Mention three adjectives describing "confused feelings".
baffled, mystified & stunned
What is the meaning of the idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining"?
There's always something positive out of every bad situation.
Why can’t I use my cell phone in an elevator? (The thing I don’t get is…)
The thing I don't get is why I can't use my cell phone in an elevator.
I don’t know how to dance very well (I wish…)
I wish I knew how to dance well.
Mention three strategies for complaining in a polite way.
Open answer
Role Play Conversation: Choose one of your teammates to role play this situation:
-You've been waiting in line for a long time, and someone suddenly cuts in front of you.
-Make a polite complaint
Open answer
Role Play:
-Conduct an "on the street" interview
Open answer
Role Play: Asking for a refund
-Student A: Customer asking for a refund.
-Student B: Clerk
Open answer
To emphasize the completion of an action/event by a certain point in the future:
a) Future perfect
b) Future perfect continuous
a) Future perfect
Change the next direct question into an indirect one:
Will Airlines ever stop losing passengers’ luggage? (I wonder…)
I wonder if airlines will ever stop losing passengers' luggage.
After prepositions such as "to, with or about" we use...
Nouns, pronouns or gerunds
I didn’t apply for that interesting job in AT&T. (I wish…)
I wish I had applied for that interesting job in AT&T.
For wishes about the present, we can use...
Simple Past & Past continuous
"________________ is one thing that bothers me at home."
Sample answer: Bad internet connection
Role Play: Asking for a refund
-Student A: Customer asking for a refund.
-Student B: Clerk
Open answer
Mention three adjectives describing "sad feelings".
demoralized, saddened, discouraged, depressed...
What is the meaning of "good deed"?
Willingly doing something for others without expecting something in return.
"One thing that I hate is people______ talk during a movie.”
who
Back off! You're _________ on my nerves!
getting
What is the meaning of "resilience"?
The ability to deal with and overcome difficult situations with a strong mindset towards success.
What is the structure of Second Conditional?
If + simple past , would + bare infinitive
One thing ____ bothers me is _____ my friends don't show up on time.
that/when
To emphasize the duration of an action/event in progress by a certain point in the future:
a) Future perfect
b) Future perfect continuous
b) Future perfect continuous
Role Play Conversation: Choose one of your teammates to role play this situation:
-You've been patiently waiting for your food for almost an hour; you realize the waiter brings you the wrong order.
-Make a polite complain.
Open answer
Complete the next relative clause with a noun clause: "One thing that I hate is _________________."
Sample answer: when people speak too loud during a movie
Which is this type of complainer?
A whiner
For regrets about the past, we use...
Past Perfect / Third conditional (if + past perfect, would+ have + verb in past participle)