Grammar - conditionals

Grammar - gerunds vs. Infinitives

vocabulary - body

vocabulary - education

vocabulary - housing

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  1. Which conditional is used to talk about general truths? Give an example.


Zero Conditional

If you heat ice, it melts.


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  1. Name two verbs that change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive.


stop, remember, forget, try, regret


100


  1. What is the difference between wound, injury and bruise?


wound – otevřené poranění 

 injury – obecné zranění

 bruise – modřina


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  1. What is the opposite of optional?


compulsory / mandatory

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  1. What is the difference between rent and lease?


rent – krátkodobý pronájem

 lease – dlouhodobý pronájem (smlouva)


200


  1. Correct the sentence: If I would know about the test, I studied more.


 If I had known about the test, I would have studied more.


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  1. Correct the mistake: I’m looking forward to see you.


I’m looking forward to seeing you.


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  1. Match the body part to the function: ligaments, tendons, cartilage.


 ligaments – connect bones

 tendons – connect muscles to bones

 cartilage – cushions joints


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  1. Define: curriculum vs. syllabus.


curriculum – overall study programme

 syllabus – content of one subject


200


  1. Explain the term mortgage in your own words.


mortgage = long-term loan to buy a house


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  1. Explain the difference in meaning between Second and Third Conditional Plus give me examples


Second Conditional = unreal / hypothetical present or future

If I were rich, I would travel the world.

 Third Conditional = unreal past

If I had studied, I would have passed the exam.


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  1. Explain why both forms are possible and change meaning:
    I stopped ___ (smoke).


I stopped smoking = quit the habit

 I stopped to smoke = stopped another activity in order to smok


300


  1.  Explain the meaning of the idiom: to have a gut feeling.



gut feeling = instinct, intuition


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  1. Explain the term drop out in an educational context.


drop out = leave school before finishing


300


  1. What is the difference between detached, semi-detached and terraced houses?


detached – samostatný dům

 semi-detached – dvojdomek

 terraced – řadový dům


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  1. Rewrite using a mixed conditional:
    He didn’t study medicine, so he isn’t a doctor now.


If he had studied medicine, he would be a doctor now.


400


  1. Choose the correct form and justify it:
    She regrets ___ (tell) him the truth.


She regrets telling him the truth.


400


  1. Name the body system responsible for hormone production and give two examples of glands.


Endocrine system

 thyroid gland, adrenal glands, pancreas


400


  1. What is formative assessment and how does it differ from summative assessment?


formative assessment – průběžné hodnocení

 summative assessment – závěrečné hodnocení (test, exam)


400


Define foreclosure and explain when it happens.


foreclosure = odebrání nemovitosti bankou při nesplácení hypotéky


500


  1. Complete correctly and explain why:
    If she ___ (not interrupt) him yesterday, the meeting ___ (finish) earlier.


If she hadn’t interrupted him yesterday, the meeting would have finished earlier.


500


  1. Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning:
    It’s difficult to understand his behaviour. (use gerund)


Understanding his behaviour is difficult.


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  1. A brief, temporary loss of consciousness that is followed by a full recovery.



fainting / syncope / passing out


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  1. Synonyme of evaluate/ evaluation


assess / assessment

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  1. Choose the correct option and justify:
    The landlord is responsible for ___ (maintenance / accommodation) of the property.


maintenance

(landlord is responsible for repairs, not housing itself)