English Speaking Clinic Email Surveillance · 2026-08-20

Said during the surveillance round: "It's make some group of people having the authority to see your private data." Which repair matches the handout?4 pts

A.It gives certain people access to our private data. — when make will not go in cleanly, change the verb; and access as a noun keeps its to.B.It makes some group of people to have the authority to see our private data. — make takes to before the verb that follows it.C.It is making some groups of people having authority to see our private data. — the -ing keeps the sentence moving, which is what was missing.D.It lets certain people to access to our private data. — let takes to, and access keeps its preposition in both word classes.

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Said while retelling the improv class: "People are going along with him even if they are not very happy on his behavior." The tense is wrong, the concession word is wrong, and so is the preposition. Repair all of it.4 pts

All four blanks must be right to score. One word per blank; the third may be a contraction.

People along with him even they happy him.

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複習 → ③ 口誤訂正表

Which of these repairs match the handout? (Select all that apply.)4 pts

A."All of the people were put on their suits." → Everyone put on their suits. — they dressed themselves, so the verb stays active.B."They will have some scenario for them to play." → They were given some scenarios to play. — the scenarios were handed to them, so the passive is the right one here.C."Jim ended up pick up microphone." → Jim ended up picking up the microphone. — end up is followed by the -ing form.D."He don't want to make Michael feel embarrassed." → He didn't want to make Michael to feel embarrassed. — make takes to before the verb that follows.

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複習 → ③ 口誤訂正表

Said during the landmine round: "I stepped on the mine when I was telling to our customer the features that we can do." Use the everyday idiom for saying the wrong thing, and remember that tell takes its person directly.4 pts

Both blanks must be right to score. One word per blank.

I my foot in my mouth when I a customer about features we can't deliver.

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II. Wishes, Counterfactuals and Word Order

The thing nobody caught in the room, plus the long question that fell over in the first minute. 4 points each; all blanks required. Five questions, 20 points in total. One word per blank.

Rebuild the question that fell over at the start of class: you want to know, in that person's opinion, what a party cannot do without if it is going to be a good one.4 pts

All three blanks must be right to score. Nothing after the opening keeps question word order.

What do you the essential things a party to be successful?

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You do not have access to that model, and you would like to. Which sentence says so, and why is the tense where it is?4 pts

A.I wish I had access to their latest model. — wish steps the tense back one, because what follows it is not true.B.I wish I have access to their latest model. — the wish is about right now, so the present stays.C.I hope I had access to their latest model. — hope is the verb for something you want but do not have.D.I wish I would have access to their latest model. — would already carries the unreality, so the tense does not move.

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He was not fit, and the remark did cause a problem. Say the opposite of both — the counterfactual we rebuilt in class.4 pts

All three blanks must be right to score. The first may be a contraction.

It have been a problem if he fit and youthful, but that wasn't really the case.

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Two questions asked in class without their auxiliaries: "How you use the as it turns out?" and "Is the two phrase have variation?" Repair both. The second one is asking whether the two phrases have anything to do with each other.4 pts

All three blanks must be right to score. One word per blank.

do you use it? ／ the two phrases ?

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Which of these are true, according to the handout? (Select all that apply.)4 pts

A.Wish steps the tense back because what follows it is not true; hope does not, because what follows it still might happen.B.Once what do you think opens the question, the clause after it keeps statement word order and the auxiliary disappears.C.God forbid needs no if after it, and the sentence should go on to say what you would do.D.Even can introduce a clause on its own, which is why even he couldn't sing the woman's part is fine as it stands.

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III. Phrases from the Episode

Everything in this section came out of S2E9. Matching, 1 point per box (8 points); the rest 4 points each, and where a question has blanks, all of them must be right to score. Four questions, 20 points in total.

Match each phrase on the left with what it does on the right. Write the letter in the box beside the phrase.8 pts

1 point per box, 8 in total. Each letter is used exactly once.

get off to a good start
hit it off
I wouldn't miss it for the world
God forbid
knock on wood
read the room
go along with someone
as it turns out

Ato like each other from the very first meeting
Bsaid after naming something you hope will not happen
Cto sense the mood and work out what not to say
Dto begin well
Esaid when the facts do not match what you had assumed
FI will definitely be there
Gsaid before naming something you hope will not happen
Hto fall in with what someone is doing, without necessarily agreeing

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Two phrases from the episode in one sentence, both in the past. Careful with the little word in the middle of the first one, and with the past form of the second.4 pts

All three blanks must be right to score. One word per blank; the third verb does not change its form in the past.

The meeting off a great start this morning, and we really it off.

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You want to say that a crash at midnight is the last thing you want, and that this is exactly why you need a backup server. Which sentence is right?4 pts

A.We need a backup server, God forbid we have a crash at midnight. — the bad thing follows directly, and the sentence says what you would do about it.B.We need a backup server, God forbid if we would have a crash at midnight. — God forbid takes if, and the clause after it moves to would.C.God forbid, we would know what to do at midnight. — this is the positive use of God forbid, where the good outcome follows it.D.We need a backup server. Knock on the wood we have a crash at midnight. — knock on the wood can open a clause of its own.

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Which of these match the handout? (Select all that apply.)4 pts

A.end up is followed by the -ing form: Jim ended up picking up the microphone.B.access takes to as a noun — have access to the data — but not as a verb: access the data.C.ask for permission takes no article, because permission is uncountable.D.Michael's line The IT guy and me did not get off to a great start is standard written grammar, and and I would be the mistake.

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IV. Words in Use

The words the class reached for and missed. Matching, 1 point per box (6 points); single-answer 4 points each; multiple-answer 6 points, every correct option required. Four questions, 20 points in total.

Match each word on the left with its meaning on the right. Write the letter in the box.6 pts

1 point per box, 6 in total. Each letter is used exactly once.

correspondence
blunt
misquote
youthful
deduct
gossip

Ato take an amount away from a larger one, such as someone's pay
Btalk about other people's private business
Csaying what you think without softening it first
Dthe letters and messages you exchange with people, taken together
Eto give someone the wrong price
Fyoung-looking and full of energy

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You want to say that a man in his thirties is fit and clearly looks after himself. Which phrase does the handout tell you to keep away from, and what should you reach for instead?4 pts

A.Keep away from well maintained, which is said of cars and buildings; use in good shape, well-groomed, or he looks after himself.B.Keep away from in good shape, which is only used of athletes; well maintained is the neutral choice for a person.C.Keep away from youthful, which is only said of children; youngful is the form used for adults.D.Keep away from decent-looking, which reads as an insult; well built is the only safe option left.

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Said in class as "I found it's how easy to surveillance employees' correspondence." Repair it: an adverb, the formal word for the messages themselves, and the verb you would actually use at work.4 pts

All three blanks must be right to score. One word per blank; the last one is a past participle.

I found out how our can be .

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Which of these are true, according to the handout? (Select all that apply.)6 pts

A.Sensitive covers both a topic that is too personal to raise and information that is confidential.B.Bury is spelled with a U but rhymes with berry.C.Groq, spelled with a Q, makes the LPU inference chip; Grok, spelled with a K, is a chatbot.D.Advertise is the noun and advertisement is the verb, which is why the useless advertise works in speech.

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V. Short Answer

Answer in English, and write these by hand — no AI. Still the rule, still graded here: three to five sentences each, unless the question says otherwise. The value of each question is printed beside its number (6 + 7 + 7). Three questions, 20 points in total.

Retell the karaoke scene from Email Surveillance in three to five sentences. Keep the whole thing in the past tense. Say why one person could not sing the song alone, why nobody wanted to sing it with Michael, who picked up the second microphone, and — in one sentence — why he did it.6 pts

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複習 → ⑥ 劇情與文化

Write four sentences about a tool, model or service you do not have access to. Sentence 1: what it is, using I wish I had access to.... Sentence 2: why you want it. Sentence 3: what you would do with it, using If I had..., I would.... Sentence 4: one thing you regret not getting hold of sooner, using I wish I had plus a past participle.7 pts

This is the section the whole class got wrong out loud. Check the tense after every wish before you move on.

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Write about a time you — or somebody you watched — said the wrong thing at the wrong moment. Three to five sentences, all in the past tense. Use put my foot in my mouth or misread the room, and use either I assumed or as it turns out somewhere. Finish with what you would do differently, using If I had known..., I would have....7 pts

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