Merry Christmas!

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!

It's been a pleasure meeting all of you!

No matter what you do or where you go, I hope you all have a fantastic life 

full of fun, wonder, excitement, and plenty of happiness!

AND AN AWESOME NEW YEAR!

Christmas Is Almost Here...

Online Test for Unit 2

You can do the test any time between 

Thursday 15th November 1700

and

Tuesday 20th November 1700

Here is the link to the test:

Unit 2 Test

You will also receive an email directing you to the appropriate web site.

If you have any questions, please put them in the comment section of this post.

Thank you.

IMPORTANT: There is a software problem with Question 9 and 34 only, so if the computer marks you as being incorrect for either of these questions, there is a chance you may not be.  Everyone's results are being manually verified.  Your score will be recalculated, if necessary.  Sorry for any inconvenience.

Answers

On page 34 and page 35 of your Student Book there is a section called What Do You Remember? and What Can You Do? respectively.  It is a good idea to do the questions on these pages in preparation for the upcoming test on Unit 2.

Below are the answers to the questions on page 34 and page 35 for you to check once you have completed the questions:

GRAMMAR

1a  2c  3c  4b  5a  6c  7b  8a  9c  10b

VOCABULARY

a1 hooded  a2 smart  a3 station  a4 backpack  a5 hang up  a6 friendly

b1 off  b2 out  b3 behind  b4 up  b5 in  b6 like  b7 at

c1 lately  c2 fit  c3 even  c4 hard  c5 luggage  c6 especially  c7 getting changed

PRONUNCIATION

a1 linen  a2 nearly  a3 weren't  a4 took  a5 changed

b stylish  undressed  arrivals  passenger  actually

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a1 E  a2 A  a3 B  a4 D  a5 C

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?

a1 b a2 c  a3 c  a4 a  a5 b

b1 Cold, reserved, often depressed, and maybe suicidal.

b2 Quite a lot, except for the suicide rate.

b3 Because it hasn't fought in a war for 200 years.

b4 They are very patriotic, passionate about protecting the environment, and very good at recycling.

b5 They are very good in the house.

Past Perfect Continuous

Here are some further exercises on past perfect continuous/progressive:

Past Perfect Continuous 1

Past Perfect Continuous 2

So, Such, & That

We use so ... that and such ... that:

a) to show a fact (usually with a result or consequence)

• Pamela Ander's feet are big.
  (Expresses a fact).
• Pamela Ander's feet are so big that she can't find shoes her size.
  (Emphasizes that you feel strongly about the size of her feet).

b) to show extreme feelings or an opinion about something

• George Bushoff is an idiot.
  (Merely a statement of fact/opinion).
• George Bushoff is such an idiot that he doesn't even know the capital of his own country.
  (Emphasizes the speaker's opinion of the intensity of George Bushoff's idiocy).

SO with adjectives and adverbs

so + adjective/adverb + that + result

• The teacher speaks so clearly that everyone can understand her.
• The sun was so strong that they got burnt within 15 minutes.

SUCH + Nouns

such + a + (adjective) + singular noun + that + result
(It is common to put an adjective before the noun)

• He is such a tight person that he even reuses his tissues.
• Christopher is such a handsome man that all the ladies want him.
• She made such a long speech that everyone stopped paying attention to her.

such + plural/uncountable noun + that + result

• She has such big feet that she has to buy special shoes.
• Woodward Restaurant has such good food that it's always full of people.

For further practise:

So & Such

The Teacher Is Ill