Listening
(a) all the adjectives were positive. (b) all the adjectives were negative. (c) there were both positive and negative adjectives.
(c) there were both positive and negative adjectives.
When we use adjectives to describe something that made us feel an emotion, do we often add '-ed' to the adjective or '-ing'?
'-ing'. Example: The class is boring. I was bored.
Say this in the passive. "My mum cooked lunch yesterday."
Lunch was cooked yesterday by my mum / Lunch was cooked by mum yesterday.
The owner of the café spoke very good English. True or False?
False. "He spoke a little English".
What is the adverb of the adjective 'hard'?
Hard.
Why did the second speaker say she had to go?
She has a lot of things to do. "I've got loads to do".
In an idiom that means 'to help someone', what part of our body do we say we give them?
To give someone a hand.
"If I had worked harder at school, I would have a better job now." What type of conditional sentence is that?
Third conditional.
How high in the air was the balloon when the men were talking?
Approximately 30 feet.
"They worked together for many years". Say that in a different tense so that it has the same meaning.
"They have worked together for many years". (Present perfect)
Where did Coco Chanel move to in 1939 before returning to France in 1953?
Hollywood.
"While I was on holiday I went shopping in the shopping centre and noticed that my mobile wouldn't work in the lift but it did work in the toilets." Is the speaker from the UK or USA?
The speaker is from the UK. If he was from the USA he would have said "While I was on vacation I went shopping in the mall and noticed that my cellphone wouldn't work in the elevator but it did work in the restroom." Is the speaker from the UK or USA?
What two tenses are used and what is the difference between the meaning of these sentences. "I tried to phone him yesterday"/ "I've tried to phone him".
Past simple - Completed action. I will no longer try to phone him.
Present perfect simple - Not known if I will try to phone him again.
What three things did the man give as examples of people doing the same things in every country?
"Everywhere I went, I found people wearing the same clothes, eating the same types of food and listening to the same types of music"
Manager - "Hi Sereyvad. Can you help me?". Say what the manager said as reported speech.
The manager asked if Sereyvad could help him.
In which country was the company Shell founded?
The UK (London)
"2021 is definitely going to be a better year than 2020". What word beginning with P is this sentence an example of?
Prediction.
What do these verbs have in common? Expect / Agree / Manage / Ask / Offer / Begin / Refuse / Hope/ Intend / Learn.
They must all be followed by an infinitive.
Why did the burglar who got caught wear metal armour?
To protect himself from dogs.
Complete this sentence: "I love being punctual, whereas ______"
Example: I love being punctual whereas my friend is often / always late.
You must use the opposite of 'punctual' (late) to show that you understand the conjunctive adverb 'whereas'.
What is the man complaining about?
Not being able to speak to a person when he telephones a company.
"Women are good at cooking and cleaning and taking care of children while men are good at business, science and engineering." This sentence is an example of a S______ or G________. You can give just one of the two words to get the point.
Stereotype or Generalisation.
"The person who flew the first plane was Santos Dumont." Say that sentence using the impersonal passive (sometimes also called distancing).
Example: It is widely believed that Santos Dumont was the first person to fly a plane.
Huang Ti is widely believed to be the first Chinese person. True or False.
True. He is recognised as the common ancestor of the Chinese people.
[show pic in folder] These five pictures all have something in common. What are they? You must give five answers.
They represent our five senses. Sense of smell, sense of sight, sense of smell, sense of hearing, sense of taste.