Lesson A:
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
True or false: "Luck of the draw" means "by chance".
True
True or false: believable and conceivable have similar meanings.
true
True or false: Verbs used in conversational reporting clauses include argue, assert, claim, report.
False. Verbs used in formal reporting clauses include argue, assert, claim, report.
True or false: to form the passive of a verb, add "have" in front of the verb and change the verb to the past participle.
False: True or false: to form the passive of a verb, add "be" in front of the verb and change the verb to the past participle.
True or false: "Spill the beans" means to keep a secret.
False: "spill the beans" mean to tell a secret.
Fill in the blank with the correct word to complete the sentence below.
Before Max went off to college, I wished him the __________.
a. bad luck
b. beginner's luck
c. best of luck
c. best of luck
Choose the correct word in italics to complete the sentence.
Ian had a well-founded / fishy reason for using my car without asking, so I wasn’t upset.
well-founded
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence below.
____________ there's really no reason to worry.
a. Experts agree that
b. Experts that agree
c. That experts agree
a. Experts agree that
Choose three verbs from the list below and give the past participle.
estimate, say, claim, think, assume
estimated, said, claimed, thought, assumed
"Having the best of both _____" means enjoying two opportunities at the same time.
a. oceans
b. worlds
c. countries
b. worlds
Fill in the blank to complete the sentence below.
I tried to get tickets to the play, but I couldn't. I was ______ of luck.
out
Choose two words that can complete the sentence below.
I don't believe that "all-natural" foods are better for you. Show me a ________ article that proves it.
dubious, plausible, far-fetched, well-founded, misleading
dubious, well-founded
Change the sentence below into a reporting clause:
Superstitions are an important part of our cultural heritage.
Many people agree that superstitions are an important part of our cultural heritage.
Rewrite the sentence with a reporting clause in the passive with it.
People too easily assume that just because something is in print, it's true.
It is assumed that just because something is in print, it's true.
"To sit _____" means to wait patiently or not take action.
tight
Which vocabulary phrase means that things didn't work out as expected?
no such luck
Which of the words below describe that something is likely to be true?
convincing, credible, fishy, iffy, phony, plausible
convincing, credible, plausible
Rewrite the sentence below with a reporting clause in the simple past.
It's bad luck to step on a crack in the sidewalk. (Marcie/explained/her little sister)
Marcie explained to her little sister that it's bad luck to step on a crack in the sidewalk.
Use "understand" in the simple present (passive voice) to add a reporting clause to the sentence below.
Some people have a higher level of intuition than others.
It is understood that some people have a higher level of intuition than others.
"Ignorance is bliss" means...
Not knowing something can sometimes make you happier.
What does "beginner's luck" mean?
It's luck that happens when someone is doing something for the first time and does really well.
Give three vocabulary words that have an OPPOSITE meaning to "believable".
dubious, far-fetched, fishy, iffy, misleading, phony
Combine the sentences below using the noun "claim".
Hiroshi claimed he had won the chess game thanks to beginner's luck. Sandra didn't believe him.
Sandra didn't believe Hiroshi's claim that he had won the chess game thanks to beginner's luck.
Rewrite the sentence with a reporting clause in the passive with it.
Officials should have observed that there was a mysterious substance on the train floor.
It should have been observed that there was a mysterious substance on the train floor.
What does "to walk on eggshells" mean?
to be very careful about what you say or do