Friday, February 8, 2013

Wh- questions: Madonna



Write wh- questions.  Replace the boldface words with who, what, where, when, why, how… 
Remember, each question should have a yes/no question inside!        level5.podomatic.com  5-56int011802-2
a.   Madonna released her first album in 1983. → When did Madonna release her first album?            
1.   Madonna used to have dark hair. →
2.   She has blond hair now. →
3.   She studied dance in college. →
4.   She dropped her last name when she became a singer. →
5.   She earned $242,000,000 in 2008. →
6.   Her music tour was called “Sticky and Sweet.” →
7.   Madonna has acted in 22 films. →
8.   Madonna got divorced in 2008. →
9.   She is dating a 22-year-old Brazilian man named Jesus Luz right now.
    

1.    What color hair did Madonna use to have?
2.    What color hair does she have now?
3.    What did she study in college?
4.    When did she drop her last name?
5.    How much (money) did she earn in 2008?
6.    What was her music tour called?
7.    How many films has Madonna acted in?
8.    When did Madonna get divorced?
9.    Who is she dating right now?

Part 6: Phrasal Verbs



Part 6: Phrasal Verbs. Fill in the blanks. Use a two-part verb from the list. Sometimes you will need to add a pronoun, such as me, her, him, it, or them. The ˬ sign between two words means that they must stay together; you cannot put a word between them. 

getˬup
goˬon
growˬup
growˬup
help out
pick up
put back
take off
talk over
throw away

1.   (A nurse speaking to a patient at the doctor's office): OK, could you ____________ your shirt and pants and put on this blue gown, please?
2.   A Level 4 student may __________ to Level 5 if she passes three out of the four Level 4 Exit Tests. Students who don't pass three tests are supposed to* repeat Level 4. *被期望…, se suponía que, поло́жено
3.   Aunt Rosa's flight will arrive on Monday afternoon at 3:30. Can you _________________ at the airport? I have to work then.
4.   Could you _________________? This box is too heavy for me to lift by myself. 
5.   Mr. Trego ________________ in northern Idaho. He lived there until he was 21 years old.
6.   My son ____________________ so fast! (Use present continuous.) He's starting to get a mustache. I can still remember when he was just a baby.
7.   On weekdays, I ___________ at 5:20 a.m. I don't like to get out of bed so early, but I have to be at work by 7:00.
8.   She looked at the price tag on the sweater. It was too expensive, so she ________________ on the shelf.
9.   The cheese had green mold ( , moho, пле́сень) all over it. Obviously, he couldn't eat it, so he ____________________.
10. This is a very important decision. You should really ___________________ with your family before you decide what to do.  
1. take off
2. go on
3. pick her up
4. help me out
5. grew up
6. is growing up
7. get up
8. put it back
9. threw it away
10. talk it over

like, be like, would like, look like I just met Anna's husband.



Fill in the missing words.

1. a. I just met Anna’s husband.

     b. Oh, really? What _________ he like?

     a.  He’s nice, but he’s so shy! He hardly* said a word the whole evening!

           *几乎不, apenas, casi, едва

2. a. _________ you like living in San Francisco?

     b. It’s OK, but I prefer L.A.  

     a. Is that right? Why?

     b. It's not foggy all the time like San Francisco is.

3. a. They keep asking me if I want to meet their son (daughter).

     b. Oh, really? What _________ he (she) look like?

     a. Well, they showed me a picture, and he’s (she’s) not bad-looking, actually!

     b. Well, why not? They’re a good family, and you’re not getting any younger, you know!

4. a. How was your meal? Was everything OK?

     b. Yes, thank you. It was excellent.

     a. Good. _________ you like to see the dessert menu? We have a wonderful chocolate cake this evening.

     b. Believe me, that sounds tempting1, but we really have to get going2.          

     a. OK. Then I’ll just bring you the check.  1 诱惑, tentador, соблазнительный    2  need to leave



1. is

2. Do

3. does

4. Would

as...as not as...as The first man is not as heavy as the...

Use as…as when two things are equal or the same.       
Use not as…as to say that one thing is less…than the other.
      as tall as                      not as tall as (=shorter)
      as good-looking as    not as good-looking as  (=uglier)
      as heavy as                 not as heavy as (=lighter)
      wrong:  as taller as    wrong:  not as heavier as
a.   (heavy) The first man is  not as heavy as  the third man.
1.  (heavy) The first man is as heavy as the second man.
2.  (handsome) The second man is as handsome as the first one.
3.  (good-looking) The third man is not as good-looking as the first one.
4.  (tall) The third man is not as tall as the second man.
5.  (fair-skinned*) The first man is not as fair-skinned as the second one.   *having light-colored skin
6.  (dark-skinned) The second man is not as dark-skinned as the first one.

Look at the pictures. Use as…as or not as…as. Don’t use more… or -er.
7.  (wide) The first shoe is not as wide as the second shoe.
8.  (narrow) The second shoe is not as narrow as the first shoe.
9.  (long) The man’s hair is not as long as the woman’s hair.
10.      (dark) The womans’s hair is not as dark as the man’s hair.
11.    (wrinkled   , arrugado, мятый, جعدة) The second pair of pants is not as wrinkled as the first pair.
12.   (long) The second pair of pants is not as long as the first pair.