GRAMMAR 1
What is the difference in meaning between ZERO and FIRST conditionals?
ZERO - "always" true
FIRST - possible future
Future perfect or continuous?
By the end of the next term, I __________ (live) in Mataro for 2 years.
Future perfect:
By the end of the next term, I WILL HAVE LIVED in Mataro for 2 years.
Where is Martin from?
the Czech Republic
What is another word in English for "a siesta"?
(to have/take) a nap
Complete the sentence with "sleep" words:
If you forget to set your ______, you might ____sleep.
ALARM, OVERsleep
What is the difference in meaning between "USED TO+inf" and "BE/GET USED TO+ing"?
"USED TO+inf" - past habits/states, no longer true
"BE/GET USED TO+ing" - how (un)accustomed you are to some situation, how normal it is for you
Choose the correct expression for each sentence:
UNLESS / AS SOON AS / IN CASE
1) Please don't forget to text me _____ you arrive there!
2) I'm planning to visit my parents in the summer _____ we are still quarantined.
3) Footballers have to keep fit _____ football is restarted soon.
1) AS SOON AS
2) UNLESS
3) IN CASE
What pet(s) does Martin have?
two cats
Put these "rain" words in order from the lightest to the heaviest:
showers / pouring / drizzling
DRIZZLING > SHOWERS > POURING
Match these expressions with "take" with their meanings:
1) to start a new activity a) take place
2) to happen b) take up
3) to remove clothes c) take off
1-b, 2-a, 3-c
What is the difference between FUTURE PERFECT and FUTURE CONTINUOUS?
Don't call me between 5 and 9pm, I'll be teaching. After 9pm is ok, as I will have finished by then.
PERFECT - something that happens before a certain time in the future
CONTINUOUS - an action in progress at a certain point in the future
What is the difference?
1) I need to change my bed today.
2) My bed needs changing today.
Same meaning, the only difference:
1) ACTIVE
2) PASSIVE
How many siblings does Martin have?
one sister
What is the difference between "to snore" and "to yawn"?
snore - sound when sleeping
yawn - sound when tired or bored
Complete these expressions with "take":
1) I take _____ my dad, we have very similar personality and interests.
2) No need to rush through the exam, take _____ !
3) All the classes at Format-e are taking _____ in the online exams.
1) take AFTER
2) take (your) TIME
3) are taking PART
What is the difference in meaning?
1) The room was really hot so I tried to open the window.
2) The room was really hot so I tried opening the window.
1) You were not able to open the window.
2) You opened the window to see if it helps.
Choose the correct verb form (in 1 sentence, BOTH options are possible!)
1) I'll go to the Czech Republic in the summer if the quarantine will have finished/has finished.
2) If you go out with wet hair, you'll catch/'ll be catching a cold.
3) If you want to keep fit, you need/'ll need to do some exercise every day.
1) will have finished
2) 'll catch
3) BOTH
Where was Martin born?
in Brno / in Prague / in Ostrava
BRNO
What are the FOUR usual parts of bed linen?
p_____
b_____
s_____
d_____
pillow
blanket
sheet
duvet
Explain these "weather" words:
1) a breeze
2) hails (hailstorm)
3) boiling
1) a very light wind
2) small pieces/balls of ice falling from the sky
3) extremely hot
INFINITIVE or ING?
1) I need a new car but can't afford to buy/buy/buying it now.
2) My parents used to make me to eat/eat/eating my dinner within a time limit!
3) Please don't forget to revise/revise/revising for the exam!
4) I can't stand not to be able/not be able/not being able to watch football every weekend!
1) to buy
2) eat
3) to revise
4) not being able
Complete the sentences with USED TO, BE USED TO or GET USED TO and a relevant verb:
1) Even after almost two years here, I still haven't _________ dinner at 9 or 10pm.
2) I ________ in a foreign country, I have lived in several others before moving to Spain.
3) I _______ Spanish was easy, but now I know it's sooo difficult to learn.
Complete the sentences with USED TO, BE USED TO or GET USED TO and a relevant verb:
1) GOT USED TO HAVING/EATING
2) AM USED TO LIVING
3) USED TO THINK
How tall is Martin?
191 cm
When someone is sleeping very deeply, you can say they...
... sleep ____ a _____
... are _____/_____ asleep
sleep LIKE a LOG
FAST/SOUND asleep
What is the difference between these "weather" words?
1) drought / flood
2) lightning/thunder
3) heatwave/blizzard
4) boiling/scorching
1) no water - too much water
2) visual - audio
3) hot - cold/summer - winter
4) NO difference ;)