Complete the Learn this! box with the tenses below. Then underline an example of each of the rules (a-d) in the text in exercise 2.

past continuous       past perfect              past simple

Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then underline an example of each rule in the article.

LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple

a. We use ¹___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.

b. We use ²___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.

c. We use ³___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.

d. We use ⁴___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.

e. We use ⁵___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.

Study the examples in the Learn this! box below and complete the rules with the correct verbs and tenses.

Read the Learn this! box. Then look at the compound nouns in exercise 2. Underline at least one example of each type (1, 2 and 3). Which type has the most examples?

3. Read the Learn this! box. Then study the highlighted superlative forms in the text and match them with the rules.

(Đọc hộp Learn this! Sau đó nghiên cứu các dạng so sánh nhất được tô nền trong bài khóa và nối chúng với các quy tắc.)

LEARN THIS! Superlative adjectives

a. We add -est to short adjectives. (Chúng ta thêm -est vào các tính từ ngắn.)

rich – richer – richest   slow -slower -slowest

b. Sometimes the spelling changes. (Đôi khi cách viết có thể thay đổi.)

foggy- foggier – the foggiest hot - hotter - the hottest

c. We put the most before long adjectives. (Chúng ta thêm most vào trước các tính từ dài.)

dangerous - more dangerous - the most dangerous

d. There are a few irregular comparative forms. (Cũng có một vài dạng so sánh bất quy tắc.)

good - better- the best bad - worse - the worst for- further - the furthest

e. We can use of after superlative adjectives. (Chúng ta có thể dùng of sau dạng so sánh nhất.)

the sunniest day of the week

f. We use in (not of) with nouns for groups or places. (Ta dùng in (không phải of) cho các danh từ dùng cho nhóm hoặc nơi chốn.)

the tallest boy in the class the biggest lake in the world

Study the highlighted quantifiers and the type of noun they go with in the article. Then read the Learn this! box. Complete the table with the quantifiers below.

a few       a little     all       any       any     both

each       every       many       no        some

LEARN THIS! Quantifiers

Use the prompts to write sentences with the correct form of have something done. Then match each sentence with rule a or b in the Learn this! box.

1 Olivia / her hair / dye / red / for charity

2 Josh / his bike / steal / at the weekend

3 the house / its roof / blow off / in the storm

4 we / the carpets / clean / after the party last weekend

5 my sister / always / her nails / do / on Fridays

6 she/her visa application / refuse / last month

Read the Learn this! box. Complete it with the words below. Use the article to help you.

affirmative          negative          plural          questions          singular