Vocabulary
Watching the shooting stars in the night sky was _____________________; I couldn't stop watching!
mesmerizing
ride
ridden
Change to passive:
The boy has thrown the toys all over the house.
The toys have been thrown all over the house by the boy.
ED pronunciation: which ed sound are the following words? (t, d, id)
walked
boxed
grabbed
t, t, d
Ten dollars is/are not enough for lunch
is
Humans are aware of their own _______________, which is why they worry about the meaning of life.
mortality
wear
worn
Change to active:
He was being arrested when I saw him.
The police were arresting him when I saw him.
Pronunciation and intonation: How many syllables are in the following word, and which word receives the stress?
Environmental
5, 4 (ment)
The police is/are coming!
are
fossil fuels
show
shown
Change to passive parts to active and active parts to passive.
Experts claim that climate change is caused by humans.
It is claimed that humans cause climate change.
What does it mean to be "told off" by someone?
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
The poor needs/need help.
need
I don't want to show my child that movie because I don't want to ________________ him to violence at a young age.
subject
shine
shone
Change active parts to passive and passive parts to active:
People say that she was cheating on him.
It is said that he was being cheated on (by her)
What role does China play in coal consumption/production?
half of the world's production
The news is/are depressing these days.
is
The teacher _______________________ my writing so harshly that I gave up writing forever.
scrutinized
shake
shaken
Change active parts to passive and passive parts to active:
Some people believe that COVID was made in a factory.
It is believed by some people that people/someone made COVID in a factory.
What does tenuous mean? (TOEFL reading)
weak, unsupported
Neither the parent nor the child wants/want to do that.
wants