Week 1
What does "intimidate" mean? What is the word form?
(v) If you intimidate someone, you make them feel frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
What does "predator" mean? What's the word form?
(n) animals that eat other animals
What does "voluntary" mean? What's the word form?
(v) describes something that people have freely chosen to do.
What does the word "fragile" mean? What's the word form?
(adj) easy to break
What does "spiritual" mean? What's the word form?
(adj) Relating to God, faith and beliefs in purposes beyond material needs
What's the adjective form of "loyalty"?
loyal
What's the noun of "responsible"?
responsibility
What are the two noun forms of survive?
survival (thing)
survivor (person)
What preposition is common after "balance"?
between
What's the noun form of the word "maintain?"
maintenance
Fix the mistake: "He felt frustrating that the item was out of stock."
frustrated
What's the missing word?
"A _______ is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant"
parasite
What's the missing word?
One way to improve the ______ of city neighbourhoods is to have regular police patrols.
safety
What's the missing word?
Natural disasters often ________ the lives of many people.
threaten
What's the missing word?
"Another part of geotourism is to raise people's ________ of the history and culture of places they visit".
awareness
Fix this sentence:
If it would be sunny on Friday, we will go to the beach.
If it is sunny on Friday, we will go to the beach. (first conditional)
Fix this sentence: "Nobody want to buy expensive items. "
Nobody wants to buy expensive items.
Fix this sentence: "This idea has been proved by scientists."
This idea has been proven by scientists.
Fix this sentence: "Residents were restricted from buy cars."
Residents were restricted from buying cars.
Fix the mistake: "I often think about how humans can preserving the environment."
I often think about humans can preserve the environment.
Construct a sentence with the following information. Use a linker in the sentence:
1. I want to go to the cinema. 2. I can't afford it.
I want to go to the cinema however/but I can't afford it.
Create a sentence with the following information. Use a correct linker.
1. Public transport in our city is convenient and reliable.
2. It is cheap for students.
Public transport in our city is convenient and reliable. Moreover/in addition/additionally, it is cheap for students.
Make a sentence using "too" or "enough".
Nobody went to the restaurant. The restaurant closed down.
The restaurant closed down because not enough people went to it.
Change from the active to the passive voice:
Many experts consider Vesuvius to be an extremely dangerous volcano.
Vesuvius is considered by many experts to be an extremely dangerous volcano.
Make a sentence using a correct linker:
1. Tourism brings money into a community.
2. Governments can make improvements.
Tourism brings money into a community. As a result, governments can make improvements.