
Community English Program Intermediate 2 Fall 2014
Instructor: Stacy Liu
Oct. 14th
A.
2. Myra dose more homework than Butch.
3. Myra reads more novels than Bruce.
4. Myra plays tennis more often than Butch.
5. Butch watches the most TV of the Three.
6. Myra watches less TV than Butch.
7. Bruce spends more time on homework than Butch.
8. Bruce visits more friends than Myra.
Oct.16th
Pop Quiz
1. affordable
2.edible
3. colorful
4. understandable
5. meaningless
6. painful
7. harmless
8. doable
Oct.20th
Practice 2 on workbook page 48
1. the most important
2. happier
3. stronger
4. weaker
5. the best
6. more important
7. fastest
8. (the) most reliable
Oct.29th
Quiz 2 Answer Keys
Section A Grammar
1. the closest
2. closer than
3. the farthest
4. the cheapest
5. more expensive
6. the best/the highest/the most
7. the most expensive
8. better/higher
9. Well, your suggestion sounds great but I already went there with Leo yesterday. So is it ok that we go to Ceceil this time?
10. meaning
11. meaningful
12. power
13. powerful
14. notice
15. noticeable
Section B Reading
1-5 BCDAB
6-10 AABBB
11-15 DDBAB
Nov.19 Idioms
Always a bridesmaid but never a bride: Someone who is never the most important person or the center of attention in a situation.
Beat around the bush: To avoid answering a question; to stall; to waste time.
Spill the beans: To give away a secrete or a surprise.
Bite the bullet: To accept something difficult or unplesant.
Speak of the devil: Talk about a certain person and that person appears.
The cold shoulder: To intentionally ignore someone.
The apple of my eye: Something that one values and cherishes.
Silver lining (every cloud has a silver lining): A positive aspect of a negative situation.