Grammar 1
'Used to' + what?
'Be used to' + what?
'Get used to' + what?
Examples:
1. I used to love coming to class until Miguel became my teacher.
2. I will never be used to hearing students say Santiago Segura is funny.
3. When I got used to my teacher's humour, I understood he was, in fact, making fun of me as I suspected.
Give me 2 formal synonyms of 'good' and 2 formal synonyms of 'bad'.
Good:
Appropiate / Convenient / Fruitful / Benefitial / Proper
Bad:
Awful / Unfavourable / Incorrect / Deficient / Dreadful
What is a good technique to conclude a monologue?
Conclusions - a call to action, a dramatic sentence, an answer to a question
We can take the train. Otherwise / Alternatively, we could drive there.
Alternatively
'I wish' + past simple.
Give me 2 examples.
Examples:
1. She wishes her cat talked.
2. I wish my brother were not more talented than me.
Give me 3 different sentences using a modal in a logical manner.
1. I could be a worse teacher, I do what I can!!!
2. Students ought to remain in silence when I am explaining the certificate rules.
3. She may have a thing with her crush because I saw them together last month holding hands.
Give me 3 synonyms that are more formal to say that the article 'talks about'...
1. The article argues that...
2. The article discusses that...
3. The article states that...
Use the future continuous and the future perfect in the same sentence in a natural manner.
While I will be studying all weekend, they will have gone out twice by Sunday afternoon.
State 3 synonyms of 'because' and give me an example using one of them.
1. As
2. Given that
3. Due to the fact that
Use the structure 'have + sth + done' correctly in a sentence.
Example: They are having their eyes tested to check if it is worth buying new glasses in Japan, they are much cheaper!
Use 'the more... the more...' structure in a sentence.
Example: The more you think about it, the more challenging it becomes to understand it.
What is the 'graveyard shift'?
A work shift running through the late hours of the night
Use 'as a matter of fact' correctly in a sentence that includes 'used to'.
Example: She used to be a nurse, as a matter of fact, she still is, but in a different country.
Choose the right sentence:
a. Despite a fact that you are new to the school, you have fit in just right.
b. Despite the fact that she does her job perfectly, they have not promoted her.
c. Cats are wonderful despite that people prefer dogs.
B
Make a first conditional, a second conditional and a third conditional.
Examples:
1. There'll be a murder in here if we do not pass the course.
2. If I were Aitana, I would not date Plex.
3. If the EOI of Getafe had offered Italian when I was young, I would have tried to learn it.
State a sentence using 'If only' + past perfect.
Example: If only classes had lasted until July, we would have done much more.
What does the sentence 'there's an elephant in the room' mean?
It is an obvious problem or difficult and uncomfortable situation that people do not want to talk about.
Make a sentence using 'get used to' and another with 'be used to'.
Examples:
1. I got used to being ignored by students when they have interesting gossip.
2. I will never be used to my mother passionately kissing her boyfriend in front of me.
Explain the differences between 'furthermore' and 'moreover' and tell me an example using each.
Example of 'furthermore': The C1 level of English is very hard. Furthermore, not many people achieve this level in a year.
Example of 'moreover': I will not continue studying in the EOI next year because my mother is sick. Moreover, I am having a difficult year at work.
Use 'the more + adjective... the less...' in a sentence.
Example: The better you sleep, the less tired you will feel tomorrow.
State a mixed conditional sentence that makes sense.
Example: If I had been told before that Japan is dangerous, I would travel to Sri Lanka instead.
Explain the meaning of these expressions:
to tie the knot
to see eye to eye
to be a flirt
To tie the know: to get married
To see eye to eye: to agree on sth
To be a flirt: to be coquette
What is a good technique to start a monologue? Make an introduction for a monologue about 'Aesthetic Surgery and its impact on younger generations'.
Introductions - questions, facts, stories
Use 'provided that' correctly in a sentence.
Example: Exams will go alright provided that students have prepared enough for them.
Use the structure 'S + to be* + reporting verb + infinitive' in a sentence to share some piece of gossip.
Example: The exam is believed to ask us to write an essay.