Grammar
Complete the sentence using say or tell: Philip ... it would probably rain tomorrow.
said
What is a synonym for the word grassland?
meadow
When can we say Get lost! to someone?
When we want to tell someone forcefully and quite rudely to go away.
Change the direct speech into reported speech: "We will fix it tomorrow", he said.
He said (that) they would fix it the next day / the following day / the day after.
What are the "lines" under a photograph in a newspaper called?
caption
Choose the correct answer: A bash is a colloquial word which means:
a) alcohol
b) food
c) party
d) young woman
c) party
Choose the correct verb and make a reported command: "Derek, you mustn't use your brother's phone", Sally (advised, persuaded, warned, urged) him.
Sally warned Derek not to use his brother's phone.
Choose the correct answer: To give support to someone or something with money or words is:
a) to back
b) to boost
c) to brave
a) to back
Which verbs are followed by gerunds and which ones are followed by infinitives?
afford, avoid, learn, mind, pretend, suggest
gerunds - avoid, mind, suggest
infinitives - afford, learn, pretend
What does the idiom to throw caution to the wind mean?
to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results
Translate the sentence: Przed podjęciem decyzji (dosłownie: zanim podjęliśmy decyzję) rozważaliśmy przez ponad tydzień różne opcje.
Before we made a decision, we had been considering different options for over a week.
Translate the sentence: Wiele doskonale nadających się do ponownego użycia przedmiotów ląduje (dosłownie: kończy) na wysypisku śmieci.
Many perfectly reusable objects end up in a landfill.