Hello and welcome to Miscellaneous Mondays where I talk about anything English from last Friday’s podcast.

My name is Vanessa Rocket and this is English with Languissimo®.

The Voice of Sports

True or False

-          “There is a lot going on” can be replaced by “there’s lots going on”. True – a lot of = lots of

-          The Stanley Cup is the grail of figure skating. False – Ice Hockey

-          The Edmonton Oilers is an American team. False – Canadian team

-          “It was a close victory” means that the winners won by a big margin. – False – small margin

-          “Unfortunately” is the opposite of “fortunately”. True

-          It’s been 36 years since the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup. True

-          “At the time” is a synonym of “in those days” in that context. True

-          It’s the 47th (forty-seventh) edition of the Copa America. False – 48th edition

-          “Was held” is a synonym of “was place”. False – Took place

-          “Begun” is a synonym of “started” in that context. False – Began – Begun = past participle

-          In spoken North American English, we can remove the “th” and say June 20 and July 14 for example. True

-          A draw is a match where the score is uneven. False - even

-          Canada will take on Venezuela today. True

-          “A major event” is an insignificant event. False – significant/big

-          “That I’m sure you’re very familiar with” is replaced in formal English by “with which you’re very familiar”. True

-          The Euro is a month long. True

-          Portugal is France’s opponent in the semi-finals. False - Quarterfinals

Ta da! That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Subscribe to English with Languissimo®, practice, take care and happy Monday! Big hugs 😊