Vocabulary
Prefixes: dis, il, im, in, un
Past simple
Past continuous
Misc. USA
100

Define hospitality 

The friendly and generous reception of guests, visitors, or strangers

100

+ dis, il, im, in, un

___ legal 

___ logical 

illegal 

illogical 

100

What is the past simple of the verb "to eat?" 

Give an example. 

Ate

Ex: He ate his food with his family. 

100

Complete the sentence 

They _____ ______ a movie when the power went out

Verb: to watch 

They were watching 

100

You spend 50$ on diner in the USA with your best friend. How much do you tip? 

10$ or 20%

60$ total 

200

Define 2 out of the 3:

1. Etiquette

2. Good manners

3. Unappetising

1. Customary code (unwritten) of polite behavior 

2. Polite social behavior 

3. Not inviting or attractive 

200

+ dis, il, im, in, un

___ polite 

___ patient 

___ practical 

impolite 

inpatient or impatient 

impractical 

200

Past simple of the verb "to go?" 

Give an example. 

Went

I went to the store yesterday to get groceries. 

200

Re-write in past continuous 

I write a letter to my friend 

I was writing a letter to my friend 

200

What is the emergency phone number in the USA? 

9-1-1

300

Come a long way vs. Have a long way to go

Come a long way: to have made a lot of progress

have a long way to go: still much work to do 

300

+ dis, il, im, in, un

___ honest

___ satisfied 

___ organized

dishonest 

dissatisfied

disorganized / unorganized 

300

Re-write the sentence in past simple: 

We have been living in this city for 10 years

We lived in this city for 10 years. 

300

Choose the correct past continuous sentence: 

a. She cooks dinner when I arrived 

b. She was cooking dinner when I arrived

c. She cooked dinner when I was arriving

C - was cooking dinner when I arrived

300

What is the largest state in the USA by land area? 

Alaska

400

Emigration vs Immigration? 

Emigrate - to leave your own country and live in another

Immigrate - To come into a new country 

400

+ dis, il, im, in, un

___ fathomable 

___ licit 

unfathomable - incable of being understood 

illicit - forbidden, illegal 

400

In which sentence is the past simple used incorrectly? Fix the sentence

a. He won the race before the sunset 

b. She ate her lunch as I was finishing my homework 

c. They are swimming in the pool when it started raining

C - They were swimming in the pool when it started raining 


400

Change the sentence to past continuous: 

She realized her mistake as she read the instructions

She realized her mistake as she was reading the instructions

400

Which national holiday in the USA is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November and typically involves a big feast with turkey?

Thanksgiving 

500

Provide masculine and feminine for the following: 

1. Person who seats you at the table

2. Person who brings you the food 

3. Person cooking the food 

1. Host / Hostess 

2. Waiter / Waitress 

3. Chef / Cook 

500

+ dis, il, im, in, un

___ proportionate 

Definiton? 

Disproportioante - out of proportion, too large or too small 

Proportionate - corresponding in size

500

Re-write in past simple: 

He has already read three books before he started the fourth one

He read three books before starting the fourth one 

500

Answer 3/4 questions, in your own words:

1. Explain the past continuous tense

2. How is it formed?

3. Why is it important in English language?

4. Give me an example 

1. describes actions / events that were in progress at a specific point in the past 

2. to be + base form of verb + ing

3.  Adds depth and context to narratives, also helps describe events in the past as they were unfolding 

4. Before I left for school this morning, my mother was making pancakes. 

500

What is the name of the USA's space agency responsible for space exploration, NASA, stands for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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