EASE 4 Preparation

EASE 4 Preparation

1. Relative Clauses

• Defining RC give essential information about a noun and it is necessary.

• Relative Pronoun for person = who/that; thing = which/that; place = where; possession = whose; time = when

• Non defining RC give extra information about a noun. It is not necessary and has comma.

• we can't use "that" and cannot omit relative pronoun in non defining rc.

Multiple Choice

Everybody congratulated the team, ... hard work had won the contract.

• who

• whose

• that

• which

• where

Multiple Choice

The receptionist recommended the restaurant ... we ate.

• who

• whose

• that

• which

• where

2. Reported Speech

• When we report what people said or thought in the past, we usually change the tenses, pronoun, possessive, and time/place.

• When the reporting verb is in the present tense, we don't change the tenses.

• After some reporting verbs, there are different verb patterns.

• With negatives, use: not to + v1 or not + gerund.

Multiple Choice

"Harry can't ski."

The correct reported speech is:

I didn't realise ...

• Harry can't ski.

• Harry couldn't ski.

Multiple Choice

"I will pay for the meal - no discussion."

The correct reported speech is:

Robert insisted ... for the meal.

• to pay

• on paying

Past Modal of Deduction

• We use "must, may, might, could, can't + have + past participle" to make deduction about the past.

• The opposite of "must" is "can't"; we can also use "may not have or might not have".

Multiple Choice

I said hello but he didn't reply. He ... me.

• mustn't have heard

• can't have heard

Multiple Choice

A: Where have all the sandwiches gone? The plate's empty!

B: Tom ... (eat) them! He is the only person who came into this room all day.

• must have eat

• may have eat

• must have eaten

• may have eaten

Wishes and Regret

• When we make a wish, we imagine an unreal situation in the past, present or future.

• We use "wish / if only + past perfect" to make wishes about the past.

• We use "should have + past participle" to express regret about our own past action.

Multiple Choice

I'm angry that they cancelled the flight.

... they hadn't cancelled the flight.

• If only / I wish

• I hope

• Should not have

Multiple Choice

I feel terrible after running so far.

... I stopped earlier.

• If only / I wish

• I hope

• Should not have

• Should have

Reading

• Too good to be true? (104-105)

• The rock star who wasn't (107)

• The man who disappeared (116-117)

• Golden dream, golden girls (120-121)

• A tangled web (124)

Multiple Choice

It can also be used to ... wounds.

• cure

• care for

• heal

Multiple Choice

Sixto Rodrigues was a Detroit singer-song writer. His breakthrough album ... to sell. (fail)

• fails

• failure

• had failed

• failed

Multiple Choice

He tied something around his waist, which ... the bags of money. (possible)

• must have been

• may have been

• might not have been

Multiple Choice

According to the text, does the writer agree to the following statement? "If you're going to succeed in something, you need to get started before you're too old. I you leave things too late, you lose the ability to change and learn."

• Yes, He/She does.

• No, He/She doesn't

• It's not mentioned.

• Maybe.

Multiple Choice

Complete the paragraph.

He was a tall man about my age. He had his back t me, so I could see his face. But when he looked at my direction, ... . He turned and walked down the path.

• I saw that it was Heid!

• I forced myself to be calm.

• He was obviously looking for my body.

• I suddenly felt angry.

next?

• make sure you have submitted homework unit 9 and 10

• make sure you have submitted quiz unit 9 and 10

• read the texts and anticipate questions

• read grammar focus and do the exercises