B1+ (A4) EF Intermediate Plus Easter Revision | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

"I hate not _______________ dance. It's my passion, but I'm so bad at it." CAN/COULD/BE ABLE TO (use the correct form)

being able to

A: "What did you do with all your old clothes?" B: "I ____________." (give away)

gave them away

"I can't get the ________ off this jar of jam. Can you try opening/to open it?"

lid, to open

When I'm away from home, I really miss _________ dinner with my family. (have)

having

She needn't ________ . The taxi only arrives in an hour. (hurry)

hurry

"To go to a live sporting event is much more exciting than to watch it on TV." Is this sentence grammatically ok?

No. It should be, "Going to........than watching it....."

"I tried to buy tickets for the cup final, but I didn't manage to get any." Is this sentence grammatically ok?

Yes, it's fine.

My friends are arriving at 8am. Could you _______________ from the train station? (pick up)

pick them up

"The TV's too loud. Please can you turn it down? // Please can you turn down it?" Are both options ok?

No. Only 'turn it down' is ok. If the object is a pronoun, it always goes between the verb and the particle

If a button has fallen off your shirt, you'll need to _______ it back on with a _______ and thread.

sew, needle

If you need to know the length of something, you might need to use a _______ measure.

tape

In a restaurant, why might you need to 'send something back'?

e.g. it's undercooked, it's the wrong thing etc...

Name 3 situations where you might use a ladder

e.g. putting up a shelf, climbing up to the attic, drilling a hole high on the wall, rescuing a cat from a tree etc...

Speak for 90 seconds on the different things you do and see at a restaurant.

Excellent detail! // I think you need to revise your vocabulary!

Speak for 90 seconds on the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside.

Wow! Great fluency! // Hmm. I've heard better.

I've been learning to play the piano FOR/SINCE 2016.

since

I've been playing padel FOR/SINCE three years now.

for

"I waited 2 hours for you to arrive." // "I've been waiting 2 hours for you to arrive." Explain the difference in meaning.

"I waited..." talks about a situation in the past. // "I've been waiting..." suggests the speaker is still waiting now

You _______ visit Madrid! It's an incredible city! (Complete with 1 word)

must ('should' is ok, but it's not very emphatic)

We DON'T NEED TO/MUSTN'T get a taxi. It's only a 5 minute walk.

don't need to

Can you t________ the music down. I'm trying to study!

turn

"I can't wait for next week. The new series of Breaking Bad is starting." Is there an error in this quote?

No, it's fine. (series is singular)

What's the difference between a leaf and a lamb?

A leaf is a part of a tree; a lamb is a baby sheep

"You mustn't wear black to the funeral." // "You don't have to wear black to the funeral." Is the meaning here similar or different?

Different! 'mustn't' = It's prohibited. Don't do it! // 'don't have to' = It's your choice

"How long ________ here?" do you work/have you been working/have you worked

'have you been working' and 'have you worked' are both good

"The recruitment process was really difficult, but I ________ get the job in the end." was able/managed to/could

managed to

"I didn't have my shoes with me last night, so I ________ wear my trainers instead." must to/had to/must

had to

A: "What's happening?" B: "I don't know. I've ________ arrived." already/just/yet

just