Idioms
Finish this idiom: "It's raining ______ and dogs!
cats
Complete this cleft sentence: "______ was my brother who ate the last cookie.
it
What is arachnophobia
"fear of spiders
Add the tag question: "She's from Italy, ______?"
isn't she
(1st Conditional) Complete: "If it rains, we ______ (cancel) the picnic."
will cancel
What does it mean to "break a leg"
good luck
Create an "It-cleft" from this sentence: "I need a vacation.
It is a vacation that I need
What is the name for a fear of heights
acrophobia
Correct the tag: "They like pizza, doesn't they?"
"don't they"
(2nd Conditional) Complete: "If I ______ (win) the lottery, I would travel the world."
won
to be a dreamer/not pay attention, what idiom best describes this
head in the clouds
Create a "Wh-cleft" from this sentence: "She loves chocolate."
What she loves is chocolate
True or False: Claustrophobia is the fear of open spaces.
"False" (It's the fear of small, enclosed spaces).
Create a tag question for: "You can't swim."
can you
Is this 1st or 2nd conditional? "If I saw a ghost, I would scream."
"2nd Conditional
Act out the idiom: "Cost an arm and a leg.
Student acts out something being very expensive, e.g., looking shocked at a price tag
Combine these into a cleft sentence: "We saw the famous actor. We saw him at the cafe."
"It was at the cafe that we saw the famous actor"
Someone who is terrified of speaking in public might have this phobia.
glossophobia
If the main sentence is positive, the tag question is usually ______.
negative
Complete the sentence with the correct conditional: "If you mix red and blue, you ______ (get) purple."
get" (Zero Conditional) or "will get" (1st Conditional)? (Accept either as it's a fact/likely result).
Use the idiom "hit the books" in a sentence about exams
"I can't go out; I have to hit the books for my test tomorrow"
Correct the error: "What I need them are new shoes."
"What I need is new shoes"
"If you had aquaphobia, what would you be afraid to do?"
"go swimming" or "be in water"
Find the mistake: "Let's go to the cinema, don't we?
Let's go to the cinema, shall we
Create a mixed sentence: Start with a 2nd conditional and finish with a 1st. "If I had more money,..."
If I had more money, I would buy a new phone /If I had studied, I would be in university now.