Idioms
What does clam up mean?
To stop talking
The topic (subject)
What are two ways we can pronounce the final s in English words?
/s/ and /z/
When do we use present real conditional sentences?
When do we use future unreal conditional sentences?
To talk about situations that are not real, that are imagined.
What does put down roots mean?
To make a ace your home with no plans of moving away
The main idea has 2 things in it. What is the other thing that has to be in the main idea?
What the writer wants you to know about the topic (subject)
Where do we make the /z/ sound: in the front of the mouth or the back of the mouth?
In the back of the mouth
What is the tense of the verb in the situation part?
Present tense
What is the tense of the verb in the situation part of a future unreal conditional sentence?
past tense
What does loose cannon mean?
A person who can't be easily controlled
Which one of these is a good main idea?
1. Russia
2. Russia invaded Ukraine last week
3. Ukrainian war
2. Russia invaded Ukraine last week
What is the /s/ sound?
1) ssssss, like a snake hissing2) zzzz
1) ssssss, like a snake hissing
Which of these is a present real conditional sentence?
1. If my brother drive to work, he listens to music.
2. If my brother were in his car, he would listen to music.
1. If my brother drive to work, he listens to music.
Which of these is a future unreal conditional sentence?
1. If I won the lottery, I would buy a big boat.
2. When I win the lottery, I will buy a big boat.
1. If I won the lottery, I would buy a big boat.
What does burn the candle at both ends mean?
To work or do other things from early in the morning until late at night so you get very little rest
What is the main idea of this short paragraph? In California, thefts of beehives are rising. Beekeepers are stealing other beekeepers' hives so that they can rent them out to almond growers.
a. California produces more almonds than any other place on earth.
b. Some beekeepers rent beehives to almond growers.
c. In California, beehives are being stolen.
c. In California, beehives are being stolen.
Which sound is the sound of the s in pigs?
1) /s/
2) /z/
2. /z/
What word or words can we use to start the situation part of a present real conditional sentence?
If or When
What words do we use for the verb in the result part of a future unreal conditional sentence?
What does March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb mean?
Which of these is not a good main idea?
1. This story is about rising prices.
2. Prices are rising in the United States.
3. Demand after COVID lockowns is causing prices to go up in America.
1. This story is about rising prices.
It gives only the topic: rising prices.
Which sound does the s make in this word: flowers?
/z/
In this present real conditional sentence, are we talking about a habit or a scientific fact?
When I see snakes, I scream.were