Past simple and continuous
It ____ (cost) an awful lot to have our car fixed.
Cost
When I arrived, my sister ___(bake) some cookies, it smelled delicious.
had baked.
Viva la vida ___ (paint) by Frida Kahlo and it was auctioned for a lot of money.
was painted
Name 3 book titles.
Harry potter and the order of the Phoenix, Alice in wonderland, the little prince.
True or False
A cause-effect essay should always include only one cause.
False
It ___ (snow) when I got up.
was snowing
Suzy wondered how she ___ (catch) a could in the middle of her summer holiday.
had caught
My bike ___ (steal) last night.
was stolen
Kenny's new book is a real ___ I got through the whole book in a day.
a) tender
b) second-rate
c) page-turner
c) page-turner
Name the three parts of the structure of an essay.
Introduction, body and conclusion.
I ___ (live) in England when I met my husband.
was living
World leaders ___ (hold) talks in New York last week to discuss global warming.
held
The sports officials held the races indoors because it was raining.
The reces _________ indoors because it was raining.
were held
Choose the odd one out and say why.
Whodunnit
Full house
Hardback
Setting
Full house (used in theater)
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An opening statement in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention.
The hook
Roger ___(sunbath) by the pool when he ___(hear) a loud noise.
was sunbathing, heard
Take
My sister ___ something from my bag on her way out, and when I wanted to leave I realized she ___ my keys.
took
had taken
Workmen were installing new traffic lights at the crossroads.
New traffic lights ________________.
were being installed at the crossroads.
Choose the odd one out, say why.
Tender
Witty
Second-rate
Fast-moving
Second-rate (negative)
Identifies the main idea of the paragraph, generally appears at the beginning of the paragraph. What is it?
Topic sentence.
I ___ (not think) of having a birthday party, but now I'm glad I ___ (have) one.
wasn't thinking
had
Stick
Kate ___ her tongue out at the teacher.
Rachel ___ by Colin for years, when she finally decided it was time to separate.
stuck
had stuck
Someone had booked the swimming pool for a children's party.
The swimming pool had been booked for a children's party (by someone).
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Written text of a play or movie.
Script
Give an example of a cause-effect essay. Explain it. (1 cause, 1 effect).
Clear cause-effect relation.