1.Put a circle around the word that does not go with the others
1.hamburger, lobster, steak, bowl
2.economical, expensive, high-priced, best
3.wedding, advice, altar, honeymoon
4. catcher, fielder, driver, pitcher
5.definite, certain, sure, possible
2. Choose the proper word
- The book is cheap and vulgar. It makes you ill. 2. A sick child was taken to hospital and immediately operated on. 3. Fred would hardly eat anything. The very sight of food made him sick . 4. ‘If you are ill , you had better stay in bed.» 5. He was sick and tired of the job and made up his mind to quit. 6. »If a trip by air makes you airsick, let’s go by train».
3.Fill the gaps with the correct prepositions.
1. Would you like to go at/in/to the cinema tonight?.
Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?.
2. No, thanks. I was at/in/to to the cinema yesterday.
No, thanks. I was at the cinema yesterday.
3. We are going in/on/to holiday next week.
We are going on holiday next week.
4. There is a bridge across/through/outside the river.
There is a bridge across the river.
5. The flight from Leipzig to London was about/along/via Frankfurt.
The flight from Leipzig to London was along via Frankfurt.
6. At/On/On to my wall, there are many picture postcards.
On my wall, there are many picture postcards.
7. Who is the person at/in/on this picture?
Who is the person in this picture?
8. Come at/in/in to the sitting room, we want to watch TV.
Come into the sitting room, we want to watch TV.
9. Munich lies 530 meters above/across/past sea level.
Munich lies 530 meters above past sea level.
10. At/In/On the picture, there are four people.
In the picture, there are four people.
11. A couple is sitting at/on/under the table.
A couple is sitting at the table.
12. They are sitting at/on/under chairs.
They are sitting on chairs.
13. The drinks are at/on/under the table.
The drinks are on the table.
14. One woman is standing behind/in front of the table.
One woman is standing in front of the table.
4. Write the Passive form of the sentences.
the documents / print
The documents were printed
the window / open
The window was open
the shoes / buy
The shoes were bought
the car / wash
the car was washed
the litter / throw away
the litter was thrown away
the letter / send
the letter was sent
the book / read / not
the book wasn't read
the songs / sing / not
the songs weren't sung
the food / eat / not
the food wasn't eaten
the shop / close / not
the shop wasn't closed
b)
John collects money. — John was collected money
Anna opened the window. — Anna has opened the window
We have done our homework. — We were done our homework
I will ask a question. — I was asked a question
He can cut out the picture. — He was cut out the picture
The sheep ate a lot. — The sheep was eaten a lot
We do not clean our rooms. — We weren't clean our rooms
William will not repair the car. — William hasn't repaired the car
Did Sue draw this circle? — Was Sue drawn this circle?
Could you feed the dog? — Were you fed the dog?
c)
1. Rachel will give you some advice.
→ Rachel was given you some advice
2. I sent him a letter.
→ I have sent him a letter.
3. The police officer showed us the way.
→ The police officer was shown us the way
4. Our neighbour gave me a lift.
→ Our neighbour has given me a lift.
5. We have asked him for a favour.
→ We were asked him for a favour.
6. She told me a lie.
→ She was told me a lie.
7. They have written her a postcard.
→ They were written her a postcard
8. Kerrie will make you a cup of tea.
→ Karrie has made you a cup of tea.
9. The waiter has not brought us the coffee.
→ The waiter wasn't brought us the coffee.
10. They did not offer her a seat.
They weren't offered her a seat.
5. Listen to an interesting video and write your review, share your video and let us listen to it, either.
This is water
This is water
Only once David Forest Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon Collage. Now I want to write my opinion or summary about his speech.
People often claim that a liberal arts college education
teaches young people “how to think” The real “learning” skills that higher
education develops are not the ability to think, but rather, the capacity to
make conscious decisions on “how and what you think” about yourself, the world
and the people you encounter every day.
Just as a fish can swim without realizing he’s in water,
individuals sometimes believe their uncritical, selfish worldview is automatic
and absolute, rather than a matter of choice. While it’s true that
self-centeredness is a naturally-occurring human phenomenon, it doesn’t mean
you can’t break out of this “default setting.”
“Because we prize
tolerance and diversity of belief, nowhere in our liberal arts analysis do we
want to claim that one guy’s interpretation is true and the other guy’s is
false or bad. Which is fine, except we also never end up talking about just
where these individual templates and beliefs come from.”
It may seem innocent enough to have a default worldview, and
the question of “awareness” may seem like a philosophical argument more than
anything else. But in reality, by allowing yourself to stay in your default
worldview, you are setting yourself up for a very real consequence: a life in
which you are “completely, imperially alone.” If you can’t, or won’t, move past
the “hardwired” belief that you are the center of the universe, then you will
remain unable to empathize with the struggle and pain of other people’s lives,
much less truly love or befriend other human beings.
“This, I submit, is
the freedom of a real education, of learning how to be well-adjusted. You get
to consciously decide what has meaning and what doesn’t. You get to decide what
to worship.”
The choices you make, or don’t make, about how you think
will determine what you value and desire most in this world. If you allow
yourself to operate in “default” mode, you will, inevitably, end up worshiping
yourself and the qualities you believe you have, like beauty or intellect, or
things you can acquire, such as money and power.
Self-focused worship may feel like “freedom,” but it’s an
endless, fruitless pursuit which will, ultimately, “eat you alive.” In
contrast, true freedom lies in the conscious choice to love others and to
“sacrifice for them over and over…every day.” To make that conscious choice
means never to stop learning. In other words, never stop reminding yourself to
resist the default and, thus, be the proverbial fish who’s always aware of the
water.
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