The Revision Materials for the Winter Semester 2014-15
Contents
I People
II Question Tags
III Indefinite Pronouns
IV Speculating
V Phrasal Verbs
VI Similes
VII The Class Test
IX The Attachments: New Total English Students’ Book and Workbook (with key)
I People
Fill in the right word.
1 someone you know, but not very well ______
2 a woman that a man is married to ______
3 a _ _ _ _ sister is a girl/woman whose father/mother has married your father/mother
4 someone you work with ______
5 someone you are very close to because you share the same emotions and interests
6 if you’re on the same ______as someone, you both see things in a similar way
7 Do you like to make a good first ______when you first meet people? ______
8 when you like someone as soon as you meet them, you _ _ _ _ _
9 when we share a similar view, we see _ _ _ to eye
10 to have a _ _ _ in common with sb
a/ soul-mate b/ wavelength c/ acquaintance d/ impression e/ click f/ wife g/ step h/ eye i/ colleague j/ lot
KEY
I 1c 2f 3g 4i 5a 6b 7b 8e 9h 10j
II Question Tags
Complete the sentences below with the correct question tag.
1 He made a good impression, ______?
2 She’s his half-sister, ______?
3 They don’t really see eye to eye, ______?
4 I’m a responsible person, ______?
5 Let’s try and get on with him, ______?
6 Nobody in that group had much in common, ______?
7 You just can’t get on with your step-brother, ______?
8 Have a cup of tea, ______?
KEY
II 1 didn’t he 2 isn’t she 3 do they 4 aren’t I 5 shall we 6 did they 7 can you 8 won’t you
III Indefinite Pronouns
Complete the sentences 1-6 using the words from the box below.
any every everyone any nothing some
1 I think ______will be pleased to know that he now has responsibility for the junior team.
2 Do you have ______skills that would be useful for this job?
3 I think ______person in the room realised the importance of their visit.
4 ______seemed to worry her at all about her family situation.
5 Do you have ______thing that would help a bad cold?
6 Would you like ______more of this delicious chocolate?
III KEY 1 everyone 2 any 3 every 4 nothing 5 any 6 some
IV Speculating
Choose one of the words from the box below to fill each gap below.
could might may can must can’t
1 You’ve been playing tennis in this hot sun for almost four hours. You ______be thirsty!
2 Does anyone know where Sophie works? I’m not sure, I think it ______be West London.
3 It ______get quite noisy in this classroom when everyone arrives in the mornings.
4 Surely she ______know about the secret holiday we’ve planned. We’ve told nobody!
5 I feel very tired. I think I ______be getting a cold.
6 Do you think you ______go to the summer camp if you save up enough money?
IV KEY 1 must 2 could / might / may 3 can 4 can’t 5 could / might / may 6 might / could / may
V Phrasal Verbs
Reorder sentences 1-10. They all contain phrasal verbs.
1 after she definitely grandmother her takes
2 always I up looked my to brother oldest I when little was
3 up loved he growing the in country
4 always she off was because me annoyed she showing
5 up they were brought with sound very values
6 other with each on we got away right
7 went they out for years five together
8 know I don’t they suddenly why up split
9 hate I out with falling friends my
10 up row quickly other each they made with after their
V KEY 1 She definitely takes after her grandmother. 2 I always looked up to my oldest brother when I was little. 3 He loved growing up in the country. 4 She annoyed me because she was always showing off. 5 They were brought up with very sound values. 6 We got on with each other right away. 7 They went out together for five years. 8 I don’t know why they suddenly split up. 9 I hate falling out with my friends.
10 They made up with each other quickly after their row.
VI Similes as …… as like …..
1. Make the phrases complete, for example: as happy as a lark and make sure you know what it means:
happy as a lark = very happy. If you can, come up with its Polish equivalent, in this case it may well be: cały w skowronkach. So finally, we’ve got: as happy as a lark = very happy – cały w skowronkach
happy a lark
happy a clam
keen mustard
deaf a post
light a feather
clear a bell
different chalk and cheese
easy pie
fit a fiddle
blind a bat
large life
cool a cucumber
flat a pancake
heavy lead
tough leather
safe houses
right rain
thick thieves
quick a flash
thin a rake
sick a dog
sick a parrot
mad a hatter
stubborn a mule
gentle a lamb
quiet a mouse
old the hills
weak a kitten
white a sheet
white snow
regular clockwork
cunning a fox
busy a bee
drunk a lord
sober a judge
dead a dodo
dead a doornail
free a bird
wise an owl
proud a peacock
snug a bug in a rug
brave a lion
hard nails
hard iron
dull ditchwater
warm toast
good gold
brown a berry
dry a bone
bold brass
strong an ox
black night
easy falling off a log
red beetroot
fresh a daisy
2. Find the meaning for the phrases below and their possible Polish counterparts, e.g.
to work like a dog = to work very hard – charować jak wół
to drink like a fish means to drink a lot
to eat like a bird to eat very little
to eat like a horse to eat a lot
to eat like a pig to eat impolitely
to fight like cats and dogs to fight fiercely
to sing like an angel to sing beautifully
to sleep like a log to sleep well and soundly
to smoke like a chimney to smoke heavily, all the time
to soar like an eagle to fly high and free
to work like a dog to work very hard
to spread like wildfire
to sell like hot cakes
to stick out like a sore thumb
to sit like a bump on a log
to go out like a light
to know sth like the back of one’s hand
to get on with sb like a house on fire
to treat sb like dirt
to have a memory like a sieve
to have eyes like a hawk
to take to sth like a duck to water
to go round like a bull in a china shop
to feel like a fish out of water
(of sth to sb) be like a red rag to a bull
(of sth to sb) be like water off a duck’s back
(of news) come on sb like a ton of bricks
(of news) come like a bolt from the blue
to be like a bear with a sore head
(of a plan) to work like a dream
to lie like a rug
3. Listen to the song from the link below and fill in the blanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCNSNRJv1m0
"It's A Big Old Goofy World" John Prine
Up in the morning
Work like a ______
Is better than sitting
Like a ______on a log
Mind all your manners
Be quiet as a mouse
Some day you'll own a home
That's as big as a house
I know a fella
He eats like a ______
Knocks his old balls
Round the old golf course
You oughta see his wife
She's a cute little dish
She smokes like a ______
And drinks like a ______
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby
It's a big old goofy world
Now Elvis had a woman
With a head like a rock
I wished I had a woman
That made my knees knock
She'd sing like an ______
And eat like a ______
And if I wrote a song
She'd know ever single word
Kiss a little baby
Give the world a smile
If you take an inch
Give 'em back a mile
Cause if you lie like a rug
And you don't give a damn
You're never gonna be
As happy as a ______
So I'm sitting in a hotel
Trying to write a song
My head is just as empty
As the day is long
Why it's clear as a bell
I should have gone to school
I'd be wise as an ______
Stead of stubborn as a ______.
VII The Class Test.
Revise the idiomatic expressions in the PDF attachment ‘idioms 1 – languages and nationalities’ as well as the question tags and similes and do our class test again, this time score 100% points.
TEST ONE
I. Supply the correct question tag.
1 You are Tom, ?
2 You've got a car, ?
3 They played football on Sundays, ?
4 You go to school, ?
5 You aren't from Germany, ?
6 Open the window, ? (an order)
7 Don't open your books, ?
8 Open the window, ? (a request)
9 Let's take the next bus, ?
10 We must be at home at 8 pm, ?
11 He hardly ever speaks, ?
12 They rarely eat in restaurants, ?
13 Nobody went to the meeting, ?
14 Nothing is ready, ?
15 I’m on time, ?
16 There aren't any spiders in the bedroom, ?
17 This is Paul's pen, ?
18 I’m not failing this test, ?
II. Give the English idiomatic version of the following expressions:
1 To dla mnie chińszczyzna. ______
2 Kompletny nonsens. ______
3 Trafiła kosa na kamień. ______
4 Każdy chce tu rządzić. ______
5 Kiedy wejdziesz między wrony, kracz jak i one. ______
6 Niech każdy płaci za siebie. ______
III. Complete properly the following as … as similes:
1 as brave as a ______
2 as busy as a ______
3 as clear as a ______
4 as cool as a ______
5 as dead as a ______
6 as drunk as a ______
7 as flat as a ______
8 as free as a ______
9 as fresh as a ______
10 as good as ______
11 as large as ______
12 as light as a ______
13 as safe as ______
14 as wise as an ______
IV. Complete properly the following ‘like ….. ‘ similes:
1 drink a lot He drinks like ______
2 to eat very little She eats like ______
3 to eat a lot I eat like ______
4 to sing beautifully She sings like ______
5 to smoke heavily He smokes like ______
6 to work very hard I work like ______
7 to sleep well She sleeps like ______
8 to know sth well I know it like ______
KEY TO TAGS
I. Supply the correct question tag.
- You are Tom, aren't you?
You've got a car, haven't you?
They played football on Sundays, didn't they?
You go to school, don't you?
You aren't from Germany, are you?
Open the window, will you?
Don't open your books, will you?
Open the window, will you
Let's take the next bus, shall we?
We must be at home at 8 pm, mustn't we?
He hardly ever speaks, does he?
They rarely eat in restaurants, do they?
Nobody went to the meeting, did they?
Nothing is ready, is it?
I’m on time, aren’t I?
There aren't any spiders in the bedroom, are there?
This is Paul's pen, isn't it?
I’m not failing this test, am I?
VIII The Internet Links
e-learning online materials
as ……. as similes
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-similes-list.htm
like …. similes
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-simile.htm
question tags
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/qu_tags.htm
http://www.grammar.cl/Intermediate/Question_Tags.htm
Italian/Spanish - English dictionary
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-italian/likely
TED talks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIho2S0ZahI
IX The Attachments: New Total English Students’ Book and Workbook (with key)