Phrasal Verbs
When you arrive at a place where you've arranged to meet somebody or do something, what do you do?
Show up
Choose the right preposition that should fill in the blank.
Let's meet ... Christmas and have dinner!
Let's meet at Christmas and have dinner!
What are the two major political parties in the UK?
The Conservative Party and the Labour Party
What period of time do we imply when we use the word 'fortnight'?
2 weeks
Which year did Boris Johnson become Prime Minister?
2019
Which phrasal verb can you use if we don't want to make something last longer that it should be?
Spin out
Fill in the blank with the right preposition in the blank.
We were thinking of watching a movie, but ... the end, we went bowling.
We were thinking of watching a movie, but in the end, we went bowling.
What are people from Manchester called?
Mancunians
If a person expresses their opinion very in a very straightforward manner that might even be offensive, what adjective do we use to describe this person?
Blunt
In which century did the War of Roses take place?
The 15th century
If something becomes popular, what does it do?
It takes off.
Imagine that you arrive at the train station 1 minute before the train leaves. What will you say in the situation?
Luckily, I've manage to arrive ... time.
Luckily, I've managed to arrive in time.
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
What idiom do we use when we want to say that the task was very easy?
It was a piece of cake
What do the British celebrate on Bonfire night on November 5?
The failure of Guy Fawke's attempt to blow up the British Parliament.
Imagine that you're very busy, but your friend really want to meet with you. Which phrasal verb will you use to say that you'll try to find time for the meeting in your schedule?
I'll fit you in.
Open the brackets using the appropriate tense.
This time next week I (fly) to Rome.
This time next week I will be flying to Rome.
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 any synonym for 'to be stressed out'
To be on edge
To be a bundle of nerves
To be driven up the wall
What event led to the establishment of the Church of England?
The Pope refused to annul the marriage of Henry VIII
Imagine that you have something to do, but spending your time scrolling social media feed instead. If you got asked 'What are you doing?' what would you answer?
I'm frittering away time
Make up two sentences in which you will use arrive at and arrive in
I arrived at any building
I arrived in Paris
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
What will you say if you understand that you need to work harder to achieve something?
I need to pull my socks up.
Which 10-week war happened while Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister?
The Falklands War (the war between the UK and Argentina)