Vocabulary
Choose the correct option:
I've got plenty of / very little time, so please GET TO THE POINT.
I've got VERY LITTLE time, so please GET TO THE POINT.
Complete:
After losing, he tried to hide how disappointed he felt.
- He tried to hide his _____________ after losing.
- He tried to hide his DISAPPOINTMENT after losing.
Choose the correct answer:
- I don't know where he is. I didn't speak / haven't spoken to him for days.
- I don't know where he is. I HAVEN'T SPOKEN to him for days.
Which action happened first?
- By the time we arrived, everybody had gone to sleep.
First, everybody went to sleep. Then we arrived.
Choose the correct option:
- That's his favourite book. He has been reading / has read it three times.
That's his favourite book. He HAS READ it three times.
Choose the correct option:
POST - TALK IT OVER - INTERRUPT
I know wer disagree, so let's try and ___________.
I know wer disagree, so let's try and TALK IT OVER.
Complete the following sentence by adding the appropriate suffix to the word SURPRISE:
- It's not ___________ that he's late. He never arrives on time.
- It's not SURPRISING that he's late. He never arrives on time.
JUST - ALREADY - EVER - SINCE - FOR - YET - NEVER
- We haven't seen each other _______ last year.
- We haven't seen each other SINCE last year.
Complete the sentence with the correct form:
- I was on my way to school when I realised that I _____________ (forget) my homework on the table.
I was on my way to school when I realised that I HAD FORGOTTEN my homework on the table.
Write a sentence in present perfect continuous to logically follow the first sentence.
- I'm surprised that Emily isn't going to the concert.
SHE / TALK / ABOUT IT / FOR MONTHS
She has been talking about it for months.
Use a synonym:
- Pollution is a GLOBAL problem
- Pollution is a WORLDWIDE problem
Say three nouns ending with the suffix -ITY
POPULARITY, REALITY, PERSONALITY, ABILITY, MOBILITY...
Complete the sentenece with the correct form:
- I don't like driving here. There _________ (be) many accidents on this road.
- I don't like driving here. There HAVE BEEN many accidents on this road.
Complethe sentence with the correct form:
- They __________ (buy) the car only after the seller ___________ (reduce) the price.
- They BOUGHT the car only after the seller HAD REDUCED the price.
Correct the mistake:
- Sorry I'm late. I know you're waiting for a long time.
- Sorry I'm late. I know you HAVE BEEN waiting for a long time.
The following sentence does not make sense. You must replace a word.
- Have you informed with John since he moved to New York?
Have you KEPT IN TOUCH with John since he moved to New York?
Say two adjectives that can be formed by adding both -ed and -ing, and explain the difference in meaning.
Bored: feeling boredom / boring: causing boredom
interested: feeling interest / interesting: causing interest
TRANSLATION
¿Has subido ya las fotos a Instagram?
REPHRASING
- She studied German for three years. Then she moved to Berlin. (AFTER)
AFTER she had studied German for three years, she moved to Berlin.
REPHRASING
They started to paint this building last Monday. (SINCE)
They have been painting this building SINCE last Monday.
TRANSLATION
Fue un verdadero desafío para nosotros vivir sin nuestros teléfonos inteligentes durante una semana.
It was a real challenge for us to live without our smartphones for a week.
Write a word ending in -ful or -ness for each defintion.
- It doesn't hurt.
- A person who hasn't got where to live.
- A person who is cautious, prudent.
- Spending the night awake.
- It doesn't hurt. PAINLESS
- A person who hasn't got where to live. HOMELESS
- A person who is cautious, prudent. CAREFUL
- Spending the night awake. SLEEPLESS
REPHRASING. Rewrite the following sentence using the workd in brackets. Do not change the original meaning.
- He left a few minutes ago. (JUST)
He has JUST left.
TRANSLATION
- Jenny no pudo irse de vacaciones porque se había roto una pierna.
Jenny couldn't go on holidays because she had broken her leg.
TRANSLATION
- Mis manos sucias porque he estado arreglando mi bicicleta.
My hands are dirty because I have been repairing my bike.