Intro Cert GE - OT/1 revision – grammar squares	

Complete:
Hong Kong isn’t nearly as….	Talk about a time you got absolutely filthy.	Talk about things you have:
a) plenty of 
b) a little of 
c) hardly any of	Describe your ideal partner using three personality adjectives.	
Compare:
skydiving and playing mahjong	Complete:

I hardly ever…	Make a question for this answer:
‘From time to time.’	Complete:

When was the last time…	
Make a question for this answer:
‘Classical, mainly.’	Make a question for this answer:
‘No, not at the moment.’	Make a question for this answer:
About three times.	Complete:

What do you think you will…	
Complete:

When I was a child I didn’t use to…	Complete:

While I was having breakfast this morning…	Compare:
 Sham Shui Po and Kowloon Tong	Make a question for this answer:

‘Yes, I have. Once.’	
Make a question for this answer:
‘I expect I’ll stay at home.’	Complete:

Since I was a child….	Make a question for this answer:
‘About twenty minutes.’	Complete:
 
There’s someone at the door. I…	

Possible answers	

Complete:
Hong Kong isn’t nearly as cold as Moscow / old as Beijing .	Talk about a time you got absolutely filthy.

‘I was playing football and it was raining and I fell over in the mud…’	Talk about things you have:
a) plenty (of)  friends
b) a little (of)  money
c) hardly any (of) free time 	Describe your ideal partner using three personality adjectives.

thoughtful
easy-going
faithful
generous
reliable etc.	
Compare:
skydiving and playing mah-jong

Playing mah-jong isn’t as dangerous / expensive / exciting as skydiving.	Complete:

I hardly ever go to the cinema / go swimming / do exercise etc.	Make a question for this answer:
‘From time to time.’

How often do you 
go hiking / eat Japanese food etc.	Complete:

When was the last time you went to Macau / took some time off work / went to a party etc.	
Make a question for this answer:
‘Classical, mainly.’

What kind of music do you like?	Make a question for this answer:
‘No, not at the moment.’

Are you busy at work? / Are you taking another course? / Have you got a girl / boyfriend?	Make a question for this answer:
About three times.

How many times have you been to Thailand?	Complete:

What do you think you will do next year / when this course finishes?	
Complete:

When I was a child I didn’t use to like spicy food (but I like it now).	Complete:

While I was having breakfast this morning I heard an interesting piece of news on the radio.	Compare:
 Sham Shui Po and Kowloon Tong

Sham Shui Po isn’t as expensive as Kowloon Tong.	Make a question for this answer:

‘Yes, I have. Once.’

Have you ever ridden a horse?
	
Make a question for this answer:
‘I expect I’ll stay at home.’

What are you doing this  Sunday afternoon?	Complete:

Since I was a child I have hated spiders.	Make a question for this answer:
‘About twenty minutes.’

How long does it take you to get home from here?	Complete:
 
There’s someone at the door. I’ll get it.