Yes, I have. I saw it yesterday.
Yes, I have. I have been there two times.
Yes, I have. I visited them a few days ago.
Yes, I have. I saw him five minutes ago.
Yes, I have. I (have) changed it for a better one.
Yes, I have. I earned over £100 last week.
We have been friends since we were ten.
I have not seen her since I was five.
I have worked in the newsagent's for two years.
You have lived in Madrid for six months.
My family have not travelled abroad since 2010.
I have earned £100 over the last week.
Present perfect vs. past simple
1 Yes, I have. I saw it yesterday.
2 Yes, I have. I have been there two times.
3 Yes, I have. I visited them a few days ago.
4 Yes, I have. I saw him five minutes ago.
5 Yes, I have. I (have) changed it for a better one.
6 Yes, I have. I earned over £100 last week.
Present perfect with for or since
1 We have been friends since we were ten.
2 I have not seen her since I was five.
3 I have worked in the newsagent's for two years.
4 You have lived in Madrid for six months.
5 My family have not travelled abroad since 2010.
6 I have earned £100 over the last week.
I am much happier than before.
If you go to Europe, the weather will be better in July than in February.
Which is older, soccer or rugby?
The beaches are cleaner in the countryside than in the city.
It will make you fitter and healthier.
I have been trying to do that for ages,
but I can't manage it.
How long has Michael been learning English?
I always go to work by train, because
I live far away.
His friends laugh every time he tells that
joke – I don't know why.
I need to fill in your address – where do
you live?
Since last Wednesday I have been going
to karate lessons.
Comparatives and than
1 I am much happier than before.
2 If you go to Europe, the weather will be better in July than in February.
3 Which is older, soccer or rugby?
4 The beaches are cleaner in the countryside than in the city.
5 It will make you fitter and healthier.
Any vs. – (no article)
1 In the countryside there aren't any discos.
2 I didn't take any notice of it and deleted it again.
3 I have been doing homework.
4 We need time to work on this.
5 I have been here for four months and I can't live here any longer.
6 Do you have any money I can borrow?
will vs. should
1 In my opinion, you should not move school.
2 If you like the seaside, you should go to the south coast.
3 If we do it that way, it will be a disaster.
4 On this diet, you must eat healthy food, and you shouldn't drink fizzy drinks.
5 I'll meet you there if you like.
6 Should we study everything for the test or just this unit?
Present simple or present continuous vs. present perfect continuous
1 I have been trying to do that for ages, but I can't manage it.
2 How long has Michael been learning English?
3 I always go to work by train, because I live far away.
4 His friends laugh every time he tells that joke – I don't know why.
5 I need to fill in your address – where do you live?
6 Since last Wednesday I have been going to karate lessons.
He is working on his project, isn't he?
We have always wanted to travel, haven't we?
That doesn't sound very interesting, does it?
You don't finish work at 6 p.m., do you?
It would probably be too far to walk there, wouldn't it?
He's driving much too fast on these wet
roads, isn't he?
We normally go there every Wednesday.
I think I know what you mean.
So I will see you on the 15th.
I'm sure you will want to go there when you see these pictures.
When I get home, I'll send you a text.
Who will win the next football match?
He will look at my project this week.
I can't help you straight away, but I will
as soon as I can.
I'll do what you've suggested immediately.
Will you have it finished by Friday?
I will talk to him now.
I bet he won't do it like that next time.
Future with will
1 We normally go there every Wednesday.
2 I think I know what you mean.
3 So I will see you on the 15th.
4 I'm sure you will want to go there when you see these pictures.
5 When I get home, I'll send you a text.
6 Who will win the next football match?
Future forms and time phrases
1 He will look at my project this week.
2 I can't help you straight away, but I will as soon as I can.
3 I'll do what you've suggested immediately.
4 Will you have it finished by Friday?
5 I will talk to him now.
6 I bet he won't do it like that next time.
Question tags
1 He is working on his project, isn't he?
2 We have always wanted to travel, haven't we?
3 That doesn't sound very interesting, does it?
4 You don't finish work at 6 p.m., do you?
5 It would probably be too far to walk there, wouldn't it?
6 He's driving much too fast on these wet roads, isn't he?
usually
used to
If you answered my email I would be
very pleased.
It would be fantastic if you came to
visit me.
If I found your mobile, I would bring
it on Monday.
I would be very grateful if you could
meet me at 11 on Sunday.
If I broke this vase, my parents would be
angry.
I would love it if you could visit me in
the holidays.
I always keep shopping until the mall is closed.
I was born in Britain and have lived here
since then.
I'm proud that my town was chosen as
City of Culture.
The hotel is located in front of the beach,
so that will be very convenient.
Ten minutes later my tent was flooded and I
had to leave it because everything was wet.
I was given a puppy for my last birthday.
used to vs. usually
1 If I have time, I usually play computer games in the evening.
2 When I was younger I used to listen to pop music all the time.
3 They usually hang out every Saturday night so that's when I see them.
4 We used to buy clothes twice a year, but now that we have extra money we go shopping more often.
5 Now that I go to the tennis club, I usually get home late.
6 I used to go on camping holidays, but that was a long time ago.
Second conditional tenses
1 If you answered my email I would be very pleased.
2 It would be fantastic if you came to visit me.
3 If I found your mobile, I would bring it on Monday.
4 I would be very grateful if you could meet me at 11 on Sunday.
5 If I broke this vase, my parents would be angry.
6 I would love it if you could visit me in the holidays.
Present simple passive vs. past simple passive
1 I always keep shopping until the mall is closed.
2 I was born in Britain and have lived here since then.
3 I'm proud that my town was chosen as City of Culture.
4 The hotel is located in front of the beach, so that will be very convenient.
5 Ten minutes later my tent was flooded and I had to leave it because everything was wet.
6 I was given a puppy for my last birthday.
Our PE teacher taught us the rules of
tennis and we started to play.
I had come home from school when
it happened.
I didn't give the teacher my homework
yesterday because I'd left my bag at home.
When we had finished eating and drinking
we went for a walk in the town centre.
Do you like these jeans? I bought
them yesterday.
The letter was from Brown University
– they accepted me!
x
My parents said that you can come along.
As they said, it is a very big sports
centre with a lot of facilities.
I want to tell you about this great new
computer game.
I don't know who I can tell about this
problem.
Did you tell her on what day and at what
time she has to be here?
The customer has made a complaint
– he says that his order hasn't arrived yet.
Past perfect vs. past simple
1 Our PE teacher taught us the rules of tennis and we started to play.
2 I had come home from school when it happened.
3 I didn't give the teacher my homework yesterday because I'd left my bag at home.
4 When we had finished eating and drinking we went for a walk in the town centre.
5 Do you like these jeans? I bought them yesterday.
6 The letter was from Brown University – they accepted me!
say vs. tell
1 My parents said that you can come along.
2 (correct).
3 As they said, it is a very big sports centre with a lot of facilities.
4 I want to tell you about this great new computer game.
5 I don't know who I can tell about this problem.
6 (correct).
7 Did you tell her on what day and at what time she has to be here?
8 The customer has made a complaint – he says that his order hasn't arrived yet.
let vs. make
1 You can go ahead – I won't make you wait for me.
2 Let me ask you something – do you have any plans for Saturday?
3 Could you let her know I'll be late?
4 That document really makes you think about the problems caused by pollution.
5 They can't make us stay late if we don't want to.
6 If you help me tidy the house and prepare the food, I'll let you invite your friends to the party, too.
guess
think
know
believe
forget
suppose
recognise
remember
help you
changed forever
the new café
definitely do
fantastic time
dangerous places
to be famous one
had a terrible
never heard
is for living
listen
study
wonder
discuss
explain
concentrate
motivate
consider
imagine
quieter
better
earlier
taller
older
slower
funnier
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1 help you
2 changed forever
3 the new café
4 definitely do
5 fantastic time
6 dangerous places
7 to be famous
8 had a terrible
9 never heard
10 is for living
one syllable: guess, think, know
two syllables: believe, forget, suppose
three syllables: concentrate, recognise, remember.
Oo
oO
Ooo
oOo
1 quieter
2 better
3 earlier
4 taller
5 older
6 slower
7 funnier
tidier
b
a
g
f
c
d
two syllables: better, older, slower, taller
three syllables: earlier, funnier, tidier, quieter
1 c home
2 a shout
3 c you
4 c nose
5 d note
6 d ground
7 a put
8 a could
9 c over
10 b use
11 a good
1 b
2 a
3 g
4 f
5 c
6 d
The strong forms of ‘been' (pronounced /bi:n/) are:
1 Where have you been? You're covered in dirt!
4 Look at your face. It's so red! Where have you been?
g I've already been.
1 a
2 b
3 b
4 a
5 a
1 very
2 vet
3 best
4 van
➚
➘
you
eureka
used
Newton
computer
future
fuel
review
match
switch
charities
The sound which occurs in all of the words
in the list is 'ch' /tʃ/.
join
bridge
jokes
message
in this list is 'j' /dʒ/.
1 rising arrow
2 falling arrow
3 falling arrow
4 falling arrow
5 falling arrow
4 b
5 b
cure
1 umbrella
2 guess
3 threw
4 butter
1 match
2 future
3 switch
4 charities
The sound which occurs in all of the words in the list is ‘ch' /tʃ/.
1 join
2 bridge
3 jokes
4 message
The sound which occurs in all of the words in this list is ‘j' /dʒ/.
Example
shoes – cheese – wish; shoes – cheese – wish
Who do you meet?
Marsha
1
choose – witch – she's; choose – witch – she's
2
wash – chips – chair; wash – chips – chair
3
ships – share – watch; ships – share – watch
4 catch – cheap – match; catch – cheap – match
5
choose – share – ships; choose – share – ships
ch
sh
s
t
1 Sheryl
2 Mitchell
3 Chelsea
4 Charlie
5 Shawn
A
C
R
X
delicious
passion
competition
question
mixture
conclusion
decision
revision
The speaker uses a wider range of intonation and often raises the voice at the end to be more friendly.
daughter
scissors
would
island
hour
salmon
answer
mustn't
1 machine
2 wish
3 sure
4 information
the /ʃ/ sound: delicious, passion, competition
the /tʃ/ sound: future, question, mixture
the /ʒ/ sound: conclusion, decision, revision
1 A
2 C
3 R
4 C
5 A
6 R
1 ✓
2 x
3 x
4 ✓
5 x
6 x
1 daughter
2 scissors
3 would
4 island
5 hour
6 salmon
7 answer
8 mustn't
