Idioms
Time is _______
money
/tʃer/
c-h-a-i-r
Comparatives and superlatives. Put the adjective into the correct form:
There were a lot of people on the train. It was (crowded) ____ than usual.
There were a lot of people on the train. It was more crowded than usual.
What school subject studies the events of the past?
History
Countable or uncountable? Separate the words by the two categories:
tea, furniture, dollars, experience, lemons, pasta, time, coins, feedback, chairs
Countable: dollars, lemons, coins, chairs
Uncountable: tea, furniture, experience, pasta, time, feedback
Even a broken _______ is right twice a day
clock
/kəmˈpjuːtə/
c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r
Choose the correct option:
My bus (is leaving/leaves/will leave/is going to leave) at 6 o'clock.
My bus leaves at 6 o'clock.
Create a noun from the word "different".
Difference
1. A side ________ of the medicine is drowsiness. (affect/effect)
2. Will the new law ______________________ small businesses? (affect/effect)
1. A side effect of the medicine is drowsiness.
2. Will the new law affect small businesses?
Better ______ than never
late
/ˈtelɪvɪʒn/
t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n
Put the verb into the correct tense:
My family __________ (be) to Orlando three times.
My family has been to Orlando three times.
She's a daughter of my sister. She's my ....
niece
No hot showers in the morning, quick growth of dangerous bacteria, soft muscles, meals flying away during lunch... These are the problems of astronauts who live on the ISS. What is the main reason of these problems?
Zero gravity/lack of gravity
The exam was easy, it was a piece of _______
cake
/ˈkʌbərd/
c-u-p-b-o-a-r-d
Put the verbs into the correct tense:
Peter ________ (read) by the fireplace when the door _______ (open).
Peter was reading by the fireplace when the door opened.
The Kraken, the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot are all _______ creatures.
The Kraken, the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot are all mythical creatures.
Where does the British Prime Minister live?
10 Downing Street
Curiosity killed the ______
cat
/ˈkʊʃn/
c-u-s-h-i-o-n
I __________ play football three times a week but I don't anymore.
I used to play football three times a week but I don't anymore.
What is the difference between a full-time and a part-time job?
Full-time job means working 9 to 5, 5 days a week.
Part-time job means flexible working hours.
"Spill the tea" is a very popular slang idiom nowadays. What does it mean?
Give away (tell) somebody's secrets.