Intermediate English | Monday, January 4, 2016

I. Quiz
1. Marian was tired of being out late at parties, so she started to __________.
(a) yawns
(b) yawning
(c) yawn
2. Make sure to __________ those presents before we give them to Rebecca.
(a) rap
(b) wrap
(c) warp
3. Marian felt pressured in her relationship, but stopped because it would __________ the fun.
(a) spoil
(b) swallow
(c) swing
4. The sheet __________ is located on your bed is clean.
(a) who
(b) where

(c) which

5. Make sure not to __________ the sand on the floor since I just cleaned it.
(a) soak
(b) spill
(c) spoil
6. If you __________ the sponge, I am sure that water will fall out of it.
(a) spill
(b) squeeze
(c) soak
7. Marian is a girl __________ realized she wants to behave sensibly in her relationship.
(a) which
(b) when
(c) who
8. Aaron Ralston was not able to use his large __________ successfully, so he switched his tool.
(a) axe
(b) blade
(c) cut
9. The cage is not mine, but it is __________.
(a) he
(b) hes

(c) his

10. I purchased a dozen donuts and our team __________ them quickly.
(a) eat
(b) ate
(c) eats
II. Vocabulary
approach
collapse
conquer
coward
evolve
expansion
fleet
incredible
inhabitant
monopoly

get closer
fall down
defeat, overcome
person who is not brave
develop slowly
growth
group of ships
unbelievable
resident
complete commercial control

III. Idiom
ball is in your court = It is up to you to make the next decision or step.
Example: Jill turned in her application and fees, so now the ball is in the
colleges court.

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Intermediate English | Monday, January 4, 2016

IV. Grammar
An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, clause, or sentence.
Adverbs normally answer the questions How?, When?, Where?, Why?, In what way?, How
much?, How often?, Under what condition, or To what degree?. Most adverbs end in ly, but
some dont. Adjectives can often become adverbs by adding ly. Remember that adjectives only modify
nouns or pronouns, while adverbs normally modify everything else.
Conjunctive adverbs like however, therefore, or accordingly can join two sentences with a related
meaning. See below for an example sentence with several types of adverbs.
The very quickly singing bluebird is certainly not a relatively large animal; in contrast, the excessively
small robin is.
V. Story
In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all alone on a bench. She stares at the floor as all the
busy travelers rush around her. She does not move. Some of the people are in such a big hurry that they
do not notice her. Other people look at her, but they think, "She is not my daughter. She is someone
else's responsibility. I am sure her mother and father must be close." They continue running to where
they need to go. After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired after a long day of work,
and he just wants to get to his home as quickly as possible so that he can be with his family. But he
cannot just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her parents anywhere. The little girl is no older than
his own little daughter!
The man walks up the girl. "Hello," he says. "Are you all right? Are your parents here with you?" The
little girl does not even look up at him. He gently sits down next to her and touches her shoulder. Now
she lifts her head, and he can see that she is crying. He feels terrible! But he gives her a very warm smile
and holds out his hand. She looks scared, but she takes his hand and lets him lead her to the bus station
information desk. He helps her sit down on a chair next to the desk and explains the situation to the
security guard. The guard makes an announcement over the speakers. "Attention: a young girl is waiting
for her parents at the information desk. If you are looking for your daughter, please come immediately!
Thank you."
A couple of minutes later, a woman comes running toward the desk. As soon as she sees the little girl,
she shouts and runs up to her. She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her very tight. Then she
separates herself from her daughter and looks at her face while she says, "I am here, Andrea. Everything
is okay. I love you, honey."
Then she turns and greets the man. "Thank you so much, sir," she says. "We got separated in the crowd
earlier. My daughter is deaf, so I could not make an announcement over the speakers for her. I was
looking for her everywhere. I was so worried!" Now the man understands why the little girl did not look
at him until he touched her shoulder. He feels happy that he has helped. It must have been very scary
for little Andrea and her mother! He smiles and thinks of how he will tell his family about this. He is a
father, too. He knows how important it is to love and help all children.
VI. Conversation
1. Making resolutions

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