SE CLC3 Semester 1

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LESSON GRAMMAR 2
VOCABULARY ● The media: Phrasal Verbs

GRAMMAR ● Present Simple & Present Progressive / Stative verbs

VOCABULARY
THE MEDIA

No. Phrasal verbs Meaning Example

1 bring up

2 come on

3 come out

4 fill in

5 flick through

6 go into

7 hand out

8 look up

9 make out

10 make up

11 put forward

12 see through

13 stand out

14 turn over

◆ PRESENT SIMPLE & PROGRESSIVE

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

- Habits, regular or repeated actions - Action in progress now/ around now

I usually get up very early. I can’t talk. I’m brushing my teeth.
- Facts, permanent situations or states - Temporary, changing and developing situations
Water boils at 100 degrees. He is training hard these days.

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With stative verbs
X
Give me the money. I need it now!

Signal words Signal words

always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, at the moment / at this time/ today
rarely, never now/ right now/ for the time being (now)
every day, each month, twice a week, etc Listen!/ Look!

◆ STATIVE VERBS

USE EXAMPLE

thinking believe, imagine, know, mean, think, understand

existence be, exist

emotions hate, like, love, need, prefer, satisfy, want

the human senses hear, see, smell, sound, taste

appearance appear, look, resemble, seem

possession belong to, consist of, include, involve, own

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PRACTICE
A - VOCABULARY
Ex A1 - Write one word in each gap.
1. Please do not …………….. over your examination papers until you are instructed to do so.
2. I had to …………….. in so many forms. It took me hours!
3. I’d like everyone here to …………….. forward as many suggestions as possible.
4. There was a guy in the street …………….. out free tickets to that new quiz show.
5. He …………….. out that he’d worked in children’s TV, but in fact he’s never been near a TV
studio!
6. Could you …………….. up her number in the phone book?
7. She …………….. out as one of the finest contemporary British novelists around at the moment.

Ex A2 - Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning
to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1. Her latest bestseller was published last month. (out)
Her latest bestseller ……………………………………………………….. last month.
2. That story’s not true, is it? (up)
You ……………………………………………………………….., didn’t you?
3. The programme starts at half past six. (on)
The programme ……………………………………… at half past six.
4. The documentary didn’t really explore why the rainforests are being cut down. (into)
The documentary didn’t really ……………………….. why the rainforests are being cut down.
5. I had a quick look at the magazine in the dentist’s waiting room. (through)
I ……………………………………………………….. in the dentist’s waiting room.
6. I don’t think we need to mention that now. (up)
I don’t think we need to …………………………………. now.
7. Your lies don’t fool me! (through)
I can …………………………………… your lies!

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B - GRAMMAR
Ex B1 - Circle the correct word or phrase.
1. Elizabeth usually goes / is usually going to bed at around eleven o’clock.
2. Dan talks / is talking on the other phone right now.
3. We don’t eat / aren’t eating any meat at the moment as we’re both on a diet.
4. Does air travel get/ Is air travel getting increasingly safe?
5. My mum calls / is calling me every weekend without fail.
6. How much do babysitters generally earn / are babysitters generally earning?
7. You always come / You are always coming up with excuses for not having done your homework.
It’s so annoying!
8. I don’t go / I’m not going out much during the week but I always try / I’m always trying to go
out somewhere on Saturday night.
9. No, the train does stop / is stopping at Cirencester on Saturdays.
10. My mum takes / is taking part in ice-skating competitions almost every weekend.

Ex B2 - Put each verb in brackets into either the present simple or the present continuous.
1. There's nobody here, and the door's locked. What (we do) ………………….... now!
2. What (you look) ………………….… at? (I wear) ………………….… the wrong clothes?
3. I (look after) ………………….… Jack's dog this weekend. (you want) ………………….… to
take it for a walk?
4. Who (drive) ………………….… the Mercedes that's parked outside?
5. I (still have) …………………....a pain in my leg but it (get) ………………….… better.
6. Who (Sue dance) ………………….… with? That's not her brother, is it?
7. Harry always (look) ………………….… untidy! He (wear) ………………….… dirty jeans.
8. I (write) ………………….… in reply to your advertisement in the Daily News.
9. That plant I bought (not grow) …………………....very much. And I (water) ………………….…
it every day.
10. Which hotel (you stay) …………………....in when you (come) ………………….… here?

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Ex B3 - Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.

be disagree do include know look see seem understand

Ancient aviators?
Everyone (1) ……………….. that humans have been flying for only a few hundred years. But
(2) ……………….. it possible that ancient civilizations also had the ability and technology to fly?
In the Nazcan Desert in southern Peru, there are hundreds of lines which an ancient culture drew in
the dust. On the ground, they just (3) ……………….. like straight lines. But when you
(4) ……………….. them from the air, you (5) ……………….. exactly what they are. They are
incredible and enormous pictures. The pictures (6) ……………….. animals, birds and symbols.
One bizarre theory, which most mainstream scientists (7) ……………….. with, is that the people
who made the lines thousands of years ago flew above the lines in balloons. It (8) ………………..
incredible, but a few people (9) ……………….. believe it’s possible.

Ex B4 - Match to make sentences.

1. I think ……..
2. I’m thinking …….
3. Phil’s looking …….
4. Phil looks …….
5. Claire has …….
6. Claire is having …….
7. Andy is ……
8. Andy is being ……
A darker hair than her sister.
B I’m going to buy the new Racetrack CD.
C a haircut at the moment.
D for his glasses. Have you seen them?
E not old enough to drive a car.
F of getting Dad a CD for his birthday.
G very annoying at the moment!
H like he needs a holiday!

HOMEWORK
A – PHONETICS
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. combine B. arrive C. ambition D. height
2. A. analyst B. attraction C. sandals D. sample

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. humour B. accept C. discuss D. deny
4. A. powerful B. correspond C. ridicule D. politics

B – GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
5. Needs Melanie any help painting her new flat?
A B C D
6. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.
A B C D
7. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
8. Ian _______ a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about half an hour?
A. takes B. is taking C. has taken D. has been taking
9. Eric, _________ hockey competitively or just for fun?
A. do you usually play C. are you usually playing
B. have you usually played D. have you usually playing
10. Actually, I ________ a cup of tea first thing every morning but then I switch to coffee.
A. do drink B. am drinking C. have drunk D. have been drinking
11. ____________ the living room repainted so it's probably best if we go into the kitchen.
A. We have B. We had C. We are having D. We have had
12. Each song ____________ 50 cents at the moment because they’re on special offer
A. only costs B. is only costing C. only costs D. has only cost

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C – LEXICAL RESOURCES
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
13. I like this book, and I've read six ________ already.
A. capitals B. chapters C. prefaces D. episodes
14. Robert's new book will be _________ in August.
A. produced B. broadcast C. published D. typed
15. Harry Smith is hard ______ work writing his new screenplay.
A. at B. in C. on D. out of
16. Is there anything good ______ Channel 4 this evening?
A. in B. at C. over D. on
17. No recording can be as good as a ______ concert in my opinion.
A. life B. live C. direct D. classic
18. It was a very ___________ story and made me laugh a lot.
A. extraordinary B. true C. humorous D. entertainment
19. I ____________ the reference in the index.
A. looked up B. flicked through C. filled in D. turned over
20. Colin's new book _____________ next week.
A. is publishing B. is coming on C. is putting forward D. is coming out

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. Biogas can be utilized for electricity production, cooking, space heating, water heating and
process heating
A. generation B. increase C. reformation D. sparing
22. I used to meet him occasionally on 5th Avenue.
A. one time B. in one occasion C. normally D. every once in a while

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

23. Charles W. Eliot, the president of Harvard in 1869, initiated a system under which most required
courses were dropped in favor of elective courses
A. initial B. compulsory C. optional D. necessary

24. Harry displays enthusiasm whenever he is posed with a problem.

A. eagerness B. weakness C. indifference D. softness

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
25. “Well, what shall we do today? Any ideas?” – “__________”

A. I’m not sure. It depends on the weather. C. That sounds great.

B. Is there anything more exciting? D. We went to the concert.

D – WRITING
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
26. It's waste of time to try to explain anything to Tony.
A. Tony should be given explanation.
B. It's not worth trying to explain anything to Tony.
C. To save time, explain it to Tony.
D. It's well worth trying to explain things to Tony.
27. She started working in this school five years ago.
A. She has worked in this school five years ago.
B. It has been five years since she has worked in this school.
C. It took her five years to work in this school.
D. She has worked in this school for five years.
28. I met my sister at the party by chance.
A. I came together with my sister at the party intentionally.

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B. I came up with my sister at the party.
C. I came across my sister at the party.
D. My sister saw me at the party on purpose.
29. I like to play football at the weekend.
A. I enjoy playing football at the weekend.
B. I get out of playing football at the weekend.
C. I was interested in playing football at the weekend.
D. Playing football at the weekend used to be my hobby.
30. Can you understand what this paper means?
A. Can you take sense to this paper?
B. Can you make sense of this paper?
C. Are you able to see through this paper?
D. Will you be able to go into the meaning of this paper?

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NOTES FOR TEACHER
(Câu hỏi gửi tới giáo viên liên quan bài học này)

Areas for Tick for Details

support further (Giải thích chi tiết nội dung cần được hỗ trợ)
(Kiến thức support
cần được hỗ (Chọn mục
trợ thêm) cần hỗ trợ)

Phonetics
(Ngữ Âm)

Vocabulary
(Từ Vựng)

Grammar
(Ngữ Pháp)

Writing
(Viết)

Others: (Câu hỏi của riêng học sinh nếu có)

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