ESL L6-10 Review

Match the following sentences to the correct vocabulary word

• Peak

• The idea that cracking your knuckles leads to arthritis is a commonly-held ___________.

• Circulate

• The rat-borne virus has infected almost 40% of the people in the province, making it the worst _______________ in the area’s history.

• Myth

• You’ll see ______________ performance at next year’s Winter Olympics

• Digest

• It’s much harder for the body to ______________ artificially-made sweets.

• Epidemic

• The room will smell better if you open a window and let the air ________________.

Which of these are examples of either/or fallacies?

• I’m asking you, did you punch him, yes or no?

• You’ll either study for your Physics exam, or live a life of poverty.

• So tell me, did she pass or fail the class?

• Was the stoplight red or green?

Match the following modal verbs to the correct sentence

• Must

• The city _________ have been evacuated, it’s completely empty now.

• Could

• The people who lived in that cave thousands of years ago __________ have had some rudimentary tools, but it’s difficult to tell from their cave paintings.

• Couldn't

• She ___________ have lost her phone, because I saw her using it at the park yesterday

Say whether this is confirming or clarifying an idea:

So your point is that the red flowers grow twice as quickly as the blue flowers when they get enough sunlight?

• Clarifying

• Confirming

Say whether this sentence is confirming or clarifying:

What do you mean that the funds are insufficient for purchase?

• Confirming

• Clarifying

Match the following vocabulary words to the correct sentence:

• Ensure

• Jason was _______________ last week because his company isn’t bringing in enough money.

• Generosity

• Her _______________ was legendary, regularly opening her home up to complete strangers and giving them a warm meal and somewhere to sleep.

• Laid Off

• The university’s __________________ is that about 5,000 students live off-campus.

• Estimate

• They’ve served in the same unit in the Marines for 3 years, which is why they’ve got such a strong ________________.

• Bond

• I did the extra credit to __________________ that I would get an A for the semester.

Read the arguments and evidence and decide whether they strengthen, weaken, or are irrelevant to the argument:

Small dogs, on average, live longer than bigger dogs.

• Weaken

• Pitbulls were the least-most popular breed of dog last year, according to adoption statistics.

• Irrelevant

• The average Jack Russell lives 14 years, while the average Great Dane lives 7 years.

• Strengthen

• Studies conducted on dogs don’t use proper research techniques.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in parentheses:

You have to ​ (a)   (gentle) let them know that you won’t be able to come.

Those creative ideas came from her active ​ (b)   (imagine)

Did you know that this building is made out of 80% ​ (c)   (recycle) material

Make sure that you ​ (d)   (specific) no extra sugar in the bubble tea.

• gently
• imagination
• recycled
• specify
• gentle
• imagine
• imagined
• recycling
• specifically

Use the correct for of the verbs in parentheses to complete the conditional sentences

If he ___________ (lose) his keys, he _____________ (be) able to get into his apartment.

• loses/won't be

• lost/wouldn't be

• loses/wouldn't be

• lost/would be

Decide whether the statements are Own Knowledge, Own Opinion, or Other Information:

What I’ve been told is that no one believes his version of the story. ​ (a)  

I think that pistachio ice cream shouldn’t be that artificial green color. ​ (b)  

As far as I know, none of our friends have ever been to Stacy’s mom’s house ​ (c)   .

• Other information
• Own opinion
• own knowledge