Fun with English

     What is your favourite word in English? Why?

  Find a word in English that has no translation into your language.

   Which English word do you least like? Why?

     Name 5 words that have a double ‘o’.

Match the English word to the language it comes from:

• Hindi

• pyjamas

• Italian

• ballet

• Japanese

• paparazzi

• Dutch

• cookie

• French

• tycoon

Answer explanation

pyjamas - Hindi

ballet - French

tycoon - Japanese

cookie -Dutch

paparazzi - Italian

     Name 1 word that has a double ‘i’.

     How many different ways can you pronounce the letters ‘-ough’?

• 4

• 8

• 6

• 12

Answer explanation

There are 8 common ways of pronouncing ‘-ough’

though (əʊ)

through (uː)

cough (ɒf)

rough (ʌf)

plough (aʊ)

ought (ɔː)

borough (ə)

hiccough (ʌp)

Hot potato

• Гаряча (актуальна) тема

• Велика тема

• Смішна тема

• Нудна тема

Answer explanation

hot potato

noun

 

/ˌhɒt pəˈteɪtəʊ/

 

[usually singular] (informal)

1. ​a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult and unpleasant to deal with

(to) go bananas

• Сходити за фруктами

• Стати бананом

• Почати дуже радіти

• Почати сумувати

Answer explanation

go bananas

phrase

to become extremely angry or excited:

Elvis has left the building

• Елвіс залишив будинок (шоу/концерт закінчилися)

• Елвіс залишив будинок (веселощі почалося)

• Елвіс покинув будівлю (зараз гратимуть на гітарі)

• Елвіс залишив будинок

  (не всі вдома)

Answer explanation

Elvis/somebody/something has left the building

especially American English informal

used humorously to emphasize that something is definitely over or that someone has gone and will not return