Is it sensitive or sensible?
Choose the correct option: My dad is very nice and stubborn / easy-going. He makes friends everywhere he goes
Easy-going
My friend promised helping me / to help me choose a new t-shirt for my interview
promised to help me
In a working holiday, you travel to a place to work and usually help local people. Is this true?
Yes, it is
Complete: When I was a kid, my family and I ___ (go) to Mexico for holidays
went
What is the structure of a narrative essay?
Introduction - body - conclusion
Complete: I don’t like getting up early on weekends but I’m not a l____ person
Lazy
Complete: “I enjoy _____ (read) horror novels”
When I travel, I usually buy a p _____ h_____ because I like to pay a single price for tickets and acommodation
package holiday
Complete: While we ____ (pack) our bags, we _____ (call) a taxi to take us to the aiport.
What three tenses do we usually use in narrative essays?
past tenses: past simple, past continuous and past perfect
Our president can be quite ______. He thinks he’s more important than the rest of us
Arrogant
Explain the difference between these two sentences:
I will never forget going to the Madonna concert last year
I forgot to bring my keys!
1) to express a memory you care about
2) something you should do but didn’t do it now
Choose: Whenever you travel, you get to know / take part in people from different cultures.
get to know
Yesterday, when the bus ____ (arrive) I realized I ___ (lose) my bus card.
What tense do we use in the second part of the sentence and why?
arrived - had lost
we use past perfect because we're referring to an action previous to the past
In what part of the essay would you use these connectors: a few seconds later - after a while - at first - eventually - just then - that's when ?
In the body
Explain the meaning of DETERMINED and use it in a sentence
determined is an adjective that describes someone that does not let anything stops them from achieving their goal. For example: I will finish the course this year because I’m very determined.
Wearing - doing
I need a place for a holiday by the sea. What do you recommend?
I recommend going to a beach resort
What is the meaning of this sentence: I heard a loud noise when the plane was taking off.
1 I heard a noise before the plane took off.
2 The plane started taking off and I heard a noise.
3 After the plane had taken off, I heard a noise.
What techniques is the writer using in this introduction:
Have you ever felt completely exhausted in one of the most beautiful places in the world? It was around four o’clock in the afternoon, and although the heat of the day was slowly fading, I still felt hot, hungry, and tired after hours of sightseeing. I bought something to eat and sat down, trying to relax. I was travelling around South Africa for a month and had just finished exploring Cape Point, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Pacific.
Rhetorical question and description of the weather
What is the difference between SHY and MODEST? Create two sentences
Shy describes someone who is not confident in the company of people they don’t know, whereas modest describes someone who does not want to talk about their achievements.
I was shy in secondary school so I never participated in class
Lionel Messi is a modest football player. He hardly ever talks about his victories
Explain the difference between STOP + to inf vs STOP + ing and exemplify
Stop + to inf means you stop what you were doing in order to do something else: “I stopped (walking) to look at clothes”
Stop + ing means you stop doing something: “I stopped looking at clothes and continued walking”
What is the meaning of the phrase get off the beaten track? Can you use it in a sentence?
get off the beaten track means to visit to a remote and unconventional areas, away from popular tourist places. For example: If you ever travel to Tucuman, I recommend you get off the beaten track and visit La Cruz viewpoint in Tafi Viejo
Rewrite the sentence using the word in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the sentence:
My friend started eating when I got to the restaurant (was)
My friend__________________________________
My sister was eating when I got to the restaurant
This is the introduction of a narrative essay. Identify (at least) two problems and rewrite it to improve it.
Last summer I went on a trip. It was very nice and I have a good time. I visit many places and everything were interesting.
Grammar: concord and tense
Suggestion: "Do you want to know your future?" she asked. As I looked up I saw a tall plump woman with a scarf around her head. The air smelled like candles and I could feel the wind in my hair. I was in Italy and it was my first time travelling alone.