Grammar
Vocabulary
Riddles
Movie quotes
Idioms
150
If she __________ the job, she’ll move to London.
A) gets
B) got
C) will get
D) would get
Gets
After If, you should never use the future simple.
150
Name five items you find in a kitchen.
Fridge, cooker/stove, spoon, fork, tablecloth, cutting board, recipe book ...
150
What is yours but mostly used by others?
Your name.
Other people (like your teacher, friends or family) say your name more than you do.
150
“I'm the king of the world!”
Titanic (1997)
150
Keep your chin up
Remain cheerful in a difficult situation.
It’s hard to keep your chin up when everything is going wrong.
300
“He said me that he was tired.” What’s wrong?
It should be “He told me…”
300
What is the opposite of “noisy”?
“quiet” or “silent"
300
What goes up but never comes back down?
Your age.
Every year the number of your age goes up!
300
"My precious!"
Lord of the Rings (2002)
300
Butterflies in my stomach
A nervous feeling in the stomach.
I always get butterflies in my stomach before a big game.
450
If I ___ rich, I would travel the world.
a)was b)were c)am
were
This sentence uses the second conditional, which is used to talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations.
When using the second conditional with "be," the verb "were" is always used, regardless of the subject (I, he, she, it, we, they, you).
450
What's the difference between lend and borrow?
To lend something is to give it to someone else for a temporary period, expecting it to be returned. To borrow something is to take it from someone else for a temporary period, with the understanding it will be returned.
450
I have cities, but no houses. I have forests, but no trees. I have water, but no fish.
What am I?
A map.
A map shows us where the cities, forests, rivers and seas are, but it doesn't show houses, trees or fish!
450
"My mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'"
Forrest Gump (1994)
450
Cool as a cucumber
Calm, not nervous.
Kelly was cool as cucumber when she told the teacher that her dog ate her homework.
850
The cake __________ mysteriously during the night. Suspicions point to the dog, but we can’t prove anything.
A) was eaten
B) had eat
C) ate
D) was eating
Was eaten.
Past simple passive
850
What do you call a person who talks a lot, especially without stopping?
A chatterbox.
850
Why was Six afraid of Seven?
Because Seven ate Nine.
The word 'ate' is the past tense of 'to eat'. We say it the same way as the number eight (8). Six feels afraid of Seven because he ate number Nine!
850
"It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses."
Blues Brothers (1980)
850
It takes two to tango.
A situation or activity requires the involvement and cooperation of two people, and both are responsible for its result.
"The marriage is ending, and you can't blame it all on her. It takes two to tango"
1000
Say the past simple of these irregular verbs:
bleed - lend - hurt - lay - dig - catch
Bleed, bled
Lend, lent
Hurt, hurt
Lay, laid
Dig, dug
Catch, caught
1000
Which of these is NOT a real English word?
A) bamboozled B) flabbergasted C) bloofle
Boofle.
Flabbergasted means shocked;
Bamboozled means confused
1000
I sometimes run but I cannot walk. What am I?
Your nose.
Your nose often runs when you have a cold!
1000
“If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead.”
Ratatouille (2007)
1000
Hear something through/on the grapevine
Hear a rumor or unconfirmed story.
I heard on the grapevine that our boss will be leaving us soon