American English vs British English
Say it in American English: lorry
truck
Please tell, who said this quote: 'I'll be back.'
Terminator
How to pronounce these words "water", "vitamin", "tomato" using a British accent?
/wɔːtəʳ/, /ˈvɪtəmɪn/, /təˈmɑːtəʊ/
Plural of "child"
Children
Who is the Prime Minister of England and current president of the United States?
Boris Johnson; Joe Biden
Say it in American English: bill (e.g. in a restaurant)
check
Please tell, who said this quote: 'To be, or not to be, that is the question'
William Shakespeare (character: Hamlet)
How many letters are there in English alphabet?
26 letters
Plural of "book" in modern/Old English
Modern: Book
Old Eng: Beek
What do abbreviations 1EFL and 2e.g. stand for?
1 English as a Foreign Language;
2 the Latin phrase exempli gratia, meaning "for example".
Say it in British English: apartment
flat
Please tell, who said this quote: 'Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?'
J. K. Rowling (character: Albus Dumbledore)
What is the shortest grammatically correct sentence?
Go! Attention! Cut! (Any sentence in the imperative form: warning or instruction)
Plural of "egg" in modern/Old English
Modern: Eggs
Old Eng: Eggru
What is "The Queen's English"?
A different name for Received Pronunciation in the UK, which is associated with the Queen.
Say it in British English: cookie
biscuit
Please tell, who said this quote: 'Mama always said: Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'
Forrest Gump
Find the mistake. Explain.
They've been to Japan, don't they?
They've been to Japan, haven't they?
In a question tag we must use "haven't" because we used "have" at the beginning of the sentence.
Plural of "criterion"
criteria
What language did the Vikings bring to Britain?
Norse
Say it in American English: postcode
zip code
Please tell, who said this quote: 'I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed — we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'
Martin Luther King Jr.
Complete the prepositional phrase:
I have been waiting 1___ this moment 2___ all my life.
1 for;
2 we do not use for + all ... (all day/ all my life).
Plural of "advice"
None.
Name two of the three tribes that settled in Britain around 420 A.D.
Saxons, Angles and Jutes