(^18) • VOCABLE Du 11 juillet au 4 septembre 2019
PRATIC’ABLE /^ Grammaire^ /^ Prononciation & Orthographe
Révisions de fin d'année scolaire
Avant de partir en vacances, vérifiez que vous avez bien assimilé les points de grammaire abordés dans les
numéros de Vo cable de cette année (numéros 793 à 805).
JOAN GREENWOOD
(^1) Décidez si c’est (a) ou (b) qui
correspond le mieux au mot surligné.
- Visitors can peruse his collection.
(a) are able to (b) it sometimes happens - That can be hard to achieve.
(a) are able to (b) it sometimes happens - That could be an opportunity for Europe to step in.
(a) was able to (b) possible consequence - We realised we could take it anywhere we wanted to.
(a) were able to (b) possible action - You should invite Harry.
(a) advice (b) obligation - He must be enjoying himself. He wants to stay.
(a) obligation (b) imagining the reason - I would help if I could.
(a) offering to do something (b) conditional - He would smoke a cigar after lunch.
(a) wanted to (b) repeated habit in the past
1-a ; 2-b ; 3-b ; 4-a ; 5-a ; 6-b ; 7-b ; 8-b.SOLUTIONS :(^2) Complétez avec used to + infinitif ou
used to + gérondif en utilisant le
verbe entre parenthèses.
- We ................................... with foreigners. This is an
international company so we are in constant contact
with people all over the world. (work) - Clients ................................... us all wonderful presents at
the end of the year but it’s company policy now not to
accept them. (g i v e)
9. are used to working 10. used to giveSOLUTIONS :
(^3) Complétez avec des adjectifs ou
adverbes à la forme comparative ou
superlative.
- John is ............................... person I have ever worked with.
(r e l i a b l e) - People are ............................... in his life than in his
artwork. (interested) - They progressed ............................... than the rest of the
team. (slow)
11. the most reliable 12. more interested 13. more slowlySOLUTIONS :
(^4) Forme active ou forme passive?
- The investigation has been going on for months. Active Passive
- Three policemen were sent to investigate. Active Passive
14. active 15. passiveSOLUTIONS :
(^5) Complétez les questions.
- .................... office shall we meet in?
- .................... shall I send the report to?
16. whose/which 17. who 18. How many 19. How longSOLUTIONS : - .................... times a week do you train?
- .................... does it take you to get there?
(^6) I, me, myself, my ou mine?
- Let me introduce you to a very good friend of .................
- I didn’t have lessons. I taught .................
20. mine 21. myselfSOLUTIONS :
(^7) Complétez avec who, which, that et indiquez s’il est
possible de les omettre (Ø).
- The meeting, .................... lasted 2 hours, didn’t solve any problems.
- The man .................... I introduced you to at Karen’s party is now head of research.
- Peter, .................... I hadn’t seen since for ages, suddenly turned up without an
invitation.
22. that/which 23. who/that/Ø 24. whoSOLUTIONS :
(^8) Corrigez ces phrases.
- She has been also to Spain.
- They in addition visited Rome and Venice.
- We travelled round Argentina as well that Chile.
25. She has also been 26. In addition they visited. 27. Argentina as well as Chile.SOLUTIONS :
(^9) Et pour terminer, quelques verbes irréguliers à
conjuguer au prétérit!
- The sun ...................... every day
- I .................... shorts and a T-shirt all through the holiday.
- We ...................... in some fabulous restaurants.
28. shone 29. wore 30. ateSOLUTIONS :
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