Indeed he is Roger, the GR-eight, the King of Grass!! What a superb return he has made this season after winning in the Australian Open and in Wimbledon!!!
Some related articles to read:
Roger Federer stands tallest of all as Wimbledon’s history man (The Guardian)
Roger Federer, at 35, wins Wimbledon for a record eighth time (The Washington Post)
After winning 15 majors, people said...Now that he has won 19 majors... here's
John McEnroe poem about Roger Federer Comeback 2017
Wimbledon 2017 Federer Tennis Channel interview
And our Spanish Queen of Grass >>>
Garbiñe Muguruza banishes nerves to write her name in Wimbledon gold (The Guardian)
Very interesting grammar point to revise: How to use 'yet' (Learners' Questions, BBC Learning English)
Pay attention to the little difference between these two sentences:
"I haven't been to Scotland yet" and "I still haven't been to Scotland"
REVISION EXERCISE for 1º Bachillerato >>>
87. TENSES. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (the last
sentences are conditionals):
1. I hope I (pass)_________________ this exam.
2. One day the tape recorder (break down)
________________ when I (listen) _______________ to the tape of the Hound of
the Baskervilles.
3. I (study) ______________________ English for two
hours every day this summer.
4. I always (come) ____________________ to school
by bus when it (rain) _______________.
5. The injured man couldn't walk and had (carry)
___________________ away.
6. If you (go) ________________ away, please write
to me.
7. If you (be) __________________ at home when I
went, I would have given you a cake.
8. If you didn't speak so loudly, I (listen)
_____________________ perfectly to the
radio.
9. If the exam (be) __________________ not so difficult, I would do
it.
88. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of a
RELATIVE CLAUSE.
1. The post is about Roger Federer's eighth title in Wimbledon. This is the only major tennis tournament on grass.
2. I've just read an article about Roger Federer. His family was watching the Wimbledon final.
3. Have you ever been to the lake? Nessy usually
swims there.
4. Queen Elisabeth II lives in Buckhingham Palace.It
is just 300 metres far from Trafalgar Square.
5. The detective was questioning the men. I had been
speaking with them the day before.
Solutions to exercises 85 & 86 in the previous post
Ex 85 >>> 1. heavier and heavier 2. the most famous player in the NBA - so good as 3. the worst
4. elder/eldest
Ex 86 >>>> 1. Stop talking and let me finish the story. 2. My girlfriend wants me to take her to the cinema. 3. I've got the same age as you. / I'm as old as you. 4. If I were you, I wouldn't go.
5. What an easy exam! 6.
She is believed to work for the government / It is thought that she works for the government.
