Grammar
Name the adverbs to the following adjectives:
happy, good, bad, fast
happily, well, badly, fast
Name the synonyms: (car) crash, to key in, to train
accident, to type in, to work out
What´s the name of the indigenous people of Australia?
Aborigines
Which traditional food is eaten on Thanksgiving?
turkey
Which city is called the Big Apple?
New York
Compare in 2 different ways: burger/salad >> healthy/delicious
healthier than, more delicious than
Name the plural forms: foot, information, businessperson
feet, information, businesspeople
Which European nation founded a colony in Australia in 1788 and who was their leader?
What do Americans celebrate on July, 4th?
Independence Day
Name 3 famous sights in London.
Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, London Eye, Tower of London, ...
Make 4 example sentences including: fascinating/excited/boring/interested.
The landscape of Chile is fascinating. I was excited before the bungee jump. The book was boring. I am interested in history.
Explain the following words: busy, abbreviation, to hire
having a lot to do, short form of a word, having a car for a certain time and giving it back
What are "road trains" and where (exact name!) can you mainly spot them?
really long trucks driving through the Australian Outback
Which countries belong to GB and the UK?
GB=England, Scotland, Wales
UK=GB+Northern Ireland
What are the 4 steps of a picture description?
basic information, details, interpretation, personal reference
Name 2 signal words each for:
present progressive, simple past, present perfect
now/at the moment, ago/yesterday, since/for
Make nouns out of: global, to describe, perfect, to fight, to depart
globalisation, description, perfection, fight, departure
Name: the capital of Australia, the famous rock in Australia (biggest in the world), the English expression for "sickie"
Canberra, Ayers Rock (Uluru), sick day at work
Which English speaking country is also called the "Emerald Isle"?
Ireland
Who wrote Harry Potter?
J.K.Rowling
When do we use the will future compared to the going to future? Explain and give one example each.
will: spontaneous/not sure (I think it will rain)
going to: plan/sure (I am going to eat a sandwich foro lunch)
pronounce the following words correctly: ballet, dessert, colleague
ˈbæleɪ, dɪˈzɜ:t,ˈkɒli:g
What is the "Dingo fence", why was it built and what were its consequences?
a fence to keep out dingoes to protect sheep and the sheep farmers
--> number of kangaroos grows (take water needed by sheep)
Who is the head of the state in Britain?
Prime Minister (Rishi Sunak)
Name the current POTUS and the last 2.
Biden, Trump, Obama