- A stitch in time (saves nine): to make a little effort to fix something small before it gets worse
Example: Why don’t you fix the engine now before it causes more damage to the car? Remember, a stitch in time saves nine!
- Against the clock: in a race against time, in a hurry to finish something before a particular time
Example: Julie was racing against the clock to get her wedding preparations done before the end of the week.
- Like clockwork: Something that happens regularly.
Example: Every day at 6:00, he comes in here, like clockwork, for a cup of tea and a good newspaper.
1. Change the direct questions into indirect questions. Use 'can you tell me', 'do you know', 'could you tell me' like in model.
Model:
Where is the tram station? Versus Could you tell me where the tram station is? V+S-> S+V
Where is the ticket booth? Versus Excuse me. Do you know if there's a ticket booth near here?
1. Verb Tense: Present simple
Direct Question: Are they students?
Answer Indirect Question:
- decrease
- The employment rate has decreased a lot lately.
- Since the schools were closed we’ve noticed a decrease in the number of students attending the online classes.
- record
- I won’t be able to attend the course tomorrow. Can you record it for me, please?
- He has a long criminal record and still, he got free last week.
- desert
- Many soldiers deserted last night and nobody knows how.
- I crossed a huge area in the desert in a week.
- import
1. Direct into indirect questions:
a) What was this city like last century?
Example: Can you tell me what this city was like last century?
b) What have they decided at the meeting?
c) Is it possible for a child to study online 10 hours a day?
d) Could you replace your sister today?
2. Noun or adjective?
a) There was a lot of awkwardness/awkward at that election.
We worked long hours and everything was very exhaustion/exhausting.
