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  • What's the opposite of 'manage to do sth'?
    fail to do sth
  • Name three examples of blends in English.
    shrinkflation; staycation; feminazi etc.
  • What do 'onion; oven; company' have in common when it comes to pronunciation?
    the letter 'o' is pronounced as /ʌ/
  • My mother-in-law is omni___ and loves giving advice about anything.
    scient
  • What's a bucket list?
    a list of things that you want to do before you die
  • What's the difference between an undergraduate and a postgraduate?
    a postgraduate has a first degree
  • What's a lecture?
    a long talk on a particular subject, especially to students in a university
  • (PHRASAL VERBS) Which phrasal verb is the perfect collocation for 'expectations'?
    live up to
  • What do you typically describe as 'no-frills'?
    a hotel/ an airline
  • If I ___ (be) you, I ___ (not trust) her.
    were; wouldn't trust
  • What do you typically describe as 'tacky'?
    souvenirs/ decorations/ jewellery
  • (PHRASAL VERBS) What do couples usually do after they 'fall out'?
    make up (or split up;)
  • Which syllable is stressed in 'development'?
    deVElopment
  • What's the silent letter in 'foreigner'?
    'g'
  • (PREPOSITIONS) to buy things ___ impulse
    on
  • Give the verb pattern(s) for 'deny' and 'refuse', please.
    deny doing sth + refuse to do sth
  • What's the British English slang word for Pound Sterling?
    quid
  • I asked him to help us but he didn’t even ___ a finger.
    lift/ raise
  • Name three nouns which are countable in Polish but uncountable in English.
    furniture; news; information; advice; money; luggage
  • (PHRASAL VERBS) What do you typically 'come up with'?
    an idea/ a plan/ a suggestion
  • If the weather ___ (be) good tomorrow, we ___ (go) by bike.
    is; will go
  • What do you call the place at an airport where you get back your suitcases after your plane lands?
    baggage reclaim
  • What's a prized possession?
    a thing that you value
  • Name three quantifiers only used with uncountable nouns.
    (a) little; less; amount; much; how much
  • What does it mean if someone has sticky fingers?
    they have a tendency to steal things
  • What do men/women wear when they go swimming?
    swimming trunks/ a swimsuit
  • Name two collective nouns which can be used with a singular or plural verb in English.
    staff; crew; team; family; band
  • (PHRASAL VERBS) What do you do with words in a dictionary or things on the Internet?
    look up
  • Name three quantifiers only used with plural countable nouns.
    (a) few; fewer; number; many; how many
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