Unit 1 Grammar
I learned ___ (speak) English when I was five.
I learned to speak English when I was five.
It _______ (rain) for 3 hours.
It has been raining for 3 hours.
Express regret with "if only":
Only 12 percent?! I didn’t study last weekend.
If only i had studied last wekeend.
Define trustworthy.
A person who is reliable, responsible, and can be trusted completely.
What does it mean to say "it takes up so much room"?
When someting is bigger than the space it is in.
You should stop ___ (smoke), it's not good for your health.
You should stop smoking, it's not good for your health.
Candy _______ (read) all night long.
Candy has been reading all night long.
Express a future completed action:
By next week, I __________ (finish) the project.
By next week, I will have finished the project.
What does it mean to say a song is dated?
That it is not up-to-date/modern.
Define gimmick.
Do you promise ___ (not tell) anybody?
Do you promise to not tell anybody?
Tranform into a cleft sentence with "what":
I like chocolate.
What I like chocolate.
Express a future completed action:
I __________ (clean) the house before my parents come.
I will have cleaned the house before my parents come.
What is the difference between thrifty, a big spender and a cheapskate?
Mention 2 phrases about bad money management.
live beyond my means, don't know where my money goes, live paycheck to paycheck and drowning in debt.
My mom told [my dad, get] some milk.
My mom told my dad to get some milk.
Transform into a cleft sentence with "what":
They watched a movie last night.
What they watched last night was a movie.
Express regret with "wish":
Stefan didn’t ask me to dance.
I wish Stefan had asked me to dance.
What does it mean to say "it just sits around collecting dust"?
When you don't use a product often.
Define "you're just a sitting duck out there".
There's nothing you can do to protect yourself.
She asked [she, wash] the dishes.
She asked her to wash the dishes.
Use present perfect continous:
(Justin and Kelly / bake cakes / for the whole morning)
Justin and Kelly have been baking cakes for the whole morning.
Express regret with "should have":
I didn’t eat breakfast. Now I’m hungry.
I should have eaten breakfast.
What is the difference between a beat and a melody?
A “beat” is the usually natural pattern o pulses we feel in a piece of music. A melody is the sequence of musical notes,usually what you hum to.
Define "it's nothing to write home about".
You think there's nothing special about something.