Vocabulary
Skiers have to wear good gloves/ boots/ trainers to keep their hands warm.
Skiers have to wear good gloves to keep their hands warm.
The lesson was so bored/ boring that I fell asleep.
The lesson was so boring that I fell asleep.
I asked my friend to take _____ of my plants while I am on holiday.
I asked my friend to take care of my plants while I am on holiday.
Where are you from?
I was ______ in Madrid.
Where are you from?
I was born in Madrid.
Tom went to bed early because he ______ slept well the night before.
Tom went to bed early because he hadn't slept well the night before.
In last night's football match, Brazil won/ beat/ drew the United States 6 - 0.
In last nights football match, Brazil beat the United States 6 - 0.
You've been walking for five hours. You must feel exhausting/ exhausted.
You've been walking for five hours. You must feel exhausted.
I have to _____ _____ my little sister when my parents go out.
I have to look after my little sister when my parents go out.
Change the active to passive:
They built the house in 19th century.
The house was built in the 19th century.
When I ______ (arrive), Jack ______ already ______ (go) home.
When I arrived, Jack had already gone home.
I practised hitting the ball with a baseball _____.
I practised hitting the ball with a baseball bat.
Use the correct comparative form:
A spider is sometimes _______ a large snake (frightening).
A spider is sometimes more frightening than a large snake.
I'm going to _____ my name down for the swimming competition.
I'm going to put my name down for the swimming competition.
Change the active to passive:
Every year, the sea destroys a bit more of the beach.
Every year, a bit more of the beach is destroyed by the sea.
When I called, he told me he ______ (eat) lunch an hour ago.
When I called, he told me he had eaten lunch an hour ago.
My new school gym is a big improve/ improvement/ improving on the old building.
My new school gym is a big improvement on the old building.
Use the correct superlative form:
Sandra is the ________ girl I know (clever)
Sandra is the cleverest girl I know.
I love football. Every time I see people playing, I want to _____ _____ !
I love football. Every time I see people playing, I want to join in!
I ______ my hair cut by my hairdresser once a month.
I have/ get my hair cut by my hairdresser once a month.
Finish the sentence to mean the same as the two sentences below:
The concert started. I arrived at the venue.
By the time ________________________.
By the time I arrived at the venue, the concert had started.
In class, we had a ______ about ways to reduce the use of plastic. (discuss)
In class, we had a discussion about ways to reduce the use of plastic.
Change the word in brackets to fit the sentence.
You look a bit ______. Don't you know what you are supposed to do? (confuse)
You look a bit confused. Don't you know what you are supposed to do?
Make sure you save up for the holiday. You don't want to _____ out of money!
Make sure you save up for the holiday. You don't want to run out of money!
I tried to repair my bike but I couldn't, so I had/ got it repaired in a shop.
Connect these two sentences with 'because':
I hurt my foot. I couldn't go hiking.
I couldn't go hiking because I'd/ I had hurt my foot.