Feelings and Adjectives
The Environment MATTERS!
Grammar's a B*****
Speaking
Anything Goes!
100

What is reforestation? 

Replanting trees purely for environmental benefits.

100

In your opinion, what is the best way to learn English? (use opinionated language!) 

I strongly believe...

I personally think...

It is my view that...

200

What's the difference between depressed and depressive/depressing?

One is a feeling, one (second two are) is situational.  

200

What is carpooling? Helpful or harmful to the environment? 

What is smog? Helpful or harmful? 

Carpooling is sharing a mode of transportation (usually taking turns) to reduce one's carbon footprint (less carbon, pollution, other gases, etc) being produced on a daily basis. HELPFUL!

Smog is fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants (factory emissions, car exhaust, etc). HARMFUL!

200

What is a 'phrasal verb?' Give three examples.

idiomatic phrase, consisting of verb and another element such a preposition; Shut up; Break up; Count on; Get along; Run into...etc

200

You have been invited to go to an event you REALLY don't want to go to. Make an excuse (full sentences!). 

Congratulations, you got out of it!

300

Name 5 POSITIVE feelings. No easy ones!

Elated, euphoric, ecstatic, glad, excited, enthralled, ...  

300

List three problems the environment suffers from. 

List three solutions! 

Air pollution, litter, trash in the ocean, oil in the ocean, smog, hazardous waste in nature, climate change/global warming, etc

Money into cleaning programs, stricter laws on littering/depositing waste, stronger community organization to protect the environment, seek self-sufficient energy solutions (solar energy, rechargeable batteries, hybrid cars, etc), cloth bags, recycling incentives, etc. 

300

Give an example of a first conditional sentence. 

"If we...., we will..." 

"if you....you'll..."

"If I....I'll...."

300

HOW IS THE EARTH GOING TO END? And what would you do with your last 24 hours left on earth? (must be worthy of 300 points)

Nice job!

300

Name three of our Word of the Day words and put them each in a sentence!

Euphoric, elated, noteworthy, nincompoop, epiphany, unrequited love, endearing, zealous, lackadaisical, virtuoso...

400

Name five positive personality traits and five negative ones. ON LEVEL OR HIGHER WORDS ONLY. 

Ambitious, ...

400

There is too much __________

There are too many __________

We need more __________

We need to buy fewer __________

There aren't enough __________



Countable vs Uncountable


Well done!

400

Compare two people in your life (one can be yourself). Use at least 5 comparatives and two superlatives. 

Nicely compared! 

500

A hero/heroine is _________

My mother is _________ 

A doctor is very __________

I wish I was more __________

Teachers are very ___________ 

Nicely done!

500

In your opinion, what is the biggest concern regarding the environment in Tunisia? The world? 

What do you think the best solution is?

YOU ARE THE FUTURE!

500

What's an embarrassing moment you had? Tell it like a story. 

How mortifying! Well done!