Phrasal Verbs
What does it mean to "carry on" with a task?
To continue.
Select the correct narrative tense to complete the sentence: "By the time we arrived, they (finish) dinner.
Had finished.
Who were the first inhabitants of Ireland around 300 BC?
The Celts.
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them.
What does it mean to "look forward to" an event?
To be excited about the event in the future.
Thief!
Take 400 points from another team.
Identify the narrative tenses in the sentence: "They had been waiting for hours when the train finally came."
Past perfect continuous/past simple.
Who helped convert the Irish from paganism to Catholicism?
St. Patrick.
Sharing is caring!
Win 200 points. Gift 200 points to another team.
How do you "come up with" an idea?
To think or create the idea.
What do you do when you "put off" a meeting?
You postpone it.
Locate the error in the sentence: "They were playing football when it had started to rain."
When it STARTED to rain.
Banana Peel!
Go to the last place.
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
What does it mean to "take after" someone in your family?
To resemble in behaviour.
What happens when you "run into" an old friend?
You meet them by chance.
Predict the outcome of the story using past perfect and past continuous: "By the time he arrived, I (finish) my work and (watch) TV."
I had finished my work and was watching TV.
What was the main cause of the Great Potato Famine?
A potato disease/British policies.
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name.
Robin Hood!
Take 400 points from the leading team and give them to the last team.
What does it mean to "turn down" an offer?
To reject or refuse the offer.
Trade!
Swap points with another team.
What was the Easter Rising?
The Easter Rising was a rebellion against British rule in 1916.
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards.
What does it mean to "keep up with" current events?
It means to stay informed about current events.