Vocabulary
❓ What is the noun form of consume? (Потребление)
Consumption
Which is correct? “I’ve lived here ___ five years.”
A) since 5 years
B) for 5 years
B) for 5 years
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piece of cake
Many people believe that electric cars are completely environmentally friendly. However, producing their batteries requires large amounts of energy and rare minerals.
Question:
What is the main idea of the text?
A) Electric cars don’t use fuel.
B) Electric cars have no disadvantages.
C) Electric cars have both benefits and hidden costs.
D) Batteries are easy to make.
C) Electric cars have both benefits and hidden costs.
Practice makes ________.
perfect
It’s ________ cold today, isn’t it ?
A) quiet
B) quite
C) quit
B) Quite
Find the mistake: “If I will see him, I will tell him.”
Should be: “If I see him, I will tell him.” (First conditional – present + will)
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It’s not rocket science
The scientist’s findings were controversial and sparked debate among experts.”
What does “controversial” most likely mean? A) well-known B) widely agreed upon C) causing disagreement D) easy to understand
C) causing disagreement
Actions speak _____ than words.
louder
❓What does the idiom “take something with a grain of salt” mean?
Don’t take it too seriously / be skeptical / don’t completely believe it
She invested a lot of time ___ researching the most appropriate university course.
A) to
B) for
C) with
D) in
D) in
The verb “invest” collocates with “in” when we talk about money, effort, or time spent on something.
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Cost an arm and leg- expensive
True / False / Not given
Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, famously employ "greeters" at the entrance of its stores. A friendly welcome is said to cut shoplifting. It is harder to steal from nice people.
Question:
The "greeters" at Walmart increase sales.
Not given
Money
That mobile phone company is_ for having the worst customer service.
a) trustworthy c) notorious
b) acclaimed d) forbidden
Notorious
Explain the difference in meaning:
I didn’t need to buy sugar.
I needn’t have bought sugar.
I didn’t need to buy sugar — we already had enough.” (So I didn’t buy it.)
“I needn’t have bought sugar — there was already a full bag at home.” (But I bought it anyway.)
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an elephant in the room : there is an obvious problemor difficult situation that people do not wantto talk about.
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_______ makes waste
Haste
Explain the difference between at the hospital and in the hospital.
• At the hospital: Refers to the location in general, usually for a purpose like visiting or working. Example: “I’m at the hospital to visit my friend.”
• In the hospital: Refers to someone being admitted or staying inside as a patient. Example: “She’s in the hospital after surgery.”
Choose the correct sentence:
A) I had my hair cut yesterday.
B) I had cut my hair yesterday.
C) I have my hair cut yesterday.
D) I was cut my hair yesterday.
A) I had my hair cut yesterday.
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Hit the hay - to go to sleep 😴
But, if tea is a factor in the combination lock, why didn't Japan forge ahead in a tea-soaked industrial revolution of its own? Macfarlane notes that even though 17th-century Japan had large cities, high literacy rates, even a futures market, it had turned its back on the essence of any work-based revolution by giving up labour-saving devices such as animals, afraid that they would put people out of work. So, the nation that we now think of as one of the most technologically advanced entered the 19th century having 'abandoned the wheel'
Choose the most suitable heading
A) The development of cities in Japan
B) Industrialization and the fear of unemployment
C) Comparisons with Japan lead to the answer
B) Industrialization and the fear of unemployment
Don’t count your chickens before they _____
hatch