Self-study № 3. Grammar and vocabulary revision
Topic: Grammar and vocabulary revision
Aim: To consolidate and assess students' mastery of future forms, relative clauses, and the Present Perfect tense, while reinforcing vocabulary related to housework, shopping, and travel, and developing reading and listening comprehension skills.
Methods:
- Comprehensive grammar assessment: Completing multiple-choice tasks to verify the correct use of be going to, Present Continuous for arrangements, relative pronouns, and the Present Perfect.
- Vocabulary reinforcement: Practicing dependent prepositions, collocations with make and do, and completing lexical sets for household chores, airport facilities, and retail items.
- Adjective discrimination: Identifying and applying the correct usage of adjectives ending in -ed vs. -ing in various descriptive contexts.
- Reading for specific detail: Analyzing an article on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) to understand how new words like vlog, gastropub, and tweet are created and integrated into English.
- Listening comprehension: Extracting details from interviews where speakers discuss airport experiences, housework preferences, and online shopping problems.
- Functional speaking self-assessment: Performing "Can you...?" tasks to demonstrate the ability to talk about plans, paraphrase terms (e.g., selfie stick), and recount personal experiences.
Procedure:
Task 1. Complete the sentences with the missing words.
The Departure Process
1. When you arrive, check the departures board to find your destination and your _________ (e.g., BA735).
2. If your suitcase weighs more than the allowed limit, you will have to pay for _________.
3. You can carry your _________ with you onto the aircraft.
4. Before you can go to the gate, you must pass through _________, where an official checks your passport.
5. While waiting in the departure lounge, many people visit the _________ to buy tax-free goods like perfume.
On the Plane
6. Once you _________ the plane, you should put your bags in the _________ above your seat.
7. For safety, you must _________ your seat belt before the plane takes off.
8. The people on the aircraft who look after the passengers are called the _________.
9. If there are no _________, the plane will move to the _________ and take off on time.
The Arrival Process
10. After the plane _________ and stops, you walk through the _________ building.
11. You must go to _________ to collect your suitcases after the flight.
12. The final step before leaving the airport is going through _________, where officials ensure you aren't carrying anything illegal.
Task 2. Fill in the Gaps.
[ changing room | receipt | cash | expensive | try on | queue ]
1. I like this shirt. Can I __________ it __________?
2. I'm sorry, we don't accept credit cards. You must pay in __________.
3. That car is very __________. It costs $50,000!
4. Please wait in the __________ to pay for your items.
5. If you want to return the shoes, you must show the __________.
6. The __________ is over there in the corner if you want to wear the dress.
Task 3. Matching Definitions.
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Word |
Definition |
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1. Newsagent |
A. A place to buy medicine. |
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2. Shelf |
B. A small shop selling magazines and papers. |
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3. Chemist |
C. A place where items are displayed on a wall. |
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4. Shop Assistant |
D. A person who buys things. |
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5. Customer |
E. A person who works in the shop. |
Task 4. Put in the correct form of 'make' or 'do'.
1. I haven't eaten chocolate for three weeks, but it hasn't ____________ any difference to my weight!
2. If you'll ____________ the dishes, I'll sweep the floor.
3. Thanks for ____________ such lovely comments about my paintings! I'm really glad you like them.
4. Could you call the manager please? I'd like to ____________ a complaint.
5. I feel terrible! I really must ____________ some more exercise! Will you come for a run with me tomorrow?
6. He's volunteering at a homeless shelter because he wants to ____________ good.
7. She needs to ____________ a choice. Either move to Madrid or stay in London. She can't keep changing every week!
8. Let's ____________ a date to meet and talk about your business idea. How about next Friday?
9. John ____________ a decision to take the bus, but it was so delayed that he wished he'd taken the train.
10. Robert spent the weekend ____________ the gardening. He mowed the lawn and planted a
lot of new plants.
Task 5. Choose the correct adjective form for each blank.
1. Halloween was probably the most _______________ film I have ever seen (FRIGHTENED / FRIGHTENING ).
2. I always get so _______________ when my dad starts speaking English (EMBARRASSED / EMBARRASSING).
3. I am _______________ to see how well he gets along with his stepfather. (SURPRISED / SURPRISING)
4. The lesson was so _______________ that I fell asleep (BORED / BORING).
5. I saw that my boss was very _______________ with how I behaved . (ANNOYED / ANNOYING).
6. You've been walking for 5 hours. You must feel _______________ (EXHAUSTED / EXHAUSTING).
7. I was _______________ when I saw him in that outfit for the first time. (FRIGHTENED / FRIGHTENING)
8. I didn't like the film. The plot was rather simple and ______________ . (UNINTERESTED / UNINTERESTING)
9. It's ________ to see how many people didn't care to vote in the last election . (SURPRISED / SURPRISING)
10.You look a bit _____________ . Don't you know what you're supposed to do? (CONFUSED / CONFUSING)
Form of presenting results on performed activities: written tasks are delivered by electronic files for further assessment.
Assessment criteria: 10 points
10 points – all written tasks are performed correctly, minor spelling mistakes are allowed, a student actively fulfills tasks in the class, the results of the completed tasks are submitted on time.
9 points – 80 – 90 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 20 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, a student actively fulfills tasks in the class, the results of the completed tasks are submitted on time.
8 points – 70 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 30 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, a student actively fulfills tasks in the class, the results of the completed tasks are submitted on time.
7 points – 60 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 40 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, a student actively fulfills tasks in the class, the results of the completed tasks are submitted on time.
6 points – 50 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 50 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, the results of the completed tasks are submitted on time.
5 points – 60 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 40 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, the results of the completed tasks are submitted with delay.
4 points – 50 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 50 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, the results of the completed tasks are submitted with delay.
3 points – 40 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 60 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, the results of the completed tasks are submitted with delay.
2 points – 30 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 70 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, the results of the completed tasks are submitted with delay.
1 point – 20 percent of written tasks are performed correctly, 80 percent of spelling and grammar mistakes are allowed, the results of the completed tasks are submitted with delay.
Deadline: according to the class schedule.
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