Mixed Tenses
Complete: "I usually ___ (walk) to school, but today I ___ (take) the bus."
walk / am taking
Complete: "She is a very ___ (good) driver. She drives very ___ (good)."
Complete: "If you heat ice, it ___ (melt)."
melts
"Break a leg!"
Good luck! / Take care!
An American friend says, "I left my sneakers in the car." What would a British person usually call sneakers?
Complete: "We ___ (not see) Anna yesterday because she ___ (already / leave).
didn't see / had already left
Complete: "Tom runs ___ (fast) than his brother."
faster
Complete: "If it ___ (rain) tomorrow, we ___ (stay) at home."
rains / will stay
"It's raining cats and dogs."
It's raining very heavily.
You are going on a holiday in Britain. What would an American usually call a holiday?
vacation
Find the TWO mistakes: "When I arrived at the cinema, the film already started and everyone watched it."
had already started / was watching it
"He drives ___ than his father."
a) more carefully
b) carefullier
c) more careful
a) more carefully
Complete: "If I ___ (be) you, I ___ (not buy) that expensive phone."
were (was) / wouldn't buy
"Don't cry over spilt milk."
There's no reason to complain / worry about something that can't be fixed.
A British person says: "I need to buy some biscuits." What are biscuits called in American English?
cookies
Complete: "Look! Someone ___ (break) the window. I think it ___ (happen) during the night.
has broken / happened
Which sentence is correct?
a) "She works hardly."
b) "She works hard."
b) "She works hard."
Which conditional? "If I have enough money this weekend, I'll go shopping."
First conditional
"Beat around the bush."
Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable / Hint at something
In British English, you wait for a lift. What do Americans call it?
elevator
Complete: "I ___ (know) Tom for five years, but I first ___ (meet) him when we ___ (be) at primary school."
have known / met / were
Complete: "She greeted her neighbour ___ (friendly)."
"She greeted her neighbour in a friendy manner/fashion."
Correct the sentence: "If I would have time tonight, I help you with your homework."
If I have time tonight, I will help you with your homework.
"Cutting corners"
Doing something poorly / badly in order to save money
You hear: "I'll put the rubbish in the bin. Afterwards, I will go to the shop." Give the American words for shop, rubbish and bin.
store, trash / garbage, trash can