2015-06-08 Core: 7 review & quiz

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: Write a description of your neighborhood (in your country), using the vocabulary from this chapter. (p. 89 parts 7, 8, and 9) Make sure the description does the things in p. 86 part 7.
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As a teacher, I suggest… = I am a teacher and I suggest… .)
(As a lawyer, he believes… = He is a lawyer and he believes… .)
Like many other teachers, I suggest… = Similar to many other teachers

Because it’s raining today, we will eat inside. = As it’s raining today, we will eat inside.
You can find it in many big cities such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
= You can find it in many big cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
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Chicago is not as big as New York City.
= Chicago is smaller than NYC.

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States.
Rhode Island is smaller than Connecticut.
Rhode Island is smaller than every other state.

NYC is not as small as Chicago. (Neither city is “small”, so this is a strange thing to say.)

Chicago is less expensive than NYC. / NYC is more expensive than Chicago.
Chicago isn’t as expensive as NYC.
San Francisco is the most expensive city in the United States.

Alaska is the least crowded state in the US.
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p. 92 exercise 2
1 the craziest (2 syllables and the second is only -y)
2 more carefully
3 as far as
4 harder
5 better (good - better - best / well - better - best)
6 as often as
7 the most dedicated
8 closer and closer
(with short adjectives, we use “[comparative] and [comparative]”, with long adjectives, we use “more and more [adjective]” or “less and less [adjective]”)
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part 3 - “used to”, “would”, or simple past (some sentences can have 2 or 3 different correct answers)
1 was
2 used to play / would play
3 lived
4 was
5 was / used to be
6 didn’t pay
7 didn’t mind
8 complained
9 made / used to make / would make
“used to” means that things are different now, and that it’s important to say they are different now
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part 4 - which word doesn’t fit with the others? why?
1 central heating (not a place)
2 run down (not a thing)
3 fireplace (it’s inside, it’s not a place people go)
4 residents (not an adjective)
5 closet (it’s inside)
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part 6 - choose the correct option to express preferences
1 I prefer, b
2 go, e
3 prefer, c
4 living, f
5 I’d rather, d
6 I’d prefer, a
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p. 165 part 2
2 didn’t use to have
3 Did there use to be
4 used to play / The boys would often play…
5 did your father use to work
6 didn’t use to go / She wouldn’t go
7 used to tell / He would tell
8 used to eat / We would eat
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BREAK
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correct: circle the number
incorrect: X through the number
uncertain: ? next to the answer
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part 1
1 the loveliest / the most lovely
2 bigger
3 better
4 best
5 the most historical
6 closer
7 nicer
8 more comfortable
9 smaller
10 cozier
part 2
1 London is as famous as New York.
2 Teo’s city is less beautiful than my city.
3 Houston is bigger than Dallas.
4 Life in a town is more relaxing than life in a city.
5 Cape Town’s attractions are as exciting as Sydney’s
part 4
1 garage
2 garden
3 central heating
4 closet
5 fireplace
6 attic
7 basement
8 porch
9 terrace
10 balcony
part 5
1 b
2 a
3 b
4 b
5 a
6 b
part 6
1 skyscraper
2 balcony (terrace)
3 neighborhood (residential area)
4 run-down
5 atmosphere
6 built-up
7 fireplace
8 central heating (write a ? if 7 and 8 are switched)
part 7
1 to live
  live
2 buying
  renting (to rent)
3 to live (living)
  have
4 drink
  to have (having)
5 stay
  to move (moving)
part 8a
1 like
2 as
3 like
4 As
5 as