WARM-UP VIDEO FOR FREQUENTLY USED VERBS

Instructions. Watch this extract from Ellen's interview with Taylor Swift and type expressions with frequently used verbs.

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

[BELL RINGS] All right. If you can't (1) ………….. in the middle of the night, what (2) ………….. you (3) ………….. ? (4) ………….. downstairs and rummage through the kitchen, and (5) ………….. whatever (6) ………….. . And it's really less like a human being and more like a raccoon in a dumpster. Li ke, the next morning, we just.. we (7) ………….. downstairs and we're li ke, what happened here? And I (8) ………….. . [BELL RINGS] [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] Does that help you (9………….. if you (10) ………….. a whole lot and then-- It's not really voluntary. Oh, (11) ………….. you (12) ………….. ? (13) ………….. so. I (14) ………….. it, but I (15) ………….. it (16) ………….. because it could have only been me or cats. Right. Well, that wasn't the question. We're learning something different. I said, if you can't (17) ………….. at night, what (18) ………….. you (19) ………….. ? But it sounds like-- I'm still (20) ………….. and (21) ………….. it? Yes, it sounds like you've got an issue. [AUDIENCE LAUGHING]

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

[BELL RINGS] All right. If you can't (1) (sleep) in the middle of the night, what (2) (do) you (3) (do) ? (4) (I go) downstairs and rummage through the kitchen, and (5) (eat) whatever (6) (I can find) . And it's really less like a human being and more like a raccoon in a dumpster. Li ke, the next morning, we just.. we (7) (walk) downstairs and we're li ke, what happened here? And I (8) (don't remember) . [BELL RINGS] [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] Does that help you (9) (sleep) if you (10) (eat) a whole lot and then-- It's not really voluntary. Oh, (11) (do) you (12) (sleep eat) ? (13) (I think) so. I (14) (don't really remember) it, but I (15) (know) it (16) (happens) because it could have only been me or cats. Right. Well, that wasn't the question. We're learning something different. I said, if you can't (17) (sleep) at night, what (18) (do) you (19) (do) ? But it sounds like-- I'm still (20) (sleeping) and (21) (doing) it? Yes, it sounds like you've got an issue. [AUDIENCE LAUGHING]

Sources: 

Channel: TheEllenShow. Taylor Swift Answers Ellen's 'Burning Questions': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoAQv4kRwZQ

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