BATXI REVIEW UNITS 1-2

UNIT 1: VOCABULARY

1. Circle the word which does not belong in each group of four.
1 lighten things up / share / post / upload
2 inform / misunderstand / interrupt / comment
3 get the message across / talk something over / express your feelings / manage

2. Each phrase in bold contains an error. Write each phrase the correct way.
1. Louis and I continue in touch by e-mail.
2. It’s not easy to be without a smartphone in this year and age.
3. She prefers to discuss important things face-with-face.
4. Please go to the point and tell me what you want.
5. Many people now get all the last news from the web.

3. Complete the sentences using a word below and a noun suffix (-ion, -ment, -
ness, -ity).
happy / improve / person / lonely / disappoint / communicate

1. I like her friendly and outgoing ____________.

2. People often suffer from ____________ at first when moving to a new city.
3. The new computer system is a big ____________ on the last one.
4. Writing and speaking are important ____________ skills.
5. Losing the match was a huge ____________.
6. She smiled with ____________.
 UNIT 1: GRAMMAR

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use
the Present Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple.
1. _______________ you _______________ an art class before last summer? (take)
2. I’m so excited about going bungee-jumping. I _______________to try it for years!
(want)
3. I’m ready. I _______________ work over and hour ago. (finish)
4. She _______________ any photos since last week. (not post)
5. He _______________ several songs before this one became famous. (record)
6. Dad _______________ already _______________ the salad by the time I got home.
(make)
7. I hadn’t thought about it until you _______________ (mention) it.

2. Write a sentence to follow each first sentence. Use the words provided and
the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.
1. Her flight is delayed. (not take off / yet)
She ___________________________________________________.
2. I have just checked my phone. (call / three times / so far)
My mum ___________________________________________________.
3. This is the best party ever! (dance / since / I / get here)
I ___________________________________________________.
4. I am a bit nervous. (never meet / face-to-face)
Meridith and I ___________________________________________________.
5. Many robots are closed now. (not stop / snow / for / four days).
It ___________________________________________________.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1.- At last! I ___________ (solve) the problem.
2.- John ______________ (never / see) this film before.
3.- My brother ____________ (buy) a new motorbike. It looks great.
4.- _____________ (you / swim)? Your hair looks wet.
5.- Oh, There you are! I ____________ (look) for you everywhere.
6.- Sorry we are late. How long _______________ (you / wait)?
7.- It’s still raining. It _____________ (rain) for hours.
8.- My friends _____________ (run) for two hours already.
9..- I ____________ (never / understand) Maths and Physics.
10.- The children are tired because they ___________ (play) all day.

UNIT 2: VOCABULARY

1. Choose the correct word.

1. You can ______for the price online.
a) search b) upgrade
2. Joe can make his drone ______aerial tricks.
a) enable b) perform
3. Don’t make ______ to repair the tablet yourself.
a) a feature b) an attempt
4. Camping out on ______ ground wasn’t very comfortable.
a) rough b) tough
5. The use of facial recognition technology has long been ______.
a) cutting-edge b) controversial
2. Complete the sentences with the words below.
missing / trend / costly / invent / avoid / stunning

1. A new tablet is going to be quite ____________.

2. There’s a ____________ view of the ocean from the restaurant.
3. We’ve been looking for our dog for hours! He went ____________ last night.
4. Let’s go early so we can ____________ the rush-hour traffic.
5. Do you think someone will ever ____________ a time-travel machine?
6. The ____________ of reading books on devices will probably increase over the
coming years.

3. Complete the collocations with the words below.

An eye on / company / the trouble of / face

1. I kept Jane ___________ at the dentist, because she was nervous.

2. He thought he was saving ____________ by lying, but we all knew the truth.
3. Online shopping saves me ____________ going to the shops.
4. Will you please keep ____________ the cat? I don’t want her on the sofa.

4. Complete the sentences with the adjectives below.

interested / aware / keen / jealous / skilful / disappointed / proud

1. I think Michael is ____________ on you! He will probably ask you out on a date.
2. Great job! You should be ____________ of yourself!
3. The company is ____________ with the low sales figures.
4. I read the news, so I’m ____________ of the events.
5. I’m ____________ in all kinds of photography.
6. He’s ____________ of you because you are a better guitarist.
7. I’m becoming more ____________ at web design.
 UNIT 2: GRAMMAR

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Perfect
Simple or Future Continuous.

1. They ____________ (play) a big match on Saturday.

2. ____________ you ____________ (finish) your homework before they arrive?
3. Jack ____________ (go out) by the time I get home.
4. What time ____________ you ____________ (leave) today?
5. I ____________ (not get) my driving licence before my birthday.
6. That ney shop ____________ (open) by the end of the week.
7. Ask Sarah. She ____________ (organise) it.

2. Write complete sentences using the words below and the Future Perfect
Simple or the Future Continuous.

1. I hope / my marks / improve / by the end of the term.

2. They / not leave/ home / by then.
3. The restaurant / close / by 11:30.
4. What time / the game / start / tomorrow.
5. the office / upgrade / our computers / next month.
6. robots / not do / all our work / in / 20 years’ time.

3. Correct the mistakes.

1. In two years' time I will have finish my studies

2. Will they be renovating the restaurant by the end of this year?
3. Tomorrow at 8 o'clock I will travelling to my office as usual.
4. Paul has quitted his job before summer.
5. Will you have waited for me when I arrive at the airport?
6. Will you be returning by midnight?
7. This time next week Marion will have been playing tennis at Wimbledon
8. Our specialists will have find a solution before it is too late.
9. Smart phones will have communicated with more and more devices in a few years'
time.
10. Can I drop in for a while? Will be you working on Saturday?