Mini corrections
meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are ________
take the bus
Bus nehmen
made
Excuse me, I think you've ________ a mistake in our bill
at quarter past three
When do we meet? .... 3:15 (pm)
break-in
der Einbruch
scroll
herumwischen
höflich
kind, polite
cellar
Keller (It. cantina)
Let's eat out tonight
Let's ________ tonight = Let's go to a restaurant for dinner tonight
scream, shout, yell
schreien
komisch
strange
streng
strict
The opposite of straight (hair) is ...
wavy
to bark
bellen
older, uglier
big --> bigger // old --> _______________ ugly // --> _______________
time flies
der Zeit vergeht so schnell
driven
drive, drove ...
It was the first time he had eaten anything so spicy Explanation: We use the past perfect because we have two past actions. It was (1) the first time he had eaten (2) anything so spicy.
(to eat) It was the first time he ________ anything so spicy
a friend of mine
Ein Freund von mir
to make a mistake
How do you say "einen Fehler machen"?
shall
Let's go to the cinema. - Great idea! What film ________ we watch?
HAVING spent time abroad when I was a student, I found it easier to get used to LIVING in another country
_______ spent time abroad when I was a student, I found it easier to get used to ________ in another country (have, live) _
cleverer
big --> bigger // old --> clever // --> ________
more careful
big --> bigger // old --> older // careful --> ________
more expensive
big --> bigger // old --> older // expensive --> ________
hotter §
big --> bigger // old --> older // hot --> ________
messier
big --> bigger // old --> older // messy --> ________
more polite or politer
big --> bigger // old --> polite // --> ________
impolite
friendly --> unfriendly // honest --> dishonest // polite --> ________
shout
if you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations, you have to ...
to yell
to shout something or make a loudnoise, usually when you are angry
to be awake
wach sein
If he had arrived one minute later, he would have missedthe train
If he ________ one minute later, he ________ the train (arrive, miss)
bigger, more expensive
(big, expensive) This house is ________, but also ________
boring, interested. Explanation. 'Interested' is how you feel. 'Interesting' is how something or someone makes you feel.
(bored, boring) He's so ________! I'm not ________ in anything he says
single
Do you want a ________ or a return ticket?
to ride a bike
Fahrrad fahren
hardly, hard
He ________ ever works as ________ as he should (hard, hard)
wavy
Her hair isn't completely straight - it's slightly ________
retire
How do you say "in Pension gehen"?
resign
How do you say "kündigen "?
I could have been hit by a car, but luckily I just managed to get out of the way. Explanation: 'I could have...' = there was a possibility, but in the end it didn't happen.
I ________ been hit by a car, but luckily I just managed to get out of the way. (could have, might have, can have, may have)
resign
I don't like my job very much. I'm going to ________ and look for another one
working, to have
I spend too much time ________. I'd like ________ more time for myself and my family. (work-have)
wouldn't be
I wish he ________ so rude to people when we go out (to be)
as soon as
I'll send it to you ________ I get the money (until, unless, as soon as, in case)
yell
Jeez, don't _____ at me - I'm just telling you what she said!
only child §
She doesn't have brothers or sisters - she's a(n) ________
are you cooking?
That smells good! What ________ (cook)
quarter
What time is it? It's 6.15 - a ________ past six
can Explanation: 'Can' is used here because we are talking about a general possibility. The other three (could/may/might) are only used for specific possibilities, at one moment in time.
Winters there ________ be really cold sometimes (could, may, might, can)
screamed
a spider landed on her pillow and she ....
