LOOKBACK 5

Here is the key to the LookBack Exercises for Unit 5

CHANGE
1A

2 It has had a beneficial effect on the quality of life...
3 It's damaged family relationships.
4 It completely revolutionised the way people...

ARTICLES
2A

1 The game of - BASKETBALL was invented by:
(a) a teacher in America
(b) the Chinese general Zhao Tuo
(c) - prisoners of war in Korea.
2 Originally, basketball was played by throwing ... into a fruit basket.
(a) the first peach of the season
(b) a football
(c) - apples
3 WINDSURFING was first developed by:
(a) a Ukranian sailor
(b) an American
(c) the Head of the Australian Imperial Navy.
4 It was developed:
(a) in 14 BC.
(b) during the First World War
(c) in the 1960s.
5 SCRABBLE was developed by a former architect who was:
(a) unemployed
(b) the designer of the Eiffel Tower
(c) blind.

CONDITIONALS
3A
1 Supposing
2 would
3 could
4 would
5 are
6 will put
7 provided
8 put
9 were to
10 wouldn't
11 are
12 unless

ADVERTISING
4A
advertise, promote, endorse
slogan, saying, phrase
make, brand, logo
persuade, manipulate, influence
advert, commercial, campaign

SUGGESTING IDEAS
A It'd be great if we could have the class party at a four-star hotel.
B I think it's too ambitious and expensive. How do you feel about the school cafeteria?
C That doesn't grab me. How does Pizza Hut strike you?
A I think we're on the wrong track here. That's not elegant enough.
B OK. Suppose we try the Four Seasons or the Hilton?
A Yeah, I'm torn between the two, but the Four Seasons is closer.
C OK. Let's go with that.

Conditionals Review

You will find the grammar summary on Conditonals here.

Video about Nigerians

For those who couldn't read the subtitles or are interested in watching the video again, here it is:

More grammar practice on articles - KEY

Hi everyone,

This is the KEY for the optional exercises on articles. Any questions? Just feel free to ask me in class. :)

Articles

Summary on the use of articles.

Hole-in-the-wall

 

Hi, everyone!

I've found this interesting worksheet from the BBC about "hole-in-the-wall" and productive compound adjectives. So you must definitely have a look.

Here's the link of the audio part.

And here's the link to the worksheet.

Now, my challenge for you is to share your own hyphenated adjectives for adjective 3 in the comments. Let's see who comes up with the most original one!

Idioms online exercise

Hello,

Here's an exercise for you to practise the idioms we've learnt in class. Enjoy!

KNOW YOUR IDIOMS 1

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

“So, are you completely certain that it was Nicole who you in the back?”
“Unfortunately, yes. I really thought she was my friend but I her in the act so I know it was her. I was waiting to meet with the professor, standing outside the door, and I heard her telling him that I was copying her. I was so embarrassed that I wished I could vanish into air, but I couldn’t leave because I had already arranged to meet with the professor.”
“What did he say when you met him?”
“Well, he told me that I was a young adult at college now and that I needed to my age. He told me that I had better get my quickly or he would see that I was disciplined. I tried to tell him that it was not true, and that I was doing my own work, but to no . He said he was disappointed because he had thought that I was the ball; that I was bright, enthusiastic. This made me feel sad.”
“What are you going to do? After all, the ball’s in your now.”
“There’s not much I can do really. But I do have one ace up my , because I’ve been helping Nicole, actually. And if anyone was copying, she was the one copying me. So, I will just not help her anymore, and he will see that my work stays the same and hers will probably get a lot worse.”
“Are you going to tell her you overheard what she told the professor?”
“No. I’d prefer not to. But I’m afraid, if I don’t, that she’ll keep bugging me to help her.”
“Well if you just keep telling her no, I’m sure she’ll eventually her own business and stop asking.”


“I haven’t seen Sophie and Todd for ages; I wonder what’s up with them. Have you heard from them lately?”
“Yes, I saw them last week. They’re fine; still alive and . You know they bought that new house, right? Well, it cost an and a and I think they’re just staying in and trying to save money for a while.”
“Oh, of course! That would explain it.”