Unit 1
He's very ___________________. He can suddenly decide to go to Paris in the morning, and in the evening he's there!
spontaneous
Complete the sentence with a pronoun:
If anyone has not yet paid ________ course fees, _______ should go to registration immediately.
their, they
We get ________ very well most of the time. (=to have a good relationship)
on
The clock has a very loud _________.
(=the sound a clock makes)
tick
I'm really punctual, so I hate it when other people aren't ______ time
on time
What does it mean if someone is "full of themselves"
When someone thinks they are the best or most important person.
Complete the sentence with a pronoun:
Are you going to have the flat repainted, or will you and Jo do it ___________.
yourselves
It's much easier to get _______ ________ somebody in person than online. (=find out what somebody is like)
to know
Don't _________ your soup! Eat it quietly.
slurp
___________ = money that you give to an organization such as a charity, in order to help them.
donation
Correct the mistake:
I don't have a holiday for 18 months. I really need a break.
I haven't had a holiday for 18 months
We tried to c________ the waiter's e________, but he just ignored us.
catch the waiter's eye
Complete the sentence with the correct form of get and the words in brackets:
If you can't find your keys we'll have to ___________________. (all the locks / change)
get all the locks changed
___________ = to laugh at something in a silly way
giggle
How much money is "five grand?"
$5000
Complete the sentence with one word:
I've __________ it with always cleaning up after you.
had
We should ________ off the meeting until next week.
come lay turn put
put
Complete the sentence with a discourse marker:
A I've just read a brilliant book that Simon left me.
B ____________ Simon, did you know he's moving?
Speaking of
Complete the sentence using the bold word:
I'm sure he was in love with her, otherwise he wouldn't have married her. must
He _______________________, otherwise he wouldn't have married her.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
If only we ___________ the name of the shop, we could google it and see where it is. (know)
knew
Join the sentences using the bold words:
Our seats were a long way from the stage. We enjoyed the play. In spite
We enjoyed the play in spite of....
our bad seats.
the fact the our seats were a long way from the stage.
Let's not focus on the details. We need to see the b_____ p_______
big(ger) picture
What is the name for people who have been killed or injured in a war?
casualties
Rewrite the sentence to make it more emphatic:
We only light the fire when it is unusually cold.
Only when _______________________.
Only when it is unusually cold do we light the fire
Complete the sentence with one word to distance the speaker from the information:
Matt _________ to have aged a lot over this past year.
seems