Grammar
If it ___ (rain) tomorrow, we will stay inside.
rains
Name two famous sights in London besides Big Ben.
London Eye, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace,...
What is the opposite of „polite"?
impolite
Give one synonym for “secure” (as in “a secure job”).
safe/stable
On which side of the road do people drive in the UK?
on the left
Turn into the passive: „They built this bridge in 1930."
This bridge was built in 1930.
What is the name of the river that flows through London?
The Thames
What do the British call what Americans call „cookies"?
biscuits
What does the verb “to afford” mean?
sich etw leisten können
True or false: there are more native English speakers in the USA than in the UK.
True
Fill the gap with the correct adverb: „She answered the question ___. (confident)"
confidently
True or false: Alaska is the largest US state by area.
True
Name one country besides the UK, the USA and Canada where English is an official language.
Australia, New Zealand, Ireland,...
What is the English word for "Semester/Halbjahr"?
term
What is "Big Ben" actually the name of? The tower, the bell or the clock
the bell
Fill the gap with the correct conditional: „If I ___ (live) in Canada, I would learn French."
lived
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What is a British word for „vacation"?
holiday
What does „cost of living" mean?
the money needed for rent, food, transport and everyday life
Roughly how many words does the English language have in current use?
(more than ___)
more than 170.000
Turn into the passive: „People speak English and French in Canada."
English and French are spoken in Canada.
Which Canadian province is mainly French-speaking?
Quebec
Give one example of a word spelled differently in British and American English.
colour/color, theatre/theater, centre/center...
Explain the difference between the false friends “sensible” and “sensitive”.
sensible = vernünftig; sensitive = empfindlich
Which very short English word is famous for having the most different meanings in the dictionary (over 400)?
set