Unit 5 Day 3/3

Their Writing Mistakes

100

"I recommend to you to watch this musical."

I recommend …

I recommend watching this musical.

(to recommend doing something)

I recommend you watch this musical. 

(to recommend someone do something)

NOT "I recommend to you...."

200

"I have never seen Shakira, this review is just my imagine, I hope this is good."

I have never seen Shakira, this is review is .....

just my imagination. 

300

"My aunt took me to the concert in Izmir. I can't see the scene very clearly but I could hear her voice fine."

My aunt took me to the concert. I ......

wasn't able to see the stage very clearly but I could hear her voice fine. 

was able to - one time ability in the past

could - general ability in the past + one time ability + verbs of sense (see, smell, hear)

400

"The concert started with Ebru, she has one of the best voices among Turkish stars."

The concert started with Ebru... 

who has one of the best voices among Turkish stars. 

500

I went in first concert of Shakira in “Vodafone Park Istanbul” in 2018.

I went....

I went to Shakira's first concert at Vodafone Park Istanbul in 2018. 

English is EASY!

100

with ease (n expression)

easy (adj)

______ (adv)

easiness (n - abstract)

easily

y--> ily

happy ---> happily

200

honest (adj)

honestly (adv)

_______ (n)

honesty

+ y (Noun suffix)

Honest --> Honesty

Difficult ---> Difficulty

+ y (adj suffix)

spice ---> spicy

sun ---> sunny

300

know (v)

knowledge (n)

knowledgeable (adj) 

___________ (adv)

knowledgeably

He spoke very knowledgeably about the political situation in Syria.

400

long (adj)

length (n)

______ (v)

lengthen 

adj ------> noun -------> verb

strong      strength         strengthen

long         length             lengthen

wide        width               widen

short       shortness        shorten

500

beauty (n)

beautiful (adj)

beautify (v)

beautifully (adv)

_________ (n - process)

beautification

Name that Skyline

100

a) Seattle, Washington, USA

b) Chicago, Illinois, USA

c) Boston, Massachusetts, USA

d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Chicago, Illinois, USA

200

a) Tel-Aviv, Israel

b) Dubai, United Arab Emirates

c) Doha, Qatar

d) Istanbul, Turkiye

Istanbul, Turkiye

300

a) Kiev, Ukraine

b) Bucharest, Hungary

c) Riga, Latvia

d) Moscow, Russia

Kyiv, Ukraine

400

a) Vienna, Austria

b) Stockholm, Sweden

c) Berlin, Germany

d) Prague, Czechia

Vienna, Austria

500

a) Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

b) Singapore, Singapore

c) Phenom Penh, Cambodia

d) Taipei, Taiwan

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Food ---> Country

100

The US / The United States / The States 

200

Scotland

300

Egypt

400

Bolivia 

500

Romania

FCE Transformations

100

The weather is too cold for us to go to the beach. 

WARM

It is ___ ___ ___ for us to go to the beach.

not warm enough

It is too cold / It is not warm enough

It is too expensive / It is not cheap enough

It is too far / It is not close enough

It is too difficult / It is not easy enough

200

"You should keep a diary to improve your writing", Ms. Franklin told her students. 

ENCOURAGED

Ms. Franklin _____ ______ _____ ____ _____ a diary to improve their writing.

encouraged her students to keep

reporting verbs

to encourage someone to do something

to remind someone to do something

to advise someone to do something

to recommend someone do something

300

I regret buying that jacket as it is not my style. 

SHOULD

I ____ ____ ____ ___ that jacket as it is not my style.

should not have bought

past modal verbs

modal verb + have + v3

(to express regret)

I shouldn't have bought that jacket.

I shouldn't have eaten the whole chocolate cake.

400

They didn't find much information about it online. 

LITTLE

They _____ _____ information about it online.

found little

Quantifiers

I found a lot of information about it online. 

I didn't find much information about it online. 

I found little information about it online.

500

Carl decided to not eat out anymore because it was too expensive. 

GAVE

Carl _____ ____ ____ ____ because it was too expensive.

gave up eating out

phrasal verb ---> verb

to decide not to do something anymore. 

to give up doing something.