Storytelling
While/ I / do my homework/ my sister call
[Make a sentence choosing the appropriate tenses]
While I was doing my homework my sister called
I never ___________________ vegetables because I don't like them.
(Use the appropriate tense)
I never eat vegetables because I don't like them
"a great deal" has the same meaning as "way too".
True or False?
True
Adam wants to talk about a problem but Richard doesn't want to.
Richard says: ...
Let's not talk about it
I / play football for years / before / I break my leg
[Make a sentence choosing the appropriate tenses]
I had played football for years before I broke my leg
I can't help with your homework right now because I _______________ on mine.
am working
True or False?
False
Mrs. Pearson is a teacher.
She wants he students not to talk during the film.
She says (angrily): ...
Be quite!
Please stop talking.
My road trip story
Last summer, my cousin and I ________________ (decide) to go on a road trip across America. We _____________ (drive) for hours on the highway until we _____________ (stop) at a gas station.
decided
were driving
stopped
At the moment, Carla _____________ for a new job. She ___________ to leave her current job.
is looking
has/wants/needs
Mobile phone prices are ____________________ higher than they were two years ago. [use an intensifier to express a big difference]
much - a lot - far are all acceptable answers
She says (frustratingly): ...
Don't forget the bananas!
My road trip story
[Use the appropriate expression]
_________________ we heard an explosion! _________ we smelled smoke.
Suddenly / out of the blue / all of a sudden / out of nowhere etc ...
Next / then / After that / What followed was etc ....
A: Do you work right now?
B: No, I'm don't. I'm not usually working in the evening.
[Correct the mistakes using the appropriate tenses]
A: Are you working right now?
B: No I'm not. I'm don't work in the evening.
mobile phones made 20 years ago vs. now
[bulky]
[Use a comparative to express a big difference]
Mobile phones made 20 years ago were much more bulky than now
Tim usually plays video games with his friends on Saturdays, but he changed his mind this Saturday. His friend doesn't agree though.
He says to his friend (sarcastically):
Suggestion:
Let's not play video games until we die.
My road trip story
We ___________ (stand) frozen. I __________ (want) to call 911 but I ___________ (not/move).
Next thing I knew, my cousin ___________ (scream) at me while _________ (pull) into the car before the fire caught up with us.
stood
wanted
couldn't move/didn't move
was screaming/pulling
you / save / for anything these days?
Are you saving for anything these days?
Shopping online vs. shopping at a mall
[convenient]
[Use a comparative to express a small difference]
Shopping online is far more convenient than shopping at a mall
Your mother wants you to take out the garbage, but you don't want to. It makes you want to gag (throw up).
What would you say?
[Use an imperative, whine and be dramatic]
Variable answer