jueves, 30 de noviembre de 2017
practice
1. There are problems with the children. There are problems with their parents.
2. He can make people laugh. He can make people cry.
3. She writes plays for television. She acts in movies.
4. I sent him many letters. I also tried to telephone him.
5. We visit our grandfather’s house in summer. We visit our grandfather’s house in winter.
Whether ...or / not only ...but also
Whether ...or (if)
This conjunction is used to show two different options within a sentence and can be used both the manners of confirmation and negation.
Andrew wasn’t sure whether to go on holiday or stay at home.
This conjunction is used to show two different options within a sentence and can be used both the manners of confirmation and negation.
Andrew wasn’t sure whether to go on holiday or stay at home.
Not only......but also
This correlative conjunction is similar to “both…and” and emphasizes that two items belong in a pair.
Not only did we get lost, but we also ran out of gas with no gas station in sight.
The TV show has not only good actors but also an incredibly written script.
Correlative conjunctions
Both … and
Subjects connected by both … and take the a plural conjugation.
Both Sharon and her children live in Fresno.
Either … or
"one or the other, this or that, he or she, etc." Verb conjugation depends on the subject (singular or plural) closest to the conjugated verb.
Either Peter or the girls need to attend the course. (second subject 'the girls' plural)
Either Jane or Matt is going to visit next weekend. (second subject 'Matt' singular)
Neither … nor
Subjects connected by both … and take the a plural conjugation.
Both Sharon and her children live in Fresno.
Either … or
"one or the other, this or that, he or she, etc." Verb conjugation depends on the subject (singular or plural) closest to the conjugated verb.
Either Peter or the girls need to attend the course. (second subject 'the girls' plural)
Either Jane or Matt is going to visit next weekend. (second subject 'Matt' singular)
Neither … nor
Neither … nor is used in sentences in a negative sense meaning "not this one nor the other, not this nor that, not he nor she, etc.".
Verb conjugation depends on the subject (singular or plural) closest to the conjugated verb.
Neither Frank nor Lilly lives in Eugene. (second subject 'Lilly' singular)
Neither Axel nor my other friends care about their future. (second subject 'other friends' plural)
Neither Axel nor my other friends care about their future. (second subject 'other friends' plural)
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The forms both ... and, and either ... or can also be used as objects of verbs . In this case, there is no need to conjugate verbs.
I'm going to have both steak and eggs for breakfast.
They moved to either Seattle or Chicago. I can't remember which.
I enjoy both golf and tennis.
They moved to either Seattle or Chicago. I can't remember which.
I enjoy both golf and tennis.
martes, 21 de noviembre de 2017
Passive voice
Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets.
. German ........................................... in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. (speak)
In most countries cigarettes ............................................ to anyone under 18. (not sell)
Two films ............................................. at the cinema at the moment. (show)
Every year millions of people ................................................. for cancer. (treat)
Don't switch off the computer. New updates ....................................................... . (install)
GPS: Wait a moment. Your new route ............................................................. . (calculate)
It ........................................................ to take photos inside. (forbid)
Your room will be available at 10 o'clock. It ................................................... now. (tidy)
Look at the car in front of us. It ..................................................... by the police. (stop)
Bangladesh .................................. to be facing the worst floods in over 100 years. (think)
Look. They haven't changed anything in this room. Look. Nothing .............................................................................................................................. I realized that they had misunderstood my idea. I realized that my idea .................................................................................................................. Nobody informed me that the director had postponed the meeting. Nobody informed me that the ...................................................................................................... Listen. McDonald's have offered you the job. Listen. ........................................................................................................................................... My partners accepted my proposal after they had considered it carefully. My partners accepted my proposal after ...................................................................... carefully. I left the restaurant because nobody had served me for half an hour.
Interviewer: Your new Smartphone Z ............................................ now. (sell) Does it bring any new features? Steve Hobs: Yes, it does.
Smartphone Z .......................................... last week (launch) with all the revolutionary features which ............................................... (develop) for the previous Smarthone Y. And two new funcionalities .................................. ....................... now to generation Z. (add)
Interviewer: Could you give us more details? Steve Hobs: There is no home button in Smartphone Z. The home screen ................................ (access) by tapping on the screen.
Interviewer: And the second funcionality? Steve Hobs: Unlocking the device ................................. (done) with a new voice recognition system. It means that your phone can recognize your voice and it unlocks if you ask it to do so.
Interviewer: It is something like the facial recognition system in other phones.
Steve Hobs: Exactly. But the voice recognition system .............................................................. (design) for Smartphone Z because your voice, unlike your face, never changes.
Interviewer: Are you planning any other revolutionary features for the next generation of your smartphones? Steve Hobs: Next year we want to release a phone which, apart from other functions, ............................................ (use) as a microwave oven.
Interviewer: Pardon?
. German ........................................... in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. (speak)
In most countries cigarettes ............................................ to anyone under 18. (not sell)
Two films ............................................. at the cinema at the moment. (show)
Every year millions of people ................................................. for cancer. (treat)
Don't switch off the computer. New updates ....................................................... . (install)
GPS: Wait a moment. Your new route ............................................................. . (calculate)
It ........................................................ to take photos inside. (forbid)
Your room will be available at 10 o'clock. It ................................................... now. (tidy)
Look at the car in front of us. It ..................................................... by the police. (stop)
Bangladesh .................................. to be facing the worst floods in over 100 years. (think)
Look. They haven't changed anything in this room. Look. Nothing .............................................................................................................................. I realized that they had misunderstood my idea. I realized that my idea .................................................................................................................. Nobody informed me that the director had postponed the meeting. Nobody informed me that the ...................................................................................................... Listen. McDonald's have offered you the job. Listen. ........................................................................................................................................... My partners accepted my proposal after they had considered it carefully. My partners accepted my proposal after ...................................................................... carefully. I left the restaurant because nobody had served me for half an hour.
Interviewer: Your new Smartphone Z ............................................ now. (sell) Does it bring any new features? Steve Hobs: Yes, it does.
Smartphone Z .......................................... last week (launch) with all the revolutionary features which ............................................... (develop) for the previous Smarthone Y. And two new funcionalities .................................. ....................... now to generation Z. (add)
Interviewer: Could you give us more details? Steve Hobs: There is no home button in Smartphone Z. The home screen ................................ (access) by tapping on the screen.
Interviewer: And the second funcionality? Steve Hobs: Unlocking the device ................................. (done) with a new voice recognition system. It means that your phone can recognize your voice and it unlocks if you ask it to do so.
Interviewer: It is something like the facial recognition system in other phones.
Steve Hobs: Exactly. But the voice recognition system .............................................................. (design) for Smartphone Z because your voice, unlike your face, never changes.
Interviewer: Are you planning any other revolutionary features for the next generation of your smartphones? Steve Hobs: Next year we want to release a phone which, apart from other functions, ............................................ (use) as a microwave oven.
Interviewer: Pardon?
sábado, 18 de noviembre de 2017
martes, 14 de noviembre de 2017
Practice on conditionals
Fill in the
gaps with the correct forms of the first conditional. Use the verbs in
brackets.
a) If
I.................... (study) hard, I......................... (pass) this
year's exam.
b) If the
weather........................ (be) fine, we........................ (go) on a
picnic.
c) If
I............................ (travel) to Paris, I...........................
(visit) the Eiffel Tower.
d) If they..........................
(not invite) me to their birthday party, I......................... (not
go).
e) If
he.............................. (get) my email,
he............................... (send) us the
information
we need.
f) If
she.............................. (travel) to London,
she........................ (visit) the museums.
g) If
I....................... (get) the money, I................................
(buy) a mobile phone.
h) If
I......................... (have) enough time this evening,
I......................... (watch) a movie.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of
the second conditional.
Jack is
daydreaming about winning the next lottery jackpot. Here is what he is saying:
a) If I........................
(win) the lottery, I.....................(be) a millionaire.
b) If
I......................... (be) rich , I........................(quit) my job.
c)
I............................ (buy) anything I want if I.....................
(get) that jackpot.
d)
I............................ (buy) the most expensive car if
I............................(want).
Complete the
following sentences with the third conditional.
a) If
you.................................... (work) hard,
you.............................. (pass) the exam.
b) If
they........................... (take) him to hospital earlier,
he................................. (not die).
c)
I.................................. (send) you the document if
you....................................... (give)
me your email
address.
d)
He.............................. (not miss) the bus if
he................................ (wake up) earlier.
e) If
I............................... (know) you were coming,
I...................................... (prepare) a
delicious meal.
f) If
you......................... (not be) late, you..............................
(catch) the six o'clock train.
g) If the
weather .................................. (be) better last weekend,
we..............................
(go) to the
beach.
h) If
you............................ (come) to the meeting yesterday,
you............................. (met)
Jane.
4) Complete
these conditional sentences with a suitable form. Use conditional
types 0, 1, 3
and 3, and write next to each sentence which type of conditional is.
a) If I were
you, ..................................... (marry) him.
b) If I had
known, I............................... (lend) you my car.
c)
.............................. (call) me if you are free?
d) Would you
buy this car if you................................ (have) enough money?
e)
I................................... (watch) the match if I have enough time.
f) If
you............................ (turn) the tap, water pours.
g) If I get
there on time, I............................ (call) you .
h) If you had
worked hard, you............................. (be) promoted.
Reported speech 2
Multiple choice test (indirect speech)
1. "Who took my English book?"
He was curious to know who...
a. took my English
b. had taken his English book.
c. takes his English book.
d. has taken my English book.
2. "Where does Helen live?"
Jim wants to know where...
a. Helen lived
b. Helen lives
c. Helen had lived
d. does Helen live?
3. "Why do volcanoes erupt?"
She wondered why...
a. volcanoes erupt
b. volcanoes had erupted
c. volcanoes erupted
d. did volcanoes erupt?
4. "Do you know why she is so
unhappy?"
He asked me if ..... so unhappy
a. I know why she is
b. you know why she was
c. did I know why she was
d. I knew why she was.
5. "How many photos have you got?"
He wants to know how many....
a. photos I had got
b. photos you have got
c. photos had I got?d. photos I have got
Review
- https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/passive-write-1
- https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/passive-write-2
- http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g22-passive-present-exercise.php
- https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?02
- https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?04
- https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?05
- https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?09
Unless, provided, ad long as, in case
unless
Unless means only if not. We use it when we say that if something does not happen,
something else will happen.
Unless we deal with the global warming problem, average temperatures will rise.
provided, as fong as + present simple
Provided and as long as mean only if.
Provided / as long as we reduce energy consumption, we can slow down global warming.
in case + present simple
This describes a possible situation we want to be prepared for.
Takean umbrella in case it rains.
martes, 7 de noviembre de 2017
domingo, 5 de noviembre de 2017
jueves, 2 de noviembre de 2017
Practice reported speech and conditionals
Mike: "What are you doing here, Liz? I haven't seen you since June."
Liz: "I've just come back from my holiday in Ireland."
Mike: "Did you enjoy it?"
Liz: "I love Ireland. And the Irish people were so friendly."
Mike: "Did you go to the Wicklow Mountains?"
Liz: "It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?"
Mike: "I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight."
Liz: "You might come to my place. What time shall we meet?"
Mike: "I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?"
More practice -conditionals
Liz: "I've just come back from my holiday in Ireland."
Mike: "Did you enjoy it?"
Liz: "I love Ireland. And the Irish people were so friendly."
Mike: "Did you go to the Wicklow Mountains?"
Liz: "It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?"
Mike: "I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight."
Liz: "You might come to my place. What time shall we meet?"
Mike: "I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?"
Mike asked Liz . And he said . | |
Liz explained that . | |
Mike wondered . | |
Liz told him that and that . | |
Mike wanted to know . | |
Liz said that and that she . | |
And then she asked him if . | |
Mike explained that . | |
But he added that . | |
Liz suggested that and asked him . | |
Mike said . | |
And then he asked . | |
More practice -conditionals
I don't know his address. I can't contact him. But if I his address, I him. | |
He was ill. He couldn't go skiing. But if he ill, he skiing. | |
He didn't buy any tomatoes. I couldn't make a salad. But if he some tomatoes, I a salad. | |
We haven't enough room in our house. You can't stay with us. But if we enough room, you with us. | |
You were not lucky. You didn't win. But if you lucky, you . | |
I am eighteen. I can vote. But if eighteen, I . |
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