1. earthquake
2. tornado
3. blizzard
4. hurricane
5. flood
6. forest fire, brush fire
7. drought
8. volcano, volcanic eruption
9. lightning, a lightning bolt
10. an avalanche
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Disaster Vocabulary: flood, volcano, forest fire...
1. earthquake
2. tornado
3. blizzard
4. hurricane
5. flood
6. forest fire, brush fire
7. drought
8. volcano, volcanic eruption
9. lightning, a lightning bolt
10. an avalanche
Gerund or Infinitive: ...so I expect to go on to Level 6 next semester.
Part 1. Verbs
Followed by Infinitives (to do) or Gerunds (verb + ing)
In the first blank, use a verb from your list. In the
second blank, use the words in parentheses. Decide whether you should use an
infinitive or gerund (to ... or -ing).
a. I have done
well on my final exams, so I expect (go on) to go on to Level 6 next semester.
b. After
you finish (vacuum) vacuuming the
carpet, you can start mopping the floor.
1. If you have
high cholesterol, you should a____________
(eat) _________ fried food and red
meat.
2. After he
graduates from college, he w______ l_____
(get) _______ a high-paying job with
a big law firm*. 公 司, compañía, фирма, شرِكة
3. He is very
good with numbers. He should c__________
(become) _________ an accountant.
4. He asked me
to lend him $200. He p____________ (pay)
_________ me back next week when he gets paid, so I wrote him a check.
5. He wanted to
visit either Argentina or Italy. After thinking about it, he finally d_____________ (go) _________ to Argentina because the airfare was less and the
exchange rate* was better.
*汇率, tipo de cambio, валютный обменный курс, سعر الصرف
6. What do you
______________ (do) _________ in your
spare time? b. Hiking*.
*远足活动, excursionismo, пе́ший тури́зм , التجول سيراً
7. I am
_________ ___ (study) _________ the present perfect! Why can't we do anything
else?!! We've been doing it for two weeks!
1. avoid eating
2. would like to get
3. consider becoming
4. promised to pay
5. decided to go
6. enjoy doing
7. tired of studying
Gerund or Infinitive: Does she know how to drive?
Part 2. Verbs
Followed by Gerunds (-ing) or Infinitives (to do, to be, to have, etc.)
In the first blank, use a verb from your list. In the
second blank, use the words in parentheses. Decide whether you should use an
infinitive or gerund (to ... or -ing).
1. a. Does she k________ ____ (drive)
_________?
b. No, she
will need to take driving lessons.
2. When I saw
how many bags of groceries she had, I o_____________
(help) _________ her carry them up
the stairs.
3. We wanted to
eat in a restaurant, but he i___________ ___ (eat)
_________ at Burger King to save money.
4. I'm not sure
if I can, but I h_________ (visit) _________ my relatives in Belgium this summer.
5. The young
couple p_______________ (get) _________ married when the
fiancé's* mother was diagnosed with cancer.
*未婚夫, novio/prometido, жених, مخطوبة
6. The police
brought the man into the station for questioning, but he ____________ (answer) _________ any questions without
his lawyer.
7. In her
computer class, she is l__________ _____ (use)
_________ Microsoft Excel software.
8. People who
are addicted* to drugs c_______ _______ (take)
_________ them. They just can't stop.
*对 某 事 上 瘾, drogadictos, пристрасти́ться,
متوقف على، منوط ب مدمن، معاقر
9. The wholesaler
(批发商, mayorista, оптовик, بائع بالجملة ) was not
completely satisfied (happy, pleased) with the products he ordered from the
manufacturers. He asked them to change the color and use a better quality material.
They ____________ (change) _________
the color, but they refused to change the material.
1.
Does she know how to drive
2.
I offered to help her
3.
but he insisted on eating at
4.
I hope to visit my relatives
5.
posponed getting married
6.
he refused to answer any questions
7.
she is learning how to use MS Excel
8.
…can't help taking them
9.
They agreed to change the color, but they refused to…
Vocabulary: Hurricane in North Carolina
in case 以防万一, en caso,
في حال، إذا ما
to evacuate 撤离, يفرغ، يجلي يرحل
to knock down 敲下来,
golpear abajo, сбивать,
يطيح بـ، يحبط محاولة هجوم
the power 电力, electricidad,
электроэнергия, كهرباء
a resident 居民, житель, المقيم
a storm 风暴, tormenta,
буря, عاصفة، زوبعة
terrible 可怕, стра́шный,
فظيع، كريه
This is a bad snow storm with strong wind.
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1. This is a bad snow storm with strong wind.
3. These are made of wax (蜡, cera, воск),
and we light them so we can see in the dark.
5. These carry electricity to your home.
Sometimes they fall down during a storm.
7. This thing stores (储存, acumula, хранить) electricity to use in iPods, cameras, and
cell phones.
9. This is a building where you can park your
car.
11. This is a very large, strong storm from the
ocean with heavy wind and rain.
13. This means ‘if’. For example, sometimes you
see signs that say, (BLANK) of
emergency,
do not take the elevator.”
15. This means to tell someone to watch out or to
try to avoid something.
17. Some people say this is a safe place to be
during a hurricane.
2. This word means “to hit and push over.”
4. This word means “to leave quickly because
of an emergency.”
6. Today, we don’t usually chop trees down. We
usually use this machine instead.
8. When the earth shakes, it is called an (BLANK).
10. When the water rises and it covers land that
is usually dry, it is called a (BLANK).
12. When there is not enough rain and things
begin to die, we say there is a (BLANK).
14. When very much snow slides (幻灯片, deslizarse,
скользи́ть) down a mountain and completely covers houses and people, it is
called an (BLANK).
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