British Vs American
Which is the American word for "flat"?
The English language and the Swedish language are from the same language family.
true or false?
true
Name one reason why many people from Europe emigrated to the USA.
Religious freedom, poverty, they wanted a better life, more opportunities
Name 5 English nouns.
any word you can use with an article (a(n) / the)
cloud, room, pupil, cat .....
Which is the British word for "cookie"?
Biscuit
Name four countries outside of Europe where English is the/one official language.
USA, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Australia, India, Botswana, Kenya ... and many more
What English-speaking country is famous for a high concentration of the deadliest animals on earth?
Australia (Saltwater Crocodile, Blue-ringed octopus, Sydney Funnel-Web Spider, Great White Shark ...)
What are the 3 forms of the irregular verb DRIVE?
drive - drove - driven
What does "taking the mickey or biscuit" mean?
making fun of somebody
True or false: The word NOODLE is a loanword (a word that comes from another language originally).
TRUE: from German (NUDEL)
Name 3 countries that were former British colonies.
India, Canada, part of USA, Australia, NZ, Kenya, Botswana, Jamaica, Egypt, Pakistan, South Africa + many more
Which of these words are ADVERBS?
calm - nice - badly - boring - in a friendly way - shy
badly + in a friendly way
Which is the American word for "autumn" (one of the 4 seasons of the year)?
Fall
Which famous English writer wrote Romeo and Juliette, Hamlet, and many other poems and plays?
William Shakespeare
What are the most common NATIVE languages in the world?
a) Mandarin - French - English
b) English - Spanish - Arabic
c) Mandarin - Spanish - English
c) Mandarin (1.3 billion)
Spanish (486 million)
English (380 million)
Put the sentence into the present perfect tense:
Elsa eats her pasta slowly and enjoys every mouthful of it.
Elsa has eaten her pasta slowly and has enjoyed every mouthful of it.
A more casual (British) way to say "You're welcome".
No worries.
Many words in the English language originate from two European languages. Which ones?
Latin and French
Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. When was that? 1600s - 1700s - 1800s
1700s = 18th century (between 1768 and 1779)
What tense is this?
"I'm going to travel to Asia at the end of this year."
Future tense