2016-05-16 Core: 7 Review and Test

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: write a description of your own neighborhood (in your country) like the one for Sandgate on p. 89.
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p. 92 - What is the man doing in the picture?
part 2 - Complete the sentences with comparatives or superlatives (1, 2, or 3 words in each answer)
1 the craziest
2 more carefully
3 as far as
4 harder
5 better
6 as often as
7 the most dedicated
8 closer and closer
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part 3 - With a partner, complete the paragraph with simple past, “used to”, or “would” (sometimes more than one answer is possible)
1 was
2 used to play / would play
3 lived / used to live
4 was / used to be
5 was / used to be
6 didn’t pay / didn’t use to pay
7 didn’t mind / didn’t use to mind
8 complained / used to complain
9 made / used to make / would make

With 5/6 and 8/9, it’s strange to use “used to” for both. If we have “used to” for one of them, the other should be simple past.
One neighbor sometimes complained about the noise we used to make.
One neighbor sometimes used to complain about the noise we made.
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We can use “would” if something was repeated with some frequency in the past. (If you can add a frequency expression to the sentence, like “once a day”, then you can probably use “would”.)

We can’t use “used to” for actions that only happened once, or for things that are still true today.
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part 4 - Which word doesn’t fit with the others? Why?
1 central heating - the others are parts of a house or places in a house
2 run-down - the others are nouns for things a city can have
3 fireplace - the others are outdoor parts of a house
4 residents - the others are adjectives to describe a city, residents is a noun for the people who live there
5 closet - the others are outside
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part 6 - First, choose the correct option to complete each customer sentence 1-6, then choose the realtor sentence (a-f) that each sentence (1-6) is a response to
1 b	B: Are you looking for a roommate?
	A: I prefer to live on my own.

2 e	B: I don’t feel like living downtown.
	A: Where would you rather go?

3 c	B: I can show you a fantastic beach house.
	A: I prefer the country to the coast.

4 f	B: Are you going to live near your work?
	A: I prefer living near my family.

5 d	B: This apartment is nice. Are you going to take it?
	A: I’d rather see a few more places first.

6 a	B: What’s wrong with this apartment?
	A: I’d prefer a bigger kitchen.
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Grammar of “prefer” and “rather”:
“prefer” is a regular verb, “rather” is an adverb that almost always comes after “would”

prefer + infinitive: I prefer to walk or bike.
prefer + gerund: I prefer living here. (gerund means she already has experience with this thing)
		I prefer walking to driving.
prefer + noun: I’d prefer something small. I prefer towns to cities.

prefer A to B (only with gerunds or nouns, not infinitives)

“I prefer” = general preference or opinion
“I’d prefer” = specific choice in a particular situation

would rather + base form: I’d rather rent than buy.

rather A than B

“I’d rather” = specific choice in a particular situation
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Make sure you remember:
p. 84 - Vocabulary for cities
p. 82 - Vocabulary for homes
My house has central heating. (noncount noun)
My house has a fireplace. / My house has two fireplaces. (count noun)
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TEST