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fragile, flatter, fog up
крихкий, улестливий, запотіти
Give 2 examples of how to use AS LONG AS construction
As long as means only if or provided that.
Duration (less common but important)
The new school rules __________ (announce) yesterday, and everyone felt they were __________ (over the moon / upset / annoyed) about it.
The new school rules were announced yesterday, and everyone felt they were upset about it.
(Alternative idiom: “over the moon” → for positive reactions)
Choose the correct phrasal verb
Many women ______ coffee during pregnancy
a) put off b) go off c) run out of d) be off
b) go off
Name 5 environmental problems affecting the world today
global warming / climate change
deforestation
air pollution
ocean pollution / plastic waste
loss of biodiversity
suede, lace, linen, wool, silk, leather
замша, мереживо, льон, шерсть, шовк, шкіра
What is the difference between used to/be used to/get used to?
1. USED TO (past habit / past state)
2. BE USED TO (familiarity / comfort)
3. GET USED TO (process of becoming familiar)
She said that she __________ (give up) trying to solve the puzzle because it __________ (take) her hours.
She said that she had given up trying to solve the puzzle because it had taken her hours.
Explain the meaning of the idioms:
-> feel blue
-> once in a blue moon
-> a piece of cake
-> to feel sad or depressed
->something that happens very rarely
-> something that is very easy to do
Name 5 inventions that changed human life
the wheel
the printing press
the telephone / mobile phone
the internet
electricity / the light bulb
a wimp, a buzzkill, a nerd, a handyman, a cheapskate, a backseat driver
слабак, душніла, ботан, майстер на всі руки, жмот, диванний експерт
What is inversion in English? - give examples
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Complete the sentence:
If I __________ (study) harder last year, I __________ (not / fail) my English exam, and I wouldn’t be so worried now.
If I had studied harder last year, I wouldn’t have failed my English exam, and I wouldn’t be so worried now.
Name 5 phrasal verbs with OFF and explain their meaning
break off - to suddenly stop talking
come off - to become removed from sth
see off - to say goodbye to sb
take off - to remove a piece of clothes/ to leave the land (plane)
pull off - to drive a car off the road
Name 5 phrasal verbs used when traveling
check in
set off
get away
look around
pick up
revolting, noble, inappropriate
відштовхуючий, шляхетний, неприйнятний
Explain Mixed Conditionals
This combination describes an imagined event in the past and the present result.
If + past perfect, would + verb (infinitive)
If he'd taken the medicine, he wouldn't still be sick.
This combination describes a situation which is never true, and the past consequence of this situation.
If + past simple, would have + verb (infinitive)
If you were better at speaking in public, the presentation would have been more successful.
The movie, __________ (direct / famous) director won an award, was so __________ (breathtaking / thrilling) that I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
The movie, whose famous director won an award, was so breathtaking that I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Translate the phrasal verbs and make examples:
1) shake off
2) track down
3) do up
shake off – викинути , витрясти з голови
track down - знайти щось після довгих пошуків
do up - переробити, застібати
Name 5 idioms related to emotions
feel blue
on cloud nine
have butterflies in your stomach
hit the roof
under the weather
одноманітний, застарілий, свідомий, розсіяний
plain (drab), outdated, conscious, absent-minded
Past Modals in English - 4 examples
Should have → expresses advice or expectation not followed
You should have studied harder for the exam. (You didn’t, and now it’s too late.)
Could have → expresses past possibility or ability
I could have helped you if you had asked. (I was able to help, but it didn’t happen.)
Might have / may have → expresses possibility in the past
She might have missed the train. (It’s possible she missed it.)
Would have → expresses hypothetical or unreal past actions
I would have gone to the party if I had known about it. (I didn’t go because I didn’t know.)
Complete the sentence:
By the time the concert __________ (start), we __________ (wait) in line for over two hours, and everyone was exhausted but excited __________ (about / for / with) the performance.
By the time the concert started, we had been waiting in line for over two hours, and everyone was exhausted but excited about the performance.
Translate the idioms:
•Послуга за послугу
•Погано почуватись
•Впустити останній шанс чи можливість
•Коли рак на горі свисне
•не моє
•Закруглятись
You scratch my back, I`ll scratch yours
Under the weather
Miss the boat
When pigs fly
Not my cup of tea
Call it a day (night)
Name 5 adjectives starting with L
lousy, lucrative, lively, light-hearted, lengthy