Class 07/03/19

Question 1

Fill in the blanks:

I travelled ON MY ________ (solo)

I travelled BY ________ (solo)

Answer 1

I travelled ON MY OWN

I travelled BY MYSELF

Question 2

Correct the grammar:

This Sunday he will fly to Hong Kong

Answer 2

This Sunday HE IS FLYING to Hong Kong

(When talking about fixed plans in the future, use the present continuous)

Question 3

How do you say….?

Fecha límite

Answer 3

Deadline

Question 4

How do you say…?

Además

Answer 4

also

as well as

in addition to

Question 5

How do you say…?

I work in ’contabilidad’

Answer 5

I work in accounting

Question 6

What does take up mean in the sentence…

She took up skiing when she moved to the mountains

Answer 6

She started skiing…

To take up = to start a new activity

Question 7

What does sum up mean in the sentence…

He summed up the main points of the meeting

Answer 7

He made a summary of…

Sum up = resumir

Question 8

What’s does whereas mean in the sentence…

He likes chocolate, whereas she hates it

Answer 8

Mientras que..

A él le gusta el chocolate, mientras que (WHEREAS) ella lo odia.

(Use whereas to compare / contrast two things)

Question 9

His or her?

He was talking to ____ mother.

She was talking to ____ father.

Answer 9

He was talking to HIS mother.

She was talking to HER father.

(Remember to match ‘his’ or ‘her’ to the subject, not the object)

Question 10

What does head off mean in the sentence…?

After he went for a coffee, he headed off to work

Answer 10

After he went for a coffee, he WENT to work

To head off is just a nice, informal way of saying to GO

Question 11

What does to have a go mean in the sentence…?

She’d never tried playing tennis before, so she decided to HAVE A GO

Answer 11

… so she decided to TRY it

To have a go = to give something a try

Question 12

What does to be thrilled mean?

Answer 12

To be really happy** / **pleased

Example: She was so thrilled she passed her driving test

Question 13

What does elated mean?

Answer 13

Very, very happy

He felt elated when he reached the top of Everest

Question 14

How do you pronounce…?

Heart

Answer 14

Heart

Question 15

How do you say in English..?

Suplicar

Answer 15

To beg

Question 16

How do you say in English…?

Un callejón

Answer 16

An alley / alleyway

Question 17

How do you say in English…?

Arreglar

Answer 17

To fix

Question 18

What does get hold of mean in the sentence…?

Where can I get hold of some stamps?

Answer 18

Where can I find / obtain some stamps

Question 19

How do you say in English…

Maquillaje

Answer 19

Make up

Question 20

Bored or boring?

She was so _______ in class that she nearly fell asleep!

Answer 20

She was so bored in class that she nearly fell asleep!

Question 21

How do you pronounce…?

Bored

Answer 21

Bored

Question 22

How do you pronounce…?

Tired

Answer 22

Tired

Question 23

How’s do you say…?

Tengo miedo

Answer 23

I’m scared

Question 24

How do you say…?

No hemos ido a esquiar

Answer 24

We haven’t been skiing

Question 25

How do you say...? Una **estación** de ski

Answer 25

A Ski **RESORT** (**_NOT_** a ski station!)

Question 26

How do you say...? He broke his ‘_tobillo_’

Answer 26

He broke his **ankle**

Question 27

How do you say...? He uses a ‘_muleta_ / _muletas’_

Answer 27

He uses a **crutch** / **crutches**

Question 28

Correct the grammar: He has a hurt / pain (in his leg)

Answer 28

His leg **hurts** Examples: My arm **hurts**, my eye **hurts**, it **hurts**...etc (‘He has a hurt...’ is **incorrect**)

Question 29

What does **get** **hold** **of** mean in the sentence...? I called (on the phone) your office last week, but I couldn’t **get** **hold** **of** your boss

Answer 29

I couldn’t **reach** / **talk** to your boss

Question 30

What does **make** **up** mean in the sentence...? They broke up last week (they ended the relationship), but yesterday they **made** **up**

Answer 30

They broke up last week, but yesterday they **got** **back** **together** **To make up = reconciliar**

Question 31

What does **make** **up** mean in the sentence...? The teacher asked him a question and he didn’t know the answer, so he **made** **something** **up**

Answer 31

...he didn't know the answer, so he **invented** something To **make** **up** = **inventar**

Question 32

**Bored** or **boring**? The film I saw last weekend was pretty _______ to be honest

Answer 32

The film I saw last weekend was pretty **BORING** to be honest **(IT** was **boring)**

Question 33

**Embarrassed** or **Embarrasing**? I called him the wrong name, I felt so \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_!

Answer 33

I called him the wrong name, I felt so **EMBARRASSED**!

Question 34

**Embarrassed** or **embarrassing**? I realised I’d forgotten my money when I went to the supermarket, it was so _____________ when I got to the checkout!

Answer 34

**_...IT_** was so **EMBARRASSING!**

Question 35

How do you pronounce...? **Embarrassed**

Answer 35

**Embarrassed**