Grammar
Choose the right one:
a. I think the boss needs be/ to be/ being told.
b. I am worried about be/ to be/ being sacked.
a. to be
b. being
What do these words mean?
far-fetched, moving, hillarious
not realistic
makes you cry
very funny
The bill came _____ $ 20.
to
Fill in the gaps with so or such:
a. The film had ____ a good plot.
b. The play was ____ predictable.
c. I've bought ____ many presents.
such
so
so
Choose the correct one:
a. I 've read/ been reading emails since 9:00.
b. I've replied/ been replying to about 30 so far.
a. 've been reading
b. 've replied
Say eight words or phrases related to money
save earn, make, win, waste, lend, borrow, pay cash, buy on credit, ...
Translate:
a luat credit din banca
take out a loan
Fill in the gaps with as or like:
a. Jane works ____ a waitress.
b. It was ____ a bad dream.
c. We had to use boxes ___ chairs.
as
like
as
Explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:
a. I've been doing my homework.
b. I've done my homework.
a. a process
b. focus on the result
Which preposition?
invest money ____ something
spend money ____ something
pay cash ____ something
buy something ___ credit
in
on
for
on
Fill in the gaps in these phrasal verbs:
a. I've just taken ____ a loan so I can buy a new motorbike.
b. I'm saving ___ for a holiday.
out
up
Say ten words related to films
plot, cast, to schoot, sequel, remake, dubbed, subtitled, special effects, set, gripping...
Put these sentences into passive:
a. Someone burgled my house last night.
b. The're decorating my room at the moment.
a. My house was burgled last night.
b. My room is being decorated at the moment.
Which of these verbs are NOT state verbs?
envy, wait, adore, detest, believe, listen, understand
wait, listen
Fill in the gaps in these phrasal verbs:
a. I've paid him ____ all the money I owed him.
b. We finally paid ___ our mortgage.
back
off
say four pairs of homonyms
change, fine, sense, break, state, sense
Rephrase the sentences with I wish or should have:
a. I am not going on holiday this year.
b. I regret that I didn't go on holiday last year.
a. I wish I was going on holiday this year.
b. I should have gone on holiday last year.
Say two nouns for each of these words:
a. economic
b. industrial
c. polluted
a. economy, economist
b. industry, industrialism
c. pollution, polluter
Fill in the gaps in these phrasal verbs:
a. When my grandfather died, I came ____ a lot of money.
b. I think they are trying to rip us _____.
into
off
You get 500 points if Portfolio 8 is done+ composition
See workbook