Grammar Review 1: Connectives: so/because 2

Grammar Review 2: Determiners: a lot of/a few/ a little

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Unit 1· First conditional· Question words: What/Where/When/

Why/Who/Whose4

Unit 2· Connectives: so/so that· Verbs + to-infinitives

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Revision 1 (Units 1-2) 12

Unit 3· Quantifiers: very few / very little / enough· Too / very / very much

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Unit 4· Either ... or· Neither ... nor

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Revision 2 (Units 3-4) 22

Unit 5· Phrasal verbs· Adjectives: -ed/-ing endings

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Unit 6· Relative pronouns: who/which· Second conditional

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Unit 7· Passive voice· Tenses

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Revision 3 (Units 5-7) 36

Booster Practice (Phrasal verbs, tenses and voices) 38

Useful Tables 39

Glossary 40

Contents 6Asample

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Date:1 Connectives: so/because

Keep in mind

Time to practise

A. Fill in the blanks with so or because .

1. Icried Ifelloverandhurtmyleg.

2. Ihurtmyleg nowIcan’twalkwell.

3. Thegiraffewashungry itatesomeleavesfromthetree.

4. Thegiraffecaneattheleaveshighuponthetree ithasalong

neck.

5. FionalikesMaths shedoesherMathshomeworkhappilyevery

day.

6. FionalikesherMathsteacher heisverypatient.

7. MissChowboughtaredcar shelikesthecolourred.

8. MissChowisnotagooddriver shedriveshernewredcar

slowly.

9. Mysistertookswimminglessons shelearnedalltheswimming

styles.

10. Mysisterneedstobringherswimsuit shehasaswimming

lesson.

Sheishomebecausesheissick.

Isee.Sheissicksoshetakesarestathome.

WhereisSue?

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Key to learn

Keep in mind

Remembertouseacommaafterthe‘if-clause’.Themainclauseuses‘will’.

Wecanputthe‘if-clause’attheendofthesentence.Inthatcase,wedonotuseacomma.

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if-clause main clause

main clause if-clause

If it rains, we will go to the cinema.

We will go to the country park if it is sunny.

Tricks to remember!

If Subject Present tense Subject Future tenseIf I study hard, I will pass my exams.

If she eats too much, she will get fat.

Ifitrains,wewillgotothecinema.

Wewillgotothecountryparkifitissunny.

First conditional; Question words:What/Where/When/Why/Who/Whose

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Date:

Time to practise

A. Which are the if-clauses? Write the correct letters in the boxes.

A B

IfIdon’tstudyhard, Iwillfailmyschoolexams. A

1. Ifitrainstomorrow, wewillbringtheumbrellas.

2. Littlechildrenwillgethurt iftheyplaywithknives.

3. IfIbecomeanactress, Iwillactinmanyfilms.

4. Peoplewillgetsick iftheydrinkdirtywater.

5. IfIcatchtheMTRat8o’clock, itwillbeverycrowded.

B. Which are the correct halves of these first conditional sentences? Write the correct letters in the brackets.

1. Ifitissunny, ( ) A. ifshedoesn’twearacoat.

2. I’llbesoangrywithhim ( ) B. I’llflytomanyplaces.

3. IfIbecomeapoliceman, ( ) C. he’llhavetocancelhisholiday.

4. Ifweeatthewholecake, ( ) D. ifmysisterbuysmeagift.

5. I’llbeveryhappy ( ) E. we’llgototheparktoplay.

6. IfIbecomeapilot, ( ) F. I’llcatchbadpeople.

7. Suewillcatchacold ( ) G. Mumwillscoldus.

8. IfBenmissestheplane, ( ) H. ifheislateagain.

e.g.

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C. Fill in the blanks with the correct tenses.

1. Ifwe (go)toThailand,we (swim)at

thebeacheveryday.

2. You (get)fatifyou (eat)fastfood

everyday.

3. I (notbuy)thecomputeriftheprice

(be)toohigh.

4. IfI (become)amodel,

I (wear)stylishandbeautifulclothes.

5. Myteacher (be)happyifourclass (benot)

naughty.

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct question words .

what when where who whose why

1. Jenny: doyouwanttobeasocialworker?

Brian: BecauseIwanttohelpmorepeople.

2. Kate: shoesaretheseonthefloor?

Connie:Oh,they’remine.Sorry!

3. Larry: doyouwanttoeatfordinner?

Mandy:Spaghetti,please.It’smyfavourite.

4. Sarah: isthatgirlwiththeglasses?

Billy: That’sthereporterfromHongKongDaily.

5. Alex: willDadarrivehome?

Patsy: Heshouldarriveataround6o’clock.

6. Tracy: isthepartytomorrow?

James: It’satAndy’shouseinTuenMun.

Tricks to remember!

Question word Answer

What thing / idea

Why reason

When time

Who person

Where place

Whose possession

Weusedifferenttensesfortheif-clausesandthemainclauses.

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E. Complete the story using the correct tenses and the correct question words .

YesterdaySuetalkedtohergrandfather.

‘1 doyouwanttobewhenyougrowup,Sue?’

Grandadasked.

‘Iwanttobeanastronaut,’shesaid.

‘2 ?’askedGrandad.

‘BecauseIwanttotravelintospaceinarocket,’shesaidexcitedly.

‘Ifyou 3 (become)anastronaut,I

4 (notbe)abletoseeyou,’hesaidsadly.

Suedidnotlikethatideabecauseshelovedhergrandfatherverymuch.

‘IfI 5 (be)adoctor,I 6 (stay)in

HongKong,’shesaid.

‘That’sareallygoodidea,’Grandadagreed.‘Ifyou

7 (be)adoctor,you 8 (look)afterme

whenIgetoldtoo!’

Suethoughtthiswasawonderfulidea.‘IfI 9 (want)

tobeadoctor,I10 (need)to

studyhardatschool,’shesaid.

Grandadreplied,‘Yes,that’sright.You

11 (pass)allyourexamsifyou

12 (study)hard.’

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Units 1-21

A. Complete the conversation using the correct question words .

Policeman: didyouseetherobber?

Sally: Itwasaboutaquarterpastten.

Policeman: washewearing?

Sally: Hehadamaskoverhisface.Hewasinbluejeansandablacksweater.

Policeman: wereyou?

Sally: IwasintheGardenPark.

Policeman: wereyouthere?

Sally: BecauseIwaswalkinghome.

Policeman: alsosawtherobber?

Sally: Myhusbandalsosawhim.

Policeman: handbagisthis?Isityours?

Sally: No,it’snotmine.Mineiswhite.

B. Make sentences using the first conditional by adding if and matching the correct clauses.

1 hefeelssicktomorrow thereisafire

2 peoplewillnothearyou hewinsthegame

3 youdon’twearacoat wewon’tgetatableattherestaurant

4 wearrivetoolate you’llfeelverycold

5 I’llbeverysurprised youspeaktoosoftly

6 peoplewillturnonthefirealarm hewillrestathome

1. hefeelssicktomorrow, .

2. Peoplewillnothearyou .

3.

4.

5.

6.

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Date:Date:

C. Make sentences using so , so that or because with the clauses below.

Ididn’tgoswimming Idon’tlikeeatingit itwasahotafternoon

itwouldtastebetter wedon’tgetwet wewenttowatchit

e.g.CurryisspicysoIdon’tlikeeatingit .

1. Sheopenedthewindow .

2. Heputsaltonhismeal .

3. Therewasanewfilmatthecinema .

4. Theseawastoocold .

5. Weshouldtakeanumbrella .

D. Complete the email using to-infinitives and the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

To:

From: christineau@cowmail.com

angelachung@pigmail.com Date: 13 Oct 20XX 17:35

DearAngela,

Ie.g. needtogo (need/go)tothelibrarytomorrowtofindabookformy

GeneralStudiesproject.Doyou 1 (want/come)withme?

I’ve 2 (decide/do)myprojectonelephantsandgiraffes,

sonowI 3 (have/find)outasmuchinformationasIcan.

Whatareyoudoingyourprojecton?OurteacherMissChansaidweshould

4 (learn/help)eachother,somaybewecandothesame

topic.

I’ll 5 (try/arrive)atthelibraryatteno’clocktomorrow.If

you’d 6 (like/come),I’llseeyouthere.

7 (remember/bring)apenandsomepaperwithyou.

Regards,

Christine

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Phrasal verbs, tenses and voices

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs .

1. Jimmyisanaughtyboy.Heoftengets trouble.

2. Mybrotherhaslittlepatience.Hegives easily.

3. TheInternetisagoodwaytofind informationaboutmanythings.

4. Wheredidyouputthekeys?Ihavelooked themeverywhere!

5. Johnalwaysmakes stories.Don’tbelievewhathesays.

B. Complete the following story with the correct prepositions .

…Cinderellawasveryexcited 1 theball 2 the

palace.Shesaidthankyou 3 thefairygodmotherandset

4 fortheball.Sheput 5 herglassslippersandsat

6 thegoldencarriage.

‘Remembertocomehomebymidnightbecausethemagicwillendandthe

carriagewillturn 7 apumpkin,’saidthefairygodmother…

C. Complete the sentences in the correct tenses and voices .

1. Decorations (put)onChristmastreesinDecember.

2. IfIbecomeafamoussportsstar,you (see)meinthe

newspaper.

3. Wecaneither (watch)TVor (go)tothe

cinematonight.Whichdoyouprefer?

4. Dad (cook)spaghettifordinneralready.

5. IfIwereCinderella,I (marry)theprinceandlivehappily

everafter.

6. Redpackets (give)tochildrenatChineseNewYear.

7. Simonistheboywho (play)tennisoutsideatthemoment.

8. We (set)offforoursummerholidaytoHawaiiyesterday.

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Present Present Perfectbecome become

bite bittenbreak brokenbring broughtbuy bought

catch caughtchoose chosencome come

cut cutdig dugdo done

draw drawndrive drivendrink drunkeat eatenfall fallenfeel feltfight foughtfind foundfly flown

freeze frozenget gotgive givengo gone

hear heardhide hiddenhold heldhurt hurtkeep keptknow known

lay laidlie lain

make madepay paidput put

read readrun runsay said

Irregular VerbsPresent Present Perfect

see seensell soldset setsing sungsleep sleptspeak spokenstand stoodsteal stolen

sweat sweatedswim swumtake takenteach taught

tell toldthink thoughtwake wokenwear wornwin won

write written

Phrasal Verbs

findout togetsomeinformation

getaway toescape

getinto(trouble) toreachadifficultordangeroussituation

giveaway togivesomethingtoothersforfree

giveup tostoptryinglookfor tosearchfor

makeup tocreateanexcuseorastory

puton towearsetoff tostartajourney

takecareof tolookafter

turnintotochangesomethingorsomeoneintosomethingdifferent

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A

actress (n.) 女演員 U1

astronaut (n.) 太空人 U1

amuse (v.) 逗笑 U5

C

caterpillar (n.) 毛蟲 U5

celebrate (v.) 慶祝 U7

cereal (n.) 穀類食品 U4

cheque (n.) 支票 U4

congee (n.) 粥 U4

crash (v.) 撞 U4

collect (v.) 收集 R2

comedy (n.) 喜劇 U5

confirm (v.) 確認 U4

creditcard (n.) 信用卡 U4

crowded (adj.) 擁擠的 U1

D

decoration (n.) 裝飾 U7

delicious (adj.) 美味的 U5

depart (v.) 啟程 U4

donate (v.) 捐贈 U4

E

exciting (adj.) 刺激的 U5

excuse (n.) 藉口 U5

experience (n.) 經歷 U5

F

findout (phrv.) 找出 U5

frightened (adj.) 害怕的 U5

G

guess (v.) 估計 U6

getaway (phrv.) 逃脫 U5

getinto (phrv.) 陷入 U5

giveup (phrv.) 放棄 U5

L

lantern (n.) 燈籠 R3

laptopcomputer (n.) 手提電腦 U7

lookfor (phrv.) 尋找 U5

M

makeup (phrv.) 編造 U5

memorable (adj.) 難忘的 U2

mooncake (n.) 月餅 R3

P

patient (adj.) 有耐性的 GR1

policeman (n.) 男警員 U1

pomelo (n.) 柚子 R3

pilot (n.) 飛行員 U1

R

receptionist (n.) 接待員 U6

redpacket (n.) 紅封包 U7

reporter (n.) 記者 U1

riddle (n.) 謎語 R3

rocket (n.) 火箭 U1

robber (n.) 盜賊 R1

S

scold (v.) 責罵 U1

scratch (v.) 抓 U5

setoff (phrv.) 出發 U5

shopassistant (n.) 店員 U3

socialworker (adj.)社會福利工作者 / 社工

U1

stomachache (n.) 胃痛 R3

stylish (adj.) 時髦的 U1

suitable (adj.) 適宜的 U4

surprised (adj.) 驚訝的 U5

sweat (v.) 出汗 R2

sword (n.) 劍 U5

T

terrifying (adj.) 可怕的 U5

turninto (phrv.) 變成 U5

V

vacation (n.) 假期 U6

W

worldwide (adj.) 遍及全世界的 U6

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