Advanced Grammar
Explain the Idiom
Guess the Brand
PREP MISTAKES
American English VS British English
100

Rewrite using inversion:
 
"He had never seen such a beautiful sunset." 

Never had he seen such a beautiful sunset.

100

Life in the fast lane

A fast-paced, exciting, and often risky lifestyle.

100

🔴🐂⚡

Red Bull

100

I arrived to work at 08.00

I arrived AT work at 08.00

100

In America, people call it an "elevator" — but what do the British call it?

Lift

200

Rewrite using a mixed conditional:

"I didn't study medicine, so I can't help you with your diagnosis."

[daɪəgˈnəʊsɪs]  

If I had studied medicine, I could help you with your diagnosis.

200

a leopard can't change its spots

A person cannot change their fundamental nature or character, especially their negative traits.

200

😈👠👜

Prada

200

My decision will depend from the circumstances

My decision will depend ON the circumstances

200

Americans take the "subway" to get around the city. What do Londoners call this kind of train system?

Underground / Tube

 

300

"I've been trying to start my car for 20 minutes, but it won't start!"

Question: What does "won't start" mean in this context?

The car refuses to start despite repeated attempts; it's a persistent problem.

("Won't" can express a person's stubborn refusal to do something. )

300

to sleep on it

To postpone a decision until the next day.

300

🏎️💨🔵⚪😎

 

300

Who is the responsible of this?

Who is RESPONSIBLE FOR this?

300

A Brit lifts the "bonnet" to check the engine. What does an American lift?

Hood

400

Rewrite for emphasis using an it-cleft:

"I need a reliable assistant, not a perfectionist."

It is a reliable assistant that I need, not a perfectionist.

400

To keep your cards close to your chest?

To keep your plans, intentions, or information secret; to not reveal your strategy.
 

400

🔍🌐💻🔴🟡🟢🔵

 

400

She got married with her boyfriend

She got married TO her boyfriend

400

Americans say "to be on the same page" — what's the British version?

To be on the same wavelength (или "to be singing from the same hymn sheet")

 

500

Rewrite using a passive reporting structure:

"People believe that the company has been losing money."

the company is believed to have been losing money.

500

Until the cows come home

For a very long time, indefinitely, forever.


500

❌☕️

Nespresso

500

I am thinking to go to Madrid next weekend.

I am thinking of going to Madrid next weekend.

500

The British say "it's not my cup of tea" when they don't like something. But what do Americans typically say instead?

Not my thing (or "not my bag")