English homework 4,5,6 units A,B,C,D

Section A

1. My German teacher says I’ve made a lot of progress this term! (collocation: make progress)
2. What time are you taking the French exam tomorrow? (collocation: take an exam)
3. I’m not in favour of giving students lots of homework each night. (phrase: be in favour of)
4. Being able to drive a car is a very useful skill.
5. Have we got to learn all these irregular verbs by heart? (phrase: learn by heart)
6. Some languages, like Russian for instance, don’t have words for ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’. (phrase: for instance)
7. I got a very good mark in my geography test. (collocation: get a mark)
8. Many people hate learning phrasal verbs, but in fact they’re not that difficult. (phrase: in fact)

Section B

9. Simon rubbed out the wrong answer and wrote the right one. (rub out: to remove with an eraser)
10. Why did you rip up that piece of paper? (rip up: to tear into small pieces)
11. If you make a mistake, just cross it out. (cross out: to draw a line through)
12. You should look up words you don’t know in a dictionary. (look up: to search for information in a reference book)
13. Carol, will you read out your poem to the class, please? (read out: to read aloud)
14. Our teacher pointed out that we only had five minutes left. (point out: to mention or show)
15. Have you all written down what the homework is? (write down: to make a note of)

Section C

16. instructor
17. reference
18. beginner
19. division
20. incorrect
21. bravery
22. education
23. memorial
24. silence
25. simplify

Section D

26. A (I’ve got)
    • It’s the first time I’ve got all the answers right in a test!
27. C (had already started)
    • The exam had already started when Jimmy finally found the right room.
28. C (You’ve been doing)
    • You’ve been doing that crossword for over an hour and you still haven’t finished it!
29. B (had been standing)
    • When they let us go in, we had been standing outside the exam room for over half an hour.
30. B (yet)
    • Clare hasn’t finished her homework yet.
31. D (ever)
    • Have you ever been on a school trip?
32. C (since)
    • Lizzie has been having dance classes since she was four years old.
33. A (for)
    • Had you been learning French for several years before you took your first exam?