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REWRITE CORRECTLY (
2 mistakes, 0.25 each)

1. I would like have other cup of tea, please

2. There is much people as hard-working as James

3. Parents should take good care of his childrens.

RELATIVE CLAUSES

1. Thats the travel agents. I booked my holidays there.

2. We bought a flight to New York. It was very cheap.

3. That girl overthere is in my class. Her mother is a well-known artist.

4. Games of Thrones is a best seller. It was written by Martin.

5. Bruce wasnt the first person to die. He died after a long disease.

6. Mary is studying violin. She was born in Mlaga.

7. My daughter saw the lady. She had walked across the country.

8. John loved video games. He had won as an international competitor.

PASSIVE- ACTIVE VOICE ; ACTIVE-PASSIVE VOICE

1. We were given money.

2. Two builders are repairing the broken wall.

3. The carpinter is repairing the shutters of Anns room tomorrow (Causative passive)

4. They didnt pay the deposit for the new flat.

5. Wifi technologies are being brought to us by Boomer generation

6. Chen was found dead after having played 23 hours.

7. A Facebook page was created by fans to track her travels.

8. He was hit by a rock while he was skiing.

9. People say that he is a good trainer.

10. People consider that he is good at maths.

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11. They didnt tell us that she arrived yesterday.

12. We were shown the house by the owner.

WORD ORDER

1. Should/ so/ video games/ addictive/ young/ not/ for/ people/be

2. Always/considered/men/better/have/been/women/than

3. Know/what/I/done/has/she/dont/

4. Spending/I/when/enjoy/money/I/on/holidays/am

5. children/room/not/this/warm/is/for/enough/the

MIXTURE OF SPECIFIC GRAMMAR AND CERTAIN EXPRESSIONS

Let them.

I..(study) when she came in.

I dont remember .. the tablets.

I am tired because I.. (work). since lunchtime

By the time we got to the bus station, the bus. (already/

leave)

I wish you . (come) up to the party tomorrow.

I wish you (make) up your mind.

I .. (study) for 2 weeks.

I look forward to . (hear) from you.

I couldnt help .. (laugh) when I saw her fall down.

I came an old picture when I was looking for my keys. (across)

Would you mind with me?

I had never seen beautiful painting (such a , so .such, so a)

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He is so rude! How can you put .. with him? (up)

It is the highest building I.(ever see)

People waited for the government explain the situation (for, and, that, so,
to)

CONDITIONALS

1. If women had ruled the world,

2. If they had learnt to swim.

3. If I had access to internet,.

4. If I had known the truth,

5. If people knew the ending of the movie,

6. If he hadnt shouted at me,.

7. If he hadnt known it was your birthday,

8. If the car had been checked before the trip,..

REWRITE WITH THE SAME MEANING

1. You didnt have to call if you didnt want. You..

2. You can watch tv for another hour provided you keep the volume down. You can
watch tv another hour as.

3. It isnt necessary for them to come to class. They.

4. My neighbours watered the plants. It was raining heavily. (any linker)

5. Id like to be in a deserted island now. I wish.

6. I dont type as fast as you do. You.

7. I havent attended La Tomatina for 5 years. Its been.

8. Sara didnt miss the wedding reception. She was ill. (Any linker)
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REPORTED SPEECH: Direct-Indirect; Indirect-direct

1. Dont speak to me

2. Can you do me a favour?

3. Is it up to each individual to determine their habits?

4. He told me not to do that again.

5. She must be a muslim because she covers her head.

6. He asked her to write to him while he was away.

7. Lets go to the cinema on Thursday

8. The man asked him if his visit would take long.

9. Dont talk aloud because your little brother is sleeping

MAKE UP QUESTIONS FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS

served during the American Civil War.

1. 600 women

2. My grandma taught me
to play chess

3. Journalists like to label

each generation.

4. They w
ere saddened to hear such news
.

5. She came
from an American state

6. Millions of people use internet

everyday.

7. My brother has been swimming

for 2 hours.

8. Tatoos are created

by inserting ink under the skin.

9. I have to wear a uniform

everyday.

10. Peter bought h

is sisters
flat.

11. They bought the computer game

for 65 euros.

12. They felt

sad
when they learnt the news.
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13. She was thinking about

his story
for an hour.

14. Cecilia baked the carrot pie for

us
.

WHICH WORD DOES NOT MEAN THE SAME?

Connect/ pray/ link/ join

Ill/ unwell/ sick/ cheat

Recognise/ admit/ cope/ acknowledge

Risk/ treachery/ jeopardy/ peril

Terrible/ awful/ horrible/ useful

Match/ fit/ remind/ correspond

Awesome/ embarrassing/ amazing/ astonishing

Wound/ pain/ injure/ ache

WHICH WORD IS NOT AN ADJECTIVE?

Hardly/ creamy/ heavy/ strong

Southern/ easy/ friendly/ talent

WHICH ONE IS NOT A VERB?

Confuse/ diet/ folk/ focus

WRITE WORDS WITH THE SAME ROOT

:

Strong

Lose

Investigate

Refuse

Achieve

Laugh
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Perform

Succeed

Excellent

Learn

Invasion

Respect

Ability

PREPOSITIONS:

Dream

Complain

Keenswimming

She made .... her mind about what to do

I never go to the gym . the week

Look ! Theres a dangerous dog!

I came your photos when looking for my keys

DEFINITIONS AND SYNONYMS:

Joints= parts of the body.

Emerge= appear, turn up

Focus= pay attention

Unable= lacking the necessary power,.

Wander= to move around without a clear direction

Beyond= more distant than,

Boss= one who makes decisions,

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Look into= investigate

Nearly= almost

Risk= danger

Relevant= significant

Queen= a woman who leads a country, who is in charge

Synthom= a sign of disease

Accomodation= place where people can stay

Research= investigate

Wet= humid

Obstacle= barrier

Damage= injury

Numbers= figures

Alive = not dead

Incapacity= disability

Garment= article of clothing

Evidence= proof

Fall down= collapse

Update= provide the latest information

Courage= bravery

Worldwide= global

Fire truck= fire brigade

Finally= eventually

Buy= purchase

Threaten= feel menace

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GIVE THE ANTONYMS:

Refuse: agree, accept

Popular: unpopular, unfashionable

Entertaining: boring

Strength: weakness

Alive: dead

Rise: decline, fall, decrease

Harmful: safe

COMPOSITIONS:

1. What foreign country would you like to visit?

2. Do you think women and men have the same chances in life?

3. How would you like your life in 10 years time?

4. Would you consider yourself a latest technology generation?

5. Tatoos, piercings, clothes, hairstyle. Do you follow trends?

6. Should parents limit the time spent by their children on the computer?

7. The importance of keeping fit.

8. As a tourist, which places would you like to visit, or what activities would you do?

9. Social networks like Facebook are important in todays world. Discuss.

10. Conventional or Extreme sports?

11. Write about your favourite book, movie, series, etc

12. Would you change anything in your life?

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VOCABULARY
Synonyms:
To stay= to remain; To run away= To escape; present=
gift; concern= worry; dangerous= risky= unsafe; to
depart= to set off= to leave; unwell= ill=sick; unhappy=
sad= miserable; link= connection; to respond= to reply= to
retort; help= aid= assist; important= relevant= remarkable;
to look into= to investigate= to inspect= to research;
average=standard; trend= tendency= current fashion;
obsolete= out of date; in fact= actually; track= way= path;
real= genuine; quarrel= dispute=verbal fight= argument;
fortunate= lucky; fair= blond; to be present at= to
attend; to go on= to continue; scared= terrified=
alarmed; polite= respectful; aim= goal; skills= abilities;
to reduce= to shorten= to diminish; to pursue= to chase;
worthwhile= rewarding= sufficiently important= valuable;

Specific vocabulary: Groom; widower; crowd; health;

wealth; scare; device; shy; to set up; development; to
assume; famine; to look after; to stare; distress; distrust;
budget; damage; deposit; likely; achievement; challenge; to
fulfil; duty; famine; humankind; evidence; to provide;
otherwise; to afford; to overcome; guest; somehow;

Derivative words: Propose- proposal; strong-strength;

specify- specific; death-deathly; receive- receipt; apply-
application; long- length; lose-loss; trouble- troublesome;

Opposite words: Deaf-hearing; wealthy- poor; safe-

endangered; noisy-noiseless; polite-rude; certain- unclear

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 ACTIVE / PASSIVE
1. The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the
1840s by Irish immigrants.
2. People believed Wallis was worried about royal etiquette.
3. A solution to the problem has been found.
4. She is designing a special dress for me. (Causative Passive)
5. Children are forced to to get married at an early age all
over the world.
6. It s believed that Leonard Maull was crazy.
7. Scientists believe that mobile phones are dangerous to our
health.
8. The agricultural camps were excellently organised by the
Ministry of Farming.
9. The plumber wasnt paid when he finished.
10. The best artist in the country painted his grandmothers
portrait. His grandmother had (causative passive)
11. I was bullied at school when I first came to the UK
12. She has always been considered as a beautiful person by her
parents.
13. The passport can be collected from the pilgrims office.
14. Many schools are buying ebooks.
15. Their body hasnt been delivered. Nobody
16. Scientists have developed a new computerized system for
lie detection.
17. Mona Lisa is the feminine version of Da Vinci himself. Mona
Lisa is said
18. Tea is grown in India.
19. We believe antibiotics were discovered by Fleming at the
beginning of the 20th century.

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 CONDITIONALS
1. If I didnt know my neighbours.
2. If I _____ (be) you, I wouldnt put up with that.
3. If they had played more then,
4. If she hadnt written to me,
5. If all deaf children had trained dogs,
6. If my car was stolen,
7. I could have passed the test if you
8. If I had more money,
9. I cant buy the new iPad. I dont have enough money. If.

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 RELATIVE CLAUSES
1. Wallis wanted to have a life of luxury. He was very poor as a
child.
2. My friend comes from Singapore. Her name is Alisha.
3. This is a place. Shakespeare was born here.
4. Nada must also have an opportunity to live her own life. She
lives in Yemen.
5. Hearing dogs are trained to alert children. They also help
them to improve behaviour.
6. TV networks usually broadcast horror movies. Most
teenagers like them.
7. Have you met the girl? Shes going out with Ted.
8. Lie to me was a TV series about a team of specialists.
They found out the truth by analysing body language.
9. This is the story of a man. His wife is losing her money.
10. Ann was the seventh Duchess of Bedford. She introduced
traditional afternoon tea.
11. Fleming was a physician. He discovered that mould
prevented the growth of bacteria.

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 REPORTED SPEECH
1. Did Michael try to call me yesterday? he said.
2. Nada asked, Dont they have any compassion?
3. All my life I have had a temper and I got into fights at
school and university, Mary said.
4. We dont worry if people spend too much money, the
director said.
5. Steve, be careful with that knife, Linda said.
6. She asked him: Did you go to the museum yesterday?
7. Dont bother me now, please, my sister said.
8. Take this umbrella as it is raining heavily, he advised.
9. My friends suggested_________ (go) to the cinema.

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 TENSES
1. By the end of next year, her sleep disorder ________
(disappear) completely.
2. Ive been playing chess for 30 years. I started
3. Speech therapies __________ (improve) considerable since
they were originally developed.
4. Marys tutor spoke to her after several students ________
(complain) about her.
5. By the time the police arrested Jack, he __________(steal)
nearly $2000 from his boss.
6. If you had seen that spider, you _____________ (run away)
as well.

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 MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS
1. The Jack-o-Lantern custom probably comes from Irish
folklore
2. Her father died when she was five months old
3. It brings together people of different ages and backgrounds.
4. He always hated Mrs. Henderson.
5. There are two new students in my class.
6. She criticized Nabokovs novel.
7. He goes to the gym twice a week.
8. I am going to take French lessons three times a week.
9. I did all I could to prevent that marriage.
10. He sprinted for the cash with about 50 other people.
11. Some health professionals point out that many cancers take
at least 10 years to develop.
12. Mr. Deans secretary told her that she had been given the
job.
13. I met a strange man at my friends door.
14. Eight students on average are bullied a week.
15. She has been waiting for Mark all day.
16. Tom learnt Spanish when she was a child.
17. Most pilgrims walked with the people they met.
18. Steve Jobs died on October 5th 2011.
19. The rockets will transport 70 tons of equipment to the
moon.
20. Ann was terribly sorry about her mistakes .
21. Tea first appeared in England in the 17th century.

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 ORDER THE WORDS
1. Want/ to / you/ / say/ what / do / me.
2. Him / not / to / I / promised / offend.
3. Football / to / he / too/ old/ / play / is/ ?
4. Wait / to / for / it / is / the / useless / bus
5. Seeing / I / looking / to / am / forward / you
6. You / waiting / been / long / / how / for / have / me
7. Printed / she / her / got / book, / yesterday / new
8. Tuna / yesterday / we / delivered / our / had / pizza

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 OTHER GRAMMATICAL POINTS
1. The more you drive, the ______driver youll become.
2. The athlete ran so fast that we won easily. He was such
3. You ought to spend more time with you children this year.
You had better..
4. It is too expensive to travel abroad. Travelling abroad isnt

5. His parents let him _______ to the party.
6. Would you let me _________ your car?
7. Its possible that he hid some of the money. He may.
8. George stopped _________ (smoke) two years ago.
9. The judge made him _________ (apologise) to his victims.
10. He is looking forward to ___________ (read) your letter
11. The party was so noisy that I couldnt sleep. It was such
12. I wasnt used to ________(sleep) next to strangers.
13. She used to let me _______ one of her books every month.
14. They should ____________(tell) us something at yesterdays
meeting.
15. I cant drink this tea. Its too cold. This tea isnt..
16. It is possible that your little brother hid your phone. Your
little brother may..

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CONNECTORS
1. She was not young or beautiful. The Prince fell in love with
her.
2. Clients share their own abilities and knowledge. They want
to help and be helped.
3. Even though the car was very expensive, she bought it. In
spite of
4. Its snowing. She wants to go for a walk.
5. Our time is limited. We can do wonderful things.
6. Ebooks are quite cheap. People still buy traditional books.

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 PREPOSITIONS WITH VERBS AND ADJECTIVES
Depend on
Look up a Word
Dream of travelling
Agree about the new rules
Differ from the rest
Run away
Prevent her from geting married
Run out of fuel
Complain about her trip
He has been married to his wife
Look into = investigate
Look after children
Dream of walking along the way of St James
Look like your brother
I cant think of an answer. I give ____
To be bad _____ drawing
He broke __(into)___ the house and took all the money.
English people are very fond of drinking tea

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 COMPOSITIONS

1. What is your favourite celebration of the year?

2. What do you think are the most important things in life?
3. How could you contribute to a time bank or any other
volunteering project?
4. Write about something funny that happened to you or
someone you know.
5. Where would you like to travel? Give reasons.
6. What kind of prize would you like to win? Explain.
7. Do you think some sports are better than others? Why?.
8. Which invention or inventions have changed the world the
most, and why?
9. Should teenagers decide about their own future alone or
guided by their parents?
10. Does money bring happiness?
11. Computers, mobile phones, game consoles, What is your
favourite technical device?
12. Describe your ideal husband, wife or partner.
13. Discuss the importance and problems of animals in modern
urban societies.
14. What experiences would you like to live before you are old,
and why?
15. Tell a story or legend you know. Give it a title.
16. Do you think school life is stressful? Explain
17. Would you live in a foreign country? Explain why.
18. Do you think learning other languages is important
nowadays?. Why?
19. Could you live for four weeks without TV, the Internet,
video games or your mobile?
20. Advantages and disadvantages of going to university.
21. Do you like reading or watching movies? What kind of stories
do you prefer?
22. Advantages and disadvantages of eating fast food. Discuss.
23. What is the biggest lie or fantasy you have ever been told?

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24. Describe one of the school trips you have ever been on.
What interesting things did you see or do?
25. Some British and American traditions have become popular
in Spain nowadays. Discuss.
26. Do animals contribute to make our lives easier or better?
Explain.

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