KEY WORD
My sister doesn’t like computer games very much.
KEEN
My sister ……........…………................…… computer games.
MY SISTER ISN'T KEEN ON COMPUTER GAMES.
WORK/JOB/CAREER/EMPLOYMENT
1. Would you like to meet for a coffee after ..................?
2. He's decided to take a part-time ..........................
3. The number of people in full-time .................has risen this month.
4. If you commit a crime it will destroy your ..........................
1. WORK
2. JOB
3. EMPLOYMENT
4. CAREER
Alan .... one thing in his planning for his holiday in Peru: he forgot to renew his passport.
overestimated
overlooked
oversaw
overviewed
overtake
overlooked
IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE 100 POINTS AND YOU GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE 100 POINTS.
Name a famous detective who smoked a pipe and played the violin.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
FAMOUS BRIDGES
1. GOLDEN GATE/SAN FRANCISCO
2. TOWER BRIDGE/LONDON
3. BROOKLYN BRIDGE/NEW YORK
4. RIALTO BRIDGE/VENICE
We went for a walk although it was raining yesterday.
SPITE
We went for a walk …….......……...…… yesterday.
WE WENT FOR A WALK IN SPITE OF THE RAIN YESTERDAY.
JOURNEY/TRIP/TOUR/RIDE
1. How was the bus ..........................to work today?
2. She's going on a six-week ..........................of Australia.
3. You won't see her until she's back from her skiing ..........................
4. Can I go for a ..........................on your bike?
1. JOURNEY
2. TOUR
3. TRIP
4. RIDE
I take the stairs in my apartment because the elevators aren't .... .
bearable
safety
useable
reliable
reliable
IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU CANNOT ANSWER IN THE NEXT ROUND.
1. How many countries are there in the UK?
2. How many squares are there on a chess board?
1. 4
2. 64
FAMOUS EDWARDS
1. EDDIE MURPHY/ACTOR
2. EDWARD NORTON/ACTOR
3. EDUARDO NORIEGA
4. ED SHEERAN/ACTOR
How does a rock climber differ from a mountaineer?
BETWEEN
What ….......………….................…… a rock climber and a mountaineer?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A ROCK CLIMBER AND A MOUNTAINEER?
QUIZ/EXAM/TEST/TRIAL
1. If you work hard, you should pass the FCE ...........................
2. Today our teacher is giving us a short grammar ...........................
3. At the end of the lesson she'll give us a fun ...........................
4. I'm going to work for them for a .................period.
1. EXAM
2. TEST
3. QUIZ
4. TRIAL
George loves talking about his accomplishments. Yesterday, he .... that he could speak four languages fluently.
whined
boasted
acknowledged
denied
impressed
boasted
IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU GIVE EVERYBODY 300 POINTS
1. Who said, “I think, therefore I am”?
2. What’s the smallest type of tree in the world?
3. What’s the capital of Ecuador?
1. Descartes
2. Bonsai
3. Quito
FAMOUS SINGER AND SONG
1. TAYLOR SWIFT/SHAKE IT OFF
2. JASON DERULO/WANT TO WANT ME
3. JOHN LEGEND/ALL OF ME
4. MEGHAN TRAINOR/ALL ABOUT THE BASS
1. I can’t wait to see the sights in London.
LOOK
I am ……......................................…… the sights in London.
2. I have been to this restaurant three times now.
TIME
This …….........................…… been to this restaurant now.
1. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE SIGHTS IN LONDON.
2. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE BEEN TO THIS RESTAURANT NOW.
SKIING
In many European countries skiing is (1) ... of the most popular leisure-activities, especially during the winter months. Alpine skiing (2) ... a long tradition in the Alpine regions (3) ... Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Germany and France. In these countries there is a very large interest (4) ... skiing, (5) ... is only beaten by swimming or cycling.
1. ONE
2. HAS
3. OF/IN
4. IN
5. WHICH
Gabriel was .... to eat more cake after finding a dead fly in his first slice.
reactant
reluctant
unanxious
allergic
unaccustomed
unbearable
reluctant
IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU MUST GIVE 400 POINTS TO THE WORST CONTESTANT.
1. What are the first five letters on a typewriter?
2. Which river goes through London?
3. What is the first name of compose Vivaldi?
4. Which is largest: a megabyte, a terabyte, a kilobyte, or a gigabyte?
1. QWERTY
2. Thames
3. Antonio
4. a terabyte
FAMOUS PICTURES
1. THE LAST SUPPER/DA VINCI
2. THE SCREAM/EDVARD MUNCH
3. SUNFLOWERS/VAN GOGH
4. THE KISS/KLIMT
1.Looking back, I think I was right to study mathematics at university.
REGRET
Looking back, I …….....................................…… mathematics at university.
2. Olivia did not concentrate so she made a lot of mistakes.
WOULD
If Olivia ……................................… made fewer mistakes.
1. LOOKING BACK, I DON'T REGRET STUDYING MATHEMATICS AT UNIVERSITY.
2. IF OLIVIA HAD CONCENTRATED, SHE WOULD HAVE MADE FEWER MISTAKES.
Variation in English
When foreign learners of English first come to the British Isles, they are usually surprised, and often dismayed, to discover (1) ... little they understand of the English they hear. For (2) ... thing, people seem to speak faster (3) ... expected. Also, the English that most British or Irish people speak seems to be different in (4) ... ways from the English the visitor has learnt. While it is probably differences of pronunciation that immediately strike (5) ... , learners may also notice differences of grammar and vocabulary.
1. HOW
2. ONE
3. THAN
4. MANY/MOST
5. THEM
After seeing his students' terrible test scores, the professor realized that most of them were not .... the material very well.
consuming
minding
grabbing
promoting
taking
grasping
comprending
grasping
IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU LOSE 500 POINTS AND MUST GIVE ANOTHER PERSON 500.
1. What was Park Jae-sang's (Psy) super number one hit?
2. Which reggae singing star died 11th May 1981?
3. Where is the Pão de Açúcar mountain?
4. If cats are feline, cows are bovine and dogs are canine;what are sheep?
5. Tegucigalpa is the capital of which Central american country?
1. Gangnam Style
2. Bob Marley
3. Rio de Janeiro
4. Ovine
5. Honduras
FAMOUS LEADERS
1. NELSON MANDELA/SOUTH AFRICA
2. GHANDI/INDIA
3. JOSEF/STALIN
4. LEONIDAS/SPARTA