Grammar Activities Two - Upper Intermediate

Chapter 2
Still, yet, already, ever
(1) Sentence completion
2) gap fill
Chapter 3
(never, already, yet, ever, still)
Insert adverb into sentence
Chapter 4
(never, often, now, ago, before, during, since, until, weekly, rarely, just, ever)
Gap fill and mini crossword
Chapter 4
(nowadays, ago, whenever, these days, during, sooner or later
(1) Mini crossword
(2) Dialogue gap fill

Chapter 6

(1) Match phrases for giving advice with examples

(2) Sentence completion (replies to problems) using picture prompts


Chapter 7

(1)Multiple choice : choose the correct caption to pictures (6)

(2) Mating : match above with explanatory stentences (meaning, register)

Chapter 8

(1) Gapped dialogue (talking about films and violence)

(2) Matching (6 sentences)

(3) Error correction - short paragraph on unemployment


Chapter 9

(1) True / false (grammar rules)

(2) Sentence completion - mini dialogues

(3) Matching - sentence with meaning


Chapter 10

Correct mistakes in signs (Please turn off a light etc.)

Chapter 11

Gapped sentences. Focuses on countable and uncountable uses of :
time, glass, light, hope, lamb, experience, belief


Chapter 12

(1) Mulitple choice picture captions focusing on coutable / uncounbable uses of : lamb, cake, emotion, iron


(2) Matching and gap fill : countable and uncountable uses of hair



Chapter 13

Put words into lists of either countable of uncoutable. Over 30 examples of commonly confused words.

Futures 1
Four notices relating to the future. Gap filled explanations
Futures 2
Matching, short gap-fill

Chapter 15

future continuous vs future perfect

(1) Gap fill exercise with picture prompts (signs and notices)

(2) Gap fill with conversation prompt.


Chapter 16

future continuous vs future perfect

(1) Mulitple-choice exercise

(2) Sentence completion

(3) Gap fill (choose verb from list of base forms and form either future continuous or future perfect


Chapter 17

Mixed futures


Sentence completion from prompts

Mixed futures. Sentence completion from prompts

Chapter 18

Gap fill - mini dialogues


Chapter 19

(1) Grammar analysis exercise : decide whether 'if' clauses in examples refer to real or imaginary situations

(2) Grammar analysis : matching beginnings and endings of rules about conditionals

(3) Matching 'if' and 'result' clauses.



Chapter 20

Sentence completion

(21) Sentence completion; gap fill for question words.
(22)Transformation exercise; concept questions for usage (register)

(23) Pictures - complete captions with correct form - focus on try, remember, regret, stop etc
(24) Gap fill and matching focusing on try, remember, regret, stop etc
(25) Matching focusing on try, remember, regret, stop etc
(26) Organize verbs into 2 lists: those + gerund, those + infinitive + gap fill

(27) unless, as long as, in case, although - matching
(28) although, in spite of, despite, becuase, however, due to, therefore - picture captions and matching
(29) although, in spite of, despite, becuase, however, due to, therefore - matching, transformations

(30) Sentence completion with pic prompts
(31) Matching - pix + captions

Would, could, should and might. Various functions.

Gapped dialogue - obligation and ability

Can't vs won't be able to

would, should and could have

Gapped setences with pictures.

could / could have; might / might have; should /should have

(39) Gap fill. Deductions about pictures showing places
(40) Gap fill. Deductions based on given information.

Could, was able to and managed to for ability in the past.

(43) Gapped sentences with pictures. Mixed tenses.
(44) Match sentences and pictures
(45) Active or passive?
(46) Active or passive?

Present perfect vs past and present tenses.

Complete a gapped story with pictures. Past simple, past perfect, past continuous.

Noun + preposition; verb + preposition; adjective + preposition

All basic uses of present perfect contrasted with past simple.

Various texts containing some definitions.

Ss add information to a text.

Grammar analysis sheet: students look at examples and complete grammar rules by matching and filling gaps.

Gapped sentences; Completion of picture captions.

(60) ask, warn, suggest, invite, order, insist, remind, tell

(61) advise, agree, think, want, ask, insist, say,
suggest, tell, persuade, remind

Verbs with stative and dynamic meanings.

So and such.

Used to / get used to

(74) wish + could / past simple / past perfect
(75) wish + past simple / past perfect / would

Wish + simple past / would / past perfect. Analysis sheet