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A very useful lesson! You not only demonstrated common word patterns that help students learn faster, but also highlighted the flexibility of the English language, especially in modern usage. The exercises to actively test students were the icing on the cake. Well done!

Here is one of those exercises, if anyone else wants a try

1) Having stormed out of the meeting, she _____ into tears. (burst)

2) England _____ Denmark a few days ago, but today, Italy have _____ England. (beat, beat)

3) The TV channel _____ with a lot of complaints when it _____ that controversial news report. (deal, broadcast)

4) As he precariously _____ from the edge of the cliff, he _____ on for dear life. (swing, cling)

5) The bomb _____ up at the end of the performance, and many in the audience _____ with each other to escape the ensuing chaos that had _____ them. (blow, fight, befall)

6) I ______ the kids; they had _____ under the stairs, knowing that I wouldn’t _____ them there. (find, hide, find)

7) While I _____ there, my throbbing head _____; my beating heart _____; and my sore wounds _____. (lie, spin, sink, sting)

8) Over what had been a calm countenance _____ a look of defiance and determination; our protagonist _____ the table with his fist, only now understanding that blood must be _____. (spread, strike, spill)

9) Having _____ the floor, _____ out the rubbish, _____ the lawn, _____ the fire, and _____ the table, he finally _____ down for a well-deserved rest. (sweep, take, mow, light, lay, sit)

10) A few hours later, I _____ that a badger had _____ a hole at the bottom of my garden. (learn, dig)

Many more (with answers) on interactive quizzes and in an ebook (pdf)