Grammar
Put the verb in the correct form.
"I think astronauts (land) on Mars by the year 2020."
"I think astronauts will have landed on Mars by the year 2020"
True or False?
We usually use the word "sympathetic" to describe people who look nice and attractive.
False.
We use "sympathetic" to describe someone who shows that they understand and care about someone else's suffering.
What is the difference between wage and salary?
Wage is usually paid weekly; salary - monthly.
Complete the idiom:
"I lived to tell the ..."
"I lived to tell the tale."
What is the order of adjectives?
Number, opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin and material.
What does "shoddy" mean?
Poor quality.
How do we call the people who are employed by a company or organization?
personnel
What does "kick the bucket" mean?
to die
What are the forms of the irregular verb "wind"?
wind - wound - wound
What is a recliner?
A recliner is a chair in which you can lean back.
What is redundancy?
A situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them.
Hit the sack/hay.
What is the past form of William Shakespeare?
Wouldiwas Shookspeared
What is a synonym of "higgledy-piggledy"?
confused, disordered, jumbled, disarranged...
How do we call a list of people's names, often with the jobs they have been given to do?
a duty roster
What is the origin of the idiom "it's raining cats and dogs?"
One of the theories is that in old times, homes had thatched roofs in which domestic animals such as cats and dogs would like to hide. In heavy rain, the animals would either be washed out of the thatch, or rapidly abandon it for better shelter, so it would seem to be raining cats and dogs.