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
Tuesday, Sam and Peter went to a restaurant to eat lunch. After lunch, they paid the bill. But Sam and Peter did not pay the bill, so who did?
Their friend, Tuesday
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
Spitting/splitting image
which one is correct
Spitting
an egg
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
alcohol makes me thrive and multiply, yet water will kill me. What am i
fire
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)
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
i’ve been trying to adapt/evolve to the new working hours
Adapt
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
how can a man go eight days without sleep?
He sleeps at night
What does to hold a grudge mean?
To stay angry at someone for longer than necessary.