G11 Celebrations Vocab Review 2

What does 'second to none' mean?

• something easy

• the best

• something is easy to talk about

• something which is the second best

• something which is bad

"Hong Anh should stop cutting corners. Sometimes we need to put in the effort to produce a good product." said Linh. What does she mean?

• Hong Anh is doing a good job

• Linh is doing a good job

• Hong Anh tries to do her work quickly and doesn't do a good job

• Linh tries to do her work quickly and doesn't do a good job

Complete the statement with the most appropriate idiom:

"Aren't you going to say anything? We're all thinking about it! Ignoring it when we all know what's happening only makes it worse. Let's address _"

• the elephant in the room

• a piece of cake

• the offering at the shrine

• an age-old tradition

• the knot

Choose the most correct option to complete the sentence:

"Tet marks _. It is a time for everyone to spend with their

• begin the new year

• beginning of a new year

• the beginning of a new year

• new year beginning

Choose the most correct combination of prepositions to complete the sentence:

"Labour day falls _ the first of May. In the northern hemisphere this happens _ Summer so it is often a day spent relaxing outside or at the mall.

• in, in

• on, on

• in, on

• on, in

Complete the sentence with the correct verb:

"While many older people like to spend Christmas with family, younger generations are starting to _ with tradition by spending Christmas eve with their friends, painting the town red."

(a)  

Complete the sentence with the most correct verb:

"Angela's parents want her to _ the tradition of wearing a white gown and a veil at her wedding, but she would prefer to wear blue."

(a)  

Choose all of the idioms which mean "to get married"

• to tie the knot

• to paint the town red

• to get hitched

• to cut corners

• to fly the nest

Which speaking skill do you think you struggle with most?

• Fluency and coherence

• Lexical resources

• Grammar

• Pronunciation

Party hats, small chocolates, and other small gifts given to guests are examples of...

• confetti

• tinsle

• party favours

• refreshments