Units 1- 3
Is the following question direct or indirect?
"Do you have any idea where she is moving in Toronto?"
It is an Indirect question because the verb “be” is placed after the subject.
True or False
Adjectives that end with -ed describe the person or thing that causes an emotion, and adjectives that end with -ing normally describe emotions.
False.
Adjectives ending with -ed normally describe emotions. It tells us how people feel.
"I feel so bored in this class."
Adjectives ending with -ing describe the person or thing that causes the emotion.
"The class is boring."
A sentence using comparison (as..as)
The weather this year is as bad as last year.
He’s not as heavy as I thought he was.
She’s almost as tall as her dad.
The second race was not quite as easy as the first one.
He’s half as interesting as you.
When do we use Passive Voice?
Say an example of passive voice in the Present Tense and Past Tense.
When we want to used to focus on the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action (Subject or Agent).
The house is cleaned every day.
The price wasn’t won.
What is skimming and scanning?
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
Slytherin
In the following sentence, the order of the adjectives is correct?
"The strange big used old black wooden desk is in the house."
It is correct.
The strange (opinion) big (size) used (quality) old (age) black (color) wooden (material) desk is in the house.
In which kind of situations do we use the present progressive to indicate the future?
We use it to indicate future arrangements meaning when the situations are already planned
Differences between used to and be used to
Used to express the idea of talking about past habits which we do not do anymore in the present time.
Be used to express the idea of being accustomed to something.
Benefits of Debating
Debating helps you develop articulation in speech and writing, develop a convincing argument, and develop a strategic argument.
Do we use stative verbs with progressive tenses?
No, we don't
Ture or False
The present perfect is used with specific time expressions.
False.
The present perfect is used with unspecific expressions such as ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.
What are the differences between the future expressions will and going to?
Will is used to make decisions at the moment of speaking, predictions based on opinion, a future fact (sometimes not that precise), for promises, requests, and/or offers.
Going to is used to make decisions before speaking, and predictions based on evidence
Say 3 sentences using modals of necessity, permission, and prohibition.
Modals of Permission: can, could, may
Modals of Prohibition: can not, must not
Modals of Necessity: have to, need to, must
Change the following sentences into reported speech
I have studied English since 2016.
I traveled to the Caribbean last summer.
She said (that) she had studied English since 2016.
She said (that) she had traveled to Ruidoso.
Which phrases do we use to soften comments?
I'm afraid/ with all due respect / to be honest
True or False
When giving advice, the modal verb would is used with all of the pronouns.
False.
That modal verb only is used with the pronoun I when giving advice.
What are the differences between Simple Past and Past Progressive?
Give an example
The Simple Past Tense describes actions that happened in a specific moment in the past. On the other hand, the Past Progressive Tense describes actions that were in progress in the past.
When do we use Present Perfect Progressive Tense?
Give an example.
It is used with actions that started in the past and continue in the present, or with actions that started in the past and just finished recently.
I have been watching TV since 7 pm.
Tara hasn't been feeling well for two weeks.
The three ways of using phrasal verbs
give examples.
Verb + Adverb
→ They turned down my offer
Verb + Preposition
→ Who is looking after the baby?
Verb + Adverb + Preposition
→ We ran out of gas
In a website browser address bar, what does “www” stand for?
It stands for World Wide Web.
What are Consonant Clusters?
Give me an example.
Consonant clusters are consonants that occur together within a word; they do not have any vowel in between. They can be either at the beginning or at the end.
Splash, Twisty, Last
What are the Zero and First Conditionals?
Give examples of the two conditionals
The Zero conditional is used to talk about conditions that always have a true consequence or result.
→ If you heat ice, It melts.
The First Conditional is used to talk about conditions and their possible or probable results in the future. This conditional is often used to give warnings.
→ If you put silver on an ice cube, it will melt.
Differences between Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Progressive Tense.
Present Perfect Tense describes a finished action, and the Present Perfect Progressive describe an ongoing/progressive action.
What are the 2nd and 3rd conditional?
Give examples.
The 2nd Conditional is used when we refer to imaginary, unlikely, or improbable situations.
→ We would have a lot of money if we sold out the house.
The 3rd Conditional is used to express the past consequence of an unrealistic action/situation in the past. Impossible situations
→ If we had left earlier, we would have arrived on time
What is the only metal that is a liquid at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature?
Mercury