Review: Upper Intermediate (Second exam)

Review: Upper Intermediate (Second exam)

By Eduarda Alencar

You should study French more.

You ought to study French more.​

Ought to / Should​

Giving advices

Would better

You'd better study French more or you will fail in the test.​

The Conditionals

If you want to pass the test, you have to study more​. (0 conditional)

If you ​study more, you will pass the test. (1st conditional)

If you studied more, ​you would pass the test. (2nd conditional)

1. My girlfriend is having a hard time at work right now, and it’s making her really bad-tempered. I want to support her, but it’s difficult when there’s always a bad atmosphere.

2. ​I have a colleague who always seems to take credit for things that I do. I don’t know how he does it, but people think he’s brilliant, even though it’s usually me who does most of the work.

3. ​My boss never praises me for my work. I work in sales, and my sales figures are higher than all my colleagues, so I know I’m doing a good job. I just want to feel appreciated.

4. ​I’ve noticed that my seven-yearold son has become really bossy. He’s always ordering his younger sister around, and he’s the same with his friends. I don’t like this aspect of his personality.

What advice would you give for each situation?​

They are verbs accompanied by prepositions or adverbs that have a different meaning than the original.

What are them?

Phrasal Verbs

Some phrasal verbs are:

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look after = take care of

​throw away = leave something in the trash

come up with = have an idea​

Multiple Choice

I ____ you that Sara is a nice girl.

• agree to

• agree with

• agree on

Multiple Choice

The police ___ but nobody had seen the burglar.

• aked after

• asked around

• asked out

Multiple Choice

I ____ him ____ for a drink.

• asked in

• asked out

• asked up

Multiple Choice

Do you ____ aliens?

• believe for

• believe in

• believe to

Multiple Choice

Children love ___ balloons.

• blowing off

• blowing out

• blowing up

Multiple Choice

A harbour is:

• a place to keep boats and ships

• a place where you can get a taxi

• a commercial area in a city

Multiple Choice

A smog is:

• when roads are blocked by cars

• a commercial area in a city

• a type of weather that affects cities

Multiple Choice

A traffic congestion is:

• a place where you can get a taxi

• a commercial area in a city

• when roads are blocked by cars

Have / Has + been + verb + ing

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• To talk about something that started in a moment in the past and hasn't finished​

Present Perfect Continuous

Have / Has + Past Participle

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• To talk about something that started in a moment in the past ​

Present Perfect

Present Perfect x Present Perfect Continuous

I have lived in Canada. (in the past, you lived in Canada)

I have been living in Canada (you moved to Canada in the past and you're still living there)

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He has studied for the English test.

He has been studying for the English test.​

Multiple Choice

She ____ all morning!

• has cleaned

• has been cleaning

Multiple Choice

How many times ___ you ____ this exam?

• have / taken

• have / been taking

Multiple Choice

He _____ since he got here.

• has eaten

• has been eating

Multiple Choice

You ____ all around the world!

• have traveled

• have been traveling

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence using the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous:

I had a dog.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence using the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous:

She cooked.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence using the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous:

Marina worked a lot.