Unscramble the words!
Put the words in the correct order:
down please TV could or switch you off it turn the ?
1. Could you please turn down the TV or switch it off?
OR
2. Could you please turn the TV down or switch it off?
Find and correct the mistake in the sentence below:
There isn't space enough for this bed because of the big bookshelf.
There isn't enough space for this bed because of the big bookshelf.
Make a sentence that has 7 words or more using the word "enough".
Eg. There isn't enough rice in the cupboard to make dinner tonight.
Name 3:
Compound nouns
Eg.s: sunglasses, classroom, seatbelt, ringtone, boarding pass, bookcase, gas station, football field.
Say this tongue twister as fast as you can (make sure to pronounce the "th" sound correctly):
These thieves thrive on farmer's grief.
You can collect points if you managed to pronounce all the "th" words!
Put the words in the correct order:
old buildings with very modern it's few an town
It's an old town with very few modern buildings.
Find the mistake and correct it:
I dropped a glass but lucky it didn't break. It is fortunate that we have carpet on the floors.
I dropped a glass but luckily it didn't break. It is fortunate that we have carpet on the floors.
Ask one of your classmates a question about their experience here in Australia. Think about grammar tense you should use.
After they answer you, use a tag question to confirm the information they told you.
Eg. A: Have you ever tried Vegemite?
B: No I haven't tried Vegemite yet.
A: You haven't tried Vegemite yet, have you?
Name 3:
Parts of a computer or devices you can use with a computer.
Eg.s: switch, USB/ flash drive, outlet, screen, keyboard, mouse, speakers, cables...
Ask each of your classmates a question and listen carefully to their answers (no writing the answers down!). After they finish you must repeat back their answers correctly!
You only get points if you got all the answers correct. :)
Put the words in the correct order:
where town lot in there I crime the was grew up a of
There was a lot of crime in the town where I grew up.
Find the mistake and correct it:
I saw my old friend, who sister I work with, at the shops.
I saw my old friend, whose sister I work with, at the shops.
Make a sentence with a defining relative clause using the pronoun "where".
Eg. That is the place where I used to live.
Name 3: adverbs of manner to describe someone who is speaking.
Egs. quickly, slowly, loudly, politely, rudely, happily, calmly..
Name 15 words that start with the same letter as your first name!
Eg. Dana
dice, dinasour, dinner, dog, draw, dirt, drink, desk, develop, deep, drive, dance, do, dig, drip, dazzling
Put the words in the correct order:
given hadn't wouldn't to me afford if a have money parents been able some I car my
I wouldn't have been able to afford a car if my parents hadn't given me some money.
Find the mistake and correct it:
You have never been to Tasmania, haven't you?
You have never been to Tasmania, have you?
"Never" gives the sentence a negative meaning, so you need a positive tag question.
Make a sentence using "a little" or "a few".
Then make another sentence using "little" or "few".
Explain the difference between these quantifiers to your classmates.
Eg. I have a few good friends who I can always rely on.
I have few friends because I was very shy as a child.
A few = positive meaning
Few = negative meaning (less than what you had hoped for)
Name 3: words that have the same vowel sound as the word "bought".
Eg.s: caught, daughter, brought, thought, taught..
Eg. unfortunately, electronic etc..
Put the words in the correct order:
cake patiently there but no very waited unfortunately is you've left there chocolate
You've waited very patiently but unfortunately, there is no chocolate cake left.
Find the mistakes and correct them:
I read the book all day who my boyfriend had given me.
I read the book that my boyfriend had given me all day.
OR
I read the book which my boyfriend had given me all day.
Make a 3rd conditional question. Let your classmates answer you.
(Note: the question cannot be the same as our writing test.)
Eg. What would you have done if you had/hadn't...?
Name 3: quantifiers that you can use with non-count nouns.
Give an example sentence for each one.
Eg.s: little, a little, much, a lot of, lots of, any...
Say the alphabet backwards!
Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A