Week 21st- 23rd
As promised, we learnt some “Colour idioms”.
But it wasn’t until we had reviewed verb patterns.
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I was so happy to receive your present. (After adjs, to +infinitive)
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She was busy looking after her little sister. (Exception;after “busy”, ing)
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He went to the sop to buy some bread. (To express purpose, why?)
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Doing sport is healthy. (When
the verb is the subject, ing)
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The kid wasn’t tall enough to reach
the door knob.(After too and enough)
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Don’t leave
the office without locking the door. (After prepositions)
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They didn’t
know where to run.(After question words, except “why”)
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We went swimming last weekend. (After
“go” for physical activities)
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My niece would like to become a teacher when she grows up.(After would like, would love etc.)
After
certain verbs we use , to
+ infinitive and after other verbs we use “–ing”. And this
is the most difficult part to remember because there are no rules for it. Read
a lot. Do exercises and above all, learn the verbs in context with sample
sentences.
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What did they plan to do?
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My friends agree to stay in the hotel closer to
the beach.
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She promised not to tell anybody.
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I refuse to go by bus. It takes longer than the
train!
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I hope to finish my degree next year.
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They seem to have forgotten what happened before.
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I decided to take the job.
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Avoid drinking
tap water if you travel to India.
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There’s
no point
warning
him, he’ll go anyway.
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He denied taking the money.
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He confessed to killing the man.
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They objected to having the shop open until 9pm.
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We are looking forward to hearing from
you.
We learnt idioms with colours.
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Is there anybody in your family who’s got green fingers?
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Have you ever been green with envy?
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When is anybody black and blue all over?
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Do you know anybody who has a yellow streak?
And we also talked about “time”
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What would you do if you had more time in your hands?
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Are you usually on time?
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What do you do to kill time?
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Are you often pushed for time?
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Do you run out of time in exams?
