GRAMMAR U1
This year my best friend and his brother ______________ abroad
are studying
1 - I got an A+ and a B for my last two projects. What ______ did you get?
2 - Can I borrow the ______ you took in yesterday's history class? Thank you!
1 - grades / marks
2 - notes
I ______(WAIT) for an hour when my friend finally ______ (SHOW UP)
HAD BEEN WAITING
SHOWED UP
1 - Verb that describe the action of getting your money after working for a month
2 - Word that describes a job with a timetable that can vary
1 - TO EARN
2 - SHIFT
My parents are __________ telling me to get my hair cut. It's so annoying.
always
1 - My brother is starting his PhD since last year he finished his ______.
2 - As a junior programmer, he has just started his ______ in the company.
3 - Hey, I am running a ______ this weekend. Would you like to come and see me?
1 - degree
2 - career
3 - race
CORRECT THE MISTAKES (IF ANY)
1 - She had been writing seven emails.
2 - He was tired because he had been painting all day
1 - HAD WRITTEN
2 - IT'S CORRECT
set down
get in
turn over
work on
fill ahead
take up
set up
get ahead
turn down
work on
fill in
take over
- Don't do that as there's a chance you will fail.
(RISK)
- Don't do that because you ____________
risk failing
DO OR MAKE?
1 - ______ a course
2 - ______ a decision
3 - ______ a favour
1 - DO
2 - MAKE
3 - DO
COMPLETE:
1 - When they ______(FINISH) their homework, they ______ (TURN)
2 - They ______ (HEAR) a loud noise and ______ (THINK) that somebody ______ (FALL)
1 - HAD FINISHED / TURNED
2 - HEARD / THOUGHT / HAD FALLEN
COMPLETE THE DEFINITIONS WITH THE PROPER PHRASAL VERB:
1 - not accept an offer, request or application
2 - take control of something
3 - progress faster than other people
4 - add information on a document
5 - spend time working or improving something
6 - start a new business, office, etc.
take over
get ahead
fill in
work on
set up
Rewrite:
1 - He loves to ride his bike at the weekend.
(GO) - He loves to ____________ at the weekend
2 - I think it's terrible to get up early-
(STAND) I __________________ early.
2 - can't stand getting up
DO OR MAKE?
1 - ______ a suggestion
2 - ______ progress
3 - ______ the lunch
4 - ______ the shopping
1 - make
2 - make
3 - make
4 - do
1 - When he was small, he used to/would be really silly.
2 - I used to study/studied in Ireland for two months
3 - I use to/usually go to the cinema at the weekend
4 - Did you use/ used to have a pet?
1 - used to
2 - studied
3 - usually go
4 - use
COMPLETE THE OPPOSITES:
1 - work indoors
2 - do shift work
3 - be an employer
4 - work part-time
5 - badly paid job
1 - work outdoors
2 - work from nine to five
3 - be an employee
4 - work full-time
5 - well paid job