A SHORT REVIEW FOR B1 LEARNERS TO HELP THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR WEAKNESSES...

1. GENERAL REVIEW WORKSHOP FOR B1 LEARNERS
Name:_____________ Class:____________ Date:____________
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with question tags.
0 The beach is cleaned (clean) every day in the summer.
1 We ......................... (invite) to the party last Saturday.
2 This film ......................... (produce) in Hollywood.
3 I ......................... (give) lots of presents for my birthday this year.
4 A lot of pianos ......................... (make) in Japan.
5 English ......................... (speak) here.
2 Complete the sentences with for or since.
0 I’ve known Tom since we were at primary school together.
1 I’ve been afraid of dogs .......... I was a child.
2 Dad has been ill .......... more than a week now.
3 We’ve lived here .......... six years.
4 I haven’t see Laura .......... the beginning of the year.
5 How many DVDs have you bought .......... I last saw you?!
3 Complete the sentences. Use must/mustn’t or don’t have to with a verb in the box.
be forget finish take go leave
0 You mustn’t be rude to your parents.
1 We .............................. Mum’s birthday. She’ll be very upset if we do.
2 English children .............................. to school on Sundays.
3 You .............................. that pizza if you’re not hungry.
4 You .............................. photos in this building.
5 We .............................. yet. The film doesn’t start for another hour.
4 Look at the prompts and write the sentences.
0 London / not / interesting / as New York
London’s not as interesting as New York.
1 Jack / bad / tennis player in his club
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2 You / intelligent girl / in the class
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3 Dad’s jokes / funny / your jokes
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4 French food / good / than English food
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5 I / big / my brother
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2. 5 Complete the sentences with question tags.
0 You’re not from France, are you?
1 Lucy didn’t see you, .................... ?
2 It wasn’t very cold yesterday, .................... ?
3 Your parents have been married a long time, .................... ?
4 Jack lives in London, .................... ?
5 Dad will help you, .................... ?
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
0 Did you get an invitation to the wedding? (invite)
1 Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist and ............... . (invent)
2 We managed to get tickets as there had been a ............... . (cancel)
3 My sister works as a ............... at the Hilton Hotel in London. (reception)
4 What’s the difference between a tourist and a ............... ? (travel)
5 We need to get some new ............... for the gym. (equip)
7 Underline the correct answer.
0 I can’t go out this weekend – I’ve got too many / much studying to do.
1 I can’t drink this coffee. There’s too much / many sugar in it.
2 There are too much / many cars on the roads. Why don’t more people take the bus?
3 Oh dear. There aren’t enough / much chairs for everyone.
4 Too much / many people in the world are starving.
5 There were lots of forest fires last summer because there wasn’t enough / many rain.
8 Look at the prompts. Write sentences using the second conditional.
0 If I / have a lot of money / I buy a Ferrari.
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a Ferrari.
1 If I / get the chance / I go to Spain to learn Spanish.
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2 If we / invite Donna to our party / she come?
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3 If Harry / play the electric guitar really well / he join a band.
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4 If my brother / eat lots of vegetables / he be healthier.
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5 If I / get up earlier / I do more work.
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9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to.
0 Jackie used to play the piano very well but she hasn’t practised for ages.
1 .......... you .......... to do much sport at school?
2 Where .......... your parents .......... to live?
3 We ......................... eat vegetables but now we love them.
4 Mum ......................... be a really good dancer but now she doesn’t have time.
5 I ......................... have long hair but now it’s short.
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3. Vocabulary
10 Unscramble the words to describe a person’s age.
0 Harry is six months old. He’s still a bbya. baby
1 Amy’s only a clidh, so don’t be so angry with her. .........................
2 David’s just two and he’s a naughty droldet. .........................
3 My grandfather’s 70, so he’s a sronienep now. .........................
4 I’m 18 and I’m an independent ognuy tulad. .........................
5 Sally’s 14 and she’s a difficult greantee. .........................
11 Complete the sentences with words for homes.
0 A flat is on one floor of an apartment block.
1 In England you often see a ......................... between two gardens. It is usually made of wood.
2 A house which has a garden all around it is ......................... .
3 A ......................... is a house with only one floor and no stairs.
4 When you go on holiday you can attach a ......................... to the back of your car and sleep in
it.
5 You can park your car in a ......................... so it isn’t outside.
12 Write the words.
British English North American English
0 biscuits cookies
1 ............... sidewalk
2 lorry ...............
3 ............... apartment
4 ............... soccer
5 lift ...............
13 Match a word in A with a word in B to make words connected with IT.
A B
0 key .... word
1 memory .... load
2 down 0 board
3 pass .... stick
4 net .... on
5 log .... work
14 Complete the sentences. You are given the first letter of each word.
0 I don’t feel very well. I’ve got a sore throat and I feel quite hot.
1 The dentist always gives me an i.................... and then I don’t feel any pain!
2 The s.................... performed the operation successfully, although it took him several hours.
3 Please call an a.................... – there’s been an accident.
4 There are ten p.................... who are waiting to see the doctor.
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4. 5 I’ve got a t.................... of 39 degrees. I must go to bed.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are some words you don’t need to
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use.
cut down recycle waste drop litter rubbish clean fumes
atmosphere
0 To live healthily we need clean air and drinking water.
1 The ......................... from our old car must be really bad for the environment.
2 So many trees have ......................... down in the forest near my house.
3 Why don’t you ......................... your glass and paper if you want to help?
4 You ......................... a lot of water if you don’t turn off the tap when you brush your teeth.
5 Please don’t ......................... on the street. Use one of the bins.
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