Vocabulary
What is literacy?
The ability to read and write a language.
If we backshift the tense for reported speech, what do these tenses become:
Past simple >>>>>
Present Perfect >>>>>
Can >>>>>>
Past simple > past perfect
present perfect > past perfect
can > could
How do we use told as a reporting verb?
told + object
Make a
A) decision
b) party
c) credit
Decision
What is the difference between a skill and a talent?
A skill is learned
A talent is natural / born with it.
What is curriculum?
Curriculum means all the subjects and materials that are taught by a school.
Which two words can we use in reported speech for Yes / No questions?
If / whether
How do we use the word 'refuse' as a reporting verb?
a) Refuse + object + infinitive
b) Refuse + infinitive
c) Refuse + gerund
____ responsibility
a) get
b) receive
c) take
Take
What are the three learning styles we learned about this week?
Visual
Audiotory
Kinesthetic
What is rote learning?
Learning something from memory (or by heart)
"Did you go to the bathroom yesterday?" Moon Jae In asked.
Moon Jae In asked if/whether I had went to the bathroom yesterday.
Name three reporting verbs we can use for questions
asked
enquired / inquired
wanted to know
wondered
questioned
pondered
queried
requested
begged
Raise
a) acutely
b) awareness
c) actions
Awareness
The difference between salary and wages?
Salary is a fixed amount paid regularly like weekly, biweekly or monthly.
Wages are variable amounts, usually paid hourly
What does objective evidence mean?
Evidence (facts) that are true and easy to prove. They cannot be argued with.
"My brother and I drove our car here yesterday, and these are my friends" mentioned Roger Federer.
Roger Federer mentioned he and his brother had driven their car there the previous day, and those were his friends.
How do we use the word 'order' as a reporting verb?
a) Order + object + infinitive
b) Order + infinitive
c) Order + gerund
a) My friend ordered him to be quiet.
Exert _______
a) entertainment
b) arrogance
c) influence
Influence
What is the average tuition fee in Ontario for university? (Closest answer wins)
$9000.
What does kinesthetic mean?
It means movement / activity / practical / motion.
For half points - kinesthetic learning means learning by doing something.
What is the grammar form for reported speech questions? Use some of the following words (not all)
Question word, past participle, be, object, subject, verb, preposition, had
Question word + subject + be + verb
a) Is this sentence correct, yes or no?
b) Explain why it is correct or incorrect.
c) If it is incorrect, correct it.
Incorrect
Suggest does not use object + infinitive.
Possible answers:
She suggested taking the bus.
She suggested (that) I take the bus.
Mitigate _____
a) risks
b) the economy
c) strength
d) numbers
e) poetry
risks
When is Cory's birthday? (closest answer wins).