Meaning Masters
A piece of jewelry / the sound a bell makes
RING
I'm Portugese, but I want to speak as a native speaker
LIKE a native speaker
"Murder on the Orient Express" is a mystery novel written by this author
Agatha Christie
This adjective describes someone who keeps thinking fondly about the past.
nostalgic
Which sentence is the most natural?
a) I wish I would know the answer.
b) I wish I knew the answer.
c) I wish I know the answer.
b) I wish I knew the answer
A factory / A living thing with leaves and roots
PLANT
Make up a sentence with inversion.
students' options
What colour is The Golden Gate Bridge?
Red
This idiom means to remember old times in a happy and emotional way.
walk down memory lane
Which word means “extremely detailed and careful”?
a) meticulous
b) reckless
c) superficial
a) meticulous
an official mark on a document AND a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea / on land
SEAL
I'm speaking clearly, am I?
I'm speaking clearly, aren't I? / am I not?
Marissa and Juliana went out for drinks together. They ordered the same drink. Juliana was really thirsty and finished five in the time it took Marissa to finish one. The drinks were poisoned, but only Marissa died. How?
The poison was in the ice. Since Marissa’s ice had time to melt, she was poisoned, but Juliana wasn’t.
Where is the person if they are behind bars?
in prison
If your teacher has a go at you, (s)he...
criticizes you
A person who is equal to another in age, social status, ability AND a verb which means to look closely or curiously.
PEER
Which sentence shows a future in the past?
a) He said he would call later. b) He would have called later. c) He says he will call later.
a) He said he would call later.
A picture of a suspect's face created for the police by combining various facial features based on witness descriptions
Identikit
The understanding about an event or situation that you only get after it has happened
in hindsight
What does “to beat around the bush” mean?
a) to speak aggressively b) to avoid the main topic c) to exaggerate a story
b) to avoid the main topic
A conflict / to make a boat move
ROW
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) Not until later she realized the truth.
b) Not until later did she realize the truth.
c) Not until later realized she the truth.
b) Not until later did she realize the truth.
If someone says: “Do what I want, or I will expose your secret”, what crime do they commit?
Blackmailing
This phrase means to accept responsibility for something wrong you did in the past.
own up to
He owned up to breaking this expensive vase
Transform the sentence for it to sound formal
The meeting was put off.
The meeting was postponed.