TYPES OF QUESTIONS | VOCABULARY | ENGLISH IDIOMS | TRICKY QUESTIONS | GRAMMAR |
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Who called you yesterday?
What question is for this answer: ‘JIM (called me yesterday)’
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allowed by law, reasonable and acceptable
Explain the word 'legitimate'
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’If something is not your cup of tea, that means you do not like it
What does this idiom mean: ‘ It’s not my cup of tea
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(By and near have a similar meaning but by refers to a shorter distance
The stadium is beside my house The stadium is in my neighborhood)
Do these sentences have the same meaning? Why? Why not?
I live BY a football stadium I live NEAR a football stadium |
isn’t afraid of
Find a mistake in a sentence:’STEVE DOESN'T AFRAID OF CHANGES
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Didn't you?
What is the correct tag in this Question: ‘ You used to hate honey when you were a child, DID YOU?/DIDN’T YOU?’
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a disadvantage, a drawback, a minus
Give two synonyms for the word ‘ A DOWNSIDE’
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be extremely expensive
What does this idiom mean ‘To cost an arm and a leg’
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(a - no, not at all)
How can we answer the question: ‘ Would you mind helping me out?’ if you want to help? :
No, not at all Yes, I would. |
c. I would have called
Choose the correct option a-c for the sentence: ‘If I had not lost your phone number _________ you yesterday.
a.I would call b. I called c. I would have called |
Yes, it is. To make a polite suggestion
Is it ok to start this question with SHALL, in this case,” Shall we start?’ if yes, why?
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a price, a cost, a fee
Give two synonyms for the word ‘ A CHARGE'
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To retire or cease working or performing some task or duty that one has done for a long time
What does this idiom mean ‘To hang up your hat’
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(get something to eat.)
What does the phrase ‘to grab a bite’ mean?
Context: 'It's a lunchtime. Let's grab a bite?' |
to show which action happened first: at first, the train left and then we arrived
Explain the usage of Past Perfect in this sentence: ‘
WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE STATION, THE TRAIN HAD LEFT |
Do you think he could/can help us?
Translate into English: “Вы думаете он сможет нам помочь?”
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something that you own
Explain the word 'POSSESSION'
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to always want to own the same expensive objects and do the same things as your friends or neighbors, because you are worried about seeming less important socially than they are
What does this idiom mean ‘To keep up with the Joneses’
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totally
What does the slang word “Tots’ mean?
Context: 'Hey, it's a great party! Right?' 'Tots!' |
REGRET TO
Find and correct a mistake in a sentence: WE ARE REGRETTING TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE JOB HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN
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HAS
Choose the correct alternative: Have/Has everyone paid for the tickets?
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a barrier, an obstacle, a hindrance
Give two synonyms for the word ‘A ROADBLOCK’
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’to achieve two things by doing a single action
What does this idiom mean ‘To kill two birds with one stone'
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(... MADE A SKILLED SAILOR. Means:
easy situations can never improve you or make you better the harsh conditions of life make a person tougher and more capable c ) challenging experiences often give the best lessons of life
Continue the proverb: A SMOOTH SEA NEVER…..’ and explain its meaning
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B.Despite being tired
Choose the correct option a-c for the sentence:
_______, we did not go to bed. a.In case we were tired b. Despite being tired c. Unless we were tired |