Vocabulary
If smb or sth is absolutely essential, it is / they are (in)dispensable.
INDISPENSABLE
She cried when I walked in.
She was crying when I walked in.
In which sentence was she crying because she saw me?
SHE CRIED WHEN I WALKED IN
A feeling of nervousness is tension
What you install for your browser is an __tension
EXTENSION
This word comes from the Latin word meaning shade/shadow. It's something that helps you if you need to go out when it's raining.
UMBRELLA
The English-speaking people call it "at". The Dutch call it "little monkey tail", the Italians - "snail", the Norwegians and Danes - elephant's trunk A. What is it?
@
When you pass a car that's ahead of you, you overtake it.
When a company or a businessperson does a serious or a lengthy task, they _____take it.
UNDERTAKE
(They're undertaking major renovations to the building.
The company will undertake a full review of its safety procedures)
Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
1) Have you decided which jumper to buy? Yes, I think I'll take the blue.
2) Have you decided which jumper to buy? Yes, I think I'll take the cheap.
3) Have you decided which jumper to buy? Yes, I think I'll take the small.
1
If you direct your eyes somewhere, you look.
If you don't notice something, you ____look.
1) MISLOOK 2) OVERLOOK 3) UNLOOK
OVERLOOK
This word comes from the Latin word meaning easily broken. You will often see this word on packages.
FRAGILE
Male seahorses are the only males in the animal kingdom that can do what?
GET PREGNANT
"The two candidates are vying for the top position."
What is vie?
COMPETE
Change this sentence into the active voice:
He was made to return the money.
(start your sentence with they)
THEY MADE HIM RETURN THE MONEY
If something is in your hand, you hold it.
If you don't reveal some information, you ____hold it.
1) INHOLD 2) UPHOLD 3) WITHHOLD
WITHHOLD
This word comes from the Proto-Germanic word meaning protection or cover. It's something you use in your work every day.
SCREEN
What is the only independent country in the world where no one has ever been born in all the country's history?
VATICAN CITY
"She's a tenacious negotiator".
What is tenacious?
PERSISTENT, NEVER GIVES UP
In which situation would you say "Here comes the bus!", and in which situation would you say "There goes the bus!"?
HERE COMES THE BUS - IT'S APPROACHING THE BUS STOP
THERE GOES THE BUS - IT HAS JUST LEFT THE BUS STOP
If you are fully in a vertical position, you stand.
If you resist something, you ____stand it.
WITHSTAND
This verb comes from the Latin word meaning to make something flat or to smooth or spread something. It's something teachers often do.
EXPLAIN
What is a parliament of owls?
A GROUP OF OWLS
"They signed a lucrative contract".
What is lucrative?
IT PAYS VERY WELL
It was midday. Even ___, I put on the light.
SO
If smb speaks a language well, they are fluent.
If smb has a lot of money, they are __fluent
AFFLUENT
This word comes from the Old French word meaning friendship or familiarity. You use this word about people (e.g. he's my _________)
ACQUAINTANCE
Which fruit contains radioactive potassium, meaning that if you eat too much of this fruit in one sitting, you will die of radiation?
BANANA