Modals
Marta (to study) in France next year.
ABILITY
Marta can study in France next year.
How do you call someone in English that has no brothers or sisters?
an only child
phrasal verb meaning 'to relax after being upset or angry'
You are tense and you have been yelling. You need to ________ _________.
You need to calm down.
Two phrasal verbs that both mean 'wait' (One is slightly more informal than the other.)
hold on
hang on
Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:
I _________________ (work) all day. (and I still am!)
I have been working all day.
Another way to say that a number or an amount has increased.
example: Taxes have increased by 5% since last year.
to go up
Taxes have gone up.
OR
to rise
Taxes have risen.
Paul (to go) to the bank this afternoon.
POSSIBILITY
Paul may/might go to the bank this afternoon.
How do you call the people of:
the Netherlands?
Denmark?
Cyprus?
the Dutch
the Danes
the Cypriots
Phrasal verb meaning 'to draw a line through'
That is the wrong answer. I need to ________
it _______.
I need to cross it out.
You are the receptionist answering the phone at Smith and Associates. It is 3:00 pm. Answer the phone.
Good afternoon, Smith and Assoicates, (your first and last name) speaking.
How can I help you?
Sarah ________________ (to sleep) when the telephone _____________ (to ring). (past)
Sarah was sleeping when the telephone rang.
Two ways to say that a number or amount has decreased.
Sales have decreased by 15% since last quarter.
Sales have fallen/declined/dropped/.
Tom (to finish) the report by Friday.
OBLIGATION
Tom must/has to finish the report by Friday.
How do we call the study of the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the results
accounting
phrasal verb meaning 'to stop functioning'
We were driving to Namur when our car ________
_________.
We were driving to Namur when our car broke down.
You are the receptionist. You answer the phone and the caller requests to speak with your boss, Alana Johnson. What do you say?
Who's speaking, please?
(You confirm the name of the caller.)
One moment please, I'll see if Ms. Johnson is available.
OR One moment please while I transfer your call.
OR One moment please, I'll put you through to Ms. Johnson's office.
The doctor enters the waiting room and sees you sitting there. She asks:
How long ____________________ (to wait - you)?
How long have you been waiting?
Read the following date from an American document:
07/06/1957
Read the following date from a UK document:
02/11/2001
US document: July sixth, nineteen fifty-seven
UK document: the second of November, two thousand one
You (to visit) your grandparents this weekend.
MORAL DUTY/OBLIGATION
You should visit your grandparents this weekend.
What is the difference between taking an exam and passing an exam?
When you take an exam, you sit an exam to complete it and receive a grade. If your grade is high enough, you have passed the exam. To pass is to succeed on the exam.
Phrasal verb meaning ' to break into pieces'
I made a sculpture from toothpicks, but when I tried to pick it up, it _______ ________.
I made a sculpture from toothpicks, but when I tried to pick it up, it fell apart.
You work in the office of the Rand Corporation. You answer the phone and someone tries to order a pizza.
What do you say?
I'm sorry. You must have the wrong number.
(You - send - ever) a text message to the wrong person by mistake?
Have you ever sent a text message to the wrong person by mistake?
Say these four numbers:
6/8
0.67%
13:45 (time)
flight 453
six eighths
zero-point six seven percent
It's 1:45 pm. OR It's a quarter to two (in the afternoon).
Flight four five three
(To close - you) the door
POLITE REQUEST
Would you please close the door?
What is the difference between these two character traits: sensitive and sensible? Give an example that illustrates each of them clearly.
sensitive: having an awareness and understanding, especially of other people's feelings and needs
When Tom tried to calm his mother after her angry reply, he showed that he was sensitive to her moods.
sensible: acting with wisdom or caution; likely to be of benefit
Barbara was very sensible and went to bed early the night before her exam so that she would be at her best the next morning.
Phrasal verb meaning 'to recover from an illness'
I am still ___________ ___________ a cold I caught two weeks ago.
I am still getting over a cold I caught two weeks ago.
Provide phrasal verbs with the following meanings:
to answer the phone
to return a call
to become inaudible due to a bad connection
to communicate a message to someone else
to speak louder
to pick up
to call back
to break up
to pass on (a message)
to speak up
Make two separate sentences to indicate the length of your English studies:
-in one, use the preposition 'for'
- in the other, use the preposition 'since'
I have been studying English for.....years.
I have been studying English since I was.....years old/I was in high school/a child, etc.
How do you say this number?
$57,096,812.38
fifty-seven million, ninety-six thousand, eight hundred twelve dollars and thirty-eight cents