IDIOMS
VOCABULARY
PHRASAL VERBS
MODALS
TRIVIA FACTS
100
this idiom means to try and achieve very challenging aims
What is "to reach for the stars"?
100
turn away your eyes or thoughts from something
What is "avert"?
100
invite on a date
What is "ask somebody out"?
100
We use ___ or ____ to describe a general past or present ability.
"She ___ play the piano by the age of five."
"They ___ do it when they really put their mind to it."
What are CAN/COULD?
100
How is the hashtag symbol "#" technically called?
What is "octothorpe"?
200
this idiom means to be grateful for opportunities or good fortune
What is "to thank one's lucky stars"?
200
a difficult or terrible situation
What is "plight"?
200
stop functioning (vehicle, machine)
What is "break down"?
200
We use _____ to talk about ability in a specific situation.
"The car broke down, but they were able to fix it."
What is "be able to"?
200
What do the 100 folds in a chef's hat represent?
What is "100 ways to cook an egg"?
300
this idiom means to suddenly become famous after a successful film
What is "to shoot to fame"?
300
a person who is standing near and observing something but not participating
What is "bystander"?
300
phone many different places/people
What is "call around"?
300
We use ___, ___ and ___ for past, present and future possibility. They suggest a 50% possibility that something is true or false.
"She ___ be the leader of this country in the near future"
"That ____ be your mum calling."
What are "MAY/MIGHT and COULD"?
300
What are some cats allergic to?
What is "people"?
400
this idiom means to say that a course of events or outcome is certain to happen
What is "to be written in the stars"?
400
to be affected by emotion in a very strong way
What is "overwhelmed"?
400
move back in a position/group
What is "drop back"?
400
to express a past possibility we use
___/___/___/ + have + past participle
"They __ not have seen the news."
What are "MIGHT/MAY/COULD"?
400
What is the national animal of Scotland?
What is "unicorn"?
500
this idiom means that the acquisition of fame may not be worth all the suffering that goes with it
What is "what price fame"?
500
limit the development and progress of something
What is "hinder"?
500
communicate, make understandable
What is "get something across/over"?
500
We use ___ or ___ when we are fairly certain that something is or was true.
"We ___ all fit in that car. It is tiny."
What are "CAN'T/COULDN'T"?
500
____ more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
(How many times?)
What is "four"?