Language
The ability to read/write is called:
literacy / to be literate
A place where things can be kept and stored for some time is called a:
a warehouse
to depend __ sth
ON
What pattern follows the reporting verbs: claim, pretend, intend?
Make a sentence with at least one of them.
(Inspiration: technology, entertainment, economy, global events, holidays)
They are followed by "to" + infinitive ("she claimed to know the answer")
Sample answer: "I intended to travel to Spain, but my sister claimed to be sick, so I had to stay with her."
A verb that is a synonym for "express" or "represent the meaning of" something:
to convey sth
A word that means "kind/type" of fiction / film / music / etc.:
a genre of X
to explain sth __ someone (give information)
TO
Talk about a piece of art (painting, sculpture, photograph, etc.) that evokes sth for you
Sample answer: I really love Kilmt's "Woman in Gold", because it evokes a sense of mystery and melancholy.
An adjective that means sth will "last a long time":
sth is durable
In a painting or photograph, we have the backrgdound and the...
the foreground
to laugh __ someone (make fun, be unpleasant)
AT
Show contrast between two things by using the word "while":
(Inspiration: language, economy, environment, work, holidays)Sample answer: I like chocolate, while my sister does not.
A phrase we use to say "to give X to future generations or other people":
to pass X on
An adjective that means sth is "open to interpretation":
sth is ambiguous
it __ no sense (illogical)
MAKES
What patterns follow the reporting verbs: avoid, remind, urge, be criticised?
Make a sentence with at least one of them.
(Inspiration: environment, economy, technology, work, holidays, food, famous people)
avoid = -ing verb
remind, urge = person + "to" + infinitive
be criticised = preposition ("for") + -ing verb
Sample answer: "She reminded me that this company was criticised for polluting the environment."
An idiom that means "something has become extinct":
to go the way of the dinosaur/dodo bird
A phrase that means "wow, there is a lot to discuss about this thing!":
"There's a lot to unpack there."
to impact __ sth
-
What's the difference between "could have", "should have" and "had to"?
could have = a deduction about the past / speculation about a diffetent outcome
should have = realising a past mistake and seeing which option was correct, regretting not taking the correct option
had to = a need/order in the past