Unit 1
Mention the functions of the Present Simple tense (at least three different)
- Habits and routines
- General truths (facts)
- Permanent situations
- Timetabled activities
What is the main function of the Past Simple tense?
To express situations that started in the past and were also completed in the past.
What is the difference between sibling and relative?
Sibling could be brother or sister while relative can be any member of your family.
Mention 5 characters from the book
Bruno, Maria, Mother, Gretel, Karl, Daniel, Martin, Father, Hilda, Isobel, Louise...
- To describe actions happening at the moment
- To describe temporary situations
- For future arrangements
How can we use Past Simple and Past Progressive in the same sentence? Provide an explanation and an example.
To describe an action in progress at a certain time in the past (past progressive) which was interrupted by another action (past simple).
My sister was reading her favorite book when the light went out.
Provide a definition for the words oblivious and acquaintance
Oblivious: Not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you
Acquaintance: A person that you have met but do not know well
Who is the author of the novel?
John Boyne
What is an Adverb of frequency? In which tense is it used? And provide 6 examples of them
They are adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.
They are commonly used in Present Simple.
Always, usually, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, hardly ever, never...
When, while, as, as soon as
- As soon as I finished cooking, I started eating.
- While the zookeeper was feeding the lions, the gorillas were escaping!
What is a compound adjective? Explain and provide one example.
Adjectives made up of two words connected with a hyphen. If the second word is a noun, it is always in the singular form.
- Do not forget to write a three-page essay.
- Ireland is an English-speaking country.
Mention three names of the five chapters we have read so far (the order is not important).
1. Bruno makes a discovery
2. The new house
3. The hopeless case
4. What they saw through the window
5. Out of bounds at all times and no exceptions
What is a Stative Verb? What can they express? And provide 7 examples of them.
They are verbs that are not commonly used in progressive tenses.
They can express sense, emotions, opinions and perceptions.
Feel, hear, smell, taste, notice, seem, love, hate, like, want, need, prefer, mind,know, agree, think, believe, understand, remember, forget, hope, imagine, be, have, own, belong, cost...
Provide a sentence (no shorter than 10 words) using the structure to express past intentions.
- I was going to visit my cousins over the weekend, but they cam to visit me instead.
Explain the difference between idiom and language
Idiom is the style of expression in writing, speech, or music that is typicalof a particular period, person, or group
Language is a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar, or the system of communication used by people in a particular country or type ofwork
When Bruno and Gretel saw through the window, Gretel was almost sure that place was...
The countryside.
The structure be used to + -ing is used for a specific situation, explain that.
And provide an example using that structure and a stative verb in a sentence that contains more than 10 words.
It is used to describe present habits.
She's not used to reading history books, she prefers to read drama.
Mention the two forms we discussed to describe past habits and one example for each one.
- My father used to drive to work, but know he walks.
- My mom would always wake up at 6 o'clock in the morning.
What is a phrasal verb? Are there different types? Provide a definition, explain if there are different types and examples to picture what you are saying.
a combination of a verb and an adverb or a verb and a preposition, or both, in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of the words considered separately
Sometimes the adverb or preposition changes the meaning of the original verb for example:
- Don't let me down!
and some other times the meaning does not change at all.
- Write down your answers.
When Gretel mentioned the "Out-With," Bruno had no idea what she was talking about, so she said that Out-With was:
The name of the new house