Revise and Check 1-2

Grammar 1

100

Jake is taking / takes vitamins every day.

takes

200

Clare buys a lot of takeaways, but I prefer / I’m preferring home-made food.

I prefer

300

Paolo ________ (buy) a new car next week.

is going to buy

400

Complete the sentences with shall / going to / will or the present continuous.

A  I heard on the radio that the weather ________ (be) excellent this weekend.

     B  That’s good, because my parents ________ (come) to stay with me.

is going to be; are coming

500

Peter      How long ________ (you / know) Mike?

Liz         Well, we ________ (meet) in 2008 and we’ve been good friends ever since.

have you known; met

Grammar 2

100

     Complete the time expressions with for or since.

Example:    for many years

1   ____ 2003

2   ____ we met in college

1. since; 2. since

200

She’s known / been knowing him for years.

known

300

I ________ (have) dinner with my younger brother at 8.00 tonight.

am having

400

Don’t worry. I haven’t been crying / cried – I’ve got a cold.

been crying

500

Doctor   What seems to be the problem?

John      I ________ (fall) over playing volleyball. I think I ________ (break) my finger.

fell; broke

Vocab 1

100

spicy   jar   fresh   frozen

jar

200

very hungry

starving

300

Sergio is so ________ for his age! He seems much older than 14.

     competitive   sensitive   mature

mature

400

I’ll lend you the money if you promise to pay it ____ by next month.

back

500

For my last birthday my aunt gave me £50 ____ cash.

in

Vocab 2

100

your husband’s / wife’s brother

brother-in-law

200

everybody in your family  ___________

relative

300

She’s just ________ because you got a higher score than her in the test yesterday.

     ambitious   spoilt   jealous

jealous

400

You really should avoid getting ____ too much debt.

into

500

They charged us £10 ____ this theatre programme!

for