Transforming Words
The endings -al, -less, -ful, -able, -ic are _____ endings:
a) noun b) adjective c) verb d) adverb
Adjective endings.
Which expression can be used at the beginning of a conclusion:
a) In my final regards
b) To sum up
c) Actually
d) Finaly
b) To sum up.
Which preposition goes with these two adjectives?
angry _____
anxious _____
about
about
'I _____ to differ.'
When you disagree with something your partner has just said..
beg
Be _________
= disagree with something, or not support what someone says or does
be against
He is against the idea of buying foreign products when they are also produced locally.
The endings -tion, -ity, -er, -or, -ness are _____ endings:
a) noun b) adjective c) verb d) adverb
Noun endings.
"...In addition, young people must take responsibility of their own studies..."
Which expression can substitute "In addition" without changing the meaning of the sentence?
a) Firstly b) Furthermore c) Nevertheless
b) Furthermore
kind ____ someone
pleased ____ the results
capacity ____
to
with
for
'Let's ____ to ______ .'
When you and your partner won't reach a common ground.
agree / disagree
Call _________
to cancel, or stop something
call off
They had to call off the race due to the horrible weather.
The endings -ment and -age belong to which class of words?
Nouns
What is the difference between 'as long as' and 'nevertheless'?
Nevertheless expresses contrast, but qualifying:
'We obtained the certificate, nevertheless the difficulties'.
As long as expresses a condition for something to happen/be true:
'As long as we study hard, we will obtain the certificate'.
interest ____ something
rejection ____
discussion ____
in
of
about
'As far ... '
When you want to introduce an opinion/your knowledge regarding a point.
... as I'm concerned
If you were wrong here,miss the next turn.
Come ____________ something
to find something by chance
come across something
While he was cleaning his attic, he came across some old coins.
Transform the words 'strong,' 'high,' and 'know' into nouns. Write them on the board.
strength, height, and knowledge
What is the difference between 'above all' and 'apart from'?
Apart from excludes other elements, while above all does not deny their importance, but places one as more important than the others:
'Apart from Michael Jackson, Rick Astley was the biggest star of the 80s'.
'Michael Jackson was, above all those great musicians, the best talent of the 80s'.
good / bad ___
object ___
blame somebody ____
at
to
for
'As I ... '
When you want to come back to an idea you have previously mentioned, but needs to reinforce now.
... mentioned/pointed out earlier/before
Hold __________ for something
Wait for something better
Hold out for something better
He didn't accept the first job offer, because he wanted to hold out for his dream job.
Transform the words 'dispute' and 'inhabit' into negative adjectives:
indisputable and uninhabited / uninhabitable
'Ultimately' means ______ while 'for instance' means _______.
a) illustrating and adding.
b) conclusion and adding.
c) sequencing and illustrating.
d) conclusion and illustrating.
d) conclusion and illustrating.
Ultimately means the result, conclusion, final product of something, not the last one of a list.
comment ____
persist ____
provide somebody ____ something
focus ____
on
in
with
on
'What's your ... ?'
When you want to ask for someone's opinion about a situation. (the word opinion is not valid)
... take on this / view on this
Tell the class 2 idioms related to animals
Cats and dogs, weasel out, a fish out of water...