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.