Vocabulary
Boring
Not interesting. Something that doesn't seem interesting or fun.
I _____(study) Chinese for eighteen years
have studied
Have you ____ gone to Paris?
Ever
What is your favorite season? (Fall, winter, spring, summer) And why?
(example) My favorite season is fall. I like the rain after the hot summer, and the leaves are so pretty!
Four fine fresh fish for you.
Four fine fresh fish for you.
To-do list
A list of tasks you need to get done. You can cross each task off as you finish!
They _____(be) in class for an hour.
have been
I have lived in Portland ____ twenty years.
For
Which is better, dogs or cats? Why?
(example) I like dogs more than cats, because dogs are more friendly!
She sells seashells by the seashore.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Strategy
Plan of action. How you are going to reach your goal.
Joe and Pam _____(forget) to call their mother since last night.
have forgotten
She has ____ eaten a doughnut!
never
Which do you like better: Going to bed early, or going to bed late? Why?
(example) I like going to bed late because my mind is more awake late at night, so I work better.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.
Concentrate
To focus. To pay attention.
She ____(have) a lot of homework.
has had
Has he _____ had trouble reading in English?
ever
Which is more scary: bears, lions, or snakes? Why?
(example) All of them, depending! Bears or lions if you are alone in the woods, snakes if they are poisonous!
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Discouraged
Without motivation. You don't want to do it anymore.
He _____(teach) English for three years.
has taught
She has known him _____ he married her sister.
since
If you could write any story, what kind of story would you write?
(example) I would write a story about going to a different world. It would have a happy ending!
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.