Vocabulary, relatives, past simple, conjunctions, prepositions

1. Refresh your English
Revision

2. Vocabulary
A. How would you describe a perfect holiday? Mention the time of year, and also the
place and activities. Jot down some notes and tell the class your opinion.
B.1. Jonathan went to the ________ and he met some guys who were going to watch
Azores
_________ and swim with _________.
whales dolphins
sleeps
B.2. Alan and Chris went to New York, the city that never _______. They think
cheaper
shopping is much ________ there.
B.3. Sarah went to Mexico, where there are a lot of water sports, the most exciting of
which is _________. She also visited some _____________ sites from the Mayan
parasailing archaeological _______
civilisation .

3. C.1. The origin of the Olympic Games can be found in ancient _________.
Greece
every four years
C.2. The modern Olympic Games are held ________________.
a flame
C.2. Their symbol is ____________.
D.1. Football as we know it today started in _____________ , about _______
England 100
years ago.
D.2. The origin of the word “soccer” was an abbreviation of association
__________.
E.1. The superstition of ________ a mirror has an ___________ reason because
breaking economic
in the past they were very __________.
expensive
God bless you
E.2. In England when someone sneezes, they say “_____________”.
E.4. In the past it was said that opening an umbrella in a room would cause a
_______ in the family.
death

4. Grammar
A. Prepositions:
1. on
I visited London ____ January, 1st.
2. From May _____ December you can visit Kensington Palace.
_____ to
3. by in
Windsor Castle was ravaged ______ fire ____ 1992.
4. The Tower of London is _____ the river Thames _____ the eastern edge
by on
______ the city.
of
B. Conjunctions:
as
1. In England, ____ it rains throughout the year, an umbrella is always useful.
Unless
2. _________ you have lots of money, it’s worth to use your Student’s Card.
Although
3. __________ London is very big, almost all the important sights can be found
in a compact area.
4. Most pubs serve food, but
______ only at lunch time.

5. C. Relative pronouns:
who/that
1. The athletes _________ want to be selected for the Olympic Games have
to work hard.
who
2. My sister, _________ is a great runner, was not selected.
which/that
3. She has now chosen a career __________ brings her much joy.
4. The tickets (which/that) you bought were very expensive.
____________
5. This is the boy ___________ father won the gold medal.
whose
D. Verb Tenses (Past Simple):
1. Christopher Columbus had
_______ (have) his first drink of chocolate in America.
2. Although he ___________ (not like) the drink, he took
didn’t like ________ (take) some of
the cacao beans to Spain.
3. The method of preparing the drink was kept
____________ (keep) a secret for
centuries.