Collocations
Our college gives / makes us a wide choice of subjects to study.
gives
Choose the correct option for the gap:
This old man was a general in the war. Now he ............. on a pension.
a) ‘s been living
b) ‘s lived
c) is living
d) lives
d
Rewrite the sentence using the passive:
We don’t allow mobile phones in the theatre.
Mobile phones are not allowed in the theatre.
Many employees find themselves under constant pressure at work.
Is the word in bold countable or uncountable?
Uncountable
The bus company has done / made some improvements to the service it offers.
made
Complete the sentence with the correct present or past form of the verbs in brackets:
............. (tell) me exactly what ............. (happen) last night!
Tell me exactly what happened last night!
Complete the sentences using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Do you think actors should ............. (pay) so much money?
2 I’ve just heard on the news that the concert ............. (cancel).
1. be paid
2. has been cancelled.
Complete the gaps in the sentence and decide if the word is countable or uncountable:
memory mess illnesses
1. The clothes on his floor were in a complete _____________, I couldn’t find anything!
2. I first went to Spain when I was eleven. The _______________ I have is of going to the beach and eating delicious food.
3. ______________like the flu are very common in schools.most completely wiped out now.
1. mess (U)
2. memory (C)
3. illnesses (C)
We give / make discounts to customers who make / do a complaint.
give
make
Complete the sentence with the correct present or past form of the verbs in brackets:
I ............. (never /think) of a career in medicine before I spoke to my biology teacher but now I ............. (seriously/ consider) it.
I had never thought of a career in medicine before I spoke to my biology teacher but now I am seriously considering it.
Choose the correct option:
1. Who invented / was invented the telephone?
2. An Australian police raid reported / was reported finding stolen jewels in a famous actor’s home.
3. The criminals caught / were caught by the police.
4. He hasn’t / wasn’t invited to the party.
5. 200kg of ivory seized / was seized in a haul in Gabon last Monday.
1. Who invented
2. was reported
3. were caught
4. wasn’t invited
5. was seized
1. Countable nouns are always things that you can
a) touch b) count c) see
2. We use "the" with plural countable nouns
a) always b) never c) sometimes
3. The nouns hair, noise and time are
a) countable b) uncountable c) both
4. "I've got _______ money." Which term does not fit?
a) some b) a little c) a
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. c
Fill the gaps with give / make:
............ an impression on someone.
............ someone an impression.
make
give
Choose the correct option for the gap:
• learn • am learning • hadn’t learned • send • don’t send • weren’t doing • didn’t do • haven’t done
1. We ............. anything wrong in the art room, but the teacher told us to leave.
2. ............. him an angry email. You’ll only regret it later.
3. I ............. how to drive at the moment.
4. When I was younger, we ............. much sport at my primary school.
5. Generally I ............. best by doing rather than watching.
6. We ............. any practice tests yet so I’m not sure what they’re like.
7. ............. me a text message when you’re free.
8. The English exam was difficult because I ............. enough phrasal verbs.
1. weren't doing
2. Don't send
3. am learning
4. didn't do
5. learn
6. haven't done
7. Send
8. hadn't learned
Rewrite the sentence using the passive:
1. They created that comedy show in the USA.
2. They will broadcast the Edinburgh festival online this year.
3. They should have awarded her an Oscar for her performance in that film.
1. That comedy show was created in the USA.
2. Edinburgh festival will be broadcast online this year.
3. She should have been awarded an Oscar for her performance in that film.
Decide whether these nouns are countable or uncountable:
1.I don't like almond milk.
2. I prefer tea.
3. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution.
4. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes.
1. C
2. U
3. C, U, U
4. U
Spot the mistakes:
The teacher was very impressed that her students gave their best in revising for the final exam, it made her a good impression of their dedication to English. In the end, all her students made the exam and passed! So they did the decision to go to the pub afterwards and celebrate! However, they got a big mistake doing that, because the next day they were exhausted.
X gave --> did
X made --> gave
X made --> did
X did --> made
X got --> made
Choose the correct option.
A: Hello. What 1. do you watch / are you watching?
B: A programme about the First World War, which I recorded last night. 2. I study / I’m studying the First World War this term.
A: All 3. I know / I’ve known about the First World War is that millions of people 4. died / had died in it.
B: Yes, it was much, much worse than anyone 5. expected / had expected. It 6. went on / had gone on for years. 7. Do you want / Have you wanted to watch the programme with me?
A: No, thanks. I’ve got to do some violin practice. 8. I’ve just remembered / I just remembered that I have got a lesson tomorrow, and I 9. don’t have / haven’t had time to practise my new piece this week.
B: OK. 10. I’ve already done / I already did my piano practice, so I’ve got time to watch TV. See you later.
1. are you watching?
2. I’m studying
3. I know
4. died
5. had expected
6. went on
7. Do you want
8. I’ve just remembered
9. haven’t had time
10. I’ve already done
Complete newspaper reports with an appropriate passive form of the verbs in brackets:
1. An unknown twenty-two year old man ............. (find) unconscious last night in an abandoned farmhouse. Police ............. (search) the area looking for more clues. If anyone has any information on this case, please call the police hotline.
2. Levels of pollution in Beijing are 15 times higher than they should be. This has caused the government to take drastic measures. Factories and building sites ............. (force) to close, cars ............. (order) off the roads and children (tell) not to go to school.
3. War and Peace, which ............. (write) by Leo Tolstoy, ............. (read) in Russia over a four-day period. More than 1,300 people in over 30 cities will be taking part in this marathon public reading, where one volume ............. (read) each day
1. An unknown twenty-two year old man was found unconscious last night in an abandoned farmhouse. Police have been searching the area looking for more clues. If anyone has any information on this case, please call the police hotline.
2. Levels of pollution in Beijing are 15 times higher than they should be. This has caused the government to take drastic measures. Factories and building sites have been forced to close, cars have been ordered off the roads and children have been told not to go to school.
3. War and Peace, which was written by Leo Tolstoy, is being read in Russia over a four-day period. More than 1,300 people in over 30 cities will be taking part in this marathon public reading, where one volume will be read each day
Write the countable and uncountable definitions of these nouns and include an example sentence:
art disease
business exercise
chicken speech
Well done!