Unit 1
Odd one out:
strong • thin • bossy • well-built
bossy (it's a personality adj while the rest is appearance)
Odd one out:
get away • check in • set off • top off
top off (it means: to fill something to the top, while the rest is connected with travel)
Odd one out:
suburbs • semi-detached • terraced • flat
suburbs (it refets to cities while the rest are types of houses)
Odd one out:
starter • boiled • main course • dessert
boiled (it describes food while the rest are the steps of the menu)
Name a synonym for the following words: difficult, bright, good-looking
hard, smart/ intelligent, attractive
Name three types of accommodation.
b&b, campsite, caravan, hostel, hotel, motel, tent
Use extreme adjectives to define the following:
extremely crowded - extremely cold - extremely old
packed - freezing - ancient
Use prefixes to make new words out of these:
advantage - book - do
DISadvantage - OVERbook - REdo
T or F?
Some verbs like 'have' or 'think' can be both state and action verb WITHOUT a change in meaning.
FALSE
I think it's true. (state> belief)
I'm thinking of you. (action> I'm having thoughts.)
T or F?
'Used to' and 'would' can be used interchangeably with action verbs.
TRUE
I used to/ would ride my bike to school when I was a child.
T or F?
In terms of meaning, it's OK to say, for example, "I have been cutting my finger."
FALSE
When the action is very short, we can't use the continuous form.
T or F?
Present tenses (like the simple and the continuous) CAN be used to refer to the future.
TRUE
I'm having a party this Saturday.
The train leaves tonight.
Choose:
I promise/ am promising we can change your life.
promise
Choose:
When I did/ had done my homework, I watched TV.
had done
Choose:
I have lived/ have been living here for a year.
both are correct
Choose:
By 2050, people will have created/ will be creating alternative food sources.
will have created
Match:
present simple • present continuous
► for actions that are generally true
► for actions that happen now or around now
present simple ► for actions that are generally true
present continuous ► for actions that happen now or around now
Match:
past simple • past continuous • past perfect
► for actions that finished before another past action
► for actions that started and finished in the past
► for actions in progress in a past time
past simple ► for actions that started and finished in the past
past continuous ► for actions in progress in a past time
past perfect ► for actions that finished before another past action
Match:
present perfect • present perfect continuous
► shows a more bounded action and gives a clearer idea of completion
► shows a continuing action that started in the past, continues to the present and will continue into the future
present perfect ► shows a more bounded action and gives a clearer idea of completion
present perfect continuous ► shows a continuing action that started in the past, continues to the present and will continue into the future
Match:
future perfect • future continuous
► in progress at a particular time in the future
► completed by a particular time in the future
future perfect ► completed by a particular time in the future
future continuous ► in progress at a particular time in the future