2. a. private
b. dentist
c. carbohydrates
d. salmon *L is not pronounced
e. research
f. insomnia
1
2
3
4
5
6
Look at the pictures below and match the pictures
with the words and phrases given in the box.
3. 1)________________________________________ (not to be able to sleep,
synonym: sleeplessness)
2)________________________________________ (a detailed study)
3)_________________________________________(a type of fish)
4)_________________________________________(one of the substances
in food that gives your body energy)
5) ________________________________________ (a doctor whose job is
to take care of people’s teeth.)
6) ________________________________________ (not to be shared by
others, antonym: public [adj])
Now, write the word for each definition:
4. Read the sentences below. The bold words are from the text you will read. Match the
definitions in the box with the words in bold. Write the correct letters on the lines.
a. a feeling of unhappiness, antonym: happiness
b. to make somebody want to do something by making it interesting
c. inspiration
d. focus, antonym: wander
e. attentiveness
f. causing worry, synonym: important. Antonym: Trivial
g. serious concentrate motivation depression concentration motivate
She seems angry and serious which is causing me to worry.
It is important to sleep well before the exam so you can concentrate and
focus on the exam.
Frida Khalo gives motivation to the future generation to follow their
dreams or talent.
When you are constantly or always sad then it can lead you to depression.
A student lost her concentration and fell asleep during class. She was not
attentiveness!
A teacher should always motivate her students to follow their dreams!
5.
6. *Use the present perfect with for and since with state verbs (ex: be, have,
know)to talk about situations that began in the past and are still continuing.
Example:
My brother has had high blood pressure for years.
I’ve been in a bad mood all day!
*Use for to give a period of time.
Example:
We’ve had the same English teacher for two years.
*Use since to say when the situation began.
Example:
I’ve known my girlfriend since March 2004.
7. Look at the sentences above and complete these grammar notes.
1. We use __________ to give a period of time.
2. We use __________ to say when the situation begins.
Complete the sentence by using for or since.
1. I have been doing my bachelors degree ______ April 2011.
2. I have been learning English _____ 2 years.
3. Tom and Sara have been married _______ 18 years.
4. Richard and Nicole have known each other _____ 5 years.
5. I have been studying for the exam _____ 2 weeks.
6. I have been driving _____ 8 years.
7. We have been driving ______ 25 minutes.
8. Rick has been living in Kuwait ______ child birth.
8. Complete these sentences with a verb in the present perfect and for or since with one of the
phrases in the box.
three days Four years Two years ago
2000 Ten years 8:30
1. Ines became a doctor in 1998. Its not 2008. She’s been a doctor for ten years.
2. I’ve got a cold on Sunday. It’s now Tuesday. I’ve had _______________
3. Alice met her husband in 2000. Alice has known ___________
4. Mark got married two years ago. Mark __________________
5. We bought this house in 2004. It’s now 2008. We ______________________
6. This toothache started when I got up at 8:30.I ___________________________
