Test your English

 

GENERAL ENGLISH LEVEL TEST

ADDITIONAL EXERCISES

Going to the cinema

Film reviews

Food and lifestyle

 

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1.  What are the main differences between Food Science and Food Technology?

2. What fields are involved in the study of Food Science?

3. What is the main aim of Food Science?

4.  Why is it important to focus on the quality of food?

5.  What are some of the fields related to Food Technology?

6.  What processes are used for the storage of food items?

7.  Why are the properties of food changed during processing?

8.  The food we eat every day depends on _________ and _________.

How bread is made

Make notes as you watch the video then explain the process.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

• Eating out
• The food-waste rebel
• Food in Britain
• Teens going veggie

RELATIVE CLAUSES AND THE PAST PERFECT TENSE

VIDEO, EXPLANATION, PRACTICE

EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

RELATIVE CLAUSES 1

We can drop the relative pronoun when it is the object.

• She loves the chocolate (which / that) I bought.
• We went to the village (which / that) Lucy recommended.
• John met a woman (who / that) I had been to school with.
• The police arrested a man (who / that) Jill worked with.

RELATIVE CLAUSES 2

FORM

USE

MIXED TENSES  Do the activity and identify the tenses.

PAST PERFECT TENSE

PAST PERFECT TENSE EXERCISE

MORE PAST PERFECT PRACTICE

PAST PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

ALSO CHECK OUT THE ENGLISH TEACHER

THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1. Watch and learn.  Then do the activity.

FORM AND USAGE

ACTIVITY - IRREGULAR VERBS: PAST FORM AND PAST PARTICIPLE 

2.  Watch the video on how to use ever, never, just, already and yet.  As you watch, practise how to use these adverbs correctly.

3. Read the explanation on how to use the Present Perfect Tense with EVER / NEVER.
Then do the activity below.

VIDEO WITH EXPLANATION: GRAMMAR WITH GRAN

4.  Now watch the videos and then do the activities below.

ACTIVITY 1: PRESENT PERFECT TENSE - COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

ACTIVITY 2: PRESENT PERFECT + JUST, ALREADY, STILL, YET

EXPLANATION AND ACTIVITY: PRESENT PERFECT + EVER AND NEVER

5.  Read the explanation on how to use JUST, ALREADY and YET with the Present Perfect Tense.  Then do the activity below.

ACTIVITY: EXPERIENCES

6.  Watch the videos on how to use JUST, ALREADY and STILL.  Then complete the activity below.

EXPLANATION AND ACTIVITY: JUST, YET, STILL, ALREADY

ACTIVITY: PRESENT PERFECT WITH EVER, NEVER, ALREADY, YET, SINCE

7. Watch the video on how to use the Present Perfect Tense with STILL, FOR and SINCE.  As you watch, practise speaking or writing using the ideas given.

8. Click on the links below to practise.

just, yet, still and already

for and since

ever, never, just, already, yet, still, for and since

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Explanation for Spanish speakers

USED TO

VIDEO AND ACTIVITIES

ONLINE ACTIVITY

PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

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Prepositions followed by gerunds (B1 and B2)

NOTE:   Prepositions can't be followed by a verb but they can be followed by a gerund.  A gerund is a verb which functions as a noun.  Gerunds end in -ing.

EXAMPLES:

PREPOSITION+GERUND EXAMPLES


ACTIVITIES

gerund_prepositions

gerund_prepositions2

HOME AND HABITS (B1)

Home and habits vocabulary list

Activities

HOME AND HABITS VOCABULARY

HOME AND HABITS READING AND VOCABULARY