Vocabulary with drive, get, make
True or false: "Get someone upset" and "make someone upset" are similar.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence below.
Something I can't stand is drivers _____ honk their horns all the time.
a. when
b. who
c. what
b. who
True or false: "Baffled" has a similar meaning to "enraged".
False: Baffled is similar to confused. Enraged is similar to angry.
Is the following indirect question simple or complex?
The thing I don't get is why food prices are so high.
complex
True or false: In English, we use the phrase "break a leg" to wish someone good luck.
True.
Which word (make, get or drive) CANNOT be used to fill in the blank in the sentence below:
My sister sending texts during dinner __________ me crazy.
get
Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
One thing I can't understand in the supermarket is...
a. why people push in front of me in line
b. people who make noise when they eat
c. how quickly the battery runs down
a. why people push in front of me in line
Which word CANNOT be used in the blank?
We were absolutely ____________ when we found out we won the prize.
a. baffled
b. stunned
c. saddened
c. saddened
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence below.
The thing I don't get is...
a. why can't I use my cell phone in an elevator.
b. why my cell phone I can't use in an elevator.
c. why I can't use my cell phone in an elevator.
c. why I can't use my cell phone in an elevator.
"Let the cat out of the bag" means:
a. tell a secret
b. tell a joke
c. tell a lie
a. tell a secret
What are two phrases that can be used with "get"?
on someone's nerves
someone down
someone mad
someone upset
under someone's skin
Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences below. You must get BOTH answers correct to receive the points.
One thing (who /that) I hate is (when / that) people cut in line.
One thing that I hate is when people cut in line.
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
Joan was __________ when she discovered that someone had damaged her car and not even left a note for her.
enraged, infuriated
(annoyed, frustrated, irritated)
Change the following direct question to an indirect question using the words in parentheses.
Why do people complain so much? (I'd like to know...)
I'd like to know why people complain so much.
Choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank in the sentence below:
John isn't feeling well. He's ______________.
a. raining cats and dogs
b. eating a piece of cake
c. under the weather
c. under the weather
Which phrases can be used with "make"? You must choose ALL of the correct answers to receive the points.
Make:
someone up the wall, someone upset, someone down, on someone's nerves, someone's blood boil, under someone's skin
someone upset
someone's blood boil
Use a relative clause or noun clause to describe something that annoys you while driving.
One thing that I hate is when people change lanes and don't use their blinker.
Can you pronounce the following words correctly? You must get all THREE right to receive the points.
1. demoralized
2. humiliated
3. infuriated
1. /dəˈmôrəˌlīzd/
2. /(h)yo͞oˈmilēˌāt
3. in·fu·ri·ate
Change the following into an indirect question using the words in parentheses.
Will politicians do more to help the environment? (I'd like to know...)
I'd like to know whether/if politicians will do more to help the environment.
Choose two of the following and tell us what it means:
"Don't judge a book by it's cover"
"Once in a blue moon"
"Break a leg"
"Beat around the bush"
"A tough cookie"
"Don't judge a book by it's cover": Don't make judgements based on appearance.
"Once in a blue moon": every once in a while (not often)
"Break a leg": good luck
"Beat around the bush": talk about other things to avoid talking about something important
"a tough cookie": to be strong and determined, physically and mentally
What's the difference between "get someone sick" and "make someone sick"?
Get someone sick: When a person has a contagious disease and gives it to someone else.
Make someone sick: When a person disgusts another person.
In the sentences below, which clauses are relative clauses and which clauses are noun clauses?
One thing that I hate is when people cut in line, which happened to me twice! Something that is really depressing is when you pay a lot of money for a vacation and the weather doesn’t cooperate.
that I hate (R)
when people cut in line (N)
that is really depressing (R)
when you pay a lot of money for a vacation and the weather doesn’t cooperate (N)
Name three vocabulary words that we studied that mean "angry".
annoyed, enraged, frustrated, infuriated, insulted, irritated, irked
Change the following direct question into a simple indirect question AND a complex indirect question.
Will I be able to get into the class?
Example:
I'd like to know whether I will be able to get into the class.
The thing I'd like to know is whether I will be able to get into the class.
What does "hold your horses!" mean?
SLOW DOWN!