Unit 1
Name 3 water holiday activities (swimming doesn't count)
e.g. boating, sailing, fishing, white-water rafting
Name 5 extreme/scary activities
e.g. playing with baby alligators, bangee jumping, quad biking, swimming with sharks, riding roller coasters
Make a tag question:
That's not really true, ____?
is it?
"I want to see animals in the wild"
Suggest a type of holiday for this person.
Safari
Choose a sentence with a wrong grammar:
A. It looks a little too cold for me!
B. Summer is much too expensive.
C. It's a lot too cold.
D. It's far too expensive in summer.
C
Correct mistakes:
Whater-rafting becoming more and more safer.
Whater-rafting is becoming safer and safer.
Join these statements with however:
You said you cought fifteen fish. I didn't see you catch anything.
You said you cought fifteen fish. However, I didn't see you catch anything.
Put correct indefinite pronouns:
I know somebody who lives in Dubai.
Does ______ live in Dubai?
_____ lives in Dubai. I could go for holidays there.
_____ lives in Dubai. All of my family.
anybody
Nobody
Everybody
Complete the dialogue:
A: ___________ going canoeing?
B: That's a great idea!
What about
How about
Give one synonim to "a little scared" and two synonims to "very scared"
uneasy
terrified, petrified
I caught a fish as big as a house.
It's
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Both
C
Finish the sentence:
Rock-climbing is so hard. I think we should go fishing _____.
instead
Rephrase, using unless:
If it doesn't rain, we can play mini golf.
Unless it rains, we can play mini golf.
We can play mini golf unless it rains.
Put the correct verb:
My mum ____ to tidy my room every day.
A. has me
B. gets me
C. makes me
D. All of the above are correct
B
Explain the difference between "hilarious" and "ridiculous"
Hilarious - very funny in a good way
Ridiculous - funny in a negative way, silly
Correct the mistake:
Anyhow I can go fishing tomorrow.
Anyhow, I can go fishing tomorrow.
Use the correct modifier:
Winter is ______ the coldest of the four seasons.
by far
If you start your formal letter with Mr./Ms.
How do you end it?Yours sincerely
Kind regards
Argue with the statement using a special phrase.
"Rock-climbing is really safe!"
I can't believe you said that!
I don't agree with you at all!
I'm sorry to interrupt, but no!
You're wrong!
Name three elements of argumentative writing. You can do it with your own words.
A hook: Your first sentence should grab your reader's attention.
Background information: Give some details about your topic.
A thesis: Present your argument, your point of view and your reasons.