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Nobody came to school last week, ________?
a. did you
b. didn't they
c. did they
Nobody came to school last week, did they?
Which of the following words include these sounds?
/i:/ keep - night - lit - late - fry
/I/ feet - sit - night - keen - sigh
/i:/ keep
/I/ sit
What modals do we use to express probability (50%)?
Might and may
The English like tea ____________ Americans prefer coffee.
a. whilest
b. because
c. whereas
d. due to
The Enlgish like tea whereas Americans prefer coffee.
spotless or perfectly clean
(def)
a) incessant
b) serene
c) ambiguous
d) inquisitive
e) authoritarian
f) immaculate
g) intrepid
h) audacious
immaculate
_________for his help, we would get into terrible trouble.
a. Thanks
b. Were it not
c. Because
Were it not for his help, we would have got into terrible trouble.
Which of the following words include these sounds?
/e/ gate - feel - fade - bell - grass
/3:/ feed - bad - food - fate - bird
/e/ bell
/3:/ bird
Change this sentence from active into passive: "
They haven’t called the police yet.
The police have not been called yet.
It is _____________ believed that vegetarianism is the only way to save the planet.
a. widely
b. greatly
c. always
d. massively
It is widely believed that vegetarianism is the only way to save the planet.
crystal +
a) success
b) account
c) county
d) schedule
e) clear
f) issue
g) handed
h) service
crystal clear
He promised ___________ drinking.
a. to give up
b. give up
c. giving up
He promised to give up drinking.
Which of the following words include these sounds?
/ɑ:/ water - night - cat - stars - paper
/ʌ/ fat - bet - look - food - cut
/æ/ late - cut - laugh - best - tea
/ɑ:/ stars
/ʌ/ cut
/æ/ cat
Change this sentence into reported speech:
“I can’t come to the party because I’m going away this weekend.”, Gloria said.
Gloria said (that) she couldn't come to the party because she was going away that weekend.
Many people were trapped in their houses ___________ the heavy snowfall.
a. lead to
b. due to
c. owing to
d. because
Many people were trapped in their houses due to the heavy snowfall.
shred
(syn)
a) pinch
b) thorough
c) permanent
d) inconsistent
e) inconsequential
f) astute
g) objective
h) dubious
pinch
I ____ to the concert if I ____ hip-hop
a. would go / like
b. would have gone / like
c. would have gone / had liked
I would have gone to the concert if I had liked hip-hop.
Which of the following words include these sounds?
/ð/ rather - thing - three - though
/θ/ that - thorough - thus - thin
/ð/ rather - though
/θ/ thorough - thin
What do we use WISH + Past Simple for?
(ex. I wish I knew)
In order to talk about situations in the present (or future) that we would like to be different.
It goes without ___________ that without nuclear weapons the world would be a safer place.
a. telling
b. saying
c. explaining
d. reminding
It goes without saying that without nuclear weapons the world would be a safer place.
It was ____ from her face that she was really upset.
a) rush
b) opposed
c.) apparent
d) shield
e) assessment
f) stiff
g) gullible
h) legible
It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
Both my parents work as lawyers. I'm under so much pressure to become one but I don't know if I could live _____to their expectations.
a. up
b. down
c. out
Both my parents work as lawyers. I'm under so much pressure to become one but I don't know if I could live up to their expectations.
Which of the following words include these sounds?
/aʊ/ shout - fall - down - look
/eɪ/ came - break - bike - being
/aʊ/ shout - down
/eɪ/ came - break
What are the two mixed conditionals made of?
2 + 3
3 + 2
In ___________ of the above, it's probably true that...
a. light
b. contrast
c. accounts
d. reply
In light of the above, it's probably true that...
asking too many questions
(def)
a) subordinate
b) serene
c) ambiguous
d) inquisitive
e) concise
f) authoritarian
g) immaculate
h) intrepid
inquisitive