GRAMMAR ACCURACY
Shrek met _________ donkey which had _________ very talkative nature.
A. a / a
B. ___ / an
C. the / ___
D. a / ___
a/a
nervous
worried, scared, or uneasy about something.
The pace of change in the world of technology is amazing. It wasn’t long ago that the postal service was our only way to communicate over any distance. It took days and sometimes weeks to receive letters from within the same country. As a result, the news in the letters was out of date when people received them. In the workplace, this meant that business was mostly conducted locally, over relatively short distances.
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it laid the foundation for the communication system we have today. The telephone allowed two people to communicate instantly across a great distance. Eventually, computers replaced typewriters and dramatically increased the speed of our daily work and life. Nowadays, the Internet is an essential part of every business. The Internet has brought many opportunities to store and share vast amounts of information and knowledge that are key to human development.
However, it is not just communications that have changed. Only 50 years ago, most people didn’t own a car. People walked or rode bicycles. Changes in travel, as well as the increased speed of communications, have led to the global business world that we have today.
What is the passage mainly about?
A. It is about the modern technologies that create postal system we have today.
B. It is about the technology that changed the business world.
C. It is about the technology that created the Internet we have today.
D. It is about the technology that speeds up the communication within the same country.
E. It is about the technologies that have changed the speed of our lives.
E. It is about the technologies that have changed the speed of our lives.
Rewrite in past continuous: I eat dinner at 6 PM.
I was eating dinner at 6 PM.
What does the phrasal verb " give up" mean?
It usually snows _____ Canada ______ winter.
A. in / on
B. on / in
C. at / in
D. in / in
in/in
decisive
A person who makes decisions quickly.
The pace of change in the world of technology is amazing. It wasn’t long ago that the postal service was our only way to communicate over any distance. It took days, sometimes weeks, to receive letters within the same country. As a result, the news in the letters was outdated when people received them. In the workplace, this meant that business was mostly conducted locally, over relatively short distances.
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it laid the foundation for the communication system we have today. The telephone allowed two people to communicate instantly across a great distance. Eventually computers replaced typewriters and dramatically increased the speed of our daily work of life. Nowadays, the Internet is an essential part of every business. The Internet has brought many opportunities to store and share vast amounts of information and knowledge that are key to human development.
However, it is not just communications that have changed. Only 50 years ago, most people didn’t own a car. People walked or rode bicycles. Changes in travel, as well as the increased speed of communications, have led to the global business world that we have today.
The news in the letters became old because _________
A. it is delivered over relatively short distances.
B. businesses were mostly conducted locally.
C. it took several days or weeks to receive them.
D. it is delivered within the same country.
E. there wasn’t postal service anymore.
C. It took several days or weeks to receive them.
Ask a question: He will help us.
Will he help us?
What does the phrasal verb " carry out " mean?
to perform or complete something (like a plan or an experiment).
Sam always does what he thinks immediately. He is _________.
A. considerable B. decisive C. bossy D. persuasive E. arrogant
decisive
illegal
not allowed by law or by the government's rules.
Dear Paul and Claire,
We are having a wonderful time here in France. The weather _________ beautiful and we have lots of plans for now to spend the next couple of weeks. Tomorrow we’re going out on a glass-bottomed boat to look at the wonderful sea life, and then on Wednesday we think we’ll take a tour of the old town. Ollie’s aunt lives quite close, so we’re going to visit her too if we have time.
The hotel is lovely and lively and has lots of good night life. Tonight they’re holding an international evening, with lots of food from different countries.
As you know, we are here with our friends, John and Wendy, but they aren’t staying as long as us, we’ll probably do the really ‘touristy’ things with them, and be lazy in our second week. You can hire small sailing boats for the day, so we think we’re going to do that next week, and we’re also going to try to have time to do some shopping.
I hope you are ready for your big trip. You’ll love Australia. In fact, you’ll probably end up staying there much longer than you’ve planned.
Have a great time, and we’ll see you when you get back.
Love Kath and Ollie
A. had been B. was C. were D. have been E. is
E. is
Choose correct verb: She ___ (has/had) lived here for 5 years.
Has
Choose the correct sentence:
A) She turned down the job offer.
B) She turned the job offer down.
C) Both A and B are correct.
C) Both A and B are correct.
There _________ too much traffic in the city, and it _________ worse day by day.
A. is / are getting B. is / is getting C. are / is getting D. are / are getting E. was / gets
is / is getting
an election
A formal way to choose a leader.
Dear Paul and Claire,
We are having a wonderful time here in France. The weather is beautiful and we have lots of plans for now to spend the next couple of weeks. Tomorrow we’re going out on a glass-bottomed boat to _________ the wonderful sea life, and then on Wednesday we think we’ll take a tour of the old town. Ollie’s aunt lives quite close, so we’re going to visit her too if we have time.
The hotel is lovely and lively and has lots of good night life. Tonight they’re holding an international evening, with lots of food from different countries.
As you know, we are here with our friends, John and Wendy, but they aren’t staying as long as us, we’ll probably do the really ‘touristy’ things with them, and be lazy in our second week. You can hire small sailing boats for the day, so we think we’re going to do that next week, and we’re also going to try to have time to do some shopping.
I hope you are ready for your big trip. You’ll love Australia. In fact, you’ll probably end up staying there much longer than you’ve planned.
Have a great time, and we’ll see you when you get back.
Love Kath and Ollie
A. look at B. look up C. look ahead D. look after E. look fo
A. look at
Rewrite in past perfect continuous: He worked in the garden for 2 hours.
He had been working in the garden for 2 hours.
Explain the difference in meaning:
She looked up the word.
She looked up to her teacher.
Looked up: searched for information.
Looked up to: respected or admired someone.
Mr. Parker: I never expected it to start raining cats and dogs all of a sudden.
Mrs. Parker: Me neither. I was glad it let up quickly, otherwise it would have caused a _________!
A. quake B. drought C. famine D. flood E. flood
flood
Important
very necessary or something that really matters.
Dear Paul and Claire,
We are having a wonderful time here in France. The weather is beautiful and we have lots of plans for now to spend the next couple of weeks. Tomorrow we’re going out on a glass-bottomed boat to look at the wonderful sea life, and then on Wednesday we think we’ll take a tour of the old town. Ollie’s aunt lives quite close, so we’re going to visit her too if we have time.
The hotel is lovely and lively and has lots of good night life. ________ they’re holding an international evening, with lots of food from different countries.
As you know, we are here with our friends, John and Wendy, but they aren’t staying as long as us, we’ll probably do the really ‘touristy’ things with them, and be lazy in our second week. You can hire small sailing boats for the day, so we think we’re going to do that next week, and we’re also going to try to have time to do some shopping.
I hope you are ready for your big trip. You’ll love Australia. In fact, you’ll probably end up staying there much longer than you’ve planned.
Have a great time, and we’ll see you when you get back.
Love Kath and Ollie
A. Next morning B. At noon C. Last night D. Tonight E. Yesterday
D. Tonight
What do verb tenses mean?
Verb tenses help us understand if something happened before, is happening now, or will happen later.
Correct the mistake and explain why:
He suggested to start the meeting early.
He suggested starting the meeting early.
"Suggest" is followed by a gerund ( -ing ), not "to + verb")