Vocabulary
What does 'theft' mean?
The crime of stealing / when somebody steals something.
What does 'come across' mean?
Find something by accident.
Change the sentence to the Passive: They grow vegetables on that farm.
Vegetables are grown on that farm.
'We don't want to watch TV', the kids said.
The kids said they didn't want to watch TV.
drives
People who were born in Poland are...
Polish.
Explain the meaning of the phrasal verb in this sentence: He left home after falling out with his parents.
Argue or have a disagreement with someone.
Change the sentence to the Passive: They are making a speech now.
A speech is being made now.
'Where did you find it?', she asked me.
She asked me where I had found it.
The wind _____ (to blow) really hard last night.
What does "drought" mean?
A long period when there is no rain.
Turn the pages of a book quickly, not looking carefully.
Rephrase the sentence using the passive: They have delivered pizza to Norman.
Pizza has been delivered to Norman.
'I went to this new restaurant and had a delicious meal last night', Greg said.
Greg said he had gone to that new restaurant and had had a delicious meal there the night before.
I _______ (to fall) as I ______ (go) down the stairs.
fell / was going
What does 'sustainable' mean?
Which causes little or no damage to the environment.
Say what 'give up' means.
Stop trying to do something.
Rephrase the sentence. Start with Robert. The technicians were still repairing Robert's car at 9:00 last night.
Robert was still having his car repaired (by the technicians) at 9:00 last night.
'Did you watch the latest film? What did you think about it?', Mary asked her uncle.
Mary asked her uncle if he had watched the latest film and what he had thought about it.
My grandparents _____ (to be) married for over fifty years now.
have been
Explain the meaning of the word in capitals: She enjoys arguing with people, WHEREAS I prefer a quiet life.
but, in contrast.
What does 'look after' mean?
Take care of someone or something.
Make up a sentence with 'grass' and 'mow' using have something done.
We had our grass mown (or mowed) last week.
'I am not going anywhere next weekend because I'll have a lot of tests to study for', Bill said.
Bill said he was not going anywhere the following weekend because he would have a lot of tests to study for.
I couldn't make a sandwich for dinner yesterday because I ______ (to forget) to buy bread.
had forgotten