Vocab/FL Block 1
Name 6 adjectives to describe art
Suggested answers: tranquil, dazzling, bizarre, appalling, mesmerazing, grotesque, overrated, thought-provoking
Name 7 mythical beasts
Suggested answers: mummy, fairy, alien, dwarf, mermaid, unicorn, werewolf etc.
Name 6 weapons/weapon accesories
Suggested answers: knife, gun, bullet, axe, sword, powder
Give an example of impersonal reporting construction without 'it'
He/She is believed to be/to have done smth
Recall 5 verb + noun collocations from the book
Suggested answers: combat piracy, toss a coin, burn bridges, pose a threat, contaminate water etc.
Recall 5 psychological issues/disorders
obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, gaming/gambling/drug addiction, fits of rage/panic, bipolar disorder
Name 4 animal idioms and what they mean
Suggested answers: a whale of time, wild goose chase, an elephant in the room, at a snail's pace etc.
Name 3 phrases that express ways of making a decision
Suggested answers: toss a coin, opt for the lesser of two evils, sit on the fence, assess the situation
Name 4 phrases to talk about more than 90% probability
Suggested answers: bound to, certain to, destined to, inevitable, there is no doubt, I'm convinced etc.
Recall 5 phrasal verbs from the book
Suggested answers: take off, look up to, back up, roam about, get by, put up with, come across, rip off, stand out
Compare 2 things using the word 1) near; 2) nothing
Suggested answers:
1) A is nowhere near as ADJ as B
2) A is nothing like as ADJ as B
Recall 4 ways of sounding more polite
Suggested answers: NOT + ADV, Continuous, passive, hedging, modals
Recall 3 ways of obeying copyright laws
Suggested answers: pay royalties, give credit to the author, combat piracy
Name 4 verbs that can be used in the formula: cause + verb + consequence
Suggested answers: has led to, has given rise to, has caused, has brought about, has resulted in
Recall 3 phrases with the preposition 'for'
advocate for, campaign for, just for kicks, fall for, keep an eye out for, liable for,
Give 3 tips on how to emphasize an idea in speech
Use 'do' for emphasis, so/such a, indeed, cleft sentences, inversion, "opening adjective"
Give 3 (any) examples of using cleft sentences when giving instructions
Suggested answers: What you need is, one common mistake is, what yous houldn't do is etc.
Recall 5 ways of / phrases related to being eco-friendly
Suggested answers: diminish pollution, sort garbage, cut down on CO2 emissions, raise environmental awareness, conserve water
Recall 3 contrasting linking verbs followed by Ving/noun
Recall 2 topics from the book where inversion is used and how/why
1) Sell It Right: Not only is it...
2) What's Your Motivation: Under no circumstances should you...
Suggest 5 tips on how to describe change in an advanced way
Use different synonyms to increase/decrease, adverbs, tenses (perfect, continuous), structures (the more... the more...)
Explain the idea of vague language and provide 3 examples with different meaning
Vague = indirect, imprecise (more or less, kind of, -ish, or something, and stuff like that)
Make a noun form for the words: resilient, persevere, ambiguous, liable, steal sb's identity
resilience, perseverance, ambiguity, liability, identity theft
Explain how to use the words dig, concern, gather, frank for expressing opinion.
I don't dig your idea, as far as I'm concerned, from what I can gather, frankly speaking
Suggest 5 any advanced ways of using / phrases with 'as'
As if + present/past, as much as, as a last resort, as far as I'm concerned, might as well, as long as, come across as, as = when, as a result/consequence