U5 Vocab
What is one type (example) of designated area?
smoking, parking, sancuatary, preserve, etc.
Which one is correct? Why?
A: It's going to be January soon.
B: It will be January soon.
C: It's January soon.
D: It will have been January soon.
B - because it's a future fact
Is getting on like a house on fire a good or bad thing?
good thing - means getting along really well, really quickly
What is the correct replying question to this statement:
Nothing is working out right now.
Isn't it?
If I tell you to skedaddle to lunch, I mean to...
move quickly
What does "on the strength of" mean?
based on
What is the difference between "on the verge of" vs "on the point of"
How quickly you reach the decision but they both mean "soon"
What is the difference between a semi-detached house vs a terraced house?
semi-detached - shares one wall
terraced - shares two walls
What is the correct reported statement to this sentence?
"I should go to the grocery store later," Lilly said.
Lilly/she said she should go the grocery store later.
If you are causing a commontion, or have gotten yourself into trouble, you are in a...
kerfuffle
What is the difference between valid vs validate?
valid - adj. - something is legal
validate - v. - check the accuracy
One is an action, whereas the other is a state of being
timetable/scheduled events
If you aren't home and dry yet, then you aren't...
safe, finished, done with something yet
If there is no aux. verb for a replying question, what do you use?
do/did/does
If you are obsessed with something, or super in love with something/someone, you are...
(you were shown a YouTube clip)
twitterpated
What was the purpose of learning the new propositional phrases in U5?
To sound more professional or formal
Which one is correct? Why?
A: I'm going to meet the doctor tomorrow.
B: I'm meeting the doctor tomorrow.
B - it's a fixed future arrangement. Something that is not easily cancelled
A single story house is called a...
bungalow
In reporting structures, why does the tense not change with "might," "could," "should," etc.
Becuase the one reporting it doesn't know the final decision the original speaker came to
Use bruhaha in a sentence correctly.
Little kids often cause a brouhaha about taking a bath.
What is it called when you are guilty but aren't punished for it?
to recieve a suspended sentenece
Write a sentence following the future grammar rule that expresses: how long an activity has been happening by a certain point in the future
ex. By the time the train reaches the station, I’ll have been traveling for 72 hours.
What is the American equivalent to "home truths"
hard truths
What are two reasons (objectives) to learn replying questions?
shows interest, read tones, avoids repetition
If you want to express that something isn't hard and that someone is overthinking it, which wordle would you use?
not rocket science