Ask your partner questions to test their knowledge of the words and expressions below. You could ask them about:
spelling meaning
stress syllables
opposite different parts of speech
examples collocations
pronunciation, e.g. vowels, consonants, homophones or differences
| a bully/ to bully | pensioner | flirt | hang out with |
| beat someone up | threat/ threaten | guy | marble/ a marble |
| over-enthusiastic | get the blame | serve someone right | fairground |
| amusement arcade | pocket money | slot machine | upset |
| furious | terrified | terrific | terrible (at) |
| to pat | gran | go out with | oxygen |
| to text someone | acquaintance | stepmother | colleague |
| a shame | struggle with | mental arithmetic | bump into |
| cliff | tracksuit | a relative | weird |
| As a matter of fact… | gorgeous | chat | obviously |
| upset | furious | line manager | take a wrong turn |
| a gig | the mainland | shabby | standard of living |
| cosmopolitan | cathedral | coral reef | the Outback |
| a patient | patient | carrier bag | antibiotics |
| to pack | sales assistant | flatmate | an operation |
| wheelchair | ward | pick on someone | a coward |
| pathetic | stunned | varied | a sense of humour |
| to peel | disastrous | to pour | polluted |
| hostile | aboard | abroad | thunderstorm |
| population | coastline | crowded | on the surface |
| pace of life | standard of living | post box | flag |
| foreigner | bright | cosmopolitan | thank goodness |
| parliament | botanic gardens | rush around | end up |
| Great Barrier Reef | Ayer’s Rock | reddy-orange | energetic |
| scenery | Aboriginal | it’s worth it | jellyfish |
| rainforest | snorkelling | return flight | stopover |
| tax | bore | Friends Reunited | PS |
| drop someone a line | regards | meet up (with) | stomachache |
| flatmate | chunk | keep fit | brain food |
| funny you should say that |
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