Vocabulary family
How do you signal the end of your presentation or speech?
Thank you for your attention.
What do you use to remove an unwanted text from the paper?
Rubber (UK)/eraser (US)
When is Remembrance Day?
11th of November
In Britain, people love eating trifle at Christmas. What is it?
a desert/pudding
Who was Nicholas Winton?
He was a British financier who saved 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia in 1939.
A stepbrother is a brother who shares one of your biological parents. True?
No. It is a son of one of person's stepparents. You don't share any biological parent.
How do you call the time units during which you have to learn?
Classes/periods/lessons
What is another name for Remembrance Day? What does it celebrate?
Veterans' Day./Fallen soldiers.
a. their independence
b. New Year
c. their national poet
b. New Year
Who wrote the famous saga about Harry Potter?
J. K. Rowling.
A half-brother is a son of one of the parents. True, or false?
True.
When you don't study at school, you have a...
break
When do we celebrate Halloween?
31st of October.
At Easter, the Czechs have their willow whip and decorated eggs; the British children go on...
an egg hunt.
When was the First World War?
1914 - 1918.
What are a son and a daughter of my uncle called?
A nephew and a niece.
For Geometry, you need a ruler, a pencil and a pair of...
compasses.
When do the people Thanksgiving Day in the USA?
The fourth Thursday in November.
When we talk about "Bank Holiday", or "Bank Holiday Monday" in English, what do we mean?
It is a national holiday when the shops are closed and everyone has time off.
When was the Second World War.
1939 - 1945.
When we say "the elderly", what do we mean?
Older people, senior people.
Complete the sentence:
I'm sorry. I can't go out. We're writing a very hard Maths test tomorrow. I must... for it.
revise/review
What is a typical meal for Thanksgiving Day, or similary at Christmas?
a turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberries, a pumpkin pie
The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4 July? Why?
Thirteen colonies broke away from Britain in 1776.
What is the name of the little girl in Uganda whose education our school supports?
Shirat Nassuna.