Vocabulary
The company doesn’t have enough workers, so it wants to ________________ more people.
a. complains
b. increase
c. hire
d. employees
Complete each sentence with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.
The company decided ________________ (build) a new cafeteria for its employees.
to build
What annotation strategy is used to mark the main ideas of a text?
Highlighting
Read the introductory paragraph. Then choose the sentence that fits the part of the hook in the paragraph.
What skills are employers looking for in their new employees? Research suggests that one of the skills employers most want in their workers is the ability to think critically. To help students develop stronger critical thinking skills, I suggest three solutions.
What skills are employers looking for in their new employees?
That company has over 300 ________________ working for them.
a. experiment
b. trouble
c. complains
d. employees
d. employees
Complete each sentence with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.
Tom suggested ________________ (look) for a new apartment to rent, so we can have more space.
What should you underline when annotating a text?
important details
Read the introductory paragraph. Then choose the sentence that fits the topic of the paragraph.
What skills are employers looking for in their new employees? Research suggests that one of the skills employers most want in their workers is the ability to think critically. To help students develop stronger critical thinking skills, I suggest three solutions.
Research suggests that one of the skills employers most want in their workers is the ability to think critically.
The company is going to ________________ with a new way to make toys. If it works well, they will use it to make all their toys.
eriuqrse
entmxpeier
experiment
Complete each sentence with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.
Practice ________________ (write) in a diary every day to improve your English.
writing
What kinds of information should you circle when annotating a text?
Key words such as names, dates, and places
Read the introductory paragraph. Then choose the sentence that fits the thesis statement of the paragraph.
What skills are employers looking for in their new employees? Research suggests that one of the skills employers most want in their workers is the ability to think critically. To help students develop stronger critical thinking skills, I suggest three solutions.
To help students develop stronger critical thinking skills, I suggest three solutions.
Mobile phone prices ________________ every year. Some new phones are very expensive to buy.
increase
Infinitive:
He avoids ________________ (take) the bus to work because it takes too long.
Gerund:
He avoids ________________ (take) the bus to work because it takes too long.
Infinitive
He avoids to take the bus to work because it takes too long.
Gerund:
He avoids taking the bus to work because it takes too long.
Why might a reader use different types of underlining (single, double, wavy)?
To show different levels or types of importance
Read the introductory paragraph. Then choose the sentence that fits the controlling idea of the paragraph.
What skills are employers looking for in their new employees? Research suggests that one of the skills employers most want in their workers is the ability to think critically. To help students develop stronger critical thinking skills, I suggest three solutions.
I suggest three solutions.
gear carry my all sports I couldn’t, but new bag this ________________ problem that . It everything fits.
a. separate
b. solved
b. solved
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When writing notes in the margin, why should you use a few words instead of a complete sentence?
To stay focused, save time, and quickly identify the main idea of each paragraph
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