1st Quarter
What is the past tense of "fly"?
Flew
What are the 3 A's of a conversation?
Answer the question, Add new information, Ask back
John seems to be enjoying his new school. He _________ any problems so far.
John seems to be enjoying his new school. He HASN'T HAD any problems so far.
What is the break in reasoning (logic) within a line of argumentation called?
Fallacy
What extra verb do you put with Present Perfect Simple?
Have or Has
Fill in the gaps with the correct helping verb (do, are, have, did or none)
Who _______ gets up first in your home?
Who gets up first in your home? (none)
Is this sentence Present Simple or Present Perfect Simple:
Run DMC has even written a song called My Adidas.
Present Perfect Simple
We decided to go to Italy for our holiday, despite/although it meant we needed to get our passports renewed.
We decided to go to Italy for our holiday, although it meant we needed to get our passports renewed.
What is ad hominem?
Attacking your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument. (Insulting)
What are the 3 types of monologues?
Dramatic, Internal, & Soliloquy
Make this sentence negative:
I think I call people a lot.
I don't think I call people a lot.
Fill in the blanks:
When was the last time you were in another city?
B: I ____(be) in another city 2 months ago. My family ______(go) to Saquarema. There _____(be) a lot of waves there. Have you ______(be) there before?
I WAS in another city 2 months ago. My family WENT to Saquarema. There WERE a lot of waves there. Have you BEEN there before?
They have recruited more people and _________ the service has improved.
They have hired more people and THEREFORE the service has improved.
Presenting two alternative options as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.
Black & White / False Dichotomy
Fix the modifier
After leaving the house, the car was started.
After leaving the house, I started the car.
Complete the sentence with the right collocation:
Students who borrow a lot of money to study at university can______________________ for many years afterwards. It can take five or ten years to pay back all the money. (debt)
rack up debt / be burdened with debt / get into debt
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use the verbs in the brackets. Make sure you use the correct tense.
1) I met them two years ago.
I ______________them for two years (know)
I HAVE KNOWN them for two years
Make this sentence past perfect.
I didn't want to go to the pub because...
I didn't want to go to the pub because I had gone there last night.
Using wrong language to create a fake double meaning
Ambiguity
What is a PSA and what are the 3 categories?
Public Service Announcement
1) Raise awareness about a cause
2) Call for action (support $$/ join a group or cause benefiting someone/thing else)
3) Call for action to take care/do something for yourself
What is the difference between "have been" and "has gone" in the following sentences?
I have just been to San Isidro to pick up a guest.
My wife has gone to see some friends.
The first sentence implies that the action is recently over. The person left to San Isidro and is now back home.
The second sentence is the same tense but implies that the wife left with friends and is still out with them at the moment the sentence is being spoken.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use the verbs in the brackets. Make sure you use the correct tense.
My parents keep dogs. They started when I was six years old.
My parents _________ I was six years old. (keep)
My parents HAVE KEPT dogs SINCE I was six years old.
Rephrase the sentence using the words in brackets.
Although he has an English name, he is in fact German. (in spite of)
He has an English name in spite of being German.
What is Tu Quoque?
You too!
Avoiding people's criticism by turning it back on the accuser - you answered criticism with criticism.
What Fallacy?
KC told his students that in the last 20 years, English has been the most learned second language in the world. In that same time, the average weight of an adult rose by 10kg. Therefore, learning English makes you gain weight.
False Cause (Texas Sharpshooter)