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Intermediate English | Monday, February 1, 2016

I. Quiz
1. It was a challenge for the company to restore power after the __________.
(a) deposit
(b) blackout
(c) bargain
2. I am enthusiastic to inform you that this dessert is the perfect __________ of sweet and crunchy.
(a) group
(b) change
(c) combination
3. Contacting the store after you ate the food doesnt make sense, so it is __________.
(a) irrational
(b) rational
(c) possible
4. __________ are the best things to look for in the grocery store if you want to save money.
(a) Bargaining
(b) Bargain
(c) Bargains
5. Can you give me __________ box which is next to your leg?
(a) this
(b) that
(c) a
6. Dont look directly at __________ sun.
(a) a
(b) an

(c) the

7. The dogs were __________ given a bone.


(a) each
(b) every

(c) any

8. I dont think __________ is coming to this party because I didnt inform them about it.
(a) nobody
(b) anybody
(c) somebody
9. I always keep __________ money in my wallet in case of an emergency.
(a) some
(b) each
(c) any
10. Mr. Benson was wrongly judged by __________ neighbors because they thought he was strange.
(a) his
(b) their
(c) that
II. Vocabulary
nationwide
personality
prevent
profit
slang
teller
trend
waste
withdraw
workaholic

everywhere in the country


the nature or character of a person
stop something from happening
money people make from business
informal language
a person who works at a bank window
a fad that lasts for a long time
use wrongly, use too much of
take money out of the bank
compulsive worker

III. Idiom
bite off more than you can chew = to take on more responsibility than you can manage
Example: Valerie was working three jobs and going to school, so she really bit off more
than she could chew.

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Intermediate English | Monday, February 1, 2016


IV. Grammar
A conjunction is a word that joins two words, phrases, or sentences together. Some are adverbial
conjunctions (i.e. though, even, before, after), and some have a paired version (i.e. eitheror,
neithernor, not onlybut also, bothand, whetheror).
The main conjunctions used in English are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
An interjection is a word that shows the emotion or feeling of the author (i.e. wow, oh, ah, eh, hello, um,
well). These are normally at the beginning of a sentence.
V. Story
Mr. Gregory is a high school teacher. One day, he tells his students that they will do a special activity.
They will not need their books and they will not write anything down. "Um, as you know, we have seen
some very sad stories on the news lately," Mr. Gregory says. "Well, I want us all to think about some
very important topics."
Mr. Gregory divides the class into two even groups. "Hey, your group is your gang," the teacher explains
to his class. "That means you are very close friends and you will do anything to protect each other."
The students in each group smile at each other. It is true that they are all very good friends. "Ahem,
now," Mr. Gregory continues, "there is a problem in your neighborhood, so you must meet the other
gang. The other gang is your enemy."
The students laugh a little. It sounds silly because they all get along so well. But Mr. Gregory looks very
serious, and he is a good teacher. The students all try to focus on the activity and play their roles well.
Mr. Gregory explains that the problem in the neighborhood causes the two gangs to get into a fight.
Reaching behind his desk, he picks up a bag and tells each of the students to take a piece of paper from
it. Most of the pieces of paper are white, but there is one that is red. Erica, one of the students, looks at
the red piece of paper in her hand. She smiles, wondering if maybe she has won a prize. "Erica, please
leave the classroom and close the door. Wait outside," Mr. Gregory instructs.
The students are very confused. Erica feels a little uncomfortable, but she leaves the room and closes
the door behind her. "Erica has been very unlucky," Mr. Gregory says to the class. "Ouch, she has been
killed in the gang violence. Please look around."
Without saying a word, the students all look at each other. Erica is missing, and they all feel strange
without her there. She always says funny things and makes them laugh. The room feels too quiet.
"Hmm. I want you to imagine how you would feel if you never saw Erica again, if she never ever came
back to class," Mr. Gregory explains.
All the students are quiet. It feels so sudden and wrong. They understand their teacher's lesson: people
must never murder each other. When the teacher brings Erica back into the room, all her classmates
hug her and explain the end of the activity. What a relief that she is really okay!
VI. Conversation
1. Sports

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