(A) Grammar
This is the correct form of the verb in: "I ___ my English penpal since last summer."
haven’t seen
This is the opposite of “easy”.
difficult/hard
This is the capital city of India.
New Delhi
You meet a new classmate. You introduce yourself and ask them two questions.
Hi, I’m… What’s your name? How old are you?
This British English word corresponds to the American English word "subway".
the Underground / the Tube
This is the correct form of the verb in: "If I ___ to California next month, I will visit the Golden Gate Bridge."
travel
This is a synonym for "important".
essential/significant/major
This geographical name refers to England, Scotland and Wales, while the other political name also includes Northern Ireland.
Great Britain and the United Kingdom
You did not understand what someone said. You ask them politely to repeat or explain.
Could you repeat that, please?/Could you explain?
This American English word corresponds to the British English word “pavement”.
sidewalk
This modal completes the sentence: "If I had more time, I ___ learn another language."
would
This word completes the sentence: "I’m very ___ because I passed my exam."
happy/pleased/delighted
This is the highest court in the United States, composed of nine justices.
The Supreme Court
You invite a classmate to an activity. They refuse because they are busy, so you react appropriately and suggest another day.
(2 persons are needed to answer)
Would you like to go to the cinema?
— Sorry, I’m busy.
— No problem. What about Sunday?
In this Commonwealth country, inhabitants are often called “Kiwis”.
New Zealand
This is the passive form of: "The Supreme Court made a historic decision in 1954."
A historic decision was made by the Supreme Court in 1954.
These two verbs are often confused: one means to give something temporarily, the other means to receive or use something temporarily.
lend and borrow
These immigrants came mainly from this region to help rebuild post-war Britain in 1948.
The Caribbean
This possessive relative pronoun completes the sentence: "He is an artist ___ photographs expose injustice."
whose
In many American varieties, this sound is pronounced at the end of words such as “car” and “hard”, whereas it is often not pronounced in many British varieties.
the /r/ sound
This sentence begins with "Never" and uses subject-verb inversion: "I have never seen such a beautiful monument."
"Never have I seen such a beautiful monument."
The first verb is generally used for creating or producing something; the second is generally used for performing an activity, task or duty. Give one example with each.
make and do
This movement challenged racial segregation and discrimination in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. Its most famous leader fought for racial equality and gave a historic speech in 1963.
Give 3 elements.
The Civil Rights Movement; Martin Luther King Jr.
This word completes the idiom meaning "to try to understand someone else’s situation": "Put yourself in their ___."
shoes
This term describes English used by people who do not share the same first language.
English as a lingua franca