GRAMMAR 1
When I was a child, I__________ (like) going for an ice-cream with my grandparents. (ROUTINE IN THE PAST)
Used to like
That's the student_______ everyone is talking about. (Complete with a relative pronoun)
who/that
Do you know how to carry on/ find out/ work out how to solve this problem?
work out
"This movie is far more intertaining than the series you were watching yesterday" This means there is no difference, a slight difference or a great difference between the items being compared.
A great difference. (far)
At the age of 7, my sister ______ (spend) time playing with her friends at the backyard.
would spend/used to spend
My brother is single. He is a doctor (MAKE A non-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE)
My brother, who is single, is a doctor/ My brother, who is a doctor, is single
"I think it's time for you to finally get married and settle down!" The meaning of settle down is:
* grow up
*start to live a quiet and steady life
*to have a good relationship with someone
start to live a quiet and steady life
We use this expression to talk about the increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere, usually produced by pollution.
Global warming
At last you_______ (arrive). I ________ (wait) for hours in this horrible place! (PAST SIMPLE vs PAST PERFECT)
arrived/ had been waiting
We __________ (sleep) when something terrible _______ (happen) to our dog. (past tenses)
were sleeping/happened
My parents fall out/bring up/ get on really well. I wish I had that kind of marriage with Peter
get on
How do we call to animals which are in danger of totally dissapearing?
endangered species
Last night I used to finish/ finished every pending task I had on Classroom
finished
I think tomorrow it________ (rain) and we won't able to go to the beach. (future- general prediction)
will rain
Mention three adjectives used to talk about a person's hair
bald, wavy, dyed, straiht
I can't stand watching tv with my parents, it's so boring!
The meaning of "can't stand" is...
* I really love it
* I hate doing it
* I would prefer doing a different thing
I hate doing it
I__________ (live) here my whole life! I can't imagine my life in a different place (Past simple or present perfect)
I have lived
"Someone invented a time travel machine some years ago"
A travel machine was invented some years ago
Choose the correct preposition:
I'm really keen on/with/in water sports. I think they are the best sports by far
keen ON
He left his home after falling out with his parents.
The meaning of "fall out" is:
* To argue with someone and start having a bad relationship with someone
* to become friends with someone after an argument
* To start a romantic relationship with someone
To argue with someone