Grammar
I’ve known her ___ we were children.
English is ___ in many countries.
spoken
Choose the odd one out:
generous – kind – selfish – helpful
selfish
What does wake up mean?
not sleeping anymore
More polite:
“Give me the menu.”
Can I have the menu, please? / Could I have the menu, please? / May I have the menu, please?
He speaks ___ confidently than before.
more
He ___ be at home. The lights are on.
must
Replace the underlined part:
“I continue doing my homework.”
go on / keep / carry on
Find a synonym for increase (verb).
rise / grow / go up / become more
What do you say when you didn’t hear someone?
Sorry, can/could you repeat (that) please?
I didn’t expect ___ to be so difficult.
If I were you, I ___ apologize.
would
What’s the difference between job and career?
job = work you do now
career = long-term professional life
What’s the difference between mistake and error?
mistake = wrong action by a person
error = incorrect result or system-based problem
What does this mean?
“I’m not really into it.”
I don’t like it very much.
We were tired, ___ we went home early.
so / therefore / hence
He denied ___ the email.
sending
What’s the difference between remind and remember?
remind = make someone remember
remember = have it in your memory
What’s the difference between borrow and lend?
borrow = take
lend = give
What does this mean? - I’m fed up with it.
I’m tired of it.
All the emails ___ sent since the last time we spoke.
have been
What’s the difference?
“I stopped smoking” vs “I stopped to smoke”
stopped smoking = quit
stopped to smoke = stopped another action to smoke
expect = ______ something will happen / hope = ______ something will happen
1. believe 2. want
want = ______ something / need = ______ something
1. desire 2. require
What does this mean? - It slipped my mind.
I forgot it.