Vocabulary
Which two words make up the portmanteau 'staycation' and what does this word actually mean?
stay + vacation
to spend your holidays at home
What is the difference between these two sentences:
1. My boss is really lovely.
2. My boss is being really lovely.
1. My boss is always lovely.
2. My boss isn't always lovely but right now she is.
Which adjective collocates with the following words:
-reception
-water
-recommendation
lukewarm
Which six students are leaving us today?
:(
Justine
Cristina
Michael
Elena
Simon
Loic
What three icebreaker activities did we do on the first day?
Marshmallow challenge, get in line, two truths one lie
Which three word adjective is a synonym for increasing?
on the up
Which is the odd one out:
- to make matters worse
- to put it bluntly
- to add insult to injury
- to cap it all
To put it bluntly. The others all refer to additional things happening.
What is the meaning of 'to go off on a tangent'?
To start going on about something which is off topic
Who has been here the longest so far?
(According to my role)
Eduard (24 weeks)
Which 3 classrooms have we jumped around to and from?
2.1, 1.4, LG7
What noun do we give to someone who we know only slightly? (eg. a friend of a friend)
acquaintance
Change this to a cleft sentence using 'did':
They broke into a house and stole a painting.
What they did was (to) break into a house and steal a painting.
Which phrase collocates with:
- destroying something
- ruining something
to be hell bent on
Which three Swiss cities has Emma lived in?
Geneva, Basel and Neuchatel
What were three annoying mannerisms that some of you had to display during the mingling/small chat exercise last Thursday?
- always looking at their phone
- getting angry at being interrupted
- saying things in different languages in a terrible accent
- looking away from people
- being overenthusiastic about everything
Which noun can be used to refer to both emotional energy and internet availability?
bandwidth
Put these words in order to make a sentence:
highly / children / our / the / the / in / jobs / future / exist / yet / do / are / to / unlikely
The jobs our children do in the future are highly unlikely to exist yet.
What more positive synonyms can you find for the following adjectives:
- rowdy
- cheap
- stingy (for a person)
- harsh
- group
- lively
- affordable
- frugal/thrifty
- firm
- mob
In how many words do we usually find the answer in Wordle?
Four
What is, in theory, the hardest tongue twister in English?
The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick.
What is a pleasantry? When might you hear one?
A nice remark made during small talk.
"It's so nice to see you"
"Lovely weather, no?"
Free points!
:D
Fill in the missing words:
When I found out she worked in tech, I really wanted to pick her ______ on the topic but my mind went completely _____ and I couldn't think of anything to say! She didn't look impressed and the atmosphere became quite ______, so I wandered off to ______ a bit more and make _____ talk with other attendees.
brains
blank
frosty
mingle
small
What was the average result, in percentage, for the first Monday test? (+/-2%)
86%
From the Bridget Jones film clip:
With what 'amusing' fact did the man (Mark Darcy) introduce Bridget to his law firm partner?
Bridget works in a publishing house and she used to play around naked in my paddling pool.