Phrasal Verbs
Amy likes baseball and wants to JOIN a team and PLAY in the games. She wants to...
TAKE PART IN a game.
John thinks with all his heart that his football team is the best. It doesn't matter that they haven't won a game this year.
believes
Exercising a lot causes me to be tired and have no...
ENERGY
Christian Bale played the CHARACTER of Batman in "The Dark Knight". He played the ___ of Batman.
ROLE
Make a sentence with:
It / dangerous / drive in a storm.
It's dangerous to drive in a storm.
Change this from Active to Passive (be+V3):
The regulations require the soldiers to cut their hair.
The soldiers are required to cut their hair (by the regulations).
Make a sentence with:
I / strong / enough / lift/ kgs.
I am strong enough to lift 100kgs.
Lori GAINED so much weight last year. She wants to REDUCE eating sweets. She's going to...
CUT DOWN ON her sweets.
Some Marines have the special duty of working for the President of the US. After a few years, they will return to a normal job.
privilege
I forgot my lunch today, but there is a snack bar near by that is EASY to get to. It's very...
CONVENIENT
Sad or serious movies are called ___ and funny films are called ___ (two answers)
DRAMA and COMEDY
Ask a question with:
When / it / good / visit the doctor?
When is it a good idea to visit the doctor?
Change this from Active to Passive (be+V3):
Does Captain Ali drive the BMW?
Is the BMW driven by Captain Ali?
Make a sentence with:
prefer / coffee to ........
I prefer coffee to water.
I had to go to the dentist yesterday, so I asked my sister to WATCH my children. I'm so glad she is going to...
LOOK AFTER my kids.
The cadets are learning to have a strong sense of respect for their country, their military branch (Army, Air Force, etc), and how their actions are considered.
Honor
Exercise, relaxation, and a good diet are good for my...because they keep me from getting SICK and being unhappy.
What is the opposite of sick?
HEALTH
We are going to the s___ to listen to the o___ play a classical music c___ (three answers)
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Simple past (V2) and Past Perfect (had+V3) :
Before I ________ (work) here, I _______ (never live) in a different country.
Before I worked here, I had never lived in a different country.
Complete the sentence using had been + verb-ing and V2:
The parents _______ (sleep) when the baby _________ (start) crying.
The parents had been sleeping when the baby started crying.
Complete the sentence:
I prefer jogging.......
I prefer jogging to swimming. OR
I prefer jogging rather than swimming.
If you use something for your benefit, you are _______ _________ ___ it. Like using a discount to buy a new TV, sound system, and sofa.
Take advantage of
Senior officers have the power to give orders, but they also have the duty to answer for the mistakes that subordinates do. Two words.
Authority
Responsibility
The students are studying English LITTLE BY LITTLE, which is better than trying to learn English too quickly. They are learning...
GRADUALLY.
Linda is very NICE and FRIENDLY. She is a ___ person, but she doesn't have any musical ABILITY. She plays the piano very badly, and she hits the drums like if she was fighting with them. She has no musical ___.
(2 answers)
KIND
TALENT
Simple past (V2) and Past Perfect (had+V3) :
Make a sentence using:
I / already eat / breakfast / before I / come / to school.
I had already eaten breakfast before I came to school.
Make a question with had + V3 + verb-ing:
How long / you / wait........ before I arrived?
How long had you been waiting before I arrived?
Complete the sentence:
....would rather....... than......
I would rather sleep than take a nap.
I HATE working with my brother because he disappears and makes me do all the work. What is a phrase that means the same as hate or strongly dislike?
Can't stand
Make a sentence using the words CUSTOM and COURTESY.
Standing at attention and saluting the flag is a military custom.
Calling a senior officer "sir" or "ma'am" is a courtesy.
Make a sentence with the word ACTIVE.
My brothers are always active in playing school sports.
Make a sentence using the word NEITHER.
I don't play the piano or the violin. I play neither of them.
John wants to travel to Egypt.
Give him some advice with WHY NOT, WHY DON'T, and HAD BETTER:
Why not visit the pyramids?
Why don't you go in December?
You had better be careful with the crazy traffic there.
If John and Annie want to get married, what are they supposed to do?
Give three sentences with "have got to"
He .....
She ....
Their families.....
He's got to buy a ring.
She's got to buy a dress.
Their families have got to go to the wedding.
Complete the question with the correct grammar- "finish / come back":
Do you ________ your work _________ to school later?
Would you _________ your work or ______ later?
Do you prefer to finish your work rather than come back to school later?
Would you rather finish your work or come back later?