SPEACULATION
Correct the mistake:
Mika is bound being here soon. She’s not usually late.
Mika is bound TO BE here soon. She’s not usually late.
Correct the mistake:
There are thought being several ways to achieve a good work-life balance.
There are thought TO BE several ways to achieve a good work-life balance.
Correct the mistake:
Not only she is my sister, she is also my best friend.
Not only IS she my sister, she is also my best friend.
Correct the mistake:
I dislike people to make decisions for me when I can make them myself!
I dislike people MAKING decisions for me when I can make them myself!
Correct the mistake:
I had known about the conference, I would have gone to it.
Had I known about the conference I would have gone to it. / If I had known about the conference, I would have gone to it.
Beatrice is sure to / bound get the job. She’s got excellent qualifications.
Beatrice is SURE TO get the job. She’s got excellent qualifications.
The missing man is understood / understood to have used his bank card in Milan yesterday.
The missing man is UNDERSTOOD TO have used his bank card in Milan yesterday.
Not until I see the money with my own eyes ________ that I have been paid!
I believe will I believe do I believe
Not until I see the money with my own eyes WILL I BELIEVE that I have been paid!
I'm just waiting for the train _______. It's a few minutes late.
arrive arriving to arrive
I'm just waiting for the train TO ARRIVE. It's a few minutes late.
Provided that / Even if I won the lottery, I would still go to work every day.
EVEN IF I won the lottery, I would still go to work every day.
Rewrite the sentence using UNLIKELY TO:
It’s unlikely that they’ll be on time for the performance.
Rewrite the sentece using a more formal version of "appear":
It appears that the office is closed.
It WOULD APPEAR that the office is closed
The exam began when all the papers had been given out.
ONLY WHEN all the papers had been given out DID the exam BEGIN.
Rewrite the sentence using "WOULD HATE":
I hate my boss thinking I'm not interested in the project.
I WOULD HATE my boss TO THINK I'm not interested in the project.
Rewrite the sentence using "SHOULD":
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
SHOULD you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
Correct the mistake:
He says he’ll be probably a little late. We can wait.
He says he’ll PROBABLY be a little late. We can wait.
...and now make the sentence NEGATIVE to get the points! Make any other necessary changes so the sentence makes sense ;)
Finish the sentence:
It is believed that a well-know singer...
Check with your teacher! ;)
Finish the sentence in a "witty" way:
Not until I turned on the TV...
The other team(s) will decide whether you have been witty enough!!
My sister's new job involves _____ (travel) all over Europe.
My sister's new job involves TRAVELLING all over Europe.
Finish the sentence in a "witty" way:
Supposing I had my laptop stolen, ...
The other team(s) will decide whether you have been witty enough!!
Make 2 sentences about you or your team:
- SURE / BOUND TO
- (UN)LIKELY TO
Your teacher will check your answers!!
Amongst your friends, what is considered to be most important: money, social status, family, environment, or something else? Give reasons and examples.
Use the passive with reporting verbs. Don't repeat the verb "CONSIDER"!!
Guess the the truth about your teacher:
1. NEVER HAVE I EVER TRAVELED SOLO.
2. NEVER HAVE I EVER DELETED A POST BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH LIKES.
3. NEVER HAVE I EVER PRETENDED TO BE SICK TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL.
NEVER HAVE I EVER DELETED A POST BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH LIKES. --> I've never done it!
...and now say your THREE sentences (2 lies and 1 truth). If the other team fails to find out the truth, you get the points!
What can you imagine yourself doing in ten years' time?
What time were you made to come home when you were a teenager?
Ask these questions to the other members of your team. They MUST answer using a verb pattern.
Had I not decided to learn English, I wouldn't have become an English teacher.
What about you?
Every member in the team talk about themselves.