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Module 5 Academic Language Application In the Key to EAP Student Book, Module 5 is a language application module. This website page is an overall grammar review. Task 1: Pronouns Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentences. 1 My father is generous with ________ money. a b c 2 When she walked off stage after the act the audience stood up and gave ______ a standing ovation. a b c 3 Their, they They, his They, their The couple are getting married on ______ eighth day of knowing one another. a b c 8 their its her __________ received an award for ____________ outstanding written work. a b c 7 him, Them his, They its, Both Neither candidate showed responsibility for _______ unpopularity. a b c 6 their them theirs My uncle died suddenly but had left a will for _________ children. _______ received a lot of money and property. a b c 5 she her them The victim had made up the whole story about the twins. Neither of ________ were even at the scene of the crime. a b c 4 their his its theirs they their Five students found out they had all failed ________ last essay due to plagiarism. a b c theirs their they 9 The weekend days are usually for resting, but I need to work on both of _____ to earn some money for next semester. a b c them their its 10 Everybody wants to go a beach resort for the university holidays so __________ can swim, get a tan and relax. a b c they he she Task 2: Past tense review Choose the correct form of the past tense to complete the sentences. 1 They grew/grown up in a small village north of the capital city. 2 He had been studying law / he studied law for five years before he got married. 3 The car accident was happening / happened so quickly that no one witnessed it. 4 After the student had deferred / deferred he went / had gone to the Italian Alps to go hiking. 5 The biologist encountered / was encountering many difficulties while working for his father’s company. 6 Before researching his assignment the student had read/read the assignment questions thoroughly. 7 While the French student was living / lived in the university dormitory she had to / must obey many strict rules. 8 The concert commenced / was commencing / had commenced at 8 pm but we arrived / were arriving / had arrived at 9 pm and therefore wasn’t / weren’t / hadn’t allowed entry. 9 The couple were studying / had been studying in Nigeria for eight months before they left / leaved for Manchester. 10 The guests had arrived / arrived late for the graduation ceremony. Task 3: Present tense review Choose the correct form of the present tense to complete the sentences. 1 The library is closed for two weeks as it is being painted / is painted / paints. 2 The students is writing / are writing / writes the grammar test at the moment. 3 Gorillas are known / know / are know for their gentleness to their offspring. 4 Although the students are diligently studying / diligently study for their next assignment, the teacher has recommended / recommends one night off for relaxation. 5 The doctors are about to retire as they were working / have been working for 25 years. 6 I have had / have been having the same job for nine years and feel like a change. 7 The journalists are covering / have covered the story for three weeks now. 8 Everything about this language is / being / be different from my mother tongue. 9 The weather forecasts / forecast / have forecasted for the next three days is heavy snow and blizzards. 10 In all of his films he plays / has been playing / has played the same type of character. Task 4: Future tense review Choose the correct form of the present tense to complete the sentences. 1 The flight departs / will depart / is departing at 7 am tomorrow morning. 2 By next week, the student will have been studying / will have studied at Meldon University for three years. 3 I am deferring / going to defer my course for six months as I am overwhelmed by the workload. 4 The pensioner just dropped her watch in the river. I wonder she will do / is going to do? 5 The lectures are on strike / are striking / will be on strike by the time I get back from my holidays. 6 Unless the weather clears up we won’t be attending / aren’t going to attend the party. 7 By 10 pm I will have written / will be writing 5000 words for my final essay. 8 The rumour is that the mobile phone company is going to employ / will be employing / is employing 300 new staff for sales. 9 My students are going to / will probably pass this semester as they have all been hard working. 10 Although the capital city is being renamed / is going to be renamed many citizens will still call it by its original name. Task 5: Questions Choose the correct question to ask about the underlined words. 1 I get my degree in six months. a b c 2 Two students failed the course due to plagiarism. a b c 3 Who is Lima to Peru? What is Lima to Peru? What is the capital of Peru? This course started four years ago and this is the last year. a b c 5 Who failed the course? How many students failed? What failed the course? The capital of Peru is Lima. a b c 4 When do I get my degree? Which degree do I get? What do I get in six months? What is happening this last year? What happened four years ago? When did the course start? She had been living in a convent before getting married. a b c Where had she been living? When is she getting married? What had she done before getting married? Task 6: Jumbled words Unjumble the letters to find the vocabulary words. Jumbled vocabulary 1. ectivejda 2. revb 3. reabvd 4. tircael 5. vessaip 6. cvtaie 7. nctioojnncu 8. itiosonpper 9. drngeu 10. intvienfi 11. suacel 12. ehrpsa 13. nnuoopr 14. esnte 15. aarveitmocp 16. uspeeratlvi 17. ountauenclb 18. pletrapiic 19. ooccllntai 20. ngilslep 21. syymnno 22. nnytoam 23. xfifus 24. xeirpf 25. siidmo Unjumbled vocabulary Task 7: Definition matching Match the words from Task 6 with their correct definitions below. 1 a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence 2 a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning 3 a word that describes a person or thing 4 connected with the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb 5 a noun that cannot be made plural or used with a or an, for example water, bread and information 6 a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase 7 any of the forms of a verb that may be used to show the time of the action or state expressed by the verb tense 8 a word or group of words that expresses an action, an event or a state 9 the basic form of a verb such as be or run. In English, it is used by itself 10 a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words 11 relating to adjectives or adverbs that express the highest degree of something 12 the words a, an and the 13 a word that means the opposite of another word 14 a combination of words in a language that happens more frequently than would happen by chance 15 a word that adds more information about place, time, manner, cause or degree to a verb, an adjective, a phrase or another adverb 16 a noun in the form of the present participle of a verb (that is, ending in -ing), for example travelling 17 a word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language 18 a word formed from a verb, ending in -ing or -ed, -en, etc. 19 the act of forming words correctly from individual letters; the ability to do this 20 connected with a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action 21 relating to adjectives or adverbs that express more in amount, degree or quality 22 a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make another word 23 a word or group of words used before a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time or method 24 a word that joins words, phrases or sentences 25 a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence Answers Task 1: Pronouns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 b. his b. her b. them b. his, They a. their c. They, their c. their b. their a. them a. they Task 2: Past tense review 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 They grew in a small village north of the capital city. He had been studying law for 5 years before he got married. The car accident happened so quickly that no one witnessed it. After the student had deferred he went to the Italian Alps to go hiking. The biologist encountered many difficulties while working for his father’s company. Before researching his assignment the student had read the assignment questions thoroughly. While the French student was living in the university dormitory she had to obey many strict rules. The concert had commenced at 8 pm but we arrived at 9 pm and therefore weren’t allowed entry. The couple were studying in Nigeria for eight months before they left for Manchester. The guests arrived for the graduation ceremony late. Task 3: Present tense review 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The library is closed for two weeks as it is being painted. The students are writing the grammar test at the moment. Gorillas are known for their gentleness to their offspring. Although the students are diligently studying for their next assignment the teacher has recommended one night off for relaxation. The doctors are about to retire as they have been working for 25 years. I have had the same job for nine years and feel like a change. The journalists have covered the story for three weeks now. Everything about this language is different from my mother tongue. The weather forecast for the next three days is heavy snow and blizzards. In all of his films he has played the same type of character. Task 4: Future tense review 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The flight is departing at 7 am tomorrow morning. By next week, the student will have been studying at Meldon University for three years. I am going to defer my course for six months as I am overwhelmed by the workload. The pensioner just dropped her watch in the river. I wonder she will do? The lecturers will be on strike by the time I get back from my holidays. Unless the weather clears up we won’t be attending the party. By 10 pm I will have written 5000 words for my final essay. The rumour is that the mobile phone company is going to employ 300 new staff for sales. My students are going to pass this semester as they have all been hard working. Although the capital city is being renamed many citizens will still call it by its original name. Task 5: Questions 1 2 3 4 5 c. What do I get in six months? b. How many students failed? b. What is Lima to Peru? b. What happened four years ago? c. What had she done before getting married? Task 6: Jumbled words Jumbled vocabulary 1. ectivejda 2. revb 3. reabvd 4. tircael 5. vessaip 6. cvtaie 7. nctioojnncu 8. itiosonpper 9. drngeu 10. intvienfi 11. suacel 12. ehrpsa 13. nnuoopr 14. esnte 15. aarveitmocp 16. uspeeratlvi 17. ountauenclb 18. pletrapiic 19. ooccllntai 20. ngilslep 21. syymnno 22. nnytoam 23. xfifus 24. xeirpf 25. siidmo Task 7: Definition matching 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 phrase prefix adjective passive uncountable pronoun tense verb infinitive idioms superlative articles antonym collocation adverb gerund synonym participle spelling active comparative suffix preposition conjunction clause Unjumbled vocabulary adjective verb adverb article passive active conjunction preposition gerund infinitive clause phrase pronoun tense comparative superlative uncountable participle collocation spelling synonym antonym suffix prefix idioms