Vocabulary
Name four compound adjectives that describe appearance: black-eyed (the second part can only be used once, do not use 'eyed')
short-sighted, broad-shouldered, sun-tanned, dark-skinned, long-haired
What form can we use to talk about habits or something that was true in the past and it is not true any more.
Give one example sentence.
Used to
Give examples of words in English with the following prefixes.
semi-, re-,over-, under-, inter-
semicolon, reappear, overpopulated, underdeveloped, interperfonal
Do you remember the islands of Kiribati? What is the environmental threat they have been facing?
rising sea levels due to climate change
Complete the following sentences and identify the type of conditional.
1) If you .............................the plants, they will die.
2) If you could eat one type of the food till the rest of your life, what ...................it be?
1) If you don't water the plants, they will die. First Conditional
2) If you could eat one type of the food till the rest of your life, what would it be? Second Conditional
What's the difference in meaning between the following two sentences:
1) I didn't remember buying the T-shirt.
2) I didn't remember to buy the T-shirt.
1) I don't have any memory of doing it. (Therefore I am not sure if the T-shirt is mine.)
2) I forgot to do it.
Form nouns from the following words:
aware, donate, devastate, encourage, destroy, preserve
awareness, donation, devastate, encourage, destroy, preserve
Why can too much happiness be bad for our survival?
It can reduce our ability to identify threat and make us more likely to make mistakes. It is associated with the hormone oxytocin.
Complete the verbs in the following expressions describing a holiday experience:
example: .....eat....out in a restaurant
..............the sights, .........yourself at a spa, .......... your horizons,................ your batteries, .......... it easy, .............. up the sun
........see......the sights,
.....pamper....yourself at a spa
.....broaden..... your horizons,
...recharge......... your batteries,
.....take..... it easy,
..........soak.... up the sun
What's the difference between the future forms with 'will' and 'going to'. When can we use present continuous to talk about the future.
Give examples.
will - general prediction, hope or promise
going to - intention, prediction based on evidence
present continuous - arrangements
generous, kind, prosperous, creative, necessary
generousity, kindness, prosperity, creativity, necessity
Where does Route 66 start and where does it end?
What were shanty towns in the 1930?
Start: Chicago
End: Pacific coast / Los Angeles
Explain the meaning of the following phrasal verbs:
own up to something
put up with something
get away with something
own up your mistakes
put up with someone's bad behaviour
get away with something you've done wrong means you have not been punished for it
Ask your teacher 4 questions about holidays using present perfect (2x) and past simple (2x).
Did you go anywhere nice?
What was the hightlight of your holiday?
Have you tried seafood before?
Have you been to Croatia?
Change the adjectives that describe values important in sports to make nouns:
commited, self-reliant, single-minded, self-sacrificing,
commitment, self-reliance, single-mindedness, self-sacrifice
What was the motivation of the MacLean brothers to do the rowing race?
- to cross the Atlantic, break the record and raise money for charity
What are the symptoms?
1) when a part of your body is bigger than usual
2) small red spots on the skin which causes pain
3) Feel that everything is spinning round
4) to feel like you are going to vomit
5) excess weight
1) swollen
2) itchy rash
3) dizzy
4) nauseous
5) obesity
Complete the following sentences about Jack and Sharon in past perfect.
By the time he was 18, Jack..............
Sharon was crying because ...................
By the time he was 18, Jack had won 3 national championships in judo.
Sharon was crying because she had broken up with her boyfriend.
Use the following words in idioms about emotions and feelings. Explain their meaning.
dumps, blue, top, cloud, moon
down in the dumps
feeling blue
on top of the world
over the moon
About I-Kiribati people...
1) What would happen to them if they relocated to somewhere like Fiji?
2) What is the solution to their plight (těžký úděl, tíživá situace)?
1) they might lose their culture, customs
2) building stronger coastal walls, desalination equipment