Correct the sentence:
I asked myself how my parents felt when they have my age.
I asked myself how my parents felt when they were my age.
Past time clause needs simple past. WHEN + past = simple past.
Examples: When I was young… / When she was a student…
What’s the word?
A country is losing all its doctors and engineers. They are all moving abroad for better jobs and salaries. What do you call this problem?
Brain drain
Brain drain = qualified people leaving a country for better opportunities elsewhere.
Example: Many African countries suffer from brain drain as their best graduates move to Europe.
What’s the word?
What one word describes a business that is currently very successful?
Thriving
Thriving = growing strongly and successfully.
Example: The tech industry was thriving in the early 2000s.
What’s the word?
You are the kind of person who makes things happen at work. You put all the right people in the right places. What one word describes this?
I’m a mover
A mover = someone who moves people or things professionally.
Example: I worked as a mover for three years, transporting families across the country.
Correct the sentence:
They gave 10,000 euros under the hand.
They paid under the table / they paid cash in hand.
Under the table = paid secretly to avoid tax. Cash in hand = paid directly in cash with no record.
Example: He got paid cash in hand so it wouldn’t show on his tax return.
Correct the sentence:
I will never forget when I have been in Thailand.
I will never forget when I went to Thailand.
Finished past experience with a specific time or context = simple past, not present perfect.
Examples: When I went to Egypt… / The day I arrived in London…
What’s the word?
The London Eye is a type of ____ ____, a large ride that goes round and round.
The London Eye is a type of ferris wheel, a large ride that goes round and round.
What’s the word?
____ is a type of seafood like a crab. It’s very expensive in Europe but very cheap in Thailand.
Lobster is a type of seafood like a crab. It’s very expensive in Europe but very cheap in Thailand.
