Describing Places
Giving Directions
Grammar
Vocabulary
Describing places 2
Reading
Grammar 2
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Finish the sentence:
Similarly (or Likewise)
100
This student is giving a diection in this way: "straight, left traffic lights."
How can you improve it?
Go straight, turn left at the traffic lights.
100
Use There are to describe your university campus.
Revised by teacher
100
What do you call a person who teaches and gives talks at a university?
A lecturer
100
The air is clean. _________, the city is polluted.
However
100
In this neighborhood, people don't look you in the eye. They walk with purpose, their heads down, weaving through the crowded sidewalks like water around stones. If you stop to look at a map, you might feel the collective sigh of the commuters behind you.
Based on the "collective sigh," how do the people in this city feel about tourists or slow walkers?
They are likely impatient, busy, or stressed by delays.
100
Correct this: "There is many shops in the urban area."
There are
200
Combine:
New York has many skyscrapers. Tokyo has many skyscrapers. (Use Likewise)-YOU NEED TO WRITE ON THE BOARD
New York has many skyscrapers; likewise, Tokyo has many.
200
You are at the subway. The bookstore is behind you. How do you get there?
Turn around and walk straight.
200
Change to Simple Past: "The student takes an exam in the cafeteria."
The student took an exam in the cafeteria.
200
Match the opposite: Rural area vs. _________ area.
Urban area
200
Use Similarly to compare two "vibrant neighborhoods."
Neighborhood A is vibrant; similarly, Neighborhood B is lively.
200
The university library is the heart of the campus. However, the third floor is different. There are no signs, but everyone knows: if your laptop fan is too loud or your pen clicks twice, you will receive 'The Look.' It is a sanctuary for those whose finals are tomorrow.
What is "The Look" implying, and why is the third floor different from the rest of the library?
"The Look" is a silent reprimand for making noise. The third floor is an unofficial "silent-only" zone for high-stress studying.
200
Is someone takes a class at this moment and wants to say: "The lecturer speaks.", what would be the correct way.
The lecturer is speaking
300
Contrast:
My hometown is quiet. This city is noisy.
My hometown is quiet. On the other hand, this city is noisy.
300
Create the direction for the following map
Cross the sidewalk, walk past the student union, and turn right.
300
I _________ (walk) to the library when it started to rain.
was walking (Past Progressive)
300
Which department includes History or English Literature?
Social Studies Faculty
300
True or False: "Whereas" shows a similarity.
False
300
The local café in the residential area has changed. Instead of friends chatting, there are rows of open laptops and 'Reserved' signs on tables near power outlets. The aroma of roasted beans is now mixed with the hum of virtual meetings and the tapping of keyboards.
What shift in modern urban lifestyle is this text describing?
The shift toward remote work (urban "co-working") where public social spaces become private workspaces.
300
Use Simple Present with "busy lifestyle."
She has a busy lifestyle
400
Create a complex sentence comparing a crowded subway and a park using While.
While the subway is crowded, the park is very peaceful.
400
to continue moving forward along your current path without turning left or right at intersections.
Go straight
400
Explain the difference: "I live in a dorm" vs. "I am living in a dorm."
Simple Present = Permanent; Progressive = Temporary.
400
Give three adjectives for a suburban residential area.
Quiet, safe, peaceful, clean
400
Correct the mistake: "Instead of a car, I am take the bus."
Instead of a car, I am TAKING the bus.
400
In certain cultures, if a host offers you tea three times and you refuse three times, you are being polite. If you refuse a fourth time, you are being rude. However, in this dormitory, if you don't grab the pizza the second the box opens, you won't eat at all. Policy here is dictated by hunger, not heritage.
Contrast the social "policy" of the student dormitory with the traditional culture mentioned.
Traditional culture values ritual and politeness (indirectness), whereas dorm life is competitive and direct (survival of the fastest).
400
Change to negative: "They were feeling nervous."
They weren't / were not feeling nervous.
500
The old car park is now a green park.
What connector could be use to paraphrase this sentence.
Instead of a car park, there is now a green park.
500
How do you get to the Sport Centre from TX Building?
Revised by teacher
500
Combine Simple Past and Past Progressive: (Watch a movie / phone ring).
I was watching a movie when the phone rang.
500
What is the difference between a lecturer and a student?
A lecturer teaches; a student takes classes/exams.
500
Describe a city using 3 connectors from Category 1.
Answer evaluated by teacher
500
The new subway expansion promised to connect the suburban areas to the industrial heart of the city. Yet, at 11:00 PM, the carriages are empty save for the flickering lights. The graffiti on the walls tells a different story than the shiny brochure the mayor showed at the English Literature department last week.
What is the author suggesting about the success of the subway expansion versus the city’s official claims?
the project is a failure or unsafe; the "shiny brochure" (propaganda/PR) does not match the reality of the empty, vandalized "ghost" trains.
500
Describe the neighborhood of Germania, where Andes University is using Simple Present and There is/are.
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