Whiteboard november 4 C1.2 Fri

1. I’ve been studying English for four
years
I’ve been studying English since 2012
I’ve been studying English since I was
4.
Present perfect continuous:
Chiara is so restless that she has
been eating chocolate all day
Present perfect simple
Chiara is so restless that she has
eaten 3 chocolate bars and a half!!
To belong to: possession
To belong in: something should be
part of…
Commute: journey to and from work
To commute

2. How do the children respond to her
touching the snake?
Her touching the snake triggered a
very diverse reaction
His potentially winning the elections
in the US is having adverse effects on
the world’s economy.
His choosing new ministers has been
hailed as both a positive and a
negative sign by the opposition
1. Her fingers recoiled (from the snake)
To move back/away from something
with disgust
2. The boy darted his hand forward
To move suddenly and quickly
3. The children shrieked with glee
To scream loudly and excitedly
4. The snake thrust its flat head towards
her cheek.

3. To push something towards
somebody suddenly. Infinitive: to
thrust
5. She gave a scream, flung up her
hands and tore the snake from her
throat.
To fling / flung / flung. To raise
suddenly, hard, with force.
To tear / tore / torn
To pull off using force.
To throw / threw / thrown