Grammar 1
'Used to' + what?
'Be used to' + what?
'Get used to' + what?
Give examples.
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.
Explain the differences between 'to mind' and 'to matter'.
Sth matters (to you)
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
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 past modal in a logical manner.
1. I could have been a worse teacher, I did what I could!!!
2. Students ought to have remained in silence when I was explaining the certificate rules.
3. She may have had a thing with her crush because I saw them together last month holding hands.
What is a good technique to start a monologue?
And a good technique to conclude?
Introductions - questions, facts, stories
Conclusions - a call to action, a dramatic sentence, an answer to a question
Give me 3 synonyms that are more formal to say that the article 'talks about'...
2. The article discusses that...
3. The article states that...
1. As
2. Given that
3. Due to the fact that
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.
Use 'the more... the more...' structure in a sentence.
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.
What is the 'graveyard shift'?
A work shift running through the late hours of the night
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
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!
State a sentence using 'If only' + past perfect.
Example: If only classes had lasted until July, we would have done much more.
Use the future continuous and the future perfect in the same sentence in a natural manner.
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.
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.
What does it mean to be 'gobsmacked' and to be 'bewildered'?
Gobsmacked - dumbfounded, surprised, flabbergasted
Bewildered - confused, astonished, shocked
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
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.