Generations
Which word is not a noun?
- irritation- private
The noun is "privacy".
Which is not a real adventure activity?
- kayaking
- hang-gliding
- parasnowing
- bungee jumping
- abseiling
- BMXing
- parasnowing
All the other activities are real adventurous activities. "Parasnowing" is not real.
Change these nouns into adjectives:
- anger
- pride
- envy
- anxiety
- surprise
- happiness
- angry
- proud
- envious
- anxious
- surprised
- happy
Which is the odd-one-out? Why?
- flower bed
- driveway
- hallway
- hedge
- pond
- patio
- balcony
- hallway
All the other answers are outside. The hallway is inside the house.
Change the word admire with a phrasal verb:
Which family member do you admire?
look up to
Which one is impossible to do after you're 20?
- inherit money
- pass away
- start a business
- be brought up
- emigrate
- learn to drive
Which activity does not go with the verb "do"?
- do ballet
- do weights
- do drawing
- do drama
- do Vovinam (martial arts)
- do photography
- do drawing
"Draw" is already a verb. You do not need to say "do drawing".
Change all of these words into their adjective form:
- anxiety (noun)
- sadly (adverb)
- dirt (noun)
- politics (noun)
- hope (verb)
- suspicion (noun)
- anxious
- sad
- dirty
- political
- hopeful / hopeless
- suspicious
Which is not a positive description of a house?
- a beautifully restored farmhouse in a remote location
- an impressive and substantial home located on a private cliff with ocean views
- a cosy, conveniently-located apartment in the middle of the city
- a contemporary bungalow on a peaceful mountainside
- a charming, spacious houseboat on the river
- a dilapidated villa, cramped despite its substantial size
- a dilapidated villa, cramped with things despite its substantial size
dilapidated = falling down, breaking apart, ruin
cramped = too small and cluttered - not enough space to move around
Name 5 activities that match with the verb "go".
- go dancing on the Moon
- go digging to the centre of the Earth
- go swimming in a volcano
- go biking to Russia
- go canoeing in a giant toilet
Put these in the correct order, from youngest to oldest:
- an infant1. an infant
2. a toddler
3. a young child
4. a teenager
5. in their twenties
6. an adult
7. middle-aged
8. the elderly
Fill in the missing verbs:
- _____ a musical instrument
- _____ rollerblading
- _____ with friends
- _____ gymnastics
- _____ cakes
- _____ cards
- play a musical instrument
- go rollerblading
- hang out with friends
- do gymnastics
- bake cakes
- play cards
Name 5 body parts inside your body.
Heart, brain, bones, blood, intestine, muscles, stomach...
What do you call a house that shares one wall with another house?
A semi-detached house.
Name 5 bones.
Skull, ribs, spine (vertebrae), pelvis, jaw, teeth
What do you call someone who is 100 years old (or older!)?
Someone who is 100 years old is a centenarian.
Fix the sentence so that it is correct. You can only change 3 things.
"Mr. Crowder loves to play bowling with his friends on Saturdays and he thinks his hanging out with his friends always was fantastic."
- play bowling > go bowling (we use "go" with activities ending in "-ing")
2. were > are (we use the present simple for habits & routines)
3. always are > are always (adverbs of frequency come before the main verb but after the verb "be")
Most people have 24 of these - 12 on the left side of the body, 12 on the right side of the body.
Most people have 24 ribs.
What is "thatch"?
Fix the grammar. There are 3 mistakes.
"Mr. Crowder is from a tiny, remote place in Australia. There aren't some people around, but it was a peaceful place to live. Mr. Crowder's favourite thing about his hometown is the animals. Every morning, Mr. Crowder would wake up to any kangaroos in his garden, and much flowers in the flower beds."
- There aren't ANY people around...
- ... Mr. Crowder would wake up to SOME kangaroos in his garden...
- ... and MANY flowers in the flower beds.
What is "adolescence"?
The time when somebody changes from a child to an adult.
Give
- 5 make phrases
- 5 do phrases
- 5 take phrases
Your choice
What happened if you "sprained your ankle"?
You twisted then pulled the bones between your foot and your leg.
What is a "conservatory"? How is it different from a "greenhouse"?
A conservatory is a room inside the house made of glass where you grow plants.
A greenhouse is similar, but it is a glass building where you grow plants. It is not inside to the house, but rather is outside as its own building.
How will the human body have changed in 10,000 years? Name at least 3.
Humans eyelids will have become thicker to protect the eyes from radiation.
Our nostrils will have grown larger.
The size of our skull will have increased.
We will be using a nano-chip inside our head.