Red B- Jobs n Work

Vocabulary Race

100

Extra work benefit, such as snacks or a gym

Perk

200

Positive, good

beneficial

300

Wanting to work hard and be sucessful

Motivated

400

Doubting if something is true

Skeptical

500

The quality of being strong

Strength

Vocab Fill in the Blank

100

My ________________reaction to her was bad, but I liked her after I got to know her better.

Initial

200

I _____________Brian will agree to the plan to change class time to 9:30.

Doubt

300

Chopsticks are not an ___________________tool for eating ice cream.

effective

400

Her office is in Seattle, but the company is actually _______________________ Chicago.

based in

500

I ________ ___________ that more than half of the students at Kaplan are addicted to their cell phones.

am convinced

Past Simple/Past Continuous

100

Which is correct?

A: I worked in Japan when I was meeting my husband.

B: I was working in Japan when I met my husband.

B

200

I was working/worked on my homework when my friend was calling/called.

was working, called

300

I (burn) my finger _____________while I (cook) dinner.

I burned my finger while I was cooking dinner.

400

When I got home, I (eat) dinner, (watch) a TV show, then (go) to bed.

ate, watched, went.

Completed actions.

500

It was a beautiful day. The sun (shine), birds (sing) and the sky (be) blue.

The sun was shining, birds were singing and the sky was blue.

We don't use "be" in past continuous.

Present Perfect/Pres.Perf.Cont.

100

I've watched/I've been watching this movie 3 times!

I've watched

200

Where are you? I (wait) for 2 hours!

I've been waiting

300

I love traveling. I (went) to Mexico 4 times and Australia twice.

I've been/gone

400

I (work) at Kaplan since 2016, but I (be) a teacher in other places.

I have been working at Kaplan since 2016, but I have been a teacher in other places.

500

A: You didn't finish the homework yet? What (do) for the last hour?

B: Oops, I (play) on my new phone. I (have, only) it since yesterday.

What have you been doing

I have been playing/I've only had

SURPRISE

100

Unscramble and write a sentence using the word correctly.

ntoraeci

reaction/answers will vary

200

For or since or neither?

I've been here _______2:00pm....

....................__________ four years

...................___________ 3 weeks ago

...................._____________ all  day

since

for

since

neither

300

What's the capital of Washington State?

Olympia

400

What's the official language of the USA?

There is none!

500

Make a question for each answer:

1. Yes, he has eaten breakfast.

2. She went to China in 2009. (when)

3. He has been planning a vacation for three months. (how long)

Has he eaten breakfast?

When did she go to China?

3) How long has he been planning a vacation?