Idioms
What is the meaning of ‘this day and age’?
Nowadays / Now at this present time
He _______(run) his own business before he joined Facebook.
He had run his own business before he joined Facebook.
I have ______ seen that movie.
already, just, recently, never...
Please give 3 examples of nouns with the suffix -ness.
madness
goodness
sickness
I have never seen her so happy. She is having the ______ of her life.
time
What is the meaning of ‘by and large’?
In general
Three years from now, he __________ (leave) school.
Three years from now, he will have left school.
I have been working for Apple _________.
A. in three months
B. for three months
C. three months ago.
B. for three months
I have been working for Apple for three months.
My mom is really strict with the _______ (tidy) of my room. She'll get angry if it's messy.
My mom is really strict with the tidiness of my room. She'll get angry if it's messy.
Can you explain what is a go-getter?
(Won't be tested on Wednesday!)
A person who is full of action and drive.
Describe possible personality traits of someone who is ‘larger than life’
What is the difference in meaning?
a) My father lived here for 50 years
b) My father has lived here for 50 years
a) My father no longer lives here
b) My father still lives here
Before I _____ (come) to school in the U.S., I had never been to New York.
Before I came to school in the U.S., I had never been to New York.
Spot the error in the following sentence and correct it:
We hope that all employees have the great ableness of business negotiation.
*ableness
-->ability
In a cover letter, how to express your interest in the job?
“While she was a singer first and ________, she also enjoyed acting every now and then”
foremost
Editor: How's your new book going?
Vicky: I've written the first chapter.
Editor: ____.
A. I'll give you more time to finish the first chapter
B. Why don't you start working on Chapter one?
C. Could you send me a copy of the first chapter?
C. Could you send me a copy of the first chapter?
Vicky has finished the first chapter already.
A: Vicky is still working on the first chapter.
B: Vicky hasn't started the first chapter yet.
Please use the time phrase since I took the English course to create a sentence.
I have known many new friends since I took the English course.
I have been studying very hard since I took the English course.
Rewrite the following sentence without changing the meaning. Use a noun ending -ness formed from the underlined adjective:
This vegetable is rich in iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
This vegetable has the richness in iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
If you are writing an email to your boss, is it appropriate to write:
Email me back whenever you have the answer from the Tech Team.
I would appreciate it if you could contact me when you have the answer from the Tech Team.
What is the life expression meaning “it’s what always happens to me”?
Story of my life
What is the difference in meaning?
a) Many other cultures in the past had last names that denoted what their family profession was.
b) Many other cultures in the past had last names that denoted what their family profession had been.
a) assumes it was still the family profession
b) looking back to what the profession was at an earlier time, but probably was not then
He _________ (have) several jobs before this one.
Time phrase in this sentence? And fill the blank with correct form.
Time phrase: before this one
He has had several jobs before this one.
Many nouns end with the suffix -ment, such as arrangement, requirement, argument, etc.
Look at the following words: Happiment, tiredment, readiment. Do they sound right to you, and why?
adjective -> noun tends to add the suffix -ness.
The suffix -ment is usually attached after a verb to form a noun.
What is the difference in meaning?
a) Have you ever gone to LA?
b) Did you go to LA?
a) Indefinite question
b) Definite question (e.g. you mentioned that you traveled to California recently)