Pre-Intermediate les 5

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Pre-Intermediate

lesson 5

Test and writing

If it ... in the desert, flowers would grow there.

(passive)

1. rained
2. rain
3. raining
4. rains

I'll visit my aunt in hospital and ... my brother.

1. so is
2. so do
3. so does
4. so will

I'd rather ... by train than by car.

1. travels
2. travelled
3. travel
4. travelling

Mrs Armstrong lets her 10 year-old son ... up very late.

1. staying
2. stay
3. to stay
4. stayed

The water wasn't warm ... for us to go swimming.

1. much
2. enough
3. too
4. so

I'll be very happy if the sun ... out tomorrow for our picnic.

(passive)

1. comes
2. come
3. will come
4. coming

We want to have a holiday this year so we ... better save some money.

1. had
2. did
3. are
4. would

He has been ... in this office since 2006.

(present perfect continuous)

1. worked
2. work
3. working
4. works

I used to have a pet cat ... caught 15 mice every week.

1. which
2. when
3. what
4. whom

This window was ... by some boys playing football.

(passive)

1. broken
2. broke
3. break
4. breaking

Three people saw the Loch Ness Monster last year.

The Loch Ness Monster ...

The last time we went to Paris was in 2006.

We haven't ...

In Britain, people lose over a million car keys every year.

Over a million car keys ...

them / rarely / teacher / gives / Their / homework

Their ...

hates / computer / William / games / playing / alone

William ...

them / made / the / Mr Belden / again / do / maths test

Mr Belden ...

The ... was too much for the little children.

(noun)

1. exciting
2. excited
3. excitement

The children played ... in the garden.

(adverb)

1. noise
2. noisily
3. noisy

We got window seats on the train so we were very ...

(adjective)

1. luckily
2. luck
3. lucky

Chips and burgers are not very good for your ...

(noun)

1. health
2. healthy
3. healthily

She shouted ... at the naughty dog.

(adverb)

1. angrily
2. angry
3. anger

He has put ... buying a new bike.

The prices have gone ... . He'll wait until January.

The fire finally went ... when the rain started.

The bad weather carried ... for six days.

She looked ... the flight information.

Could you look ... my pets while I am away?

at

up

off

out

on

after 

descriptive essay writing 

Definition 

The definition of a descriptive essay is a type of composition or paper which describes an object, person, process, or event. The writer’s goal is to create a vivid reading experience, or to show instead of tell (metaphorically).

5 senses 

a descriptive essays usually appeals to the 5 senses.

1. smell
2. touch
3. taste
4. hearing
5. sight 

personal essay vs formal description 

personal essay: Here you need to describe an experience using your feelings and responses. (5 senses)  use of vivid, evocative language .

A few examples of personal essay topics might be:

• Describing the experience of swimming in the azure sea in summer
  
• Explaining your favourite movie and its impact on you
  
• Reflecting on your birthday and all the things that have shaped you in the past

formal description: Rather than focusing on your own experience, you need to use specific categories of information to provide the fullest possible portrait of what you are describing

example:

• A descriptive essay about climate change, politics, or historical events.

Outline 

• Introduction (1 paragraph)

Grab the readers attention, make it lively, introduce us to the main topic (background information), thesis statement 

• Body paragraphs  (3 paragraphs)

topic sentence, sensory details, actual details

• conclusion (1 paragraph) 

summary of all the main points, clincher statement (uitsmijter)

Goal

 to paint a comprehensive picture for the reader by appealing to the five senses. Last but not least, your work should have a purpose. It could be anything from a lesson you learned from an experience, to a story of how an object impacted your life. It’s all about making your bright ideas come to life.

Issues that could be described in your essay

• A person: appearance, actions, behaviours, mood, and qualities of your chosen individual.
• A place: describe the beauty of a city fe. Rome or Paris
•  An event: Here you need to describe the story of what happened. It can be your last vacation, concert, wedding, anniversary, summer music festival, graduation day, or so on.
• An animal 
• An occupation
• A behavior 

Writing exercise 

Write an essay of 120 - 150 words. You have a choice of the following topics:

1. My favourite ... (descriptive essay)

2. A day in the life of ... (imaginative essay)

3. Write a story beginning with the words... 'I was walking down the street when suddenly...' (narrative essay)

Exam

• Thursday the 17th
• 08:30 - 10:30
• Use a pen
• Room 212/214
• Be on time!