Subject: English

Module 5: It’s a teen’s World

11th Grade
Grammar revisions Teacher: Tiago Bento

Revisions
1. Phrasal Verbs (go/get)
Check the information below about phrasal verbs.

 Different verbs can take the same particles to make phrasal vebs.
 Look at the verbs we can make with go and get using the same particles:

GO
go along with: agree with or accept a
decision
go on: continue doing something
go over: revise; check
go through: experience
go by: move in space and time
GET
get along with: have a good relationship
with
get on: make progress
get over: recover from something
get through: succeed / overcome a
difficult time
get by: have enough money to survive

1.1 Choose the correct Phrasal verb (go or get). (Don’t forget to use the correct tense (ex. Present Simple or Past
Simple))
a) Some teenagers do not ___________ with their parents.
b) I had some problems in school and I _____________ some difficult times.
c) ____________ doing a great job!
d) As time ___________, I find it more difficult to understand my sister.
e) Anne broke up with Thomas, but he is ______________ it slowly.
f) I can’t ___________ with my brother decision.
g) Last year my parents ___________ some difficult times with my sister’s depression.
h) Time ________ by very fast.
i) Everyone in my class ________ along with one another.
j) Some teenagers get part-time jobs because they can’t ______ by otherwise.

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 Subject: English
Module 5: It’s a teen’s World
11th Grade
Grammar revisions Teacher: Tiago Bento
2. Prepositional Verbs.
 A prepositional verb is a verb that needs to be followed by a specific preposition.
 Unlike phrasal verbs, the preposition does not change the meaning of the verb.

The following tables show some common prepositional verbs and examples of how to use them.
Preposition Verb Example
think We often think about
relationships
care We care bout the way
others see us.
about complain We often complain about
our parents.
talk Victims of abuse should
talk about the problem.
worry Our parents usually worry
about our future.
deal As teens, we have to deal
with a lot of issues.
agree We rarely agree with our
parents’ opinion.
argue We sometimes argue with
with our friends.
be faced We are faced with a lot of
changes.
interfere We don’t like people
interfering with our
choices.
depend Our future will depend on
our choices today.
count We always count on our
friends to help us.
spend We like to spend money
on on new tech.
insist Parents often insist on the
importance of having a
degree.
rely We know we can rely on
our parents to guide us.

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 Subject: English
Module 5: It’s a teen’s World
11th Grade
Grammar revisions Teacher: Tiago Bento
2.1 Choose the correct preposition (about / with/ on)
a) It’s no use insisting ______ this topic.
b) Teens usually argue _______ everything.
c) Most children don’t care ______ adults’ feelings.
d) My friends spend lots of money _______ make-up.
e) I really can’t agree _______ this article.
f) What do you think ______ binge drinking?
g) I know I can always depend _____ my best friend.

2.2 Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form.
 face  insist  worry  count

a) I had to ________ on going to the festival because everyone else wanted to go camping.
b) Teenagers are __________ with lots of challenges.
c) Some parents don’t ________ about some behaviour which is very dangerous.
d) Teens usually ________ on their friends for everything.

2.3 Use a verb or a preposition to complete the sentences.

a) The success of a music festival depends _____ a good line up.
b) Sara Sampaio usually _______ about the festivals she goes to on her Instagram.
c) Teenage girls _______ lots of money on clothes and accessories.
d) They _______ on saying that only famous bands are invited to perform.
e) Are you worried _______ your future career?

2.4 Complete the sentences using the prepositional verbs in the box..
 depend on  care about  worry about
 complain about  insist on  deal with

a) Most teenagers want to be independent and not ________ their parents.

b) It’s normal that parents ________ their children’s future.
c) Sometimes it’s difficult to very shy teenagers.
d) My friend Ana _________ going to the lecture on the disorder “selfitis”.
e) Girls love fashion tutorials because they _______ their looks.
f) “Why do you always ___________ my clothes, mum?”

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 Subject: English
Module 5: It’s a teen’s World
11th Grade
Grammar revisions Teacher: Tiago Bento
3. Verb Patterns (Had better / would rather)
Had Better
 We use “Had better” to talk about actions we think people should do or are advisable in a specific
situation. It’s a strong expression that we use when the results of not doing something might be negative.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

had (‘d)better go Had (‘d) better not go Had you better go?
Hadn’t you better go?

 We use would (‘d) rather to talk about preferring one thing to another.

With the same subject (Infinitive
without to)
I would (‘d) rather talk to a friend than
write to a problem page.
I would (‘d) rather not talk about my
problems at all.
With two different subjects (Past
Simple)
I would (‘d) rather you talked to your
mother than to a friend.
I would (‘d) rather you didn’t talk just to
your mother.

3.1 Choose the correct option (would rather / had better)

a) You ___________ see a psychologist before you get worse.
b) They _________ tell their parents the truth or they’ll regret it.
c) I _______________ you weren’t always alone.
d) I ________ tell police about this than the teacher.
e) You __________________ find a counsellor or a psychologist.
f) You ______________ take an aspirin.
g) You ____________ study for the exam.
h) You ____________ try to relax before tests.
i) You __________ listen to what your parents say.
j) I _____________ use Facebook than Instagram.
k) You ___________ not depend so much on your mobile phone.
l) You ______________ study more.

4. Reciprocal Pronouns: each other and one another

 We use reciprocal pronouns when each of two or more subjects is acting in the same way towards the
other.
 each other refers to two people: “My mum and I love each other very much.”
 one another refers to more than two people: “My family members speak frequently to one another on
Skype.”
We can also use the possessive forms each other’s and one another’s.
Reminder: The distinction between “each other” and “one another” is becoming less common in modern English.

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Module 5: It’s a teen’s World
11th Grade
Grammar revisions Teacher: Tiago Bento
4.1 Complete the sentences with each other or one another.
a) Lukas and Mary kissed ___________________ at the end of the ceremony.
b) Mum and Dad gave _____________ gold rings on their wedding day.
c) The students congratulated __________ after presenting their group projects.
d) The boys in my class spent the morning kicking the ball to __________________.
e) My brother and I give ______________ gifts in the holidays.
f) Everyone was talking to ________________ in the living room.
g) Peter and Sue helped ________________ during the apprenticeship.
h) The shop attendant and the customer smiled at _________________.
i) The teacher and her students are fond of ______________________.
j) You and I have learned a lot about _______________ during this session.
k) Bella and George wrote emails to ______________ for a long time.
l) All the members of the board looked at _______________ during the meeting.
m) June and Ted gave _________________ a present.
n) Mary and her best friend can’t see _________________ anymore because Mary moved to another city.
o) My mum and my dad have known _______________ for years.
p) It’s been a long time since you and I talked to _________________.
q) The children are playing football in the field. They’re passing the ball to ________________.
r) Melissa and Rachel waved goodbye to _____________ as they left school.
s) The interns helped ________________ perform the group experiment.
t) During sales, customers almost fight _____________ for a single product.
u) My brother and his girlfriend like to give surprise gifts to _____________.

5. Modal-related expressions: have to; be able to; used to

 Besides modal verbs, there are modal expressions we can use to express the same kind of modality,
namely obligation, ability or past habits.

Function Modal Expression Example

I will have to study hard to
obligation / strong need have to get admitted to this
university.
ability be able to I was able to attend the
course I wanted.
repeated actions in a I used to dream about
finished past / past habits used to university when I as
younger.

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 Subject: English
Module 5: It’s a teen’s World
11th Grade
Grammar revisions Teacher: Tiago Bento
 Modal-related expressions can be used with different time frames.

Modal Present Future Past

have to  have to / has to  will have to /  had to
 don’t have to / doesn’t  won’t have to  didn’t have to
have to
be able to  am / is / are able to  will be able to  was / were able
 am not / isn’t / aren’t able / to
to  won’t be able  wasn’t /
to weren’t able to
used to ------------------------------------------------------------------  used to
 didn’t use to

5.1 Choose the correct modal-related expression (have to; be able to; used to)
a) George ________________ raise €2.8 million in seed funding for his company.
b) Bella _________________ write hotel reviews on booking.com, but now she has her own website.
c) Logan ____________________ work very hard to become the winner of Masterchef Junior.
d) George ________________ sell quite a lot of commercial drones to become successful.
e) Initially many companies ____________ sell only military drones, but now they’ve become mainstream.
f) Young entrepreneurs should __________________ work in a team.
g) Last week Peter ______________ go to London for a meeting.
h) I am very sorry, but I _______________(not) give you that information.
i) My work associate ____________ make a presentation of a new product before a lot of people.
j) Yesterday we ________________ (not) finish the project in under three hours.
k) Logan ______________ wear a chef’s uniform when he was on Masterchef.
l) I would like to ______________ buy a Tesla.
m) George ______________ study in a private school, but now he doesn’t.
n) George _______________ play football for the local team.
o) Bella and her parents _____________ carry their own luggage.
p) I don’t think I will _______________ come to the party on Friday.
q) George _______________ wait for us at the train station.
r) That house over there _______________ belong to my family.
s) She has never ________________ play the guitar.
t) George _________________ (not) like handball when he was younger, but his younger sister love it.
u) I ________________ finish the report on time or my boss will get mad at me.
v) I think I met Mary once a couple of years ago. Did she ___________ work with Tom?

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Module 5: It’s a teen’s World
11th Grade
Grammar revisions Teacher: Tiago Bento
6. Relative Pronouns
 We use a relative pronoun to refer to a noun mentioned before.
 The relative pronoun introduces a relative clause.
 A relative clause can :
clarify/ define the noun or provide extra information about the noun

The singer who is on stage is not very The Coachella festival, which takes place
popular. in the USA, is one of the most famous in
the world.

 The most common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which and that.
 We use the pronoun according to the noun it refers to.
Relative Pronoun Use Example
who refers to people (subject) I have a friend who suffers from
“selfitis”.
whom refers to people (object) That is that friend of mine with
whom you talked on the phone
yesterday.
which refers to things This is a disease which is already
affecting hundreds of teens.
that refers to people or things I have a friend that suffers from
“selfitis”.
This is a disease that is already
affecting hundreds of teens.
whose refers to possessions Many teens whose posts don’t get
many likes suffer from depression.

6.1 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate relative pronouns.

a) The YouTube channel _________ Jacob created has many followers.
b) The psychologists ________ study this mental disorder say it will get worse and worse.
c) A teenager __________ tried to take an extreme selfie fell off a cliff and got seriously injured.
d) Do you know the blog ____________ creator is a famous psychologist?
e) I talked to the girl __________ mobile phone I found by the ticket office.
f) Sonia, _________ has been diagnosed as an internet addict, is trying to disconnect.
g) I went to Glastonbury, _________ is the best-known festival in the UK.
h) The festival review, _________ I read in today’s newspaper, was quite good.
i) The concert, ___________ was attended by thousands of fans, went very well.
j) The teens _________ were making a lot of noise are not from our school.
k) The rock star _________ fans went crazy had to be protected by his bodyguards.
l) Over two thousand people, ___________ came from all across the UK, took part in the event.
m) Here is an article about a mental condition called “selfitis” __________ might interest you.
n) I gave her some water, ___________ she drank immediately.
o) Do you know the singer _________ performed last night?
p) The pop singer got divorced a few weeks later, ________ surprised most fans.
q) The only thing ________ matters is to find our friends amongst the crowd.
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