Present Tenses
Correct the sentences that are incorrect.
a) I look forward to hear from you;
b) I'm loving this concert. The band is awesome!
c) Is this bill including the beams and the piping?
a) I look forward to HEARING from you;
b) correct.
c) DOES this bill INCLUDE the beams and the piping?
Name 5 style of clothes.
P.s.: in the sense of the fabric being modified and stylished, not, for instance, "Emo".
Pleated, Flare, Embroidered, Chevron, Striped, Baggy, Checkered, Plain, etc.
Avoid having to do something that you don't want to do.
Get out of
Sales indicate that by 2030 the majority of us ___ an electric car.
a) will have bought
b) will buy
c) are going to buy
a) will have bought (complete at that moment)
In the formula E=MC2, what does "C" stand for?
"C" is constant used for the speed of light.
Correct the sentences that are incorrect.
a) I'm thinking white dress, blue tablecloths and fuchsia centerpieces for the wedding;
b) The woman walks in wearing five-inch heels and no one believed what they saw;
c) I depend on you to help me practic for my ice-skating competition.
a) correct.
b) The woman walks in wearing five-inch heels and no one BELIEVES what they SEE.
c) I'm depending on you to help me practic for my ice-skating competition.
Name 5 headpieces.
Cap, Hat, Hood, Tiara, Bonnet, Turban, Headband, etc.
Tolerate someone or something that you don't like.
Put up with
By 2030 we ____ online for 35 years.
a) will be have shopped.
b) will be shopping.
c) will have been shopping.
c) will have been shopping (continues up to that moment)
What's the name of the largest active volcano on Earth?
Mauna Loa, located in Hawaii.
Name 2 uses of Present Perfect and create sentences for them.
"They have eaten scorpions in the past"
Actions relating to the present:
"He has put on 4kg already. He looks great!"
Name 4 adjectives we saw this semestre to talk about clothes and say what they mean.
Loud - colourful
Skimpy - short and revealing
Embroidered - with decoration sewn into the fabric
Faded - with the colour fading in some parts of the piece
Remove or get rid of something.
Create a sentence with the phrasal verb.
Do away with.
Yesterday she did away with her precious doll.
Create a sentence for an action in progress, repeated in the future, or part of the anticipated programme.
Next week she will be presenting her thesis for all of the commitee at Yale university.
What's the name of Greek mythology's God of Death?
Thanatos
"ugh, I have this kind of people. They have been talking about you all day long and now that you're here they act all friendly."
What's the difference between "scruffy" and "shabby"?
Scruffy - untidy, dirty.
Shabby - worn, ragged, badly taken care of.
Name two 3-part phrasal verbs and create sentences with them.
Get round to: He never gets round to cleaning the gutter.
Read up on: They had to read up on the subject before the presentation.
Create a sentence for something that inevitable or unstoppable.
The ocean levels are going to rise dramatically in next 20 years or so.
What's the name of the reindeer from Frozen?
Sven
Create a short narrative sequence in the present.
Well, I am at the supermarket earlier today and this lady goes for the last box of Nescau as I do. I manage to grab it first and she goes on rampage ranting at me...
Name 5 different (counter)cultures and 1 piece of clothing that usually relates to them.
Punk - spiked wristbands
Goth - Jackboots
Skaters - flannel t-shirt
Hipsters - round glasses
Say the phrasal verbs for the respective definitions and create sentences with them.
a) get up to date on something;
b) have none left of something;
c) criticize someone often or repeatedly.
a) I need to catch up to what has been going on at school;
b) We have run out of apples while preparing the apple pie;
c) My teacher often goes on at our group because we keep talking during her explanations.
Create a sentence for:
1) something that is considered or believed to be a future fact;
2) something that is arranged or planned officially, or an obligation;
3) something that is organised or timetabled.
1) Like his predecessors, he will become bald.
2) Alfred is to pick us up at my place so we can go to our dinner date.
3) The conference tomorrow starts at 9:30 a.m. sharp.
Whose assassination was the trigger for World War I?
Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria.