Cloze - Ignorance In America

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1. It __________ taken years of indifference to make Americans as ignorant as they are today.

this is a present perfectof the verb - have + past participle of the verb 'take'

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this is a present perfectof the verb - have + past participle of the verb 'take'

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD FOR EACH SPACE
surprisingly sought political while has thei... see morethinking coming ; been was
It ___________taken years of indifference and stupidity to make Americans as ignorant as they are today. Anyone who has ____________ to teach the latest generations can tell you how much less students coming out of high school know every year. ___________ this was shocking at first, it no longer surprises college lecturers that the nice and eager young people enrolled in __________classes have no ability to understand most of the material being taught. Teaching American literature, as I have ________doing, has become much harder in recent years, since the students read little literature before ___________ to college and often lack the most basic historical information about the period in which the novel or the poem _________written, including what important ideas and issues occupied ________ people at the time. Not _____________, this ignorance has a profound effect on people'sinvolvement in the democratic see less

2. What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

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2. Teaching American literature, as I have______________ doing, has become much harder in recent years...

present perfect progressive : have/has + been + ---ing

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present perfect progressive : have/has + been + ---ing

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3. ...and often lack the most basic historical information about the historical period in which the novel or poem ________ written

the book was written ... past simple PASSIVE

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the book was written ... past simple PASSIVE

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4. ..and their perception of the current _____________ scene.

-al the common adjectival suffix e.g. international, natural, superficial etc.

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-al the common adjectival suffix e.g. international, natural, superficial etc.

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5. _______________ this was shocking at first, it no longer surprises lecturers that ..

while is a linker of contrast in this case (synonym = whereas)

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while is a linker of contrast in this case (synonym = whereas)

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6. ... since the students read little literature before ____________ to college...

the words before/after and without are followed by the ---ing form of the verb

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the words before/after and without are followed by the ---ing form of the verb

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8. .no longer surprises lecturers that the nice and eager young people enrolled in ______________ classes have no ability to understand any of the material being taught.

their - personal adjective referring to 'lecturers'

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their - personal adjective referring to 'lecturers'

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9. Anyone who has ______________ to teach the latest generations can tell you how much less students coming out of high school know each year

Present perfect of the verb 'seek'

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Present perfect of the verb 'seek'

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It __________ taken years of indifference to make Americans as...

Teaching American literature, as I have______________ doing, has...

...and often lack the most basic historical information about the...

..and their perception of the current _____________ scene.

_______________ this was shocking at first, it no longer surprises...

... since the students read little literature before ____________ to...

Not ______________, this ignorance has a profound effect on...

.no longer surprises lecturers that the nice and eager young people...

Anyone who has ______________ to teach the latest generations can tell...

..including what important ideas or issues occupied __________ people...

Cloze - Ignorance In America

1. It __________ taken years of indifference to make Americans as ignorant as they are today.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Teaching American literature, as I have______________ doing, has become much harder in recent years...

3. ...and often lack the most basic historical information about the historical period in which the novel or poem ________ written

4. ..and their perception of the current _____________ scene.

5. _______________ this was shocking at first, it no longer surprises lecturers that ..

6. ... since the students read little literature before ____________ to college...

7. Not ______________, this ignorance has a profound effect on people's involvement in the democratic process...

8. .no longer surprises lecturers that the nice and eager young people enrolled in ______________ classes have no ability to understand any of the material being taught.

9. Anyone who has ______________ to teach the latest generations can tell you how much less students coming out of high school know each year

10. ..including what important ideas or issues occupied __________ people at the time.