6A Grammar
should / shouldn’t; imperatives
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My friend is visiting from
America. He/She has asked to stay with me for three weeks.
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My friend is always late. |
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6B Grammar
Uses of to + infinitive
Sentences
1At work, it’s important to …
2To be good at a sport, you need to …
3When you move to a new city, you need to …
4At university, it is easy to …
5Before you visit a new country, you should try to …
6When you are learning a new skill, you shouldn’t expect to …
7If you are looking for a new job, it is a good idea to …
8When you go on holiday, don’t forget to …
9People in my town are usually happy to …
10When starting a new course/job, most people want to …
Your sentence endings
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7A Grammar
Comparatives and superlatives
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good pet dangerous |
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7B Grammar
used to / didn’t used to
Student A: Luke – Ten years ago
Student B: Luke – Today
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8A Grammar
The passive: present and past simple
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4The life of a woman who ordered pizza every day
(save) by a delivery man. The delivery man noticed that the woman hadn’t placed an order for
days.
5 Only $
worth of tickets (sell) in 1997 for a film called Trojan War.
The film cost $15 million to make.
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burgers
(serve) in a famous international fast food restaurant every second.
7 An old box that contained $
million in gold coins (discover) by a couple walking near their home in Sierra Nevada.
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in one football match in 2002 in Madagascar, when the team AS Adema beat their rivals Stade Olympique de L’Emyrne.
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