INVERSIONS
VOCABULARY 1
VOCABULARY 2
ACADEMIC WRITING
PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS
100

GIVE ME AN INVERTED SENTENCE WITH NOT ONL BUT ALSO ON THE TOPIC OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TRAVELLING

NOT ONLY DOES TOURISM SPOIL BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES, IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE EXHAUSTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

100

ORIENTATE (IDIOM)

GET YOUR BEARINGS

100

TRAVEL _____ _____ _____ ____ ______

WITH ALL THE MOD CONS

IN THE LAP OF LUXURY

100

START TO DEAL WITH A TOPIC: A________

t________

ADDRESS

TACKLE

100

GO ON HOLIDAY

START A JOURNEY

GET AWAY

SET OFF/OUT

200

GIVE ME AN INVERTED 3RD CONDITIONAL ON THE TOPIC OF EDUCATION

HAD MORE FUNDS BEEN DEVOTED TO EDUCATION, SCHOOLS WOULD NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR CONDITIONS

200

PICTURESQUE

QUAINT

200

STOP A CAR

HITCHHIKE

200

conllevar

entail

200

TO BITE THE BULLET

DO STH UNPLEASANT

(hacer de tripas corazón)

300

GIVE ME A CONDITIONAL THAT YOU WOULD USE IN A REVIEW ABOUT A FILM WITH: NO SOONER

NO SOONER HAD THE FILM STARTED THAN I REALISED I WAS GOING TO LOVE IT

300

A VIBRANT CITY WITH A LIVELY ATMOSPHERE:

THERE'S A ______ ______ AROUND THE CITY

REAL BUZZ

300

GO FOR A WALK

STROLL

300

a synonym for worsen

exacerbate

300

give me two idioms that mention animals

like a dog with two tails

all cats are grey in the dark

a leopard cannot change its spots

the world is your oyster

400
GIVE ME A SECOND CONDITIONAL, OBVIOUSLY INVERTED, THAT YOU WOULD USE IN A PROPOSAL WHERE YOU'RE ASKING FOR FUNDING FOR YOUR SCHOOL FACILITIES

WERE OUR SCHOOL TO RECEIVE PUBLIC FUNDING, THE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE REMARKABLE.

400

I REALLY FEEL LIKE TRAVELLING

= I HAVE _______ _______

ITCHY FEET

400

COMO SI ESTUVIERAS EN TU CASA

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

400

a synonym for better(verb)/alleviate

a_________

ameliorate

400

GO THE EXTRA MILE

MAKE AN EXCEPTIONAL EFFORT

500

INVERSION WITH NEVER THAT YOU'D USE IN A REVIEW OF A BOOK

NEVER HAVE I READ SUCH A GRIPPING BOOK

500

_____ IT = TO SPEND SOME TIME IN NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS

ROUGH IT

500

A SYNNYM FOR FLOURISH, SUCCEED

THRIVE, BLOOM

500

A SYNONYM FOR BEAR OUT

CORROBORATE, CONFIRM

500

TWO IDIOMS MENTIONING FOOD

THE CHERRY OF TOP = BEST

TO BRING HOME THE BACON = BREADWINNER

LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD = IDENTICAL

THE BIG CHEESE = IMPORTANT PERSON

A PIECE OF CAKE = EASY

GO BANANAS = CRAZY


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