Grammar
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'If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me?'
He asked if/whether I would still remember him if he left there tomorrow.
True or False: The population of the UK drink over 100 million cups of tea a day.
True
Scooby
'I'm confused, I haven't got a scooby what's going on!'
'I don't follow, give me a scooby!'
A Scooby - Scooby Doo - Clue!
To zone out
'By the end of the meeting, I had completely zones out'
To lose focus or stop paying attention
Can you give me an example of the passive voice?
'to be' + past participle.
E.G 'The wallet was found in the street'
Can you name the capital cities of the countries that make up the United Kingdom?
Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff, London
Innit
'That's a good idea, innit?'
'Innit difficult to become a lawyer?'
Abbreviation of 'Isn't it'
To weigh in
'I think we should have the tax department weigh in on this problem'To contribute or offer an assessment
Can you give me an example of a mixed conditional?
If I had paid attention in my Spanish classes, I would be fluent now!
The UK has had a lot of Prime Ministers lately, can you name the last 3?
Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss
Smashed, Trollied, Car-Parked, Bladdered....
'I feel awful, I was absolutely trollied last night'
Drunk
To suck up to
'The way he sucks up to his superiors is so embarrassing... does he think he will get promoted?'
To behave in a way as to gain favour with someone
Can you give me an example of a participle clause?
Having finished my lunch, I...
Thinking carefully, I....
Located in Asturias, Oviedo is...
What is the UK's national dish?
Chicken tikka masala
Chinwag.
'The nice old lady next door likes to stop by for a chinwag in the morning'
'He loves a good chinwag, I can never get him off the phone!'
To chat
To water down
'The journalist has definitely watered down the politicians message to save his reputation'
'This gin and tonic has been watered down!'
To weaken or dilute
Can you give me an example of inversion for emphasis?
Rarely have I seen...
Not until I.... did I....
Never had I...
England's football team is famous for 'bottling it' in big tournaments. When was the last time England's men won a world cup?
1966
He's a few sandwiches short of a picnic...
Silly, ignorant or unintelligent
To bristle at
'She bristled at the criticism aimed at her'
To show anger or annoyance