Grammar 1
When we arrive in Los Angeles we'll need to rest, because we _______ about 800 miles.
a.will be driving
b.will have driven
c.will drive
b. will have driven
By the time you arrive I _______ something spectacular and dinner will be on the table waiting for you.
a.will cook
b.will have cooked
c.will be cooking
b. will have cooked
Provide a synonym for MOODY
temperamental, touchy , bad-tempered , testy, snappy (informal), huffy (informal), in a huff (informal), in a mood (informal), sensitive , crabby (informal), volatile, gloomy , sulky, blue , downcast, oversensitive
Provide a synonym for OVERWHELMED
speechless , devastated, staggered , shocked , stressed , stressed out, exhausted , worn-out, burned-out, tired , knocked for six (informal), bowled over (informal), at sixes and sevens
Choose the right answer:
Dan is really sick _____ being expected to work such long hours.
a. about
b. of
c. from
Passive voice + future tenses
By the end of next year, the new highway ____________ (construct) for several months.
will have been constructed
Passive voice + future tenses
The computer ____________ (upgrade) for a while before it finally meets the required specifications.
will have been upgraded
Lining - Meaningful sentence
Your jacket has a beautiful lining on the inside. Is it silk?
On the house - Meaningful sentence
As we are such regular costumers they gave us our starters on the house.
Complete the sentence:
Wow, that suit looks fantastic. It______________!
fits like a glove
Present simple / Continuos; Present Perfect Simple/ Continuous.
1. The meal ___________ (prepare) by the time you get here.
2. The instructions ________ (say) to turn the device on.
1. will be prepared
2. say
Present simple / Continuos; Present Perfect Simple/ Continuous.
1. How many times __________ (she / visit) her parents?
2. The book ___________ (write) many years ago.
1. has she visited
2. was written
MORTGAGE
- Part of speech
- Meaningful sentence
- Translation
- Noun
- Ww've paid off the mortgage on the house
- hipoteca
BE ON THE BALL
- Part of speech
- Definition or synonym
- Translation
- Idiom
- to be quick to understand and react to things.
- estar al tanto / enterado.
Guess the idiom by its definition:
to do something instantly or without any hesitation, immediately and without any delay
at the drop of a hat
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given.
We got lost coming home from the leisure centre.
WAY
We couldn't _______________ from the leisure centre.
find our/the way home from
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given.
We appear to have been given the wrong address
AS
It ________ we have been given the wrong address.
seems / appears/ looks as if/though
Use the word given in capital to form a word that fits in the gap.
Have you ever got really caught up in the excitement and emotion of a good action film, and wondered in AMAZE how films stars manage to perform DANGER acts like jumping off buildings or driving at great speed?
Amaze - Amazement
Danger - Dangerous
Use the word given in capital to form a word that fits in the gap.
Naturally, the SAFE of the stunt performer is of the utmost importance. Much depends on the performer getting the timing exactly right so everything is planned down to the TINY detail.
Safe - Safety
Tiny - Tiniest
Translate the following idioms into Spanish:
Be in two minds
Be down to earth
Below the belt
estar indeciso
tener los pies en la tierra
jugar sucio = golpe bajo
Turn into the passive voice.
1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
3.My grandfather built this house in 1943.
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.
A new road is being planned near my house.
This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather
Turn into the passive voice.
1. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
2. The cleaner has cleaned the office.
3. He had written three books before 1867.
Guernica was being painted at that time (by Picasso).
The office has been cleaned.
Three books had been written before 1867.
Vancouver in western Canada is named (1) ________ Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy. However, Captain Vancouver was not the first European (2) ________ visit the are -- the coast (3) _______ already been explored by the Spanish. Nor did Captain Vancouver spend many days there, even (4) __________ the scenery amazed him and everyone else (5) __________ was travelling with him.
1. after
2. to
3. had
4. though
5. who / that
The scenery still amazes visitors to (6) ___ city of Vancouver today. First-time visitors who are (7) ___ search of breathtaking views are usually directed to the beach about ten minutes (8) ___ the city centre. The city is regularly picked by international travel associations (9) ___ one of the world's best tourist destinations.
6. the
7. in
8. from
9. as
Correct the mistakes:
Sasha has been too big for her shoes since she won the competition.
All this extra paperwork we have to do is a pain in the back.
Too big for her BOOTS
Pain in the NECK