Task 1
Vocabulary. Match the words to make combinations:
1)pop-eyed a.) a friend
2)cosy b)a cake
3)search c. )to come
4)spoil d. )quickly
5)manage e) a spell
6)devour f )for a flat
7)pick g). listeners
8. break h. )chair
Task 2 Vocabulary.
Fill in the prepositions where necessary:
1.He picked ... my hat when I dropped it. 2. Mike couldn't make an impression ... Kate. He was too shy. 3. If you talk
to that old woman like that she may put a spell you. 4. Will you introduce your new friend ... me? He looks
familiar to me. 5. You should pop a candy ... the mouth if you want to say something. 6. Who may manage ... that
difficult task? 7. Will you search... my pink purse? I cannot find it anywhere. 8. What's ... the telly? What are you
watching?
Task3
Use an indefinite article to complete the sentences.
1. coffee, please.
2. Would you like...ice-cream?
3. I hate chocolate.
4. Ceylon exports ...tea all over the world.
5. If you cook dinner, I'll wash the dishes.
6. She always has fruit for dessert.
7. We stopped for lunch.
8. Twenty people were at our house for meal.
Task 4
Open the brackets
1) I don't know when the concert (begin)
2) At this time tomorrow I (lie) in the the sun at the seaside doing nothing
3) I think it (snow) tomorrow
4) I promise mother (not be) anxious
5) You (wave) to me from the window
6) We (go) to Scotland by car John (have) his driving license by then
7) If you (mumble ) your answer, the teacher (not understand) you
1) pop-eyed - g) listeners
Explanation: Pop-eyed means having bulging eyes. Listeners are people who listen.
2) cosy - f) for a flat
Explanation: Cosy means comfortable and warm. It is used to describe a flat that is comfortable and warm.
3) search - c) to come
Explanation: Search means to look carefully in order to find something. To come means to arrive.
4) spoil - e) a spell
Explanation: Spoil means to ruin or damage. A spell is a form of magic.
5) manage - d) quickly
Explanation: Manage means to succeed in doing or controlling something. Quickly means in a short amount of time.
6) devour - b) a cake
Explanation: Devour means to eat something quickly and eagerly. A cake is a type of dessert.
7) pick - a) a friend
Explanation: Pick means to choose or select. A friend is a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
8) break - h) chair
Explanation: Break means to separate or cause to separate into pieces. A chair is a piece of furniture used for sitting on.
Task 2: Vocabulary. Fill in the prepositions where necessary:
1) He picked up my hat when I dropped it.
Explanation: The preposition "up" is used to indicate the action of picking something from the ground.
2) Mike couldn't make an impression on Kate. He was too shy.
Explanation: The preposition "on" is used to indicate the target or recipient of an action or to show the effect of something on someone.
3) If you talk to that old woman like that she may put a spell on you.
Explanation: The preposition "on" is used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
4) Will you introduce your new friend to me? He looks familiar to me.
Explanation: The preposition "to" is used to indicate the person who is being introduced to someone else.
5) You should pop a candy into the mouth if you want to say something.
Explanation: The preposition "into" is used to indicate movement or direction towards the inside of something.
6) Who may manage that difficult task?
Explanation: No preposition needed.
7) Will you search for my pink purse? I cannot find it anywhere.
Explanation: The preposition "for" is used to indicate the purpose of the search.
8) What's on the telly? What are you watching?
Explanation: The preposition "on" is used to indicate the surface or medium on which something is displayed or shown.
Task 3: Use an indefinite article to complete the sentences.
1. A coffee, please.
Explanation: "Coffee" is an uncountable noun, so it needs an indefinite article "a" to make it countable.
2. Would you like an ice-cream?
Explanation: "Ice-cream" is a countable noun, but it is treated as an uncountable noun when referring to a general type of ice cream.
3. I hate chocolate.
Explanation: No article needed. "Chocolate" is an uncountable noun and is used in a general sense.
4. Ceylon exports tea all over the world.
Explanation: No article needed. "Tea" is an uncountable noun and is used in a general sense.
5. If you cook dinner, I'll wash the dishes.
Explanation: No article needed. "Dinner" is a countable noun, but it is used in a general sense here.
6. She always has fruit for dessert.
Explanation: No article needed. "Fruit" is an uncountable noun and is used in a general sense.
7. We stopped for lunch.
Explanation: No article needed. "Lunch" is a countable noun, but it is used in a general sense here.
8. Twenty people were at our house for a meal.
Explanation: "Meal" is a countable noun and requires an indefinite article "a" when referring to a particular instance of a meal.
Task 4: Open the brackets
1. I don't know when the concert will begin.
Explanation: "Begin" is a future tense verb, so we need to add the auxiliary verb "will" before it.
2. At this time tomorrow I will be lying in the sun at the seaside doing nothing.
Explanation: "Lie" is a future continuous tense verb, so we need to add the auxiliary verb "will be" before it.
3. I think it will snow tomorrow.
Explanation: "Snow" is a future tense verb, so we need to add the auxiliary verb "will" before it.
4. I promise mother not to be anxious.
Explanation: "Be" is a base form verb used after the infinitive marker "to" in this sentence.
5. You will wave to me from the window.
Explanation: "Wave" is a future tense verb, so we need to add the auxiliary verb "will" before it.
6. We will go to Scotland by car. John will have his driving license by then.
Explanation: "Go" and "have" are future tense verbs, so we need to add the auxiliary verb "will" before them.
7. If you mumble your answer, the teacher will not understand you.
Explanation: "Mumble" and "understand" are future tense verbs, so we need to add the auxiliary verb "will" before them.
I hope this explanation helps!