Shades of Meaning
When one doesn't open their mouth when they speak, they can be said to be _______ing.
muttering
What is the word for the location a story happens in?
setting
A time phrase used to introduce an idea in a second paragraph (formally)
Initially...
In 2010, the planetary defence team at NASA had identified and logged 90 per cent of the asteroids near Earth measuring 1km wide. These 'near-Earth objects', or NEOs, are the size of mountains and include anything within 50 million kilometres of Earth's orbit. With an estimated 50 left to log, NASA says none of the 887 it knows about are a significant danger to the planet.
From the clues in the reading, what is an asteroid?
Objects in space
Complete this conditional sentence correctly:
"If you _____ (be) a professional football player, who _____(you/play) for?"
If you were a professional football player, who would you play for?
Bill ______ed his whole life after hurting his leg in the war.
limp
What is the word for a small house (usually in the woods or on a beach)?
hut
At the end of a piece of writing, to begin the last paragraph, what phrase would work (formally)
Therefore, Given the information above...
What Gabriela was experiencing was a cultural clash in expectations. She was used to a more hierarchical framework where the team leader and manager took control and gave specific instructions on how things were to be done. This more directive management style worked well for her and her team in Brazil but did not transfer well to her new team in Sweden.
From the extract, what is a cultural clash?
a different based on country
If our team had scored another goal, we _____(win) the championship.
would have won
Captain America did not carry a sword, but did have a special ________ to ward off enemy fire.
sheild
What is the word for the plant that has little white "T"s that form a sphere that then blow away? The head then turns yellow and the stems can be eaten.
Dandelion
What's a question that could be used at the beginning of an informal email to show a complex verb tense?
"How have you been?"
"This report looks at the findings of two large-scale surveys on the mindset of the millennial generation and explores how organisations can strive to address these needs, increase employee engagement and encourage retention."
What does strive mean?
try
If we _____(know) it was David's birthday, we ______________ sent him a card.
had known, would have sent him
Babies learn to _______ before they can walk
crawl
What is the name of the black substance that comes from the ground, is mined and is used to make heat or electricity? (It is non-renewable)
coal
Translate this into informal English.
"Having obtained the necessary permissions to commence the project, contractors will be contacted forthwith."
Because people have said yes to start the thing, builders will be phoned right now.
In Britain, the average person spends more than £1,000 on new clothes a year, which is around four per cent of their income. That might not sound like much, but that figure hides two far more worrying trends for society and for the environment. First, a lot of that consumer spending is via credit cards. British people currently owe approximately £670 per adult to credit card companies. That's 66 per cent of the average wardrobe budget. Also, not only are people spending money they don't have, they're using it to buy things they don't need. Britain throws away 300,000 tons of clothing a year, most of which goes into landfill sites.
What are two things that are hidden by this data?
credit card spending, purchasing unneeded items.
What ________(you/buy) if you _____ (have) a credit card?
would you buy, had
vast
What is the word for a creature that is used to represent a team/university/country and often appears on promotional items?
mascot
Translate this into formal English
"I don't know and I don't care."
"One is not aware nor interested."
Historically, more bridges were made of wood and were much more susceptible to fire. This was particularly true of old-fashioned train bridges, where the spark created by the steel wheels and steel tracks could sometimes cause a bridge to catch fire and burn to the ground.
What does susceptible mean?
receptive to/defenceless against
If they _______(eat), they ________(not be) hungry.
had eaten, would not be