Words of the Day
The EL Civics test next week is going to be so easy! Super easy!
PIECE OF CAKE
USED TO expresses a habit or repeated action in THIS TENSE.
THE PAST
Did you return the shoes that didn't fit?
No, they said they don't accept returns for items on clearance. It's store RULES.
POLICY
I don't know who my daughter ___________________. She's so impatient and always in a hurry. My wife and I are patient and calm.
takes after
THOUGH can be replaced with these 2 more complete and more formal conjunctions.
ALTHOUGH and EVEN THOUGH
When you do something from the beginning or make something from zero (like baking or cooking) we use THIS idiom.
START FROM SCRATCH
BE USED TO something means that _______________.
something feels normal
something feels familiar
you are accustomed to something
Some jobs can be very ______________. They give you a lot of satisfaction that comes from helping others and making a difference in the world.
REWARDING
(also accept GRATIFYING or WORTHWHILE)
I got a phone call from my daughter's school so I had to quickly leave the meeting early.
DUCK OUT (of the meeting)
I had ________ great time hanging out with my classmates!
SUCH A
Replace the words in italics with an idiom: Ming is not into rollercoasters but her friends tease her and say she is scared very easily of anything.
A SCAREDY CAT
People who live in Seattle _____ ______ _____ a bit of rain every day.
ARE USED TO
PAST MODALS: I regret coming to this party. It's boring. I should _______ ________ (stay) home.
HAVE STAYED
The bus is late again?? I'M VERY FRUSTRATED AND ANNOYED with this situation. It makes me late for work almost every day.
FED UP WITH
THE SECOND I get home, my dog jumps all over me at the door. He's _______(very) excited to see me!
SO
Your garden looks amazing! How did you get rid of the weeds? Please let me ___________ (ask you about it)
PICK YOUR BRAIN
I didn't use to live in a beach town when I was growing up. Now, IT FEELS NORMAL FOR ME TO GO to the beach every weekend.
I AM USED TO GOING
Whenever you feel NOT CONFIDENT, remember you have a lot of DETERMINATION in you. You can do it!
INSECURE
TENACITY
It's a difficult situation and it's okay to cry, but as soon as you finish crying you have to _________ yourself _________ and find a solution!
PULL yourself TOGETHER
She will never forget all the help, __________ she received without asking, from all those _________ volunteered at the nursing home.
WHICH
WHO or THAT
Complete with the correct form of this vocabulary:
I need to write a report for work but it's very long and boring so I keep ________________ - this vocab we use when we avoid doing what we need to do.
PROCRASTINATING
Make this sentence into a question with 'be used to': You BE USED TO COMMUTE to work since you moved to the suburbs?
ARE YOU USED TO COMMUTING to work since you moved to the suburbs?
I wanted to exchange the dishwasher that broke but it's no longer ____________ _______________. It expired last month.
UNDER WARRANTY
Complete the sentence:
My neighbor and I don't get 1.___________ anymore because she 2._______ ____ a terrible story about me and the other neighbors believed her. She really 3._______ ______ down. I'm disappointed.
1. ALONG
2. MADE UP
3. LET ME
The book ________ I borrowed from the library was written by the same author ________ wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, ____________ main character is a lawyer.
THAT (accept which or no pronoun)
WHO (accept that)
WHOSE