Vocabulary
TIME PHRASE:
I was o__ t__ p____ of calling her when my brother arrived
ON THE POINT OF
Me and Laura haven't seen each other for 5 years. We definitely need to m_______ u_____ _____ the lost time.
MAKE UP FOR
I'm ashamed _____ your behaviour
OF
She's struggling with English. She'll definitely benefit ______ some classes in summer
from
By the time he has finished, he ___________________(write) ten pages.
will have written
I'm not going to make a decision ______ ___ what you want
BASED ON
Tom didn't want to go to the party but Jack insisted so much that he finally ______ ___ and went.
GAVE IN
Peter is very successful ___ his job
IN
___ ______ I thought you were joking, but I then I realised you were serious
AT FIRST
Reduced relative clause: Decisions which are made in a rush are often regretted later
DECISIONS MADE IN A RUSH ARE OFTEN REGRETTED LATER
Our teacher is very d__________. She expects us to study and revise every day after class, to do the homework and always be ready to answer a question
DEMANDING
He seems snobby at first but he's actually great fun
He___ _____ ____ snobby at first but he's actually great fun
COMES ACROSS AS
The teacher was surprised ____ how fast the students finished the test
AT
New Zealand was incredible!! The landscape are simply amazing! I was B_________ A_______ ____ all the beauty of that country.
blown away by
Transformations: You ought to wear a cycling helmet
BETTER
You_________a cycling helmet
HAD BETTER WEAR
Moving from a city to another is a big step. It might help to ______ the ____ and _____ before taking a decision
WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS
If you _________(continue) behaving like this, you'll get in trouble
CARRY ON
That's a _________(poison) frog, don't touch it!
POISOINOUS
"I'll stop the film if you're not quiet!" said their dad
use a reporting verb
Their dad _______________________ if they weren't quiet.
THREATENED TO STOP THE FILM
Transformations: I am really sorry I gave you the wrong address
ONLY
If__________________you the wrong address
ONLY I HAD NOT GIVEN
I think Laura is upset. I'm going to h___ a ____ with her later to find out what is going on
HAVE A WORD
A: This is just too much information. I'll never remember everything
B: Okay, I know it is a lot to t___ __ but try to find the most important points and remember thhose for now.
TAKE IN
It's important to be _________(accuracy) when giving details of a story
ACCURATE
This was originally made ___ hand
BY
Transformations: There aren't many teenagers in my class who have a part-time job.
ONLY
There are______________________in my class who have a part-time job
ONLY FEW TEENAGERS