Vocabulary
Is this sentence correct?
He is engineer.
Answer: No
He is AN engineer.
"I was really ______ during the movie."
A) Boring
B) Bored
Answer: B) Bored (my personal feelings)
I like:
A) to cook
B) cooking
C) both
D) neither
C) both
*Although British English prefers the gerund (cooking)
What does “I’m broke” mean?
A) I’m broken
B) I have no money
C) I have broken a bone
D) I’m extremely tired
Answer: B) I have no money
What do you call a person who writes books for a living?
Answer: an author / a writer
What are the comparative and superlative forms of "good"?
Answer: Better and the best
Use the correct adjective from the verb in brackets:
"The instructions were very ______." (to confuse)
Answer: Confusing
What is the correct form of the word?
"I enjoy ______ books."
A) an infinitive - 'to read'
B) a gerund - 'reading'
Answer: B) the gerund 'reading'
What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?
When the trainer told a joke at the beginning of the meeting, it really helped to ______.
a) stop an argument
b) make people feel more comfortable and start talking
c) finish the meeting quickly
d) make everyone laugh loudly
Answer:
b) make people feel more comfortable and start talking
When something is very easy, we say it's a piece of ___.
Answer: cake
What is the past tense of "teach"?
Answer: taught
*to teach: teach / taught (tot) / taught (tot)
What's the difference?
"Excited" describes the ______.
"Exciting" describes the ______.
Answer: Person's feeling / Thing or situation.
Which sentence is correct?
A) I suggested to go.
B) I suggested going.
C) I suggested go.
D) I suggested to going.
Answer: B) I suggested going
What does "hit the nail on the head" mean?
Answer: To be exactly right.
Which sentence is correct?
A) We have seen that film last night.
B) We saw that film last night.
C) We did see that film last night.
D) We were watch that film last night.
Answer: B) We saw that film last night.
(*We can also say 'We watched that film last night.')
What is the opposite of "generous"?
Answer: Stingy
*or in British English: mean (or stingy)
The ten-hour journey was so ______ that several passengers felt completely ______ when they arrived.
a) tired / exhausting
b) tiring / exhausted
c) tired / tired
d) exhausted / exhausting
Answer: b) tiring / exhausted
Which is correct?
A) I stopped smoking.
B) I stopped to smoke.
C) Neither
D) Both
Answer: D) Both
"If someone is 'under the weather,' they are..."
A) Happy
B) Sick
C) Busy
D) Angry
Answer: B) Sick.
What does 'actually' mean in English?
A) At the present moment
B) To update
C) In fact / really
D) Eventually
Answer: C) In fact / really
(*This is a false friend in Spanish.)
actualizar = to update/make current
actually in English means in reality.
*People think I don't like morcilla, but I actually love it!
Use 'usually' and 'used to' in two different sentences correctly.
I used to live in California (a fact that was true in the past but has now changed)
I usually drink coffee in the mornings. (something that has a normal pattern)
When the lights suddenly went out and we heard _______ footsteps behind us, everyone in the group became extremely ______.
a) scary / frightened
b) scared / scared
c) frightened / scared
d) scary / frightening
Answer: a) scary / frightened
Explain the difference:
A) remember + infinitive / 'remember to buy'
B) remember + gerund / 'remember buying'
Answer:
"John didn't study at all, but somehow he passed the exam. He really ______."
A) hit the sack
B) dodged a bullet
C) let the cat out of the bag
D) got cold feet
Answer: B) dodged a bullet
Which sentence uses the THIRD CONDITIONAL correctly?
A) If I studied more, I would pass the exam.
B) If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.
C) If I studied more, I would pass the exam.
D) If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.
Answer:
B) If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.
*3rd conditional: past perfect + modal + present perfect