collocation + sentences
Create a sentence using the word:
enroll + ___ (preposition)
...enroll in...(a school or program)
Create a sentence using the expression to show you understand it fully:
it's just wait and see
there's nothing you can do now
we just have to wait it out
Finally! I ___ the award!
- ‘ve been winning
- ‘ve won
I've won the award!
I've won the award!
(Present perfect- completed action)
Create a sentence using the word:
switch + ___ (preposition)
...switch to...(a new course of study or a career)
Create a sentence using the expression to show you understand it fully:
have/got my heart set on
to really want
my first choice is...
You look nice! Have you ___ your hair cut?
-been having
-had
Have you had your hair cut?
(Present perfect- completed action)
Create a sentence using the word:
take + ___ (preposition)
...take up...(something you're interested in)
Create a sentence using the expression to show you understand it fully:
to be in hot water
to be in trouble
Complete the sentences with your ideas:
(Noun) is a time ______ Muslims fast.
Example:
Ramadan is a time when people fast.
I have ___ English for three years and soon I'm going to be using it at work.
-learned
-been learning
I have been learning English for three years and soon I'm going to be using it at work.
(present perfect continuous- an action or situation that started in the past, usually in the recent past, and continues in the present)
Create a sentence using the word:
decide + ___ (preposition)
...decide on... (a course of study or a career)
Create a sentence using the expression to show you understand it fully:
can't take the plunge
can't go through with a big decision
Complete the sentences using relative pronouns with your ideas:
(Noun) is a person ____ I’d like to interview.
Example:
Obama is a person who I'd like to interview.
They ___ four goals and it's only half-time!
(Verb: to score)
They have scored four goals and it's only half-time!
(Present perfect- completed action)
Is it better or worse to tell hurtful truths or comfortable lies to people we love? Agree or disagree? Provide 2 thesis statements & supporting details. (2min)
answers may vary
Create sentences using the words (note that the usage is different):
apply + ___ (preposition)
apply + ___ (preposition)
...apply for (a job or a position in a company)
...apply to (a school or program of study)
Create a sentence using the expression to show you understand it fully:
to get carried away
to let things get out of hand
to get someone's behavior get too far
Complete the sentences using relative pronouns with your ideas:
(Noun) is someone ____ work is/was inspiring.
Example:
Oprah Winfrey is someone whose work is inspiring.
This humanitarian organization ____ donations for months now. One more hundred dollars, and they’ll end the campaign.
(Verb: to raise)
This humanitarian organization has been raising donations for months now.
(present perfect continuous- an action or situation that started in the past, usually in the recent past, and continues in the present)
"We are the product of our environment." Agree or disagree? Provide 2 thesis statements & supporting details. (2min)
answers may vary