EXAM PRACTICE: CLOZE (B1)

EXAM PRACTICE
CLOZE 1
 
READ THE TEXT BELOW AND THINK OF THE WORD WHICH BEST FITS EACH SPACE.
USE ONLY ONE  WORD IN EACH SPACE. CONTRACTIONS COUNT AS ONE WORD.
 
SHOPPING AND THE INTERNET
 
In Baltimore we have just got a new shopping mall and it´s __________(1) huge! It´s one of the __________(2) shopping complexes __________(3) the USA. It has [...]

LABOUR DAY (B1)

Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.

Labour Day Parade in Toronto in the early 1900s

The celebration of Labour Day has its origins in the eight hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for [...]

INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY (B1)

EVERY 29TH APRIL “INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY” IS CELEBRATED ALL OVER THE WORLD TO PROMOTE DANCING IN THE WOLD OF ARTS. SO, IF YOU´RE KEEN ON DANCING, CHECK YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TO FIND OUT WHAT´S ON.
AMONG THE GOALS OF THE DANCE DAY ARE TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DANCE AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS [...]

SAY OR TELL? (B1)

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINOUS (A1)

TRY THESE EXERCISES:
http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_bgpresorcont.htm
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_cont.htm
http://www.zozanga.com/unit/lesson14.htm

MORE ABOUT THE PRESENT CONTINOUS (A1)

GIVING DIRECTIONS (A1)

PLACES IN TOWN (A1)

HOW MANY “PLACE WORDS” DO YOU KNOW?
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY.

NEIGHBOURS (A1)

CAN YOU ADD ANY OTHER PIECE OF ADVICE?

TELL HIM (B1)

LISTEN TO THE SONG. “SAY” AND “TELL“   ARE THE TWO MOST COMMON REPORTING VERBS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
WHAT´S THE DIFFERENCE IN USE BETWEEN THEM?

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE SONG THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD EXERCISES   DEVISED BY Palacios Cobos & Mª Isabel Pérez Torres. HAVE A LOOK AT THE LINK BELOW.
http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/tellhim.htm