“Telegraph”

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Spell each phrase.

Time 2 min.

Rise and shine.

Practice makes perfect.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

Step 2 “The family tree”

Find 12 family words

Time 3 min.

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“Shop - Signs”

Match the right shop sign and the goods

1. Optician’s a. ladies’ clothing

2. Chemist’s b. meat

3. Tailor’s c. footwear

4. Toy Shop d. household items

5. Newsagent’s e. gems, bijuteria

6. Shoe Shop f. flowers

7. Hardware store g. consumer electronics

8. Haberdashery Shop h. teddies, jigsaws, dolls

9. Post office i. food, clothes, homewear

10. Department Store j. books, catalogues

11. Butcher’s k. domestic machines

12. Fishmonger’s l. men’s clothing

13. Electrical Store m. newspapers, stationery

14. Greengrocer’s n. eyewear

15. Book Shop o. fancy goods

16. Baker’s p. medicine

17. Delicatessen q. different things

18. Appliance store r. vegetables, fruit

19. Boutique s. bread, pastries, cakes

20. Off license t. fine foods

21. Florist’s u. processed food

22. Jeweler’s v. Spirits

23. Supermarket w. postage, packaging supplies

24. Grocer’s x. fish, seafood

Name favorite five shops of yours (or the shops in your street, on the way to work, the oldest or the newest ones, etc). If you haven’t checked with the list, get an extra point.

“Missing vowel”

What vowels are missing?

Time 2 min.

Colours: wh_t_, bl_ _, gr_ _n, bl_ck, r_d, _r_ng_, v_ _l_t, br_wn, p_nk, gr_y

Body: h_nd, l_g, _rm, sh_ _ ld_r, f_ _t, n_ck, h_ _d, _y_, n_s_, b_ck, ch_st.

Vegetables: t_m_t_, p_mpk_n, c_c_mb_r, b_ _ns, c_bb_g_ , c_rr_t, p_t_t_, c_rn

“Missing Middle Letters”

What are the missing letters in the words?

Adverb of time:

n_w, t_ _ _y, y_ _ _ _ _ _ _y, t_ _ _ _ _ _w, t_ _n, t_ _ _ _ _t

Adverb of Frequency:

a_ _ _ _s, s_ _ _ _ _ _ _s, o_ _ _n, u_ _ _ _ _y, r_ _ _ _y, n_ _ _r

“Opposite pairs”

How many opposite will you remember within five minutes? If you manage to write down some of them, get an extra point.

Time 5 min.

ask	deep	left	rich
black	early	like	south
buy	far	live	stand up
cold	fast	long	start
difficult	fat	low	sunny
dry	find	never	take
come	first	noisy	truth
dark	full	old	ugly
day	good	put on	wrong

“Order, please!”

Everything must be in order. Do you remember any of the sequences? The answer must have an ordinal number in it.

Time 5 min.

Letter:

What position is E in the alphabet? - It’s between … _______________

What position is N in the alphabet? - It’s goes before … _______________

What position is Z in the alphabet? - It’s goes after …. _______________

Days:

What position is Sunday in the week? _____________________________

What position is Wednesday in the week? _________________________

What position is Monday in the week? _____________________________

Months:

What position is February in the year? _______________

What position is June in the year? _______________

What position is November in the year? _______________

Holidays:

When is the New Year? _______________

When is the International Women’s Day? _______________

When is the Victory Day? _______________

Personal Dates:

When is your birthday? _______________

What floor do you live on? _______________

What day of the month is it today? _______________

“Missing Consonants”

What consonant are missing?

Time 3 min.

Fruit:

a _ _ _e, __ea_ _, a_a_a_, o_a_ _e, _ea_, _a_e_ _ e_o_, _ _u_

Clothes:

_oa_, _ie, _ _uo_e_ _, _ _e_ _, _a_ _e_, _ea_ _, _ _ea_e_

Transport:

_ _ai_, _a_i, _u_, ai_ _ _a_e, _a_, _ _i_, _i_y_ _e, _oa_

“The verb Translator”

How many verbs can you translate within five minutes? If you can give short and clear definitions, get an extra points.

“The Chain of Words”

Will you be able to write down (name) 12 words, each begins, with the letter that the previous word ends with, and consists of more than three letters.

Time 5 min.

1. curious _________________________________________________________________

1. s _________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________7. ____________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________

9. ____________________________________________________________________

10. ____________________________________________________________________

11. ____________________________________________________________________

12. ____________________________________________________________________

13. ____________________________________________________________________

“Name Three”

Read the statements below and complete them with the first three words that come to your mind.

• Our world is _______________ and _______________ and _______________.

• I want to _______________ and _______________ and _______________.

• The most useless things to buy are _______________ and _______________ and _______________.

• When I was a child, there were a lot of _______________ and _______________ and _______________.

• The English are _______________ and _______________ and _______________.

• Shop assistant should _______________ and _______________ and _______________.

“One for All”

Name each group of the words.

Example: spring, summer, autumns, winter - seasons.

Time 2 min.

• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper -

• Scissors, hammer, saw, screwdriver -

• Weightlifting, track and field athletics, figure skating, tennis -

• Lollypop, jam, brownie, pudding, ice cream, syrup -

• Orange, violet, indigo, purple, beige, white -

• Plumber, fireman, farmer, veterinarian, nurse -

• Coffee, tea, juice, beer, wine, sparkling water -

• Anger, hope, fear, joy, wonder, disgust, love -

• Niece, uncle, father-in-law, stepmother, nephew, son -

“Job Fit”

What professions are defined are below? Match the appropriate variants.

Time 5 min.

A person who repairs water system or pipes	a lawyer
a person who gives your hair new style and cut it.	an accountant
a person who looks after the seek and injured.	a travel agent
a person who designs buildings	a firefighter
a person who serves at a table	a plumber
a person who does different experiments.	an architect
a person who arranges trips or tours for customers	a hairdresser
a person who gives clients legal advice	a scientist
a person who prepares financial reports	a nurse
a person who puts out fires	a waiter

“Wanted”

Find 12 verbs in the past simple tense form. Words can be read forward, backward, up, down, diagonally.

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“The Base Form”

What are the base form of the verbs below?

Example: been - be

Time 5 min.

awoken - frozen - ridden -

bent - hung - rung -

bid - hidden - risen -

bitten - held - seen -

dug - laid - torn -

done - left - thrown -

driven - lain - worn -

“Time Preposition”

Which prepositions go best with the words - in, on, at?

Time 2 min.

_______ 10 p.m. _______ Christmas _______ lunchtime

_______ December _______ Friday evening _______ my birthday

_______ autumn _______ 1948 _______ present

_______ the 9th of June _______ the future _______ the weekend

_______ night _______ noon _______ midnight

“The same, But A Bit Different”

How many synonyms will you match? If you can find any slight difference in their meanings or make word combinations with them, you get an extra point.

Time 5 min.

aid, allow, arrive, begin, bowl, chilly, cross, drop, enjoy, fabric, huge, mat, receive, seat, shut, sick, simple, tidy, tiny, wealthy, weep

big _______ fall _______ cry _______

angry _______ rug _______ let _______

clean _______ ill _______ rich _______

start _______ easy _______ cloth _______

dish _______ come _______ small _______

close _______ cool _______ like _______

chair _______ help _______ get _______

“Irregular Plurals”

Do you remember all irregular plural nouns? Look at the two last letter of each word and compete the words. If you can say the singular from, get an extra point.

Example _______ en a man

men

Time 3 min.

_ _men	a ________________________________________
_ _ _ _ _ren	a ________________________________________
_eet	a ________________________________________
_ _ese	a ________________________________________
_ice	a ________________________________________
_eeth	a ________________________________________
_eep	a ________________________________________
_ _en	an _______________________________________
_ _ _ple	a ________________________________________

“What’s the verb”

Write down (say) the infinitive form of the verbs.

Example going - to go.

Time 3 min.

celebrating - __________________	putting on - __________________
cooking - __________________	running - __________________
crying - __________________	showing - __________________
driving - __________________	sitting - __________________
dying - __________________	skiing - __________________
looking for - __________________	swimming - __________________
lying - __________________	taking off - __________________
preparing - __________________	watching - __________________

“What’s going on?”

Look around (glance out of the window, choose a picture in a magazine, close your eyes and think), then describe what’s going on and touch a finger for a sentence at that.

Tip: Make up five positive and five negative sentences in Present Continuous.

Example: I’m speaking English. A man is riding a bike. Two boys are playing football. Some birds are singing. The sun is shining brightly.

I’m not sleeping. My mobile is not ringing. The boys are not eating ice-cream. The wind is not blowing. My workmates are not having lunch.

“Good memory”

Read one of the texts below very slowly and carefully. Cover it, give a complete answer. If you could put down the text correctly, get an extra point.

Tip: Pay close attention to the grammar - articles, tenses, prepositions, etc.

Time 5 min.

Harry’s Car Harry bought a car. It was new and red. It was in his father’s garage.	Who bought something? What colour was it? Was it new or old? What did Harry buy? Where was the car?	___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________
My aunt My aunt has a gold ring. A blue diamond os on the ring.	What does my aunt have? Is the ring silver and gold? Is there a pearl on the ring? What is one the ring? What colour is the diamond?	___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________
Happy Birthday Lucy’s birthday is next Sunday. She will have a party in the cafe. There will be her relatives and friends. The cake will have fifty candles.	What is Lucy’s birthday? What will Lucy have in the cafe? Who will be there? Will she have a birthday cake? How many candles will there be on the cake?	___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________

“Plus one”

Expand the sentence by repeating the given part and adding a word at a time.

Example:

When I go to the market, I usually buy a … (cabbage),

a cabbage, a package of … (potatoes),

a cabbage, a package of potatoes, some … (apples),

a cabbage, a package of potatoes, some apples, a bunch of … (parsley).

Time 5 min.

When Ann goes to the supermarket, she often buys

a ………,

a ………, some ………,

a ………, some ………, a bar of ………,

a ………, some ………, a loaf of ………, and a packet of ………

Once Ann found an old shabby box. There were

a lot of ………,

a lot of ………, a little ………,

a lot of ………, a little ………, and a pad of ………

When Ann goes on holiday, she’ll take

some ………,

some ………, a pair of ………,

some ………, a pair of ………,

some ………, a pair of ………, a tube of ………, and a roll of ………

When Ann visits her grandparents, she never forgets to take

a jar of ………,

a jar of ………, some ………,

a jar of ………, some ………, a box of ………,

a jar of ………, some ………, a box of ………, and a few ………

“Only verb Forms”

Read the sentences aloud and complete them with appropriate verb forms.

Tip: Revise Simple, Progressive and Perfect tenses.

Example: Today I am working, yesterday I (worked).

Time 5 min.

1. Today I am studying, yesterday I …

2. Yesterday Judy opened the door to the postman, and she … it at the moment.

3. You never run, but why … you … so fast yesterday?

4. Yesterday we ate fish, tomorrow we … fish too.

5. Sam always brings her flowers, he … already … her lowers today.

6. Yesterday Mr. Smith wore a blue tie. Look, he … a blue tie again?

7. Yesterday little Mike fell down on the floor, he often … down on the floor.

8. We are paling football now, because we … to … football yesterday.

9. They haven’t found the keys, but tomorrow they … them?

10. You often give me your pen, but yesterday you … not … it to me.

11. Yesterday John didn’t read his book, bot now he … it.

12. Tomorrow Nick will go to the cinema, yesterday you … not to the cinema too.

13. I know a lot of people here, I … them recently.

14. She won’t keep your secret, she never … any secrets.

15. We often see Harry an Liz, but we … not … Pat for a long time.

16. I always take my dog for a walk, bit I … not … her for a walk yesterday.

17. I haven’t thought about your offer yet, I … about your offer tomorrow.

18. Yesterday Nancy wished me good luck, she usually … me good luck before the exams.

“Agree? Or Disagree”

Agree with every statement below. Read aloud the correct variant.

1. I sit at the computer every day.	I am too So I am So do I Do I to
2. I’ve driven 300 miles today.	So driven I Me have too So have I Have I too
3. I should go home	So do I So should I I am too Should I too
4. I’m going to the cinema tonight	So am I So will I Me going too I am too
5. I enjoyed the meal	So I was So I did I did so So did I
6. I haven’t been to China	So haven’t I I haven’t too Neither have I Neither haven’t I
7. I won’t open the door	Me won’t too Neither won’t I Neither I will Neither will I
8. I am not sleeping	Neither am I Neither I am Neither sleeping I Me not too
9. I haven’t got much time	So do I Neither do I Neither haven’t I Neither have I
10. I didn’t attend the lecture	Neither I didn’t Neither I did Neither did I Neither didn’t I

“What’s your phone number”

Write down three phones numbers of your friends and spell them. 

Time 5 min.

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

Now read the dialogue and say your mobile number. 

- Hello! What’s your telephone number?

- My telephone number is …………………

- Pardon?

- …………………

- …………………?

- Yes.

- Thank you. 

Make up words with the given letters.

Time 5 min.

TREES

p e i n - ___________________ k o a - _____________________

r b i c h - __________________ p e l m a - __________________

r i f __________________

ACCESSOIRES

t e l b - __________________ n g r i - __________________

t u t b n o- __________________ l o s g e v - __________________

m r u a l b e l __________________

BUILT STRUCTURES

s t a c l e - __________________ a s e t e t - __________________

o s p h - __________________ s o h e u - __________________

c o r t a f y __________________

Which word does not collocate with a verb?

Time 3 min.

the rules on time

1. break a problem 6. go on foot

a habit online

a cold a word

2. catch a bus 7. Hold a party

trouble data

to a decision an effort

3. come close 8. Make business

crazy a noise

homework attention

4. do the shopping 9. Pay the sack

money a compliment

lost money

5.get ready 10. Save a secret

last time

How many word a combinations can you make within to minutes? You may add only word. If you can form any seven sentences with the word combinations, you get an extra point.

Time: 2 min.

an old… to look like… to have a…

to speak… to talk about… a boring…

an exciting… to play… to drive…

to work at… last… some useful…

some tasty… a birthday… sense of…

at a bus… to borrow… light green…

hot… lovely… to get…

How many new words can you make using all or some of the letters in the given words?

Time 5 min.

AFECTION GORGEOUS COMPREHEND

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Fill in all the grades with the words which start with a certain letter. Check the answers. Every match brings you an extra point.

Tine 5min.

Girl’s name L………………..	Job L………………..	Body L………………..	Animal L………………..
Country A………………..	Fruit A………………..	Building A………………..	Transport A………………..
Boy’s name R………………..	Flower R………………..	Clothes R………………..	Colour R………………..

Make up compounds; match the first part from the columns and the words from the box. If you can give short and clear definitions of the mew words, get an extra point.

Time 5 min.

back_________________________ hang _________________________

care _________________________ heart _________________________

cost _________________________ safe __________________________

common _____________________ sea __________________________

down _______________________ ship _________________________

eye _________________________ tell _________________________

finger _________________________ under _________________________

hand _________________________ wide _________________________

kerchief, pack, place, wreck, out, break, taker, ball, print, town, line, take, spread, tale, sick, guard

Your task is it compose a well-known English proverb.

Time 5 min.

An	river	does	surname	courteous	London
Smith	Englis- man’s	weather	Was	famous	purse
is	common	home	watching	Thames	followed
the	has	a	Is	are	not
conversation	bridge	tea	Govern	his	hat
most	had	adore	longest	dedicated	castle
reserved	Queen	appeared	Were	the	country

How many questions can you answer?

Time 7 min.

What is different about a bird and a plane? What is the same about a sheep and a cow What is different between a waistcoat and a raincoat? What is the same about an ankle and an elbow? What is different about a well-off person and a wealthy person? What is the same between to study a subject and to teach a subject? What is different between a brother-in-law and a stepbrother? What is the same about pepper and ginger? What is different about a cushion and a pillow? What is the same about flu and a cold? What is different about cardboard and a cupboard? What is the same about a coach and tube?

« True or False »

Are the statements below true or false? Answer the questions, cover the text and say only true statements first, and then correct the false ones.

Time 5 min.

In Britain, black cats are a symbol of good luck. London buses with an upstairs and a downstairs are called a double-decker. London’s Big Ben is a clock The British Flag is known as the Union Jack. The major shopping street in central London is Broadway. The most popular food in Britain is spaghetti. The residence of the British monarch is Buckingham Place. The UK consists of tree countries. The UK unit of currency is the euro. Traditionally women wear top hats when they attend a racehorse at Royal Ascot.

«Range»

Range the adjectives.

Time 5 min.

● Oval, Delicate, this, wooden

____________ ____________ _______________ ___________ box

● Carving, a, new, steel

____________ ____________ _______________ ___________ knife

● Old, cotton, his, dirty

____________ ____________ _______________ ___________ socks

● Office, ugly, brown, an

____________ ____________ _______________ ___________ desk

● my son’s, straight, short, fair

____________ ____________ _______________ ___________ hair

● beautiful, wedding, bride’s, white

____________ ____________ _______________ ___________ dress

● that, old, French, famous, black-and-white

____________ ____________ _______________ ___________ picture

● sports, expensive, his, Italian, red

____________ ____________ _______________ ___________ car

«Tongue-twisters»

Read aloud each tongue twister three times. First, whisper it slowly, then say it naturally, in the end utter it in a loud voice as quickly as possible.

Time 5 min.

I miss my Swiss Miss My Swiss Miss misses me.

I would if I could. If I couldn’t how could I? I couldn’t if I couldn’t, could I? Could you if you couldn’t, could you?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where is the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?