Prepare (yourself)
Reported Speech/questions: What does "backshifting" mean?
Using a tense further back. Present simple => Past simple
What 3 multi-word prepositions can we use for "exceptions"
Except for. Other than. Apart from.
lactulace
calculate
What do British people call an elevator?
A lift
"under the weather"
Feeling sick or unwell
Reported questions: What words do we use for Yes/No questions
If / Whether
What does fluctuated mean?
diepets
despite
Americans use this word for trousers
Brits use this word for underwear
Pants
"Kill two birds with one stone"
Achieve two things with one action
What two things do we use "have something done" for?
Something someone else does for us.
Victims of a crime.
How do you form a noun phrase?
Article + Adjective + Noun
ceogrindr
recording
What do British people call an Apartment/Condo?
A Flat (Flats)
"Speak of the devil"
The person you were just talking about arrives
What are the 3 types of clauses from unit 19. Give 1 example linking word for each.
Contrast: although, whereas, while
Purpose: so that, in order to
Reason: because, as
In Economics: Definition:
The total number of people who might want to buy something.
Market
sinedsit
insisted
British people call the season of 'fall' what?
Autumn
"(don't) beat around the bush"
Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it's uncomfortable.
What tense does past perfect change to in reported speech?
It stays the same
What is the name given for words used when we do not know the exact figure for something?... Give 3 examples
Approximations
E.g. Almost, Roughly, Around, Nearly, About...
reasonably
What do Americans call an Aubergine?
What do Americans call a Courgette?
Eggplant
Zucchini
"swings and roundabouts"
When something (or things) have an equal amount of advantages and disadvantages