GRAMMAR 1
What is the difference between "I wish" and "If only"?
NONE
Match these verb forms with their meanings:
CAN'T HAVE + 3rd FORM / MIGHT HAVE + 3rd FORM / MUST HAVE + 3rd FORM / COULDN'T HAVE + 3rd FORM
I'm sure something happened
I'm sure something didn't happen
I'm not sure but it's possible that something happened
I'm sure something happened - MUST HAVE + 3rd FORM
I'm sure something didn't happen - CAN'T HAVE + 3rd FORM / COULDN'T HAVE + 3rd FORM
I'm not sure but it's possible that something happened - MIGHT HAVE + 3rd FORM
to get better/recover from an illness (phrasal verb)
get over
How do you feel when you are...
1) ... incredibly pleased? D_______
2) ... without any hope left? D________
1) DELIGHTED
2) DESPERATE
What is the difference between "to rob" and "to steal"?
- you steal an object
- you rob a person or a place
What is the difference in meaning between 2nd and 3rd conditional sentences?
2nd - imaginary present/future
3rd - imaginary past
Put these words in order to make sentences:
1) studied / should / more / I / have
2) not / so / wish / was / tall / I / I
1) I should have studied more.
2) I wish I wasn't so tall.
W__________ a________ - walk with no direction
Wander around
How do you feel when ...
1) someone helps you or does you a favour? G_____
2) you are in a different country and miss your family? H_____
3) you know you did something wrong or something was your fault? G_____
1) GRATEFUL
2) HOMESICK
3) GUILTY
Choose the correct form to complete these sentences:
1) I am very bad at giving directions, I always _______ everyone. CONFUSE/CONFUSED/CONFUSING
2) It is so _______ to read about the lives of successful people. INSPIRE/INSPIRED/INSPIRING
1) CONFUSE
2) INSPIRING
Find TWO mistakes in these sentences and correct them:
1) It's impossible! I mustn't have left my wallet at home!
2) He looks exhausted. He can have been working all night.
3) I'm starving, I ought to have eaten something before we left.
1) It's impossible! I CAN'T/COULDN'T have left my wallet at home!
2) He looks exhausted. He MAY/MIGHT/COULD have been working all night.
3) CORRECT
Complete these "I wish..." sentences with the correct verb forms:
1) I wish people in Spain __________ (start) wearing masks earlier.
2) I wish my mother ___________ (not text) me every day.
3) I wish I _______ (know) when the quarantine will end.
1) I wish people in Spain HAD STARTED wearing masks earlier.
2) I wish my mother WOULDN'T TEXT me every day.
3) I wish I KNEW when the quarantine will end.
BONUS POINT
Name 10 adjectives describing bad mood
What is the "ing" form of these adjectives (NOT actually "-ing"):
1) stressed
2) scared
3) offended
1) STRESSFUL
2) SCARY
3) OFFENSIVE
What is the difference between "to wish" and "to hope"?
- you HOPE for something realistic or possible
- you WISH for something unrealistic or impossible
Make "I wish..." sentences for these situations:
1) All football has been postponed. I really don't like that fact.
2) I have a sister but sometimes I think I'd prefer not to have any sibling.
3) It really annoys me when people don't remember my name.
1) I wish football hadn't been postponed.
2) I wish I didn't have a sister/a sibling. I wish I were an only child.
3) I wish people would remember my name.
Find and correct THREE mistakes in these unreal conditional sentences:
1) If you come to class more often, you would definitely pass the exam.
2) I would totally bought those shoes if they was a bit cheaper.
1) If you CAME to class more often, you would definitely pass the exam.
2) I would totally BUY those shoes if they WERE a bit cheaper.
The two types of seats on a plane
an aisle and a window seat
Choose the correct verb for each sentence:
1) I've met our new neighbour and he looks/seems like a nice guy.
2) If you want to speak, you must rise/raise your hand!
3) I will always deny/refuse to watch golf on TV.
1) SEEMS
2) RAISE
3) REFUSE
Say two sentences for the following situations, each with the verb given.
It is ok for me if you want to smoke in here.
1) use the verb MIND
2) use the verb MATTER
1) I don't mind if you smoke in here.
2) It doesn't matter (to me) if you smoke in here.
Make speculations and/or recommendations for these situations:
1) I can't find my phone but I remember having it in the kitchen 10 minutes ago!
- You...
2) I wasn't able to fall asleep last night until 3am!
- You...
3) I'm pretty sure I saw my grandfather in the town yesterday, but actually he is dead.
- You...
EXAMPLES:
1) You might have put it in the fridge by accident.
2) You shouldn't have played Candy Crush for hours.
3) You can't have seen him. You may have seen a ghost.
Make unreal conditional sentences for these situations:
1) It started to rain so I wasn't able to work out on the terrace.
2) I don't have money to buy food because I bought a new computer.
1) If it hadn't started to rain, I would have been able to work out on the terrace.
2) I would have had money for food if I hadn't bought a new computer.
How many teachers are there at the "Arbat" branch now?
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Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb given.
1) It is very _____ that I can't watch football every weekend. DISAPPOINT
2) It _____ me when I can't remember a student's name. EMBARRASS
3) He is an extremely ______ person, I wish to kill him every time he speaks! INFURIATE
1) DISAPPOINTING
2) EMBARRASSES
3) INFURIATING
What do these phrases mean?
1) I'm absolutely shattered.
2) I was relieved.
3) He looks a bit down.
1) EXHAUSTED
2) eg. when you expect something bad to happen but in the end it doesn't
3) SAD, DEPRESSED