Unit 1
Complete the sentence with the verb in the correct form:
I was so tired when you called. I ____________ (study) for over three hours.
had been studying.
What's the difference between these two sentences:
I stopped to talk to Paula
I stopped talking to Paul
In the first sentence, I stopped what I was doing in order to have a conversation with Paula.
In the second sentence, I ended my friendship with Paul.
She trained _______ a teacher before eventually moving into management.
AS
What type of jeans did they wear in the 70s?
Flared ones!
Would you put emphasis IN something or ON it?
ON it!
What would you do to someone's memory to try to help them remember something?
JOG it
What form of word would typically follow:
1) allow
2) seem
3) love
1) Infinitive OR ing as gerund
2) infinitive
3) Infinitive OR ing as gerund
Which is more informal?
I'm having my hair cut laterGETTING
What grammar structure might you use if you're retelling a dramatic series of events in the past?
The present simple
My sister shouts at my mum, runs up the stairs, and trips over the cat...
Scientists hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.
What does pave the way mean?
It makes something else possible
What word is the starting mechanism on a gun and the action of bringing back a memory?
Trigger
What word collocates with disaster to mean a complete failure.
Which of these words suggests the biggest change?
Alter
Modify
Transform
Revamp
Transform
What type of skirt do girls often have to wear to school?
A pleated one!
To take someone for granted means...?
To not appreciate or recognise someone
I don't think my blog is going to be very successful, which is worrying.
ABOUT
I _______________________________ my blog not being very successful.
AM WORRIED ABOUT
What would the climber do to save his bacon?
Cut his losses
What would you do to a compliment if you gave it to someone?
PAY
What's the name of popular video game series, and an idiom meaning "incredibly different"
A far cry (from)
What does cause uproar mean?
When a lot of people angrily complain about something.
None of the tickets were left when we got to the cinema.
TIMEHAD GONE BY THE TIME (THAT)
What idiom could you use to describe having to start something again, often after a lot of work?
List seven verbs meaning "change"
adapt
adjust
alter
amend
evolve
modify
revamp
transform
Where would a pigeon be if it were causing an uproar?
Amongst the pigeons
What does to hold a grudge mean?
To stay angry at someone for longer than necessary.