Final revision –level V

Grammar:

1) Present simple and present con nuous (ac on and non-ac on verbs)

a) They work in a bank. She usually goes to work by bus. What me do you get home?

b) What are you wri ng?- I’m wri ng a le er. What are you doing tomorrow? – We are visi ng friends.

c) I’m making pasta. – Great, I really like pasta.

d) I have a big at.// I’m having lunch.

*non-ac on verbs (no –ing): agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, ma er,
mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, seem, suppose

2) Past tenses: past simple, past con nuous, past perfect (narra ve tenses)

a) They got married last year. What me did you get to work this morning?

b) What were you doing at 6 o’clock last night?- I was watching TV. Outside, it was raining.

c) When they got to the cinema, the lm had started.

d) When John arrived they had had dinner. / When John arrived, they were having dinner. / When John arrived
they had dinner.

3) Future forms: be going to; will/shall; present con nuous

a) Inten ons: I’m going to buy a new car. Predic ons: They are going to win- it’s 7:0.

b) Arrangements: I’m mee ng them at 6 o’clock tomorrow.

c) Instant decision: I’ll have a glass of water. Promise: I won’t tell anybody. O er: I’ll help you. Predic on: You
will love the book. Shall we go to the cinema?

4) Present perfect and past simple

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a) Past experiences: Have you ever lost your phone? Recent past ac ons: I’ve just arrived at work. With yet and
already: I’ve already had lunch. Have you booked the ckets yet? I haven’t read the book yet.

b) I’ve been to Spain twice.// I went to Spain in 2015.

c) How long have you lived here? // How long did you live here?

d) I’ve just bought a new TV. // I bought a new TV last Saturday.

5) Present perfect con nuous

a) For un nished ac ons: How long have you been learning English?

b) For recent ac ons: Your eyes are red- have you been crying?

c) l’ve been living here for six months. I’ve lived here for six months.

d) I have known him for ages.

6) Compara ves and superla ves

a) He is taller than me. He is the tallest in the team.

b) London is more expensive than Paris. Moscow is the most expensive city.

c) French is less di cult than German. English is the least di cult language.

d) good-be er-the best; bad-worse-the worst; li le-less-the least; much-more-the most

e) Flying isn’t as comfortable as driving; He doesn’t work as much as I do; this car is the same as that car.

f) You drive more slowly than me. Who drives the most slowly in your family?

g) well (be er, the best); badly (worse, the worst)

7) Modal verbs: must; have to; should;/// may; might; must; can’t.

a) Have to- general, external obliga on (rules, laws): You have to wear a seatbelt.
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 b) Must- speci c, personal obliga on: I must call John to congratulate his birthday.

c) Have to/Must- strong recommenda on: You have to/must see this lm- it’s fantas c.

d) Don’t have to- no obliga on, not necessary: You don’t have to bring a present.

e) Mustn’t- prohibi on: You mustn’t touch the cable- it’s dangerous.

f) Should- advice: You should wear warm clothes in winter.

* must- when you are sure something is true: She must have a lot of money- she drives a Ferrari.

* may/might- when something is possibly true: She might not like the shirt- it’s not her style.

* can’t- They can’t be Italian- they’re speaking in Spanish.

Vocabulary:

1) Food and restaurants

Food (meat, sh, seafood, fruit, vegetables), food adjec ves (fresh, frozen, home-made, low-fat, raw, spicy, sweet,

takeaway), restaurants (knife, fork, desserts, spoon, plate, glass, main course, napkin, salt and pepper, starters), cooking

(boiled, roast, baked, grilled, fried, steamed)

2) Sport

People and places ( captain, coach, fans, players, referee, spectators, team, stadium, sports hall, tennis court, football

pitch, swimming pool, athle cs track, motorcycling circuit, golf course, ski slope), Verbs (beat, win, lose, draw, warm up,

train, get injured, get t, score, do yoga)

3) Personality

Adjec ves (a ec onate, aggressive, ambi ous, bossy, charming, compe ve, independent, jealous, manipula ve,

moody, reliable, sel sh, sensible, sensi ve, sociable, spoilt), opposites (clever-stupid, generous- mean, insecure- self-
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 con dent, lazy- hard-working, quiet- talka ve, shy- extrovert), Nega ve pre xes ( unambi ous, unfriendly, dishonest,

unimagina ve, unkind, disorganized, impa ent, unreliable, irresponsible, unsel sh, insensi ve, unsociable, un dy)

4) Money

Verbs (to be worth, borrow, can’t a ord, charge, cost, earn, inherit, invest, lend, owe, save, take out, waste), preposi ons

(pay for, pay back, pay in cash, spend on, lend to, borrow from, charge for), nouns ( cash machine, coin, loan, mortgage,

note, salary, tax)

5) Transport and travel

Plane (land, check-in-desk, luggage, boarding pass, baggage reclaim, take o , gate, suitcase, aisle), train (railway sta on,

pla orm, carriage, cket o ce, the underground), road ( coach, lorry, van, motorbike, helmet, scooter, tram, motorway),

travel ( ight, journey, trip) petrol sta on, tra c lights, seat belt, rush hour, car crash, parking fee, tra c jam, speed limit,

public transport, pedestrian crossing, cycle lane, road works, taxi rank, car park

6) Describing people

Age (mid-/early-/late) height and build (overweight, well built), hair ( fair, ponytail, wavy, grey hair, beard, moustache,

curly, shoulder-length, bald, straight, fringe), adjec ves (a rac ve, good-looking, handsome, plain)
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