What’s the difference? a terraced house - a detached house; a roof - a loft
terraced house shares a wall with houses on both sides of it, a detached house doesn’t; a roof is on top of a house, a loft is a room under the roof
Fill in the gaps with a reflexive pronoun. They made it ___ . Did you paint your house ___?
themselves; yourself
Which is correct? I have two alarm clocks if/in case I oversleep. If/In case he’s not here soon, we’ll go without them.
in case; If
Correct these sentences. I was meeting John while I lived in Rome. What you were doing when I called?
I met John while I was living in Rome. What were you doing when I called?
Put the verbs in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. While I (drive) home last night, I (have) an accident.
was driving; had
Complete the phrasal verbs. I’ve tidied ___ my bedroom. I need to clear ___ the garage.
up; out
Which preposition? My brother’s band is going ___ tour soon. I made a mess ___ my last exam.
on; of
Do we use make or do with these words? an exam, progress, a course, a mistake
do; make; do; make
Which preposition? My new flat is similar ___ my old one. My car is different ___ my sister’s.
to; to/from
Put the verbs in the Past Simple or Past Perfect. When they (get) home, they (realise) that someone (steal) their TV.
got; realised; had stolen
Correct these sentences: As soon as I’ll get home, I’ll call you. I won’t do anything until I’ll talk to him.
As soon as I get home, I’ll call you. I won’t do anything until I talk to him.
What’s the difference between these sentences? I watch TV if I’m tired. I’ll watch TV if I’m tired.
The first sentence is always true. The second sentence talks about one specific time in the future.
What’s the difference in meaning between these sentences? I’m meeting Jim at six. I’ll meet Jim at six.
In the first sentence, the person arranged to meet Jim before speaking. In the second sentence, the person decided to meet Jim at the time of speaking.
Spell the comparative form of these adjectives: big, far, bad, happy
bigger; further/farther; worse; happier
Correct these sentences. It’s much exciting than I thought. He’s the more amazing person I’ve met.
It’s much more exciting than I thought. He’s the most amazing person I’ve met.
Correct these sentences. Is your phone the same than Gary’s? No, his isn’t as older as mine.
Is your phone the same as Gary’s? No, his isn’t as old as mine.
Say the correct verb forms. It’s a thing for (clean) cookers. My kids tend to (get) quite loud.
cleaning; get
Make these sentences negative. I used to watch TV a lot. I’d met him before.
I didn’t use to watch TV a lot. I hadn’t met him before.
Say these sentences again with unless. We’ll come if we aren’t busy. If you don’t come with us, we won’t go.
We’ll come unless we’re busy. Unless you come with us, we won’t go.
Say the correct forms of the verbs. This seems (be) correct. I don’t mind (stay).
to be; staying
Say a synonym for these words: worried, sure, frightened
concerned/anxious; certain; scared/terrified
Correct these sentences. Where used you to live when you were young? I used to go to the 2010 World Cup final.
Where did you use to live when you were young? I went to the 2010 World Cup final.
Fill in the gaps: Great idea! That's definitely ____ a try. Sorry, I don't know ___ it's called in English
worth; what
Put the verbs in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Tony (call) me while I (watch) the football on TV.
called; was watching
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