What are you doing this summer?
Me: Teaching, writing, gardening, looking for a job!
She was littering ____ he saw her.
When! (from the while/when lesson)
Do you know someone who cooks? No, I don't know ____.
Anyone (from someone, anyone, and no one)
Reckless
Adjective - without thinking or caring. Careless. Dangerous.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Why do pajama (clothes you wear to bed) pants have pockets?
For bedtime snacks, obviously! (Don't do this. You will get crumbs in your bed!)
She _____(live) in Paris for two years.
Has lived (from present perfect!)
She has _____ clothes. She needs to clean out her closet.
Too many (from too, enough, too many, and too much)
Diagnosis
Noun - What your doctor thinks is wrong with you. What your official medical problem is.
Betty bought a bit of butter,
but the butter bought was bitter.
Betty bought a bit of butter,
but the butter bought was bitter.
What is a good habit you want to start? (ie. an activity that is good for you, like eating better)
I need to sleep and exercise more!
Do you like cake or ice cream? I don't like _____.
Either (from either, neither, or both)
_____ she will come to the party tonight. She hasn't texted me back yet.
Maybe (from might and maybe)
Suspicious
Adjective - not to be trusted. Illegal. Dishonest.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
What is your favorite part of your face? (Eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, lips, ears, chin, cheeks, your skin, the shape, your hair?)
I have always liked my lips. They have a nice shape.
I wanted to go to the party, ____ I had to work late.
But (from compound sentences and, but, so, and or)
He is ____ a nice guy! He brought my mom flowers.
Such (from so and such)
Mechanic
Noun - A person who works on machines, like cars or trains.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What was your favorite story as a child? What was it about?
I loved a movie called The Last Unicorn. It was about a unicorn all alone looking for other unicorns. She found them trapped by a terrible red bull, but she saved them in the end!
If I won a million dollars, then I _____ buy a house!
Could, would, might, may (modals!)
He doesn't go to that school ____, because his family moved.
Gossip
Verb - To talk about someone while they are not there. To talk badly about someone. To share stories about something dramatic.
I scream, you scream,
we all scream for ice cream!I scream, you scream,
we all scream for ice cream!