Word Formation
Don't _________ (cook) the pasta – 10 minutes is enough.
OVERCOOK
While I _________ (walk) to school, I saw a strange animal.
WAS WALKING
Emma gets up at 7 am every day. She has breakfast with her family. She gets school on foot. It takes 15 minutes.
T/F/NS: Emma walks to school.
TRUE
Find a mistake: I have gone to London last year.
WENT
Complete the sentence with your own idea: "I wish I ..."
I WISH + past simple
She spoke very _________ (quiet) so nobody heard her.
QUIETLY
If she _________ (study) more, she will pass the exam
STUDIES
Tom and his friends love playing football. His friend plays it every Saturday. Though, Tom is available only on Sundays for doing this. However, he sometimes has time to watch matches on TV on Saturdays.
T/F/NS: Tom plays football on Saturdays.
FALSE
Correct a mistake: Be careless when you cross the street.
CAREFUL
Answer: If a foreigner came to your city, where would you take him first?
Second Conditional (your own answer)
I totally _________ (understood) what the teacher said. It was so confusing.
MISUNDERSTOOD
I wish all trips ________ (be) as wonderful!
WERE
Anna's favourite subject is Art. She enjoys drawing landscapes. She has a cousin. He likes video games.
T/F/NS: Anna has a brother.
FALSE
Correct the mistake: While walk to school, I saw a strange animal.
WAS WALKING
____ (obvious) , it was so long ago that you ____ (hard) remember it at all.
OBVIOUSLY, HARDLY
When he is in class, he demonstrates little __________ (consider) for the teacher’s presence and her requests.
CONSIDERATION
If he really wrote everything __________, then how __________ he have so much energy?
HIMSELF, COULD/DID
Mark is 14 years old. He lives in Moscow with his parents. His school is near his house. He often walks to school. He has a pet cat named Snowy.
T/F/NS: Mark sometimes takes the bus to school.
NOT STATED
Correct the mistake: They have already finished their homework when I called.
HAD ALREADY FINISHED
Read:
Overton windows are a rather mysterious and at the same time understandable phenomenon. Many researchers interpret Overton windows as a process, during which previously unthinkable ideas slowly move towards being generally accepted. In the beginning, the Overton windows helped politicians in their election campaigns, but today we are talking about the applicability of this phenomenon to many social situations.
Check pronunciation, intonation, and pacing.
Learning about things from different historic periods is a perfect __________ (solve) of broadening my intellectual horizons.
SOLUTION
The cake _________ (eat) by someone before the party started.
HAD BEEN EATEN
Lisa is from Novosibirsk. She studies English and French at school. She wants to become a translator. In her free time, she reads books and watches films in English.
T/F/NS: Lisa wants to work with languages in the future.
TRUE (A translator works with languages)
Complete: Most travelers often remark, “If only I _____ (start) traveling _____ (early)!”
STARTED, EARLIER
Correct the mistake: What advise would you give to those who are learning English?
adviCe (answer the question)