English Vocabulary and Grammar: A Comprehensive Review

Unit 4: Environmental Issues and Legal Terms

• Auction (Subasta)
• Carbon footprint (Petjada de carbó)
• Court (Jutgat)
• Drought (Sequera)
• Environmentalist
• Exhaust fumes
• Landfill (Abocador)
• Litter (Basura)
• Offense (Delicte)
• Smog (Boira amb fum)
• Source (Font)
• Treasure (Tresor)
• Trial (Judici)
• Waste (Residus)
• Wilderness (Natura)
• Wildlife (Fauna)
• Approach (Enfocament)
• Avoid (Evitar)
• Ban (Prohibició)
• Convict (Condemnat)
• Damage (Fer malbé)
• Disrupt (Interrompre)
• Dump, Exploit, Pollute, Regret, Replace, Supply, Threaten
• Guilty, Outspoken, Unexpected
• Bring about, Charged with, Cut down, Dispose of
• Global warming, Greenhouse effect, Pass laws, Renewable energy, Solar power, Use up, Water shortage, Wipe out

Unit 5: Workplace Vocabulary and Skills

• Chatterbox, Deadline, Knowledge, Overtime, Privilege, Rise, Shift, Staff, Stuff, Team player, Challenge, Commute, Fire, Flourish, Freelance, Presume, Promote, Propose, Raise, Resign, Switch
• Accomplished, Assertive, Conscientious, Devoted, Experienced, Pushy, Reliable, Rewarding, Self-employed, Skilled, Trustworthy, Unapproachable
• Be bound to, Down-to-earth, Get training (have got), Common sense, In charge of, Odd jobs, People skills, Run a business, Run away, See the point, Steady job, Work well under pressure

Unit 6: Traffic and Road Safety Terms

• Boot, Fine, Jaywalking, Junction, Lane, Motorist, Motorway, Pavement, Pedestrian, Poll, Roundabout, Rush hour, Seat belt, Speed limit, Speeding, Traffic jam, Zebra crossing
• Delay, Distract, Enforce, Fancy, Indicate, Overtake, Swerve, Tempt
• Cautious, Fatal, Inattentive, Oncoming, One-way, Reckless, (Be) Stuck, Tough, (Be) Unaware, Vulnerable
• Break a habit, Dead end, Flat tire, Head-on collision, Resist the urge, Right of way, Sound your horn

Unit 0: Grammar Review

• Our music teacher never gives tests. (Present Simple)
• Do you think schools will have changed much by 2015? (Future Perfect)
• We hadn’t known Lynda until a few days ago. (Past Perfect)
• At three o’clock on Saturday afternoon, I will be looking after my nephew. (Future Continuous)
• I called her while she was talking to her boyfriend. (Past Continuous)
• George had written his essay by the time his friends came around. (Past Perfect)
• Is she going to go to university next year? (Future Simple)
• I bought this backpack in 2009. (Past Simple)

Unit 1: Grammar Review

• What does this word mean? (Present Simple)
• Jennifer has been working on her essay since 10 o’clock. (Present Perfect Continuous)
• We are going to correct mistakes on signs. (Future Simple)
• Deck and Herson had lots of adventures while they were traveling. (Past Continuous)
• We had been doing the role-play for 10 minutes when the teacher told us to stop. (Past Perfect Continuous)
• The post has just arrived. (Present Perfect)
• Will Chinese have replaced English as the international language by 2050? (Future Perfect)
• He translated the article after reading it carefully. (Past Simple)

Unit 2: Grammar Review

• Danny said that Sam hadn’t helped at all on this project. (Reported Speech)
• I’m going to live within my budget next month. (Future Simple)
• Allison promised me that he would never lie to me again. (Reported Speech)
• By the time the police ordered the ambush marketers to leave the area, they had given away hundreds of t-shirts. (Past Perfect)
• Bob asked whether I knew what her income had been last year. (Reported Speech)
• Has he ever written adverts? (Present Perfect)
• By the time he returns, she will have finished designing the advert. (Future Perfect)
• They have been advertising their product for a month. (Present Perfect Continuous)

Unit 3: Grammar Review

• A lot has been written about him in the gossip columns. (Passive Voice - Present Perfect)
• He had been auditioning for three months before he found an acting job. (Past Perfect Continuous)
• A new fashion line will be launched soon. (Passive Voice - Future Simple)
• The fan asked him whether he could have his autograph then. (Reported Speech)
• He had his photograph taken for the cover of his new album. (Causative)
• She has been singing since 9 o’clock. (Present Perfect Continuous)
• Sam can’t be in China. (Modal Verb - Deduction)
• Terrible rumors are being spread about their marriage. (Passive Voice - Present Continuous)

Unit 4: Grammar Review

• I had my hair cut the other day. (Causative)
• I’ll meet Sue as soon as I finish the essay. (Future Simple)
• He will be given an award. (Passive Voice - Future Simple)
• I wish I weren’t so tall. (Wish - Present Unreal Situation)
• We have been growing our own vegetables for a year. (Present Perfect Continuous)
• We’ll hold the event outdoors unless it rains. (Conditional - First Conditional)
• If only I hadn’t worn jeans. (Wish - Past Regret)
• My sister wanted to know if I had seen Tracy the previous day. (Reported Speech)

Unit 5: Grammar Review

• Many people lost their jobs in 2009 when the economic crisis began. (Past Simple)
• I wish she hadn’t been fired. (Wish - Past Regret)
• The employees to whom this training is offered have a technical background. (Relative Clause)
• Several people are being promoted this month. (Passive Voice - Present Continuous)
• If I were self-employed, I wouldn’t get a monthly salary. (Conditional - Second Conditional)
• Marlene declared that she had worked overtime the previous night. (Reported Speech)
• She went to the gym after she had done the shopping. (Past Perfect)
• Beth, whose idea it was... (Relative Clause)