Grammar
Do the task, using auxiliary verbs: You really want your partner to buy a present. Convince them to do it.
Example: 'Do buy me a present, it's important for me'. Or 'You do have to buy me a present if you want to make me happy'.
Make an inversion starting with never
Never have I ever been to Paris. Never in my life could I imagine getting married so soon.
What word means 'to have a cavity filled with a material to repair it'?
have a filling
Explain the meaning: gobble/wolf down
to eat quickly and greedily
What word means 'excited'? J_____
jazzed
Describe an annoying habit that you have / someone has, using appropriate grammar.
Make a sentence with the word utterly
This story is utterly ridiculous. His speech was utterly astonishing.
What word means 'something used to close a wound'?
stitches
Explain the meaning: toy with
To consider something or doing something, but not in a very serious way, and without making a decision; to play with something/someone (a pen, a boyfriend, etc.)
What word means: 'unfair or manipulated in favor of certain individuals or groups'? E.g. The whole system's _________
rigged
Make a comparative sentence with the structure 'every bit as ... as'
Complete a sentence: I asked him to help but he ___________ even listen to me.
Hint: refusals
wouldn't *
* WE CAN USE WON'T AND WOULND'T TO TALK ABOUT A REFUSAL TO DO SOMETHING IN THE PRESENT OR PAST.
What word means 'the ability to see perfectly, without needing to wear glasses or contact lenses'?
20/20 vision
Explain the meaning: plunge into
To start doing something enthusiastically
What word means: a history that is shockingly bad or terrible (e.g. medical)?
Appalling history
Make a sentence with 'a lot less .... than'
Example: A lot less money was spent last month than I expected.
Transform a sentence: If the doctor hadn’t intervened quickly, the patient would be seriously ill.
But for ______________________.
But for the doctor's quick intervention, the patient would be seriously ill.
What word means 'to cost someone a large amount of money'?
set someone back (something)
Explain the meaning: zone in on
Focus attention on something
What word means: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret?
poignant /ˈpɔɪ.njənt/
Make a cleft sentence: Children don't need help. Their parents need help.
It's not the children who need help, it's their parents.
Had I known about the meeting earlier, I would have prepared better.
Were I in your position, I would take the offer immediately.
Should you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask.
Without your support, I wouldn't have been able to finish the project on time.
What word means 'to eventually do something after other things have been done/after putting something off'?
Get round to doing sth
Explain the meaning: Tune out
Stop paying attention
What word means: to not allow other people to see that you are unhappy, angry, etc., especially when this happens over a long period of time
bottle something up