INVERSION
Transform
I had never seen such a beautiful beach before.
Start with Never...
Never had I seen such a beautiful beach before.
Transform
“We will come back tomorrow.” → They said...
They said they would come back the next day.
I ______ TV when the lights went out. (watch)
was watching
Money left after you've paid for necessary things.
disposable income
🌊 calm ______ waters
turquoise
Transform
I didn't realise how dangerous it was until I got there.
Start with Not until...
Not until I got there did I realise how dangerous it was.
Transform
“I'm meeting Sarah tomorrow.” → Jack said...
Jack said he was meeting Sarah the next day.
When we got to the airport, the plane ______ already ______. (leave)
had already left
A formal adjective meaning rich or wealthy.
affluent
🏖️ ______ beaches
pristine
Correct the mistake
No sooner we had arrived than it started raining.
No sooner had we arrived than it started raining.
Correct the mistake
She told me she is going to leave her job.
She told me she was going to leave her job.
He was exhausted because he ______ all day. (work)
had been working
Poor and lacking things such as good housing, education and opportunities.
deprived
Guess from the emoji
🌴🌧️🌳❤️🌳🌧️🌴
the heart of the rainforest
Correct the mistake
Rarely people understand how difficult it is to live in poverty.
Rarely do people understand how difficult it is to live in poverty.
Which means “very soon”?
A. I would leave.
B. I was about to leave.
B — I was about to leave.
When I arrived, everyone ______. (dance)
was dancing
Very poor, often describing a community or area.
impoverished
Guess the phrase
🦟🦟🦟 + 💧🌿🐊
a mosquito-infested swamp
Challenge
Make this more dramatic using Little did...:
We didn't know that our holiday was about to become a disaster.
Little did we know that our holiday was about to become a disaster.
Finish the story with TWO future-in-the-past forms:
I thought my holiday would be perfect. I didn't know...
Open answer, e.g. I didn't know that a tropical storm was going to hit the island. We were about to leave the hotel when it started.
Three tenses!
It ______ heavily, we ______ for hours, and by the time we ______ the village, we were exhausted.
(rain / walk / reach)
was raining / had been walking / reached
What's the difference?
deprived vs destitute
Deprived = lacking money, services or opportunities.
Destitute = extremely poor, with almost nothing.
Name THREE correct collocations with tropical.
tropical rainforest / tropical storm / tropical island / tropical paradise