1st or 2nd conditional?

a) If I … (get) home late tonight, I … (not eat).get / won’t eatb) She … (buy) a Porsche if she … (win) the lottery.would buy / wonc) If your dog … (speak), you … (sell) it to the circus.spoke / would selld) If Simon … (catch) a fish today, we … (eat) it.catches / will eat

1st or 2nd conditional?

e) We … (not go) to the cinema if it … (rain) tomorrow.won’t go / rainsf) Life … (be) monotonous if we … (have) nothing to do.would be / hadg) What … you … (do) if you … (find) R$ 50 on the street?would … do / found

Present tenses

• Present Continuous • I am doing a test now. • Present Simple• I go to school every day. • Present Perfect• I have studied English since I was 8.

Present tenses

a) Quiet please! I … (write) a letter.am writingb) I … (have) a driving license since I was 18.have hadc) Every Sunday we … (see) our grandparents.seed) Mary … (keep) a diary for a long time.has kept

Present tenses

e) He … (eat) an apple at the moment.is eatingf) I … (study) non-stop since 9:15.have studiedg) You won’t find Jerry right now. He … (study) in the library.is studyingh) Sally … (drive) her kids to football practice every Monday.drives

Past tenses

• Past simple• I studied yesterday.• Past continuous• While I was studying, my friend called me.• He was playing computer games while I was studying.• Past perfect• I swam after I had sunbathed.• I had seen a movie before I went to bed.

Past tenses

a) I … (sit) in a café when you … (call).was sitting / calledb) While Tom … (play) the piano, his mother … (sleep).was playing / was sleepingc) After he … (lose) all his money, he … (be) poor as a church mouse.had lost (lost) / wasd) While I … (cycle) in the park, I … (see) some friends.was cycling / saw

e) She … (go) home as soon as she … (do) her shopping.went / had done (did)f) Alan … (look) out of the window when he … (see) a UFO.was looking / sawg) He … (work) in a supermarket before he … (work) as a postman.had worked (worked) / workedh) While I … (drive), I … (have) an accident.was driving / had

i) Jill … (phone) Dad at work before she … (leave) for her trip.had phoned (phoned) / leftj) The thieves … (hide) in the kitchen when the police … (come) in.were hiding / camek) I … (be) very tired because I … (study) too much.was / had studied (studied)l) While Peter … (study), his grandma … (make) some muffins. was studying / was making

m) She … (watch) a video after the children … (go) to bed.watched / had gone (went)n) When they … (leave) the museum, the sun … (shine).left / was shiningo) We … (break) some glasses while we … (clean) the house.broke / were cleaningp) We … (leave) the cinema as soon as the movie … (end).left / had ended (ended)

Past Simple & Past perfect

• I played tennis. Then I took a shower.• After • After I had played tennis, I took a shower.• Before• Before I took a shower, I had played tennis.• Because• I took a shower because I had played tennis.

Verb patterns

a) She avoided … (tell) him about her plans.tellingb) I am learning … (speak) English.to speakc) My parents don’t let … (watch) TV after 10 pm.me watchd) My friend helped … (carry) my suitcases.me (to) carry

e) She suggested … (go) to the museum.goingf) The teenager refused … (go) on holiday with his parents.to gog) I promise … (help) you tomorrow.to helph) The doctor told Henry to stop … (smoke).smoking

i) Our teachers always make … (do) the homework.us doj) She finally agreed … (come) to the club on Friday.to comek) The operation will be tiring so I advise … (get) some rest.you to getl) He tried … (climb) a cliff.to climb

m) The yellow bus stopped … (pick) up the children.to pickn) I gave up … (take) sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.takingo) We love … (study) English.studyingp) My teacher always tells … (pay) attention.me to pay

Compound adjectives

a) Avatar seems to take a very long time. It’s a … movie.never-endingb) It’s summer, but I don’t feel hot because this room is ...air conditionedc) Teresa’s classes are the best – they’re …top-qualityd) Teresa’s always relaxed and calm. She’s … easy-going

e) William Bonner is a famous reporter. He’s … well-knownf) I guess Teresa is between 40 and 60. She’s PROBABLY … middle-agedg) She wrote a … story about her father’s death. I couldn’t stop crying. heartbreakingh) Don’t use incandescent lamps. They require more energy to run than … ones. energy-saving

Media

a) Information about something that has just happened breaking newsb) The titles of newspaper stories headlinesc) Information about people’s private lives gossipd) Tips advice

Media

e) Predictions about the weather weather forecastf) Opinion about new books, CDs, films, etc reviewg) A regularly updated website or web page about personal opinions, activities, experiences, that is written in an informal or conversational style blog

h) A TV or radio show in which guests, specially celebrities, are interviewed informally chat showi) A humorous or satirical drawing in a newspaper or magazine, concerning current news or events cartoonj) An entertainment in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions, as radio or TV program quiz

k) A movie or television program that tells the facts about actual people and events documentaryl) A radio or TV program in which contestants answer questions or play games in order to win prizes game show

EVERYTHING

You: Hi, Leo. How’s everything?Leo: Great! I got an A+!You: Congratulations!Leo: Thank you.

Leo

THINGS WELL AFRAID BOYFRIEND PITY

Nicole

You: Hi, Nicole. How are things?Nicole: Not very well, I’m afraid. I broke up with my boyfriend. You: That’s a pity.

THINGS AFRAID AWFUL MIND BETTER HOPE

Daniel

You: Hi, Daniel. How are things?Daniel: Not very well, I’m afraid.My grades are awful.You: Never mind. I’m sure they’ll be better next time.Daniel: I hope so.