Grammar
Complete the following sentences:
a) (you, start) working on your assignment yet?
b) I (know) Mary since were in primary school.
c) How long (you, learning) Chinese?
b) I´ve known Mary since we were in primary school.
c) How long have you been learning Chinese?
What do the following words mean? Give a synonym for each.
a) Dodge/circumventb) feat
c) hurdle
a) avoid
b) accomplishment/achievemnt
c) obstacle
Describe the concept of "fast fashion". Give us some brands
A term used to describe cheap and low quality clothing that are rapidly produced and are cycled in and out the market quickly to meet new trends.
You're are as cold as ice.
Simile
The first president of the United States
George Washington
Explain the difference between Perfect Simple and Continous. Give some examples.
Perfect: focus on the result, unspecific past for finished actions
Keywords: yet, already, since, just
Continuous: Focus on negative consequence, action per se, duration
Keywords: recently, lately, for, since
Make the words negative by adding prefixes:
a) understand
b) bearable
c) logical
d) comfort
a) misunderstand
b) unbearable
c) illogical
d) discomfort
Something/someone causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear.
She was drowning in a sea of her own despair.
Metaphor
What is the UK? Explain and mame its constituents.
The United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland Northernd Ireland.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same:
I was surprised that having experience is so very important. (DEAL)Having experience............. I'd expected.
Having experience is a great deal more important than I'd expected.
Wordformation
So Jay-Z set up his own label, the _________ (sane) lucrative Roc-A-Fella Records. And the rest is history.
So Jay-Z set up his own label, the INSANELY (sane) lucrative Roc-A-Fella Records. And the rest is history.
Explain the trend of FOOT BINDING (History's Most Dangerous Trends)
Deforming feet of young girls to fit into a tiny lotus shoe. (Marriage prospects, beautification of women, etc.)
The wind whistled past my ears like a familiar tune I’d long forgotten.
Personification
What are the capital cities of the following countries:
a) Australia
b) Canada
c) The Philippines
a) Canberra
b) Canada
c) Manila
a) How would you express a present habit showing annoyance or disapproval.
Give examples
b) How would you express past habits in a factual way? Give examples
a) Present continunuous and Would+Verb
b) used to / Would
Give the words for the definitions:
a) A strong, negative and often angry reaction.b) posessing special or secret information
c) at the most modern and advanced point of development
a) back lash
b) in the know
c) Cutting edge
What was dangerous about "Stiff High Collars"? (History's Most Dangeours Fashion Trends)
It cut off the blood sipply and sometimes caused death.
Go and gather the green leaves on the grass.
Alliteration
Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald are all...
American writers
Complete the sentence with the verbs in the brackets:
a) We (visit) our grandmother every Sunday.
b) My sister (ask) me for money again! She (constantly, do) it.
We used to/would visit our grandmother every Sunday.
My sister would ask me for money again! She is constanly doing it.
What do the following words mean?
a) niftyb) watch words
c) avert
a) well-designed, easy to use
b) words or slogans that represent the principles of a person or a group
c) prevent something bad happening
What to these phonetic transcriptions mean?
pəʊst
raɪs
ðeɪ
choke
rice
they
I will die if she asks me to dance.
Hyperbole
Cookies VS Biscuits : explain and give more examples
American VS British English
elevator - lift
track - lorry
store - shop