Common mistakes
Correct the mistakes:
She's married with a dentist.
She's married to a dentist.
Which phrasal verb has the following meanings:
to separate or cause to separate
to put an end to a relationship
to dissolve or cause to dissolve; disrupt or be disrupted
break up
Complete these linking words correctly:
_________ hand
__________other hand
On the one hand
On the other hand
Can you name one work of gothic literature?
On Halloween we saw a video were some examples of gothic literature were Frankenstein, Dracula and The Lottery.
Correct the mistakes:
That people is coming to save us.
Those people are coming to save us.
What is the meaning of burst in?
To separate a piece from the main part
to improve the health or physique
To enter a place suddenly or unexpectedly
To make a copy of information on the computer.
To enter a place suddenly or unexpectedly
An opinion essay should be objective or subjective? Why?
Subjective, since you are expressing your own opinions.
What is slam poetry?
a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation.
Correct the mistakes:
Because of climate change, the weather is more hot now.
Because of climate change, the weather is hotter now.
When you get to excited about something you get carried ______.
carried away
What is the structure of a for-and-against essay?
INTRODUCTION
Paragraph 1: Introduce the topic
MAIN BODY
Paragraph 2: Advantages
Paragraph 3: Disadvantages
CLOSING PARAGRAPH
Paragraph 4: Balanced consideration of the topic OR your opinion
What is the best way to scare a shark?
“The best way to scare a shark away is to scratch its eyes or gills, it's impossible to overpower these fierce creatures in attack mode.”
Correct the mistakes:
To conclude, this technology can be implemented in our lifes if there’s a strongly regulation of it.
To conclude, this technology can be implemented in our lives if there is a strong regulation of it.
He was very persuasive and she ________by his charm.
was taken in
broke up
broke down
burst in
was taken in
Name three linking words/connectors that you could use to make contrasting points
- To make contrasting points: on the other hand, however, in spite of, while, nevertheless, despite, even though, although, it can be argued that
Machine learning...
a. means learning through the help of a machine.
b. is not able to spot patterns and learn by inference.
c. always requires human input to learn things.
d. is a kind of AI that can learn by itself.
2. Machine learning...
d. is a kind of AI that can learn by itself.
Correct the mistakes:
In one hand, politicians should not to allow this technologies, but some are moraly corrupt.
On the one hand, politicians should not allow these technologies, but some are morally corrupt.
Create a correct sentence with the phrasal verb "bring out". (The meaning of the phrasal verb must be easy to understand in the context)
Examples:
"She seems to bring out the best in him."
"They bring out the new model next month."
Do you remember any of the New York Times tips for writing reviews?
1. Trust your gut.
2. Think about your audience.
3. Describe the work clearly…
4. …but don’t get caught up in every detail.
5. Use descriptive, colorful language to convey your excitement…
6. …or your disgust.
7. Match your tone to the tone of the piece.
8. You have a responsibility to be fair.
What was the InSight mission about?
"the first (space mission) that is really going to tell us about the interior of Mars and its several layers"