Review unit1 and 2

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Review unit 1 and 2

Unit 1 Review

1. Stative and Dynamic Verbs

1. I ......(smell) smoke. Is there something burning?

1. am smelling
2. smell

2. The soup is almost ready. Dad .............. (taste) it to see if
it's hot enough.

1. is tasting
2. tastes
3. taste

3. I ... (see) Josh on Friday evening but perhaps you
and I could get together on Saturday.

1. am seeing
2. see

4. Look at the cat! He .. (smell) the roses!

1. is smelling
2. smell
3. smells

6. This tea .... (taste) of mangoes..

1. is tasting
2. taste
3. tastes

Vocabulary in use

Vocabulary in use

Rewrite and complete the second sentence so that it has a

similar meaning to the first sentence, using the

word in brackets. (Write the whole sentence)

The new fridge won't go through the kitchen door
There ..... get the fridge through the kitchen
door. (room)

Susan doesn't complain about the cold winters unless it rains a lot.
Susan doesn't complain about the cold winters
.................. a lot. (provided)

Nigel started doing his ironing two hours ago.
Nigel .. ........................... two hours. (for)

In February next year it w il l be twenty years since I went
to live in Australia.
Next February, I ........................... in Australia for twenty
years. (will)

I'l l go home for Christmas provided I have finished the
project by then.
I'l l go home for Christmas ... ... . . .... finished the
project by then. (long)

I love hiking, as does Stefano
Stefano loves hiking ......... too. (and)

Unit 2

Vocabulary in Use

Vocabulary in use

Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the word in brackets. Write the whole sentence.

1. That's the total cost of the holiday, .............. all meals.
(include)

2. I'm afraid there's been an .............. error. (administrative)

3. Texting can be a problem if it becomes an ....
(addict)

4............... is a problem which affects many people. (decide)

5. Their music is easy to recognise because the sound is
quite ......... . (distinction)

6. The technology museum is very .......... . There are lots
of gadgets you can try out. (interact)

7. Alex is not a very good .............. . He often struggles to
express himself. (communicate)

8. She gave a very inspiring speech which everyone found
very ......... . (impress)

Tenses

Decide if it is possible to use both of the
alternatives or only one of them.

While I was typing/had been typing a message to my
boyfriend about plans for the weekend, I got/had
got a message from him saying he had decided/was
deciding to dump me.

1. While I was typing/had been typing a message to my
boyfriend about plans for the weekend, I got/had
got a message from him saying he had decided/was
deciding to dump me.

2. I was really shocked because I
hadn't expected/wasn't expecting this at all and I felt!
had felt really angry that he hadn't had/didn't have the
courage to tell me face-to-face.

2. I had known/knew Jack for years but I'd never realised!!
never realised until very recently that he'd been/he was
a professional footballer. He'd even played/He even
played in a world cup!

3. Before I moved/was moving to London, I'd been
worried/I'd been worrying about feeling lonely. I'd
been living/I'd lived at home until then so I hadn't
spent/hadn't been spending much time alone.

Relative Pronouns

Complete the text with the right relative pronoun

Talking to yourself actually helps improve cognitive performance. If you don't
believe me, ask a primary schoolteacher. They will know children (1) .. are given a task and talk themselves through it.

Other children
will just do their work in silence, (2) ............. on the
surface appears to show greater concentration.

But ask the schoolteacher if they know which ones perform better in tests and appear to 'get' things more quickly They'll tell you, it is the children (3) .............. verbal reasoning skills are more developed because they talk themselves through a task.

Now, evidence from research (4) ...
was carried out in the USA bears this theory out.

Researchers tested the ability of people to find objects in pictures. Those (5) ...... talked to themselves were ab le to find the objects more quickly.

Vocabulary unit 2

Choose the correct alternative in each
sentence.

1 She had such a .... voice that
students often used to fa ll asleep in her lectures.

1. monotonous
2. high-pitched

2. I didn't catch what Tom said. He's got a really .... voice.

1. soft
2. harsh

3. Some women prefer their voice when they have a
cold because it sounds ....... .

1. husky
2. wobbly

4. When she gets overexcited, her voice is quite
..... .

1. mellow
2. squeaky

5. The colours in th is painting are so....
and soothing.

1. warm
2. flat

6. I couldn't concentrate on what the actor was saying
because his .... tone was so off-putting

1. nasal
2. lively

What do YOU still need to work on?

- Practice Test 1: on paper, socrative/student or ELO

- Practice Test 2 ELO

- Study vocabulary: WRTS, Blooket, write the words down

-Done with Grammar and Vocab? Read the book for the Book interview