Modals and related verbs
What's the meaning of the modal verb?
You should stop seeing him.
advice
React to this statement:
I've won a trip to New York!
You've won what?
You've won a trip where?
You've won a trip to what/which city?
What's the word for "a system of money in general use in a particular country"?
currency
Complete the gaps with a phrase:
What are you __________ ___? Can you be more specific?
What are you getting at? Can you be more specific?
React to the statement using exaggeration or understatement by unscrambling the given sentence:
Well, it was a fantastic holiday! - it/ little/ a/ was/ yes,/ break/ nice
Yes, it was a nice little holiday.
Use the words in brackets to rephrase the sentence:
I should wear a suit to work, but I don't (suppose)
I'm supposed to wear a suit to work, but I don't.
React to this statement:
I've got home at 5 am!
You've done what?
You've got home at what time?
You've got home when?
Find and correct a mistake in the sentence:
My buddy asked me for money the other day, but I couldn't lend him any, as I completely broken.
My buddy asked me for money the other day, but I couldn't lend him any, as I am/was completely broke.
What's the phrase for "be behaving in a dishonest or bad way"?
be/get up to no good
What was the initial phrase to which someone said:
I suppose it is a bit chilly.
Possible answer:
I'm fed up with this weather! It's freezing!
Put the sentence into past and future:
He's able to speak three languages.
He was able to speak three languages.
He will be able to speak three languages.
Make the statement that someone reacted to saying this:
You're staying where?
any grammatically and logically correct answer
What's the word that refers to complete and perfect happiness?
bliss
Complete the gaps (what does the phrasal mean):
A clever lawyer might find a way of ________ ____ that clause.
A clever lawyer might find a way of getting round that clause. - solve
Fill in the gaps:
I'm ____ dying ____ a drink! - Yes, my throat's a ___ ___ I must ___.
I'm absolutely dying for a drink! - Yes, my throat's a bit dry/hoarse I must say.
Put the sentence into past and future:
I must go.
I had to go.
I will have to go.
Fill in the gaps:
Laura paid $__ for a ____ of jeans.
She ____ how ____?/She ___ $__ for __?
Laura paid $300 for a pair of jeans.
She paid how much?/She paid $300 for what?
Explain the meaning of the phrasal verb:
set off
(use it in a sentence)
to start a journey + any grammatically and logically correct example
What's the phrasal for "recovering physically or emotionally"? Make a sentence with it.
get over + any grammatically and logically correct example
Unscramble the given sentence and react to it using exaggeration or understatement:
I can't (tnsad eth gsith fo) him!
I can't (stand the sight of) him!
Possible reaction:
I must admit, I'm not too keen on him either.
Complete the sentence with a missing word:
He's ____ to win the race. I just know it.
He's bound to win the race. I just know it.
Complete the statement and react to it:
Mum and ____ went to A_____ on h______.
Mum and dad went to Alaska on holiday.
They went where?
Who went to Alaska?
Unscramble the letters in the brackets and explain what the sentence means:
I was completely (vooercem hiwt) gratitude and relief!
I was completely (overcome with) gratitude and relief! - I am strongly affected by gratitude and relief
Unscramble the letters in the brackets and explain what the sentence means:
I (tgo uhthrog ot) the wrong department.
I (got through to) the wrong department. - Was able to reach a department by phone.
React to the statement using exaggeration or understatement:
She isn't very bright, is she?
Possible answer:
Too right! She's as thick as two short planks!