Unit 1 Review

Vocabulary

100

Someone who talks a lot in class or is a distraction is...

Disruptive 

200

Someone who is interested in something is: 

_____ on something. 

Keen on something. 

300

Someone who intimidates others, especially in a school setting. 

Bully

400

A learning disability that impairs reading and writing. 

Dyslexia 

500

A British slang word for someone who studies very hard.

Swot 

Grammar

100

I forgot___ (check) if my essay is within the word limit.

I forgot to check if my essay is within the word limit.

200

Create a sentence using this verb pattern: 

verb+ to +infinitive

Young people tend to choose texting over email writing. 

300

Create a sentence using these two verb patterns together in one sentence. 

verb + object +(verb)ing and verb +object + infinitive without to

"I watched Dan playing football and saw him score the winning goal."

400

Which grammatical tense is used to talk about present and past habits?

Present simple and past simple. 

500

Writing question!!

Write a fifty word story about breaking an old habit using grammar about past habits. 

Many possible options. 

Writing

100

Can we use contractions or abbreviations in a formal email?

No, only in informal. 

200

Is the body of a formal email written in separate paragraphs or in a block paragraph. 

Separate paragraphs

300

A formal email to someone whose name you know should conclude with: 

Yours sincerely,

or 

Yours faithfully 

Yours sincerely

400

Which of these email topics should be formal? 

1. An email to your uncle telling him about your new job. 

2. Asking your professor to change the date of a test. 

3. Telling your boss that you will be late to work. 

2 and 3

500

Writing question!!

You are applying to be an English teacher at a high school in Gevgelija. Write a 100 covering email. First team to finish the email with correct formatting for a formal email wins.

Good luck!

Trivia

100

Which list of historical figures was left handed? 

1. Winston Churchill, Marie Curie, Mahatma Gandhi

2. Napoleon Bonaparte, Franklin Roosevelt, Marie Antoinette

1. Winston Churchill, Marie Curie, Mahatma Gandhi

200

What does CERN stand for?

Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire

European Organization for Nuclear Research

300

A person with exceptional intellectual ability is known as a...

Savant

400

Who invented the world wide web?

Tim Berners-Lee

500

Who was the first US President to send an email? 

1. Bill Clinton 

2. Ronald Reagan

3. George H.W. Bush

1. Bill Clinton