English in the Summer #6 – Tuesday, 29th August
Answers to Unit 7, Review and extension, page 78
1 Grammar
2 Vocabulary
3 Get
a 1 d 2 e 3 a 4 b 5 c
b 1 d 2 c 3 e 4 a 5 b
c 2 a 2 receive b 5 take or bring c 3 travel on d 4 arrive e 1 become
d 1 get sad, get better
2 get a phone call, get an email
3 get a taxi, get the train
4 get to the airport, get to school
5 get a glass of water
e Before they write sentences ab
Vocabulary review: a seagull – the dog is barking – the cat is hunting/ the cat is stalking its prey – birds of prey
Urgh! The bread is stale/fresh
the shallow end – the deep end
Can you…?
- Can you swim? How did you learn? – I learnt from a friend
- Can you play a musical instrument? Which instrument(s) can you play or would like to learn?
- Can you speak another language besides English? How did you learn that language? (= as well as)
- Can you drive? When did you pass your test?
- Can you run fast? Have you ever participated in a race?
- Can you touch your toes without bending your knees? Do you do any regular stretching exercises?
- Can you cook a meal from your home country? What’s your favorite dish from your culture?
- Can you fix simple things around the house? Have you ever had to make a major repair?
- Can you swim in the ocean without being afraid/scared/frightened? Have you encountered any sea creatures while swimming?
- Can you sew, knit or crochet? Have you ever made something by hand?
- knit/nit – neat
- fit – feet
- bit – beat
- sit – seat
- pit – Pete
- fish, dish, wish
I could – I couldn’t
I can – I can’t
I will be able to speak fluent English – I won’t be able to drive for a while
Shall I help you? Shall I carry your bag?
Will you help me?
I really should go to bed now, it’s late.
What did you watch/read/listen to?
Why did you choose it?
What was it about?
What new vocabulary did you learn?
There’s a lot of pollution. The city is polluted.
The city is flooded. Heavy rain has led to flooding. “fludd”
There’s blood on the floor. “bludd”
a cupboard “kubburd” /closet (US)
I hung my dress up in the wardrobe. (BrE)
family generations
my great-grandfather
My great-great-grandmother
My great-grandparents
Her great-grandchildren were at her funeral
I play the flute. I would like to learn to play the guitar.
to play badminton – a shuttlecock
go ice skating – ice skates
a helmet
do + activity/sport
do judo, do martial arts, do weightlifting
play sport
play tennis, play football, play volleyball, play cricket, play bingo, play padel, play squash
go + -ing
go swimming, running, fishing, walking, hunting, surfing, windsurfing, cycling, caving, horseriding, skiiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, ice skating
go to a place
go to the shops, go to school
- Which activities have you tried?
- Which activities do/did you do regularly?
- Which ones are popular in your country?
- Is there anything you have tried in Sweden, that it wasn’t possible to do in your own country?
skiing, studying
a paddle board
The children were paddling in the sea
I go to the gym to build muscle.
She has diabetes. She is diabetic.
How can we look after our hearts?
- eat healthily, do exercise, don’t smoke, give up smoking, drink less, cut down on alcohol (reduce), cut out (added) sugar, take vitamin supplements, cut down on caffeine and salt, it makes my heart beat faster
- to get withdrawal symptoms
I am a chocaholic, workaholic, shopaholic
After Christmas, I put on/gained 2 kilos. I lost the weight again
I have a cat.
I have to feed it every day. I “haff ta” feed it.
I have to get enough sleep
I have to cook dinner.
I have to send a message to my father every day otherwise he calls me.
I have to take my dog for a walk three times a day otherwise he will eat my slippers.