Culture
"Insiders"
Vocab
Grammar
Explanation
100

Which American singer has earned more than 1 billion from her songs and performances alone?

Taylor Swift

100

Why did Magdalina hold a lesson?

She wants to become an English teachers and Ms Becher gave her the oppotunity to try out how it feels like to teach.

100

Spell the work "Bewerbung" in English and "beurteilen"

a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n

a-s-s-e-s-s

100

Choose the correct tense:

While I __________ (to play) the piano, my friend made me a sandwich.

was playing

100

Explain what the main goal of Neuralink is.

Get rid off the barriers between machines and humans/ telepathy

200

Who is supposed to have broken up already in Hollywood although they have only been married for two years? (both are beside other things actors).

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez

200

Who confused Harry Stiles with Tupac Shakur when playing the last Jeopardy game last week?

Naim

200

Synonym of "rich/wealthy"

affluent

200

Give the plural form (correct pronunciation!)

sheep                           tree

woman                         child

man                             house


sheep           trees

women         children

men             houses

200

Explain the difference between a "chef" and a "boss"

Chef = head cook in a kitchen

Boss = leader of a company

300

How are the indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand called?

Aborigines

Maoris

300

What is Oskar tempted to do from time to time (said this in one of the previous lessons)?

Gambling

300

Synonym: Fighting to be in charge

Jockeying for control

300

Decide where the accents are missing:

My cars are fast.

His childs helmet was lost.

The students report cards are very different.

child's

students'

300
A book or paper that has pages turned down at the corners as a result of a lot of use.

Dog-Eared

400

Who is the greatest US gymnast of all times? (has won 20 medals in total)

Simone Biles

400

Who helped Ms Becher out when she needed help?

Defne (contact lenses)

400

social ranking/class system (synonym, correct pronunciation!)


social hierachy

400

irregular past forms (regular: work- worked-worked)

come

teach

drive

drink

come - came -come

teach - taught- taught

drive - drove - driven

drink - drank - drunk

400

Name the outer layer of your brain's surface, located on top of the cerebrum.

Cerebral Cortex.

500

Why is the 4th July 1776 such an important date? What happened?

US became independent from Great Britain (Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams)

500

Whose brother did I have in my ethics class two years ago?

Gabriel

500

Write the word "..." on the white board.

Especially

500

Give an example sentence that clarifies the meaning of the past perfect.

When I opened the door, I had already made dinner.

500

Trick question: What is green and when you push a button turns red?

A frog in a mixer