Answers to Grammar and Vocabulary

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1 Answers to Grammar and Vocabulary GRAMMAR 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. B VOCABULARY 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B

2 QUESTION FORMS: SUMMARY WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS? SUBJECT / VERB INVERSION QASI FOR PRESENT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE SUBJECT QUESTIONS NEGATIVE QUESTIONS INDIRECT QUESTIONS

3 But first.. Reading activity: Extreme Interviews The following artcle is about some strange interview techniques. Before you read Have you ever had an interview? What are the typical questions which are asked? Now read the article. P.6, Exercise 4b Complete Exercise 4d and 4f N.B. this activity is helpful for the Vocabulary (Lexis) and the Reading parts of the exam

4 Answers to Reading Activity: Exercise 4d 1. Demanding (to demand) 2. Flustered (to be flustered, to get flustered) 3. Bizarre 4. To think on [their] feet IDM 5. Approach (different from the verb to approach s/o or sth) 6. Rather than 7. (to) crush (adjective = crushing, a crushing defeat) 8. Recruitment agency 9. Job seekers 10. Flapping (to flap) can also mean to panic when used idiomatically

5 Subject / Verb Inversion Main Verbs He is German Is he German? Auxiliary Verbs He has been to Naples Has he been to Naples? They are going to the shop Are they going to..? You are meeting Tom Are you meeting Tom? Modal Verbs She should sleep Should she sleep? They can speak French Can they speak French? We must go now Must we go now? N.B. Further material can be found in Grammar in Use (Murphy), p.98 & 99

6 QASI for Present Simple and Past Simple Question Auxiliary Subject Infinitive (verb) Present Simple What do you do? Where does she live? Which book does he want to buy? How many pens do they need? Past Simple Where did they spend their holidays? When did he visit Paris? What did she do at the weekend? Which cinema did you go to last night? LOOK! COLOUR CODED FOR YOU!

7 Subject Questions When who/what/which etc. is the subject of the question, we don t use do/did, e.g. Who wrote this? NOT Who did write this? Who wrote Romeo & Juliet? Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliet Which group sang Bohemian Rhapsody? Queen sang Bohemian Rhapsody Who will win the next World Cup? England will win the next World Cup (obviously) How many people play on a cricket team? Eleven people play on a cricket team.

8 Form Negative Questions Use the auxilary in the negative, e.g. do don t, did, didn t Function We often use negative questions to show surprise or when we expect someone to agree with us. Practise: make these questions negative: Do you like fish? Don t you like fish? Did he speak to his boss? Didn t he speak to his boss?

9 Listening exercise P.7, Exercise 5b Complete the questions in the first column, but also try and complete the second and third columns. We will listen twice to the activity N.B. This activity is helpful for the Listening Comprehension section of the Exam

10 Listening exercise: Answers What strange question were they asked? 1. Do you still practise philosophy? 2. What would make you kick a dog? 3. How tall are you? How much do you weigh? 4. What animal would you like to be reincarnated as? 5. Are you planning to have children? How did they answer? He said I still think a lot. She said I d only kick it if the dog had bad grammar and couldn t punctuate properly We don t know He said A cat She said Not in the immediate future, but maybe one day What happened in the end? He got the job She got the job He was offered the job, but didn t accept it He didn t get the job She got the job

11 Indirect Questions: 1 We use indirect questions when we want to ask a question in a more polite or formal way. Often begins with Can/Could you tell me.? Compare: Where is the train station? (DIRECT) Could/can you tell me where the train station is? (INDIRECT) In indirect questions the first part forms the question, the second part is subject + verb. Can you tell me where it is? NOT Can you tell me where is it? We don t use do/did in the second part of the question. Do you know where he lives NOT Do you know where does he live?

12 Indirect Questions: 2 Now you try. Transform these direct questions into indirect questions Where is the hotel? Where can I find Elena s office? What time is it? Can/could you tell me where the hotel is? OR Do you know where the hotel is? Can/could you tell me where I can find Elena s office? Can/could you tell me what time it is? OR Do you know what time it is?

13 Indirect Questions: 3 Some examples of indirect question forms Can/Could you tell me? Do you remember? Do you know? Do you think? Do you have any idea? I wonder I don t know These are expressions which are followed Please explain by the word order of indirect questions. For more examples see p. 132 EF Digital Gold B2 Could you tell me where the bank is? Do you remember that girl s name? Do you think it ll rain this evening? Do you have any idea what time the film starts? I wonder when we ll see Anne again. I don t know where your book is.

14 Indirect Questions 4 Use if/whether if there is no other question word. Eg. Are there any buses this evening? (DIRECT) Do you know if there are any buses...? (INDIRECT) Do you know whether there are any buses...? (INDIRECT) Did he go to the shop? (DIRECT) Do you know if he went to the shop? (INDIRECT) Do you know whether he went to the shop? (INDIRECT)

15 Indirect Questions: Further Practice For further information and exercises: English File Digital Gold B2 p. 132 Grammar in Use (Murphy) p. 100 & 101

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 1.GERUNDS As a subject. Swimming is a good sport. As an object after certain verbs. Have you finished working? After prepositions and phrasal verbs. Before leaving home, she checked