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Optimise B1 Unit 2 Practice

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  • PAST CONTINUOUS: You / not listen / to me / I / talk / to you
    You weren't listening to me while I was talking to you.
  • What do you like and dislike most about where you live?
    Talk about the type of house, the floors it has or the floor you live in. Talk about any shops, facilities or places near the place you live.
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the study
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the basement
  • What is "pull down"?
    It means to demolish a building
  • What part of the garden is this?
    It's the hedge
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the garage
  • PAST CONTINUOUS: We / try / to do a listening exercise / they / pull down / an old abandoned building
    We were trying to do a listening exercise while they were pulling down an old building.
  • What is a "house-warming" party?
    It's a party you have when you move into a new place to live.
  • USE PAST CONTINUOUS: I / listen / my teacher / talk
    I was listening while my teacher was talking
  • What is "put up"?
    It means to provide accommodation for someone, to let them stay at a room of your house.
  • PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE: I / sweep / the attic / the dust / make / me sneeze.
    I was sweeping the attic when the dust made me sneeze
  • What do you think happiness depends on?
    -
  • What does "furnished" mean?
    It means that a room or house is equipped with all the furniture you would expect, like tables, chairs, beds and wardrobes.
  • PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE: The children / sleep / on Christmas night / Santa Claus / come / down the chimney
    The children were sleeping on Christmas night when Santa Claus came down the chimney
  • What does "accommodation" mean?
    It means places to live or stay, such as a hotel, motel or a bed and breakfast.
  • USE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS: They / do / their laundry / the washing machine / stop / working
    They were doing their laundry when the washing machine stopped working
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the living room
  • COMPLETE WITH "so", "such", "too" or "(not) enough": My English teacher speaks ____ fast that I sometimes get lost!
    SO
  • COMPLETE WITH "so", "such", "too" or "(not) enough": The hedge is ______ tall. We need to cut it!
    TOO
  • COMPLETE WITH "so", "such", "too" or "(not) enough": Emma is ______ a good friend!
    SUCH
  • PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE: We / not do / anything / the teacher / tell us off.
    We weren't doing anything when the teacher told us off.
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the ceiling
  • PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE: My sister / read / a book / she / cut / her finger with a page
    My sister was reading a book when she cut her finger with a page
  • Have your friends ever stopped you from doing something you shouldn't do? Have you ever stopped them from doing something like that?
    -
  • What is "to settle in"?
    It means to become comfortable in a new place and adapt to it
  • What kind of place do you live in? What's your neighbourhood like?
    Talk about the type of house, the floors it has or the floor you live in. Talk about any shops, facilities or places near the place you live.
  • What part of the garden is this?
    It's the fence
  • What is "to move out"?
    It means to stop living in a house.
  • COMPLETE WITH "so", "such", "too" or "(not) enough": My bed is ______ comfortable that I fall asleep as soon as I lie on it.
    SO
  • PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE: My friends / play / in the garden / I / bring / lemonade from the kitchen
    My friends were playing in the garden when I brought lemonade from the kitchen.
  • What did you use to do when you were 5 years old? Use "used to", "didn't use to" and "would"
    I used to/ I didn't use to + (ANY VERB)... I would + (ACTION VERB)
  • What is "to tidy up"?
    It means to organise, put things away and make neat, clean and tidy.
  • What does "laundry" mean?
    It means the dirty clothes you have to wash or the house chore you do when you put them in the washing machine.
  • USE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS: I / look / for something to eat / I / find / a tin of cookies
    I was looking for something to eat when I found a tin of cookies
  • USE PAST CONTINUOUS: My mum / cut / the hedge / my dad / water / the plants
    My mum was cutting the hedge while my dad was watering the plants
  • What is worth doing before doing a difficult English exam?
    -
  • What are "refreshments"?
    They are things to eat and drink, for example fizzy drinks and sandwiches at a birthday party.
  • What does "flatmate" mean?
    It means a person you live with in the same flat or apartment.
  • PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE: My brother / hide / in the basement / I / find / him
    My brother was hiding in the basement when I found him.
  • What did you use to do when you were 7 years old? Use "used to", "didn't use to" and "would"
    I used to/ I didn't use to + (ANY VERB)... I would + (ACTION VERB)
  • What do your parents always tell you to do?
    -
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the chimney
  • COMPLETE WITH "so", "such", "too" or "(not) enough": I have got _________ money to buy a new bookshelf for my bedroom.
    ENOUGH
  • COMPLETE WITH "so", "such", "too" or "(not) enough": The balcony of my new house has ______ a beautiful view!
    SUCH
  • Are there any places worth visiting in your town or city? What are they? What are they like?
    -
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's a balcony
  • What are you keen on doing?
    -
  • What did you use to do when you were 9 years old? Use "used to", "didn't use to" and "would"
    I used to/ I didn't use to + (ANY VERB)... I would + (ACTION VERB)
  • What is "to rent out"?
    It means to let other people use something you own (for example, a house, room or flat) in exchange for money.
  • USE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS:My dad / repair / the roof / he / almost / slip and fall
    My dad was repairing the roof when he almost slipped and fell.
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the roof
  • What is "to do up"?
    It means to redecorate.
  • USE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS: My dad / come / home from work / our dog / jump the fence
    My dad was coming home from work when our dog jumped the fence.
  • COMPLETE WITH "so", "such", "too" or "(not) enough": We can't put my friend up in my bedroom because it's ____ small for the two of us.
    TOO
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the dining room
  • What are you not keen on doing?
    -
  • What have your parents made you do recently?
    -
  • What part of the house is this?
    It's the attic
  • What do you like and dislike most about where you live?
    Talk about the type of house, the floors it has or the floor you live in. Talk about any shops, facilities or places near the place you live.
  • What kind of place do you live in? What's your neighbourhood like?
    Talk about the type of house, the floors it has or the floor you live in. Talk about any shops, facilities or places near the place you live.
  • COMPLETE WITH "so", "such", "too" or "(not) enough": He gets very nervous when he has to talk in front of people because he's _____ shy.
    TOO
  • What is "to move in"?
    It means to start living in a house.
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