Vocabulary
Tenses
Verbs with Adverbs/Prepositions
Patterns After Verbs
RUSSIAN ROULETTE!
100
Put these phrases into three categories: pick up something said earlier; ask for more details; summarize; check that something is true You say / What do you mean? / In what sense? / So / Is that right? / You mentioned / Have I got that right? / You seem to be saying / You said something about / Tell me more about / Basically
Pick up something said earlier: You say / You mentioned / You said something about Ask for more details: What do you mean? / In what sense? / Tell me more about Summarize: So / You seem to be saying / Basically Check that something is true: Is that right? / Have I got that right?
100
Convert two of the following sentences to the will be -ing future: Welcome to Hogwarts! Today, I'm showing you around the school. I've invited some students, such as Harry Potter, to answer your questions. They are so glad that you're here! Don't get too comfortable, because we are leaving on the tour in just one minute.
I'll be showing you around the school. We will be leaving on the tour.
100
Match the verbs with their prepositions: talk / sort / break / bring / down / along / over / out
talk over / sort out / break down / bring along
100
Fill in the blanks with one or two of the verbs below: admit / announce / promise (1) I _____ my husband that I would get pregnant this year. (2) I _____ that I had gotten pregnant. (3) I _____ to my husband that I was pregnant.
promised / admitted or announced / admitted or announced
100
Give me 5 dos and 5 don'ts for a job interview.
Do: dress professionally; arrive on time; bring a CV and cover letter; speak politely; use appropriate language / Don't: chew gum; arrive late; slouch in your chair; fidget; disrespect the interviewer
200
Give a vocabulary phrase with the opposite meaning: Handle people / get the best out of people / put people at ease / get people talking
Manipulate people / get the worst out of people / put people on edge / make people clam up
200
Explain the difference between these two sentences: In ten years, I will be living in Chicago. Ten years from now, I will have lived in Chicago.
In the first sentence, the speaker imagines that he/she will still be living in Chicago ten years in the future. In the second sentence, the speaker imagines that he/she will have lived in Chicago at some point between now and ten years from now, but that ten years from now he/she will not still be living in Chicago.
200
Two of these sentences are incomplete. Complete them. Let's face up to this problem. I think we should all sit down and talk over. It won't just go away on its own. I'll set up and everyone can bring along.
...and talk it over. (talk the problem over / talk over the problem) I'll set it up (set up a meeting / set a meeting up) and everyone can bring someone along (bring along a friend / bring a friend along).
200
Which verbs can fill in the blank? Which can't? advised / apologized / challenged / complained / refused / thanked / threatened I _____ her.
I advised her. / I challenged her. / I thanked her. / I threatened her.
200
Give me a summary of the book "Yes Man." What is it about? Who is the main character? What does he do? Why is he inspired to do this?
"Yes Man" is a book about Danny Wallace, a man who has stopped doing exciting things in his life. After an encounter with a man on a bus who tells him to "say yes more," Danny decides to say yes to everything. The book talks about his experiences as a "Yes Man."
300
Fill in the blanks with prepositions: (1) I always put my makeup _____ in the morning. (2) When my dog ran away, we put _____ notices all over the neighborhood. (3) I heard that they're putting a new drive-through _____ at the Italian Coffee in Reforma. (4) I really need to stop putting _____ studying and just get it done. (5) When I was in Mexico City, a friend was nice enough to put me _____ for the night.
(1) on (2) up (3) in (4) off (5) up
300
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the future progressive or future perfect: (1) In 2050, I think that people _____ (live) on Mars. (2) I believe that we _____ (use up) all of the resources on Earth, so Mars will be the only habitable planet. (3) Of course, artificial intelligence _____ (be) perfected, so people (4) _____ (not work) anymore. (5) But, I ____ (die) by then, so I'm not worried!
(1) will be living (2) will have used up (3) will have been (4) will not be working (5) will have died
300
Add one word to each of these sentences: (1) If I were you, I wouldn't put up you boyfriend's behavior. (2) I think that you two should talk it and come up with a solution. (3) Unless you sort your problems, your can't move forward with your relationship.
put up with / talk it over / sort out
300
Correct the sentences: I apologized the teacher for being late. He threatened that he would take points off my grade, but finally admitted that he wouldn't. I thanked for his kindness.
I apologized TO the teacher for being late. He threatened TO take points off my grade, but finally admitted that he wouldn't. I thanked HIM for his kindness.
300
What is the average temperature in Antarctica in the summer? How cold can it get in the winter? Name four people that are at the station at all times.
-10 degrees Celcius; -50 degrees Celcius; a mechanic, an engineer, a chef, and a doctor are always at the station
400
Match the vocabulary terms and make your own sentences. cover / health insurance / have / entitled / to / treatment
cover treatment / have health insurance / entitled to Sample answers: Health insurance covers all treatments. In the U.S., not everyone has health insurance. Everyone is entitled to treatment in the emergency room.
400
What will life in Mexico be like in 2020? Give me five statements using the future progressive or future perfect.
Your own answers. Remember, things that will still be going on in 2020 need the future progressive, and things that will be accomplished between now and 2020 (but which will be finished in 2020) need the future perfect!
400
What are the verb patterns in these sentences, verb + adverb; verb + adverb + object; or verb + adverb + preposition + object? (1) You need to keep up your energy for the marathon tomorrow. (2) My car broke down. (3) I need to come up with a way to get to school.
(1) verb + adverb + object (2) verb + adverb (3) verb + adverb + preposition + object
400
Replace the phrases in brackets with a reporting verb and/or preposition: (1) The students (said) that the test was too hard. (2) The teacher (said she'd) give out extra credit. (3) The students (said thank you to) the teacher for her kindness.
complained / promised to / thanked
400
What are three important guidelines for mediation? Think about who participates, how, and why.
There should be two mediators who are visibly different. Each party should have the same number of supporters. Mediation should last no longer than two hours.
500
Imagine that I've offered to give everyone in the class a 10 if everyone writes a 20 page paper with no grammar mistakes. Tell in in four different ways that you can't accept the offer that I've given you. The following vocabulary: agree / accept / prepare / offer
We can't agree to write the paper. I don't think we can accept accept your offer. Your offer is unreasonable. We aren't prepared to accept your offer.
500
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of a verb in the future. (1) I'm sure that my girlfriend _____ (dump) me by next year. (2) After that, I _____ (look) for a new purpose in life. (3) I bet that I _____ (fall) into a rut after the breakup, and it will be difficult to rekindle my love for life. (4) But, knowing me, after a few weeks I _____ (date) someone new a few weeks later, and I think that the new relationship will last a long time.
(1) will have dumped (2) will be looking (3) will have fallen (4) will be dating
500
Use each of these vocabulary words correctly in a sentence: set up / come up with / sort out / go on / face up to
We can set up a meeting / We need to come up with a solution / We will sort out the problem / I hope the meeting doesn't go on very long / Let's face up to the problem.
500
Use each of these verbs correctly in a sentence: admit / promise / thank / complain / announce
I admitted cheating on the exam. I admitted that I had cheated on the exam. I promised to improve my grades. I promised the teacher that I would improve my grades. I promised that I would improve my grades. I thanked the teacher for her hard work. I complained about the homework. I complained to the teacher about the homework. I complained that the homework was difficult. I announced that I was getting married. I announced to my family that I was getting married.
500
Name five differences between LaSalle and Southglen.
Students and teachers call each other by their first names. Students help out in the kitchens. Students choose which subjects they want to study. The school is run by a Parliament. Southglen is a high school; LaSalle is a University.
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