Outcomes Unit 1 REVISION

Outcomes Unit 1 REVISION

by Anastasiia Liashkova

​Exercise 1

​Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one using the word given. Do not change this word. You must use between four and five words, including the given one.

​4. I don't like classical music much but I sometimes go to a concert with my dad.

​WILL: I don't like classical music much but now and ___ to a concert with my dad.

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​5. He was fitter before because he cycled 50 km per day.

​WOULD: He used to ___ cycle 50 km every day.

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​6. I did it all the time when I was younger, but I'm not so keen on it now.

​AS: I don't do it ___ to.

​1. I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.

​HARDLY: I ___ cinema

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​2. We used to fight constantly when we were kids.

​TIME: We used to ___ when we were kids.

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​3. As a rule people don't read on public transport here.

​TEND: People here ___ public transport.

​USED TO

​Refers to regular events in the past which are now finished or different. It can refer to past actions, habits or states.

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• (When I was young) I used to work much.

• Did you use to collect stamps?

•  He didn’t use to be very punctual.

​WOULD

Refers to typical behavior or an action which took place from time to time in the past. You can’t use would when talking about states or habits in the past.

 

• He would spend all his days locked in his room.

 

You can’t use would without a change in meaning in the negative sentences.

• We didn’t use to drink coffee in the morning = We didn’t drink coffee in the morning.

• We wouldn’t drink coffee in the morning = We refused to drink coffee in the morning.

Multiple Choice

I ___ like to play chess when I lived with my father

• used to

• would

Multiple Choice

We ___ go out much when we stayed at Granny's

• didn't use to

• wouldn't

• both are possible

Multiple Choice

I ___ forget my glasses at home every time I went to the office

• used to

• would

• both are possible

Multiple Choice

Why ___ play tennis here every Sunday morning?

• did they use to

• would they

• both are possible

Multiple Choice

Do you remember how your Uncle David ___ sit in that chair and smoke those disgusting cigars?

• used to

• would

• both are possible

Multiple Choice

For years, they ___ go on holiday to the Rockies, but then it became very fashionable and, hence, expensive

• used to

• would

• both are possible

Multiple Choice

When I was five, I ___ be able to do incredible gymnastics. Now I can't even touch my toes

• used to

• would

• both are possible

​Complete the sentences using the words below. You won't need two of them.

​gripping uplifting hilarious dull subtle urge atmospheric get away with

create a feeling ambiguous seem to be conventional

​1. The wild flowers are often too ___.

​2. Those movies seem rather ___ beside this action one.

​3. You are going to be my guide and write me ___ letters!

​4. Her new show features ___ sketches and a host of top celebrity guests

​5 That's such an old trick. I can't believe he ___ it.

​6. I had a sudden ___ to slap him in the face.

​7. One of the most ___ corners of Prague is the old Jewish ghetto.

​8. I found the book so ___ that I couldn't put it down.

​9. We were raised in a ___, middle-class family.

​10. The contract is phrased in a rather ___ way.

​Explain the words below in your own way

​Disguise

​Poverty

​Obstacle

​Revenge

​Reveal

​Bad deed

​Insight

​Abstract

​Catchy

​Weird

​Over-the-top

​A/an (used with singular countable nouns only)

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The indefinite article is used:

​1.      When people do not yet know which particular thing you are talking about.

•       I’ve been reading an interesting article in “The Economist”.

 

2.      When the speaker presents the object as belonging to a certain class. In this case it has the meaning of «какой-нибудь», «какой-то», «один», «некий». The plural of a/an is the zero article when we refer to things in general or some/any if we refer to quantity.

•       It happened in a small town in Siberia.

Such buildings can be found in small towns.

•       He bought a book yesterday.

He bought some books yesterday.

 

3.      When the object is presented for the first time. After this first reference, we use the.

• I watched a car as it came up our road. The car stopped and a man got out. The man was carrying a case. With the case, the man looked like a salesman.

​The (used with any noun)

​​The definite article is used:

 1.      When and the listener know what particular object is meant.

• Did you like the play?

• Where is the key?​

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 2.      When the speaker uses an attribute pointing out a particular object – a particularizing attribute.

• This is the house that Jack built.

• Show me the telegram you received yesterday.

• The pictures in this book are very colorful.

 

3.      When the situation (context) itself makes the object definite.

• The wedding looked sad. The bride was too old and the groom was too young.

 

4.      With singular countable nouns used in a generic sense (when we want to make a general statement about all things of that type).

• The tragedy and the comedy appeared in Greece.

• The pine grows in the North.

​The Zero Article

No article is used:

1.      With plural countable nouns used in general statements, for example for:

      People: Men are fond of fishing.

      Animals: Dogs should eat meat.

      Food: Oranges are good for you.

      Places: Cities are polluted by cars.

 

2.      With uncountable nouns (always singular) used in general statements, for example for:

      Food: I like ice-cream.

      Colours: Red is my favorite colour.

      Abstract: No news is good news.

      Substances: Coffee is produced in Brazil.

      Activities: Smoking is not allowed here.

      Languages: Chinese is difficult to study.

 

By comparison, we use the when the reference is specific (not general):

      With plural countable nouns: The oranges from Spain are sweet.

With uncountable nouns: I used all the butter that was in the butter dish

Multiple Choice

We’ve just bought ___ new house with ___ large garden.

• a, a

• the, the

• a, the

• the, a

Multiple Choice

I wrote ___ long letter to Jenny this morning.

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

Did I show you ___ letter I got from Peter this morning?

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

I usually buy ___ newspaper on my way to work.

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

Last night I saw ___ interesting programme about Eastern Europe.

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

I really enjoyed ___ programme about Eastern Europe last night.

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

I learned to drive ___ car when I was 18.

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

Dad, can I borrow ___ car tonight?

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

___ dog makes ___ good pet.

• a, the

• the, a

• a, a

• the, the

Multiple Choice

Could you pass ___ salt, please?

• a

• the

​Thank you!

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