Vocabulary
attractive; interesting
appealing
You're commenting that it's cold today and you expect your friend to agree. What do you say?
Isn't it cold today
It's cold today, isn't it?
Isn't it a cold day?
person who buys goods and services
consumer, buyer, customer
to pay for your purchases
check out
He whistled to himself as he walked down the road. (change to present participle)
Whistling to himself, he walked down the road.
It was cold yesterday, but today it's ____________
hotter
exchange one thing for another
trade-off
In a tag question, if the question is positive, the tag must be
a. positive
b. negative
b. negative
For example: It's cold, isn't it?
It's not cold, is it?
striving to only use things that serve a purpose
minimalism
consider all available offers before buying something
shop around
She dropped the gun and put her hands in the air. (change to present participle)
dropping the gun, she put her hands in the air.
she put her hands in the air, dropping the gun
Your sister is your dad's ____________
daughter
making you believe the opposite of what is true
deceptive
A yes/no question (in present simple or past simple) must start with...
a. do, does, did
b. an auxiliary verb
c. a subject
a. do, does, did
In a silent auction, ______
a. the bidding is done on pieces of paper and placed in a box
b. bidders have their own secret sign
c. no one is allowed to speak
a. the bidding is done on pieces of paper and placed in a box (or written on a list)
spend a certain amount of money (usually negative or difficult)
shell out
When two sentences describe actions which are happening at _________ time and their subject is ___________, we can replace the subject and verb of ________ of them with the present participle of the verb.
the same, the same, one
This person makes clay skillets, pans, containers, bowls, etc.
potter
not being available to share with others
exclusivity
You're asking permission to open a window. What do you say?
May I open the window?
Who came up with the term consumerism as an alternative to capitalism?
John Bugas
save something for future use
lay (sth) aside
When a phrase explains ___________ something happens, we can replace it with the present participle of the verb.
a. how
b. the reason why
b. the reason why
when you kill somebody (but you didn't mean to)
manslaughter
the offer of a price
bid / bidding
Questions beginning with Didn't, Doesn't, Don't...are examples of these kind of questions
Negative questions
buying too many products, eating too much food, watching too much television are all examples of what?
over-consumption
buy up
He was poor, so he didn’t spend too much on clothes. (change to present participle)
Being poor, he didn't spend too much on clothes.
He didn't spend too much on clothes, being poor.
Cute little animal that lives both on land and in the water
otter