Past Simple or Past Perfect. Until Ken found this webpage, he_____________ (not study) the past perfect.
hadn't studied
Name 8 ADVERBS used to describe trends (IELTS Writing task 1)
sharply, dramatically, significantly, steadily, relatively, considerably, slightly, gently, gradually,
Use conditional: If the children ______ (not eat) all that chocolate, they ______ (not feel) sick.
If the children hadn't eaten all that chocolate, they wouldn't have felt sick.
Unit 4 title is...
Think Globally, Act Locally
Identify the Appeal: Having written ten successful novels myself, I can tell you that this book is worth buying.
Ethos - credibility
Use passive voice: At six o'clock someone was telling a story.
A story was being told at six o'clock.
Use passive voice: John will tell you later.
You will be told (by John) later.
Explain the difference between per cent and percentage
Per cent is used after a number. Percentage comes after words like the, a, this, that, etc. and is often preceded by an adjective.
Used to or Would? We ______ live in New York when I was a kid.
used to
Respond to the situation using the correct Modal in the past. Your friend visited a religious site and accidentally wore shoes inside, which is against the rules.
You shouldn’t have worn shoes inside.
Past Simple and Past Perfect. The young man _________ (be) in the police station because he ________ (stole) some money.
was, had stolen
Create a Compound-Complex sentence. I forgot my keys. / I had to call a locksmith. / Because I was in a hurry.
e.g. I forgot my keys because I was in a hurry, so I had to call a locksmith.
Complete the SoI Unit 3: People’s point of view about ________ can be influenced by both competition and cooperation.
healthy relationships
Respond to the situation using the correct Modal in the past. You went to great lengths to learn basic phrases in the local language, only to find out that most people there spoke fluent English.
I needn’t have spent so much time learning those phrases—they all spoke English fluently!
If I _____ (be) you, I ____ (call) him as soon as possible.
were, would call
Unit 1 title is...
The Fame Game
Complete the SoI Unit 4: People can ______ the rights through communicating with audience.
stand for
Complete the SoI Unit 2: Accepting the meaning of different ________ may help people interact.
cultural expressions
Unit 2 title is...
A Journey through Diverse Cultures
Explain the difference: amount, number, quantity.
Amount is used with uncountable nouns (money). Number - with countable (students). Quantity - for things that can be measured (oil))
Complete the SoI Unit 1: Cultural context influences the formation of personality and the selection of ________.
role models
Unit 3 title is...
The Ties that Bind Us
Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous. She _____ (feel) excluded because her friends ____ (not invite) her to join their group chats.
had felt, had not been inviting
What is SDII? When is it used?
S-same, D-different, I-interesting, I-important. It's used in the BODY paragraph of the Bar chart without a timeline.