collocations
To communicate with someone with an electronic device. We use this device for calling people.
E.g. : She.... just after lunch.
to phone someone
What is the correct preposition for these places?
... a concert, a home, work, university, airport
at a concert, at home, work, university, airport.
They are words we use to refer to a group of people or things which share the same characteristics.
E.g. Jazz isn’t the ____ of music I can listen to for very long.
sort, kind, type
Jazz isn’t the SORT of music I can listen to for very long.
all of them are possible!
Which verb is suitable for these words?
....dinner
....breakfast
to have dinner
to have breakfast
What are the correct prepositions for holiday and the date?
Patricia is .... holiday next week.
You will be ... holiday .... the 9th of November because you will have your midterm exam.
on holiday
on the 9th of November
Frequency adverbs meaning "not very often"
are frequency adverbs. We can use them to refer to things that almost never happen, or do not happen very often. They have a negative meaning. We use them without not. Rarely, scarcely and seldom are more common in writing than in speaking:
not often, seldom, Hardly ever, rarely, scarcely
He hardly ever smiles./ The physics teacher, seldom shouted.
Fill in the blanks
Talk .... somebody
Talk .... sth
talk to somebody
talk about something
What is the correct preposition for these time expressions?
...the morning, ... the afternoon, ... the evening, ... the week, ... a minute
in the morning/the afternoon/ the evening/ the week/ a minute
WHAT IS THE SYNONYM FOR SEEM?
Everybody seemed to be ready
Glenda seems happier these days.
seem = appear
I seem to be the only person who hasn’t heard the news.
There appears to be a problem with the car.
Glenda seems happier these days. They appear very disappointed
to go onto a bus, train or boat FIND THE VERB
What is the opposite of the verb? to leave a train, bus or aircraft.
get on (sth)> I think we got on the wrong bus.
get off (sth)> Give me a call when you get off the bus.
What is the correct preposition for these words?
... the weekend, night, noon
at the weekend/ at night/ at noon
well-known: recognized by many people
What else can we say as a synonym for "well-known"?
famous
a famous actress
a famous building
a method or way of doing something
They had no ____ of communication.
We need to find some other ____ of transportation.
means of communication/ transportation