Week 1
Explain:
1. A passing acquaintance
2. mutual respect
3. A faithful companion
1. someone who you briefly met that is not your friend.
2. When you and someone else both respect each other.
3 Someone who is always there for you no matter what.
Will vs be going to:
1. I am feeling really faint, I think I ________ faint.
2. In 100 years time people _________ travel by spaceship.
3. You feel sick? I ________ get you a bucket.
1. am going to
2. will
3. will
Complete the following with the first or second conditional.
1. If she comes to class, I ___________ (be) happy.
2. I _____________ (try) harder if I were you.
1. will be
2. would try
I was talking on the phone while he ate
I was talking on the phone while he was eating
1. What is a high-rise development?
2. what is a leisure center?
1. a very tall building
2. a place where you can do various activities, especially sport activities.
What is the correct verb form for the PRESENT TENSES:
1. I __________ (brush) my hair everyday.
2. While he _____________ (walk) to the shops he saw a bear.
3. Dani ____________(see) a UFO twice.
4. I ____________ (play) the piano since I was 4 years old.
1. brush
2. was walking
3. has seen
4. have been playing / have played
Use either the present simple, present continuous, will or be going to.
1. The bus _________ (depart) at 8am.
2. Next year we _____________( travel) to France.
3. If you continue doing that I _________ (call) your mother.
4. I ________ (meet) my friend at 8pm tomorrow evening.
1. departs
2. are going to travel
3. will call
4. am meeting
Create a sentence using the following future time clauses.
1. As soon as
2. Unless
3. Before
Not let's go there tomorrow.
Let's not go there tomorrow.
Create e sentences with the following phrases:
1. ... really gets on my nerves.
2. It sounds right up my alley.
What is the correct verb form for the PAST TENSES:
1. _____ you ______(study) , when I called you yesterday?
2. I _______(eat) the pizza after I ______(order) ketchup.
3. They __________ (play) tennis all morning when she arrived.
4.Jessica ______________(go) to the cinema last night.
1. Were / studying
2. ate / had ordered
3. had been playing
4. went
Where does NOT go in the following sentences:
1. He would like to get a new job.
2. Let's go there together!
3. You have to do your homework.
1. He wouldn't like to get a new job.
2. Let's not go there together!
3. You don't have to do your homework.
Create sentences with the following verb patterns for the reporting verbs given:
1. Verb + someone + infinitive (persuade)
2. verb + preposition + -ing (insist)
3. verb + someone + that (warn)
1. I persuaded him to go to the supermarket with me.
2. He insisted on going to the supermarket.
3. He warned us that he was coming.
I would have gone to the park if you come with me.
I would have gone to the park if you had come with me.
Define the following:
1. staycation
2. A package holiday
3. A gap year
1. Where you stay in your town / city and do various activities there for your vacation.
2. A holiday which includes the hotel, flights, travel etc.
3. Where you take a year out of studying to travel, or do something different.
Present perfect or past simple?
1. We ___________ (live) in England from 2000-2002.
2. Jessica ___________ (sing) in the school choir since she was 5 years old.
3. We ___________(see) the Queen of England many times. The last time we ______ (see) her was in 2007.
1. lived
2. has sung
3. have seen / saw
Future perfect or future continuous.
1. By 2022 I will _________ (complete) my studies.
2. This time tomorrow we will ______________(relax) by the pool.
3. In 50 years time scientists will ________(discover) a new planet.
1. have completed
2. be relaxing
3. have discovered.
1. Complete the following sentences with either the first, second or third conditional.
a. I will be content if I _____________my chores.
b. If Jerry had known, he ___________ so early.
c. If I __________ you, I would think very carefully about what you really want to say.
2. Create one sentence for each of the conditionals.
a. finish
b. wouldn't have left
c. were
1. She had been eating when he calls her.
2. By 2030 I will be fluented in English.
3. I advise to go by train.
1. She has been eating when he calls her.
2. By 2030 I will be fluent in English.
3. I advise going by train.
Define:
1. pseudonym
2. international headlines
1. a pen name / adopted name
2. stories from around the world.
Complete the following sentences with either the present or past forms.
1. Today I _________ (practice) the guitar all morning, but yesterday I ________ (not practice) at all.
2. Before I _______ (start) my new job, I _______(work) in McDonalds.
3. _____ you ______ (have) any pets? When I _______( be) younger, I _______(have) a dog.
4. At this moment, he __________ (wait) to see if his visa ______ (be) accepted or not. It ______ (be) a very tense time.
1. have been practicing / didn't practice
2. started / worked OR had worked
3. Do / have / was / had
4. is waiting / was / is OR has been
1. Are the following verbs followed by the infinitive or gerund. (give an example of each)
a. manage
b. plan
c. avoid
2. The following verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or the gerund. But do they have the same meaning or different meanings? Give examples.
a. love
b. regret
1.
a. infinitive
b. infinitive
c. gerund
2.
a. same
b. different- regret telling / regret to tell
Create sentences for the following passive reporting verbs in the following situations:
1. present situation in the present tense. (known)
2. past situation in the future (reported)
3. past situation of an event that happened before the report. (believed)
1. It is known that aliens exist.
2. It was reported that chickens will be more intelligent that humans.
3. It was believed that soeone had witnessed the attack.
1. The clouds are very dark. I think it will rain.
2. I am loving Paris. Last year I have been there 7 times.
3. I would play tennis more if I have the time. Lately I was so busy that it is impossible to play!
1. The clouds are very dark. I think it's going to rain.
2. I love Paris. Last year I went there 7 times.
3. I would paly tennis more if I had the time. Lately, I have been so busy that it's impossible to play.
Define he following expressions with examples.
1. To be into
2. To be head over heels for
3. To not be your cup of tea
1.To like something and be very interested in it.
2. To have very strong emotions for another person. This usually involves romance.
3. To not be something that you are interested in.