CAE English -> Good to know!
Some rules, clues, tips etc...
Some rules, clues, tips etc...
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Sum up all defining relative clauses!
- who
- which
- whom
- whose
- where
- when
We use "who" for ... ?
for people
We use "which" for ... ?
for things
We use "that" for ... ?
things and people
When in front of a relativ pronoun for things or person is a number we use...?
- whom
- which
Example:
- There are 14 girls in my class, a few of whom are my friends.
- He was carrying his belongings, many of which were broken.
Adverbs of time are?
after
already
during
finally
just
last
later
next
now
recently
soon
then
tomorrow
when
while
and yesterday.
Which are the most commonly word endings from adverbs? (6)
- -ally
- -ously
- -fully
- -ly
- -cally
- -ingly
How does an informal letter outline look like?
- introduction
- paragraph 1
- paragraph 2
- paragraph 3
- conclusion
Can you explain the fanboys?
- For
- And
- Nor
- But
- Or
- Yet
- So
IMPORTANT!
When we connect two sentences, set a comma on front of this FANBOYS!
How does a letter of complaint look like?
- introduction
- positiv
- problem
- sugesstions
- conclusion
How to start a report?
the aim/purpose of this report is ...
How does an essay look like?
- introduction
- general, statement, facts...
- problem (when three problems -> write firstly, secondly, thridly
- my personal opinion -> in my point of view, some people say, without a doubt...
How does a proposal look like?
- title
- introduction
- subtitle
- subtitle
- conclusion
How does a report look like?
- title
- introduction
- my opinion
- fact
- conclussion
How does a information sheet look like?
- title
- introduction
- subtitle -> bullet points
- conclusion & contact information
OR
- Title
- introduction
- subtitle -> question form
- conclusion -> contact information
What's special with state verbs?
We don't usually use the continuous with them
Which state verbs of groups don't we use with -ing usually? Make examples!
express opinion, feelings or knowledge
- agree, assume, believe, disagree, hate, hope, know, like, love, prefer, realise and regret.
describe apperance
- appear, look, seem and resemble.
describe senses
- belong, consist, contain, cost, have and own.
We change words wich end in y after a consonant, the y becomes i when suffix is added:
- happy
- try
- study
- family
- rely
- happiness
- trial/tries
- studious
- familiar
- reliance
When is the final -e of the word dropped?
Exp.
- nonsense - nonsensical
- amaze - amazing
- sane - sanity
If there is a consonant before it and the suffix begins with a vowel (-er, -ed, -ing, -ance, -ation, etc.)
What does no, none or not mean? Explain!
- NO = means not any, or not even one (used with countable or uncountable nouns)
- NONE = is a pronoun and means not one, not any or no part of it
- NOT = is mainly used to make verbs negative
Which are the most common verbs used with to?
- afford
- agree
- arrange
- appear
- attempt
- choose
- decide
- expect
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- offer
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- seem
The -ing form of the verb is is used after?
- verbs expresses likes and dislikes
- hate, like, love, prefer except when would+ is a "prefix" (I would like to be invited)
- certain verbs; admit, appreciate, avoid, consider etc.
What's reported speech? Make examples!
- I'm feeling exhausted.
- We drove for six hours non-stop.
- We'll see you tomorrow.
- He said he was feeling exhausted.
- They said they had driven for six hours.
- They said they'd see us the following day.
Change direct speech into reported speech!
- (ten minutes) ago
- last week/month/year
- next week/month/year
- now
- before/earlier
- the previous week/month/year or the week/month/year before
- the following week/month/year after
- at that time/immediately/then
Change reported speech into direct speech!
- last/that week
- that day/ yesterday / on Monday etc.
- the next day / the day after / the following day
- the day before / the previous day
- this week
- today
- tomorrow
- yesterday
When is AT used? Give 5 reasons!
- with points of time: AT midday, AT noon etc.
- with short periods which we think of as points: I'm always short AT the end of month.
- with mealtimes: at lunch
- with the (on possible) weekend, Christmas an dEaster
- with night when talking about nights in general
When is IN used? Give 3 reasons!
- for periods of times: in 2006, in March, in fall...
- for parts of the dasy: in the morning, in the afternoon...
- time or action times: in 20 minutes
When is ON used? Give 2 reasons!
- for particular dates, days or parts of days: on my birthday, I've a party on Saturday, We go on Friday nights
- With occasion: I was invited on many parties
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