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FIRST Reading Skills. Phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions with take : take part in take care of take time take a lot of doing take shape take advantage of take out of take it easy. FIRST Reading Skills. Match phrasal verbs with take with meanings :
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FIRST ReadingSkills Phrasalverbs and idiomaticexpressionswithtake : take part in take care of take time take a lotofdoing take shape take advantageof take out of take it easy
FIRST ReadingSkills Match phrasalverbswithtakewithmeanings: • take away a. resemble • take in b. subtract • take up c. return • take overd. occupy/acceptanoffer /start a hobby • take after e. adaptyouselfto / form a likingfor • take back f. remove / leave the ground • take off g. follow or understand • take to h. getcontrolof
FIRST ReadingSkills Phrasalverbswithset Match (twohave a similarmeaning) 1. set back a. leave 2. set out b. write 3. set down c. delay the progress of 4. set off d. establish 5. set up e. start and seemlikelyto 6. set in go on
FIRST ReadingSkills Useoneof the phrasalverbswithset to complete thesesentences: set off set back set out set down set in set up 1. The blizzard …. ourjourney… a fewhours. 2. We … on ourjourneywith high hopes. 3. Why don’t you … yourideas… on paper? 4. Whattimedidyou…. for the station thismorning? 5. The charity was …. a fewyears ago. 6. I think the rainhas …. for the day!
FIRST GrammarSkills Pastsimple and pastcontinuous passive Rewritethesesentencesusing the sentenceopenersgiven. 1. The guide handed the receptionist the guests’ passports. The guests’ passports…. The guests’ passportswerehandedto the receptionist by the guide. The receptionist… The receptionist washandedthe guests’ passportsby the guide.
FIRST GrammarSkills 2. Theywereshowingthe passengers a film on board. A film… A film wasbeingshownto the passengers on board. The passengers… The passengerswerebeingshown a film on board.
FIRST GrammarSkills 3. The passengersgave the guide a tip at the end of the voyage. The guide … The guide wasgivena tipby the passengers at the end of the voyage . A tip … A tipwasgivento the guide by the passengers at the end of the voyage.
FIRST GrammarSkills 4. Theyweregivingthe passengersquestionnairesabout the voyagetofill in. Questionnaires … Questionnairesabout the voyagewerebeinggivento the passengerstofill in. The passengers … The passengerswerebeinggivenquestionnairesabout the voyagetofill in.
FIRST GrammarSkills Decide in whichsentence usedtoor would can beused. Why can wouldnotbeused in the otherone? 1. Everywinter, we .… go to the mountains. 2. This building …. beanoldpalace.
FIRST GrammarSkills Useusedtoor wouldto complete thesesentences. In whichsentencesisitnotpossibletousewould? 1. Mygrandparents …(live) in Australia. 2. Who … (go) to the cinema on a Saturdaymorningwhentheywere a child? 3. Younever … (drink) coffee! 4. The teacher … (give) ushomework on a Fridayafternoon. 5. There are far more cars on the roadsthanthere …. (be). 6. What … (make) me happy was the long summerholiday.
FIRST Useof English: key word transformations Let’s practice: • 1. I amtotallyconvincedthatyou’ll pass the exam. • CHANCE • In my opinion, there … yourfailing the exam. • In my opinion, thereis no chance ofyourfailing the exam. • 2. Notmany people cameto the wedding. • NUMBER • Only …. people cameto the wedding. • Onlya fewnumberofpeople cameto the wedding. • 3. I haven’t gotanymoneyleft. • RUN • I … money. • I haverun out ofmoney.
FIRST Useof English: key word transformations • 4. The play wasshorterthanwehadexpected. • LAST • The play didn’t … wehadexpected. • The play didn’t last as long aswehadexpected. • 5. The twinsdescribedtheirexperienceto me in detail. • DESCRIPTION • The twinsgave … theirexperience. • The twinsgavea detaileddescriptionoftheirexperience. • 6. The flooding led to the road beingclosed. • RESULT • The road hadto ….. of the flooding. • The road hadtobeclosedas a resultof the flooding.
FIRST Useof English: key word transformations • 7. Thatcontestantdidn’t succeed in gettingto the final round of the quiz show. • TO • Thatcontestantdidn’t … to the final round of the quiz show. • Thatcontestantdidn’t managetogetto the final round of the quiz show . • 8. Carol wouldrathernot come to the beach withustoday. • FEEL • Carol … to the beach withustoday. • Carol doesn’t feellikecomingto the beach withustoday. • 9. You can go to the cinema butyoumustget a taxi home afterwards. • LONG • You can go to the cinema …. a taxi home afterwards. • You can go to the cinema as long asyougeta taxi home afterwards.