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I. REVIEW INTRODUCE YOURSELF, HIMSELF, HERSELF

AND PRESENTATION.............................................................. 3
II. MUST, SHOULD AND OUGHT TO ................................... 5
III. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS .............................. 9
IV. SIMPLE PAST (AFFIRMATIVE) ...................................... 12
V. SIMPLE PAST (NEGATIVE) ............................................ 14
VI. SIMPLE PAST (INTERROGATIVE)................................. 17
VII. TIME EXPRESSIONS SIMPLE PAST .............................. 21
VIII.USED TO .......................................................................... 24
IX. USED TO VS WOULD...................................................... 26
X. USED TO, TO BE USED AND TO GET USED ............... 27

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I. REVIEW INTRODUCE YOURSELF, HIMSELF, HERSELF
AND PRESENTATION
READING COMPREHENSION
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BK -09.2012

Slow-Fried French Fries

There are certain foods that are better when not made
at home, like french fries. To achieve golden-brown
perfection, you have to fry them twice: first at a low
temperature, to poach them; then at a high heat, to
crisp them up. Very tasty, very much a pain in the
neck. A few years back, I read about how French chef
Joel Robuchon supposedly does it at his house: He
puts sliced potatoes in a pot of cold oil, turns on the
heat, and lets them go. It sounds too simple to work.
But as the temperature rises, the potatoes cook from
the outer layer in until the fries are wonderfully
crunchy outside and creamy in the center. You'll
never make fries any other way-even if you've never
made them before.

Put a  in the right box:

1. The word chef (in line 6) means 2. In the text fry (line 3) means:

a person in charge of a hotel to cook in a pan over heat with use of fat

a person who cooks to cut something into pieces

a person who waits on people to slice something

3. The word twice (in line 3) means: 4. In the text poach (line 4) means:

one time to cook in salty liquid

two times to cook in a boiling liquid

three times to fry

5. French fries are better when cooked 6. The French chef J.R. has his

at home own recipe

in a restaurant doesn’t know how to make French fries

in a factory doesn’t cook French fries at all

7. What does the word crisp mean: 8. What does a pain in the neck mean?

soft to have a problem with one’s neck

crunchy to please someone

flexible to be annoying

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Reading Comprehension: What is a Barbie?
Read the passage below and then complete the tasks:
Summer is all about great weather, good company and great
food. There is nothing quite like enjoying a good meal with a
cold drink, listening to music with friends and feeling the grass
in between your toes while you soak up some sun. Bank holidays
in the United Kingdom generally fall on a Monday, which means
that everyone gets to enjoy a three-day relaxing weekend. In
the summer, if the weather is warm and the sun is shining,
friends and family gather and have what the British and
Australians call a “Barbie”, a short form of the word barbeque,
in their backyard, park or on the beach. Children get the chance to run around and
play while the adults cook the food, drink and have a good chat. There is no doubt
that meat and chicken that is cooked on a grill with charcoal outside, tastes much
better than meat that is cooked in a traditional cooker or oven. The aroma itself is
mouth-watering and is much healthier too. On the menu you will find grilled steak,
chicken legs, chops, hamburgers and bangers. A seasonal salad, potato salads, corn
and coleslaw are the nations favourite side dishes that go well with a barbeque.
Trifle, cheesecake and fruit salads are popular foods for summer barbecue
gatherings.
Answer the following in full sentences:
1. What is a barbie? _
2. Where do people have a barbie?
3. What do people cook on a barbeque?
4. What are the traditional side dishes?
5. What do people usually have for dessert?

Circle (True) or (False). And then correct all mistakes:

1. Bank holidays usually fall on a Friday. True False
2. Barbeques only happen in gardens. True False
3. Children have a fun time. True False
4. Barbeques are healthier than ovens. True False
5. Chicken is only used on a barbeque. True False
Exercise: Do you like barbeques? If yes, what do you usually eat?

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 Complete the box with the past simple form of these verbs.

open hug enjoy visit look study stop stay

watch cry worry discover arrive end hurry love

Complete in the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Janet (watch) a film on 11. My friend (receive) a

Netflix. strange whatsapp.
2. The girl (finish) her 12. My family (plan) a trip
homework. to the UK.
3. The car (stop) in the 13. Mr. Harris (carry) the
middle of the street. heavy boxes to the attic.
4. My father (fix) the TV 14. I (talk) to John on the
yesterday before the football match. phone.
5. The children (visit) the 15. Last weekend I (dance)
museum. with Jim.
6. Helen (wash) her hair 16. Karen and Sara (play)
with a new shampoo. computer games.
7. My friends (notice) my 17. The students (describe)
new dress. their last holidays.
8. The criminal (confess) 18. Tom (collect) stamps
the murder. when he was ten.
9. Yesterday I (wait) for 19. The young boy (cry) for
you for an hour. help.
10. My mother _______________ (divide) the 20. Katy (admire) her
cake in six. grandmother.

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