Vocabulary 1
How do you signal the end of your presentation or speech?
Thank you for your attention.
To learn about the weather tomorrow, we must read or watch...
the weather report.
What would you call heavy rain that falls rapidly in massive amounts?
downpour/torrential rain.
In Britain, people love eating trifle at Christmas. What is it?
a desert/pudding
Who was Nicholas Winton?
A war hero: 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.
'Spooky' means:
a. funny
b. boring
c. scary
scary
When air is uncomfortably humid, we say it is...
muggy.
Hogmanay in Scotland is a celebration of:
a. their independence
b. New Year
c. their national poet
b. New Year
Who wrote the famous saga about Harry Potter? How many parts does it have?
J. K. Rowling/seven
In Britain, students must wear...
school uniforms
If I tell you: 'Ok, spill your guts.' - what do I want from you?
I want you to tell me everything.
There is a sudden burst of wind. It is...
gusty
What is Remembrance Day and why is celebrated?
11 November, or Sunday closest to it. It is also called Veterans' Day and it celebrated the end of the First World War. Now we celebrate it to remember all fallen soldiers.
When was the First World War and Second World War?
1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1945
For Geometry classes, you typically need a pencil, a ruler and a pair of...
compasses.
My brother is an early bird, but I am a...
night owl.
Mist
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.
Who was Robert Burns?
A national poet of Scotland. He is the author of the song sung at New Year Celebrations 'Auld Lang Syne'.
When fashion chains are guilty of greenwashing, they...
pretend that their production environmentally friendly when it is not.
A phrase that describes when someone betrays another person.
He told my secret the whole class: he...
stabbed me in the back
What do we call a strong current of air, moving at 51 - 102 km per hour?
gale
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.