Grammar
Say two alternatives to IF for conditional sentences.
Provided/ providing (that), as long as, Whether, inversion (had I seen...), Supposing/suppose, Even if
Say the opposites of these words:
attractive, coherent, moral, personal, agree
unattractive, incoherent, immoral, impersonal, disagree
Say the preposition after this adjective:
obsessed
with
Complete the sentence with a compound adjective:
"Ryanair is a _________ airline."
low-cost
What does "Every cloud has a silver lining" mean?
To be optimistic. [No hay mal que por bien no venga]
Create two sentences, one with expect and another one with encourage.
1. I don't expect the flight to arrive on time.
2. I encourage you to do your best.
Say at least 3 words with the prefix mis-
misunderstand, misinterpred, misread, mislead, mistrust, misheard, misbehave...
Say the preposition after this adjective:
dependent
on
Their children are really ________. It is always a pleasure to be with them.
well-behaved
Say at least 3 idioms with BLACK.
Explain the difference between mustn't and don't have to. Give examples of both.
Mustn't - Obligation not to do something (You mustn't take photos in the museum.)
Don't have to - Absence of obligation (You don't have to wear a suit to work if you don't want to.)
Say two prefixes that can go with cooked.
under and over
Say the preposition after this adjective:
sick
of
These trousers are so ________, they are ripped at the knees."
worn-out
What does WHITE ELEPHANT mean?
A useless possession.
Explain the difference between: I saw a man climbing the wall.
I saw a man climb the wall.
1. While he was doing it.
2. All the process. He completed the action.
Give an example of out- meaning more than, better than, etc.
outnumber, outgrow, outlive
Say the preposition after this adjective:
attached
to
This is a ___________ idea, it will change a lot of people's lives.
groundbreaking
Say the idioms for: 1. Suddenly.
2. Rarely.
1. Out of the blue.
2. Once in a blue moon.
Explain the difference: 1. We needn't have booked.
2. We didn't need to book.
1. We booked, although it wasn't necessary.
2. It wasn't necessary. We might have booked or not.
Say the words with prefixes: 1. Two meetings a year.
2. The town was built again after the earthquake.
3. He only speaks one language.
4. There isn't enough staff working here.
1. biannual meetings
2. rebuilt
3. monolingual
4. understaffed
Say the preposition after this adjective:
unsuitable
for
Her voice is really __________. It is annoying.
high-pitched
Say at least 3 idioms with RED.
Paint the town red, red herring, red tape, red-letter day, roll out the red carpet, see red, beet red