Grammar
We use the________ to describe actions that began and ended in the past
past simple
meaning of "income"
money that a person earns
meaning of "pre"
before
WHAT PHRASES DO WE USE TO SHOW THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS?
A.WHILE
B.LIKEWISE
C.WHEREAS
D.IN CONTRAST
B.LIKEWISE
What are the signal words of present perfect?
since\for, just , ever
something that happened at an unspecified time in the past
Present Perfect
antonym of "enhance"
reduce/decrease
meaning of "re"
again
_________ contains the thesis statement and general information about the essay
A. BODY 1
B. SETTING
C. INTRODUCTION
D. THESIS STATEMENT
c
Concluding words
In conclusion, … In summary, … To conclude, … To summarize, …
Large numbers of people moved/have moved to Seoul during the 1950s
moved
an area outside of a large city that has homes and businesses
suburb\outskirt
dis- , il- , im- , in- , mis- , over- , pre- , un-
understand-
misunderstand
Choose the best opening hook for each essay topic
Topic: making parking in the city center more convenient
a. I used to avoid going downtown because it always took me a really long time to find parking.
b. How long is too long to look for parking downtown? Ten minutes? Fifteen minutes? An hour?
b. How long is too long to look for parking downtown? Ten minutes? Fifteen minutes? An hour?
INTERESTING QUESTION
It can also include a hook—an opening sentence to making the reader interested. The hook can be a surprising fact, an interesting question, or an imaginary situation related to the topic.
Signal words to giving personal opinions
In my opinion, … I (generally) agree that … I think/feel (that) … I believe (that) …
Overall, life improved / has improved for South Koreans during the past few decades.
has improved
The way big cities _______and taking over more and more land.
a. spreading out b. gathering c.making d.surround
are spreading out
Find out the only suffix
DIS, ANCE, UN, IM, ER, ABLE
ANCE
ER
ABLE
Topic: improving road safety in cities
a. Each year, more than 800 people are hit by cars in San Francisco.
b. A lot of people get hit by cars in San Francisco while they’re trying to cross the street
2. a
a surprising fact
We use several phrases to put events in order
First (of all), … Then / Next / After that, … As soon as … Once … Finally, …
Correct one mistake with the present perfect in the sentence
It is now safer for people to ride their bikes to work because the government has add bicycle lanes to busy streets.
had added
One way to improve the ________ of city neighborhoods is to have regular police patrols
a.increasingly b. industrial c.majority d. safety
d. safety
Harry didn't think the book was very________ (INTEREST)
FILL CORRECTLY
INTERESTING
Topic: managing traffic congestion in cities
a. Traffic is terrible in my city because there are too many cars on the road and as a result, it takes a really long time to get anywhere.
b. Imagine this: It’s 8 a.m. You have 30 minutes to get to your job on the other side of town. The traffic is terrible—you’ll never make it.
b
an imaginary situation
Describing causes and effects
Therefore, … As a result, … Because of this, … If … , then …