Vocabulary & Idioms
Name 3 things you can find in a kitchen.
refrigerator, knife, fork, stove, microwave.
Choose the correct verb: "Yesterday, she ________ (go / went / going) to the market."
Went.
Fill in the blank: "I left my keys ________ the table." (in / on / at)
On.
How do you politely ask for the check/bill at a restaurant?
"Could I have the check, please?" / "Can we get the bill, please?"
What are the three standard colors of a traffic light?
Red, yellow, and green.
What is the opposite of the word "expensive"?
Cheap (or inexpensive).
What is the past tense of the irregular verbs "buy" and "think"?
Bought and thought.
Choose the correct pronoun: "Give the book to ________ (he / him / his).
him
Respond to this sentence in a polite way: "Thank you so much for your help!"
"You're welcome!" / "No problem!" / "My pleasure!"
Spell the English word for the day that comes after Wednesday.
T-H-U-R-S-D-A-Y.
Fill in the blank: "It’s raining cats and _______!" What does this idiom mean?
Dogs. It means it is raining very heavily.
Fill in the blank with Present Continuous: "Listen! The baby ________ (cry)."
Is crying.
What is the difference between using "in time" and "on time"?
"On time" means at the exact scheduled time/punctual. "In time" means before it is too late.
What is the most polite way to ask a stranger for directions?
"Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to...?" (Accept reasonable polite variations).
Name 3 English-speaking countries where English is an official main language.
(e.g., USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa).
What does the idiom "piece of cake" mean? Use it in a sentence.
It means something is very easy. (e.g., "The English test was a piece of cake!")
Change this sentence into the Simple Future tense using "going to": "They play soccer."
"They are going to play soccer."
Identify the subject pronoun and object pronoun in this sentence: "She called them last night."
Subject pronoun = She | Object pronoun = Them.
Unscramble this question: "you / mind / opening / would / window / the ?"
"Would you mind opening the window?"
Read this tongue twister aloud 3 times fast without making a mistake: "She sells seashells by the seashore."
(Student reads it successfully).
Identify the error: "I need to make my homework before I go out."
I need to do my homework..." (use "do" for homework, not "make").
Fix the mistake: "If I will see him tomorrow, I tell him the news."
"If I see him tomorrow, I will tell him the news." (First Conditional rule).
Fill in the blanks with since or for:
1. "I have lived here _____ 5 years."
2. "She has been studying _____ 8:00 AM."
1. for | 2. since.
Explain the difference in tone/meaning between:
A: "Give me water."
B: "Could I please have some water?"
A is a command/imperative (can sound rude/direct), while
B is a polite request using modal verbs.
Tongue Twister / Pronunciation Challenge: Pronounce the following 3 words correctly: Thought, Through, Tough.
/θɔːt/ (thort), /θruː/ (throo), /tʌf/ (tuff).