Vocabulary
If you want to buy something expensive, you should try and __ up.
SAVE
In American English, I might live in an apartment. What would I call AN APARTMENT in British English?
A flat
This shiny stone can cut glass and can best be described as "shiny" or "bright." It's worth? About $55,000 per gram.
Diamond
Jeff Bezos
I was so annoyed I left my book on the bus because I __ (not finish) reading it.
(a) hadn't finished
(b) hadn't been finishing
(a) hadn't finished
Define: affluent
Rich
If you live in a house that is large and impressive (like the houses of Beverly Hills, for example), what would you call this type of home?
A mansion
These three precious metals are often used in the making of jewelry. Though each is a different color, they're all valuable in their own way. How valuable? Between $56 and $70 per gram.
Gold, Silver, and Platinum
Amancio Ortega
I love avocado, but I __ hate it when I was younger.
(a) would
(b) used to
(b) used to
Save:Spend as Stingy:__
Generous
This home is usually made of logs and located in the forest or other wooded area.
Cabin
Although science has proven that this animal's horn has no medicinal properties, they are still considered valuable because of this property and as great knife handles. Because of poachers, the animal is already on the verge of extinction. How much is the horn worth? $110 per gram.
Rhino
Creator and CEO of Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg
Correct the error(s):
This sweater have never fitted me propperly.
Use the word SQUATTER(s) in a sentence.
Any logical answer will be accepted.
This pre-fabricated home is usually rectangular shaped and is moveable.
Mobile home
This spice is one of the most expensive in the world and is commonly used in a typical Spanish dish. It's worth? $11 per gram.
Saffron
These two men are (or were) very rich thanks to the creation of the companies Apple and Microsoft.
Apple: Steve Jobs
Microsoft: Bill Gates
Correct the errors:
Weather or not we go to the beech tomarrow is depending on the weather.
WHETHER or not we go to the BEACH TOMORROW DEPENDS ON (or IS DEPENDENT ON) the weather.
Define three of the following idioms:
Cost an arm and a leg
Make a killing
Come into some money
Tighten your belt
Dip into your savings
Cost an arm and a leg: Cost a lot of money
Make a killing: Make a lot of money
Come into some money: Suddenly find yourself with more money than before
Tighten your belt: cut back on spending; use less money
Dip into your savings: Use some money from a special account for something else
If you live in a condo on the 114th floor, you would tell you friends that you live in a...
Highrise
A heavy yet fragile radioactive metal of a silvery-white color. Its uses vary from production of nuclear weapons and fuel to a source of energy for spacecrafts. Its worth? About $4,000 per gram.
Plutonium
This woman is the richest female singer in the world. Popular in the 80s, she continues to hold the record for the bestselling female recording artist of all time. Her net worth reaches about $590 million.
Madonna
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. You may change the form of the verb if needed.
I finally succeeded in solving the murder mystery.
MANAGE
I finally ___ the murder mystery.
I finally MANAGED TO SOLVE the murder mystery.