Phrasal Verbs
What does “give up” mean?
To stop trying.
Complete: “If I won the lottery, I ___ buy a car.”
would
Give one phrase to ask for agreement.
“Don’t you agree?” / “You know what I mean?”
What’s the opposite of failure?
Success
What is the chemical symbol for sulfur?
S
Complete: “I couldn’t ___ ___ the answer, so I asked my teacher.”
figure out
What tense is used in the if-clause of the second conditional?
Simple past
Complete: “Yeah, I ___ what you mean.”
see
Mention two qualities of a successful person.
e.g. persistence, discipline, creativity
Who wrote “El Quijote de la Mancha”?
Miguel de Cervantes
What’s the opposite of “give up”?
Keep going / keep trying
Correct this: “If I will go to Paris, I will visit the Eiffel Tower.”
“If I went to Paris, I would visit the Eiffel Tower.”
Role play: respond politely if you disagree with “Technology is destroying communication.”
“I’m not sure I agree with that.”
Complete: “It’s not a failure if you ___ something new.”
learn
What’s the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Use “work out” in a sentence related to success.
“Things will work out if you keep working hard.”
Create your own conditional sentence using If I were...
(open answer, e.g. “If I were rich, I’d travel the world.”)
Combine: “I think it’s not worth it” + “give up your job.”
“I think it’s not worth it to give up your job.”
Describe a personal example of a small failure that taught you something.
(open answer)
What’s the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What phrasal verb means “to continue doing something difficult”?
carry on
Explain the difference: “If I study, I’ll pass” vs. “If I studied, I’d pass.”
First = real possibility; Second = imaginary situation.
Explain how to soften an opinion using I guess or I feel like.
They make your opinion sound less direct or strong.
Translate this saying: “Failure is the mother of success.”
El fracaso es la madre del éxito.
In what year did World War II end?
1945