gerunds
Change the verb "cycle" into a gerund.
cycling
What is the British word for movie theater?
cinema
What is the first thing you should describe?
What is happening in the picture.
What is the opposite of "rural"?
urban
What is the capital of the US?
Washington D.C.
Rewrite this sentence to include a gerund:
I really like to read books. (enjoy)
I enjoy reading books.
Students in British schools wear a uniform. What do American schools have?
A dress code
Look at page 7 in your workbook and match one of the photos with the correct place.
1) D, 2) E, 3) C, 4) B, 5) A
What is the opposite of "backyard"?
front yard
In what city can you find the Golden Gate Bridge?
San Fransisco
In a sentence gerunds can either be ... or ....
subject or object
The "boss" of a school in America is called "principal". What is he or she called in Britain?
headmaster/headmistress
What tenses do we use to describe and analyze a picture?
present progressive + simple present
What is the opposite of "open space"?
crowded space
How many stripes are on the American flag?
13
Name all four categories of gerunds.
gerunds as a subject or object, gerund after an adjective + preposition, gerund after a verb + preposition
How does the written form of the date differ in American and British English?
American: month/date/year
British: date/month/year
Name two useful phrases you can use to describe a picture.
In picture X a person is...; In the foreground there's a/an .../there's some; In the background you see a/an .../lots of .../some...
What is the opposite of "densely populated"?
sparsely populated
What is the national flower of USA?
1. Lily
2. Rose
3. Marigold
4. Lotus
2. Rose
Name one verb + preposition phrase that is followed by a gerund.
looking forward to, worry about, feel like, thinking of, dream of ...
Spell the English word for "Nachbarschaft" in both British and American English.
"neighborhood" + "neighbourhood"
Describe one of the pictures on page 33.
individual answers
What is the opposite of a simple lifestyle?
a lavish lifestyle
What is the official language of USA?
None