Vocabulary
Which TWO verbs relate to making something more visible or noticeable?
A) enhance & highlight
B) distinguish & expose
C) involve & contribute
A
Present Perfect Simple vs Continuous:
I ______ (work) here since 2019. (Focus on time, duration, ongoing)
I have been working
At the age of 40,Roger ----------- career.
Adjusted
Stopped
Moved
Changed
changed
I have been __ the computer since this morning.
ON
Just because the bullying is ____________, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. (VISION)
INVISIBLE
involve someone ___ something
- WITH
- IN
- TO
IN
Rewrite using used to:
I no longer live with my parents.
I used to live with my parents.
Fish is _____________ used in the diet of Mediterranean countries.
LARGELY
BROADLY
MAINLY
WIDELY
WIDELY
What type of words are you asked to complete in Use of English Part 2?
Function words: prepositions, auxiliary verbs, determiners, etc.
VERB TO ADJECTIVE:
RELY
RELIABLE
Which verb best fits here?
The new law should ______ to reducing pollution levels.
A. contribute
B. participate
C. enhance
A. Contribute
Find the error:
When she had arrived, we ate.
When she arrived, we ate.
(past perfect is not needed if the order is clear)
The cookies were just out of ___________ of the children so they couldn´t eat them.
REACH
HAND
GRAB
ACCESS
REACH
My car, _____ I hardly ever use, is really old.
which
VERB TO NOUN:
enable
ability
Correct ALL errors:
He drove agressivly and arrived lately.
aggressively; late (“late” is the adverb; “lately” = recently)
Explain the difference:
A) I’m meeting Sarah tonight.
B) I’m going to meet Sarah tonight.
Arranged appointment vs intention plan
The camera _______ into the water when the canoe hit a bridge.
Dropped
Spilled
Descended
Came down
DROPPED
I'm sorry but I think we've run ____ of tickets
OUT
One of the hardest things about studying abroad is the _________ of time you spend away from your friends and family. (long)
LENGTH
Correct the error AND explain it:
The exhibition consists in several sculptures.
The exhibition consists OF several sculptures.
We use OF to describe the parts that form a whole.
By the time the police arrived, the thief ______ (escape).
had escaped (completed before)
This experiment was __________ under the strictest of conditions.
CONDUCTED
ADOPTED
OPERATED
ESTABLISHED
CONDUCTED
They walked ____ the path until they came to an old house
ALONG
We regret to announce the late __________ of flight 213 to Rome and would like to apologise for any __________ caused. (depart / convenient)
DEPARTURE
INCONVENIENCE