Common mistakes B1 part 5

Complete the sentence: A: By the ________, what are you doing later? B: I’m going out with some friends from work.

Complete the sentence: Student: What does ‘scary’ ________? Teacher: We use ‘scary’ to say that something is frightening.

'Miss' or 'Lost'? ‘I can’t find my keys. I’ve _______ them.’ ‘If we don’t leave now, we will _______ the bus.’

Say the sentence correctly: ‘If you buy the computer, it comes with a 3-year guarantee.’ / ɡæ-rən-ˈtiː /

Say the sentence correctly: ‘Guess which TV series I watched last night!’ / ɡɛs / ˈsɪə-riːz /

Say the sentence correctly: ‘We went for a drink in the city centre.’ /ˈsɪ-ti: / ˈsɛn-tə /

Say the sentence correctly: ‘After the concert, we went to a restaurant for a steak dinner.’ / ˈkɒn-sət / steɪk /

A chapter or an episode? ‘I saw _______ of the series.’ ‘I read _______ of the book.’

Say the sentence correctly: ‘We had an interesting dialogue to discuss the ideas.’ / ˈdaɪ-ə-lɒɡ / aɪ-ˈdɪ:əz /

What’s the preposition? ‘I was listening _______ some music.’

Fun or funny? ‘Playing tennis is _______.’ ‘That film was really _______ - it made me laugh.’ ‘She’s really _______ - she’s always telling jokes.’ ‘Doing puzzles at home is _______.’

Attend or assist? ‘I will _______ the meeting tomorrow.’ ‘Could you _______ me with this, please? I can’t do it.’ ‘We need to _______ the conference next month.’

Say the sentence correctly: ‘My favourite vegetables are carrots and potatoes.’ / ˈfeɪv-rɪt / ˈvɛʤ-tə-bəlz /

Complete the sentences with 'in' or 'on': ‘The cat is _______ top of the bed.’ ‘The cat is _______ the box, under the jacket.’ ‘The cat is _______ the floor.’ ‘The cat is _______ the room.’

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions: ‘I’m really hot, can I turn _______ the air conditioning, please?’ [start the device] ‘It’s really cold. Can I turn _______ the air conditioning, please?’ [stop the device]

‘At the moment’ or ‘Actually’? A: You wanted a single room, didn't you? B: _______, I wanted a double room. A: Where are you working? B: ________, I’m working in a hospital in the centre.

Fell or dropped? ‘I ________ my phone in the street and scratched the screen.’ ‘I ________ down in the street and hurt my leg.’ 'I must have _______ my keys somewhere near here.'

Say these phrases with connected speech (joining the sounds): ‘a bottle of water’, ‘a couple of questions’.