Oxford-English File-B1-Entrychecker
Oxford-English File-B1-Entrychecker
Oxford-English File-B1-Entrychecker
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0 word order in questions M should/ shouldn’t
0 present simple 0 first conditional: if + present, will y won’t
O present continuous: be + verb + -ing 0 possessive pronouns
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0 past simple: regular and irregular verbs 0 second conditional: if + past,
0 past continuous: was / were + verb + -ing would/ wouldn’t
G time sequencers and connectors: 0 present perfect + for or since
because, so, but, although
0 present perfect or past simple? (2)
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0 be going to 22 FILE 10
0 expressing movement
0 present continuous (future arrangements)
0 word order of phrasal verbs
G defining relative clauses with who,
0 passive: be past participle
which, where
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10 FILE 4 M used to / didn’t use to
0 present perfect
¥ might / might not (possibility)
0 present perfect or past simple (1)
M so, neither + auxiliaries
N something, anything, nothing, etc.
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12 FILE 5 e past perfect
0 comparatives
O reported (or indirect) speech
G superlatives
0 questions without auxiliaries
6 quantifiers
28 IRREGULAR VERBS
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a will/ won’t (predictions) VOWEL SOUNDS
30
M will j' won’t (decisions, offers, promises)
0 review of tenses: present, past, and future 31 CONSONANTSOUNDS
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G uses of the infinitive with to
G uses of the gerund (verb + -ing)
0 have to, don’t have to, must, mustn’t
GRAMMAR BANK
1A word order in questions questions with do / does / did in present simple and past simple
questions with be and can
Are Do you live with your parents?
Is you hungry?
Did you have a holiday last year?
there a bank near here? Where does your sister work?
Lan “
When did you start studying English?
What was that noise?
What did they talk about?
Where were you born?
• You can use ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) or QuASI (Question word,
• We make questions with the verb be and can by Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) to remember word order in questions.
inverting tne verD ano tne suDject. If there’s a preposition, we often put it at the end of a question, e.g.
She is a teacher. -• Is she a teacher? Who do you live with*
He can drive. —• Can he drived
A What are you doing? B I‘m sending a message to Sarah. 1 A What do you do?
2 My brother is doing a two-month course in the UK. B I work for an IT company.
3 In this picture the woman is standing near a table. 2 A What are you doing?
B I’m checking my messages.
• We use the present continuous: 3 I like this painting, it’s beautiful.
1 for things happening now, at this moment.
2 for temporary things that are happening around now, this week, etc. 1 We use the present simple for things that are
generally true or always happen.
3 to describe what’s happening in a picture.
2 We use the present continuous for an action
happening now, at this moment.
3 We normally use verbs which describe states or
feelings (non-action verbs), e.g. want, need, like,
in the present simple, not continuous, e.g.
I like Italian food. NOT
1A b Put the words in the right order to make questions.
pUt the word or phrase in the right place in the brother you a have do ?
a
question. Do you have a brother?
1 your where go you holiday for did ?
Do you like fruit? (like)
2 to catch you do work the train ?
1 How long did you there? (live)
3 violín can the play you ?
2 is older than you? (your sister)
4 children do have your pets any ?
3 When does start? (the lecture)
4 What time you switch on your computer? (do) 5 the time what does leave bus ?
5 Why the train come? (hasn’t) ó me you email send can an ?
6 Do you go the library much? (to) 7 door did front the lock you ?
7 When you see your parents? (did) 8 band a do have you favourite ?
8 What time did arrive? (your friends) 9 a did card send your you mother to ?
9 Will go on much longer? (the talk) 10 in do a you flat live house a or ?
10 How long have studied Spanish? (you)
1B
b Put the words in the right order.
a Write sentences and questions with the present Duys she usually lunch sandwich a for
simple.
She usually buys a sandwich for lunch.
how often / he work late 1 day library we every study the in
How oÍten does he work late? 2 home in I dark walking don’t the like
1 Maria / enjoy going to college @+ 3 gardening my enjoys really father
2 my brother / eat salad @- 4 they children have don’t any
3 I / like spiders much @- 5 about Christmas friends we at think our
4 when / your term finish [7] ó an once exercise I week a class to go
5 she / have ten pairs of shoes [T] 7 morning he his every emails checks
ó my mother / usually shop at the supermarket [T]- 8 cats my two dog have a friends and
7 when / you do your housework 9 is village a in shop there next the
8 I / enjoy driving at night @-
10 rained a it for week hasn’t
9 When / you have breakfast @
10 My aunt / have a house by the sea [T]-
• We use the past simple to talk about finished actions that happened work worked
once or more than once in the past. add -ed
stay stayed
• The form of the past simple is the same for all persons. like liked add d i! verb finishes in e
• To make the past simple of regular verbs add - ed. study studied y ••• ied after a
See the spelling rules in the chart.
consonant
if verb finishes in consonant—
• Many common verbs are irregular in0 past simple, stop stopped vowel—consonant, double the
e.g. go ••• went, see ••• saw. final consonant
I / He / She / It was working. You / We / They were working. • We often use the past continuous and the past
simple together in the same sentence. We use
I / He / She / It wasn’t working. You / We / They weren’t working. the past continuous to talk about a longer action
Was he working? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn‘t. that was happening in the background when the
shorter past simple action happened.
Were they working? Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
2C time sequencers
connectors: because, so, but, a/though
On their first date they went to a restaurant.
because and so
After that they started meeting every day.
On Thursday I had an argument with my boss. She was driving fast because she was in a hurry.
The next day I decided to look for a new job. She was in a hurry, so she was driving fast.
We sat down to eat. Two minutes later my phone rang.
When I came out of the club, he was waiting for me. • We use because to express a reason.
The accident happened when I was crossing the road. • We use so to express a result.
an d
• We use time sequencers to say when or in what order things *’!! !’!
happen. She tried to stop the car, but she hit the man.
• We use when as a time sequencer and also to join two Although she tried to stop the car, she hit the man.
actions. / was watching TV when the phone rang. (two verbs She was very tired, but she couldn‘t sleep.
j ’\ i d bY ^* £
^* She couldn’t sleep, although she was very tired.
4A present perfect
1 I’ve cleaned the fridge — it looks new! • For regular verbs the past Darticiple is the same as the past
He hasn’t done the washing-up. Can you help me do it? simple (+ - ed). For irregular verbs the past participle is
A The concert starts soon. Have you turned off your sometimes the same as the past simple (e.g. buy, 6ought,
phone? B Yes, I have. bought) and sometimes different (e.g. do, did, doned.
2 Mary’s had her baby! A parcel has arrived for you.
yet, just, already
1 We often use the present perfect to talk about the recent 1 A Have you finished your homework yet?
past and its relationship with the present, e.g. /‘ve cleaned B No, not yet. I haven‘t finished yet.
the Ridge, so now it looks flew. We don’t say exactly when
2 My sister’s just started a new job.
things happened, e.g. /’ve cleaned the midge. NOT
c/eaoe-d the fridge ten minutes ago. 3 A Do you want to see this film?
B No, I’ve already seen it three times.
2 We often use the present perfect to give recent news.
• We often use yet, just, and already with the present perfect.
full form contraction negative past participle 1 We use yet + the present perfect in and @ sentences
I have I’ve I haven’t to ask if something has happened or to say if it hasn’t
You have You’ve You haven‘t happened. We put yet at the end of the sentence.
finished the 2 We use just in O• sentences to say that something
He / She / It has He / She / It’s He / She / It hasn’t
washing-up. happened very recently. We put just before the main verb.
We have We’ve We haven’t
They have They’ve They haven’t 3 We use already in O+ sentences to say that something
Have you finished the exercise? Yes, I have. / No, I haven‘t . haDpened before now or earlier than expected. We put
Has he done the homework? Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t. already before the main verb.
4C something, anything, nothing, etc. • We use somebody / someone, something, somewhere, etc. with
Somebody / Someone has taken my pen! › a verb when you don’t say exactly who, what, or where.
• We use anybody / anyone, anything, anywhere in questions and
I didn‘t speak to anybody / anyone all weekend. negatives. We can also use something in a request or offer, e.g.
people
Did anybody / anyone phone? Can you buy some milk? Would you like something to drink?
No, nobody / no one. Nobody / No one phoned. I didn’t do anything last night. NOT Witt-de-r+othio
I bought something for dinner. • We use nobody / no one, nothing, nowhere in short answers or in
a sentence with a verb.
n I didn’t do anything at the weekend. any, anything, etc. + positive verb
things We also use any, anything, etc. + positive verb to mean ’it doesn‘t matter what, w
Is there anything in the fridge? You can come any doy. —— It doesn‘t matter which day you come. Anybody can
No, nothing. There’s nothing in the fridge. You can bring anything. —— It doesn‘t matter what you bring.
Let’s go somewhere this weekend.
places We didn’t go anywhere this summer.
Is there anywhere to park?
No, nowhere. There’s nowhere to park.
ENTRY CHECKER
SA comparatives
adjectives adverbs
1 I‘m busier than I was five years ago. 1 People walk more quickly than in the past.
People are more impatient today than in the past. 2 My brother speaks French, but less fluently than me.
2 I’m less relaxed this year than I was last year. 3 She doesn‘t drive as fast as her brother.
3 The service in this restaurant isn‘t as good as it was.
• To compare two actions we use:
• To compare two people, places, or things we use: 1 comparative adverbs.
1 comparative adjectives. 2 less + adverb.
2 less + adjective. 3 (not) as + adverb + as.
3 (not) as + adjective + as.
comparative adverbs
comparative adjectives
quickly more quickly adverbs ending in -Iy: more + adverb
short shorter one syllable: + -er
fast faster irregular
one vowel + one consonant:
hot hotter hard harder irregular
double final consonant
one syllable adjectives ending in - ed: well better irregular
stressed more stressed
more + adjective badly worse irregular
two syllable adjectives ending in
busy busier
consonant + y: y + -ier Comparatives with pronouns
relaxed more relaxed two or more syllables: more + adjective After comparative + than or as. ..as we use an object pronoun (me, her, etc.) or a
My brother's taller than me. My brother's teller than I mm.
good better irregular I-ie’s not as intelligent as her. be's not as intelligent as see is.
bad worse irregular
far further irregular (also farther)
5B superlatives
1 Tokyo is the cleanest capital city in the world. 2 We often use the + superlative with the present perfect +
Spain is one of the most popular holiday destinations. ever.
Camping is the least expensive way to go on holiday.
adjective comparative superlative
2 It’s the most beautiful city I’ve ever been to.
It’s the best film I‘ve seen this year. cold colder the coldest
thin thinner the thinnest
1 We use the + superlative adjectives to say which is the
biggest, etc. in a group. healthy healthier the healthiest
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
• After superlatives we use in + names of places or singular
words for groups of people, e.g. good better the best
/t’s the noisiest city in the world. Ann‘s the o/dest in the class. bad worse the worst
• We can also use the least + adjective, e.g. the least far further the furthest (also the farthest)
expensive OR the cheapest.
5C quantifiers
too much, too many, too (not) enough
1 I’m very stressed today. I have too much work. 1 Do you eat enough vegetables?
My boss talks too much. I don’t drink enough water.
2 My diet is unhealthy. I eat too many cakes and sweets. 2 Jane doesn‘t sleep enough. She’s always tired.
3 I don‘t want to go out tonight. I‘m too tired. 3 Our fridge isn‘t big enough for a family of five.
I don‘t go to bed early enough during the week.
• We use too much, too many, too to say ‘more than is good’.
1 Use too much + uncountable noun (e.g. coffee, time) or 1 Use enough before a noun to mean ‘all that is necessary‘.
after a verb.
2 Use too many + countable noun (e.g. cakes, peop/e). 2 Use enough after a verb with no object.
3 Use too + an adjective NOT bud. 3 Use enough after an adjective or adverb.
ENTRY CHECKER *!•
5A
b Rewrite the sentences so they
a Write sentences with a comparative adjective mean the same. Use as...as.
or adverb than. Stanley is stronger t/1a/1 Jacob. ”
New York is /z one excel sive than Miami. (expensive) Jacob /sn‘ï as.stro/1p as Stanley. |Stanle Jacob
1 I can type my sister. (quick)
1 Our TV is bigger than my parents’.
2 This wine is of a quality that My parents’ TV isn’t
one. (good) 2 Honey is sweeter than sugar.
3 Our French test was I expected. (easy) Sugar isn’t
4 My father is much he used to be. 3 Your house is larger than ours.
5 This term is a week (thin) last term. Our house isn’t
6 The city is avvay (short) 4 Canberra is smaller than Melbourne.
7 I think the theatre is I thought. (far) Melbourne isn’t
the cinema. (exciting)
8 Do you know anyone 90? (old) 5 I have passed more tests than Chloé.
9 Your train arrives mine. (early) Chloé hasn’t
10 The weather today is much _ it was ó Spain scored more goals than Italy.
yesterday. (bad) Italy didn’t
7 Our carpets are cleaner than yours.
Your carpets aren’t
1 We often use will / won’t + infinitive for future predictions, i.e. to say things we
think, guess, or know about the future.
2 We often use / think / / don’t think / I’m sure + wit/.
I think We’l/ fail the exam. I don’t think We‘/I pass the exam.
NOT
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&A b Complete w ith will + a verb from the
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l ist.
a Write sentences and questions with will/ won’t.
say send rain be walk sing - '
Use contractions where you can.
it / be very busy in the city today /t’/l be very busy in A Will you phone your boss today?
the city today. @+ B No, I wi\\ send her an email.
1 we / expect you until this evening @- 1 A Are you going to get the bus home?
2 I think you / enjoy the film [T]- B No, I home today.
3 / you be home for tea [7] 2 A I’m worried I’ll be late for work.
4 she / want to leave without saying goodbye @- B Don’t worry, you on time.
5 / the house be easy to find [7] 3 A What will you say to
ó we / be able to find what we need here [T] Marcus? B I exactly how I feel.
7 I promise I / be ready on time [T]- 4 A Do you think it tomorrow?
8 / tomorrow be a sunny day [7] B No, I think it will be a sunny day.
9 I’m sure there / be a problem @- 5 A Will you take part in the Christmas concert?
10 you / be able to finish that job later [T]- B Yes, we in the choir.
• The infinitive is the base form of the verb. It is often Infinitive without to
used with to. It can be positive (e.g. to bed or negative Remember that we use the infinitive without to with auxiliary
(e.g. not to bed. verbs [do I does / didn’t) and after most modal verbs
{can, could, will, would, etc.), e.g. Do you live near here?
• TheCan
gerund
you is theme?
help baseI won’t
form of the verb
forget. What+ would
ing. It you
can do?
be
positive (e.g. going) or negative (e.g. not going).
• We use the gerund:
1 as a noun, e.g. as the subject or object of a sentence.
7B uses of the gerund (verb + -ing) 2 alter some verbs, e.g. like, love, date, enjoy, etc.
3 alter prepositions.
1 Eating outside in the summer makes me feel good. • Remember the spelling rules for the - ing form.
Happiness is getting up late and not going to work.
2 I love having breakfast in bed.
I hate not getting to the airport early.
3 I’m thinking of buying a new
car. Jim left without saying
goodbye.
7B
b Put the verbs in the -ing form or infinitive.
a Complete the sentences with a verb in the list
The thief was caught as he was about
in the -ing form. to esCage. (escape)
come sew be cross paint grow run write fl J My brother’s not very good at
to emails. (reply)
y 2 I love watching autumn leaves . (fall)
Seu is my favourite way of relaxing. 3 Did you mean the clock? (stop)
1 My father enjoys vegetables. 4 the dog is good exercise.
2 Edward goes out every morning. 5 I’d like the last episode of the series. (watch)
3 l’ve always dreamed of first class. ó Is your sister worried about her bills? (pay)
4 She’s very good at pictures. 7 l’m sorry, I meant l’d be late. (say)
5 home is always a pleasure. 8 This train spends ten minutes at the station.
ó I don’t like late for meetings. (wait)
7 Take care when the road.
8 I must carry on with my essay.
7C b Cir e the correct form, have to, must, don’t have to,
or mustn’t. Tick if both forms are possible.
a Complete the sentences with the correct form You do ave o / mustn’t provide proof of address.
of have to.
1 We have to / must check out the latest offers online.
I have to do some shopping for my neiphbour. 2 You don’t have to / mustn’t come with me if you don’t
1 Do you take your dog for a walk every want to go.
morning? 3 We have to / must get back by midnight or the door
2 My daughter go to the doctor‘s after will be locked.
school. 4 You have to / must lock the door — someone might get in.
3 We work today. It’s a public holiday. 5 I Do you have to / must you always ask me where
4 AII new students complete this form. I’ve been?
5 Do you leave so soon? 6 My friend has to / must replace her passport soon.
ó Everyone make choices in life. 7 I don’t have to / mustn’t repair it, it’s not broken.
7 You’ll take a coat; it’s going to rain. 8 We have plenty of time — we don’t have to / mustn’t
8 Jack look after his younger make a decision till next week.
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GRAMMAR BANK
8A should/ shouldn’t
1 You should leave your boyfriend. ought to
She‘s very stressed. She shouldn‘t work so hard. You can also use ought to / oupht not to instead of should / shouldn‘t, e.g
You shouldn’t drink coffee in the evening. It’ll keep you awake. You ought to leave your boyfriend. She ought not to work so hard.
2 I think you should get a new job.
I don’t think you should speak to him.
8C possessive pronouns
Whose coat is it? It’s my coat. It‘s mine.
Whose jacket is it? It’s your jacket. It’s yours. pronouns and possessive adjectives overview
Whose phone is it? It’s his phone. It’s his. subject object possessive possessive
pronouns p ronouns adject1ves pronouns
Whose bag is it? It’s her bag. It’s hers.
Whose dog is it? It‘s our dog. It‘s ours. I me. my mine.
Whose house is it? It’s their house. It’s theirs. You yo u. your yours.
He him. his his.
• We use possessive pronouns to talk about possession. can She This
is it yours? Yes, it’s mine. She her. her seat. It‘s hers.
come. 1 oves is
• We use \/Vhose to ask about possession. It it. its its.
Whose 6ook is it? Whose is that bag? We us. our ours.
• We don’t use possessive pronouns with a noun. They them. their theirs.
NOT
• We don’t use the with possessive pronouns, e.g.
Is this yours? NOT
ENTRY CHECKER
8A
b Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t ,
a Complete with shou(d or y + a verb from the list below.
shouldn’t.
You sino i/ü/s ’t eat so many expect make use stay have
open leave wait t1•y
cakes. ’I You have waited so
long before coming to see me. I s/zou/cY_r. to learn another language.
-'-
2 You take my advice. 1 They later for late-night shopping.
3 You try to have a walk every day. 2 We everyone to agree with us.
4 You . have snacks between meals. 3 You yourself a hot drink, it will help you
sleep.
5 You think about your diet. 4 We up late, we have an early train to catch.
ó You drink alcohol every day. 5 She to be invited — she’s always welcome.
7 You get your eyes tested. ó We the stairs instead of the lift.
8 You look so worried. 7 Everyone regular health checks.
8 We the party early — it would be impolite.
The ball went over the goalkeeper’s head and into the goal.
used to or usua//y?
used to is only for talking about the past.
For habits in the present, we use usually + present simple,
NOT ose-te.
@? A Did you use to wear a uniform at school? B Yes, I did.
I usually cook in the evenings.
A Did you use to like your teachers? B No, I didn’t.
NOT
11C
b Respond to A. Say you are the same. Use So...I
a Complete B’s answers with an auxiliary verb. or Neither...I.
A I‘d like to live abroad. B So would I. A I haven’t been to Australia. Neither
1 A I went to university in London. B So I. 1 A I like lnaian food.
2 A I don’t take milk in my coffee. B Neither I. 2 A l’m learning French this year.
3 A I’ve never been to Scotland. B Neither I. 3 A I don’t want to see that film.
4 A I hope it will be sunny tomorrow. B So I. 4 A I can play the piano.
5 A I could never do Maths at school. B Neither 5 A I don’t like spiders.
ó A I was born in 2003. B So I. ó A l’m getting the early train tomorrow.
7
A I’ll try to finish the essay tomorrow. B So I. 7 A I didn’t expect to Dass the XXáM.
8
A I didn’t know anyone before I came here. 8 A I always look forward to ChristmaS.
B Neither I.
9
A l’m looking forward to our holiday. B So 1.
10 A I can go to the cinema tonight. B So
12 GRAMMAR BANK
direct speech
re po rted speech
’I love you.’
He said (that) he Ioved me.
’I’ve just a rrived.’ We use say or te// in reported speech. They mean the sam
S he said (that) she had just a rrived. We use say without an object or pronoun.
‘We‘ll come at eight.‘
He told me (that) they wo uld come at eight.
’I don‘t want to go to Jack tol d Anna (that) he didn‘t want to go to
the party.’
the party.
• We use reported speech to tell somebody what another person said. We use te// with an object or pronoun.
He told me fthat} he loved me
• We often introduce reported speech with saicf or told (+ person).
NOT Mussel-w.
• After saic/ or told that is optional, e.p. He said [that) he loved me.
12A
b Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the past
a Match the sentence halves. simple and past perfect.
Pavel was confused because D We so late that we missed the start of the
film. (leave, miss)
1 I didn’t go any further because 1 I home to find my sister the
2 Sheryl decided to go to the doctor because newspaper away. (get, throw)
3 We travelled to Scotland this summer 2 One day when we out walking, we
4 The lights were on in the house, to take a map. (go, forget)
5 The children were sent home early from school because 3 They told us that the since the robbery
ó We couIdn’t get out of the car in the salari park because shop last week. (close)
4 We get into the garden because the
A it had started to snow. gate . (cannot, lock)
B to go to the Edinburgh Festival. 5 When I at my friend’s house I
C there were wild animals walking around. I my phone. (arrive, realize, lose)
D he-had-neve Even-II+at-nor-ite&eferm. Laura to the party because she her
E I couldn’t see what was ahead. homework. (come, finish)
F she’d had a cough for three We were glad that the rain before we
weeks. G but there was no one at our journey. (stop, start)
home.
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