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We use the _______________________ tense to describe an action that will happen in the future.
simple future
The phrase 'be _______________________' is used to talk about future plans and intentions.
going to
Gerunds and _______________________ are often used to talk about purpose and intention.
to-infinitives
When describing a noun, adjectives usually follow a specific _______________________.
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The prepositions 'in', 'on', and 'at' are used to show _______________________ in a sentence.
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If I want to describe an action that will happen at 8pm tomorrow, I should use the _______________________ tense.
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My parents are _______________________ to Europe for their anniversary next year.
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After finishing my homework, I love _______________________ video games with my friends.
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This is a beautiful _______________________ house with a lovely garden.
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I'm feeling lazy and don't have _______________________ time to finish this project today.
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Study Notes
English Grammar and Vocabulary
- Simple Future Tense: used to express future actions or events, formed with will + base form of the verb
- Be Going To: used to express future plans or intentions, formed with be going to + base form of the verb
Verb Forms
- Gerunds: verbs ending in -ing, function as nouns, often used as subjects or complements
- To-Infinitives: verbs beginning with to, function as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns, often used to express purpose or intention
Adjectives
- Order of Adjectives: typically follow a specific order in a sentence: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material
Giving Advice
- Giving Advice and Suggestions: use phrases like "I think you should", "If I were you", "Why don't you" to offer advice and suggestions
Quantifiers
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To Much, Too Many, Too Little, Too Few: used to describe excessive or insufficient quantities
- Too much: used with uncountable nouns
- Too many: used with countable nouns
- Too little: used with uncountable nouns
- Too few: used with countable nouns
Prepositions
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Prepositions of Position and Movement: used to describe location, direction, or movement
- Prepositions of position: in, on, at, by
- Prepositions of movement: to, from, up, down, in, out
Reading Comprehension
- Blog Comprehension: ability to understand and interpret blog posts, including identifying main ideas, supporting details, and tone
- Advice Column Comprehension: ability to understand and interpret advice columns, including identifying problems, advice given, and tone
Grammar Review
- Simple future tense is used to describe an action that will happen in the future
- "Be going to" is used to express a plan or intention for the future
- Gerunds and to-infinitives are used to express purpose or intention
- Adjectives have a specific order when used to describe a noun: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose
Quantities and Comparisons
- "Too much" and "too many" are used to describe excessive quantities
- "Too little" and "too few" are used to describe insufficient quantities
- The correct usage of these phrases depends on the context of the sentence
Prepositions
- Prepositions of position include "in", "on", "at", "by", "with", etc. to describe the location of something
- Prepositions of movement include "to", "from", "up", "down", "across", etc. to describe the direction of movement
Reading Comprehension
- Blog comprehension involves understanding the main idea and supporting details of a blog post
- Advice column comprehension involves understanding the problem and solution presented in the column
Situational Questions
- What will you do if it rains tomorrow? (simple future tense)
- Are you going to the party tonight? (be going to)
- I'm tired of running every morning. (gerunds and to-infinitives)
- What's the biggest city in the world? (order of adjectives)
- What would you do if you were in my shoes? (giving advice and suggestions)
- Do you have too much homework tonight? (too much, too many, too little, too few)
- Where is the book on the shelf? (prepositions of position)
- How do you get to the store? (prepositions of movement)
- What is the main idea of this blog post? (blog comprehension)
- What advice would you give to someone who is feeling stressed? (advice column comprehension)
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