Grammar
Open the brackets:
1. Electricity is a ____________ (much / important) invention than the radio because without it many of the other things we have would not have been possible.
2. The invention of the telephone and the computer have meant that we are ____________ (much/busy) now than we were in the past.
Open the brackets:
1. Electricity is a much more important invention than the radio because without it many of the other things we have would not have been possible.
2. The invention of the telephone and the computer have meant that we are much busier now than we were in the past.
Read a definition and name the word:
1. the crime of gaining something such as money or goods by tricking people
2. to stop someone from doing something
3. to protect something from harm or damage
4. thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong
5. check for something
1. fraud
2. prevent from/deter from
3. safeguard against
4. suspicious
5. scan for/monitor
Pronounce the following words:
Reminisce
Allocate
/ˌrem.əˈnɪs/
/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/
Complete:
A: I'm not free on January 30th. Can we b__ it f__ to the Wednesday of that same week?
B: The 25th? Sure.
bring it forward
What happens if I _ (forget) my password? [open the brackets]
forget
Use Gerund or Infinitive
1. She suggests (cancel) the meeting.
2. I recommend (do) a course on time management.
3. I recommend (they/do) a course on time management.
4. She suggests (we/cancel) the meeting.
1. suggest canceling
2. recommend doing
3. recommend that they do
4. suggest that we cancel
Complete with the correct word/phrase:
1. How often do you fail to meet a ____ ?
2. Are you good at allocating_____ effectively through a project?
3. Have you ever finished a project ___ schedule? How late were you?
4. Do you need a new skill to get ___ with the current tasks? What skill?
1. deadline
2. resources
3. behind
4. on
Pronounce:
vulnerable
access
data
/ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/
/ˈæk.ses/
/ˈdeɪ.t̬ə/ or /dæt̬.ə/
Use an appropriate word to finish a sentence:
1. It's a___ our IT seminar next year. I'd like to f___
a date for it.
2. Well, the second half of February is g___ for me. How does that s___ you?
1. about/fix
2. good/suit
D___ Monday s___ you? (=good for you)
Does Monday suit
Make sentences in future using prompts 1-4:
1. I / go / conference / next week.
2. Conference / start / 14.00 / Wednesday.
3. I / fly / Paris / Friday.
4. Flight / leave / 14.20.
1. I am going to a conference next week.
2. The conference starts at 14:00 on Wednesday. (non-action verb)
3. I am going to fly to Paris on Friday./ I will fly to Paris on Friday.
4. The flight leaves at 14:20.
Complete the sentences:
1. I really feel we are making progress now because today we completed a very important stage of the project which is a _____.
2. All the buses seem to be for ____ tours showing the famous city places.
3. The hotel offers exceptional sporting ____, including a 50 metre swimming pool.
1. milestone
2. sightseeing
3. facilities
Pronounce the following words:
Speciality
Efficient
Convinced
Approximately
1. We've offered a job to someone else. T___ a s___
2. I've just won some money. Are y_ j_?
3. They offered me a job! I'm so p__ for you!
1. That's a shame
2. Are you joking?
3. pleased
1.So it _ (allows/lets) devices communicate with one another without having to go through an access point. [choose one option]
2.We regularly collect feedback to measure user s____________. (=happiness)
3.Welcome to our city! How was your _ (trip/travel)? [choose one option]
1. allows
2. satisfaction
3. trip
Correct the mistakes:
1. What time does a final talk finish?
2. Reserve by Friday to guarantee a rooms.
3. A airport shuttle bus runs every half hour.
4. There’s guided tour for all delegates.
5. The conference is usually held in United Arab Emirates.
6. Payment is by the credit card only.
1. the final
2. a room/ rooms
3. An airport
4. a guided tour
5. The United Arab Emirates
6. a credit card
Complete the sentences:
1. When you’re returning from a trip, do you usually take a taxi from the airport or arrange for someone to ____ you up?
2. When I lived in Spain, I used to ____ ___ in different restaurants all the time.
3. She will want to ____ up after the flight and change her clothes.
4. In your free time, do you prefer to ___ __with friends or spend time on your own?
1. pick (you up)
2. eat out
3. freshen
4. meet up
Pronounce:
sufficient
milestone
budget
although
/səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
/ˈmaɪl.stoʊn/
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
/ɑːlˈðoʊ/
1. My f_ _ _ _ recommendation would be to hire a trainer.
2. We c_ _ _d postpone the release date.
first
2. could
Use the correct synonym with a similar meaning as the word in brackets:
1. One (important) decision was to relocate or not that year.
2. (Overall), there are a lot of ways to move around my city.
1. essential
2. To sum up/ to summarize
Use the correct linkers with the same meaning as in brackets:
1. And I actually think the Korean version of this graphic is pretty cool looking. I think the Japanese one looks pretty cool __ ____ (=too).
2. A lot of start-ups fail because they just don't have any idea about sales and marketing, and wh__'_ ____, they almost don't want to learn about it.
3. To make sure that people stay with the company, we need to help EPAMers develop professionally. B______ ____, we need to keep them motivated.
4. I've been a BA for about 3 years. I_ a_______ t_ being a BA, I've also been involved in pre-sales.
5. Your app has to be fast. O_ ___ __ ____, you need to deliver a very good user experience.
1. as well
2. what's more
3. Besides that,
4. In addition to
5. on the top of that
Complete the gaps:
1. We are trying to develop software that is more u___-f_______. (=simple and convenient)
2. This website is old-fashioned and gives __ac______ information. (=not correct)
3. The graphics on this new version are really ___r-q______. (=low standard)
1. user-friendly
2. inaccurate
3. poor quality
Pronounce the following words:
Recently
Event
Company
Career
Further
1. It would be a good i_ _ _ to allow more time.
2. I think we should c_ n _ _ d _r doing a training course.
1. idea
2. consider
Match the words in A to the prepositions in B to make phrasal verbs:
A:
freshen, pick, look, check, meet, show, drop, eat
B:
out, around, (someone) off, up, (someone) up, in, up with (somebody), someone around
freshen up, pick (someone) up, look around, check in, show up, meet up with, drop (something) off, eat out