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Homework: grammar bank 7B a) and b).

ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITION.

Interested in

He was interested in studying science.

Famous for

He was famous for spending a lot of money.

He was famous for NOT liking football.

Worried about

We were worried about NOT passing the exam.

Im‧per‧son‧ate' class=proncar title="See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages" v:shapes="_x0000_i1025">  [transitive]

1 to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people:

Do you know it is a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer?

Childhood

To be good/bad at something…

When my two daughters were born…

First Communion

When someone receives Holy Communion for the first time:

• Rachel's making her First Communion on Saturday.

Competitive exam

I’m very sleepy

Nursery

My father passed away in 2006.

I’ve been lucky in my life.

Climbed ¹ /klaɪmd/

I’m a teacher.

I’m my own boss.

I’m self-employed.

Wanted dead or alive.

government / ˈɡʌvərnmənt / || / ˈɡʌvənmənt/

Civil servant

The best moment in my life is when my two children were born.

Vocational training.

Current – present

Accountancy

Currently

Die-died > he died in 1987.

Dead > he is dead ≠ alive.

Black and white.

PRESENT PERFECT:

- An action in the past that is relevant now:

I’ve studied English at university (you are at a job interview)

- An action recently finished:

I’ve washed the car, I hope it doesn’t rain.

- An action that started in the past and continues in the present:

I’ve studied English for two years at the language school.

- When you don’t specify when something happened or how many times:

I’ve been to Italy.

PAST SIMPLE

An action finished in the past:

-        I had toast for breakfast.

-        I was born in Rome.

Masterpiece