While old-fashioned, I still find what I call "grammar banging" (intensive grammar review sheets) useful at the end or beginning of the year. The end of year calls for exam preparation and the beginning calls for some review to raise awareness of what has already been learnt and where problems still lie. The sheets provided in these "grammar banging" reviews are very effective because each question focuses on one important, specific area. I have included the answers and a short note of the grammar focus after the exercise.
Aim: Grammar review of the most important intermediate level English tenses, structure and functions
Activity: Grammar banging multiple choice review lesson with each question focusing on a specific point
Level: Intermediate
Outline:
· This is straight-forward stuff. Make the copies and give them to the students.
· Have each student do the sheet by him/herself.
· Ask students to compare answers and discuss differences, each student trying to explain his/her choice.
· Correct sheet as a class. Review each grammar point quickly - you should get a lot of "Oh, yeah....".
· Give the students an unmarked copy of the same exercise to repeat at home to solidify the review exercise.
"Grammar Banging" - Review your English - 1
Choose the correct word to fill in the gap
1. I __________________ TV when the telephone rang.
A) watched B) was watching C) are watching D) have watched
2. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've _______ eaten lunch.
A) yet B) still C) already D) ever
3. My mother let me ____________ late when I was a child.
A) to stay out B) stayed out C) stay out D) staying out
4. Would you like ___________ chicken?
A) any B) a C) some D) one
5. He has _______ friends in Chicago.
A) a lot B) few C) few of D) much
6. She _________________ lunch by the time we arrived.
A) had finished B) finished C) have finished D) finishing
7. What shall we do tonight? How about ___________ a film?
A) to see B) see C) seeing D) going
8. _______ you ever ________ to Hollywood?
A) Did ... go B) Have .... go C) Have ... gone D) Shall .... go
9. Have you finished your homework ______?
A) yet B) already C) still D) just
10. Jack is really ______________ history, especially Japanese history.
A) interested at B) interesting in C) interested in D) interested for
11. These images ______________ by an artist named Phil Thomsen.
A) are photographed B) were photoed C) photographed D) were photographed
12. If I __________ you, I would wait a while to begin investing.
A) was B) am C) were D) would be
13. He'll give you a call as soon as he __________.
A) will arrive B) arrives C) is arriving D) is going to arrive.
Choose the correct word to fill in the gap
1. I was watching TV when the telephone rang.
Use the past continuous to express an interrupted action in the past
2. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've already eaten lunch.
Use "already" in positive sentences to express something done recently. Use "yet" in the question and negative forms.
3. My mother let me stay out late when I was a child.
With the verbs "let, make and help" we use the following structure: S + let, make or help + object + verb without to For other verbs that take this structure we use: S + verb + object + verb with to - for example: She asked me to help her.
4. Would you like some chicken?
We usually use "any" in the question form except when offering or requesting something which is present - in this case we use "some"
5. He has few friends in Chicago.
We use "few" in a negative sense.
6. She had finished lunch by the time we arrived.
Use the past perfect - had + participle - to express an action finished before another action in the past.
7. What shall we do tonight? How about seeing a film? s
Always use the gerund when the verb is the object of a preposition.
8. Have you ever gone to Hollywood?
Use the present perfect to inquire about life experiences.
9. Have you finished your homework yet?
Use "already" in positive sentences to express something done recently. Use "yet" in the question and negative forms.
10. Jack is really interested in history, especially Japanese history.
The correct usage of this passive infinitive is "to be interested in".
11. These images were photographed by an artist named Phil Thomsen.
This is the correct usage of the past passive voice. The passive voice is formed: Passive Subject + to be (conjugated) + participle
12. If I were you, I would wait a while to begin investing.
Use "were" in the second conditional if clause for all subjects.
13. He'll give you a call as soon as he arrives.
In a future time clause use the present simple - the construction is the same as for the first conditional.
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