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Close Up Family Ties Grammar

Unit 1 Vocabulary 1 & 2 1. Present Simple / Present
Continuous / Stative verbs
2.Countable & Uncountable
Nouns / Quantifiers

Unit 2 Food, Food 1. Past Simple & Past

Vocabulary 1 & 2 Continuous
2. Used to & Would - Be used to
& Get used to

Prisoner Of Chapters 1,2,3,4 All questions discussed in class

Zenda + Booklet questions

Writing Unit 1 E-mail Writing

Unit 2 A Review

Poetry Day

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A. Complete from the box below to fill in the gaps:

mixture cutlery approximately dessert decision

come down disease like chalk & cheese grill cereal

1. Our friends Jack and Liz have netted (earned) approximately seventy thousand
pounds after expenses.

2. If you buy three bottles, the bottle price comes down to £2.42.

3. Our meal was a mixture of spiced, grilled vegetables served cold.

4. I don't want to make the wrong decision and regret it later.

5. I am fond of desserts that combine fresh fruit with fine pastry.

6. The most useful thing I'd found was a spare set of keys in the cutlery drawer.

7. I don't have anything common with me and my mum, we are like chalk &
cheese.

8. Max fixes his favorite breakfast, cereal with cold milk, and a sliced banana on

top.

9. After the violent war, the smell of disease and death was thick in the air.

10. Mum slapped bacon slices into the grill pan and slammed it under the grill.

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B. Choose the correct answer between the brackets:

1. Below the terrace  a tribe of ( cutlery - starving - thirsty ) cats prowled; from

time to time he threw them scraps from his breakfast plate.

2. Symptoms are a slight fever, headache and loss of ( eat out - chewing -
appetite) .

3. There was total agreement to start the peace ( grill - process -course ) as soon as
possible.

4. I know no store anywhere in the world that has such ( mixture - variety -
savory ) and display.

5. Before dinner, Mum sat down and started to ( tip -peel - stir ) potato.

6. I prefer ( stirring - starving - frying ) the bread crumbs in the hot oil until they
are golden brown.

7. ( Fictionally -Traditionally - Automatically ) election campaigns start on Labor

Day.

8. The commander of the German task force radioed that he was ( breaking off -
cutting down - coming across ) the action.

9. The manager assured," We also improved our ( choice - customer - trendy )

satisfaction levels".

10. Prepare the garnishes shortly before you are ready to ( tip - chew - serve ) the
soup.

11. My sister had ( taken in - chop up - spilt the beans ) the grey dress so that it
fitted her thin body.

12. Dan went to study the ( process - diseases - civilization ) of the Arab world.

13. I had ordered a ( liquid - big cheese - tasty ) ( bowl - dish - plate ) of chicken
soup and a fresh baked roll before I ate my main ( character - course - savory ).

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C. Match the word to its synonym :

1. chew a. a person who prepares food for eating

2. process b. a supply from which to select 

3. savoury c. consciously fashionable

4. cook d. use or do less 

5. tip e. to bite repeatedly

6. colorful f. a large metal device for cooking food

7. trendy g. salty or spicy; not sweet

8. big cheese h. when something goes bad

9. cut down i. a forward movement

10. cooker k. full of vivid colors

11. go off l. important job or position

12. choice m. a payment given for services

in excess of the standard charge

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A. Ted and Julia went to Australia. They are telling their friends about their
holiday. Circle the correct expression in brackets:

We didn't spend 1 ( a few / any / time) in the city. We drove into a desert area
called outback. You don't see 2 ( any / a few ) people for hours, and of course
there isn't 3 ( a few / any ) traffic. There is 4 ( a lot of / any) sunshine, and there,
and there aren't 5 ( a few / any ) trees. You see, there isn't 6 (much / a few ) water
in this area. I'm glad we too ( much / a lot of ) water with us in bottles. There are
8 ( much /a few ) farms. We met 9 (any/ a few ) nice people, and some took us to
a river where there are 10 ( a lot of / much ) crocodiles. We saw 11 ( a few / any )
crocodiles after ten minutes. I was 12 ( a lot of / a few) time and had to get
back to the city and the airport. I have ( any / a lot of ) photos to show you.

B. Put in much / many / few / little ( one word only )

1. She isn't very popular. She has ..................... friends.

2. Ann is very busy these days. She has ................... free time.

3. Did you take ........................ photographs when you were on holiday?

4. I'm not very busy today. I haven't got ...................... to do.

5. This is a very modern city. There are ..................... old buildings.

6. The weather has been very dry recently. We've had .................... rain.

7. ' Did you know Rome? ' 'No, I haven't been there for .................. years.'

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