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1. There are five persons in my family.
2. Petra has straight blond hairs.
1. There are five PEOPLE in my family.
2. Petra has straight blond HAIR.
He .................... (not work) today because he has an interview.
He ISN'T WORKING today because he has an interview.
I’m nervous about ................ my driving test.
taking
When I .................. a child, I always had a camera with me.
When I WAS a child, I always had a camera with me.
Pronounce these words and say how many syllables there are.
fruit and vegetables
/fruːt/ 1 /ˈvedʒtəblz/ 3
1. I work as police officer.
2. Have you any pets?
1. I work as A police officer.
2. Have you GOT any pets? / DO you have any pets?
The accident ......................when they .............home. (happen, drive)
The accident happened when they were driving home.
1. I ................ coffee for my colleagues every morning. cook/make
2. What’s the latest news? Please tell me about the ................ situation. current/actual
1. make
2. current
I wanted to go to photography shool but couldn't ................. my parents didn't have the money. So, I enrolled in an online course on photography and ............. myself all of the skills that I needed.
I wanted to go to photography shool but couldn't BECAUSE my parents didn't have the money. So, I enrolled in an online course on photography and TAUGHT myself all of the skills that I needed.
Pronounce these words and say how many syllables there are.
1. comfortable
2. sociable
1. /ˈkʌmfətəbl/ 3
2. /ˈsəʊʃəbl/ 3
1. He works in a bank for 3 years.
2. Please go here quickly.
1. He HAS WORKED in a bank for 3 years.
2. Please COME here quickly. / Please go THERE quickly.
1. I’m telling you what my boss said word ................ word. for/by
2. I was late for work ................. to bad traffic. due/thanks
3. Are you ................. free on Friday night? accidentally/, by chance,
1. for
2. due
3. by chance
When I finished the course, I started applying ............. a job and thought I would get one immediately. However, I was wrong. ............... a year of unsuccesful applications, I wanted to quit, when I suddenly got an email ............. a fashion business.
When I finished the course, I started applying FOR a job and thought I would get one immediately. However, I was wrong. AFTER a year of unsuccesful applications, I wanted to quit, when I suddenly got an email FROM a fashion business.
Pronounce these words and say where the stress is.
1. hotel
2. hostel
3. event
1. hoTEL /həʊˈtel/
2. HOstel /ˈhɒstl/
3. eVENT /ɪˈvent/
1. My father must retire last year.
2. Allan is staying at the bus stop and waiting for his bus.
1. My father HAD TO retire last year.
2. Allan is STANDING at the bus stop and waiting for his bus.
1. How long ................................. (you/live) here?
2. Where .................... you and your friends .................... when you were children? (play)
1. How long HAVE YOU LIVED here?
2. Where DID you and your friends USE TO PLAY when you were children?
1. At weekends, I stay ................ my grandma’s house. by/at
2. Money ................. so important to me. are/is
3. I don’t get much opportunity to ................ with English natives. converse/conversate
4. There were no seats on the bus so we had to .................. there. stay/stand
1. at
2. is
3. converse
4. stand
They were looking ............ young photographers who were willing to travel a lot. Two weeks .............. I started my new job.
The work is great and very diverse. .................. professional photos is only a part of ...................I do.
They were looking FOR young photographers who were willing to travel a lot. Two weeks LATER I started my new job.
The work is great and very diverse. TAKING professional photos is only a part of WHAT I do.
Pronounce these words and say how many syllables there are.
1. almond
2. salmon
3. half
1. /ˈɑːmənd/ 2
2. /ˈsæmən/ 2
3. /hɑːf/ 1
1. If the weather will be fine tomorrow we can play tennis.
2. The suspect wore black trousers and a white t-shirt.
3. I will buy a new luxurious house if I had the money.
1. If the weather IS fine tomorrow we can play tennis.
2. The suspect WAS WEARING black trousers and a white t-shirt.
3. I WOULD buy a new luxurious house if I had the money.
1. I think FC Barcelona ............................. (win) the league this year, but last year they ............................. (not win) anything!
2. If they ...................such a noisy dog, they ................better with their neighbours. (not have, get on)
1. I think FC Barcelona WILL WIN the league this year, but last year they DIDN'T WIN anything!
2. If they DIDN'T HAVE such a noisy dog, they WOULD GET ON better with their neighbours.
1. I need to ................. the room under the roof. insulate/isolate
2. American Football ................ me.
3. I like men who shave ................ every day. -/themselves
4. Do not touch anything on the floor. There are horrible .................. ! bacteries/germs
5. ................. are 20 .................
1. insulate
2. doesn't interest
3. -
4. germs
5. There are 20 of us.
I .................. a lot of time talking to clients, choosing the right equipment for a photo session and setting up the environment.
Good photographers ................ always in demand. Even ............... there are fewer jobs with newspapers or magazines, more and ............. companies are looking for people to take professional images for their websites. Working for a company is good at the beginning, but ............... day I want to set up my own business.
I SPEND a lot of time talking to clients, choosing the right equipment for a photo session and setting up the environment.
Good photographers ARE always in demand. Even THOUGH there are fewer jobs with newspapers or magazines, more and MORE companies are looking for people to take professional images for their websites. Working for a company is good at the beginning, but ONE/SOME day I want to set up my own business.
Pronounce these words and say how many syllables there are.
1. family
2. camera
3. restaurant
4. colonel
1. /ˈfæmli/ 2
2. /ˈkæmrə/ 2
3. /ˈrestrɒnt/ 2
4. /ˈkɜːnl/ 2