topic 1: mixed grammar
The band Linkin
Park _________________ (to be) a well-known American band from Los Angeles, California.
The band members ________________________ (to start) their career around 1998
so they _________________________________________ (to make) music for many years
now. Together with _______________________ (produce) Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda
from the band produced their _____________ (two) remix album in 2012. This
album, ___________________________ (???) is called “Recharged”, was finally released
on 29 October 2013. The word “recharged” __________________________ (to mean) something
like “getting power back” or “to charge (= aufladen) again” The
album _____________________ (to reach)
number 10 in North America in the first week and ______________________________________
(probably / to continue) selling many copies in the upcoming years. The album was
_____________________ (to record) in Los Angeles _________ (???) 2012 and the ___________________ (begin)
of 2013. In 2014, another album was put out ____________________ (to call)
“Living Things”. At the moment, the band ____________________________ (to tour)
in the USA. Last month, they _____________________ (to play) two concerts
_____________ (???) New York which ____________ (to be) sold-out. There, they
_____________________ (to perform) their hit-single “A light that never comes”.
After the show, a ___________________ (report) asked the band the following: “___________________________________________
(you/ever/played) the song live before?” In December 2015, the band _______________________________
(to play) more shows in North America. So far, the album “Recharged”
_____________________ (to sell) more ________________ (???) 50,000 copies in
the United States and Canada. Yesterday, a reporter on MTV said the following:
“Well, I guess there __________________________ (to be) more remix albums _____
(???) the future because the sales figures __________________ (clear) show that
their fans ___________________ (to enjoy) remix albums.”
topic 2:
word family
1. There is too much ________________ on TV. VIOLENT
2. I can speak ______________ very well. ITALY
3. The _____________ escaped through the window. ROB
4. We had to write a long ____________ in our German lesson. SUMMARIZE
5. You’ll ________________ know the answer to this question. CERTAIN
6. This sentence is wrong. Can you _____ it? CORRECTION
7. We ________ the apartment every Sunday. CLEANING
topic 3: vocabulary
1. We went swimming ______________________ (>> although) it was cold.
2. The word “to ____________” means “to go back / to come back”
3. The words “sidewalk” and “____________________” are synonyms.
4. Can you ________________ the cake into four pieces, please? (“teilen”)
5. You must have a ______________________ before you are allowed to drive a car.
6. When you “go into a room” you _____________ it.
7. Another word for “flat” is _____________________________.
8. Some people in the Bronx live in very bad ________________________ (> the situation in which people live or work).
9. It was very _________________ (>< loud) in there.
10. You must do that homework _________________ (>> till) Friday.
11. When you “leave a car for some time” you _______________ it.
12. Explain the word “crowded”: __________________________________
13. Give synonyms for the word “garbage”: ____________________________________
14. Wait there and form a _____________ (>> queue), please.
15. > to get to a place: _______________________
16. You will ____________________ (>> surely) know this word.
17. When something is “wonderful to watch” then it’s _________________.
18. There are many great ____________ (>> shops) in NYC.
19. ________________ is a synonym for “clothes”
20. In America you must pay with __________________.
21. The noun of “free” is ______________________
22. Explain the word “skyscraper”: _____________________________________
23. Give two more words for “underground”: _____________________________
24. A synonym for “maths” is __________________.
25. > someone in your class: ____________________________
26. You often talk to the ________________________ at the entrance of a hotel.
topic 4:
word family
I was in NYC a few years ago. I _____________________________________ visit a lot of interesting places but not everything, of course. No one __________________________ do it all in just a few days. I went to the top of the Empire State Building and visited other sights. Of course, I went shopping in some of the stores, too. But I ____________________________________________ take some pictures inside the stores. I took a boat to Liberty Island afterwards. But they were working inside the statue, so I _____________________________ get to the crown and look at New York City. But I ___________________________ see the skyline from the boat. It was a spectacular view!
New York is really an exciting place. Unfortunately, I ____________________________________ travel to New York since 2002. But I hope I _________________________________ travel to this fantastic city again
