English in Use
The modal verb you use to express a high level of certainty about something in the present (e.g., "You've been studying for 5 hours; you ______ be exhausted.").
What is must?
This European country is shaped like a boot and its capital city surrounds the independent Vatican City.
What is Italy?
In this mega-popular Netflix sci-fi series, a group of kids in the 1980s fights monsters from a dark parallel dimension called the "Upside Down".
What is Stranger Things?
This American pop star broke all global records with her massive "Eras Tour", performing multi-night stadium shows in Buenos Aires at River Plate.
Who is Taylor Swift?
In this incredibly famous 3D block-building sandbox game, players must mine resources, craft tools, and survive night attacks from Creepers.
What is Minecraft?
This formal adjective means absolutely crucial or necessary for something to succeed.
What is essential?
This is the official and most spoken native language in Brazil.
What is Portuguese?
This 2019 Marvel film became one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, showing the final battle against Thanos to save the universe.
What is Avengers: Endgame?
This British singer-songwriter with a retro aesthetic is famous for massive modern radio hits like "Levitating" and "Don't Start Now".
Who is Dua Lipa?
This massive tactical first-person shooter game developed by Riot Games requires 5v5 teams to plant or defuse a "Spike" using agents with unique superpowers.
What is Valorant?
This is the correct way to report this direct command: "Don't open the window," the teacher said. (Hint: Use the verb told).
What is "The teacher told us/me not to open the window"?
This massive country spans across two continents (Europe and Asia) and covers eleven different time zones.
What is Russia?
This dark comedy-drama HBO series follows the chaotic, tragic, and wealthy lives of guests staying at an exclusive luxury resort chain.
What is The White Lotus?
This indie-pop artist became a massive global phenomenon with her viral hit "Espresso" and opened for major artists worldwide.
Who is Sabrina Carpenter?
This post-apocalyptic PlayStation game follows the journey of Joel and Ellie through a ruined USA infested with Cordyceps fungus monsters, and was adapted into a hit HBO series.
What is The Last of Us?
This type of clause provides essential information about a noun and does NOT use commas (e.g., "The student who won the competition is in my class.").
What is a "defining relative clause"?
This ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth, separating Asia and Australia from the Americas.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This dystopian 2012 movie franchise stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, a girl forced to fight to the death on live television.
What is The Hunger Games?
This American singer-songwriter, famous for her dark-pop style, won multiple Grammys and an Oscar for her deep track "What Was I Made For?" featured in the Barbie movie.
Who is Billie Eilish?
This specific battle royale game became a pop-culture giant due to its unique wooden-building mechanics, crazy crossover "skins", and signature dance emotes.
What is Fortnite?
Complete this Mixed Conditional sentence (Past Cause $\rightarrow$ Present Result): "If I _________ (go) to bed earlier last night, I ___________ (not be) so tired right now."
What is "had gone / wouldn't be"?
Located in Egypt, this famous 160-kilometer-long artificial waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea directly to the Red Sea, allowing ships to avoid sailing around Africa.
What is the Suez Canal?
This critically acclaimed HBO teenage drama series, starring Zendaya, is famous for its intense plot, cinematic neon makeup, and focus on modern Gen Z struggles.
What is Euphoria?
This legendary 4-day British music festival, held during the summer in Somerset, is famous for its iconic muddy fields and headlining the world's absolute biggest rock and pop acts.
What is Glastonbury?
Released in late 2022, this free-to-play tactical shooter and hero game serves as the direct multiplayer sequel to Blizzard's original 2016 team shooter, dropping the team size from 6v6 to 5v5.
What is Overwatch 2?