Mastering English Grammar: Modals, Vocabulary, and Concepts

Understanding Nature vs. Nurture

Key Definitions

• Nature: What you are when you're born (often associated with genetics).
• Nurture: What you get from life (often associated with environment and experience).

Grammar Practice: Modals and Functions

Expressing Uncertainty and Hesitation

Sentence: I hesitate, I'm not sure which way to go...

Exercise: I hesitate, I'm not sure which way to go...

Modal Verbs: Necessity

Sentence: You need to reach your goal.

Exercise: You need to reach your goal. (necessity)

Modal Verbs: Possibility

Sentence: You could be a doctor.

Exercise: You could be a doctor. (possibility)

Modal Verbs: Probability

Sentence: You might have a stable life with wife and children.

Exercise: You might have a stable life with wife and children. (probability)

Expressing a Wish

Sentence: I hope you're an honest person.

Exercise: I hope you're an honest person. (wish)

Discussing Habits

Sentence: Do you still like listening to music?

Exercise: Do you still like listening to music? (habit)

Making Predictions

Sentence: In ten years' time, I will go to college.

Exercise: In ten years' time, I will go to college. (prediction)

Describing Values and Personality

Core Values

Sentence: My main values are: respect, loyalty, and friendship.

Exercise: My main values are: respect, loyalty, and friendship.

Preferred Traits

Sentence: I like people who are open-minded, caring, and outgoing.

Exercise: I like people who are open-minded, caring, and outgoing.

Achieving Success (Necessity)

Sentence: In order to succeed, you must be determined and committed.

Exercise: In order to succeed, you must be determined and committed. (necessity)

Maintaining Focus

Sentence: Please stay focused on what's important: friends!

Exercise: Please stay focused on what's important: friends!

Vocabulary and Usage Challenges

Homophones and Similar Words

Bear vs. Teddy Bear

Sentence: A real bear and not a teddy bear.

Exercise: A real bear and not a teddy bear.

Beer vs. Beard

Sentence: "Can I have a beer?" asks the man with the beard.

Exercise: Can I have a beer? asks the man with the beard.

Preposition Practice

Sentence: During my holidays, I went to the sea.

Exercise: During my holidays, I went to the sea.

Geographical Spelling

Sentence: Iceland and Ireland are islands.

Exercise: Iceland and Ireland are islands.

Past Tense and Vocabulary

Sentence: We were on the beach, so I got a tan.

Exercise: We were on the beach, so I got a tan.

Academic Terminology

Sentence: What new subject do you study since you started 2nde?

Exercise: What new subject do you study since you started 2nde?

Sociological Concepts and Statistics

Attribution of Violence

Sentence 1: A majority of American people think that people are violent because of their environment.

Exercise 1: A majority of American people think that people are violent because of their environment.

Sentence 2: According to most Americans, nurture is the main factor in the violent behavior of people.

Exercise 2: According to most Americans, nurture is the main factor in the violent behavior of people.

Statistical Terminology

Sentence: 51 percent is just above average.

Exercise: 51 percent is just above average.