English Grammar🇬🇧

2022-09-17 16:06:43 Transcript
… and the next part of this talk is on the Panama Canal. It’s amazing how this one small section
of a small country can be so important to the world. Let’s learn a little bit about the canal itself,
before we look at how it connects to everything else.
The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway in the Central American country of Panama that
connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. It is only 82 kilometres long. If you go around South
America by ship then you need to travel another 15,000 kilometres. So the canal saves a lot
of travel time. It takes around 8 to 10 hours to cross the canal.
The French started building the canal in 1881, but they couldn’t finish it. The project was
started again in 1904 by the United States and the canal was finally finished in 1914. Many
people died while they were building the canal, some say up to 25,000. For the rest of the
20th century, the United States controlled the canal, but gave control back to Panama in 2000.
Every year, around 40,000 ships come through the canal. These are mostly commercial ships.
They transport goods for trade between Asia and America, or Europe. In 2016 the
government of Panama made the canal bigger, so that now 99 per cent of ships can pass
through it.
Let’s now turn to the role of the Panama Canal in the global economy … Ochish/sharhlash

2022-09-17 16:06:43 Task 1
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. b
8. a
Task 2
1. the theatre on Friday
2. next Friday
3. free then
4. go next Friday
5. out for dinner
6. I forgo Ochish/sharhlash

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1. I can't imagine Peter going by bike.
2. He agreed to buy a new car.
3. The question is easy to answer .
4. The man asked me how to get to the airport.
5. I look forward to seeing you at the weekend.
6. Are you thinking of visiting London?
7. We decided to run through the forest.
8. The teacher expected Sarah to study hard.
9. She doesn't mind working the night shift.
10. I learned to ride the bike at the age of 5.


1. We decided to buy a new car.
2. They've got some work to do .
3. Peter gave up smoking .
4. He'd like to fly an aeroplane.
5. I enjoy writing picture postcards.
6. Do you know what to do if there's a fire in the shop?
7. Avoid making silly mistakes.
8. My parents wanted me to be home at 11 o'clock.
9. I dream about building a big house.
10. I'm hoping to see Lisa.


1. He likes reading books. Gerund
2. He is reading books. Progressive/Continuous
3. Reading books can be great fun. Gerund
4. He is interested in reading books. Gerund
5. He was reading books. Progressive/Continuous
6. He has been reading books for two hours. Progressive/Continuous
7. Instead of reading books Henry went to bed. Gerund
8. Do you like reading books? Gerund
9. He had been reading books. Progressive/Continuous
10. His hobby is reading books. Gerund

1. finish Gerund
2. like Both possibilities are correct.
3. hope to + infinitive
4. feel like Gerund
5. seem to + infinitive
6. forget Both possibilities are correct.
7. start Both possibilities are correct.
8. manage to + infinitive
9. agree to + infinitive
10. avoid Gerund


1. d
2. c
3. b
4. d
5. c
6. a
7. b
8. c
9. b
10. b
11. a
12. c
13. a
14. a
15. a
16. c
17. d
18. a
19. d
20. B
2. 1. b
2. a
3. d
4. a
5. d
6. b
7. c
8. b
9. d
10. a
11. c
12. a
13. d
14. a
15. c
16. a
17. a
18. b
19. d
20. C
3. 1. b
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. a
9. d
10. c
11. a
12. b
13. b
14. a
15. a
16. c
17. d
18. a
19. a
20. B
4. 1. b
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. d
6. a
7. b
8. b
9. a
10. c
11. b
12. d
13. b
14. d
15. c
16. b
17. a
18. d
19. a
20. C

Reading
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1 computer 2 viewers 3 take part 4 a month
5 fat 6 alone 7 friends / others Ochish/sharhlash

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