Vocabulary
Feeling like everything is “too much”
to handle means:
1. Overwhelmed
2. Mental load
overwhelmed
Name 2 things that make it feel that time flies or not
routine
proportion
memories
She used to going on blind dates.
She used to go on blind dates.
Ghosting – Catfishing – Chemistry – Red flag
Chemistry is positive; the others are negative dating behaviors.
Complete: “If I had more free time, I ___ learn Italian.”
would
Finish something before the deadline:
1. beat the clock
2. against the clock
beat the clock
Name 2 symbols of bad luck
black cat
13
broken mirror
I have seen him yesterday.
I saw him yesterday.
overtime – deadline – workload – vacation
vacation
Give one sentence of advice using a modal verb.
You should go to the doctor.
What does fulfillment mean?
Feeling satisfied and having purpose
Name two items that they did in the 80s, but not now
Listen to the walkman
Play cassettte tapes
Go ot the arcade...
I’m going to visit my friend tonight. (when said as a spontaneous decision)
I will visit..
commute – remote – hybrid – onsite
Odd word out: commute (an action, the others are work arrangements)
They deliver the packages. → Change to passive.
The packages are delivered (by them).
Self‐worth is
How valuable you believe you are
Name 2 things that were better in the 80s
Face to face relationships
The amount of freedom they had
If I will be late, they will be angry.
If I am late, they will be angry.
swipe right – match – block –like
Odd one out: block (the others show interest; block is rejection)
Rewrite using the third conditional: “I didn’t study, so I failed.”
“If I had studied, I wouldn’t have failed.”
What does sort through mean?
To examine items one by one
name 2 deal breakers when dating
poor communication
political views
bad manners etc
I used to getting nervous before first dates.
I used to get nervous before blind dates.
benching – catfishing – proposing -ghosting
Odd one out: proposing (the others are negative/toxic dating behaviours)
give a question tag:
Nothing in this contract has been changed, _____ (Trick: negative subject → positive tag)
Nothing in this contract has been changed, has it.