Study Break English Revision 1

Study Break English Revision 1

27 September

​Grammar Revision

If the weather improves, we’ll go for a walk.

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If the weather improved, we could go for a walk.

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If the weather had improved, we could have gone for a walk.

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​What is the difference in the 3 examples above?

​Grammar Revision

If the weather improves, we’ll go for a walk. --> It is possible for the weather to improve.

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If the weather improved, we could go for a walk. --> It is not possible for the weather to improve.

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If the weather had improved, we could have gone for a walk. --> The weather did not improve.

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​Grammar Revision

If + present simple tense --> Modal verb with future meaning (shall/should/will/would/can/could/may/might)

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If + past simple tense --> Modal verb with future-in-the-past meaning (should/would/might/could)

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​If + past perfect tense --> modal verb with future-in-the-past meaning (should/would/might/could) + have + -ed form

Multiple Choice

Rita ______________ given up if her friends had not encouraged her.

• will have

• must have

• would have

• should have

​Grammar Revision

If + present simple tense --> Modal verb with future meaning (shall/should/will/would/can/could/may/might)

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If + past simple tense --> Modal verb with future-in-the-past meaning (should/would/might/could)

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​If + past perfect tense --> modal verb with future-in-the-past meaning (should/would/might/could) + have + -ed form

Multiple Choice

Rashid accused me ____________ copying his homework.

• of

• for

• with

• about

Multiple Choice

Mr Lee decided to call off the hike _______ the thunderstorm

• owing to

• in spite of

• regardless of

• regardless from

Multiple Choice

Zachary and his brother were shocked to discover that their luggage ______________ left behind at the hotel.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Some ships belonging to that company ______________ off that coast a decade ago.

• was sunk

• were sunk

• was sinking

• were sinking

​Vocabulary - Related to Adventure

• ​Audacious - Recklessly bold, Rash

• ​​Intrepid - Extremely fearless

• ​​Muster up the courage / pluck up the courage

• ​​Valiant - Very brave, bravely determined

• ​Off the beaten track - in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns

• ​A mile a minute - very quickly

Multiple Choice

After examining the situation carefully, we finally ___________ a solution!

• hit on

• hit off

• hit upon

• hit with

​Hit Phrasal Verbs

​Hit on - Talk to someone to attract them

Hit it off - Have a good relationship with someone on the first meeting

​Hit upon - Suddenly have a great idea

​Hit back - Criticise someone for what they said previously

​Hit with - Surprise someone with a news or information

​Hit up - Ask someone for something

Open Ended

Free Writing: An exciting adventure

Challenge: Use STEAL/Explode the moment AND/OR the vocabulary words we learnt today

Open Ended

"Would you mind turning off the fan?" the old lady asked Mr Balan.

The old lady asked Mr Balan if __________________________.

​Direct to Reported Speech

​Remember to...

​Change tenses

​Change pronouns

​Change time (e.g. yesterday --> the previous day)

​Change this/these to that/those

​Switch order of pronoun and modal if a question is asked

Open Ended

The students were dismissed early. The canteen vendors panicked as the food was not ready. 

With the early ______________________________.

​Changes in Word Class

​Dismissed (Verb) to Dismissal (Noun)

Open Ended

Arun had not baked a cake before and made a huge mess in the kitchen.

Not ___________________________________.

Why not, Not only...but also?​

​Not only...but also used to add emphasis or include additional information about someone or something.

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​E.g. Not only was it raining all day at the wedding but also the band was late.

Open Ended

Peter is friendly and helpful. His friends sing praises of him.

_____________________ because of his _______________.

​Change in word class

​First clue: "his" --> a possessive pronoun

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​We use "his", "hers" and "its" to show something or someone's belongings or possessions.

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​So what belongs to Peter?

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​Friendly and helpful are adjectives.

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​Change adjectives to....?

Open Ended

The Principal has just announced his plans for retirement. Everyone in the school admired him.

____________________ whom ______________________.

​"Whom"

​Whom is used to add additional information about someone.

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​So what is the main idea of the sentence?

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​What is the additional information?