- •Present simple of be
- •The Plural of Nouns
- •1. Write the plural of the following words:
- •Countable – Uncountable Nouns
- •Write the opposites. Use a or an.
- •Correct the spelling of these plurals. Write the correct plural.
- •Numbers: cardinal, ordinal, fractions and decimals
- •Pronouns
- •I, me, mine this, that one, ones
- •Possession 1
- •Possession 2: apostrophe, of
- •Demonstratives (this – these/that – those)
- •Object pronouns
- •There is/are
- •It, there
- •There – it
- •Some – any – no – every with countable and uncountable nouns
- •Much – many – little – few
- •Would Asking for information, invitations, offers, permission.
- •Imperatives sit down! don’t talk!
- •Modals of ability and possibility
- •Could Modals – past
- •Have got
- •Present continuous
- •Present continuous: affirmative
- •Present continuous: negative and questions
- •Be going to do
- •Present simple
- •I walk, he walks always, often, usually, sometimes, never
- •I don’t walk, we don’t walk Do you walk? Does he walk?
- •Dates, years, days
- •How to show the time
- •It’s 7.30, it’s one ten, at midnight, in the afternoon
- •Articles
- •Consolidation 1
- •Consolidation 2
- •I’m reading. I read.
- •Adjectives and adverbs
- •It’s a lovely day. She’s Swiss. It’s too cold. It’s not hot enough.
- •Adverbs
- •Formation of Adverbs from Adjectives
- •Adjectives and Adverbs which have the same form
- •Hotel Miramar
- •Past simple of be
- •I was, you were
- •Past simple of be Future forms The present continuous tense as a future form
- •I’m leaving tomorrow.
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.
- •2. Put the verb in the present continuous (e.G. They’re going) or the present simple (e.G. I see).
- •3. According to the diary make a sentence for each day using the verb in the present continuous and adding the necessary prepositions.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
- •5. Complete each sentence or question in the present continuous. Use a verb from the box.
- •The ‘be going to’ form
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the be going to form.
- •The present continuous and the ‘be going to’ form
- •2. Use the present continuous where possible in the following sentences and put the remaining verbs into the be going to form.
- •Future simple
- •I’ll stop, I won’t stop, Will you stop?
- •I’m sure
- •1. Complete each sentence or question. Use will or won’t and the verb in brackets.
- •2. Rewrite each sentence. Use the words in brackets.
- •3. Write some predictions about the future. Use the verbs in the box.
- •4. Read what George says about his life at the moment and his future.
- •5. Complete each dialogue with a phrase form the box
- •6. Make a sentence with will or won’t.
- •7. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple.
- •Future forms. Problems.
- •1. Choose the best word or phrase.
- •2. What do you say in the following situations? Use will or the present continuous.
- •Future time words. More contrasts
- •I’ll do it, I’m going to do it, I’m doing it
- •1. Match the questions a) to f) with the replies 1) to 6).
- •2. Choose the possible answers 1), 2) or 3). More than one answer may be possible.
- •3. Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
- •4. Jenny and Chris are talking about their plans for next week. Read their conversation and put a form of going (to) or will into each gap.
- •5. Choose the correct verb form.
- •6. Choose the right variant to show the future.
- •Problems
- •1. Choose the correct sentence, 1) or 2), in each mini-dialogue.
- •2. Put the verb given into a form of will, going to or present continuous. More than one answer may be possible.
- •3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
- •4. Find the mistakes and rewrite the incorrect sentences.
- •Consolidation
- •1. Choose the best phrase.
- •2. Complete each sentence with the continuous form of the verb in brackets. Then decide which sentences refer to the future.
- •3. Correct each sentence or question.
- •4. Decide which answer, a), b), c) or d), best fits the space.
- •5. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. More than one answer may be possible.
- •6. Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
- •7. Are the underlined words right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong.
- •4 Present continuous or will?
- •Future continuous
- •I’ll be swimming
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous tense.
- •2. Make the following sentences: - negative;
- •4. Look in your diary and make some sentences about your definite future plans. Use either the future continuous or the present continuous.
- •5. Ask questions to the following sentences beginning with the words in brackets.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •Future Continuous or Future Simple
- •Consolidation
- •1 Choose the correct word or phrase underlined in each sentence.
- •2 Complete each part sentences a) to h) with one of the part sentences 1) to 8). More than one answer may be possible.
- •3 Rewrite each sentence with will/shall or going to, using the verb underlined.
- •4 Fill in “will” or “be going to”.
- •5 Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate future forms.
- •6 What do you say to your friend in these situations? Use the words given in brackets. Use the present continuous (I am doing), going to... Or will (I’ll).
- •7 Put the verb into the most suitable form. Use a present tense (simple or continuous), will (I’ll) or shall.
- •8. Put the verbs in the most suitable form. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.
Adverbs
Adverbs: formation and position, irregular adverbs
quickly, fast Tom runs quickly. Can you speak more slowly, please? I often go swimming.
A bit of theory
Types of adverbs |
Adverbs generally give us more information about an action and tell us how it was done. Jim wrote the letter quickly.
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Forming adverbs |
Add -ly to an adjective. Adjectives ending in -y change it to -ily. Adjectives ending in -ic add –ally. beautiful → beautifully happy → happily terrific → terrifically
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Position of adverbs |
Adverbs usually come after the subject or after the object. Jim quickly wrote the letter. (Jim is the subject.) Jim wrote the letter quickly. (The letter is the object.)
• We cannot say: Jim wrote quickly the letter. • We cannot say: Tom quickly runs.
The adverb goes after the verb. Tom runs quickly.
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Phrases describing place or manner |
Jim ran up the stairs. The adverb goes before the verb, or after the phrase. Jim quickly ran up the stairs. Jim ran up the stairs quickly.
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Irregular adverbs |
adjective good adverb well
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Adverbs which look like adjectives |
adverb: My bike can go very fast. adverb: Helen works hard.
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Adverbs normally describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs or whole sentences.
She dances well. (How does she dance? Well.)
They say how (adverbs of manner - slowly), when (adverbs of time -yesterday), where (adverbs of place - next door), how often (adverbs of frequency - usually) or to what extent (adverbs of degree - absolutely) something happens.
There are also sentence adverbs (possibly etc) and relative adverbs (where, why, when).
Formation of Adverbs from Adjectives
Adverbs are formed from adjectives + -ly. quick → quickly, calm → calmly
adjectives ending in consonant + -y → -ily. sleepy → sleepily, weary → wearily, weepy → weepily
adjectives ending in -ic add –ally. tragic → tragically, frantic → frantically
adjectives ending in -le drop -le and add -ly. irritable → irritably, reliable → reliably
adjectives ending in -e add ly. false → falsely, but: whole → wholly, true → truly
adjectives ending in -ly (elderly, fatherly, friendly, lively, lonely, lovely, motherly, silly, ugly etc) form their adverb with in a(n) … way/manner. in a motherly manner, in a lively way etc.
Adjectives and Adverbs which have the same form
best, better, big, cheap*, clean*, clear*, close*, cold, daily, dead, dear*, deep, direct, dirty, early, easy, extra, far, fast, fine*, free, further, hard, high, hourly, inside, kindly, last, late, long, loud*, low, monthly, past, quick*, quiet*, right, slow, straight, sure, thin*, thick, tight, weekly, well, wide, wrong, yearly etc Ann was our last guest. She came in last.
Those adverbs with an asterisk (*) can be found with -ly ending without a difference in meaning, but then they are more formal. Walk slow! (informal) ALSO Walk slowly! (formal)
Write the adverb form of each adjective.
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Complete each sentence with an adverb from the box.
beautifully completely freshly frequently greatly happily sincerely specially unbelievably well
All the food in our restaurant is ….freshly…. prepared.
I am grateful for your help.
The head teacher was …. loved by the whole school.
Lidia passed the test because she was ……… prepared.
e) This is a made piece of jewellery.
We made this cake for you.
The game is not finished yet.
h) Buckingham Palace is one of London's visited sights.
i) It is hot today for December!
j) Graham and Jane are a ..................... married couple.
Rewrite each sentence. Use the word underlined to make an adverb.
Jim is a good worker.
…Jim works well………………………………….
Ann is a wonderful dancer.
…………………………………………………
David is a slow speaker.
………………………………………………....
Carol is an accurate writer.
…………………………………………………
Tina is a bad singer.
…………………………………………………
Alan is an excellent cook.
…………………………………………………
Kate is a careful driver.
…………………………………………………
Sam is a secret smoker.
…………………………………………………
Ruth is a fast runner.
…………………………………………………
Pablo is a skilful painter.
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Identify the underlined words as adjectives or adverbs.
1 He felt uncomfortable because his jeans were too tight. …. adjective….
I buy Time Magazine weekly whereas he subscribes to it on a yearly basis. …………….
I couldn't get the book down from the top shelf because it was so high. …………….
If you want to find the post office, go straight down the high street and you'll see it on your left. …………….
Tom constantly arrives late for work. …………….
6 The late Prime Minister was a collector of antiques. …………….
7 The walls were so thin you could hear the next-door neighbours. ……………..
8 He worked hard all day to finish painting the house. ……………..
Complete the sentences with an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
1 John is sometimes a dangerous …driver…. I think he drives …dangerously... when he's in a
hurry.
Pam’s old car was slow but her new one is very ..fast....
James looked when his team won the game.
It rained all day yesterday and the ground was very wet.
Mmmmm, what a wonderful from the kitchen. What are you cooking? I'm
sure it’s going to taste
I think Mrs Burns is a good She taught my children …………………..
David hasn’t got a lot of money so when he goes shopping he always looks ………………… at the prices.
My parents were hard …………………. . They worked all their lives.
9 Jackie did in his test and had to take it again.
10 I spoke to Peter on the telephone this morning. He sounded really ...................................... Someone stole his car yesterday.
Complete the conversation with well or good.
LAURA: You don’t look very (1) ..well.. Are you ill?
DIANA: No, I’m just a bit tired.
LAURA: Did you enjoy the party last night?
DIANA: Yes, it was very (2) .................. . Did you?
LAURA: Yes, very much. John plays the piano really (3) ………………, doesn’t he?
DIANA: Mmmm. I didn’t know he was (4) …………… at the piano.
LAURA: His sister’s a (5) ………………. player too.
DIANA: Was she there last night?
LAURA: No, she wasn’t feeling (6) ………., so she didn’t come. I think she’s got a bad cold.
DIANA: I don’t remember her very (7) ………… . Was she at school with us?
LAURA: Yes, but she wasn’t in the same class.
DIANA: You’ve got a (8) ………… memory!
Choose between the adverb and the adjective given in brackets to complete the sentences.
It is (correct/correctly).
Spell the word (correct/correctly).
You know it (well/good).
Of course it is (well/good).
It is (cold/coldly) in the room.
Don’t look so (cold/coldly) at me.
I can do it (easy/easily).
I always worry if you come home (late/lately).
You are tired. You mustn’t work so (hard/hardly).
She looks just (wonderful/wonderfully) in that new dress.
I can’t hear the actors (well/good) from the last row.
I think it a (real/really) good play.
This soup makes me feel (bad/badly).
The actress is speaking (soft/softly), but I can hear her (clear/clearly).
The roses will (sure/surely) smell (sweet/sweetly).
The victim of the accident looked (helpless/helplessly) across the road.
Word Order of Adverbs
A bit of theory
Adverbs can be used in front, mid or end position in a sentence.
Front position is at the beginning of a sentence.
Mid position is normally before the main verb or after the auxiliary.
End position is at the end of a sentence.
Front Mid End
At university I often saw her walking around confidently.
Adverbs of manner can go in any position. When placed in front position, they give emphasis. He climbed up the stairs quickly. Quickly he climbed up the stairs. (emphasis)
When there is more than one adverb in the sentence, their usual order is manner-place-time. subject verb manner place time She was studying hard in her room all night.
When there is a verb of movement, then the order is place – manner – time.
subject verb place manner time He goes to school on foot every day.
Time adverbs go in end position. They also go in front position to emphasise the time.
subject + verb place manner time
He goes to the park on his bike every day.
time subject + verb place manner
Every day he goes to the park on his bike.
Adverbs of frequency (sometimes, always, usually, never, often, seldom, rarely etc) go after an auxiliary but before the main verb. You are always late. He usually comes late.
They go before the auxiliary in short answers. “Does he help you clean the house?” “Yes, he always does.”
Adverbs of degree (hardly, almost, nearly etc) go before the words they modify. She works quite hard.
Rewrite the sentences putting the adverbs in the right place.
He eats his sandwiches. (at break time/always/quickly).
….He always eats his sandwiches quickly at break time….
Birds migrate. (to warmer countries/usually/in winter)
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The plane crashed. (into the sea/suddenly/an hour ago)
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Politicians prepare their speeches. (thoroughly/at home/generally/in advance)
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The thief crept into the house. (silently/at midnight)
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Newspapers are delivered. (only/weekly/in remote areas)
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Hundreds of people are imprisoned. (in Britain/ each year/wrongly)
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People who sunbathe can get burnt. (badly/on the beach/frequently)
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Hotplan’s new washing machine has been designed to save you money. (cleverly/now/in the home) ………………………………………………………………………………..
Staff have been made aware of the consequences of a shrinking market. (rapidly/recently/ fully) ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Rewrite the text putting the adverbs into the correct place.