English in the Morning #6
What’s the date today? Wednesday, 20th September (the “twen-tee-yeth”)
Answers (Grammar Focus 2A p. 147)
a 1 asked 2 bought 3 danced 4 enjoyed 5 found 6 forgot 7 knew 8 learnt/learned 9 hurried 10 met 11 offered 12 preferred 13 relaxed 14 said 15 wore
b 2 arrived; didn’t arrive 3 were weren’t 4 ate; didn’t eat 5 didn’t rain; rained 6 didn’t spend; spent; 7 spoke; didn’t speak 8 had; didn’t have
c 2 When did your bags arrive? 3 What did you wear? 4 Were the people friendly? 5 What was the weather like? 6 What kind of food did you eat? 7 Did you have a good time?
a fire extinguisher “eks-sting-gwee-shur”
Carl Milles was a sculptor. He created sculptures.
a puffin
I don’t want to feed pigeons with my hands. I think it’s unhygienic.
I tried to swim against the current.
We are an odd number of students today. (9,11,13 or 8,10,12,14?)
– a visa
– phone charger
– a charging cable
– lightening cable
– tickets
– credit card
– prescription medicine
– painkillers,
– over-the-counter medicines
– swimsuit, swimming trunks, swimming shorts
– swimming goggles and hat
Let’s go anti-clockwise
to go in a clockwise direction
We swapped email addresses, we swapped phone numbers, and I swap jigsaw puzzles with friends
a trailer
a campervan / a motorhome (USA)
a caravan
The car was towing a caravan
When we broke down, the car was towed away.
a tow truck
to pay a fine
a wheel clamp
I bought a fridge magnet
I went to Greece and ate some traditional Greek food.
greasy food (= oily, fatty food)
We stayed in a luxury hotel.
I think baklava is quite sweet. In fact it’s quite sickly. (= lots of sugar/fat)
island, aisle (silent “s”)
Iceland
castle, whistle, listen (silent “t”) “lissen”
a pyramid
a chandelier
a traffic jam
the rush hour
a stressful situation
to commute to work by car
the London Underground
crowded
stale air (opp = fresh)
passengers
commuters
a delayed flight
a blindfold
We went on a coach holiday to Italy last year.
I passed my driving test first time!
I passed the theory test, but unfortunately failed the practical test. (“fay-yulled”)
Buses going out to Nacka have their own bus lane.
cycle lanes
If you drive in a bus lane you can be fined.
If you drive into Stockholm on weekdays, you have to pay congestion charges/toll charges.
turbulence
to board the plane
to be in a rush/in a hurry
plan plane
They treated their passengers very badly
She treated her children with respect.