Lesson 61: Unit 200 - Revision
A revision lesson in which you consolidate grammar and vocabulary from the course through the story of Freddie – a man whose last day at work turns into a life-changing moment.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will revise and consolidate all the grammatical structures studied in the course – the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect, the passive voice, reported speech and modal verbs of deduction. You will work with an authentic story about Freddie and his last day at work, answering questions, matching grammatical forms with definitions and completing sentences. The exercises cover reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar at B1 level. The revision will prepare you to apply your knowledge with confidence in real situations.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand and retell a B1-level text, answering comprehension questions.
- Recognise and correctly use the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect and the passive voice.
- Make deductions about the past with modal verbs (might have, should have).
- Use compound adjectives and the comparative degree correctly.
- Recognise reported speech and distinguish it from other grammatical structures.
- Master key vocabulary from the text – words such as 'blessed', 'discouraged', 'immobile', 'farewell'.
Lesson vocabulary
- blessed Freddy felt blessed because he had enjoyed his career.
- discouraged Whenever Freddy was a bit discouraged or upset, he thought about his father.
- unskilled laborer His father had had a hard life as an unskilled laborer.
- overworked He thought about his overworked and underpaid father.
- underpaid His father was overworked and underpaid his whole life.
- farewell The whole office gathered around for cake, ice cream, and a farewell card.
- paperback They gave him a big paperback European atlas as a going-away gift.
- leisurely The atlas helped guide a leisurely traveler throughout Europe.
- immobile Freddy sat immobile on the edge of the bed.
- pension She would not have been able to qualify for 50 percent of Freddy's pension.
- closet He saw that the bedroom closet was half empty.
- various They presented him with various going-away gifts.
- notify One piece of paper notified him of a divorce proceeding.
- sick leave He had taken only three weeks of sick leave in 30 years.
- driveway Anne's car wasn't in the driveway when he got home.
In other languages: Български