Verb Tenses
He walked to the store.
Which verb tense is this?
Past simple
Who was the president of the United States from January 2001 - January 2009?
George W. Bush
This colleague grew up in one of the following cities during part of his life. Which city is the correct answer?
a) Riga, Latvia
b) Minsk, Belarus
c) Warsaw, Poland
d) Lviv, Ukraine
a) Riga, Latvia
Which digital music format was invented by Germans?
Hint: this type of music format is compressed (made smaller).
mp3
A and an are types of articles. Which of these two precedes (comes before) apple?
An
At this time tomorrow, he will be flying to Cape Town, South Africa.
Which verb tense is this?
Hint: the abbreviation is FC.
Future continuous
How many states are in the United States?
a) 30
b) 40
c) 50
d) 60
c) 50
This colleague went to Switzerland this summer with her boyfriend. How did they get around?
Hint: what type of vehicle?
Camper van
Heidi Klum is a famous fashion model. What is her daughter's name?
Leni Klum
When Barack Obama became president, he tried to stop doing what?
Hint: it's a bad habit and negatively impacts your health.
Smoking
Sven enjoys a pomegranate juice drink. How many grams of sugar are in this beverage?
a) 40 gramsb) 50 grams
c) 60 grams
d) 70 grams
c) 60 grams
What year did Germany unify?
Hint: not the year when East and West Germany unified.
1871.
These are structures which form a situation and a possible result
Conditionals
pronoun + will have/will not have + verb in the past participle form.
Example: I will have saved enough money to buy a house, by this time, next year.
Which verb tense is this?
Hint: the abbreviation is FP.
Future perfect
Which two U.S. states are not part of the contiguous United States?
In other words, these U.S. states do not border the main land of the country.
Alaska and Hawaii
This colleague enjoys classical music. Which of these musicians did she say she likes during one of our classes?
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
b) Ludovico Einaudi
c) Max Richter
d) Erik Satie
Ludovico Einaudi
These are verbs which include more than one word.
Hint: P______ verbs.
Phrasal verbs
Name five U.S. cities which are not Los Angeles and New York.
Answers vary
This colleague's family is from a country which borders Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. Which country is this and what is its capital city?
Hint: Germany was part of a NATO mission in this country.
Kosovo and Pristina
Former U.S. president Joe Biden was inspired by this former German chancellor?
Hint:he created the world's first welfare state and was called the 'Iron Chancellor' (Eisener Kanzler).
Otto von Bismarck