GRAMMAR
Structure of:
1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
2. PAST CONTINUOUS
1. am/is/are + verb ing
2. was / were + verb ing
ADJECTIVE: existing or happening in all parts of the world
WORLDWIDE
What does the idiom "BREAK THE ICE" mean?
a) To break something physically
b) To start a conversation in a friendly way
c) To go on vacation
d) To fix a broken object
b) To start a conversation in a friendly way
In the US election system, citizens vote directly for their favourite candidate: TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
People vote for a slate of electors who are committed to a specific candidate
Electors vote after general election for the candidate who won the popular vote
What is the chemical formula for water?
H20
Structure of the SECOND CONDITIONAL
CONDITION CLAUSE + MAIN CLAUSE
If + PAST SIMPLE // WOULD + Infinitive
VERB: to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back
FETCH
What does the idiom "TO HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD" mean?
a) To make a mistake
b) To understand something perfectly
c) To be very lucky
d) To start a project
b) To understand something perfectly
When is THANKSGIVING celebrated?
On the fourth Thursday of November
George Washington
Complete: He _____________(travel) in a boat for three days before he came back to his home country.
HAD BEEN TRAVELLING
ADJECTIVE: willing to accept other people’s views, new ideas, etc.
What does the idiom "UNDER THE WEATHER" mean?
a) Feeling sick
b) Having a bad mood
c) Working in the rain
d) Watching the forecast
a) Feeling sick
Who made Thanksgiving a national holiday in the United States?
President Abraham Lincoln
What is the name of the process plants use to make their own food using sunlight?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Explain 4 ways of expressing FUTURE in English:
1. BE GOING TO + Infinitive
2. WILL + Infinitive
3. Present continuous + future time expression
4. Present simple for timetabled events
EXPRESSION: to find someone in the act of doing something illegal
CATCH SOMEONE RED-HANDED
What does the idiom "BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE" mean?
a) To make a loud noise
b) To try to do something in a way that will not work
c) To make a mistake in a plan
d) To go to the wrong place
b) To try to do something in a way that will not work
Related to Halloween: which vegetable was replaced by pumpinks?
TURNIP
When was the Declaration of Independence of America adopted? (EXACT DATE)
4th of July, 1776
Complete the wish clause:
It's so annoying that you always take my clothes without permission
I wish...............................................................
I wish YOU WOULDN'T TAKE MY CLOTHES WITHOUT PERMISSION
I wish YOU WOULD ASK BEFORE TAKING MY CLOTHES
NOUN: a situation in which something bad, unpleasant, or dangerous almost happens, but you manage to avoid it
An idiom which means "It's up to you what to do"
THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT
What are the 3 requirements to be president of the USA?
AT LEAST 35 YEARS OLD
NATURAL-BORN CITIZEN
HAVE LIVED 14 YEARS IN THE US
F. Scott Fitzgerald