English Vocab.
Somebody who likes to tell others what to do
bossy
I am working in Nike since 2001
I have been working/have worked in Nike since 2001
What is the past participle of eat?
eaten
What would be the best preposition to use?
My uncle talks __________ golf all the time.
about
*no others can work properly.
extra points box
extra points box
If you have a brother, and he is married, what is his wife called politically in relation to you?
Your sister-in-law.
Sorry, I must to leave early today
Sorry, I must leave early today
What does the idiom 'when pigs fly' mean?
That something will never happen.
What would be an acceptable preposition?
"She sat _________ me at the theater."
next to
by
near
close to
I contact to you as soon as possible
*hint - there are 2 errors
I will contact you as soon as possible
What is the difference between 'hardly works' and 'works hard'?
Tom is a hard worker.
Tom hardly works.
What's the difference?
Hard worker = works a lot, and does the job well.
Hardly works = almost never works
I was in a meeting all morning long. The meeting was during three hours.
The meeting was FOR three hours.
Other acceptable answers:
around / over / under
What does the idiom 'to go Dutch' mean?
For each person to pay for what they consumed (food and drink).
Which preposition can be used to show movement?
"The postman pushed the letter ___________ the letterbox.
into
through
*'in' and 'inside' are acceptable for 100 points only. In and inside show location whereas into and through show movement.
I hate doing mistakes in English
I hate making mistakes in English
Put these words in order to make a question:
are/where/going/travel/they/year/to/next
Where are they going to travel next year?
People is always complaining about the weather
People are always complaining about the weather
Rewrite this sentence:
I'm excited about the holidays. (LOOKING)
I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO the holidays.
You can buy stamps ____ the post office ____ Main Street.
You can buy stamps AT the post office ON Main Street.
Last Thursday I was cooking and at night I was watching TV.
Past Simple Tense because the time period and action are both finished.
Answer: Last Thursday I cooked and at night I watched TV.
When you put harmful materials into the environment.
There are 3 kinds: air ________, water _________, and noise ___________.
pollution
What are you doing this weekend?
- It depends of the weather.
It depends ON the weather
Name at least 3 TENSES we can use to talk about the future.
Will future - I'll see them next week.
going to future - I'm going to see them next week.
present continuous - I'm seeing them next week.
present simple: I see them next week. I might see them next week.
They have a small house ____ a lake in the countryside. When I visit, I always love to sit ___ the shore and watch the kids swim ____ the lake.
They have a small house ON a lake in the countryside. When I visit, I alwasy love to sit ON the shore and watch the dids swim IN the lake.
She enjoys to listen to music.
She enjoys LISTENING TO music.