Vocabulary
Q: What is the opposite of "generous"?
A: Mean / stingy
Q: Complete: "I think it ___ rain tomorrow." (prediction)
A: will rain
"I think it will rain tomorrow."
Q: What has hands but cannot clap?
A: a clock
Q: Name one way you can have your eggs cooked.
A: Fried / boiled / scrambled / poached (any correct answer)
Q: Do we say "make a mistake" or "do a mistake"?
A: Make a mistake
Q: What word describes a person who is always on time?
A: Punctual
Q: Complete: "Look at those clouds! It ___ rain." (evidence now)
A: is going to rain
"Look at those clouds! (evidence now) It is going to rain."
Q: What gets wetter the more it dries?
A: a towel
Q: What do we call meat that is fully cooked with no pink inside?
A: Well done
Q: Complete with "do" or "make":
"___ the housework."
A: Do
Do the housework
Q: What do we call food you order from a restaurant to eat at home?
A: Takeaway / takeout
Complete: "I ___ my sister at 6pm tonight." (fixed arrangement)
A: am meeting
"I am meeting my sister at 6pm tonight." (fixed arrangement)
Q: I'm tall when I'm young, and short when I'm old. What am I?
A: a candle
Q: What's the verb for cooking food quickly in hot oil?
A: Fry
Q: Complete this suggestion:
"___ we go to the cinema tonight?"
A: Why don't (we go...)
"Why don't we go to the cinema tonight?"
Q: What's another way to say "stay at home in the evening instead of going out"?
A: Stay in / have a night in
Q:
A: The phone's ringing.
B: I ___ answer it.
Which future form fits this spontaneous decision?
A: will answer / 'll answer
I will / I'll answer it.
Q: What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A: a clock
Q: What's the word for cooking vegetables very quickly in boiling water and then cooling them fast, so they stay crunchy and keep their color?
A: Steam / blanch
Q: Complete this recommendation:
"I ___ recommend trying the new café downtown."
A: would
"I would recommend trying the new café downtown."
Q: What adjective describes someone who never gives up, even when things are difficult?
A: Determined / persistent
Q: Which sentence shows a fixed arrangement —
"I'm going to see the doctor"
or
"I'm seeing the doctor at 5pm"?
A: "I'm seeing the doctor at 5pm"
(Present Continuous = fixed arrangement)
Q: I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but can't go outside. What am I?
A: a keyboard
Q: What question do you usually ask a waiter when you want to pay at the end of the meal?
A:
"Could I have the bill, please?"
"Can we get the check, please?"
or other options
Q: Which word meaning "one more time" often comes at the end of a request, e.g. "Can you say that ___?"
A: again
"Can you say that again?"