Comparisons
When do we use a comparative?
We use the cpmparative to talk about two things together.
Fill in the gap:
We stayed in ______ a beautiful hotel that we've decided to stay there next year.
We stayed in such a beautiful hotel that we've decided to saty there next year.
Finish the sentence:
His lips are blue ...
he must be really cold!
We use this conditional to talk about imaginary situations in the past.
The Third Conditional
What is brusque?
Use it in a sentence.
Brusque is when someone is impatient when talking to another person.
The waiter was brusque when I tried to oreder dinner.
When do we use the superlative?
We use the superlative to talk about 3 or more things with one of the things being the most, the best, etc.
Add in the missing article(s):
I met friend yesterday in city centre.
I met a friend yesterday in the city centre.
Fill in the gap:
I _____________ (read) the instructions but I didn't and I got the whole exercise wrong.
I ought to have read the instructions but I didn't and I got the whole exercise wrong.
Which conditional is the following:
If you don't study, you will fail the test.
Second Conditional
What is value for money?
Use it in a sentence.
Value for money is something that was well worth the money spent on it.
The language DVD was good value at $5.
Choose the correct alternative:
They're the most/more confident people I know.
They're the most confident people I know.
Fill in the gap:
The government say that they aren't going to
_____ _____ on education.
The governemnt say that they aren't going to cut back on education.
When do we use must to indicate specualation and deduction.
We use must when we are sure that something is 90% certain.
Complete the Conditional:
I would've prepared something specila for dinner, if
I _______ (know) you were coming.
had known
What is the difference between a space craft and a space station?
Use both in a sentence.
A space craft is a rocket or ship that has an engine and transports people or things form one place to another. A space station is a 'stationary' building in space that acts as a research and living facility.
Choose the correct alternative:
The sunnier it is, it gets hotter/the hotter it gets.
The sunnier it is, the hotter it gets.
Choose the correct alternative:
My eyes are tired. I've read/been reading without the light on.
My eyes are tired. I've been reading without the light on.
Complete the sentence:
My friend climbed a really high mountain ..
it can't have been easy.
Complete and then identify the conditional:
If you find it,_______ you _______(tell) me?
If you find it, will you tell me?
first conditional
What are extracurricular activities? Give examples.
Extracurricular activiteis are activities that are not part of the regular curriculum at school but are usually, but not always, school sponsered.
ex. sports, art, music, ...
Choose the correct alternative:
My classmates are a lot less hard-working than/as me.
My classmates are a lot less hard-working than me.
Rewrite the sentence to make it correct:
At 5 o'clock next Saturday I'll have been playing basketball.
At 5 o'clock next Saturday, I will be playing basketball.
When do we use needn't have + past participle?
Give an example.
We use it when we talk about things that were not obligatory but that we did them.
I needn't have read the article but it was interesting.
Complete and then identify the conditional:
If I were you, I __________(not eat) that!
If I were you, I wouldn't eat that!
second conditional
What are 4 collocations with make?
make a cake, make a decision, make a noise, make friends, make dinner