Grammar I
Michael: "I feel bad about the argument."
Paul: "__ __ __."
so do I
Michael: "I can't believe John was sacked."
Paul: "__ __ __."
Neither can I
Abandon someone or something
ditch
Paul's feeling unwell. He's a little over the rainbow.
under the weather
What word collocates with these?
...recognition, awareness, image, identity, name
Brand
Fill the blanks:
"We have __ problem."
"What's __ problem?"
Explain the theory.
"We have A problem."
"What's THE problem?"
Explain the difference:
"You didn't need to bring wine."
"You needn't have brought wine."
You didn't need to bring wine: it wasn't necessary to bring wine; maybe you brought some, maybe you didn't.
You needn't have brought wine: it wasn't necessary to bring wine; you brought some.
informal, alcohol
booze
A type of financial fraud
Ponzi scheme
My teacher always praises us and gives us a ........ on the back when we do well at something.
What word fits?
a. tap
b. knock
c. pat
d. hit
c. pat
You're good friends with Bill O'Neil, __ __?
aren't you
Your sister hasn't seen the new baby, __ __?
has she?
A word we use as a substitute for a noun we cannot remember the name of:
____
whatchamacallit
an object in which we put a cremated person's ashes.
urn
what word is missing?
do somebody’s __ work
give a __ look
get your hands __
dirty
Correct the mistakes:
If you had accepted the new job you would have to get used to work in English all the time.
If you had accepted the new job you would have HAD to get used to WORKING in English all the time.
Correct the mistakes:
If he listened to my advice last week, the project would finish by now.
If he HAD listened to my advice last week, the project would BE finished by now
The task is very easy. It's a _ _ _ _ _ _
breeze
What idiom means to hear a rumour of something?
Get wind of something
Why don't you try ........ an advert for your car in the local newspaper?
What word fits?
a. placing
b. setting
c. making
d. laying
a. placing
"Oh no! I failed the exam."
"You __ __ __ harder"
SHOULD HAVE STUDIED
Put into a conditional:
I spent a lot of money on holiday last month. Now I don't have enough money to go out with my friends this weekend.
If I hadn't spent a lot of money on holiday last month, I would have enough money to out with my friends this weekend.
John and Tony had a silly argument. It was just a hurricane in a water bottle.
A STORM IN A TEACUP
Whenever I'm feeling good, my sister always says something to bring me down. She's always blowing on my carnival.
RAINING ON MY PARADE
Which one word fits all three sentences?
1. He is a tremendous musician who many say is ahead of his .........
2. The player was cautioned by the referree for delaying the game by playing for ........
3. I'm living with my parents for the ........ being while my own place is being decorated.
time