EF I-1 Unit 2

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

100

What’s the difference: I lost my keys vs I’ve lost my keys?

Lost = past event. Have lost = still true now / recent.

200

Is this correct? I’ve met him yesterday. Why/why not?

Incorrect. Use I met him yesterday. (specific past time = past simple)

300

Explain: She’s been to Japan vs She went to Japan.

Has been = experience, no time; went = completed action in past

400

Combine both tenses: I’ve visited Paris… I went in 2018.

I’ve visited Paris several times – I went in 2018.

500

Correct the error: I’ve seen that film last week.  

I saw that film last week.

For / Since / Perfect Continuous

100

Complete: I’ve lived here ___ 2019.

Since 2019

200

Choose: They’ve worked here for/since two months.

For two months

300

Make a sentence with since 8 o’clock.

e.g. I’ve been waiting since 8 o’clock.

400

Complete with present perfect continuous: She ______ (work) here since May.  

She's been working here since May.

500

Explain: difference between I’ve worked here for 5 years and I’ve been working here for 5 years.

Both correct; second one emphasises the ongoing process.

Money & Prepositions

100

What preposition: pay ___ cash?

Pay in cash

200

What’s the correct phrase: borrow from or borrow to?

Borrow from someone

300

Preposition: invest ___ property.

Invest in property

400

Prepositions: charge ___ a meal, spend ___ clothes

Charge for, spend on

500

Match phrases: 

- owe, save, lend, earn

- a friend, money, a salary, for a car  

- owe a friend
- save for a car
- lend money
- earn a salary

Strong Adjectives

100

What’s the strong adjective for very tired?  

Exhausted

200

Strong adjective for very angry?  

Furious

300

Strong adjective for very cold?  

Freezing

400

Strong adjective for very hungry?

Starving

500

Strong adjective for very bad?

Awful / terrible / dreadful

Stress in Words & Sentences

100

Where is the stress in the word banana?

On the second syllable: ba-NA-na

200

Mark the main stress: He gave me the money yesterday.

He gave me the MONey yesterday.

300

Which syllable is stressed in expensive?  

Second syllable: ex-PEN-sive

400

Where is the stress: Can you help me with this?

Stress on HELP (main idea)

500

Identify stressed words in: I've been working all day and I’m exhausted.

been, working, all day, exhausted (content words carry stress)