Key Word Transformation
Use the word given and 2-5 words to complete the sentence.
I'm afraid you can't smoke in here.
ALLOWED
You ..... in here.
You aren´t allowed to smoke in here.
Please explain the difference and give example sentences for each.
Than/then
Than/Then Than is used for comparisons: Posey runs faster than Chester. Then is used to indicate time or sequence: Posey took off running, and then Chester came along and finished her breakfast.
Which is British and Which is American?
Defense/ Defence
Defense is standard in American English. Defence is found mainly in British English.
Who is a famous woman poet who wrote in Galician?
Rosalia de Castro
The continent with the biggest population.
Asia.
They will expect you to wear a suit for the interview.
HAVE
You ..... a suit for the interview.
You will have to wear a suit for the interview.
Breath/Breathe
Breath is a noun; it’s the air that goes in and out of your lungs: Chester held his breath while Posey skateboarded down the stairs.
Breathe is a verb; it means to exhale or inhale: After Posey’s spectacular landing, Chester had to remind himself to breathe again.
British or American?
The thing that stuck with me from the time I spent in London was the gray sky.
Gray/Grey
Gray is the standard American English spelling. Grey is the standard British English spelling.
What is the most populated city in Galicia?
Vigo
This classical composer became near deaf at the end of his life.
He couldn't swim until he was in his twenties.
ABLE
He ..... until he was in his twenties.
He wasn´t able to swim until he was in his twenties.
Emigrate/Immigrate
Emigrate means to move away from a city or country to live somewhere else: Chester’s grandfather emigrated from Canada sixty years ago. Immigrate means to move into a country from somewhere else: Posey’s sister immigrated to Ireland in 2004.
American or British?
Learned/Learnt
Learned is standard in American English. Learnt is standard in British English.
What book by Jules Verne references the Bay of Vigo?
20,000 league under the sea
Who was the highest-paid football player in 2020?
We got a table at the restaurant without a reservation.
NEED
We ..... book a table at the restaurant.
We did not need to book a table at the restaurant.
Advice/Advise
Advice is a noun: Chester gave Posey good advice.
Advise is a verb: Chester advised Posey to avoid the questionable chicken salad.
Give the American version
We queued up for two hours.
lined up
Who was Breogán?
A Celtic leader/ king (statue in Coruña)
The statue of Liberty was given to the US by which European country?
France
I'd see a doctor if I were you.
OUGHT
You ..... a doctor.
You ought to see a doctor.
Assure/Ensure/Insure
Assure means to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true: Posey assured Chester that no one would cheat at Bingo.
Ensure means to guarantee or make sure of something: Posey took steps to ensure that no one cheated at Bingo.
Insure means to take out an insurance policy: Posey was glad the Bingo hall was insured against damage caused by rowdy Bingo players.
Give the American version
Put the suitcase in the boot of my car.
On what day and in what year did the people of Vigo reconquer the city from Napoleon?
March 28 1809
What Spanish artist said that he would eat his wife when she died?
Dalí