Phrasal verbs
Do you ______ UFOs? I certainly do because I’ve seen one!
believe in
Complete: The earth _____ (go) round the sun in about 365 days.
goes
In a letter, what do you write first: the date or the address?
The detective’s illusion / theory was proved to be correct.
theory
Complete: You can really ____ time if you take the bus. The tram is so slow!
save
Carrie ______ a loud scream when she thought she saw the Yeti!
let out
Complete: The town I was born in _____ (attract) more and more tourists these days.
is attracting
What two types of words would you use to make your writing more descriptive and interesting?
adjectives and adverbs
A lot of people still believe there are aliens / incidents living on Mars.
aliens
Complete: A good way to ____ the ice is to tell a joke.
break
Tell me exactly what happened and please try to _______ the facts.
stick to
Complete: It was difficult, but I slowly got used to _____ (work) in the sun at archaeological sites.
working
How would you start an email?
With the greeting: Dear..., Hi!
Most people believe that the existence of the Loch Ness Monster is a report / myth .
myth
She was tickled ____ when her parents got her a tablet for Christmas.
pink
The detective _______ the case, but he couldn’t find any clues to help him.
looked into
Complete: It ______ (rain) when the bizarre accident ______. (happen)
was raining
happened
Name three tenses you use to write a story.
past simple, past continuous, past perfect
He showed them a photo of a ghost but it was just a hoax/legend.
hoax
Complete: Gary is getting engaged ___ Lucy even though they have very little ___ common.
to
in
I wasn’t ______ by his pretending to be a ghost.
taken in
Complete: My uncle ______ (work) at a museum for twenty years when he retired in 2005.
had worked / had been working
What abbreviation do you use at the end of a letter when you forget to mention somenthing through the letter?
P.S.
An ancient Native American cave/legend says that the cave/legend is haunted by spirits.
legend
cave
The children were as good as ____ at dinner time and ate their meal quietly.
gold