Vocabulary 1-2
He's got a great sense ___ humour!
of
You need to b____/___ your work regularly in case there is a power cut! (2 words)
back up
Present simple or present continuous?
This train always ______(leave) at 8:00.
leaves
I have lost 2kg _____ I started my diet!
since
What is the longest recorded case of hiccups in history?
68 years!
You shouldn't laugh ___ him. He's trying his best.
at
My doctor told me that I am at risk of diabetes, and that I have to lose some w_____.
lose some weight
Did you used to / get used to all the mosquitos in Brazil?
get used to
(Present perfect or present perfect continuous?)
We _______(learn) about healthy eating at school recently.
have been learning
What is a group of crows called in English?
a 'murder' of crows
I came _____ a very strange object last week when I was walking.
came across
What can we do to f_____ against getting a cold?
fight against
Every morning, I used to / use to get up at 6am to catch the 6:30 bus.
used to
Did you leave your jacket at my place? Shall I go / Will I go and fetch it?
Shall I go
How long can sloths hold their breath for?
up to 40 minutes
The investigators looked ______ the rise in crime, but couldn't draw any conclusions from the data.
My keyboard is w________, so I don't have to plug it in to my computer!
wireless
My brother use to / would take us sailing when we were younger.
would
The file is downloading really slowly... it's not going to download / it won't download in time for our presentation.
it's not going to download
Athena
green light
I've been feeling under the w______ recently...maybe I've caught a virus.
under the weather
Present simple or present continuous?
Next week, I _________ (meet up) with Georgia for the first time in years!
am meeting up
I promise we aren't going to fail / won't fail.
won't fail
How often, on average, is a new word invented in English?
every 98 minutes