Unscramble the Story 📖
Unscramble:
[ stand / waiting / in / I / long / can't / lines / passport control / at ]
I can't stand waiting in long lines at passport control.
What is one thing at the airport that you can't stand doing?
"After a short coffee break, let's ________ the presentation."
A) summarize
B) resume
C) resuming
"After a short coffee break, let's ________ the presentation."
B) resume
'Resume' means to start again after a pause, whereas 'summarize' means to give a brief statement of the main points.
"At what time do you usually resume working after lunch?"
"Can you resume the main points of the news article in two sentences?"
Incorrect word choice. Change resume to summarize.
Correction: "Can you summarize the main points of the news article in two sentences?"
"Give a 1-sentence summary of the last news article you read."
Unscramble:
[ the headline / he / newspaper / off / grabbed / and / ripped / it ]
He grabbed the newspaper and ripped the headline off.
Have you ever reacted impulsively when you read shocking news?
"If the airline 🛫loses my luggage 🧳 again, I ________ them for damages."
A) would sue
B) will sue
C) sued
"If the airline 🛫loses my luggage 🧳 again, I ________ them for damages."
B) will sue (First Conditional: 'if' + present simple, future real result with 'will').
"Have you ever threatened to complain or ask for a refund when traveling?"
"The angry customer grabbed the poster and ripped down it quickly."
Phrasal verb word order mistake. With pronouns or direct objects in this context stays between the verb and preposition/particle: ripped it off / ripped it down.
Correction: "The angry customer grabbed the poster and ripped it off quickly."
"Why do you think people lose their temper in public customer service situations?"
Unscramble:
[ was / movie / a / complete / the / company / sued / flop / so / they / the ]
The movie was a complete flop, so they sued the company.
In your opinion, why do some high-budget movies turn out to be total flops?
"While I was leaving the house 🏡, I ________ my keys off the counter and ran to the bus."
A) grabbed
B) was grabbing
C) have grabbed
"While I was leaving the house 🏡, I ________ my keys off the counter and ran to the bus."
A) grabbed (Past Continuous sets the background action, while Past Simple indicates the short, completed action).
"What are 3 essential things you always grab before leaving home?"
"I can't stand to wait when someone is late for an important meeting."
Verb pattern mistake. 'Can't stand' takes a gerund (v-ing), not a full infinitive.
Correction: "I can't stand waiting when someone is late for an important meeting."
"How long are you willing to wait before you get annoyed when someone is late?"
Unscramble:
[ work / five / resume / we / meeting / summarize / the / will / after / minutes / and / it ]
We will summarize the meeting and resume work after five minutes.
How do you usually summarize key points after a busy meeting at work?
"The new app 📱was a huge ________ because it kept crashing, and users couldn't stand ________ it."
A) flop / to use
B) flop / using
C) sue / using
"The new app 📱was a huge ________ because it kept crashing, and users couldn't stand ________ it."
B) flop / using ('Can't stand' is followed by a gerund (-ing verb)).
"Name an app or piece of technology you tried recently that was a complete flop."
"If the company had made a better product, it wouldn't be a total flop last year."
Conditional structure mistake. For a past hypothetical event, use Third Conditional (wouldn't have been).
Correction: "If the company had made a better product, it wouldn't have been a total flop last year."
"If you had total freedom to redesign any everyday product, what would you change?"