Intermediate English | Monday, March 21, 2016

I. Quiz
1. The almanac showed the astronomy last century and even the solar __________ of the moon.
(a) block
(b) eclipse
(c) event
2. After carving the turkey, we assembled it on a plate in a designed, or __________, way.
(a) decoration
(b) decorating
(c) decorative
3. Please ring the chime once you have sold the house and whole __________.
(a) estate
(b) elegant
(c) equal
4. I have __________ the antiques from this store since 1992.
(a) buyed
(b) buying
(c) purchased
5. How many times have you __________ in a plane throughout your life?
(a) flown
(b) fly
(c) flied
6. John thinks that he __________ witnessed a crime occurring at the store.
(a) have
(b) hasnt
(c) has
7. Have you __________ the trophy for playing your sports game?
(a) win
(b) won
(c) winning
8. I believe you have __________ them the truth throughout your life.
(a) told
(b) tell
(c) telled
9. Ken was so __________ by the lack of money he experienced buying a laptop.
(a) frustrating
(b) frustrates
(c) frustrated
10. The __________ at the bank made sure to take my deposit and give me the money I asked for.
(a) teller
(b) manager
(c) contact
II. Vocabulary
fortune
heir
inferior
museum
patriotic
pocket
scientist
telescope
textile
wooden

good or bad luck, fate

one who inherits from a parent
of lower or lesser quality
institute that displays artifacts for the public
having feelings of devotion towards one's country
a flat pouch sewn into the clothing
an expert in a field of study
instrument for viewing distant objects
fabric, cloth, woven material
made of lumber or timber products

III. Idiom
to hear it through the grapevine = to hear rumors; to learn
through friends of friends
Example: I heard through the grapevine that we are all losing our jobs.

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IV. Grammar
Verbs have a tense in English, which tells information about the time it takes place or if it continuing,
among other information.
The present progressive (continuous) tense tells us about things that actions or situations that are
happening now. Most regular verbs form the present progressive by using the helping verb be and
adding ing to the main verb. We can change be to the past tense and make something continuous in the
past. Some are irregular, like be, which is below.
I am being. You are being. He/She is being. We are being. They are being.
When you combine this with not, you normally just add not. If you are making a contraction (like cant),
you can do this as below.
I am not being. You arent being. He/She isnt being. We arent being. They arent being.
V. Story
Angela and Darren have two children. Their son, Kyle, is twenty years old. He helps them take care of his
little sister, Rita, who is only six. He loves her very much, and he is happy that he can help his parents to
take care of her. But sometimes it can feel like a lot of work.
One Friday afternoon, Kyle's parents both have to work late. They ask him to pick Rita up at school in the
afternoon. Of course Kyle says yes, because he does not have any plans and he knows it is very
important to help his parents when he can. Around 3:00 in the afternoon, Kyle gets a call on his cell
phone from his best friend, Peter. "Kyle! Forget about whatever plans you had for today!" his friend
exclaims. "Jessica's mother just offered to let us use her country house this weekend!"
The only thing their friend Jessica can ever talk about is her mother's enormous, luxurious country
house. It has lots of bedrooms, a huge swimming pool, and a well-equipped gym room. They can also
listen to very loud music there because there are no neighbors to complain. Kyle and his friends always
talk about going there. "Come on, we will leave in fifteen minutes! Get ready!" Peter exclaims.
Kyle looks at his watch and thinks about how much fun he could have with his friends in the country. He
knows the teachers at Rita's school will call his grandmother if he does not pick her up. He hesitates for
a moment, very tempted to go with his friends. But of course he knows he cannot let his parents and
sister down and leave Rita alone. He tells his friend thank you for the invitation, but he has made a
promise that he really must keep. Realizing he does not have much time left, Kyle rushes to his sister's
school. He is five minutes late, and when he gets there, he sees that Rita is very scared and is about to
cry. She is the last student at the school, and the teachers are waiting with her.
When she sees her big brother rushing to the door of the school, Rita smiles and laughs with relief. She
runs to him and gives him a big hug. She says she is very happy to see him. Kyle realizes that he has done
the right thing. He must always keep his word and be worthy of trust because his decisions influence
other people's lives.
VI. Conversation
1. Clothes

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