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Grammar makes the world go round!
Tricky Language
100

It's the capital city of Australia.

What is Canberra?

100

It's the strong influence of a group, especially of children, on members of that group to behave as someone else does.

What is peer pressure?

100

These are skills that help you to live your own life, e. g. cleaning your flat, cooking your own meals, managing your time, etc.

What are life skills?

100

This type of conditional describes an unreal or imaginary situation, often using “would,” like: “If I had a million dollars, I would travel the world.”

What is the second conditional?

100

They sound the same, but one means “they are,” one shows possession, and one refers to a place. (Answer with the correct spellings, please.)

What are they're, their, and there?

200

Australia is 21 timmes bigger than this country.

What is Germany?

200

It's who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do.

Who is a bully?

200

You plan how much money to spend on different things.

What is budgeting?

200

In the sentence “The girl who won the race is my sister,” who won the race is an example of this kind of clause.

What is a relative clause?

200

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300

Also known as Ayers Rock, this iconic natural landmark in the Australian Outback is notable for changing colour depending on the time of day.

What is Uluru?

300

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300

Knowing these two personal qualities can help you grow, set goals, and build confidence.

What are strengths and weaknesses?

300

In English, you use than to show differences and this structure to express equality, just like the German sentence “David ist genauso verquatscht wie Clemens.”

What is as...as?

300

Correct this false friend error: “Yesterday I became a new phone for my birthday.”

What is “Yesterday I got (or received) a new phone for my birthday”? (They confused become with bekommen)

400

This city is home to the Opera House with a roof designed to look like a series of white sails.

What is Sydney?

400

The desire to fit in with friends can lead some teens to this illegal behavior in stores.

What is shoplifting?

400

To apply for a job, you usually need these two things: one lists your personal details, qualifications, work experience, etc., and the other tells the employer in a formal way why you’re a good fit.

What are a CV and a letter of application/cover letter?

400

In the sentence “The cake was eaten by the children,” this grammatical voice is being used.

What is the passive voice?

400

Express this in English: Ich bin seit 5 Jahren ein Schüler / eine Schülerin in der 9a OS.
(Use correct tense and word order.)

What is "I've been a student in class 9a OS for 5 years?

500

Noted for its cube-like shape and powerful venom, this jellyfish can cause heart failure in humans within minutes.

What is the box jellyfish?

500

In this story by Chloë Rayban, Natasha and Matt discover that someone is always observing — and being observed. There are two sides to every story.

What is "Watching You, Watvhing Me"?

500

These are two polite phrases often used to close a cover letter, depending on whether or not you know the recipient’s name.

What are Yours sincerely and Yours faithfully?

500

This type of speech involves reporting someone’s words without quoting them directly, often changing pronouns and verb tenses.

What is indirect (reported) speech?

500

Express this in in indirect speech: Do you need an ambulance? Start like this: A woman asked me ... .

What is " A woman asked me if I nedded an ambulance."?

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