MOVE Module 1

Narrative Tenses

100

She ________(chat) away when her boss ______(walk) into the room.

She was chatting away when her boss walked into the room.

200

I had planned to go to the cinema with Max but in the end, he came over and we watched TV.

rewrite with the word 'going'

I was going to go to the cinema with Max but in the end, he came over and we watched TV.

300

Before my trip to Berlin, I _________(never/go) abroad before. I _____(go) three months ago and ____(stay) for a week. Since that trip, I ______(now/go) abroad three more times.

Before my trip to Berlin, I'd never been abroad before. I went three months ago and stayed for a week. Since that trip, I've now been abroad three more times.

400

I ____ five sandwiches yesterday.

I ____ a plate full of sandwiches at 3 o'clock yesterday.

I ____ five sandwiches so far today.

I ____ a lot of sandwiches recently.

I felt sick yesterday because I ____ sandwiches all day.

I felt sick yesterday because I ____ five sandwiches too quickly.

I ate five sandwiches yesterday.

I was eating a plate full of sandwiches at 3 o'clock yesterday.

I've eaten five sandwiches so far today.

I've been eating a lot of sandwiches recently.

I felt sick yesterday because I'd been eating sandwiches all day.

I felt sick yesterday because I'd eaten five sandwiches too quickly.

500

Find and correct 6 mistakes:

This happened about ten years ago. I have been staying with a college friend, Sarah, in the country. They recently bought a very large old country house a few miles from Cambridge and she has invited me to stay. Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we chatted in the sitting room. Sarah's mum has gone shoping a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house. Then, to our surprise we were hearing someone walking around in the room above.

This happened about ten years ago. I was staying with a college friend, Sarah, in the country. They had recently bought a very large old country house a few miles from Cambridge and she had invited me to stay. Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we were chatting in the sitting room. Sarah's mum had gone shopping a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house. Then, to our surprise we heard someone walking around in the room above.

Adjectives

100

I hope to meet a soul mate who is as enthusiastic/enthusiasm and ambition/ambitious as I am.

enthusiastic and ambitious

200

Someone who often does things without planning or thinking ahead is i_____________.

IMPULSIVE

300

Use the correct form of the word DEPEND:

Mark is a very ____ person.
Our company is looking for new employees who demonstrate a high level of ______.

DEPENDABLE

DEPENDABILITY

400

This position is ideal for creative people who are able to work well independently. We require people with a high level of self-sufficiency, efficiency and dependability.

This position is ideal for i_________ people with a lot of c______. We require people who are s______, e_____ and d_____.

independent
creativity
self-sufficient
efficient
dependable

500

You are at a job interview and have just been asked to discribe your personal strengths. Use personality adjectives with examples. Speak for 1 minute.

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Expressions

100

Whether or not he's got a t______ body is not important to me.

toned body

200

I really can't stand people who are _______ of ________. Such arrogance really puts me off.

full of themselves

300

It's important to have good friends who you can t___ ___ when you need a s______ to _____ ____.

turn to

a shoulder to cry on

400

My grandad says the key to living to a r____ ____ ____ is good friends and a glass of wine a day. He's now in his l___ nineties and still g____ s______.

a ripe old age

late nineties

going strong

500

What should we do in order to live a long and healthy life? Speak for 1 minute.

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Phrasal Verbs & Expressions

100

I was brought/grew up in a small village outside of Warsaw.

brought up

200

After university, I ______ on to become a successful entrepreneur.

went on to....

300

Unfortunately, I've _____ touch with many of my childhood friends, but have managed to _____ ___ touch with most of my university friends.

lost touch

keep in

400

Find and correct 4 mistakes:

I was born in a small village but grew in Warsaw. My parents brought me down to be an independent and hard-working person. They taught me to never give on hope and to keep trying even if I was feeling beaten in.

grew up

brought me up

give up

beaten down

500

Speak for 1 minute about your upbringing.

- where were you brought up? where did you go to school? any interesting anecdotes?

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Conditionals

100

If I had more time, I _____ more.

a) will travel
b) would travelled
c) would travel

c) would travel

200

Tim is very lazy and never works hard. If he _____(work) harder, he ____(be) more successful.

If he worked harder, he'd be more successful.

300

If you ___(give) up too easily, you ___(never/reach) your dreams.

If you give up too easily, you'll never reach your dreams.

400

Find and correct all the mistakes:

Advice for a fulfilling and successful life:
- If you will be ambitious, you will go far in life.
- If you want to do something, you'd do it.
- You can succeed if you kept trying.
- If you will abandon your dreams, you regret it forever.

Advice for a fulfilling and successful life:
- If you are ambitious, you will go far in life.
- If you want to do something, do it.
- You can succeed if you keep trying.
- If you abandon your dreams, you will regret it forever.

500

If you had unlimited talents and abilities, what would you do? Speak for 1 minute.

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