GREEN UNIT
What word means “to secretly warn the police about illegal activity”?
a) tip off
b) fraud
c) embezzlement
d) bribe
a) tip off
What expression means “to persuade someone to do something”?
a) harvest
b) talk into
c) stiffle
d) debris
b) talk into
What word means “a short joke or humorous remark”?
a) a punchline
b) bomb
c) an anecdote
d) a one-liner
d) a one-liner
What expression means “to blame someone”?
a) lay into
b) let bygones be bygones
c) point a finger at
d) woes
c) point a finger at
What adjective means “very shocked and sad”?
a) devastated
b) condolences
c) suppress
d) be confined to
a) devastated
Complete: “The company conducted an in..... audit to check whether its financial records were correct.”
internal audit
Complete: “The negotiator offered extra benefits to ________ the pot.”
sweeten
Complete: “The comedian’s joke completely ________ flat, and nobody laughed.”
fell
Complete: “After the argument, they decided to pa.... things up.”
patch up
Complete: “The documentary was very illu.......; it helped me understand grief better.”
illuminating
Choose the best form: “The politician, ________ many voters disliked, still won the election.” a) who b) whom c) that
b) whom
Report this: “I’m sorry,” he said.
He said that he was sorry.
Reduce the clause: “Before you tell a joke in public, think about your audience.”
Before telling a joke in public, think about your audience.
Rewrite with an implied conditional: “If Ana hadn’t helped, we wouldn’t have solved the problem.” Use without.
Without Ana’s help, we wouldn’t have solved the problem.
Choose the best article: “After the funeral, she received ___ condolences from her friends.”
Ø / no article
Use many of whom in one sentence about politicians, voters, or citizens.
Example: "Politicians spoke to citizens, many of whom were angry about the decision."
Use not to + infinitive in a sentence about persuasion or negotiation.
Example: She decided not to accept the offer.
Combine humor + participial adjective: create a sentence with embarrassed or embarrassing.
Example: The joke was embarrassing / I felt embarrassed after the joke.
Complete with an inverted conditional: “________ you need time to cool off, take a walk before responding.”
Should
Use a negative adverb with inversion: “Rarely ________ people realize how subjective happiness can be.”
do
Explain the difference: “The leaders who supported the law were criticized” vs. “The leaders, who supported the law, were criticized.”
First: only the leaders who supported the law were criticized.
Second: all the leaders were criticized, and they supported the law.
Create one sentence using perfect gerund and one breakup vocabulary word.
Example: She regretted having dumped him so suddenly.
Transform this into a participial phrase: “Because the comedian didn’t want to offend the audience, he changed the joke.”
Not wanting to offend the audience, the comedian changed the joke.
Complete logically: “Had the characters communicated earlier, (avoid confrontation).”
they could have avoided the confrontation.
Explain the difference between natural happiness and synthetic happiness using one Black Unit vocabulary word.
Example: Natural happiness comes from getting what we want; synthetic happiness is created as a coping mechanism when life does not go as planned.