Grammar
Vocabulary
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
Culture
100
Tell us the main difference between will and going to
Future (will) is used for unplanned events while present continuous (going to) is used for planned things
100
Use the word you think fits best
I think Max is _______ (doesn't have many much confidence)
A. Dilligent
B. Insecure
C. Naive
D. Intuitive
B. Insecure
The prefix in- means not. Insecure --> not secure/confident
100
We arrived safe and sound
What does safe and sound mean?
They arrived safely
100
Which one is correct?
1. Make sure you keep in with the boss
2. Don't forget to keep in with the new system
We use keep in with (keep in touch/be friendly) with people, not things
100
Who is the american author of the famous poems of "The Raven" and "Annabel-Lee"
Edgar Allan Poe
200
Use the correct preposition (in, on, at, to...)
Write your name ______ the front of the envelope
On
We use on the back/the front when referring to pieces of paper, envelopes, mobile devices, etc...
200
Complete the exercise using a form of the word in parenthesis
Her _______ to please is very touching. (eager)
Eagerness
The suffix -ness means CONDITION. She is in a condition where she is anxious/impatient to please.
200
What does "have something up your sleeve" mean?
You have a secret plan or idea
200
Say a sentence with "come in" and another one with "come up"
Can I come in? (to a room)
I come up with a plan
200
Who said the famous quote "I have a dream", why is this phrase relevant?
Martin Luther King expressed his desire to build up a society in which black people weren't discriminated in the US.
300
What do we say?
I need to do my homework or I must do my homework?
Must do my homework
Must is used to express obligation
Need is used to express necessity
300
Appeasing the enemy postponed the war.
What does appeasing mean?
End disagreement by acceding demands
300
What does the following sentence mean?
I played my cards close to my chest
That he didn't reveal his plans
300
What do we say?
Get out of the plane
Get off the plane
Get off is used with plane/bus/train
Get out of is used for places and cars
300
Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving and what's the main dish?
Thanksgiving is a holiday that recalls the gathering of colonists and native-americans, after the colonist's first harvest. Is a day when the family gathers and say thank you for the blessing. The main dish is turkey
400
If the North sea ________ in winter, you could walk from London to Oslo
A. Happened to freeze
B. Froze
C. Should freeze
D. Should happen to freeze
B. Froze
We use past tense when referring to hypothetical situations (If...) that will not happen, or we don't expect that it will happen
400
Draw in a piece of paper a person with a rash
400
Act a situation using the idiom "Off by heart" and say its meaning
I know the answers off by heart!
Off by heart --> you know something very well
400
What's the difference between
I ran over a rabbit on my way home
The meeting ran over so I missed my train
The first one --> You hit/roll over the rabbit with your car and probably killed it
The second one --> The meeting took longer than expected
400
What do the stars in the american flag symbolize?
The 50 states
500
______ been diverted, they would have arrived early.
A. Had the plane not
B. Hadn't the plane
C. The plane had not
D. The plane not had
A. Had the plane not
We don't use negative contractions (hadn't) with inversions (when the verb and subject are reversed)
If the plane hadn't been diverted --> Had the plane not been diverted
500
Show us what the word "Scowl" means!
Scowl
500
Say one sentence using "No strings attached" and state its meaning
I'll help you, no strings attached
It means there'll be no unpleasant or inconvenient demands
500
Say a sentence using "dropped by"
He dropped by the woman's house to ask for money.
Meaning --> to come to see someone, usually briefly and without invitation
500
Most southern territories of the US where in fact originally from ______
Mexico