THE PASSIVE VOICE 1

Write the correct form of each verb in brackets:


1. Tom was ______________ many times to stop talking in class. (tell)

2. He was ______________ by the movie. (disappoint)

3. He was ______________ by his brother to go to the beach. (convince)

4. The present was ______________ to her by her co-worker. (give)

5. The thief was ______________ by the police. (catch)

6. This book is being ______________ by all the students. (read)

7. "Jitterbug Perfume" was ______________ by Tom Robbins. (write)

8. A new shopping mall is going to be ______________ in Pasadena. (build)

9. Many mistakes were ______________ by the students. (make)

10. The meeting was ______________ in the conference room. (hold)

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ANSWERS:
1) told 2) disappointed 3) convinced 4) given 5) caught 6) read 7) written 8) built 9) made 10) held

VOCABULARY | Cooking
 
REMEMBER: Several responses might be acceptable - choose the best one:

1. I hate ___________ onions. It always makes me cry!
a) chopping b) cut c) chopped

2. You should cook the chicken on ___________ heat. Otherwise it’ll burn!
a) medium b) middle c) mid-range

3. Turn the heat ___________ a bit, otherwise the turkey won’t cook all the way through.
a) higher b) up c) more

4. You should never eat ___________ ( = uncooked) meat. You could get sick.
a) rare b) broiled c) raw

5. His mother is a great cook. Last Saturday, she prepared an amazing ___________ meal for us. ( = a meal consisting of three courses)
a) three-course b) three-courses c) triple-course

6. Margaret is Polish, but she doesn’t know how to prepare any ___________ Polish dishes.
a) cultural b) folklore c) traditional

7. Are you going to bake that fish in the oven? No, I’m going to ___________ it on the pan. Pass me the olive oil.
a) fry b) boil c) burn

8. How often do you cook? Not often - only on ___________, like when it’s my mom’s birthday or something.
a) distinct days b) special time c) special occasions

9. I need to sharpen this knife - it’s completely ____________.
a) dill b) dull c) dole

10. This is really ____________ - Thanks so much for inviting me to dinner.
a) tasteless b) tasty c) tasteful

ANSWERS:
1) a 2) a 3) b 4) c 5) a 6) c 7) a 8) c 9) b 10) b

 VOCABULARY | Going out to a bar

REMEMBER: Several responses might be acceptable - choose the best one:

1. I’ll get this __________. ( = I’ll pay for this order of drinks)
a) around b) round c) collection

2. No, please, it’s __________. ( = I’ll pay)
a) at me b) in me c) on me

3. What does “tipsy” mean?
a) drunk b) happy c) generous

4. I think the bartender __________ (= cheated me). I gave him a 20 and he gave me back 4 dollars instead of 14.
a) treachery b) ripped me c) ripped me off

5. I think __________. ( = I don’t think you should drink any more)
a) you’re satisfactory b) you’ve had enough c) you are enough

6. A person who knows a lot about wine is called a “wine __________.”
a) connoisseur/expert b) concern c) wise man

7. What kind of beer do you have __________? ( = from a keg/barrel)
a) on tap/draught/draft b) in a barrel c) from a faucet

8. Let’s discuss this proposal __________ couple of drinks.
a) over b) over a c) with a

9. Yeah, everyone knows me here - I’m a __________. ( = I come here all the time)
a) client b) customer c) regular

10. Should we pay right away? No, let’s __________. ( = drink several rounds and then pay for everything when we’re ready to leave)
a) run a tab b) have a tab c) make a tab

ANSWERS:
1) b 2) c 3) a 4) c 5) b 6) a 7) a 8) b 9) c 10) a

 SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?


Choose which verb tense (simple present or present continuous) fits better.

1. I always ________ my best.
a) try b) am trying

2. I'm sorry, ________ to me?
a) are you talking b) did you talk

3. I ________ to the mountains this weekend.
a) go b) am going

4. What time ________ lunch?
a) do you normally eat b) are you normally eating

5. I have to go to bed early tonight because my train ________ at
6:00 AM tomorrow morning.
a) is leaving b) leaves

6. We normally eat lunch at noon, but today ________ at 1.
a) we're eating b) we eat

7. How long ________ the flu.
a) did you have b) were you having

8. ________ a good time? Yes, I'm really enjoying this.
a) Are you having b) Do you have

9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.
a) had b) were having

10. Don't talk so loudly - Brian ________ to sleep.
a) tries b) is trying

ANSWERS: 1)try 2)are you talking 3)am going 4)do you normally eat 5)leaves 6)we’re eating 7)did you have 8)Are you having 9)were having 10)is trying

VOCABULARY | Weekend plans


REMEMBER: Several responses might be acceptable - choose the best one:


1. What are you doing __________ ?
a) this weekend b) on this weekend c) in this weekend

2. We always go __________ for the weekend.
a) outside of town b) out of town c) leave

3. My __________ ( = my wife’s parents) are having a party.
a) brother-in-law b) mother-in-law c) in-laws

4. I __________ ( = spent time) with my friends.
a) hanged b) hung out c) hung low

5. I can’t make it this weekend. I’ve got plans I __________. ( = can’t cancel)
a) can’t get b) can’t go c) can’t get out of

6. We took a long __________. ( = trip by car)
a) road trip b) road journey c) road excursion

7. We drove __________ to New Mexico and back.
a) whole distance b) all the way to c) entire way to

8. Disneyland is a huge __________.
a) amusement b) park c) amusement park

9. I really want to see that new movie __________ Anthony Hopkins.
a) stars b) with c) at the theater

10. We spent __________ money on popcorn and drinks as we did on the movie tickets.
a) as much b) so much c) quite a bit of

VOCABULARY | Weekend plans - Part 1
ANSWERS:
1) a 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) c 6) a 7) b 8) c 9) b 10) a

Movie Cloze:

Fill in the blanks below in the words in the box:

action actors animation blockbusters cameo camera

character comedy critic documentary extra genre

horror plot projector scenes sci-fi screen

sequel setting star theater ticket usher

Parts of the Movie:

The place or time a movie takes place is called the _________________. What happens in a movie is called the _____________. A movie is usually broken up into many _________________.  The movie is filmed with a ________________.

People in Movies:

The people who act in the movie are _________________. A _______________ is a part that an actor plays. The main actor is sometimes called the ____________________. When a famous person has a short appearance in a film it is called a ___________________. An ______________ is an unimportant person who acts in the background. A ________________ is a person who watches movies and writes reviews about them.

Movie Genres:

The type of movie is the movie _________________. A movie that makes you laugh is a ___________________. A movie that makes you scream is a ___________________. A movie that is exciting with lots of guns and explosions is an _________________ movie. Movies about the future or space are known as __________________ films. And a movie about real life is a _______________________. An __________________ film has cartoon characters.