Vocabulary
it moves people between different floors in a building
elevator
___________ (swim) is fun!
Swimming is fun!
Put in the right indefinite article:
I would like to have _______ apple please!
I would like to have an apple please.
What color are the typical American school busses?
yellow
Explain the word detention
If you break a rule in a US school, your teacher might give you detention. This means you have to stay in the classroom with a teacher in your free time.
opposite of urban
rural
He agreed _______ (buy) a car.
He agreed to buy a car.
Fill in the correct verb form in the Passive:
English and French _______________ (speak) in Quebec.
English and French are spoken in Quebec.
This famous tower in Seattle was built for the 1962 World’s Fair and is now one of the city’s most famous landmarks.
What is its name?
Space Needle
What is the British English Word for "cookie"?
biscuit
opposite of confident
insecure
Matt enjoys _________ (be) in New York.
Matt enjoys being in New York.
Fill in the correct Passive form of the Verb:
The City of Quebec ___________ (found) in 1608.
The City of Quebec was founded in 1608.
This protest in 1773, where American colonists threw something into the harbor to oppose British taxes, became one of the sparks of the American Revolution.
How is this event called?
The Boston Tea Party
explain the term "key word"
A very important word in a text or a task. A key word helps you understand the main idea or shows you what to do.
liefern/bereitstellen
to provide
Don't forget ________ (wash) the dishes again.
Don't forget to wash the dishes again.
Put the sentence into the passive:
The technician has not repaired the TV.The TV has not been repaired by the technician.
In 1869, the eastern and western parts of the United States were connected for the first time by train, which made cross-country travel possible within a week instead of months.
How was ist called?
The (Great) Transcontinental Railroad
What is the British Englisg Word for "elevator"?
lift
a line or border separating two countries
frontier
My dad stopped _________ (smoke) a long time ago.
My dad stopped smoking a long time ago. (stop in general --> gerund; stop to do sth. -->infinitive)
Put the sentence into the passive:
They gave the children free books.
Free books were given to the children. /The children were given free books.
How are the native people in Canada called?
-->general term
First Nations (general term)
(Tribes: e.g. Coast Salish; Inuit,...)
What are adverbs of degree?
Adverbs of degree are words that tell us how much or to what extent something happens. They describe the intensity or level of an action, adjective, or another adverb.
Examples: a bit, a lot, very, completely