Speaking: Yes/No Questions: Lucky/Unlucky Houses

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Ask your classmates. If someone says yes, write his name.
1. _________ believes in “lucky” and “unlucky” houses.
2. _________ knew something about “feng shui” before we read the article.
3. _________ is looking for a cheaper place to live.
4. _________ would like more privacy* at home. *隐私，私生活, privacidad
5. _________ ’s home here is smaller than his home in his country.
6. _________ ’s bed faces the door.
7. _________ has moved several times since he came to San Francisco.

Wh- Questions: The Empire State Building

Wh- Questions: The Empire State Building

Write wh- questions about the underlined information.

1.  The Empire State Building is one of the most famous skyscrapers in the world.
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2.  It is an Art Deco style building. →
       Art Deco: 装 饰 派 艺 术 运 动
3.  It was built between 1929 and 1931. →
4.  It has 102 floors. →
5.  The exterior is limestone. 石 灰 岩, caliza, известняк →
6.  Visitors usually go up to the 86th floor observation deck*. 平 台, azotea/terraza, терра́са
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7.  You can go up to the 110th floor if you pay extra.
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8.  The Empire State Building has had over 110 million visitors since it opened.
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1. What is the Empire State Building.
2. What style (Which style) building is it?
3. When was it built? =When did they build it?
4. How many floors does it have?
5. What material is the exterior?
6. Which observation deck do visitors
    usually go up to?
7. Where can you go if you pay extra?
8. How many visitors has the Empire State Building had since it opened?

 

Part 1: Phrasal Verbs

Part 1: Phrasal Verbs. Which verbs can you replace with phrasal verbs?  Draw a line through them and write a phrasal verb from the list. Be careful!  Sometimes you’ll need to cross out more than just the verb.  And make sure you use the correct tense.

call off     

figure out   

get by      

help out   

put back      

turn down

call up     

find out      

go on       

look up    

take off       

turn into

drop off   

get back     

grow up   

pick up    

throw away 

write down

                         help me out

1.     Could you assist me? I have three bags of groceries to carry.
2.     When did you learn that she was pregnant?  >> When did you find out that she was pregnant?
3.     When did he return?  >> When did he get back?
4.     As a child he lived in Idaho. When he was 22, he moved here.  He grew up in Idaho. When he was 22, he moved here.
5.     After this stop, this train continues to Embarcadero Station.  >> After this stop, this train goes on to Embarcadero Station.
6.     a.   What does this word mean?
        b.   I don’t know. Why don’t you try to find it in the dictionary? >> Why don't you look it up in the dictionary?
7.     After his father died, the boy started spending time with the wrong people, and he quickly changed into a little thug. (暴 徒, matón/bruto, банди́т/головоре́з)
        >> and he quickly turned into a little thug.

Irregular Past Tense Verbs: D-G

Irregular Simple Past Negative, D-G

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Verbs d-g Negative

1. You did the dishes last night. No, I …

2. She drew this picture herself. No, she …

3. He drove to work this morning. No, he …

4. You ate a big breakfast this morning. No, I …

5. She fell down and hurt herself. No, she … and … herself.

6. She felt sick last weekend. No, she …

7. President Bush fought in the Vietnam War. No, President Bush …

8. You found a good dentist. No, I …

9. You flew back home over the vacation. No, I …

10.You forgot to sign your name. No, I …

11. She got a flu shot yesterday. No, she …

12. You gave me a cold! No, I

13. You went to work after school. No, I …

14. He grew up in a small family. No, he...

Irregular Simple Past Tense Affirmative D-G

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Verbs d-g

1. Did you do your homework last night? Yes, I …

2. Did she draw this picture herself? Yes, she …

3. Did you drive her to the hospital? Yes, I …

4. Did you eat a banana before lunch? Yes, I …

5. Did your grandmother fall down? Yes, my grandmother …

6. Did you feel a pain in your chest? Yes, I …

7. Did he fight in the Vietnam War? Yes, he …

8. Did you find a nice restaurant? Yes, I …

9. Did you fly back home over the vacation? Yes, I …

10. Did you forget about the meeting? Yes, I …

11. Did she get a flu shot yesterday? Yes, she …

12. Did he give her the money? Yes, he …

13. Did you go to work after school? Yes, I …

14. Did he grow

What a creepy place! Speaking Practice.

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What a creepy place! Written exercises.

What a creepy place! (爬着走的, horripilante, жуткий )   level5.podomatic.com  5-5012601p1 

Rewrite each sentence.  Change there is/there are to have/has.

Example:  There is a coffin in my bedroom instead of a bed.

→   My bedroom has a coffin (棺材, ataúd, гроб) instead of a bed.

1.    There are two graves* in the backyard.  *坟墓, tumbas, могила        

2.    There are three toilets in the bathroom.

3.    There are two snakes in the bathtub.

4.    There isn’t a stove in the kitchen.

5.    There aren’t any shelves in the cupboards. 

Now change have/has to there is/there are.  Don’t forget to say where!

example My dining room has a jacuzzi.

→   There is a Jacuzzi* in my dining room.  *佳骨肌泡沫, bañera de hidromasaje       

6.    The back yard has a piranha pond. *南美产的小鱼, piraña, пиранья   a pond: a very small lake

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7.    The bedroom ceiling has mirrors.

8.    The shower only has cold water.              

9.    The balcony doesn’t have any railing*. *围栏, pasamanos, перила

10. The house doesn’t have any heat. 

1. The backyard has two graves.

2. The bathroom has three toilets.

3. The bathtub has two snakes (in it).

4. The kitchen doesn’t have a stove.

5. The cupboards don’t have any shelves.

6. There is a piranha pond in the back yard. (Piranhas are fish with very sharp teeth that can eat people and animals in seconds.)

7. There are mirrors on the bedroom ceiling.

8. There is only cold water in the shower.

9. There isn’t any railing on the balcony.

10. There isn’t any heat in the house. 

 

Write about your partner's place in his/her country.

Write about your partner’s place in her native country, not in the U.S. Use the sentences below as examples, but change everything to PAST TENSE!

a.   In ²the U.S., ¹Julia lives in a ³medium-sized  ⁴apartment.

b.   It has ⁵three bedrooms, and it is located in ⁶a suburb of Los Angeles.

c.   The building is ⁷modern, and it has ⁸three floors.

d.   The exterior of the building is ⁹stucco. 

e.   The building has ¹⁰a courtyard and a pool.                                                     

f.   Her family ¹¹rents the place.

g.   The neighborhood is ¹²so-so.

h.   Something she likes about the neighborhood is that ¹³there is a park nearby.         a courtyard

i.    Something she doesn’t like about the neighborhood is that ¹⁴it is very difficult to find a parking space.

a.  In Nicaragua, Sophia lived in a large single-family home.

b.  It had four bedrooms, and it was located in Managua.

c.  The building was traditional Spanish style, and it had two floors.

d.  The exterior of the building was stucco.

e.  The building had a courtyard and a garden.

f.   Her family owned the place.

g.  The neighborhood was fairly safe.

h.  Something she liked about the neighborhood was that it had a view of the lake and that it was near her child's school.

i.   Something she didn't like about the place was that the weather in Managua was always hot, and there were always lots of mosquitoes, especially at night.