By Olga Fesenko / 21 listopada, 2021 Your email address: Your name: Company name: Start Quiz! 1. GrammarTask 1: Narrative tensesChoose the correct verb form to complete the story.Mary and Josh McClark got / were getting a nasty surprise when they 1 ....... at Heathrow airport yesterday with their baby Sam. - please select -had checked inwere checking in 2. They 2 ...... three free plane tickets to Rome in a competition, and they 3 ......... to their trip for months. - please select -had won; had been looking forward to won; were looking forward to 3. But, unfortunately, they 4 ........ to get a passport for their son, so Sam couldn't fly. - please select -had been forgetting had forgotten 4. Luckily, they 5 ........ very early for their flight, so they still had time to do something about it. - please select -had arrivedhad been arriving 5. They 6 ....... to the police station in the airport to apply for an emergency passport. - please select -had runran 6. Mary 7 ...... with Sam to the photo machine while Josh 8 ....... the forms. - please select -was going; had filled inwent; was filling in 7. The passport was ready in an hour, so they 9 ....... to the gate and 10 ........ on the plane. - please select -hurried; gotwere hurrying; had got 8. The passport was ready in an hour, so they 9 ....... to the gate and 10 ........ on the plane. - please select -hurried; gotwere hurrying; had got 9. Task 2: Narrative tenses Put the verb in brackets in the past perfect simple (had done) or continuous (had been doing). If you think both are possible, use the continuous form. Example: His English was very good. He'd been learning it for five years. (learn) 1 I was really fed up because we for hours. (queue) 2 She went to the police to report that someone her bag. (steal) 3 It all morning. The streets were wet, and there were puddles everywhere. (rain) 4 She got to work late because she her phone at home and go back and get it. (leave, have to) 5 I almost didn't recognize Tony at the party. He a lot since I last saw him. (change) 6 The tourists' faces were very red. They in the sun all morning and they any sun cream. (sit, not put on) 7 I could see from their expressions that my parents (argue) 8 Jess had a bandage on her arm because she off her bike that morning. (fall) 9 I was amazed because I such an enormous plane before. (never see) 10 How long before you realized that you were lost? (walk) 10. Task 3: Narrative tensesComplete the sentences with your own ideas using the past perfect simple or the past perfect continuous.Example: We ended up stranded at the airport because… ... the flight had been cancelled. (Past perfect). … it had been snowing hard and we couldn’t take off. (Past perfect continuous)I was very tired because... 11. Max was starving as... 12. John already expected to be fired since... 13. Julia was late for work because... 14. I was broke because... 15. She didn't recognise him in the street since... 16. He failed the test because... 17. Vocabulary Task 1: Annoying incidents at work Complete the conversation with phrases from the box. at fault | came up with | distracts | fellow workers | going on and on | had a go at | irritation | is driving | pointed the finger of blame | pointless | smashing it into little pieces A: My work me mad. B: Why? A: Edie keeps about how she gets all the boring work when it's not true. B: That's annoying. Does she moan to your or just you? A: Just me! It's a minor , I guess, but she from my own work. Still, it's not as bad as all the meetings I have to attend! B: My me today about a mistake with an order. I don't think that I was , but a colleague at me. A: That's not nice. B: I know. I a good solution and was just fixing it when my computer crashed. Honestly, I was very close to . 18. Task 2: Exaggeration Complete the second sentence with the word in brackets so that it's an exaggerated version of the first. 1 It's cold in here. (Arctic) It's in here. 2 I'm really bored today. (dying) I'm today. 3 I've been sitting here for a long time. (hours) I've . 4 Dan was really angry. (kill) Dan looked me 5 I would love a cup of tea. (murder) I a cup of tea. 6 The library's really far from here. (miles) The library's here. 7 Andrea is always talking about her famous uncle. (on) Andrea always about her famous uncle. 8 I've called the company lots of times but I can't get through. (again) I've called the company but I can't get through. 19. Task 3Answer the questions using the words in bold and your own ideas.What kind of person could you define as superficial? 20. What's your ultimate goal in life? 21. What's something you used to take for granted when you were younger but then regretted it? 22. In what case does an employee need to be scrutinized? 23. What kind of situations might get you to fly off the handle? 24. Has anyone ever tried to undermine your authority or confidence? If yes, how? 25. How can you understand that someone's behaviour towards you is belligerent? 26. What are some good incentives to motivate students to be conscientious? Loading...
