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When do we use the past simple tense and when do we use the present perfect tense? Make up a sentence with each tense.
1) We use the past tense to describe an experience at an SPECIFIC time in the past. 2) We use the present perfect tense to talk about an experience at ANY time in the past.
100
Read the definition and guess the word: "an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with a product or service that you have bought"
A refund.
100
You can carry around hundreds of books with this device.
An e-book reader.
100
When you are closing one eye you are ____(1)____ and when you close BOTH eyes you are ____(2)______.
1) Winking 2) Blinking
100
Can we use adverbs BEFORE other adverbs? If your answer is affirmative, give an example.
We can use adverbs before adjectives and before other adverbs. For example: The boy was running amazingly quickly.
200
When do we use "going to"? Give an example with each use.
We use "going to" 1)for predictions based on what we can see. 2)for intentions.
200
A person who plays a musical instrument and/or sings in public for money is a _____(1)_____ and the people who watch him/her are the ____(2)____ .
(1) busker (2) audience
200
Which verb do you use when you include new information in your profile? (1) To access a social media website you need to ____(2)_____.
1)to update 2)log on
200
What gesture do you do when you want to say to someone "come here"? (1) When you move from a lying down position to a sitting position, you ____(2)____.
1) you beckon 2) sit up
200
What is wrong with this sentence? "I should wear my uniform to school."
You should use "must" instead of "should".
300
When do we use will? Give an example for each use.
Uses 1)predictions based on your knowledge and opinion. 2)offers and promises. 3)decisions you make while you are speaking .
300
Think of one thing you can buy at each of these shops: 1) the chemist's 2) the stationer's 3) the newsagent's
Open answer. For example 1)medicine 2)a pencil case 3)a magazine
300
Your ebook has no battery. What do you need to do? (1) And if you want to obtain a digital book from the internet you must ____(2)_____ it.
(1) charge the battery (2) download
300
Mention three ways to greet a person.
Multiple answers Shake hands; wave your hand; Kiss on the cheek; hug; pat on the back...
300
Explain two ways of finishing a formal letter.
1)If you DON'T know the name of the recipient, you finish with "yours faithfully". 2)If you DO know the recipient's name, finish with the expression "yours sincerely".
400
Write a prediction using "will". Write a prediction using "going to".
Open answer. We use "will" for predictions based on our knowledge and opinion. We use "going to" for predictions based on what we can see.
400
Where do you buy the following things? 1) a ring 2) sausages 3) a tree
At the... 1) jeweller's 2) butcher's 3) garden centre
400
Name three electronic devices you can use to listen to music.
Multiple answers An MP3 player; a smartphone; a digital radio; a tablet PC
400
When you want to make an affirmative gesture with your head, you ___(1)____. You can ___(2)___ your arms and you can __(3)__ your legs. And when you don't know something you might __(4)___ your shoulders.
1)nod 2)fold 3)cross 4)shrug
400
When do you use "gone" and when do you use "been"? Give an example for each.
We use "gone" when someone has gone away and not returned. We use "been" when somebody has gone and returned.
500
There are six categories of modal verbs. Name them and give an example of each one.
Ability (can,could,be able to); Possibility (can, could, may, might); Permission and requests(can, could, may); Advice, recommendation (should, ought to); Prohibition/obligation/necessity (must, have to, needn't mustn't); Offers, suggestions (shall)
500
Where would you buy these things? 1)apples; 2)bread; 3)a DVD; 4)a flat or a house; 5)paint; 6) a fridge
At the... 1)greengrocer's 2)baker's 3)entertainment store 4)estate agent's 5)DIY store 6)electrical store
500
1)It's too loud, please turn ____ the volume. 2)Your books are in your bags, please take them _____. 3) You shouldn't use your mobile phone in class, please put it _____. 4)It's too dark, please turn ____ the lights. 5)I want to listen to music. I will put ____ my headphones. 6) Can you ____ _____ my books from the floor.
1) down 2) out 3) away 4) on 5) on 6) pick up
500
Complete the expressions with parts of the body:a)You give a ________ up ;b) A couple holds ______ c) When you want to express "no" you shake your _______. Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs: d) You _____ down to pick something from the floor;e) A child ____ out his arms to be picked up f)When you can´t sleep you might turn______ in bed.
a)thumbs b)hands c)head d)bend e)holds f) over
500
Give examples using the present perfect with the expressions 1)already 2)yet 3)since 4)for 5)ever 6)never
1) we place "already" between have/has and the past participle 2) we place "yet" at the end of the sentence 3) we use "since" to refer to the point in time when the situation began. 4) we use "for" to show the length of time between when the action started and now. 5)we place "ever" between have/has and the past participle 6) we place "never" between have/has and the past participle
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