Grammar - conditionals
If you heat water, it ___ .
a. boils
b. will boils
c. boiling
d. boil
boils
Complete the blanks with an appropriate verb/tense.
I had a great time in Paris last year. I _______ to the Louve, ______ lots of souvenirs, and _____ tons of delicious food.
went, bought, ate/tried
Complete the second sentence so it means to the same as the first. Use the word in brackets and any other words you need.
I've never felt anxious before.
I've never __________ before. (from)
suffered from anxiety
A water main downtown broke this morning, so several businesses had no water for hours.
a. addition
b. time
c. comparison
d. cause and effect
cause and effect
What day and time is your final exam?
Thursday, 1 Feb from 12:00 - 14:00
If it's sunny this Friday, we _______ go hiking.
a. are
b. will
c. X
d. would
will
Compelte the sentence with grammatically correct verbs.
Why _____ you change the channel? I _______ that movie!
did, was watching
Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets and any other word you need.
1. Sleeping for short periods of time during the workday can boost your productivity.
2. You can boost your productivity by _____ when a work (nap)
taking a nap
__________ the invention of television, people probably spent more of their leisure time reading.
a. Nevertheless
b. Because
c. Before
Before
Do you need to come to class on Wednesday 17 Jan?
No, but you can if you need help preparing for your exam.
Ahmed would have come to dinner if he _______ playing football.
a. wasn't
b. didn't
c. had not been
d. isn't
had not been
When I saw Cara I realized that she ________ much in all those years.
a. didn't change
b. hadn't changed
c. wouldn't change
d. hadn't been changing
hadn't changed (past perfect for past before another past event)
Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets and any other word you need.
1. If you play with a broken finger, you will seriously injure yourself.
2. You are _________ if you play with that broken finger. (risk)
at risk of serious injury
_________ I'm very allergic to flowers, my boyfriend bought me a bouquet of roses for my birthday.
a. Until
b. Because
c. Even though
Even though (signals contrast)
When is the final day to submit homework in National Georgraphic SPARK?
Wednesday 17 January
Write (and share) on grammatically correct sentence in the second conditional.
Present or future consequence of an imaginary or unreal situation
If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house in Amman.
If + past simple, + modal + base form
Find and correct two verb tense grammar errors.
I didn't know what to do. I didn't want the person on the other end to think that I stoled it and planning to keep it for myself.
I didn't know what to do. I didn't want the person on the other end to think that I had stoled it and was planning to keep it for myself.
Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets and any other words you need.
1. She had a bad cold so they had to postpone the match.
2. She ________ bad cold, so they had to postpone the match. (came)
came down with a
______ Mohammad's car stereo was on full blast, I could see his lips moving, but I had no idea what he was saying.
a. Moreover
b. Because
c. Just as
Because (cause and effect)
What are two uses of Chat GPT that Bill would say are acceptable?
- to generate ideas/brainstorm
- to proofread a text
- to see new language (vocabulary) in context
- to create short summaries of complex topics
- etc
Write (and share) one grammatically correct sentence in the third conditional.
3rd conditional - e.g. I wouldn't have seen the sunrise if I hadn't woken up early.
imaginary situation in the past + imaginary consequences
If + past perfect / past continuous + would/wouldn't + past participle.
While I ____________ (walk) through the market in Aqaba, I noticed a fortune teller's tent. Intrigued, I ____________ (decide) to have my fortune told. The mysterious fortune teller, Madame Zain, ____________ (gaze) into her crystal ball and, with an air of certainty, ____________ (predict) that I _______ (get) a 40/40 on my ENG 201 final exam.
was walking, decided, gazed, predicted, was going to get/would get
Find and correct the two word choice mistakes. If grammatical changes are needed, make them.
My wife is usually very good at cope on stress. But she's been working so hard she's suffering from burned-up, my wife took two weeks off work.
coping with
burnout
________ the variety of options at the store, I couldn’t find a fitting dress to wear to my friend’s wedding.
a. Just as
b. Unlike
c. In spite of
In spite of
Are you going to use Chat GPT to write your papers in susequent semesters?
NO