Tenses
Correct the tense:
By next year, I will live in London for five years.
By next year, I will have lived in London for five years.
What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean?
Stop doing something / quit
Change to a stronger adjective: “very tired.”
Exhausted
A noise some people make while sleeping.
Snore
It’s an electronic device, smaller than a computer, bigger than a phone. What is it?
A tablet
Which tense is this?
She had been studying for two hours when he arrived.
Past Perfect Continuous
Choose the correct verb:
“I need to ___ research before I write the essay.” (do / make)
do
Comparative: “This test is ____ (difficult) than the last one.”
More difficult
Vocabulary:
The opposite of FAR
Near
She didn’t have enough ___ to buy the shoes.”
Money
Rewrite in reported speech:
“I can’t come to the party,” she said.
She said (that) she couldn’t come to the party.
This verb means to invent a story or excuse.
Example: He ___ a story about being sick.
made up
Which adjective fits best?
“The instructions were so ___ that nobody understood them.”
Confusing
Alice is multilingual and speaks Korean, Spanish, and English. What does 'multilingual' mean?
Able to speak many languages
What’s the difference between a “wallet” and a “purse”?
Wallet = holds money/cards (usually for men).
Purse = small bag for women, also can hold wallet.
Make a conditional sentence:
If I ____ (know) about the exam, I would have studied.
Had known
What’s the difference in meaning?
“I stopped smoking” vs “I stopped to smoke.”
First = quit the habit.
Second = stopped doing something else in order to smoke.
Find the mistake:
“She is more taller than her brother.”
Incorrect. Double comparative. Correct: “She is taller than her brother.”
Fill in the blank:
“He’s very good ___ playing the guitar.”
At
What’s the difference between “glass” and “a glass”?
“Glass” = material; “a glass” = container for drinking
Change into continuous present tense.
The teacher grades tests.
The teacher is grading tests.
Choose the verb that does not fit with the object:
make a decision
do homework
do progress
take a break
Do progress (the correct collocation is make progress).
“You should wear a ___ coat. It’s snowing outside!”
Thick or thin
Thick
Idiomatic expression: What does “break the ice” mean?
To make people feel more comfortable in a social situation
Riddle: The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
A hole