Present & Past Tenses
Future & Comparisons
Passive & Causative
Reported Speech & Articles
Mixed Bag – Translate, Explain, Create
100

She usually ______ (wear) jeans to school, but today she ______ (wear) a dress because it's her birthday.

wears / is wearing

100

Complete: I think people ______ (not / wear) fur coats in 20 years.

won't wear

100

Change to Passive: The designer creates new collections every season.

New collections are created by the designer every season.

100

 Report: "I love your new hairstyle," she said to me.

She told me that she loved my new hairstyle.

100

Translate: Я ищу работу с высокой зарплатой, но мне нужно больше опыта.

I'm looking for a job with a high salary, but I need more experience.

200

Correct the mistake: I was reading a book when my brother has come home.

I was reading a book when my brother came home.

200

Choose: This jacket is (more stylish / stylisher) than that one, but it's (expensiver / more expensive).

more stylish / more expensive

200

Change to Passive: They didn't sell the red dress yesterday.

The red dress wasn't sold yesterday.

200

Report: "I bought these shoes online yeaterday?" he said.

He said that he had bought those shoes online the day before.

200

Translate: Этот магазин открыли в прошлом году, и сейчас его посещают тысячи покупателей.

This shop was opened last year, and now it is visited by thousands of customers.

300

Translate into English: Когда я вошёл в магазин, продавец разговаривал с другим покупателем, а мой друг уже купил джинсы.

When I entered the shop, the shop assistant was talking to another customer, and my friend had already bought the jeans.

300

— Why are you holding that measuring tape (измерительная лента)?
— I ______ (measure) my waist because I ______ (buy) new trousers online tonight.

am going to measure / am going to buy (разрешается 'll buy)

300

Complete using the causative form (have something done):
She ______ (her hair / cut) every two months because she wants to look stylish.

She has her hair cut every two months because she wants to look stylish.

300

Choose the correct article (a/an, the, or zero):
___ Lake Baikal is in ___ Russia. 

I've never been to ___ UK.

Lake Baikal is in Russia. 

I've never been to theUK.

300

Answer in English using too and enough:
Why didn't you buy those trainers? (Например, они были слишком дорогие / у тебя не было достаточно денег)

I didn't buy those trainers because they were too expensive.

400

Make up a story about a shopping trip using these verbs in the correct past tenses: walk, see, decide, buy, wear (already), think.

When I was walking around the shopping centre, I saw a nice shop with beautiful clothes ...

400

Translate: Это платье недостаточно длинное для вечеринки, но оно слишком дорогое, чтобы покупать его прямо сейчас.

This dress isn't long enough for the party, but it's too expensive to buy it right now.

400

Translate using the causative:
Я хочу отремонтировать(repair) свои часы до того, как мы поедем в Лондон.

I want to have my watch repaired before we go to London.

400

Correct the mistakes (articles):
The Everest is the highest mountain in world.

I want to visit Nile.  

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

I want to visit the Nile.  

400

Tell about your summer job or work experience (real or imaginary). Use: Past Simple, passive constructions, and 1 reported speech.

I worked as a waiter last summer. This job was offered to me by my friend. She told me that they didn't have enough people. It was great!

500

Explain the difference in meaning:
a) I lived in London for 5 years.
b) I have lived in London for 5 years.

a — don't live in London, b — still living there 

500

Compare three types of clothes: trainers, high heels, boots. Use: comfortable, fashionable, practical, cheap, popular. Make 3 sentences using comparative/superlative forms.

Trainers are more comfortable than high heels.

High heels are the most fashionable shoes.

Boots are more practical for autumn than high heels.

500

Change to Passive (two objects):
The manager offered her a job as a fashion assistant.

She was offered a job as a fashion assistant. / 

A job as a fashion assistant was offered to her.

500

Report what your mom told you in the morning.

My mother told me that ...

500

Look at the person. Describe her appearance and clothes. Then say what job she does and why. Use: Present Continuous, degrees of comparison, the passive , and phrases with too or enough.

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