TECHNOLOGY AND GADGETS
This device allows you to browse the internet, send emails, and use apps anywhere.
What is a smartphone?
This is what you say when you want the bill at a restaurant.
What is "Check, please!" / "Can I have the bill?"
This document is required to travel to most foreign countries and proves your citizenship.
What is a passport?
This sport is played with a round ball on a rectangular field with two goals at each end.
What is soccer / football?
This music genre originated in the United States and features fast-paced rhymes spoken over beats.
What is hip-hop / rap?
The past simple of "go" is this word.
What is went?
This indefinite pronoun means "not any person" and is used in negative sentences.
What is nobody / no one?
You use this wireless technology to connect your headphones to your phone without cables.
What is Bluetooth?
This word describes food that is cooked in hot oil in a pan.
What is fried?
Before traveling abroad, you should do this to your money to know how much things cost in the local currency.
What is exchange currency / check the exchange rate?
Before a game, athletes usually do this to prepare their muscles and prevent injury.
What is warm up / stretch?
This type of film is designed to make the audience laugh with jokes and funny situations.
What is a comedy?
This adverb describes how someone does something, like "She sings beautifully."
What is an adverb of manner?
This quantifier is used with countable nouns and means "a large number," like "_______ of students passed the exam."
What is many?
If your computer is running slowly, you should try closing unused programs or doing this to free up memory.
What is restarting the computer?
When ordering at a restaurant, you might ask the waiter to bring this before your main meal.
What is a starter / appetizer?
This is a list of experiences or achievements a person wants to accomplish during their lifetime.
What is a bucket list?
This international sporting event takes place every four years and features athletes from all over the world.
What are the Olympic Games?
This famous music festival takes place in the desert of California every year and features many popular artists.
What is Coachella?
In the sentence "They were playing soccer when it started raining," this tense is used for the longer action.
What is the past continuous?
When you meet someone for the first time, you might ask this question to learn about their hobbies.
What is "What do you like to do in your free time?"
This type of software protects your computer from viruses and malicious attacks.
What is antivirus software?
This is a person who doesn't eat meat but still consumes dairy and eggs.
What is a vegetarian?
In many Asian countries, it is polite to do this with both hands when receiving a business card.
What is bow slightly / accept it with both hands?
In basketball, scoring from behind this line gives you three points instead of two.
What is the three-point line?
In this type of film, characters often solve mysteries, chase criminals, and face dangerous situations.
What is an action movie / thriller?
The past simple of "eat" is this irregular form.
What is ate?
This quantifier is used with uncountable nouns and means "a large amount," like "_______ of water was wasted."
What is much?
When your Wi-Fi isn't working, a good first step is to do this to your router.
What is unplugging and plugging it back in / restarting it?
If you have a food allergy, you should always do this before ordering a new dish.
What is ask the waiter about the ingredients?
If your flight is delayed, you should go to this counter at the airport for assistance.
What is the airline desk / customer service counter?
This water sport involves riding on the face of a moving wave, usually using a board.
What is surfing?
This Brazilian festival is famous for its colorful parades, samba music, and elaborate costumes.
What is Carnival / Rio Carnival?
This word is an adverb of manner: "He solved the problem _______." (with great skill)
What is skillfully?
If you accidentally call your teacher "Mom" or "Dad," this is an example of an _______ moment.
What is awkward?
This wearable device tracks your steps, heart rate, and sleep patterns.
What is a fitness tracker / smartwatch?
This Italian dish consists of a thin, round base of dough topped with tomato sauce and cheese.
What is pizza?
This phrase means "I am going to visit Paris next summer" in the future tense.
What is "I am going to visit Paris next summer"?
A marathon is a long-distance running race that covers this distance.
What is 42.195 kilometers / 26.2 miles?
This music genre, which originated in the southern United States, often features acoustic guitars and tells stories about life.
What is country music?
In the sentence "While I was cooking dinner, my brother was doing homework," both actions were happening at the same time.
What is the same time / simultaneously?
This indefinite pronoun refers to "all people" and is used in positive sentences.
What is everybody / everyone?
If you forget your password, most websites will send a reset link to this.
What is your email address?
In many countries, it is considered rude to do this with your chopsticks while eating.
What is sticking them upright in your rice?
When visiting a temple in Thailand, you should avoid wearing this type of clothing as it is considered disrespectful.
What is revealing clothing / shorts and sleeveless shirts?
This sport is played on ice with sticks and a puck, and it is very popular in Canada.
What is ice hockey?
This type of film uses animation techniques to create characters and stories, like those made by Pixar or Studio Ghibli.
What is an animated film?
The past simple of "begin" is this irregular form.
What is began?
In a school setting, this word describes someone who learns quickly and understands difficult concepts easily.
What is intelligent / smart / bright?
This technology uses artificial intelligence to understand and respond to human speech, like Siri or Alexa.
What is a voice assistant?
This word describes meat that is cooked for a very short time so the inside is still pink.
What is rare?
This travel document allows you to visit multiple countries in Europe without needing separate visas.
What is a Schengen visa?
In tennis, winning this many sets usually means you win the match in men's Grand Slam tournaments.
What is three sets?
This Indian festival of lights celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.
What is Diwali?
This adverb of manner means doing something in a way that shows no fear: "She spoke _______ to the crowd."
What is boldly / bravely / confidently?
This quantifier means "a small number" and is used with countable nouns, like "_______ of my friends came to the party."
What is a few?
When your phone screen is cracked, you should take it to this type of professional for repair.
What is a phone repair technician?
When dining in a group, you might ask the waiter to do this so each person pays for their own meal.
What is split the bill?
If you lose your luggage at the airport, you should file a report with this department.
What is the lost and found / baggage claim office?
This extreme sport involves jumping from a plane with a parachute.
What is skydiving?
This music genre emerged in the 1950s and is characterized by electric guitars, strong beats, and rebellious energy.
What is rock and roll?
In the sentence "I had already finished my homework when my friend called," this word indicates the homework was completed before the call.
What is already?
When you want to politely suggest an idea to your classmates, you might start with this phrase.
What is "How about...?" / "Why don't we...?" / "Maybe we could...?"
This emerging technology creates immersive digital environments that you can explore using a special headset.
What is virtual reality (VR)?
This French term means a list of dishes available in a restaurant, and it also means the courses served during a meal.
What is a menu?
This South American landmark is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and is located in Peru.
What is Machu Picchu?
This traditional Japanese martial art focuses on throwing and grappling techniques rather than striking.
What is judo?
This film genre, which includes movies like 'The Matrix' and 'Blade Runner,' explores futuristic technology and alternate realities.
What is science fiction (sci-fi)?
The past participle of "write" is this word, which is also used in the present perfect tense.
What is written?
This word describes a person who can understand and share the feelings of others.
What is empathetic?