Articles
Fill in articles A/AN/THE or NOTHING
Every child was given ____ apple for _____ lunch.
Every child was given AN apple for --- lunch.
Create an adverb:
The plane was able to land _____ on the main runway. (SAFE)
SAFELY
Harry didn't think the book was very ________ (INTEREST).
INTERESTING
Which of these nouns can have a plural form?
sunglasses, hen, hate
hen - hens
Do you need to do a scientific research to write an opinion essay?
No - you write about your opinions and thoughts
Explain this idiom:
"It´s raining cats and dogs!"
heavy rain, it´s raining quite strongly and heavily
Explain this phrase:
"In a nutshell..."
to summarise something, explain something with few words
Fill in articles A/AN/THE or NOTHING
When mom was ill ____ lot of her friends came to ____ hospital to visit her.
When mom was ill A lot of her friends came to THE hospital to visit her.
1. Quickly
2. Overseas
3. Quiet
1 - How?
2 - Where?
If you have a haircut it will change your ______ (APPEAR)
APPEARANCE
Create a plural form of these nouns:
foot, mouse, person
feet, mice, people
How do you start and end an INFORMAL LETTER?
Greetings with a name
Saying goodbye in a letter form (sincerely, with love...) and a signature
Superstition:
Why shouldn´t you break a mirror?
You will have 7 years of bad luck if you do.
What does it mean when someone says "It´s a piece of cake!"
It´s very easy, easy to do/make
When do we use A as an article? (3 reasons)
singular, countable, starting with a consonant (spoluhlásky), mentioned for the first time or talking about something general
List these adverbs of frequency in order:
1. sometimes
2. always
3. usually
4. never
5. rarely
1. always
2. usually
3. sometimes
4. rarely
5. never
Create jobs/professions from these words:
1. math
2. architecture
3. history
1. mathematician
2. architect
3. historian
What does it mean when a noun is uncountable?
We can´t put them in plural.
Give me 2 rules you have to follow in EVERY essay
divided paraghraphs with a small space at the beggining
new idea new paragraph
fit on a paper
follow the task...
What does it mean when someone says "You´re on thin ice!"
You are doing or saying something risky - it can end badly if you are not careful
When someone uses a description "bad egg" what does it mean?
describing someone as a mean person, bad behaviour, not a nice human being
When do we use THE as an article? (3 reasons)
When we talk about something specific or mentioned before, both singular and plural, something with a unique name - lakes, oceans, mountains...
Fill in prepositions:
I feel sorry ____ her. She doesn't deserve to be treated ____ such a bad way.
FOR
IN
Create opposites:
1. cool
2. loyal
3. secure
1. uncool
2. disloyal
3. insecure
Create a feminine equivalent of these nouns:
hero, nephew, husband
heroine, niece, wife
How can you catch attention of a reader?
Ask question, give an interesting fact, use citation or a short joke
Superstition:
Why shouldn´t you put your purse/wallet on the floor?Because your money "would run away" -> loss of money
Explain and give a Slovak equivalent
"Like two peas in a pod."
"Vrana k vrane sadá." (najbližšie)
Add A/AN/THE or NOTHING and give reasons for each.
______ freedom and ______ independence are very valuable in ______ modern life.
--- Freedom and --- independence are very valuable in --- modern life.
-> they are all abstract words + freedom, independence are uncountable
Explain these phrases:
1. give up
2. give in
3. give away
1. stop trying
2. be convinced to do something
3. give something for free
A million pounds was given to the hospital by an _____ person (KNOWN)
UNKNOWN
...
Give 2 rules when writing a SHORT STORY
past tense
short timeline
small number of characters
chronological order ...
What does it mean "No pain, no gain" and what is the Slovak equivalent?
without work there is no reward
"Bez práce niesú koláče"Explain this phrase and give Slovak equivalent
"Sell like hot cakes."
"predáva sa ako teplé rožky."
When do we use NO articles? (3 reasons and examples)
sports, colours, day of the week, months, meals of the day, school subjects, abstract words
Fill in AT/IN/ON
1. She doesn't look that old, but she must be ___ her late sixties.
2. The souvenir shops make a lot of money ___ a national holiday.
3. We will meet ____ 7 o´clock.
1. IN
2. ON
3. AT
Create adjectives:
1. Tragedy
2. Employ
3. Wonder
1. Tragic
2. Employable
3. Wonderful
How can you count these uncountables?
coffee, milk, chocolate
2 cups of coffee
2 boxes/cartons of milk
2 bars of chocolate
Why should you use phrases such as:
firstly, secondly, on the other hand, such as...
To link thoughts and paragraphs, to make the text easy to read
To say good luck to someone
Zlom väz
Explain these food idioms:
"Cool as a cucumber."
"To spill the beans."
"The apple of my eye."
Be cool, calm, relaxed about a situation
Reveal, tell secrets after promising not to
When we see or meet a person we like, adore