Phrasal Verbs
When we believe a joke or a lie, we ... ... it.
Fall for
Choose the right variant:
1. I'll wait other 5 minutes
2. I'll wait another 5 minutes
3. I'll wait the other 5 minutes
2. I'll wait another 5 minutes
What foreign nationality has the largest number of UK residents?
Indians
Come up with at least 3 ways of saying "I'm interested in something"
I am keen on
I am fond of
To be into
What do the British celebrate on Bonfire night on 5 November?
The failure of Guys Fawkes to blow up the British Parliament.
What phrasal verb do we use when we say that we " found ourselves in a place or situation at the end of a process or period of time"?
End up
Use the correct tense in the following sentence: "6 pm tomorrow I ... ... ... the city already"
Will have left
What are people from Birmingham called?
Brummies
Explain the difference between to watch a film and to see a film
We watch a film at home and we see a film in the cinema
Which monarch formed the Church of England after the Pope refused to annul his marriage?
Henry VIII
Fill in the blank with the appropriate phrasal verb
"I carry a notebook so that I can ... ... any ideas."
Jot down
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: If I ____ (to learn) to ski when I was at school, I ____ (to be) on the slopes right now.
If I had learnt to ski when I was at school, I would be on the slopes right now.
This is a British author who created the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. The list of his novels includes Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and The Pickwick Papers.
Charles Dickens
Imagine that you're making coffee in the morning and suddenly spilled milk all over the table. Bad luck but without any serious consequences. What word will you use to describe this situation?
Mishap
When did women get the right to vote in the UK?
1928
When we fail to do something fast enough or on time, we fall behind. And what do we do when are able to deal with something that's happening very fast?
Paraphrase the following sentence: Do you mind if I open the window?
Do you mind my opening the window?
What is Trooping the Colour?
It is a ceremony performed by regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies and it marks the official birthday of the British sovereign.
Come up with at least 2 expressions you will use when you want to say that you're stressed or something makes you stressed.
I'm on edge
I'm a bundle of nerves
It drives me up the wall
It gets on my nerves
Who was the first Prime Minister of the UK?
Robert Walpole
What phrasal verb do you use when we manage to make someone understand or believe something?
Get across
Correct the mistake in the following sentence: "I meant to send you the confirming email, but I completely forgot about it."
I meant to have sent you the confirming email, but I completely forgot about it.
Name the policy that attempted to promote low inflation, the small state and free markets through tight control of the money supply, privatisation and constraints on the labour movement.
Thatcherism
Explain the meaning of the following expression: to sit on the fence
To avoid making a decision or choice
Which 10-week war happened while Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister?
The Falklands War (the war between the UK and Argentina)