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 - 2 - Intermediate
Choose the correct word to fill in the gap
- He found his watch ___________ the papers on his desk.
A) in B) among C) between D) through
- Would you mind ______________ me a hand?
A) to give B) give C) giving D) given
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I think San Francisco is ____ exciting ____ New York.
A) as ... as B) so ... than C) as ... than D) so ... as
- If she __________ that he was coming, she would have prepared the guest room.
A) knew B) has known C) had known D) knows
- She _________ she wanted to come.
A) told me B) said me C) said to me D) told to me
- What ______________ at work?
A) do you have to do B) must you do C) have you to do D) do you
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I wonder if ____________________ yet.
A) has the letter arrived B) arrived the letter C) the letter arrived D) the letter has arrived
- Do you really want to __________ that meeting until tomorrow?
A) put up B) put off C) put onto D) put away
- I'm hungry! Just a moment, I______ make you a sandwich.
A) 'm going to B) 'll C) 'm D) should
- _________________, we won't have much to talk about.
A) If he not comes B) Unless he comes C) If he didn't come D) If he came
- Oh, look at those clouds! It ______________ rain.
A) 's going to B) won't C) 'll D) sure will
- How is he? - Frank? He __________.
A) 's fine B) 's tall with blond hair C) 's quite a shy person actually D) 's twenty three
- Jack told her that he ____________ come the next day.
A) is going to B) will come C) wants D) was going to
Answer Page with Grammar Focus Explained
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