GRAMMAR
What is the comparative form of "ACTIVE"?
more active
What is the FORM of the Past Perfect?
had + past participle
We use the PAST CONTINUOUS to express 2 functions. Which ones?
2) to express that an action is in progress for a short limit of time
Choose the best preposition for each space:
IN
Who is an "EMPRESS"?
the wife of the Emperor
What is the difference between an adjective and pronoun?
Adjective is used to describe NOUNS, whereas adverb is used to describe ACTION,VERB
What is the comparative form "FAR"?
further
past perfect
What is an INCONSISTENCY?
when someone says or writes something and then says or writes something else that dosn't agree with
What is bioluminescence?
It is the light emitted by organisms such as glow-worms and deep-sea fish.
What are DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS?
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
What is the superlative form of the adverb "BADLY"?
the worst
What is the meaning of the phrasal verb "To get on well"?
To manage or to deal with a situation, especially successfully
What is the meaning of being "Susceptible"?
likely to be affected by something
reprimand or scold someone.
(1st) Ibn Battuta went to Egypt, Somalia and China.(2nd) He went to West Africa. (3rd) Xavier's class did a school project. /They learned a lot about Battuta.
Ibn Battuta (go)...................to West Africa. By then, he (already go) ............. to Egypt, Somalia and China. Last year while Xavier's class (read)........about his travels, they (learn)........... a lot about Battuta.
Ibn Battuta WENT to West Africa. By then he HAD ALREADY GONE to Egypt, Somalia and China. Last year while Xavier's class WAS READING about his travels, they LEARNED a lot about Battuta
Complete each sentence with the past simple and the past continuous using the verbs in brackets.
Mandela …………………… (study) law when he …………………… (meet) his first wife
Mandela WAS STUDYING law when he MET his first wife.
Report the statement from the conversation:
‘I bought this guitar about a year ago,’ she said
She said she had bought her guitar about a year before.
Why is the sky blue?
Light arriving from the Sun hits the molecule in the air and is scattered in all directions. Blue light is scattered ten times more than red light.
SCULPTURE. How is the person call?
SCULPTORE
Look at the order in which the events happened. Fill in the gaps with the correct verb form.
(1st) Rosa Parks helped to achieve better treatment for black citizens. (2nd) Mansour didn't know who Rosa Parks was. (3rd) The class did a history project. His teacher explained.
Mansour (not know).............. who Rosa Parks was until hi steacher (explain) ..........what she (help)...........to achieve while the class (do)............. their history project.
Mansour DIDN'T KNOW who Rosa Parks was until his teacher EXPLAINED what she (help) HAD HELPED to achieve while the class WAS DOING their history project.
Report the statement from the conversation:
LAuren: HAs the exhibition finished?
Lauren asked if the exhibition HAD FINISHED
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verbs in the past:
We.........(do) a project at school about great explorers when I .........(come across) a story about IbnBattuta
We WERE DOING a project at school about great explorers when I CAME ACROSS a story about IBN Battuta
POEM. How is the person call?
POET
DRAMA. How is the person call?
DRAMATIST