Grammar
Vocabulary
British Culture
Speaking Challenge
English under pressure
100

Correct the mistake: "She don't like horror films."

She doesn't like horror films.

100

Give a synonym of "exhausted".

Very tired, worn out, drained, weakened

100

What is the capital of the United Kingdom?

London

100

Name 10 animals in 30 seconds.

Paco

100

Three Words

Create a sentence using these three words:

yesterday / friend / cinema

Yesterday, my friend killed me at the cinema; and now I am telling this to you to let you know you are next

200

Which tense is this? "I've been studying English for five years."

Present Perfect Continuous

200

Which word doesn't belong? 

"Fork - knife - spoon - plate"  

Plate

200

What is the UK's national currency?

Pound Sterling

200

Describe your favourite film in 60 seconds.

Paco 2: El retorno

200

Story Builder

Create a story using these words:

  • dog
  • umbrella
  • train

Your story, not mine

300

Complete: "If I ___ enough money, I'd travel the world."

had

300

What do you call a person who designs buildings?

Architect

300

Name the four countries that belong to the UK.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

300

Talk about a memorable holiday.

A summer with Paco
300

Continue the Story

You start:

"When I opened the door, I couldn't believe what I saw..."


Your story, not mine

400

Complete: "By the time we arrived, the film ___."

had started

400

What's the opposite of "generous"?

Selfish

400

Explain the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

Great Britain = England, Scotland and Wales; UK = Great Britain + Northern Ireland.

400

Compare city life and country life.

Wherever Paco lives is a nice place to be

400

Picture in Your Mind

Describe an object without saying its name.

Your team guesses in less than 30 seconds.

Your object, not mine

500

What's the difference?
"I stopped smoking" vs "I stopped to smoke"

One means quitting; the other means pausing an activity in order to smoke.

500

Explain the difference between:
"borrow" and "lend"

Borrow = receive temporarily; lend = give temporarily.

500

Name at least three member countries from The Commonwealth of Nations

Botswana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Cyprus, Malta, United Kingdom, Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand,Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

500

Convince your classmates to visit your hometown.

Talavera de la Paco

500

Grammar Challenge

Speak for 30 seconds about a topic while correctly using:

  • one conditional
  • one relative clause
  • one phrasal verb

Example topic:

"The perfect weekend"


Difficult, isn't it?

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