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A6 Speakout XMAS REVISION

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  • Record: how do you pronounce this as a verb and as a noun?
    Verb - stress on the second syllable
  • Make indirect - When is the exam?
    e.g. Do you know when the exam is?
  • Another way to say 'sorry you had to wait' - sorry to k________
    sorry to keep you
  • Tell us 3 verbs we learned for telling a story e.g. yawn
    crawl, gaze, whisper, sigh, wander
  • Change to passive: We can't do it
    It can't be done
  • Correct or incorrect? I have lived in London in 2008
    Incorrect
  • What does 'sigh' mean?
    to expel air. We do it as a reaction or to express emotion
  • Change these adjectives to nouns: spontaneous, disappointed, angry
    spontaneity, dissapointment, anger
  • What are past simple, continuous, perfect simple and perfect continuous refered to collectively?
    The narrative tenses
  • The film was very fascinating - correct or incorrect?
    incorrect
  • I didn't go to university- I wish.....
    I wish I had gone to university
  • Look! She has been finding the perfect shirt! Correct or incorrect?
    Incorrect
  • What three options do we have for talking about past habits?
    used to, would and past simple plus adverbs of frequency
  • Correct the sentence - I'm favour of the idea
    I'm in favour of the idea
  • What do 'shaking like a leaf', 'awkward' and 'over the moon' mean?
    nervous/scared, socially uncomfortable and happy
  • What is she doing?
    Yawning
  • Another way to say wait: b_____________
    Bear with me a moment
  • as far as I know = pranltaeyp (anagram)
    apparently
  • Correct the mistake - What I like his acting is his ability to cry so convincingly.
    What I like about his acting is his ability to cry so convincingly.
  • What does 'perfect' mean in gramatical terms?
    before i.e. present perfect means before now; past perfect means before a time/event/action in the past etc
  • Can you name 3 natural disasters/social issues?
    earthquake, landslide, debt, etc
  • What's the most common sound in English and can you give us an example?
    the schwa - computer, water, ability, etc
  • shocking and unacceptable = gotuoraseu
    outrageous
  • What do you call the cameras in shops or the street?
    CCTV cameras
  • Tell us 3 personality words or phrases that you learned in Unit 1
    People person, computer geek etc
  • What does 'naive' mean?
    A person lacking experience and therefore wisdom or knowledge. It can also mean innocent because of a lack of experience.