Vocabulary
Give three synonyms for 'bad'.
Awful, horrible, terrible.
Name three characteristics of most modal verbs.
They are the same for all persons, they are followed by an infinitive without 'to' and in the interrogative, they get inverted.
What's the name of the first sentence of a paragraph that tells the reader what you’re going to talk about in that paragraph?
Topic sentence
Translate into English:
'¿Ella vivía allí?'
Did she live there?
Name 7 uses of the preposition 'in'.
1. Cities and countries
2. Months
3. Years
4. Seasons
5. Buildings
6. Parts of the day
7. Rooms
Name three verbs that are followed by a to-infinitive, three that are followed by a gerund and three that can take both (no repetitions).
Infinitive: need, want, offer
Gerund: stop, mind, feel like
Both: start, like, hate
What are the four uses of the verb 'will'?
Predictions, offers, promises and instant decisions.
Name two characteristics of formal versus informal style.
Informal style uses contractions and exclamations.
Translate into English:
'El próximo lunes me voy de vacaciones a Lisboa con unos amigos que son muy simpáticos.'
Next Monday I'm going on holiday to Lisbon with some friends who/that are very nice / with some very nice friends.
Name the uses of the infinitive with ‘to’ in English.
After certain verbs, after adjectives, after questions words, to express the cause or reason.
What's the difference between 'wear', 'carry' and 'dress'?
'Wear' is used for clothes and jewellery, 'carry' is used for bags and accessories and 'dress' doesn't have an object and describes the kind of clothes people wear.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect? If incorrect, where is the mistake?
'My cousin is thinner now than a month ago.'
Correct
What is the phrasal verb we use at the end of an email/letter?
Look forward to
Translate into English:
'Aunque intentó parar el coche, no pudo.'
Although she tried to stop the car, she couldn't.
Is this sentence correct? If not, correct it:
'I think you shouldn't go to the party'.
Incorrect. We negate the verb 'think', not 'should'.
Complete these sentences with the appropriate word:
1. She hasn't spent much money ____ his present.
2. This shirt isn't my size, it doesn't ____ me.
3. An antonym of 'boring' is 'interesting or '____'.
1. on
2. fit
3. exciting
Explain the difference between 'have to', 'don't have to', 'must' and 'mustn't'.
Have to: external obligation
Must: personal obligation
Don't have to: not necessary
Mustn't: prohibition
How should you say goodbye in a formal email?
If you know the name of the person: 'yours sincerely'
If you don't: 'yours faithfully'
Translate into English:
'Aún no he limpiado el polvo, pero lo haré en cinco minutos.'
I haven't dusted the furniture yet, but I'll do it in five minutes.
Translate into English:
'El papel que está encima de la mesa tiene la información acerca de la reserva.'
The paper which/that is on the table has the information about the booking/reservation.