Grammar
Vocabulary
Reading
Word formation
100
Rewrite the two sentences so they men the same:
The program isn't working properly. You loaded it yesterday.
The program, which you loaded it yesterday, isn't working properly.
100
Define these words:
appear
expect
forget
realize
recognize
remind
scream
wonder
appear - turn out
expect - wait for
forget - do not remember
realize - understand
recognize - remember
remind - let smb know of sth
scream - shout
wonder - think/be surprised
100
"A bad day at work"
How many times did a man meet a hippo?
2
100
Make an adjective of CARE
CAREFUL/CARELESS
200
Complete the predictions:
A Oh no! The p lane’s delayed by four hours. It ______ (be) a long day!
B Oh well. In tha t case, I _______ (do) some work while we're waiting.
A Oh no! The p lane’s delayed by four hours. It is going to be a long day!
B Oh well. In tha t case, I will do some work while we're waiting.
200
Name the extreme adjectives:
1 bad
2 annoying
3 good
4 important
5 interesting
6 difficult
7 scary
8 tired
9 tasty
10 surprised
1 terrible
2 infuriating
3 brilliant
4 essential
5 fascinating
6 impossible
7 terrifying
8 exhausted
9 delicious
10 amazed
200
"The Marshmallow Test"
What is the idea of the marshmallow test? Explain.
To see how children resist temptation and how they do further in life depending on the result of the test.
200
Make a noun of ABLE
ABILITY
300
Complete the sentences with the SAME verb in the CORRECT FORM.
I _______ French for ages — not since I left school.
We _______ French for the past hour or so.
I haven't spoken French for ages — not since I left school.
We have been speaking French for the past hour or so.
300
1 describes somebody who uses their left hand to write
2 another word for beautiful or handsome
3 the opposite of part-time
4 an adjective which means that something lasts two minutes
5 describes a shirt which has short sleeves
6 describes a person who works hard
7 describes a person who is easy to talk to
8 describes a person who misses home
9 describes a thing which is unreasonably expensive
10 describes a thing which you have got from someone else
left-handed
good-looking
full-time
two-minute
short-sleeved
hard-working
easy-going
homesick
overpriced
second-hand
300
"Nigerian video games score highly"
Why are Nigerian video games, films and music becoming popular?
Because of a growing middle class that is looking for entertainment
300
Name 2 words with suffix -AL
PRACTICAL, MUSICAL
400
Use the verb GO and add everywhere in the CORRECT FORM.
decide __________
insist on _________
recommend _______
promise ________
prefer _________
mind _________
suggest _______
decide to go
insist on going
recommend going
promise to go
prefer going
mind going
suggest going
400
Choose the correct option.
In 1998 British artist Richart Sowa created his first artificial island. He filled nets with empty plastic bottles, covered them with wood and 1_____ and then planted mangrove plants. The island had a twostorey house and three 2 _____, where Sowa could relax and sunbathe. Unfortunately, the island was destroyed by a hurricane in 2005, but Sowa has now built an even better one, with two sea-water 3 ______ and even a solar-powered 4 ______. His house also has a washing machine powered by the 5__________ . Sowa believes that 6 _______ islands could be built on rivers, 7 _____ and oceans all over the world, saving space, and meaning that people’s homes would be safe when the level of the water rose.
1 a season b sand c sea
2 a peaks b canals c beaches
3 a pools b rocks c cliffs
4 a coast b sand c waterfall
5 a waves b beaches c forests
6 a fresh b steep c floating
7 a peaks b lakes c greenery
1 b sand
2 c beaches
3 a pools
4 c waterfall
5 a waves
6 c floating
7 b lakes
400
"Face-to-face with Facebook friends"
Why does Rob Jones meet every single friend that he has on Facebook?
His aim is to raise money for a children's charity.
400
Name 3 words with suffix -ABLE
RELIABLE, WASHABLE, SOCIABLE
500
Choose the correct form.
There 1 are / are being over one billion Facebook users worldwide. And this number 2 increases / is increasing all the time. It is clear that Facebook 3 changes / has changed the way we 4 look / have looked at friendship. The word 'friend' 5 becomes / has become a verb, and 'friends' now 6 include / have included people we only 7 know / are knowing online and who we 8 are never meeting / have never met. One positive side to Facebook is that friends who 9 lose / have lost contact, often many years ago, 10 are now able / have now been able to get in touch again. 'More and more people 11 connect / are connecting with old friends via Facebook,' says a spokesperson for the website. 'And Facebook a lso 12 means / has meant that friends never 13 need / have needed to lose touch; people can stay friends for life.'
There 1 are over one billion Facebook users worldwide. And this number 2 is increasing all the time. It is clear that Facebook 3 has changed the way we 4 look at friendship. The word 'friend' 5 has become a verb, and 'friends' now 6 include people we only 7 know online and who we 8 have never met. One positive side to Facebook is that friends who 9 have lost contact, often many years ago, 10 are now able to get in touch again. 'More and more people 11 are connecting with old friends via Facebook,' says a spokesperson for the website. 'And Facebook a lso 12 means that friends never 13 need to lose touch; people can stay friends for life.'
500
Complete the mind maps.
Things: items, purchases
People: customer, consumer, purchaser
Lower price: deals, half-price, special offers, 2 for 1, discounts
500
"Living on water"
Koen Olthuis is the Dutch founder of a company called Waterstudio.nl. What does he and his company do?
Koen is a floating architecture expert. His company is involved in a project in the Maldives, a group of islands just 1.5 metres above sea level. By 2100, their beautiful beaches and white sand could be completely underwater, so they are building a floating development on the artificial islands.
500
Name 5 words with suffix -MENT
ACHIEVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, GOVERNMENT, JUDGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT