Grammar in practice: speaking

Question 1

Make a sentence with store

Answer 1

We cannot store new information
The liver stores glycogen

Question 2

Make at least 2 sentences with ‘develop’

Answer 2

You may develop pertussis.
You can develop stronger muscles.
Vaccines help us to develop resistance to the virus.
I developed my confidence

Question 3

Make a warning sentence with ‘may not PLUS verb’

Answer 3

If you drink a lot of coffee at night, you may not sleep well

Question 4

Make a sentence ‘X noun helps with Y process’

Answer 4

The callus helps with fusing.
Vaccination helps with building herd immunity

Question 5

Make a sentence with ‘keep’

Answer 5

I keep milk in the fridge for when I want to drink it

Keep this medicine in a cool place

Keep on track.
Keep calm
Keep still
Keep up with new developments.
Keep track of your spending

Question 6

Make a sentence with X noun helps Y noun to do Z thing

Answer 6

At this stage, the callus helps the bones to fuse.

Dr S helped Dr D to speak more accurately

Dr D helped Dr S to speak more slowly

Sleep helps the brain to store memories

Fibre helps the large intestine to transport its contents more smoothly to the rectum

(Keeping weight off your leg) will help it to heal.

Avoiding coffee at night will help you to sleep.

Question 7

DOING X (help/enable) Y noun/person to do Z thing

Answer 7

Avoiding coffee at night ENABLES Tatiana to sleep better.

Resting your leg helps the bone to heal

Resting your leg helps the bone to fuse

Taking antibiotics does not necessarily help you to build immunity.

Question 8

Give an example of

Doing this helps you do that

Answer 8

Drinking less coffee helps you sleep

Question 9

Is a sentence starting with ‘it is…’ a good way for TD to begin a sentence?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Simplify ‘X action gives to us the possibility to be healthy’ to sound natural.

Answer 10

‘DOING X helps us to (DO Y)

Also - DOING X helps us to (feel better)

Doing x keeps us (healthy/safe/clean / well/happy).