Idioms
Gerund and Infinitives
Jamie's Backgrounds
Listening Book Vocabulary
Reading Book Vocabulary
100

Which idiom means "something that is very easy"?

A walk in the park / A piece of cake

100

When you use 2 verbs directly together, after some verbs the 2nd verb must be a gerund, after other verbs the 2nd verb must be an infinitive, and after other verbs the 2nd verb can be a gerund or an infinitive.

Give 1 verb for each category: 1 that must be followed by a gerund, 1 by an infinitive, and 1 that can be both.

Multiple answers are possible. Either check the document from class, Google the verbs given, or message Jamie for help!

100

What football team did Jamie have as his background in week 3? (It is where I am from!)

Gillingham FC

100

Which word means "made to look like something real in order to trick people"?

Fake

100

Use the correct word from the textbook to complete this sentence:

"A neutral third party is often required to ___ potentially confrontational discussion."


Mediate 

200

Which idiom means "sick"?

Under the weather

200

In class we studied 4 situations when a gerund must be used. What are the 4 situations?

1) After certain verbs, e.g. "enjoy" - "I enjoyed watching that movie."
2) When using a verb as the subject of a sentence, e.g. "Smoking is dangerous"
3) After prepositions, e.g. "Thanks for helping!"
4) Use “for + gerund” to give the function of an object (why an object exists), e.g. "PlayStations are for playing games."

200

This session I had 2 cartoons as my background. What 2 cartoons? (You can have 100 points if you can remember 1.)

Futurama and Adventure Time

200

Which word means "the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them"?

Empathy

200

Use the correct word from the textbook to complete this sentence:

"It is impossible for a team to keep achieving ___ performance without occasional conflict."

Optimum

300

Which idiom means "to know a lot about something"?

To know your onions

300

In class we studied 3 situations when an infinitive (with "to") must be used. What are the 3 situations?

1) After certain verbs, e.g. "decide" - "I decided to move to Canada."
2) After many adjectives, e.g. "pleased" - "She's pleased to have a new job."
3) To express purpose of an action (the intended aim or goal of an action), e.g. "I went to London to study English."

300

What was Jamie's background for the 1st lesson (Monday for me) of this week (week 4)?

Mother's Day!

300

Which word means something that is "done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem"?

Preventative 

300

Use the correct word from the textbook to complete this sentence:

"It's important to be ___, but a good manager trust [their] team and doesn't try to control everything."

Assertive

400

Which idiom is an excuse for going to the toilet?

"See a man about a dog" or "Nature calls!"

400

In class we studied 4 situations when a bare infinitive (infinitive without "to") must be used. What are the 4 situations?

1) After modal verbs, e.g. "Can" - "She can speak English very well."
2) After "let", "make" and "help", e.g. "John let me go with him."
3) After many verbs of perception, e.g. "I heard my friend call (or 'calling') my name."
4) Can be used directly after 'why' in questions, e.g. "Why study English when your teacher only talks about gerunds and infinitives all the time?"

400

What was the name of the market in Melbourne that was my background in week 3?

Queen Vic (or "Victoria") Market - I went there with an old student.

400

Which word means "the action of solving a problem and dealing with disagreement in a satisfactory way"?

Conciliation 

400

Which word is used to say that "something cannot be avoided or prevented"?

Inevitably 

500

Which idiom means "slow down/wait a moment"?

Hold your horses

500

Choose the correct form of the verb for each sentence.

1) John made me ___ for him. (to wait)

2) I was worried about ___. (to fly)

3) I couldn't ___ to the party. (to go)

4) I was so happy ___ you yesterday. (to see)

5) I moved to Canada ___ new people. (to meet)

1) John made me wait for him. (to wait)

2) I was worried about flying. (to fly)

3) I couldn't go to the party. (to go)

4) I was so happy to see you yesterday. (to see)

5) I moved to Canada to meet new people. (to meet)

500

What was Jamie celebrating with his background on the final lesson (Friday for me) of last week (week 3)?

My futsal team winning the league!
500

Which word means "a statement that people can examine in order to decide whether it's true"?

A proposition 

500

Which word is used to "show that something is obvious and leaves no room for doubt"?

Unquestionably