Storytelling
Sounding real
Sounding intense
Suspense and drama
[Imperatives]
100

While/ I / do my homework/ my sister call

[Make a sentence choosing the appropriate tenses] 

While I was doing my homework my sister called 

100

I never ___________________ vegetables because I don't like them. 

(Use the appropriate tense)

I never eat vegetables because I don't like them 

100

"a great deal" has the same meaning as "way too". 

True or False? 

True 

100

Adam wants to talk about a problem but Richard doesn't want to.

Richard says: ...

Let's not talk about it 

200

I / play football for years / before / I break my leg

[Make a sentence choosing the appropriate tenses]

I had played football for years before I broke my leg 

200

I can't help with your homework right now because I _______________ on mine. 

am working

200
Significantly and slightly have the same meaning. 


True or False? 

False 

200

Mrs. Pearson is a teacher.
She wants he students not to talk during the film.

She says (angrily): ... 

Be quite! 
Please stop talking. 

300

My road trip story

Last summer, my cousin and I ________________  (decide) to go on a road trip across America. We _____________ (drive) for hours on the highway until we _____________ (stop) at a gas station. 

decided 
were driving
stopped 

300

At the moment, Carla _____________ for a new job. She ___________ to leave her current job. 

is looking 

has/wants/needs

300

Mobile phone prices are ____________________ higher than they were two years ago. [use an intensifier to express a big difference] 

much - a lot - far are all acceptable answers 

300
Linda wants her sister to remember to buy bananas when she goes shopping.

She says (frustratingly): ... 

Don't forget the bananas!

400

My road trip story


[Use the appropriate expression]

_________________ we heard an explosion! _________ we smelled smoke. 

Suddenly / out of the blue / all of a sudden / out of nowhere  etc ... 

Next / then / After that / What followed was etc .... 

400

A: Do you work right now? 


B: No, I'm don't. I'm not usually working in the evening. 


[Correct the mistakes using the appropriate tenses] 

A: Are you working right now? 

B: No I'm not. I'm don't work in the evening. 

400

mobile phones made 20 years ago vs. now 

[bulky] 

[Use a comparative to express a big difference]


Mobile phones made 20 years ago were much more bulky than now 

400

Tim usually plays video games with his friends on Saturdays, but he changed his mind this Saturday. His friend doesn't agree though. 

He says to his friend (sarcastically): 

Suggestion: 

Let's not play video games until we die.

500

My road trip story

We ___________ (stand) frozen. I __________ (want) to call 911 but I ___________ (not/move). 

Next thing I knew, my cousin ___________ (scream) at me while _________ (pull) into the car before the fire caught up with us. 

stood
wanted
couldn't move/didn't move
was screaming/pulling

500

you / save / for anything these days? 

Are you saving for anything these days? 

500

Shopping online vs. shopping at a mall 

[convenient] 

[Use a comparative to express a small difference]

Shopping online is far more convenient than shopping at a mall 

500

Your mother wants you to take out the garbage, but you don't want to. It makes you want to gag (throw up). 

What would you say?
[Use an imperative, whine and be dramatic] 

Variable answer