Grammar
Complete with the correct form of the verb:
I froze with fear at the sudden noise – I knew Patrik ________ (go out) ten minutes before.
I froze with fear at the sudden noise – I knew Patrik HAD GONE OUT ten minutes before.
The CEO made a very t.... (detailed) analysis of the current situation of the company.
THOROUGH
I always _______ chocolate once I've had dinner and I'm sitting on the sofa watching TV.
I always CRAVE chocolate once I've had dinner and I'm sitting on the sofa watching TV.
My boyfriend and I ____ out about the house chores. We had a big argument.
My boyfriend and I FELL OUT about the house chores.
Mary ___________ have eaten all the grapes. She hates them.
Mary CAN'T have eaten all the grapes. She hates them.
Complete with a synonym of the words in italics:
Do you and your sister call each other every day?
Do you and your sister call ONE ANOTHER every day?
The trip sounds great, but the cost is a major d_____. (negative aspect)
The trip sounds great, but the cost is a major DRAWBACK.
I paid 80 euros for my grocery shopping and my _________ was not even full!
I paid 80 euros for my grocery shopping and my SHOPPING TROLLEY/CART was not even full!
Did you manage to p_______ things _______ with your sister after the argument?
Did you manage to PATCH things UP with your sister after the argument?
What does Mariah Carey want for Christmas?
YOU
We didn't drive to work because the weather was awful.
Rephrase it using DUE
We didn't drive to work DUE to the awful weather//DUE to the fact that the weather was awful.
The rioters smashed windows, set fire to vehicles and l________ shops.
The rioters smashed windows, set fire to vehicles and LOOTED shops
We need to pick up ___ ________ if we're going to finish this project before the deadline.
We need to pick up THE PACE if we're going to finish this project before the deadline.
The band _________ the crowd to a surprise new song.
The band TREATED the crowd to a surprise new song.
Make a hypothesis:
Yesterday Silvia didn't show up at the gym. She ___________ (come down) with flu.
Yesterday Silvia didn't show up at the gym. She MAY/MIGHT/COULD HAVE COME DOWN (come down) with flu.
Transform the clause in italics into a participle clause:
After I had tidied up my appartment, I headed to the gym.
Having tidied up my appartment, I headed to the gym.
The film was really t________-________; we stayed up till 2 a.m. talking about it.
The film was really THOUGHT-PROVOKING; we stayed up till 2 a.m. talking about it.
I'm famished!Let's ________ a bite.
I'm famished!Let's GRAB a bite.
The band was b_____ o_____ all the old favourites.
The band was BELTING OUT all the old favourites.
What's the name of the Grynch's dog?
MAX
Rephrase the sentence with an inversion and NO SOONER:
As soon as Ms Pattel spoke, everyone fell silent.
No sooner had she spoken/did she speak than everyone fell silent
Word describing the sound:
From across the town came the ______of machine-gun fire.
From across the town came the RATTLE of machine-gun fire
After weeks of confusion, she finally asked him to _________ so they could clarify if they were exclusive.
After weeks of confusion, she finally asked him to DTR so they could clarify if they were exclusive.
As Fein p________ o________, an appeal could end up in the Supreme Court.
As Fein POINTED OUT, an appeal could end up in the Supreme Court.
Make an inversion starting with SO:
I cried all night long because the news was very upsetting.
SO UPSETTING WAS THE NEWS THAT I CRIED ALL NIGHT LONG.