Time travel: present and future
Correct the mistake: "Look at the traffic! We will miss our flight."
We are going to miss our flight. (Present Continuous for prediction based on present evidence).
Choose the correct option: "When I was a child, I used to have / was having a dog named Rex."
used to have.
What do you call a cheap type of accommodation, popular among students, where guests usually sleep in beds in a shared dormitory?
A hostel
In which school subject do you learn about maps, climates, countries, and rivers?
Geography.
What is the difference between cuisine and diet?
Cuisine is a style of cooking characteristic of a certain country/region (e.g., Italian cuisine). Diet is the food that a person habitually eats, or a restrictive plan to lose weight.
What is the difference in meaning? A) "I’m meeting my friend tonight." B) "My train leaves at 8 PM tonight."
A is a personal arrangement (Present Continuous). B is a fixed timetable (Present Simple).
Name the structure and the usage of the Past Perfect Tense
Had+ V3, to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past.
What is the difference between a suburb and a skyscraper?
A suburb is an area outside the city center. A skyscraper is a very tall building in a city center.
Spell the subject that studies living organisms, plants, and animals.
B-I-O-L-O-G-Y.
Add a negative prefix to these words: honest, responsible, polite.
Dishonest, irresponsible, impolite.
Put the verb in the correct form: "This time next week, I ___________ (lie) on a sunny beach in Spain."
will be lying (Future Continuous).
Correct mistakes in the given sentences:
1. “When I lived in London, I would have a huge collection of comic books.”
2. “It was difficult at first, but now I’m used to wake up early for school.”
3. “My grandmother used to baking fresh bread every Sunday morning.”
1. used to have
2. used to waking up
3. used to bake
Name 3 different types of accommodation that are NOT hotels or hostels.
Cottage, campsite, B&B (Bed and Breakfast)
What is the difference between compulsory subjects and optional subjects ?
Compulsory subjects are obligatory (everyone must take them). Optional subjects can be chosen by choice.
Use suffixes and prefixes to change the meaning of the words in brackets:
"The teacher said my behavior was completely (1. ACCEPT) ___________ because I showed total (2. RESPONSIBLE) ___________ during the exam. However, I hope for her (3. FORGIVE) ___________."
1. Unacceptable
2. Irresponsibility
3. Forgiveness
Complete the sentence: "By the end of this school year, we ___________ (finish) our 9th-grade textbook."
will have finished (Future perfect).
Choose the correct option and open the brackets:
"1. (While / As soon as) the chef (taste) the soup, he realized he had forgotten to put salt in it.
2. (By the time / Until) we arrived at the cinema, the movie (already / start)."
1. As soon as, tasted
2. By the time, had already started
Make definitions to the given words in English:
1. Fare
2. Departures
3. Get away
4. Set off
1. The amount of money you pay to travel on a bus, train, taxi, or plane.
2. The area in an airport or train station where passengers wait before leaving on a plane or train.
3. To leave your home to have a rest.
4. To start a journey or leave a place to go somewhere.
What does the prefix "under-" mean in words like underpaid, undercooked, underestimate?
It means "not enough" or "below the normal level".
Find and correct 3 mistakes in the given sentence:
"If I would be you, I wouldn't have to worry because by tomorrow evening we will finish all our exams."
1. If I were you
2. I wouldn't worry
3. we will have finished all our exams.
Why do we say "The soup smells delicious" but "The chef is smelling the soup"?
"Smell" is a stative verb. In the first sentence, it describes a state (Present Simple). In the second, it describes a voluntary action happening right now (Present Continuous).
Find four mistakes in the text:
“Last August, I have gone to a summer camp. I didn't used to like camps, but this one was amazing. Every day while we were swimming in the lake, our instructors had cooked lunch. By the time I returned home, I was learning how to sail.”
1. I went to a summer camp
2. I didn't use to like camps
3. were cooking lunch/ cooked lunch
4. I had learned how to sail
Complete each sentence with an extreme adjective:
1. The view from our window wasn't just beautiful. It was absolutely_______.
2. The city of Athens is _______. It's existed for over 3000 years!
3. It was _____ in the city yesterday - over 38°C!
4. At the weekend the shops in the city centre are totally _____with people.
5. The streets are _______ here because nobody cleans them.
1. Breathtaking, spectacular
2. Ancient
3. Boiling
4. Packed
5. Filthy
Explain the idiom: "He is a bit thick-skinned."
He is not easily upset or hurt by criticism.
What is the difference between vegetarianism and flexitarianism?
The main difference is how strict the diet is.
Vegetarians never eat meat.
Flexitarians eat mostly plant-based food, but they can eat meat occasionally.