20 December 2012
19 December 2012
XXII - EXTRA Test your English
Test your English
2. My aunt is going to stay with me.
3. When do you study?
4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?
5. Let's have dinner now.
7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.
8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her bicycle.
9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.
10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.
12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.
13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.
14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?
15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......
17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.
18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.
19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.
20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.
22. The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the consequences.
23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.
24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.
25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......
1. When can
we meet again?
When are you free?
It was two days ago.
Can you help me?
2. My aunt is going to stay with me.
How do you do?
How long for?
How was it?
3. When do you study?
at school
in the evenings
in the library
4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?
Have you got anything else?
If you like.
Are you sure about that?
5. Let's have dinner now.
You aren't eating.
There aren't any.
Tom isn't here yet.
6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.
dropping
landing
falling
descending
7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.
can
must
ought
would
8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her bicycle.
miss
lose
fail
drop
9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.
opinion
advice
knowledge
information
10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.
habit
custom
way
system
11. The builders are ...... good progress with the new
house.
getting
doing
making
taking
12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.
attitude
behaviour
manner
style
13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.
has had
has
is having
had
14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?
among
between
beside
with
15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......
as usual.
in general.
typically.
usually.
16. ...... you get your father's permission, I'll take you
skiing next weekend.
Although
Provided
As
Unless
17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.
contribute
supply
give
produce
18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.
found
set
put
placed
19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.
convenient
fitting
handy
suitable
20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.
arrives
has arrived
arriving
arrived
21. I didn't ...... driving home in the storm so I stayed
overnight in a hotel.
fancy
desire
prefer
want
22. The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the consequences.
involve
engage
undertake
enlist
23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.
annoyance
insult
offence
indignation
24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.
prepared
adapted
arranged
decided
25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......
current.
supply.
grid.
power.
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2. My aunt is going to stay with me.
3. When do you study?
4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?
5. Let's have dinner now.
6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.
7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.
8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her bicycle.
9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.
10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.
11. The builders are ...... good progress with the new house.
12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.
13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.
14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?
15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......
16. ...... you get your father's permission, I'll take you skiing next weekend.
17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.
18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.
19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.
20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.
21. I didn't ...... driving home in the storm so I stayed overnight in a hotel.
22. The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the consequences.
23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.
24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.
25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......
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Answers
The correct answers are shown by a tick. P
1. When can we meet again?
When are you free? P
It was two days ago.
Can you help me?
2. My aunt is going to stay with me.
How do you do?
How long for?
How was it? P
3. When do you study?
at school.
in the evenings. P
in the library.
4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?
Have you got anything else? P
If you like.
Are you sure about that?
5. Let's have dinner now.
You aren't eating.
There aren't any.
Tom isn't here yet. P
6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.
dropping
landing
falling P
descending
7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.
can
must P
ought
would
8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her bicycle.
miss
lose P
fail
drop
9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.
opinion
advice
knowledge
information P
10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.
habit
custom
way P
system
11. The builders are ...... good progress with the new house.
getting
doing
making P
taking
12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.
attitude P
behaviour
manner
style
13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.
has had P
has
is having
had
14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?
among
between P
beside
with
15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......
as usual. P
in general.
typically.
usually.
16. ...... you get your father's permission, I'll take you skiing next weekend.
Although
Provided P
As
Unless
17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.
contribute
supply P
give
produce
18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.
found
set P
put
placed
19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.
convenient
fitting
handy P
suitable
20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.
arrives
has arrived
arriving P
arrived
21. I didn't ...... driving home in the storm so I stayed overnight in a hotel.
Fancy P
desire
prefer
want
22. The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the consequences.
involve
engage P
undertake
enlist
23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.
annoyance
insult
offence P
indignation
24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.
prepared P
adapted
arranged
decided
25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......
current.
supply. P
grid.
power.
XXXIV - GRAMMAR Prefixes
Prefixes
root word to change its meaning. Some complicated words
are less difficult to understand if you are familiar with
prefixes.
Here are some common examples in the following list:
| PREFIX | MEANING | EXAMPLES |
| anti- | against or opposite to | anticlockwise, antibiotic |
| auto- | self | autobiography, automat |
| dis- | not, or away | dissimilar, disconnect |
| in- | not | insane, inhuman |
| il- | not | illogical, illegal |
| im- | not | immature, improbable |
| ir- | not | irrelevant, irregular |
| inter- | between | international, intermarry |
| mis- | wrong | misunderstand, misspell |
| post- | after | postnatal, postscript |
| pre- | before | prenatal, prehistoric |
| pro- | for, or forward | propose, pro-British |
| re- | again, or back | rewrite, reconsider |
| sub- | under | submarine, substandard |
| super- | above | supervisor, superhuman |
| trans- | across | transport, transplant |
| un- | not, or in reverse | unfinished, unarmed |
XXX - GRAMMAR Forming the plural
THE PLURAL OF NOUNS
Most nouns form the plural by
adding -s.
Examples:
Singular
|
Plural
|
boat
|
boats
|
hat
|
books
|
river
|
rivers
|
If a word ends in ch, x, sh, s or ss, then we add es rather than just s to make a plural.
Examples:
Singular
|
Plural
|
beach
|
beaches
|
fox
|
foxes
|
chess
|
chesses
|
A noun ending in -y preceded by a consonant makes
the plural with -ies.
Examples:
Singular
|
Plural
|
A cry
|
cries
|
a fly
|
flies
|
a nappy
|
nappies
|
a poppy
|
poppies
|
a city
|
cities
|
a lady
|
ladies
|
a baby
|
babies
|
Some words make their plural in a different way.
Examples of irregular plurals:
Singular
|
Plural
|
woman
|
women
|
man
|
men
|
child
|
children
|
tooth
|
teeth
|
foot
|
feet
|
person
|
people
|
leaf
|
leaves
|
half
|
halves
|
knife
|
knives
|
wife
|
wives
|
life
|
lives
|
loaf
|
loaves
|
potato
|
potatoes
|
cactus
|
cacti
|
focus
|
foci
|
fungus
|
fungi
|
nucleus
|
nuclei
|
syllabus
|
syllabi/syllabuses
|
analysis
|
analyses
|
diagnosis
|
diagnoses
|
oasis
|
oases
|
thesis
|
theses
|
crisis
|
crises
|
phenomenon
|
phenomena
|
criterion
|
criteria
|
datum
|
data
|
Some nouns
have the same form in the singular and the plural.
Examples:
Singular
|
Plural
|
sheep
|
sheep
|
fish
|
fish
|
species
|
species
|
aircraft
|
aircraft
|
Examples:
- news --> The news is on
at 6.30 p.m.
- athletics --> Athletics is good
for young people.
- linguistics --> Linguistics is the
study of language.
- darts --> Darts is a
popular game in England.
- billiards --> Billiards is played
all over the world.
Some nouns have a plural form and take a plural verb.
Examples:
- trousers --> My trousers are too
tight.
- jeans --> Her jeans are black.
- glasses --> Those glasses are his.
others include:
others include:
savings, thanks, steps, stair, customs, congratulations,
tropics, wages, spectacles, outskirts, goods, wits
17 December 2012
XIV - VOCABULARY Punctuation marks
Punctuation marks
list:
|
.
|
full
stop (UK), period (US)
|
|
,
|
comma
|
|
:
|
colon
|
|
;
|
semicolon
|
|
”
|
quotation
marks
|
|
'
|
apostrophe
|
|
()
|
brackets
(UK), parenthesis (US)
|
|
[]
|
square
brackets (UK), brackets (US)
|
|
{}
|
curly
brackets (UK or US)
|
|
?
|
question
mark
|
|
!
|
exclamation
mark
|
|
…
|
dot
dot dot (usual)
three
dots (usual)
|
|
&
|
ampersand
|
|
@
|
at
sign
|
|
-
|
hyphen
|
|
—
|
dash
|
|
_
|
underscore
|
|
/
|
(forward)
slash
|
|
\
|
Backslash
(backward slash)
|
|
*
|
asterisk
|
|
#
|
Number sign
UK: hash (sometimes square)
USA: pound sign (sometimes number
sign)
|
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