Let's English

1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the sentence before it. Most of us became salesmen when we left university Most of us have... Our current manager started working here ten years ago. Our current manager has...  I haven't heard from Sarah for a couple of months. The last... I used to find computers difficult before I started taking these lessons. Since...  Michael Owen is the best player I've seen so far in this competition. I've yet... 2. Fill each of the gaps with a suitable word or phrase: What__________________ doing with yourself over the last couple of days? I ____________________ to fix the engine all morning, but finally had to admit defeat. Next summer, I ____________________ living here for ten years. He claimed ___________________ meaning to tell me about it but somehow forgot. I was ______________________ asking her if she'd like to como to the races on...

The following text is not completed. You have to do it using the extract that appears below: Give me a BigMac! In a land where the cow is revered, McDonald's burger empire confronts its greatest challenge. It is lunchtime at Ansal Plaza, Delhi's newest shopping centre. Inside the ground-floor branch of McDonald's, Ashish and Jasmeet are busy doling out seven-rupee (about 14 cents) ice-cream cones to a group of schoolboys.  A ▢ . At first glance the branch resembles any McDonald's restaurant across the world. We could be in French Guyana, the most recent addition to the company's empire, or Kuwait, or Russia. Only when you spot a small sign on the wall do you realise that this is India. It reads: "No beef or beef products sold at this restaurant." Four years after arriving in Delhi and Bombay, McDonald's is poised to launch a huge expansion programme in India, its last great frontier .  B ▢ . That McDonald's has come here at all seems...

Keeping Clean In the summer I have a shower  in the morning, but in winter I often have a bath  instead. Sometimes I have a shave  at the same time, or I shave when I have a wash  and clean/brush my teeth after breakfast. I wash my hair  two or three times a week. 1. Try to guess the meaning of the bold phrases in the previous text. Evenings During the week I usually stay in  and have a rest . But at the weekend I often go out , but quite often I also have friends for dinner  or friends just come round  for a chat  or we play cards , e.g. poker or bridge. 2. Try to guess the meaning of the bold words in the previous text. Housework I do the shopping  on Saturday. Fortunately, I have a cleaner and she does most of the housework: she does  my washing , the washing up  and does  most of the ironing. 3. Try to guess the meaning of the bold words in the previous tex...

My last Saturday Last Saturday, I was feeling bored so I went for a walk. It was a beautiful day and the sky was blue. Then I saw a dog and a cat in the park. The cat was very small, but the dog looked a little dangerous to me. I normally love animals, but I didn’t want to get closer to the dog. But suddenly the cat started to run after me, but I was running faster! 1. After reading the previous text, can you know when we use A, AN or THE? 2. If it isn't easy for you, here you have a little help: We know previously First time it appears 3. Fill in the gaps with a/an or the. This morning I bought _________ newspaper and _________ magazine. __________ newspaper is in my bag, but I can't remember where I put __________ magazine. I saw __________ accident this morning. __________ car crashed into __________ tree. __________ driver of _________ car wasn't hurt, but _________ car was badly damaged. ...

"Tragedy" by Bee Gees   1. Listen the song and fill in the gaps: Here I lie In a lost and ___________ part of town Held in time In a world of tears I ___________ drown Goin'home I just can't make it all alone I really __________ be holding you Holding you __________ you loving you Tragedy When the feeling's gone and you __________ go on It's tragedy When the morning __________ and you don't know why It's hard to bear With no-one to love you  __________ goin' nowhere Tragedy When you lose _________ and you got no soul It's tragedy When the morning__________ and you don't know why It's hard to bear With no-one beside you  __________ goin' nowhere Night and day There's a burning _________ inside of me Burning love With a yearning that won't _________ me be Down I go And I just can't take it__________alone I really __________be holding you Holding you __________ you loving you Tragedy When the feeling...

- Lily: "That leather bag's 60€. Shall I see if he'll   sell it cheaper?" - Sandy: "Yes, why don't you try and beat  him  down  to 40€?" - Jill: "Did you manage to get that car you wanted for a lower price?" -Tom: "Yes, the dealer knocked  15%  off  the price because I offered to pay cash." -Nora: "This is a nice old vase. Is it an antique?" - Beryl: "Yes, it is, but I pick  it up  for 30$. It was a real bargain." - Fran: "It would be nice to buy something for our teacher now that the course is endind." - Paco: "Yes, we should club together  and get her some flowers or a nice gift." -Larry: "I'm not going to buy stuff at those gift shop again. They really ripped  me off  last time." - Sue: "Yes, a lot of those tourist shops are a real rip-off . You can get the same things in ordinary shops for half price." - Marti...

1. Underline the correct tense: I am staying/stay at the Imperial Hotel till they get my flat ready. The River Amazon flows/is flowing  into the Atlantic Ocean. Buying a house nowadays becomes/is becoming more and more expensive all the time. We haven't decided yet, but we think/ are thinking  of moving house. Whether we play on Saturday is depending/ depends  on the weather.  2. Complete the following sentences with the best option: About 100 people ________ outside the theatre for tickets when we got there. A. were queuing     B. queued     C. have queued     D.queue  This time last week I _________ to Athens. A. have driven      B. have drove     C. was driving     D. have been driving  By the time the teacher arrived, the classroom was empty: the students _________. A. left      B. had left     C.were leaving     D. have le...

The most important British people Winston Churchill Winston was born November 30th, 1874 in Oxfordshire, England. He was actually born in a room in a palace named Blenheim Palace. His parents were wealthy aristocrats. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a politician who held many high offices in the British government.  Churchill attended the Royal Military College and joined the British cavalry upon graduation. He traveled to many places while with the military and worked as a newspaper correspondent, writing stories about battles and being in the military. While in South Africa during the Second Boer War, Winston Churchill was captured and became a Prisoner of War. He managed to escape from prison and traveled 300 miles to be rescued. As a result, he became something of a hero in Britain for a while.  In 1900 Churchill was elected to Parliament. Over the next 30 years he would hold a number of different offices in the government including a cabinet post...

Colleagues  Well, Leo is my opposite number  in the company's New York office. He and I have a good working relationship . Last month, we got a new boss, who quickly established a good rapport  with everyone in the office. I do socialise with my workmates  but we try not to talk shop . The company is generally very hierarchical ; there's a pecking-order  for everything. I do a job-share  with a woman calles Rosemary. It suits us both as we each have children to look after. 1. Try to guess the meaning of the previous words related with the colleagues at work. Daily Work Routines Rosemary gets to work at about 8.30. She has to clock in and clock out . She works fixed hours; she has a nine-to-five job . John can come in at any time from eight o’clock till ten in the morning; he works flexi-time /he’s on flexi-time , but his core hours are 10.00 to 12.00 and 2.00 to 4.00. P...

What effects has the computer had on our lives? The twenty-first century is already turning out to be the century of the computer. The computer revolution that started after the Second World War is now developing more quickly and computers are beginning to influence and take over nearly every aspect of our lives. Computers are clearly changing and affecting society in many ways. The two main effects computers have had on our lives are in the areas of economics and communications. The computer has led to big changes in our economic and business lives. Businesses now have to be computerised or they risk failure. Consequently , every big corporation bases its operations on computing, regardless of which sector they are in. For instance , Coca-Cola, the BBC and Levi's market and sell different products and services, yet they all share one basic property - without computers their operations would collapse. Computing is a generator of economic dynamism. China and India an...

Let's talk a little before you start: What do you know about Gulliver? Do you know who is the author of the book? Which travels have you listened about? Now it's listening time! 1.  Answer the following questions: What have studied Gulliver? Which captain did he meet? How did he arrive to Lilliput? Was he finally free? Which problem had Lilliput? What did Gulliver do? Why did he go to Blefuscu? 2. Complete the following part of the story with the correct word: When Gulliver __________________ he realised that he had been strongly fastened to the _____________________. His captors, known as Lilliputians, were human like ___________________ no more than a few inches tall. They provided him with ________________ and drink which was laced with a _________________ potion. He ________________ all through the following night. _________________ slept, his captors placed him onto a carriage and ___...

Noticing and understanding information 1. Correct the errors in this paragraph. There are seven in total.  Hanna and bill were playing a game. Hannah had thought of a football start and Bill was trying to find who it was out. He turned his mother to but she pointed it out that she knew absolutely nothing about football. He would have to try to track the answer himself down and to watch out any clues for that Hannah might deliberately give. After ten minutes Bill still hadn't latched up on so he gave himself up and Hannah told him the answer: Ronaldo. 2.    Complete the following sentences with the correct phrasal verb: I just _________________ that my sister is pregnant. When you drive in winter you have to ___________________ for icy patches. I'm not sure I ____________________ it all but I understood most of it. I'll see if I can __________________ that recipe for you. 3. Writing and Speaking time!! Try to find any other si...

1. Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence in a logical way.     although    because    provided     unless          until     whatever     whenever    whereas    Nina is good at maths, ______________ her twin brother is better at languages. Dan will go to university next year _______________ he passes al his exams. I'll do _______________ you want me to do. You'll never be able to afford a car like that- ______________ you win the lottery. Sally enjoys her work, ______________ she doesn't get very much free time.  It was not ______________ I got on the train that I realised I'd left my laptop at home.  I'm really lucky - I can take a coffee break _____________ I want one.  I like my desk _____________ I have a very good view of the sea while I'm working. 2. Some connecto...

1. Complete the following text with one suitable word from the box: The Godfather The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the _______________(1) of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding with his wife Carmela. His _______________ (2) son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Through Michael's life the nature of the family _____________ (3)becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and______________ (4) to those who give respect, but given to _______________(5) violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don't want to _______________ (6) the old ways and look out for community and "family". An up and ______________ (7) rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs t...

1. To learn lists of words, it is sometimes helpful to divide them up into groups. Try dividing the following food into groups: Cabbage     Venison     Cod     Prawns     Parsley     Curry     Cinnamon     Shrimps     Liver    Rosemary     Plaice     Cauliflower     Broccoli     Crab     Whiting     Ginger     Nutmeg     Spinach     Thyme     Lobster     Cucumber     Mackerel     Courgettes     Chives     Oregano      Crayfish     Herring     Aubergine...