Grammar: Past Tenses
Pronunciation and Numbers
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Functional Language/Presentation Skills
100

Choose the correct form:


I ___ (see) her yesterday.


What is “saw”?

100

How do you say 2,015 in words?

What is “two thousand fifteen”?

100

What does “break the ice” mean?

What is “to start a friendly conversation in a new situation”?

100

What does “turn on” mean?

What is “to start a machine or light”?

100

What’s a good phrase to start a presentation?

What is “Good morning everyone, thank you for being here”?

200

What’s the difference between “I lived in Spain for two years” and “I’ve lived in Spain for two years”?

What is “the first is finished time, the second continues to now”?

200

What’s the difference between “fifteen” and “fifty” in pronunciation?

What is “the stress: FIFteen vs fifTY”?

200

What does “hit the books” mean?

What is “to study hard”?

200

What does “give up” mean?

What is “to stop trying”?

200

“Let’s call it a day.” What do they mean, and in what context is it used?

What is “It means to stop working or finish for the day — often said at the end of work or study when you’re done”?

300

Complete the sentence:

When I arrived, they ___ (already/start) dinner.


What is “had already started”?

300

Express 1,250,000 in words.

What is “one million two hundred fifty thousand”?

300

Complete the idiom: “It’s not my ___.”

What is “cup of tea”?

300

Choose the correct phrasal verb:


I’ll ___ the form later. (fill / turn / put)


What is “fill out”?

300

Someone says: “Wanna grab a bite?” What do they mean?

What is “Do you want to go eat something?”

400

Which tense do we use for an action interrupted by another?

What is the past continuous?

400

Which word has stress on the second syllable: record (noun) or record (verb)?

What is “record” (the verb)?

400

What does “bite the bullet” mean?

What is “to face a difficult situation bravely”?

400

What does “look forward to” mean?

What is “to be excited about something in the future”?

400

What’s a polite way to answer a question you don’t know?

What is “That’s a great question — let me check and get back to you”?

500

Correct the mistake:


She was cooking when the phone was ringing.


What is “She was cooking when the phone rang”?

500

How do you say 12th?

What is “twelfth”?

500

What does “the ball is in your court” mean?

What is “it’s your decision or responsibility now”?

500

I can’t ___ how she managed to solve that problem so quickly.

What is “figure out”?

500

How would a native speaker politely refuse an invitation without saying “no”?

What is “I’d love to, but I already have plans”?