Transportation & Environment
Describe the similarities and differences between a ferry and a yacht.
Similarities: both move across water, both large
Differences: yacht is for rich people to use for recreation, ferries are used to transport people and other vehicles across water
True or False: We use the future will to make predictions based on facts or evidence.
False, we use going to to make predictions based on facts. We use will to make predictions without evidence.
What is a forensic scientist? Where do they work?
A forensic scientist examines evidence found at a crime scene and they work in a laboratory.
True or False: We use Past Continuous to describe the setting and to talk about an action taking place at a particular time in the past.
True. For example, I was talking on the phone, when my mom came into my room.
What do you wear to keep your pants from falling down? *
A belt
* Bonus: Explain why it might be important for someone's belt to match their shoes?
He rode to school __ his new motorbike yesterday.
A. in B. off C. on
C. on
Which form of future tense do we use to make spontaneous decisions? Give an example. *
A. Will B. Present Continuous C. Going to
A. Will. For example, when ordering food at a restaurant: I'll order the chicken sandwhich.
* Bonus: When else do we use future will? When do we use going to / present continuous?
Describe TWO types of evidence that can be found at a crime scene
Fingerprints and blood (also: DNA, hair, etc.)
Complete the sentence using past simple or past continuous:
The teenagers ___ (play) on their phones when the fire alarm ___ (ring).
The teenagers were playing on their phones when the fire alarm rang.
Name FOUR types of jewelry and where do you wear them?
Rings - on your fingers
Necklaces - around your neck
Bracelets - around your wrists
Earrings - on your ears
Which vehicle is better for the environment: cars or motorbikes? Why?
Cars are better for the environment than motobikes because even though cars emit carbon dioxide, motorbikes emit many other dangerous gases into the air.
Complete the conditional sentence and say if it's first or second conditional:
If we __ (use) public transportation more, the air __ (to be) cleaner.
If we use public transportation more, the air will be cleaner. This is first conditional
Choose the correct words:
The police officer stole / arrested the terrorists before they hijacked / investigated the plane.
The police officer arrested the terrorists before they hijacked the plane.
Form a question using the past continuous: *
your dog / sleep / on the sofa / yesterday evening
Was your dog sleeping on the sofa yesterday evening?
* Bonus: What is another way to say this sentence? My dog was sleeping on the sofa when the doorbell rang.
True or False: Hoodies are a great accessory for prom dresses.
False. Flowers and jewelry are great accessories for prom dresses.
This is a type of transportation that moves on land. It's bigger than a car and can drive on many different terrains. Originally only people in the military used this.
Jeep
What would your mom do if she won the lottery?
If my mom won the lottery, she would ... (buy a new house, give me money, travel, donate to charity, save it, etc.)
Witnesses represent their clients in jail in front of a victim and sometimes a suspect of 12 people. *
Lawyers represent their clients in court in front of a judge and sometimes a jury of 12 people.
* Bonus: Why do lawyers often ask experts to testify in court?
Complete the sentence: While the police __ (search) the store, the thief __ (hide) in the wall.
While the police were searching the store, the thief was hiding in the wall.
I haven't got much money, so I cannot go shopping this weekend.
You should always ___ electrical appliances when you're not using them. Why? *
unplug; because it saves energy and money
* Bonus: What are some other ways to save energy at home (at least three examples)?
Reorder the words and make the sentence in the second conditional:
drive / your dad / less carbon / at a slower speed / he / If / produce / .
If your dad drove at a slower speed, he would produce less carbon.
Transform the verb rob into a noun.
Robber (person), robbery (subject or place where someone was robbed)
Reorder the words to form a sentence using past simple and past continuous:
the thief / catch / the police / climb / the fence / he / drop / his wallet / and / When / him / easily / .
When the thief was climbing the fence, he dropped his wallet and the police caught him easily.
Choose the correct quantifier (there may be more than one correct answer): She usually wears much / a lot of / many / some / lots of make-up at the weekends.
She usually wears a lot of / some / lots of make-up at the weekends.