Definitions
What does "natter" mean
To talk casually often at length about unimportant things.
We use Present pefect when we have an action in the past and........
a consequence in the present
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
What does it mean when something is "at hand"?
It is near you
What does to "cram" mean
To put a lot of things into a small space
We use the second conditional for an unlikely future and an alternative .....What?
present
What is the longest word in English without any vowels?
rhythms
What is the meaning of "Come Across"
To discover or find something accidently
What does to "fret" mean
To worry about something
Make this into a future perfect:
I will buy eggs before I arrive home
I will have bought eggs by the time I arrive home
When written as a word, what is the lowest number that has fewer letters than the value of its number?
Five - It has only four letters.
Zero = 4 One = 3 Two = 3 Three = 5 Four = 4
What is the meaning of "Come across as...."
To give the appearance of something
To "offset" means what?
To balance or counteract something, so that the overall effect is neutralised
Example: He offset his car driving by planting a tree
The difference between perfect tenses and perfect continuous tenses concerns the action. What happens to the action?
It continues after or during the consequence. With the perfect tenses, the action must finish before the consequence
When spelling numbers from zero, how far can we count before using more than half the letters of the alphabet at least once?
Six
What is a Hullabaloo?
A lot of noise and confusion, because people are angry or complaining
What does to "rue" mean
To regret something strongly. Usually has an element of sorrow and/or bitterness
What is wrong with this third conditional
If I had eaten the banana, I wouldn't be hungry
If I had eaten the banana, I wouldn't HAVE BEEN hungry
The word "set" has more what in English than any other word?
Set has the most meanings of any word in English
What does it mean when something takes its toll?
It has a cost that must be paid. Not necessary money.
eg: Having young children takes its toll on your social life and sleep.