HI4 Part 4 Get Ready

Part 4 Get Ready

Let's take an overview of what we will develop in this part?

Grammar

It is/There is

It is, there is

• We use there is/there are to begin a sentence describing whether or not something exists. It is often followed by an indefinite noun.

• There is a little house at the foot of the hill.

• There are some trees growing along the side of the road.

• There's no point in worrying about it.

It is, there is

• We use it is/was, etc. to begin a sentence giving information about time, weather and distance.

• It is a bright, sunny day.

• It was half past six in the morning.

• It's just over ten kilometres to the nearest town.

It is, there is

• We use it is as the subject of a sentence to refer forwards to a later clause with that, an infinitive or an -ing form.

• It is a pity that no one can help.

• It's good to see you again.

• It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Practice

Complete the sentence with there + to be or it is/was

Multiple Choice

Last week was quite miserable and ... a lot of rain every day.

• it was

• there was

Multiple Choice

After the presentation, ... a chance for you to ask questions.

• it will be

• there will be

Multiple Choice

I enjoyed the trip and ... wonderful seeing old friends.

• it was

• there was

Multiple Choice

This is such a dangerous road I think ... a lower speed limit

• it should be

• there should be

Multiple Choice

I was told ... a taxi for me at ten, but it didn't turn up.

• it would be

• there would be

Multiple Choice

... a long way from my flat to the nearest Tube station.

• It's

• There's

Grammar

Subject/Verb Agreement

Subject/Verb agreement

Verbs and their subjects usually 'agree'.

Plants die if they aren't watered

My car is very old

However, sometimes it 's not clear whether the verb should

be singular or plural.

A singular verb is used:

• with uncountable nouns which end in -s, e.g. maths, physics, genetics, aerobics, athletics, news.

• with expressions of quantity, time, distance, measurement.

• after words/expressions such as everyone, anything, hardly anyone, more than, one of, neither of, etc.

• with abstract nouns.

A plural verb is used

• with nouns that are plural but don't

  end in -s (e.g. people, police).

• after words/expressions such as plenty of, a couple of, both of

• after nouns which are always plural, e.g. clothes, glasses, jeans, trousers, pliers, scissors.

• to refer to a single item, use a pair of

Some collective nouns, (e.g. staff, the team, the army, the public, the media, the United States) can take a singular verb if we see them as a single unit or a plural form if we are referring to members of the group.

Practice

Read the sentences carefully and decide if they are write or wrong.

Multiple Choice

The police is looking for a man with a tattoo of a tiger on his chest.

Multiple Choice

The advice they gave me on places to stay in London were really useful.

Multiple Choice

A hundred pounds do not sound like a big reward for someone who finds a much-loved pet you have lost.

Multiple Choice

Both of my cats knows how to communicate with us, though they do it in quite different ways.

Multiple Choice

Everyone was very surprised when I told them I was going to learn Tibetan.

Multiple Choice

Neither of the reserchers was very kind to Nim.

Multiple Choice

There is a few dog biscuits left in the packet.

Multiple Choice

The furniture in our flat is getting very old.

Wrong Sentences

• Both of my cats knows how to communicate with us, though they do it in quite different ways.

• Neither of the reserchers was very kind to Nim.

• There is a few dog biscuits left in the packet.

• The police is looking for a man with a tattoo of a tiger on his chest.

Wrong Sentences

• The advice they gave me on places to stay in London were really useful.

• A hundred pounds do not sound like a big reward for someone who finds a much-loved pet you have lost.

Vocabulary

say, speak, talk and tell

say, speak, talk and tell

• Say = Never has a person as the object.  You say something or say something to somebody. (e.g. Tell me what he said to you.)

• Speak = We often use it for one-way communication, and also for more serious or formal situations. (e.g. I need to speak to you after class.)

• Talk = It is used about a general topic. This verb usually refers to two or more people exchanging or sharing information. (e.g. We talked about my big project.)

• Tell = to give information to somebody by speaking or writing tell someone something: 'I told him about it.'

Practice

Complete the following sentences with the correct verb.

Multiple Choice

Your father ... me that you are good at speaking French.

• tells

• speaks

• says

• talks

Multiple Choice

... me, do you love your parents?

• Tell

• Speak

• Say

• Talk

Multiple Choice

He always ... me some interesting stories about his cats.

• tells

• speaks

• says

• talks

Multiple Choice

Yesterday, we were sitting, drinking coffee and ... about the weather.

• telling

• speaking

• saying

• talking

Multiple Choice

Can we ... tomorrow? I have to go to work now.

• tell

• speaks

• say

• talk

Multiple Select

You should ... to your parents about that.

• tell

• speak

• say

• talk

Multiple Choice

I don't want to ... you again and again to do your homework.

• tell

• speak

• say

• talk

Multiple Choice

English is ... all over the world.

• told

• spoken

• said

• talked

Vocabulary

Idioms: animals

Practice

Read the following sentences carefully and choose the right definition for the expressions highlighted.

Multiple Choice

She doesn't care what people say; it's water off a duck's back.

• not be affected by criticism

• achieve two aims at once.

• say or do something that is likely to cause trouble or controversy.

Multiple Choice

If we work while we eat lunch we can kill two birds with one stone.

• be extremely nervous or upset.

• to have a lot of influence only over a small area

• achieve two aims at once.

Multiple Choice

If the boss finds out we're late for the meeting, it will put the cat among the pigeons.

• say or do something that is likely to cause trouble or controversy.

• to have a lot of influence only over a small area.

• reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.

Multiple Choice

I was really worried about what to do; I was having kittens

• to have a lot of influence only over a small area.

• be extremely nervous or upset.

• reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.

Multiple Choice

My company is not very big but I've got an important job there - I'm a big fish in a little pond.

• to have a lot of influence only over a small area.

• reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.

• not be affected by criticism.

Multiple Choice

I was furious when Peter let the cat out of the bag and told Mary about the party.

• reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.

• be extremely nervous or upset.

• achieve two aims at once.

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