Unreal Time
Create a wish for this situation:
I'm sick.
I wish I weren't/wasn't sick.
Create the inversion using NEVER:
John had never eaten at such an incredible restaurant.
Never had John eaten at such an incredible restaurant.
To "ring a bell" means....
To sound familiar to you.
For example, "I don't know what this song is called, but it definitely rings a bell."
Change the word so that it fits in the gap:
COLLECT
I have a large ________________ of books from the 1800s.
Collection
Complete the gap with the passive voice:
The police _______________ the man for hours, but he didn't confess. (INTERROGATE)
were interrogating
Create a wish for this situation:
I can't play the piano, but I would like to.
I wish I could play the piano.
Create the inversion:
He understood little about the situation.
Little did he understand about the situation.
To "bury the lede" in a story means....
You save the most important part for last.
For example, "When telling Rachel about our holiday, I buried the lede by waiting until the end of the discussion to tell her that we got engaged."
Change the word so that it fits in the gap:
NATION
My partner often jokes that we should get married so that I can have French __________________.
Nationality
Michael walks into class and you notice that his hair is shorter. You ask....
"Did you have/get your hair cut?"
Create a wish for this situation:
I was on holiday when you had your party, so I couldn't go.
I wish I hadn't been on holiday when you had your party/I wish I could have gone to your party.
State the "formula" for creating an inversion in the past simple. (It should have four components)
Trigger phrase + did + subject + binf
Fill in the correct word in the gap:
To back _________ means to decide not to do something that you had previously agreed to do.
out
Change the word so that it fits in the gap:
HIGH
The _________________ of the Empire State Building is 381 meters.
Height
Complete the sentece using resported speech.
"I wish I could come see your play!"
Michaela said..
she wished she could see your play.
Name three phrases that trigger the unreal past (not including "wish").
The second conditional, suppose, what if, imagine, would rather (with a change of subject), it's high/about time, if only.
Name five trigger words that we can use at the beginning of inversions.
Never, Rarely, Seldom, No sooner... than, Hardly... when, Not only... but also/too, Under no circumstances, At no time/point, Little, Not until, Only
Fill in the correct word in the gap:
To turn ________ means to reject an offer, request, etc.
down
Change the word so that it fits in the gap:
GOOD
I think that telling the truth is always _______________ than making up a white lie.
Better
Create a mixed conditional with these two statements:
1. I didn't study medicine.
2. I don't work in a hospital.
If I had studied medicine, I would work in a hospital.
When do we use wish + the full infinitive?
To express formal desires
For example, "I wish to speak with your manager, please."
Create an inversion by combining these two statements into one sentence:
1. Mark started going to the gym.
2. Mark broke his leg while running.
No sooner had Mark started going to the gym than he broke his leg while running.
OR
Hardly had Mark started going to the gym when he broke his leg while running.
Fill in the correct phrasal verb:
I really hated my piano lessons, but my mother said I had to s____ them ___________ to the summer.
see (them) through
Change the word so that it fits in the gap:
PERFECT
Anne Hathaway, with her beauty and grace, seems to have very few _______________________.
Imperfections
Explain the word of the day and give an example that was not given in class earlier.
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