ESL 251 Midterm Study Sheet
Vocabulary
Some of these words will appear on your midterm exam. You will be tested with
fill in the blanks, multiple-choice, multiple-correct, matching, pop-up, and short
answer. You will be graded on meaning, word form (noun, verb, adjective…),
spelling and grammar (subject/verb agreement, plural/singular…).
Vocabulary List 1
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attitude
aware
benefit
collapse
consist
display
erode
evident
factor
founder
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impact
inhibit
medical
normal
previous
prohibit
regulate
restrict
supplement
tradition
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inappropriate
infer
job
overall
phenomenon
presume
schedule
select
trend
unconventional
Vocabulary List 2
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appropriate
assigned
colleagues
communication
conform
culture
decades
facilitate
fee
generate
Grammar
Simple vs. Progressive in the present and past
You will be asked to choose simple and progressive tense in the correct
contexts. You will also be asked to choose the past and present in simple and
progressive forms according to contexts. Subject/verb agreement will count as
well. You may be tested with fill in the blanks, multiple-choice, multiple-correct,
matching, pop-up, and short answer.
I go. /. I am going / I went. / I was going.
Hypothetical (Irreal) Conditionals
You will be asked to write sentences about unreal events using present
hypothetical conditionals. You may be tested with fill in the blanks, multiplechoice, multiple-correct, matching, pop-up, and short answer.
If I were Sugar, I would stop drinking.
If Joe and Jerry stayed in town, they would be shot.
Language Tools
Complete a Dialogue
On the test you will complete dialogues using the following Language Tools:
interrupting, starting a conversation, keeping a conversation going, ending a
conversation, asking for repetition and clarification, expressing opinion, as well
as agreeing and disagreeing.
Use a Language Tool
You will approach the teacher as you turn in your exam and receive a task. This
task will be to use a situation in which you must use a Language Tool with your
teacher or a classmate.
Listening
You will listen to a short passage in class and answer comprehension questions
about what you hear. The questions may include fill-in the blanks, multiple
choice, and short answers.