Advanced English Exam Preparation: Grammar and Vocabulary

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Use of English

Vocabulary Check: Correct Spelling

• 1. Inclusion
• 2. Impressive
• 3. Unprofessional
• 4. Glamorous
• 5. Repeatedly
• 6. Unintentionally

Unreal Past and Had Better Structures

Incomplete Sentences/Corrections:

• 1. I'd sooner we travel by boat.
• 2. You'd better say sorry for...
• 3. He acts as though he owns...
• 4. I'd rather you came... (Correction: 'to come' changed to 'came' for correct structure)
• 5. It's time to buy a new car....
• 6. The party's over, so we might as well stay home. (Correction: 'staying' changed to 'stay')

Language Review

Grammar Practice: Conditionals and Wishes

Conditional Sentences (Corrections Needed)

1. We wouldn't have been lost if you had remembered to bring the map. (Corrections: 'been' to 'have been', 'remember' to 'remembered')
2. He would like you if you didn't tease him. (Correction: 'wouldn't' changed to 'didn't' for a more standard conditional structure)
3. If he weren't afraid of spiders, he wouldn't have screamed. (Correction: Mixed conditional structure implies past result of present condition, adjusted for clarity)
4. I wouldn't be tired if you...
5. If DVDs were on a special offer, I would buy two.

Wish and If Only Structures

• 1. I wish I hadn't acted...
• 2. If only I had been...
• 3. I'd sooner you...
• 4. I wish I could....
• 5. I really wish you had been...

Cleft Sentences Practice

1. What happened was... (B)
2. Under no ..... (D)
3. What we did was.... (A)
4. It was my cousin who..... (E)
5. The people who I.... (C)

Modal Verbs and Expressions

1. It's high time we bought our tickets.
2. We might as well take the bus.
3. You'd better not carry your passport.
4. I'd sooner you didn't invite the neighbours.
5. Suppose you left the car at home? (Correction: 'to left' changed to 'you left' for correct structure)

Reading Comprehension: The Wimbledon Tennis...

Answers

• 1. D
• 2. A
• 3. E
• 4. B

True or False?

• 1. T
• 2. F
• 3. T
• 4. F
• 5. T
• 6. F
• 7. T

Collocations and Containers

Common Collocations

• 1. Catch fire
• 2. Come under attack
• 3. Break the rules
• 4. Pay by credit card
• 5. Run a business
• 6. Perform an operation
• 7. Visit a place
• 1. Turn sour
• 2. Lose one's temper
• 3. Tell the truth
• 4. Lodge a complaint
• 5. Lay the table
• 6. Fall ill
• 7. Have difficulty
• 8. Gain control
• 1. Heavy traffic
• 2. Instant coffee
• 3. Chilly reception
• 4. High quality
• 5. Fair hair
• 6. Endangered species
• 7. Medical insurance
• 8. Flat type

Containers and Quantifiers

1. Can of Coca-Cola
2. Loaf of bread
3. Bar of chocolate
4. Bunch of bananas
5. Slice of ham
6. Lump of sugar
7. Bottle of wine
8. Jar of marmalade
9. Sheet of paper
10. Bundle of banknotes
11. Book of stamps
12. Box of matches
13. Drop of water
14. Plot of land
15. Make of car
16. File of documents (Inferred completion for 'File of d')