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24 verbs related to cooking

24 verbs related to cooking

There are a large number of verbs in English, so it is sometimes helpful to learn them by category or theme. Check out these 24 verbs related to cooking. What other cooking verbs can you add to this list?

Listening skill - Airport Announcement

Airport Announcement

1. Who is probably making the announcement?
A. a pilot
B. a flight attendant
C. a ticket agent
D. a ground crew member
2. What is the ultimate destination of the flight?
A. Atlanta
B. Miami
C. Caracas
D. Lima
3. What change has been announced?
A. the flight number
B. the gate number
C. the arrival time
D. the boarding time
4. What are the current weather conditions outside?
A. It's raining.
B. It's cloudy.
C. It's hailing.
D. It's windy.
5. What time will the plane depart?
A. 9:50 AM
B. 12:15 PM
C. 4:05 PM
D. 8:45 PM

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Exercise 1

1. What year did you _____ university?

graduate

graduate from

graduating

graduating from

2. It seems to be getting worse. You had better _____ a specialist.

consult

consult to

consult for

consult by

3. Chicago is a large city, _____?

aren't it

doesn't it

won't it

isn't it

4. Don't leave your books near the open fire. They might easily _____.

catch to fire

catch the fire

catch on fire

catch with fire

5. Do you enjoy _____?

to swim

swimming

swim

to swimming

6. I have trouble _____.

to remember my password

to remembering my password

remember my password

remembering my password

7. Do you have _____ to do today? We could have a long lunch if not.

many work

much work

many works

much works

8. My brother will _____ for a few nights.

provide us up

provide us in

put us up

put us in

9. When will the meeting _____?

hold on

hold place

take on

take place

10. The board meeting was held _____.

at Tuesday

on Tuesday

with Tuesday

in Tuesday

11. Why don't you _____ us?

go to the house party with

go together the house party with

go the house party with

together the house party with

12. That awful accident occurred _____.

before three weeks

three weeks before

three weeks ago

three weeks past

13. They didn't _____ John when he explained his decision.

agree to

agree with

agree

agree about

14. The social worker _____ the two old sisters who were ill.

called to the house of

called on the house of

called to

called on

15. Tomorrow is Paul's birthday. Let's _____ it.

celebrate

praise

honor

congratulate

16. If you don't understand the text, don't hesitate _____.

ask a question

asking a question

to ask a question

to asking a question

17. It's snowing. Would you like to _____ on Saturday or Sunday?

skiing

go to ski

go skiing

go ski

18. Our company didn't pay _____ for that banner advertisement.

much funds

many funds

many money

much money

19. Do you feel like _____ now?

swimming

to swim

swim

to go swimming

20. Tom was thrilled to be _____ such a beautiful and interesting lady.

introduced

introduced at

introduced with

introduced to

21. "What happened to them last night? They look depressed"       "I don't think _____ happened."

nothing

everything

something

anything

22. "It is not very cold. I don't think we need these big jackets."       "I don't think so, _____."

anyway

neither

either

too

23. "Bill is not doing well in class."       "You must _____ that he is just a beginner at this level."

keep minding

keep to mind

keep in mind

keeping in mind

24. "Excuse me. Do you know where the bus terminal is?"       "It is _____ the large police station."

opposite of

opposed to

opposite with

opposite to

25. "Those students will perform the annual school play."       "Yes, it is _____ for next week."

due

scheduled

time-tabled

put on

1. Present continuous (I am doing)

Present continuous (I am doing)

Grammar In Use

Third Edition

By/ Raymond Murphy

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

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The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games

Do you know when and where the next Olympic Games will be held? D you know how the Olympic Games began?

ANCIENT 

The beginning

Three thousand years ago people came from all over Greece to attend a special festival at Olympia. There were celebrations and races. As time passed, the races grew bigger and more events were included, such as wrestling, discus and javelin throwing, and chariot racing. These events were only for men.

A time of peace

 The games were held every four years, like they are today. During the games any Greek cities who were at war with each other agreed to stop fighting. As soon as the games finished, they began fighting again!
 

Parades

 At the beginning of the games, athletes took part in a parade on the way to the sports stadium. Thousands of people lined the streets to cheer them. A trumpet was used to start each event.

Winner takes all

 Only the winner of each event won a prize. Athletes in second and third place got nothing. The winner was awarded a wreath made of laurel leaves to wear round his head.

MODERN

 

The modern Olympics

The modern Olympics are held every four years and are open to every country of the world. Baron Pierre de Coubertin first had the idea for the modern Olympic Games. He held a planning meeting in Paris in 1894 and two years later, in 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens. This city was chosen because Greece was the original home of the Olympics. Only twelve countries attended, and took part in the different sports. Many of the competitors just happened to be in Greece at the time and did not go specially for the games!

The marathon 

The history of the marathon race is very interesting. Many years ago the Greeks of Athens won a great battle at a place called Marathon; which was about 42 kilometres away from the city. A messenger was ordered to take the news of the victory to the city. Although he was already exhausted from the battle, the messenger ran the whole way. As he arrived in the city, he cried out the good news -and then fell down dead! Today marathon runners must still run 42 kilometres from start to finish .

The flag

 

T-he Olympic Flag shows five rings linked together. The rings stand for the five continents -Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australasia. Each ring is a different colour. They are linked together to show that people from all five continents are joined together in peaceful and friendly competition.

The flame

At every opening ceremony, an athlete runs into the stadium carrying the Olympic Flame. The flame is lit at Olympia in Greece and is then carried to wherever the Games are being held. Special torches are used to keep the flame alight. The torch is used to light a big Olympic Flame which is then kept alight all through the Games. It is a great honour to be chosen to carry the Olympic Flame into the stadium and to light the Olympic Flame there.

THE PARALYMPIC GAMES

What are they?

The Paralympic Games are like the Olympic Games except that they are for

people with disabilities. They, too, take place every four years. The Paralympic Games started as a small event and got bigger and bigger.
 

When did they begin?

The first Games were held in 1948 when patients from a hospital in England, competed with other patients from other hospitals. Most of the competitors were in wheelchairs.
 

The Games get bigger

In 1976 the Games were enlarged to include blind people and people without arms and legs, but it wasn't until 1988 that the Games became really international. For the first time the Games were televised and seen all over the world.

The Games today

Today, over 3,500 atheletes from 100 countries take part in the Paralympic Games. Events include archery, basketball, athletics, swlmming and 'goalball' -a version of football played by blind people.