Grammar
Complete the dialogue with the verb in a suitable tense:
-Is that the phone, son? I'm upstairs!
-Don't worry, dad. I ___________ (answer) it.
will answer: spontaneous decision
Complete the sentence with a suitable word:
"I can smell... Is there a fire anywhere?
war correspondents, firefighters, doctors in pandemic times, etc.
Choose the right linker in the sentence:
The sailor died in the storm therefore / since he wasn't holding the ropes.
since (ya que)
Who is the heir to the Spanish throne?
Princess Leonor
"2016 was the year _____ Leo DiCaprio won an Oscar"
when
Complete with a suitable word:
"Please, help me find my dog. It is ..."
missing
Translate the following sentence into English:
"Nunca he estado en una casa abandonada"
I have never been to a haunted house.
When English speakers don't believe what they are hearing, they say...
"I can't /couldn't believe my ears"
Henry VIII
Complete with an adverb:
"The teacher _______ hasn't marked our compositions"
Say four words connected to films and TV.
soundtrack, leading role, blockbuster, cast, etc.
Say four verbs related to risks.
encourage, dare, struggle, go wrong, give up, turn back, etc.
Choose the correct linker in the sentence:
Although / Despite Henry IV had a small army, he was very successful in the battle.
Although (+ subject + verb)
What is the Bermuda Triangle famous for?
It is a region in the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Caribbean Sea, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Complete the sentence with a suitable compound:
"There is ____________ you can hide"
nowhere
What is the phrasal verb that we use when we refer to stop trying something?
give up
What is the setting in a film?
The time and the place in which the action of a book, movie, play, etc. happens
Complete with a suitable connector:
"She avoids flying by plane _________ her fear of heights"
because of
due to
Can you tell the story of the royal Anastasia?
She was the daughter of the last Russian emperor. Her family was killed but they never found their body, so people assumed she was alive. Some women claimed they were Anastasia through the last century, but her body was finally found.
Complete with the verbs in a suitable tense:
"By the time we _________ (arrive) at the cinema, the film _____________ (start)."
By the time we arrived at the cinema, the film had started.
What is the difference between assassination and murder? Do you know any famous assassinations?
assassination: for political reasons.
murder: killing of a person.
John Lennon, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Tzar Nicholas II, etc.
Defining: specify the noun, that, pronoun omission.
Non-defining: they give extra information, you can never omit the pronoun or replace it with that.
Continue the sentence to show that you understand the meaning of the linker:
"The plot of the film is quite boring. However, ..."
However, the cast is brilliant.
Summarise the story of the green children.
Different possible answers.