of fruit, crops, etc.) collected from the trees, fields, etc.
1. wheat
2. crops
3. pick
4. harvested
Complete the sentences with the present perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets. Use the contractions if possible.
1. I didn't know that you'd passed your test. How long _______ you __________? (drive)
2. Tina's gone to the doctor's. She __________ well recently. (not feel)
3. Mary and Paul aren't getting on. They _________ a lot lately. (argue)
1. have you been driving?
2. hasn't been feeling well recently
3. have been arguing a lot
Complete the sentences with a word from the list: box set, episode, seasons, series, sitcom, soap, streaming service
1. Friends was an American ______ about the romantic and often amusing adventures of a group of six friends living in New York.
2. More than 10 million viewers watched the final ______ of the TV drama, Bodyguard.
3. Game of Thrones is one of the most popular _______ ever shown on TV.
1. Sitcom
2. Episode
3. Series
Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases:
1. I haven't watched the programme since they changed the presenter.
2. Lauren and Steve know each other for ages.
3. I've never liked watching live sport.
4. Hasn't yet the news started?
1. correct
2. have known
3. correct
4. Hasn't the news started yet?
Complete the text with some of the words from the list: barn, cockerel, cows, crops, fences, fields, grass, hens, lambs, ripe, tractor, wheat
One of the best ways to see the English countryside is from the air. Green 1. _______ separated by hedges or 2. _______ stretch out below you as far as the eye can see. 3. _________ are growing in some of them, such as golden 4. ________ or 5. ________ corn, while in others there are animals peacefully eating 6. _________ .
1. fields
2. fences
3. crops
4. wheat
5. ripe
6. grass
Complete the sentences with the present perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets. Use the contractions if possible.
1. My parents are very excited about their holiday to Turkey. They ________ it all year. (look forward to)
2. Your sister's really good at tennis. How long ______ she __________ ? (play)
3. I think I've put on weight. I ___________ to the gym recently. (not go)
1. have been looking forward to
2. has she been playing?
3. I haven't been going
Complete the sentences with a word from the list: box set, episode, seasons, series, sitcom, soap, streaming service
1. The British ______ Coronation Street follows the lives and problems of the neighbours on a fictional street.
2. The Harry Potter ________ contains all eight films.
3. The period drama Downton Abbey ran for a total of six _________ .
4. Netflix is a ________ that distributes series like Stranger Things and The Crown.
1. Soap
2. Box set
3. Seasons
4. Streaming service
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets. For example:
Jennifer Lawrence became an actress when she was a child. (since)
Jennifer Lawrence has been an actress since she was a child.
1. My friend bought his speakers a week ago. (had)
My friend _________ a week.
2. I got home two minutes ago. (just)
I _______________ home.
3. Is this your first time in Spain? (been)
____________________ before?
1. My friend has had his speakers for a week.
2. I have just got home.
3. Have you been to Spain before?
Complete the text with some of the words from the list: barn, cockerel, cows, crops, fences, fields, grass, hens, lambs, ripe, tractor, wheat
As the plane nears the ground, you can see black-and-white 1. ________ standing in groups, and in the spring you can see sheep with their 2. _________ . Every so often, there is a farmhouse with a 3. ________ parked outside the door.
1. cows
2. lambs
3. tractor
Complete the text with the present perfect continuous form of the verbs from the list. Use contractions if possible: not add, drink, not eat, go, make, play, swim, try, use, walk
My husband and I 1. __________ to lead a healthier lifestyle recently. We 2. _________ jogging together every day before we go to work. He 3. ___________ to work instead of driving, and I 4. _________ the stairs at work instead of taking the lift.
1. have been trying
2. 've been going
3. 've walking
Complete the sentences with a word from the list: binge watched, catch-up, channels, contestants, device, streaming, two-screen
1. The show starts with four pairs of ______, but only one pair goes through to the final.
2. I know several people who _______ all five series of Breaking Bad in a week.
3. I missed my favourite soap last night, so I'm going to watch it on _______ tonight.
4. I usually tell people to put down their phones if they '_______' while we're watching TV.
5. My family uses _______ services more than TV.
6. A huge number of TV _______ in the UK are available to watch online.
7. If you want to watch live TV online, you need a ________ like a tablet or a smartphone.
1. Contestants
2. Binge watched
3. Catch-up
4. Two-screen
5. Streaming
6. Channels
7. Device
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets. For example:
Jennifer Lawrence became an actress when she was a child. (since)
Jennifer Lawrence has been an actress since she was a child.
1. We moved house in 2005, 2008, and 2012. (times)
We __________________ .
2. I didn't like cartoons in the past, and I don't like them now. (never)
I _________________ cartoons.
3. They've been married for ten years. (get)
They __________________ .
4. I don't want a coffee, thanks. I had one at home. (already)
I don't want a coffee, thanks. I ________________ .
1. We have moved house three times.
2. I have never liked cartoons.
3. They got married ten years ago.
4. I have already had one at home.
Complete the text with some of the words from the list: barn, cockerel, cows, crops, fences, fields, grass, hens, lambs, ripe, tractor, wheat
Usually, there is an enormous 1. _________ nearby where the grain is stored. Outside, there are sometimes 2. __________ walking around the farmyard looking for food. With the female birds, there's often one noisy male -the 3. ___________ .
1. barn
2. hens
3. cockerel
Complete the text with the present perfect continuous form of the verbs from the list. Use contractions if possible: not add, drink, not eat, go, make, play, swim, try, use, walk
1. We 1. __________ a lot of water during the day, and we 2. __________ any snacks. After work, I 3. __________ every evening and my husband 4. __________ tennis twice a week. Instead of cooking a big meal when we get home, my husband 5. __________ us some lovely salads. He 6. __________ a lot of oil to the salads, but they still taste delicious!
1. have been drinking
2. haven't been eating
3. have been swimming
4. has been playing
5. has been making
6. hasn't been adding