Its exam time again! How do you feel? Tick the boxes.

nervous

worried

happy

confident

relaxed

tired

stressed

bored

Talk to a friend. How does he/she feel?

Heres some advice. Complete it with positive verbs from below.
revise ask exercise fix follow get have make read talk chat
In the weeks before the exam ...
a) a bit every week.
a special time for revision.
b) through your school work at
the end of each week.
c) to your friends about it.
d) a revision plan.
e) your teacher for help.
Heres some more advice with negative verbs. Put the words in the right order.
a) night stay all dont up Dont stay up all night.
b) your revision until dont the day before leave ........
c) panic dont ..........................
d) relax forget dont to
e) dont worry ........................
Think of three more pieces of advice. Write them down and show them to your friends.
Who gives the best advice?
How do you stay healthy and keep fit? Write some advice for a friend.
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Enter
1
Step up
b)
...........
a)
Drink a litre of water a day.
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The week before the exam
f) your plan.
g) every day.
h) lots of sleep.
i) a laugh with your friends.
j) to your mum and dad about it.
Enter
1
2
3
4
Dont stay
up all night!

Revise
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50 MIXED-ABILITY GRAMMAR LESSONS 23 Exam time Imperatives
Write advice for each of these topics or think of your own topic.
Use imperatives, and a dictionary if you need it.
a) dealing with a bully
Fly
b) applying for a
part-time/weekend job
c) asking someone out d) cooking a special meal for some friends
Show your advice to your group. What do they think? What do you think of their advice?
c)
...........
d)
...........
e)
...........
f)
..............
1
2

Do you agree with your advice? Put a tick or cross in the first box next to each sentence.
Do you follow your advice? Put a tick or cross in the second box. Discuss your advice and
answers in groups.
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