Moon.vn LUYỆN THI IELTS CÙNG CÔ MAI PHƯƠNG & THẦY LÊ TRUNG Unit1: Great places to be Vocabulary Collocations and prepositional phrases 1.Remember these words Industrial (adj) [ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl] Example:He has an industrial background (= He has worked in industry) Large (adj) [lɑːrdʒ] Example: big in size or amount main (adj) [meɪn] Example: The main problem in the health service is lack of resources Pretty (adj) [ˈprɪt.i] Example: That's a pretty hat you're wearing quiet (adj) [kwaɪət] Example: Please be quiet (= stop talking)! suburban (adj) [səˈbɜː.bən] Example: They live in suburban Washington Tiny (adj) [ˈtaɪ.ni] Example: a tiny flower Complete the phrases below describing places where people can live by writing a preposition from the box in each gap In several cases, more than one answer is possible by 1……… a river Moon.vn in near on 5……… the mountains Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98 Moon.vn LUYỆN THI IELTS CÙNG CÔ MAI PHƯƠNG & THẦY LÊ TRUNG ……….the city centre 6……… the outskirts ……….the country 7……… the sea ……….the desert ………… the suburbs Key grammar Present simple and present continous Underline the verbs in these four extracts from the Speaking section and say whether they are present simple or present continuous At the moment, I’m studying English as well present continuous I come from Muttrah in Oman I find the traffic very unpleasant Young people are leaving the village Complete these sentences by putting the verb in brackets into the present simple or present continuous Hassan …………(live) in Qatar, but right now he …………(visit) friends in Bahrain I ……… (study) geology because I ……… (want) to work in the oil industry He……… (not like) living in Manchester because it……… (rain) too much Transport in my city ………….(improve) because the government …………….(build) more roads People in my area …………… (do) a lot of sport in their free time because they ………….(like) to keep fit IELTS candidates often make mistakes with the present simple and present continuous Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences At the present time, most people are thinking money is important for their lifestyle Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98 Moon.vn LUYỆN THI IELTS CÙNG CÔ MAI PHƯƠNG & THẦY LÊ TRUNG I think most children are influenced by their parents while they grow up Lots of people argue that international tourism bringing us advantages Most countries are encourage tourism Nowadays, more and more cities around the world become bigger and bigger People in most cities are believing that traffic is one of the most important problems Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98