British English
A more casual way of saying HELLO
hiya
A casual way of greeting in America
Hey, Hi, What's up? How you're doing?
Spot the three mistakes:
Susan and i cook meals at Mondays together.
Susan and I cook meals together on Mondays.
What language does the word NOODLE come from?Dutch, German, Chinese
German (Nudel)
"Horse-riding is not my cup of tea."
a) I love it. b) I don't fancy it. c) I don't know whether I like it or not.
b) I don't fancy it.
"I'll just pop to the shop." What will this person do?
go to the shop / nip to the shop
Which is the American word for the rear compartment of a car where you put your luggage?
a) boot b) trunk c) baggage space
b) trunk
Conjugate the irregular verb TAKE (all 3 forms)
take - took - taken
What is a ukulele?
a small guitar (with four strings)
This is a piece of cake for me. Meaning?
This is very easy / no problem at all
A more casual way of saying "you're welcome"
= no worries
Which is the American spelling?
a) traveling b) travelling
a) traveling
FUTURE tense: express your plan to travel to Spain in August
I'm going to travel to Spain in August.
The word BAGEL comes originally from
a) Persian b) Yiddish c) Greek d) Hindi
b) Yiddish
He's as cool as a ...? What vegetable is missing?
cucumber
Which is the British spelling?
a) organize b) organise
b) organise
What are CHIPS in BrE and what are they in AmE?
Explain in English, please.
BrE: fried potato sticks (usually served with hamburgers and fish'n'chips)
AmE: a salty snack made of very thin and fried potato slices
Spot the mistake and correct it:
If I was you, I would relax all summer.
If I WERE you, ...
COOKIE originates from which western European language?
Dutch (koekje)
The crowd went bananas at the rock concert.
What happened with the audience?
They got excited or a bit crazy (could even be angry)
How could you reply in a very British way to show that you understand or accept another person's point of view even though you might have another opinion (2 words).
fair enough
If a person is BUMFUZZLED, he or she is
a) very confused b) pretty tired c) completely mad
a) very confused
Finish the conditional clause correctly:
I would book a trip around the world, if I ...
... if I won the lottery / had much money (past simple!!)
What does Lingua Franca mean?
= any shared language used for communication between groups of people who speak different native languages
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Explain this idiom.
when too many people are involved, things go wrong