Word formation
Use the correct form of NEIGHBOUR to complete the sentence:
There have been a lot of burglaries in the ....... recently.
There have been a lot of burglaries in the NEIGHBOURHOOD recently.
The cleaner cleaned the house because I wanted him to. (have)
I HAD the cleaner clean the house.
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
My advice to you is to get another job.
IF
If I were you, I would get another job.
To invert first conditional sentences, we replace ..... with the auxiliary verb ...... and change the verb into the infinitive.
To invert first conditional sentences, we replace IF with the auxiliary verb SHOULD and change the verb into the infinitive.
Complete the sentence with the word missing:
......he’s quiet, he’s not shy.
ALTHOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH he’s quiet, he’s not shy.
Use the correct form of NEIGHBOUR to complete the sentence:
The people who live near us are so ........ . If you ever need any help they are always available.
The people who live near us are so NEIGHBOURLY . If you ever need any help they are always available.
John arrived on time because of me. (get)
I GOT John to arrive on time.
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
I'm not earning much money because I didn't work hard enough to pass my diploma.
IF
If I had worked harder to pass my diploma, I would be earning more money.
Rewrite the sentence with the word given:
I didn't drown because my instructor knew how to help me.HAD
Had my instructor not known how to help me, I would have drowned.
Concessive clauses are used to give ....... to that given in the rest of the sentence.
Concessive clauses are used to give CONTRASTING INFORMATION to that given in the rest of the sentence.
Use the correct form of NEIGHBOUR to complete the sentence:
They're thinking of buying an apartment in the ........ village.
They're thinking of buying an apartment in the NEIGHBOURING village.
Use HAVE, GET or GO
I'll ....... my hair cut next week.
I'll GET my hair cut next week.
PROBABLE FUTURE SCENARIOS
First conditional (present + will)
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
If a customer wishes to cancel their booking, they should notify us within seven days.
SHOULD
SHOULD A CUSTOMER WISH to cancel their booking, they should notify us within seven days.
......... the French appreciate punctuality, the Spanish are more flexible with time.
WHEREAS the French appreciate punctuality, the Spanish are more flexible with time.
STRONG
The foundations of the building need ..... .
The foundations of the building need STRENGTHENING.
Last winter everyone in the class went DOWN WITH flu.
If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
Zero conditional (general truths and facts)
Rewrite the sentence using the world given:
How would the environment be affected if everyone reduced their meat consumption?
WERE
How would the environment be affected WERE EVERYONE TO REDUCE their meat consumption?
......... I hate to admit it, I cannot swim.
MUCH AS/EVEN THOUGH I hate to admit it, I cannot swim.
PRACTISE
His suggestions were very ..... and would never have worked.
His suggestions were very IMPRACTICAL and would never have worked.
Sarah couldn't stop thinking about the exam she took this morning.
OVER
Sarah ....... mind the exam she took this morning.
Sarah WENT/KEPT GOING OVER AND OVER (AGAIN) IN HER mind the exam she took this morning.
PAST HYPOTHESES / UNREAL SITUATIONS ABOUT THE PAST
If I ........ about the bus strike, I ............. to work.
If I HAD KNOWN about the bus strike, I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN to work.
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
If it hadn't been for my father’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to complete my course.
BUT
BUT FOR my father’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to complete my course.
Complete the sentence with an appropriate conjunction + right form of the verb given:
He never achieved a similar success, .......(write) fourteen more novels.
He never achieved a similar success, IN SPITE OF WRITING fourteen more novels.