Vocabulary
To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow into plants. (three forms) Spell them properly.
to sow - sowed - sown
1) Complete the sentence
2) Name the tense
Last year, we __________from the countryside to the city to find better job opportunities (to move).
Last year, we moved from the countryside to the city to find better job opportunities.
Past Simple (Last year)
Zero Conditional (general truths, facts):
If there ________ heavy traffic in the city, people _______ late to work (to be / to be)
If there is heavy traffic in the city, people are late to work.
1) Identify the tense
2) Change the sentence using the structure "have something done"
A cleaner comes every Friday to tidy my flat.
1) (Present Simple)
2) I have my flat tidied every Friday.
What inspired Mark Boyle to live moneyless for one year?
A DVD about Gandhi who said that we should "...be the change we want to see in the world"
To take something important or necessary away from someone or something.
Make an example.
to be deprived of
e.g. The city was deprived of clean air after years of factories releasing harmful emissions into the atmosphere.
1) Complete the sentence
2) Name the tense
Now people in the city ___________ old buildings to make room for new businesses(to renovate)
Now people in the city are renovating old buildings to make room for new businesses.
Present Continuous (now)
First Conditional (possible future situations):
If the city _____________ more bike lanes, more people ____________ cycling over driving (to build / to choose)
First Conditional (possible future situations):
If the city builds more bike lanes, more people will choose cycling over driving.
1) Identify the tense
2) Change the sentence using the structure "have something done"
The technician repaired their internet connection yesterday.
1) (Past Simple)
2) They had their internet connection repaired yesterday.
What did Mark Boyle cook his food on?
On the rocket-stove
Name 5 amenities at school
Water dispensers, hot water, shower, Wi-Fi, lockers, Sofas or lounge areas, air conditioning, heating, printing services, cafeteria or snack bars, charging stations, access to computers/tablets etc.
An amenity is a feature or service that enhances the comfort, convenience, or enjoyment of a place or situation, but is not essential for its basic function.
1) Complete the sentence
2) Name the tense
You _________________ever the tranquility of the rural life? (to enjoy)
Have you ever enjoyed the tranquility of the rural life?
Present Perfect (ever)
Second Conditional (unreal or hypothetical situations in the present/future):
If I _______________ in the city, I _____________ easy access to all the cultural events (to reside / to have)
Second Conditional (unreal or hypothetical situations in the present/future):
If I resided in the city, I would have easy access to all the cultural events.
1) Identify the tense
2) Change the sentence using the structure "have something done"
Someone is installing solar panels on our roof right now.
1) (Present Continuous)
2) We are having solar panels installed on our roof right now.
How far was Mark Boyle's cycling round trip to the nearest town?
55 kilometres
1) It’s the feeling you get when there’s just too much coming at you all at once—like when your brain feels full, your hands feel busy, and you’re not sure where to even start.
2) It’s what you might feel when a lot of thoughts, tasks, or emotions come at you all at once—so many that your mind or heart doesn’t quite know how to handle them.
be / feel overwhelmed
1) Complete the sentence
2) Name the tense
They _______________ in the city for five years, but they’re planning to move back to the countryside soon (to live)
They have been living in the city for five years, but they’re planning to move back to the countryside soon
Present Perfect Continuous (for)
1) Complete the sentence
2) Identify the type of conditional type (imaginary situations in the past):
If I ____________ how noisy the city would be, I ____________ here (to know/ not to move)
Third Conditional (imaginary situations in the past):
If I had known how noisy the city would be, I wouldn’t have moved here.
1) Identify the tense
2) Change the sentence using the structure "have something done"
She has just visited the dentist to whiten her teeth.
1) (Present Perfect)
2) She has had her teeth whitened.
What are the four legs of the food-for-free table?
They are
1)foraging wild food
2) growing your own food
3) bartering
4) Using waste food
It's what you might feel when you realize that something you were really excited about—like joining a school club, having a favorite teacher, or starting a new subject—turns out to be not what you expected.
to become / feel / be disillusioned
1) Complete the sentence
2) Name the tense
Before we moved to the city, we never___________ the noise and fast-paced life of urban living (to experience)
Before we moved to the city, we had never experienced the noise and fast-paced life of urban living.
Past Perfect (before we moved)
1) Complete the sentence
2) Identify the type of conditional type(past condition affecting the present):
If I ______________ that job offer in the city last September, I __________ in an apartment now (to take / to live)
Mixed Conditional (past condition affecting the present):
If I had taken that job offer in the city last September, I would live in an apartment now
1) Change the sentence using the structure "have something done"
They can’t fix the air conditioning today.
(Modal: Can’t)
1) They can’t have the air conditioning fixed today.
According to Mark Boyle, what is the key reason for so many problems on our planet?
We don't see the repercussions or our actions.
The degrees of separation between a consumer and consumed have increased. The tool that has enabled this disconnection is money.